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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856780 | Panels having a strip flooring look The invention relates to panels having a decorative surface for forming a flooring, to a method for producing the decors and to a flooring made up of said panels. The invention finally relates to a decorative paper. The aim of the invention is to provide panels that... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7730686 | Reverse molded panel A reverse molded fiberboard panel; a wainscot kit comprising a plurality of differently sized reverse molded panels, and a planar finishing or spacer panel, adapted to completely cover any size wall between a wall base board and a wall chair rail; and a method of re... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7412803 | Endpiece for wood siding An endpiece and method for siding a wall to simulate wood log construction are described. A generally cylindrical core (101) of the endpiece (100) has a curved surface (103), and a flat surface (105). A decorative skin (111) attach... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367166 | Door skin, a method of etching a plate, and an etched plate formed therefrom The present invention relates to a door skin comprising an exterior surface having outer portions lying on a first plane, spaced grooves recessed from the plane of the outer portions, and tonal portions having a planar area and a plurality of spaced depressions rece... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338701 | Laminated composite wooden material and method of manufacturing material A seven-layered laminated composite lumber 1 is constructed by stacking veneers 2, whose oven-dry specific gravity is 0.6 or larger, alternately with veneers 3, whose oven-dry specific gravity is 0.4 or less, and by bonding them together. The in... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328539 | Door and method of making same A door and a method for manufacturing a door are described. A door according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a split frame, or two frames. Each split frame is attached to an inner surface of a skin and a core material is poured onto the inner sur... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7284353 | Window and door casing A window or door casing may have two side sections, a header or top section, and a bottom section. The bottom section also may have caps attached at either end. The trim casing is mountable on a window or door frame and cab be securely fastened to the side of the ho... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7186457 | Cellulosic composite component A component such as a siding panel comprised of a PVC/wood flour composite. Another embodiment is a component such as a siding panel that is made from a PVC/CPE/wood flour composite. The cellulosic composite may be extruded through a die and then bent into the shape... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168474 | Decorative device comprised of modular interchangeable components A decorative device, such as a cornice, for crowing a variety of architectural structures also having modular and interchangeable components is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cornice comprises a horizontal base unit having a face section, a top and a bottom, and on... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155871 | Floor plank The floor plank is a laminate of two layers of flexible plastic sheet material laminated together in offset relationship to define an offset marginal portion for each of the layers. Each of the offset marginal portions have oppositely facing adhesive coated surfaces... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137229 | Floorboards with decorative grooves Floorboards consisting of a core and a surface layer with decorative joint edge portions which are formed by removing the surface layer. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134472 | Pinch resistant sectional door with decorative components and method of attachment A sectional door (20) having a plurality of panels (21) joined for moving between open and closed positions of the door and having pinch resistant panel-to-panel interfaces (41), said panels having a body portion (21′) spacing said inte... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7017352 | Cooling of extruded and compression molded materials The present invention relates to a system and a method for cooling extruded and molded materials. The present invention is especially useful to thoroughly cool an extrudate by directing a cooling fluid toward a surface of the extrudate (e.g., an interior surface tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6988342 | Door skin, a method of etching a plate for forming a wood grain pattern in the door skin, and an etched plate formed therefrom The present invention is directed to a door skin having an exterior surface with an woodgrain pattern formed therein, and an etched plate for use as an embossing plate or with a molded die set, for forming the woodgrain pattern in the door skin. The exterior surface... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976342 | Fully interlocking synthetic, simulated shake siding An interlocking rectangular sheet of simulated shakes for lock-up assembly upon a structure in an upwardly directed fashion having a thermo-formed base sheet with an exposure surface and a top and bottom surface. The bottom surface terminates in a cross-sectionally ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972149 | Artificial shingle An artificial shingle adapted for mounting on substantially any roof surface (e.g., spaced slat- or solid sheathing-type construction) whereupon conventional shingles might alternatively be mounted, wherein the artificial shingle provides superior cost, wear, fire r... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971211 | Cellulosic/polymer composite material The present invention is a component such as a siding panel that may be comprised of various formulations of cellulosic/polymer composite materials. One embodiment of the present invention is a siding panel that is comprised of a cellulosic/PVC composite material. T... