Jeffery Fields

US Patent:

20150240492, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

Feb 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/629998

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Martin L. Gran - Atlanta GA, US
Charles E. Diller - Lawrenceville GA, US
Christopher J. Sanders - Southaven MS, US
Jeffery T. Fields - Suwanee GA, US
Mianxue Wu - Suwanee GA, US

Assignee:

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

E04C 5/07
E04C 2/06
E04C 2/30
E04C 2/04

Abstract:

Fiber-reinforced coated mats and fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels are provided herein, along with methods for making the same. Fiber-reinforced coated mats include a mat with a fiber-reinforced coating on one surface. Fiber-reinforced coated mat-faced panels include a fiber-coated mat and a panel material in contact with a surface of the mat opposite the fiber-reinforced coating. Methods include applying a fiber-reinforced coating to a surface of a mat to form a coated mat and drying the coated mat to cure the fiber-reinforced coating. Some methods also include combining the mat with a panel material to form a mat-faced panel.