dominicdannessa - mee>ng’2013 " 2" usgprofile ... astro ™’climaplus
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Dominic Dannessa Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
USG Corpora>on
AIPLA Mid-‐Winter Mee>ng 2013
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USG Profile Building Products and Specialty Distribu>on
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Industry Leading Brands
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Decades Of Innova>on In Building Science
2010 Sheetrock® Brand UltraLight Panel SECUROCK® Glass-‐Mat Roof Board
1900 Sheetrock®
Sheetro ck Gypsum Panels
Pyrobar Gypsum Par>>on Tile
1940 Pyrofill®
Firecode®
Structo-‐Gauge® Gauging Plaster
Pyrofill® Poured Gypsum Roof Deck
Water Repellent Wallboard
Structo-‐Lite Perlited Plaster
Sheetrock Firecode Core (Type X)
Tapered Edge Panels
Ready-‐Mixed Joint Compound
2" Solid Gypsum Wall Board System
1960 Ultrawall® Structocore First Metal Stud Drywall System Sheetrock WR Gypsum Panels Chemically Hardening Joint Compound SW Gypsum Panels Blendtex Gypsum Panels Exterior Ceiling Board Ultrawall Relocatable Wall System USG Sha_ Wall System Textone SW Gypsum Panels Area Separa>on Wall System Light Steel Framing
2000 HUMITEK® Levelrock® Next Genera>on Gypsum Panels Levelrock Floor Underlayment System USG™ Decora>ve Interior Finish System Geometrix™ Metal Ceiling Panels Astro™ ClimaPlus™ Ceiling Panels Translucents™ Luminous Panels Topo™ 3-‐D Ceiling Panels HUMITEK Gypsum Panels SECUROCK® Roof Board Sheetrock® All Purpose Joint Compound with Dust Control Sheetrock® Mold-‐Tough panels Zero-‐emicng ceiling >les High Recycled Content Suspension Systems True Wood Ceiling Panels SECUROCK® Glass-‐Mat Sheathing SECUROCK® Glass-‐Mat Liner Panels
1980 DUROCK® FIBEROCK® Structocore Security System DUROCK Cement Board Sheetrock Plus 3™ Joint Compound X-‐Technology Ceiling Panels 3/4" Ultracode® Core Gypsum Panels Compässo™ Suspension Trim Quick Release II Clip Cuvatura™3-‐D System Radar™ ClimaPlus™ Ceiling Panels FIBEROCK Panels USG Drywall Suspension System
1920 ACOUSTONE®
Rocklath® Gyplap® Gypsum Sheathing
Rocklath Gypsum Lath
ACOUSTONE Ceiling Tiles
Perf-‐A-‐Tape® Joint Reinforcement
2012 3000+ Patents
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Impact Of Innova>on
SHEETROCK® made the American Dream come true with affordable housing (Forbes, 2002)
USG listed amongst top 20 companies in Patent Board’s Index of InnovaRon (Industrial Materials: 2011)
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Intellectual Property Is Central To USG’s Business
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In Recent Years, Greater Recogni>on Of The Importance Of IP
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Case Study USG’s Lightweight Technology
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USG s “Leader in Lightweight Innova>on™”
2009 2010 2012 2011 2011
4 Years of Lightweight Product Launches
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If You’re Not Li_ing SHEETROCK® UltraLight Panels, What Are You Li_ing?
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Resounding Success – Protected By IP
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Coordina>on Between Business, Technical and IP Teams
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A Successful Rela>onship Between Business, Technical and IP Teams
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How Is The New Marketplace For IP Affecting USG?
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What Has Worked
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USG’s Plan To Win
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Innova>on -‐ A USG Core Value