Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Tonyan

Timothy D. Tonyan 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: 20100229715
    Abstract: A cementitious armor panel assembly including cementitious armor panel with ballistic and blast resistant properties attached to a frame structure to produce a protective structure. The cementitious armor panels have a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of an inorganic cement binder, an inorganic mineral filler having a particle size of about 150-450 microns, a pozzolanic mineral filler, a polycarboxylate based superplasticizer self-leveling agent, and water. The mixture may also contain alkanolamine, and acid or acid salt. Prior to curing, the continuous phase is reinforced with fiber uniformly distributed in the continuous phase before it is cured to form the panel. The panel may be reinforced with a skin attached to at least one surface of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: United States Gypsum Company, United States Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Timothy D. TONYAN, William A. Frank, Ashish Dubey, Kumar Natesaiyer, Bartley P. Durst, Pamela G. Kinnebrew, Toney K. Cummins, Nicholas Boone, William F. Heard, Michael J. Roth, Thomas Slawson, James L. Davis, Ryan Stinson, Carol F. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100229714
    Abstract: A cementitious panel with ballistic and blast resistant properties having a core layer of ultra-high compressive strength composite and at least one skin layer. The panels can also be used in walls, ceiling and flooring panels which require high compressive strength for resistance to earthquakes and surfaces resistant to surface abuse such as in prison and other institutions. The panel core layer has a continuous cementitious phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture, in the absence of silica flour, of inorganic cement binder, inorganic mineral filler having a particle size of about 150-450 microns, a pozzolanic mineral filler, polycarboxylate based superplasticizer, alkanolamine and acid or alkali metal acid salt; and water. The mixture may be uniformly reinforced with fiber added before curing. The cementitious core layer is then reinforced with the skin, such as fiber reinforced polymer, attached to at least one panel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicants: United States Gypsum Company, United States Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Timothy D. Tonyan, William A. Frank, Ashish Dubey, Cesar Chan, Bartley P. Durst, Pamela G. Kinnebrew, Torney K. Cummins, Nicholas Boone, William F. Heard, Michael J. Roth, James L. Davis
  • Publication number: 20070175126
    Abstract: This invention relates to a structural cementitious panel (SCP) panel able to resist lateral forces imposed by high wind and earthquake loads in regions where they are required by building codes. These panels may be used for shear walls, flooring or roofing or other locations where shear panels are used in residential or commercial construction. The panels employ one or more layers of a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of inorganic binder reinforced with glass fibers and containing lightweight filler particles. One or more reinforcement members, such as mesh or plate sheets, are bonded to at least one surface of the panel to provide a completed panel that can breathe and has weather resistant characteristics to be capable of sustaining exposure to the elements during construction, without damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Timothy D. Tonyan, James E. Reicherts
  • Patent number: 6620487
    Abstract: A reinforced, lightweight, dimensionally stable panel capable of resisting shear loads when fastened to framing equal to or exceeding shear loads provided by plywood or oriented strand board panels. The panels employ a core of a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of calcium sulfate alpha hemihydrate, hydraulic cement, an active pozzolan and lime, the continuous phase being reinforced with alkali-resistant glass fibers and containing ceramic microspheres, or a blend of ceramic and polymer microspheres, or being formed from an aqueous mixture having a weight ratio of water-to-reactive powder of 0.6/1 to 0.7/1 or a combination thereof. At least one outer surface of the panels may include a cured continuous phase reinforced with glass fibers and containing sufficient polymer spheres to improve nailability or made with a water-to-reactive powders ratio to provide an effect similar to polymer spheres, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Timothy D. Tonyan, David M. Bonen, Ashish Dubey, Kumar C. Natesaiyer
  • Patent number: 6233890
    Abstract: An exterior wall assembly water management system that includes flashing, a drainable weather-resistive membrane, exterior cladding, a basecoat and an exterior finish. The basecoat and the exterior stucco finish are applied to the outer surface of the exterior cladding, or in the alternative to an insulation layer. The disclosed water managed exterior system efficiently directs any penetrating water to weeps, or the like, by providing a water drainage medium between the weather-resistive membrane and the exterior cladding. The water drainage medium is embossed upon the outer surface of the weather-resistive membrane, creating a drainage space between the membrane and the cladding. The unwanted water drains downwards via the drainage space, is caught at the base of the wall by the flashing, and is further drained outside of the wall cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Timothy D. Tonyan