Patents by Inventor Peter Francis Eaton

Peter Francis Eaton 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).

  • Deformable building sheet batten
    Patent number: 7191570
    Abstract: A batten (100) for mounting cladding sheets to a wall or frame, said batten comprising an elongate channel member having a pair of spaced apart side walls (120, 140) joined by an intermediate web (110), and a corresponding pair of mounting flanges (124, 145) spaced outwardly from the web (110) and extending laterally from the side walls (120, 140), adapted for connection to the cladding sheets (300), and the batten (100) being configured such that stress applied to the cladding sheets (300) in use results in preferential deformation of the batten.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: James Hardie International Finance B.V.
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton
  • Suspended concrete flooring system and method
    Patent number: 6755001
    Abstract: A suspended concrete flooring system (100) comprising a plurality of spaced-apart load-bearing members (110) or supporting walls that support a plurality of joists (122) having opposing sides and arranged substantially at right-angles to the load-bearing members. The joists have a support shelf (127) running the length of each opposing side for the purpose of supporting a plurality of fiber cement corrugated sheets (130) that span the space between the joists. A shrinkage control mesh (140) is arranged atop the corrugated sheets and is oriented generally in the direction of the load-bearing members and the joists. A thin layer of concrete (150) is formed over the corrugated sheets and the shrinkage control mesh, to form a flat, horizontal floor surface (151). The load-bearing members and the joists are made of strong, lightweight materials, such as steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: James Hardie Research Pty Limited
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton
  • Suspended concrete flooring system and method
    Publication number: 20020078646
    Abstract: A suspended concrete flooring system (100) comprising a plurality of spaced-apart load-bearing members (110) or supporting walls that support a plurality of joists (122) having opposing sides and arranged substantially at right-angles to the load-bearing members. The joists have a support shelf (127) running the length of each opposing side for the purpose of supporting a plurality of fiber cement corrugated sheets (130) that span the space between the joists. A shrinkage control mesh (140) is arranged atop the corrugated sheets and is oriented generally in the direction of the load-bearing members and the joists. A thin layer of concrete (150) is formed over the corrugated sheets and the shrinkage control mesh, to form a flat, horizontal floor surface (151). The load-bearing members and the joists are made of strong, lightweight materials, such as steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton
  • Building element
    Patent number: D441876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: James Hardie Research Pty Limited
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton
  • Building element
    Patent number: D442705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: James Hardie Research Pty Limited
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton
  • Building element
    Patent number: D443368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: James Hardie Research Pty Limited
    Inventor: Peter Francis Eaton