# US 11,993,940 B1 · Deck rejuvenation system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,993,940 B1 - Document ID: US11993940B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/363,173 - Filed: 2021-06-30 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-19 - Assignees: Robert B. Jordan, IV; Eddie Alexander Meeks - Applicants: Robert B. Jordan, IV; Eddie Alexander Meeks - Inventors: Robert B. Jordan, IV - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993940B1 ## CPC - E04F 15/04: only of wood {or with a top layer of wood}, e.g. with wooden {or metal} connecting members (rollable parquet E04F15/16) - E04B 1/003: {Balconies; Decks} - E04F 15/02033: {Joints with beveled or recessed upper edges} - E04F 15/02038: {characterised by tongue and groove connections between neighbouring flooring elements} - E04F 15/0215: {specially adapted for being adhesively fixed to an underlayer; Fastening means therefor; Fixing by means of plastics materials hardening after application} - E04F 15/02161: {Floor elements with grooved main surface} - E04F 15/02183: {for outdoor use, e.g. in decks, patios, terraces, verandas or the like} - E04F 2201/0107: by moving the sheets, plates or panels substantially in their own plane, perpendicular to the abutting edges - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) ## Abstract A deck resurfacing material is made of a kiln-dried, southern yellow pine wood board. The board has had treatment with a non-metallic preservative and stabilizer system. The board has a top, a length, two ends and two sides with side edges. A grooved pattern on top includes flat areas at each side, two sets of grooves interiorly of the flat areas and another flat area interiorly between the two sets of grooves. The board has a transition from the top to each side edge that is radiused and the side edges are not tongue-and grooved. The two ends have end matching in the form of a tongue at one end of the board and a groove at the other end of the board so the board can be installed with end matching to a like board, and a transition from the top to each end that is a radiused. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of rejuvenating an existing deck surface consisting essentially of installing a plurality of new kiln-dried, patterned, grooved southern yellow pine wood boards on top of the existing deck surface by applying glue to undersides of a new wood board of the plurality of new kiln-dried, patterned, grooved southern yellow pine woodboards thereby creating a plurality of glued new wood boards and aligning the glued new wood boards onto the existing deck surface, including installing each glued new wood board that is applied interior of an edge of the existing deck surface with end matching with new wood boards adjacent an end of the new wood board to new wood boards adjacent sides of the new wood board, the sides of the glued new wood boards being free of grooves, and holding the glued new wood boards in place with brads while the glue sets, and wherein the new southern yellow pine wood boards have had been treated with a non-metallic preservative and stabilizer system, have a length and two sides and a top that has a grooved pattern that includes flat areas at each side, two sets of grooves interiorly of the flat areas and another flat area interiorly between the two sets of grooves, have end matching and sides that are free of grooves, and have a radiused transition from the top to each side edge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes applying the new wood boards on top of existing wood boards that served as the existing deck surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes applying the new wood boards on top of concrete that served as the existing deck surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards with a combined surface area to cover at least 10 square feet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards that have a grooved pattern on a top. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards that have a length and two ends with end matching in the form of a tongue at one end of each new wood board and a groove at the other end of new each wood board so the new wood boards can be installed with end matching. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards that have been kiln dried, patterned, grooved, and end matched. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards that have a grooved pattern on a top, the grooved pattern including at least two sets of seven grooves. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein installing new wood boards on top of the existing deck surface includes installing new wood boards that have grooved pattern including at least two sets of three grooves. ### Claim 10 A method of rejuvenating an existing wood board deck consisting essentially of installing new Southern yellow pine wood boards on top of the wood board existing deck surface by applying glue to undersides of the new Southern yellow pine wood boards and gluing the Southern yellow pine wood boards onto the existing wood board deck surface, in which the new Southern yellow pine wood boards a. have had been kiln dried and treated with a non-metallic preservative and stabilizer system, b. have a length and two sides and a top that has a grooved pattern that includes flat areas at each side, two sets of grooves interiorly of the flat areas and another flat area interiorly between the two sets of grooves, c. have end matching and sides that are free of grooves, and d. have a radiused transition from the top to each side edge, including installing each new Southern yellow pine wood board that is applied interior of an edge of the existing deck surface with end matching with new Southern yellow pine wood boards adjacent an end of the new Southern yellow pine wood board to new Southern yellow pine wood boards adjacent sides of the new Southern yellow pine wood board, and holding the glued new Southern yellow pine wood boards in place with brads while the glue sets.