The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
National Nail Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventor:
Roger C. Bruins, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Assignee:
National Nail Corp., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 1/00 (2006.01); E04F 15/10 (2006.01); E04B 5/02 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B29K 27/06 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 15/105 (2013.01); B29C 47/025 (2013.01); E04B 5/026 (2013.01); B29K 2027/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite decking board constructed from a thermoplastic polymer material including one or more reinforcing filaments located within and embedded in at least a lower portion of the board to impart and enhance structural stiffness and rigidity. A method is provided in which the board is formed by extruding molten material through a die and continuously feeding reinforcement filament in the molten thermoplastic feed material simultaneously. The reinforcement filament is disposed substantially within the cross section of the extruded board and can generally be disposed in the lower portion of the board.