Patents by Inventor Matthew M. Hilken

Matthew M. Hilken 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).

  • Method and system for stucco conditioning
    Patent number: 9221026
    Abstract: A process and system for manufacturing gypsum wallboard that aerates, conditions, and cools a portion of the stucco used in the manufacturing process. This conditioning of the stucco reduces the amount of water needed to manufacture the gypsum wallboard which in turn reduces the amount of energy and cost needed to manufacture the wallboard. The stucco may also be pretreated with water. This process may be carried out using a conveyor that agitates a moving bed of stucco while the top surface of the bed is subject to a low pressure water spray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: National Gypsum Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew M. Hilken, David G. Peterson, Jr., Joseph J. Bailey
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STUCCO CONDITIONING
    Publication number: 20130092055
    Abstract: A process and system for manufacturing gypsum wallboard that aerates, conditions, and cools a portion of the stucco used in the manufacturing process. This conditioning of the stucco reduces the amount of water needed to manufacture the gypsum wallboard which in turn reduces the amount of energy and cost needed to manufacture the wallboard. The stucco may also be pretreated with water. This process may be carried out using a conveyor that agitates a moving bed of stucco while the top surface of the bed is subject to a low pressure water spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL GYPSUM PROPERTIES, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew M. Hilken, David G. Peterson, JR., Joseph J. Bailey
  • High amylose starch wallboard and method of making same
    Patent number: 8227039
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation of stucco slurry compositions. The compositions and methods involve replacing typically used starches with modified high amylose starches that can be used in the normal wallboard manufacturing process. The compositions and methods provide wallboards having increased core strength and increased paper-to-core bond integrity compared to standard wallboards made from slurries with reduced water levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: National Gypsum Properties, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew M. Hilken, David G. Peterson, Jr.
  • Method and System for Stucco Conditioning
    Publication number: 20100025510
    Abstract: A process and system for manufacturing gypsum wallboard that aerates and cools a portion of the stucco used in the manufacturing process. This conditioning of the stucco reduces the amount of water needed to manufacture the gypsum wallboard which in turn reduces the amount of energy and cost needed to manufacture the wallboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: National Gypsum Properties, LLC, a limited Liability Company of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: David G. Peterson, JR., Joseph J. Bailey, Matthew M. Hilken