Patents by Inventor Wallace A. Steele

Wallace A. Steele 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).

  • Fire retardant printed wood paneling
    Patent number: 4299875
    Abstract: Printed wood paneling having a reduced flame spread rating is provided by embossing the wood surface to be finished to depress in a relatively uniform pattern of depressed portions at least about 20% up to about 70% of the surface area of the wood to a depth of at least about 0.01 inch, and these depressed portions are then filled with an intumescent fire retardant filler and the excess filler is substantially removed from the undepressed portions of the wood surface. The embossed panel with the depressed portions thereof filled with intumescent fire retardant filler is then finished in conventional fashion by applying a filler, sanding, base coating, printing, and usually embossing. A clear topcoat is then applied to protect the finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: The Lilly Company
    Inventor: Wallace A. Steele
  • Method of forming fire retardant printed wood paneling
    Patent number: 4200673
    Abstract: Printed wood paneling having a reduced flame spread rating is provided by embossing the wood surface to be finished to depress in a relatively uniform pattern of depressed portions at least about 20% up to about 70% of the surface area of the wood to a depth of at least about 0.01 inch, and these depressed portions are then filled with an intumescent fire retardant filler and the excess filler is substantially removed from the undepressed portions of the wood surface. The embossed panel with the depressed portions thereof filled with intumescent fire retardant filler is then finished in conventional fashion by applying a filler, sanding, base coating, printing, and usually embossing. A clear topcoat is then applied to protect the finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: The Lilly Company
    Inventor: Wallace A. Steele