Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Grace

Thomas E. Grace 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).

  • Building board
    Patent number: 7222465
    Abstract: A board suitable for installation on the side of a building has a front surface suitable for exposure to the weather, a rear surface, an upper end and a lower end, wherein the board has a stacking foot at either the upper end or lower end of the board, and has a stacking notch at the other of the upper end or lower end, with the stacking notch and the stacking foot enabling two of the boards to be stacked together with the stacking foot of each of the boards nested in the stacking notch of the other board, thereby providing stability for the stacked boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine M. Watson, Brian J. Guhde, Donn R. Vermilion, Thomas E. Grace, Sr., Chris W. Cicenas, Joshua D. Dickman
  • Building siding panels and assemblies
    Patent number: 5946876
    Abstract: A building siding panel and assembly each assembly having a plurality of interconnecting siding panels that are attached to the building using fasteners that are driven into the building through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart slot pairs in a uniform manner that reduces the distortion that accompanies thermal expansion and/or contraction of the siding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Norandex
    Inventors: Thomas E. Grace, Sr., Douglas L. Price
  • Building siding panels and assemblies
    Patent number: 5768844
    Abstract: A building siding panel and assembly each assembly having a plurality of interconnecting siding panels that are attached to the building using fasteners that are driven into the building through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart slot pairs in a uniform manner that reduces the distortion that accompanies thermal expansion and/or contraction of the siding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Norandex
    Inventors: Thomas E. Grace, Sr., Douglas L. Price
  • Trim extrusion for siding undersill and soffit
    Patent number: D447820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Exterior Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Grace
  • Siding and undersill soffit
    Patent number: D454962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Grace