Patents by Inventor Tony Michael Craig, Jr.

Tony Michael Craig, Jr. 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 material and method of making and installing the same
    Publication number: 20090320400
    Abstract: The building material, in one embodiment, has a jointing system that is uniquely configured to cover the frame of a structure. This building material, in one embodiment, is a building board with a conforming flange that is embossed onto the board and adapted to engage or mate with an end of an adjacent board. In another embodiment, the building material is an engineered panel joint comprised of a building board and a flexible or hinged article attached to the back surface of the building board. The article is preferably attached to the building board by an adhesive and extends beyond the edge and away from the building board for receiving a fastener to fix the building board to the structure. The fastener is preferably a nail. Components of the building material are preferably attached to the frame of the structure through the use of a single row of nails while maintaining or enhancing the shear strength performance of the building board system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Putti Benjamin, Andrew John Black, December Rose Cowen, Tony Michael Craig, JR., Avril Mary Egan, Weilling Peng
  • Building material and method of making and installing the same
    Patent number: 7600356
    Abstract: The building material, in one embodiment, has a jointing system that is uniquely configured to cover the frame of a structure. This building material, in one embodiment, is a building board with a conforming flange that is embossed onto the board and adapted to engage or mate with an end of an adjacent board. In another embodiment, the building material is an engineered panel joint comprised of a building board and a flexible or hinged article attached to the back surface of the building board. The article is preferably attached to the building board by an adhesive and extends beyond the edge and away from the building board for receiving a fastener to fix the building board to the structure. The fastener is preferably a nail. Components of the building material are preferably attached to the frame of the structure through the use of a single row of nails while maintaining or enhancing the shear strength performance of the building board system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: James Hardie International Finance B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Putti Benjamin, Andrew John Black, December Rose Cowen, Tony Michael Craig, Jr., Avril Mary Egan, Weiling Peng
  • Beaded fiber cement panel
    Patent number: D618824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: James Hardie Technology Limited
    Inventor: Tony Michael Craig, Jr.