Patents by Inventor William Kenneth House

William Kenneth House 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).

  • Drywall joint and system and process for making
    Publication number: 20040221544
    Abstract: A method of making a drywall joint includes steps of positioning a flexible butt block that has leg portions and has a recessed surface on an interior side of a joint that is to be formed between a first drywall sheet and a second drywall sheet, securing at least one of the first and second drywall sheets to the flexible butt block so that the secured sheet is made to conform in shape to the recessed surface, thereby forming a secondary recess on an exterior of the drywall sheet in the area at which the joint is to be made, and applying joint compound within the secondary recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: William Kenneth House, James Robert House, Michael Paul House
  • Drywall joint and system and process for making
    Publication number: 20040111994
    Abstract: A method of making a drywall joint includes steps of positioning a butt block that has a recessed surface on an interior side of a joint that is to be formed between a first drywall sheet and a second drywall sheet, securing at least one of the first and second drywall sheets to the butt block so that the secured sheet is made to conform in shape to the recessed surface, thereby forming a secondary recess on an exterior of the drywall sheet in the area at which the joint is to be made, and applying joint compound within the secondary recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: William Kenneth House, James Robert House, Michael Paul House
  • Drywall joint and system and process for making
    Publication number: 20030208977
    Abstract: A method of making a drywall joint includes steps of positioning a butt block that has a recessed surface on an interior side of a joint that is to be formed between a first drywall sheet and a second drywall sheet, securing at least one of the first and second drywall sheets to the butt block so that the secured sheet is made to conform in shape to the recessed surface, thereby forming a secondary recess on an exterior of the drywall sheet in the area at which the joint is to be made, and applying joint compound within the secondary recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: William Kenneth House, James Robert House, Michael Paul House