Patents by Inventor Marcel Thomassen

Marcel Thomassen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110000161
    Abstract: Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided decorative wall using facing panels having a decorative face surface, in particular dry cast concrete panels having a regular surface structure, more preferably an embossed surface, most preferably a patterned surface. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a double sided decorative wall. The facing panels in the wall are stacked in a back-to-back arrangement into a pair of first and second back-to-back walls, which walls are interconnected by connectors which link at least one facing panel in the first wall to at least one facing panel in the second wall for forming the double sided decorative wall. The connecting members can be in individual connectors, or a combination of connectors for linking multiple facing panels or linking facing panels at corners or curves in the wall. The connectors can be of different length to enable the construction of decorative walls of different thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Les materiaux de construction Oldcastle Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Stéphane AUBÉ, Bertin CASTONGUAY, Robert DAOUST, Marcel THOMASSEN
  • Publication number: 20100236174
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a second pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a third pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; wherein the sides of each of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational image
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin CASTONGUAY, Marcel Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20100162648
    Abstract: A block suitable for use in an arrangement of blocks that are interlocked. The block may comprise: a first side surface extending between a first edge and a second edge, the first side surface being irregular and having a first half and a second half that are congruent; a second side surface extending between the second edge and a third edge, the second side surface having a first half and a second half that are congruent; a third side surface extending between the first edge and a fourth edge, the third side surface being congruent with a first portion of the first side surface; a fourth side surface extending between the third edge and a fifth edge, the fourth side surface being congruent with a second portion of the first side surface such that the first portion and the second portion of the first side surface constitute the first side surface; and a fifth side surface extending between the fourth edge and the fifth edge, the fifth side surface having a first half and a second half that are congruent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20100018146
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a decorative finish on a wall, whereby a facing panel is provided to attach to a backing surface by way of a coupling means Dry cast panels are connected to the wall by way of a key way connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: LES MATÉRIAUX DE CONSTRUCTION OLDCASTLE CANADA, IN
    Inventors: Stephane Aube, Bertin Castonguay, Robert Daoust, Marcel Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20070217865
    Abstract: An artificial flagstone for use in combination with other similar flagstones for covering a surface with a natural random look, the flagstone having a generally hexagonal body comprising a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive vertices; a first pair of generally congruent irregularly-shaped first and second sides extending radially from the first vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a second pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped third and fourth sides extending radially from the third vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; a third pair of generally congruent irregularly shaped fifth and sixth sides extending radially from the fifth vertex and being rotationally spaced from each other by an angle ? of approximately 120°; wherein the sides of each of the first, second and third pair of sides have at least one split deviation along their length and are respectively rotational image
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: OLDCASTLE BUILDING PRODUCTS CANADA, INC.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Publication number: 20060249881
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding dry cast products having a textured side surface is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an open compartment for receiving a dry concrete mixture and a plurality of walls laterally enclosing the compartment. At least one of the walls has a multilevel surface with a plurality of sections in an overhanging relationship with each other and transitional curvilinear steps bridging adjacent one of the sections to impart a textured side surface resembling a natural rockface and allowing stripping of the dry cast products from an open bottom side of the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen, Robert Daoust, Marc-Andre Lacas
  • Patent number: D505733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D522667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D537959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D543642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D550375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Les Materiaux de Construction Oldcastle Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Thomassen, Sebastien Bouchard, Marc-Andre Lacas
  • Patent number: D553260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Oldcastle Building Products Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertin Castonguay, Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D602173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D603975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D604431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D606210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D614315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Transpave Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D617912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Transpavé Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Thomassen
  • Patent number: D624202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Les Materiaux de Construction Oldcastle Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Thomassen, Sébastien Bouchard, Marc-André Lacas
  • Patent number: D624203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Les Materiaux de Construction Oldcastle Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Thomassen, Sebastien Bouchard, Marc-Andre Lacas