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6958185 | Multilayer synthetic wood component A multilayer synthetic wood component comprised of a layer of a first synthetic wood composition that is secured to a layer of a second synthetic wood composition. As a result, the present invention may provide a component that utilizes the beneficial characteristic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952903 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded, has a shr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6907702 | Staggered look shake siding Siding panels and intermediate articles of their manufacture are provided. The siding panels include a central portion including an aesthetic pattern and a pair of lateral edge portions which are molded while the polymeric material is still hot or molten. One exempl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6811860 | Hardscape surface sheet and method of representing a hardscape surface The present invention is directed to a hardscape surface sheet and a method of representing a hardscape surface. The hardscape surface sheet comprises a substrate or sheet bearing an image of a hardscape surface. The substrate allows an individual to temporarily dis... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6764739 | Artificially aged list for making frames The list consists of a wooden section whose surface intended to be visible in the frame is partially veneered. The longitudinal edges of the veneer are irregular to obtain an artificially aged appearance of the list. ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6751915 | Kits and systems releasably attachable to a wall, and methods employing same A kit releasably attachable to a wall includes a plurality of elongated members, and at least one hook-and-loop fastener. The plurality of members are releasably attachable to the wall with the at least one hook-and-loop fastener to define at least one frame. For ex... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6722093 | Bamboo tile and method for manufacturing the same A bamboo tile for decoratively covering a structure wall in a side-by-side arrangement and presenting a natural surface texture of a longitudinal section of a bamboo stem with at least one circular node, while minimizing the amount of bamboo waste. The bamboo tile i... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6709733 | Laminated wood panel A wood panel formed by cutting a layer from a laminated blank formed by bonding wood pieces of various colors, shapes, textures, or grain patterns to create artistic effects in the completed panel through use of several alternative construction techniques, and techn... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6691480 | Embossed-in-register panel system Laminated materials having decorative motifs and surface textures that are mechanically embossed-in-registration, and that include locking mechanisms. Those locking mechanically are located such that they enable formation of embossed-in-register laminate ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688061 | Direct laminated floor New direct laminated floor, of the kind that contain, on their surface, cellulose sheets impregnated in polymerizable resins, on which some characteristics have been drawn and where, once pressed and mechanized, the finished strips have an offset/sunk are... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6584743 | Decorative skirting (base) board or crown molding A molded skirting board, crown molding, or other decorative moldings simulating natural wood millwork, and a method of molding a loose cellulosic mat, in a single pressing step, to provide one or more relatively high density, skirting boards without requi... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6526717 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projecting... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6487824 | Compression molded door assembly A door member comprising a frame having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side, a core positioned within the frame, and a molded skin attached to the first side of the frame. The skin is prepared from a molding compound which, when molded... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6470643 | Plastic lattice A molded plastic lattice simulates a lattice of separate superposed members. A first set of elongated members lies in one plane, with each of the members having a concave upper surface, a concave lower surface, and a pair of edges interconnecting the uppe... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6412745 | Fastener using metal and wooden board A fastener (1) comprises a core plate member made of metal (11) and a decorative member made of a wooden board (12) covering the core plate member (11). The decorative member (12) is formed of a hollow wooden board whose central portion is hollowed out. T... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6401415 | Direct laminated floor New direct laminated floor, of the kind that contain, on their surface, cellulose sheets impregnated in polymerisable resins, on which some characteristics have been drawn and where, once pressed and mechanised, the finished strips have an offset/sunk are... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6363672 | Log home construction, and methods A log construction, such as a log home or log cabin. The construction includes a plurality of horizontal logs extending between vertical log posts. A cap log can extending across a length of at least three vertical log posts. The load of the structure, pa... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6336303 | Injection molded exterior siding panel with positioning relief and method of installation A siding panel and two methods of installing a wall covering made from injection molded materials and having positioning relief to facilitate installation. The siding panel includes a plurality of decorative elements formed with a top edge disposed above ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6276107 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels, and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projectin... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6266933 | Two part door frame cover A two part injection molded plastic cover designed to cover a wooden door frame mounted to a surrounding wall. The cover parts are prefabricated and adhesively secured to one another. The cover parts overlap one another and the overlapping cover has a gro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260328 | Vinyl lumber sleeves and caps A wood protection assembly including a plastic sleeve having an open end and closed end, and the sleeve being dimensioned to conform closely to and to receive a wooden structural member of standard dimensions, and a plastic cap formed to slip over and tig... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253512 | Method of applying tiles to a roof A method of applying tiles to a roof, the tiles being of at least two different appearances, includes establishing a collection of pattern units, each pattern unit representing an arrangement of a plurality of tiles formed into a specific pattern, the spe... | 07/03/2001 |
