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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Applicant:
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Thomas Edward MacPherson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Assignee:
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04F 13/14 (2006.01); E04F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/0894 (2013.01); E04F 13/0864 (2013.01); E04F 13/14 (2013.01); E04F 13/16 (2013.01); E04F 2201/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cladding element, for use in a building envelope, comprising a first face, a second face and a plurality of edges. One or more of the plurality of edges includes a mating feature configured to resist moisture passage between cladding elements when the cladding elements are installed on a wall or other structure. The mating features of each cladding element including one or more concave arcuate bevelled edges designed to improve the overall aesthetic appearance of the mating interface between adjacent cladding elements when installed on a wall or other structure.