Patents by Inventor Robert BUTKUS

Robert BUTKUS 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).

  • Patent number: 10787812
    Abstract: A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Atlas Roofing Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore Alan Grant, Matthew Richard Cawson, Christopher John Kreple, Robert Butkus, Robert Michael Dever, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190368195
    Abstract: A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Theodore Alan GRANT, Matthew Richard CAWSON, Christopher John KREPLE, Robert BUTKUS, Robert Michael DEVER, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190264440
    Abstract: A laminated building sheathing (20) comprising a rigid foam board (22) and a vapor-permeable film facer (24). The vapor-permeable film facer (24) is adhered to the rigid foam board (22) by an adhesive (26) at non-continuous adhesive locations. The film facer (24) is vapor-permeable, and an extent of non-continuity of the adhesive with respect to area of the rigid foam board is controlled to provide a desired balance between (1) sufficient vapor permeability to conduct vapor to the exterior of the sheathing and (2) a minimum surface area required to effect sufficient adhesion of the film facer to the rigid foam board. In another of its example aspects, a laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board, the rigid foam board comprising a first major surface and a second major surface parallel to the first major surface. The first major surface is configured for being covered by cladding; the second major surface is configured for contact with a building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Theodore Alan GRANT, Matthew Richard CAWSON, Christopher John KREPLE, Robert BUTKUS, Robert Michael DEVER, JR.
  • Patent number: 10174503
    Abstract: A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Theodore Alan Grant, Matthew Richard Cawson, Christopher John Kreple, Robert Butkus, Robert Michael Dever, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180223530
    Abstract: A laminated building sheathing comprises a rigid foam board and a facer. The rigid foam board comprises a drainage pattern formed on a major surface of the foam board. The drainage pattern comprises a drainage channel. The facer is configured to cover the major surface of the rigid form board and to essentially conform to the drainage pattern. The facer is semi-permanently bonded to the drainage channel but permanently bonded to non-channel planar portions of the major surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Theodore Alan GRANT, Matthew Richard CAWSON, Christopher John KREPLE, Robert BUTKUS, Robert Michael DEVER, JR.
  • Patent number: 4951823
    Abstract: A collapsible, self-locking load block of the type used as dunnage to prevent cargo from shifting in a truck or rail car body. The load block is formed from a one-piece blank of foldable sheet material, such as paperboard, and includes opposed pairs of side walls joined to form an open-ended, tubular structure that is generally rectangular in cross-section with its width, length, and height of different dimensions. The load block also includes internal center panels extending diagonally between opposite corners of the tubular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventors: Robert A. Butkus, Robert C. Olsen, William K. Sambrailo
  • Patent number: D276776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: Container Corporation of America
    Inventor: Robert A. Butkus