Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville)

Documents in our library describe Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) as “blankets composed of asbestos or rock wool for insulating purposes, pipe covering, boiler covering, hot-water-tank covers, heat-insulating felt; insulating sheets, boards, blocks, lagging tapes, slabs, bricks, blankets, powder, cements, fillings, and mortar; insulating coatings and compounds, heat-insulating materials in sheets and moulded forms, thermal insulating materials for buildings; blocks, lagging, sheets, or moulded shapes of asbestos and/or magnesia and/or diatomaceous silica for insulating; moulded insulation for high temperatures, millboard, cellular insulating material mainly composed of asbestos paper, paper bags filled with insulating materials for building insulation, built-up and sectional thermal insulation; [ natural cork for insulating purposes in sheets, blocks, and other moulded sheets; ] heat-insulating materials in sectional or segmental form for pipe covering, rock wool with bituminous binder in sheets and shapes for low-temperature insulation, laminated insulating blocks and pipe covering composed of asbestos paper and sponge, plastic insulating materials, electrical insulating materials in sheet and moulded form, composition flooring, mastic floorings composed of asphalt and mineral aggregate, rubber composition floorings, decorative flooring, asphalt flooring, flooring flux, felt and paper saturated with asphalt, impregnated felt for roofing, waterproof fabric for buildings, roofing and shingles composed of asbestos and other mineral constituents, asbestos shingles and sheathing, asphalt roofing, roof coating, roofing felt, liquid waterproof coating, waterproof cement, plastic weatherproof coating for insulation, compositions for boiler setting, impregnated cotton fabrics for waterproofing, airtight and waterproof finishes, asphalt shingles composed of asphalt impregnated rag felt with mineral surfacing, impregnated asbestos felt for roofing, asphalt shingles composed of asphalt-impregnated asbestos felt with mineral surfacing, impregnated rag felt for roofing, asphalt impregnated asbestos felt with mineral surfacing in rolls for ready-to-lay roofing, paints and bitumens used for waterproofing and for underground-pipe protection, asphalt-impregnated rag felt with mineral surfacing in rolls for ready-to-lay roofing, asbestos roof coatings, asphalt priming compounds, roofing asphalt, waterproofing cement, moulded sheets and shapes of asbestos and cement with bituminous impregnation; fireproof non-heat-conducting materials composed of asbestos fire and hydraulic cement in sheets, strips, blocks, and other moulded shapes with bituminous impregnation; electrical insulating sheets and moulded shapes composed of asbestos fibre and cement, impregnated; sheets composed of asbestos and cement with a coated surface, sheets and shapes composed mainly of asbestos and hydraulic cement for cell structures and arc deflectors, artificial stone, asbestos paper for buildings, builder's paper; composition boards for walls, ceilings, floors, roofs, and other surfaces; metal lath, wall plaster, plaster lath; blocks, bricks, sheets, lagging, boards, moulded sections, blankets, cements, mortar, powder, fillings, and concretes for fireproofing; refractory cement, plastic fire-brick materials; integral waterproofing compounds for concree, plaster, stucco, and mortar; admixture for concrete, plaster, stucco, and mortar; mineral plasticizing agents for use in concrete, plaster, stucco, and mortar; mineral filler for asphaltic compounds, decorative stone, natural-stone floor tile; asphalt brick fillers, sound-absorbing materials; sound-absorbing materials of asbestos, hair felt or rock wood, with metal container; sound-absorbing materials of asbestos, hair felt, or rock wool with cloth finish; preformed asphalt in blocks or slabs for flooring and for bridge or road surfacing, fireproof materials composed of asbestos and refractory”.¹ They give it as sold from 1929.¹

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust. Free case review.

What each document says

Every statement about Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.

USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)

• Sold from: “first used in commerce 1929-04-10”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹
• Description: “BLANKETS COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS OR ROCK WOOL FOR INSULATING PURPOSES, PIPE COVERING, BOILER COVERING, HOT-WATER-TANK COVERS, HEAT-INSULATING FELT; INSULATING SHEETS, BOARDS, BLOCKS, LAGGING TAPES, SLABS, BRICKS, BLANKETS, POWDER, CEMENTS, FILLINGS, AND MORTAR; INSULATING COATINGS AND COMPOUNDS, HEAT-INSULATING MATERIALS IN SHEETS AND MOULDED FORMS, THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS FOR BUILDINGS; BLOCKS, LAGGING, SHEETS, OR MOULDED SHAPES OF ASBESTOS AND/OR MAGNESIA AND/OR DIATOMACEOUS SILICA FOR INSULATING; MOULDED INSULATION FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES, MILLBOARD, CELLULAR INSULATING MATERIAL MAINLY COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS PAPER, PAPER BAGS FILLED WITH INSULATING MATERIALS FOR BUILDING INSULATION, BUILT-UP AND SECTIONAL THERMAL INSULATION; [ NATURAL CORK FOR INSULATING PURPOSES IN SHEETS, BLOCKS, AND OTHER MOULDED SHEETS; ] HEAT-INSULATING MATERIALS IN SECTIONAL OR SEGMENTAL FORM FOR PIPE COVERING, ROCK WOOL WITH BITUMINOUS BINDER IN SHEETS AND SHAPES FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE INSULATION, LAMINATED INSULATING BLOCKS AND PIPE COVERING COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS PAPER AND SPONGE, PLASTIC INSULATING MATERIALS, ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS IN SHEET AND MOULDED FORM, COMPOSITION FLOORING, MASTIC FLOORINGS COMPOSED OF ASPHALT AND MINERAL AGGREGATE, RUBBER COMPOSITION FLOORINGS, DECORATIVE FLOORING, ASPHALT FLOORING, FLOORING FLUX, FELT AND PAPER SATURATED WITH ASPHALT, IMPREGNATED FELT FOR ROOFING, WATERPROOF FABRIC FOR BUILDINGS, ROOFING AND SHINGLES COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS AND OTHER MINERAL CONSTITUENTS, ASBESTOS SHINGLES AND SHEATHING, ASPHALT ROOFING, ROOF COATING, ROOFING FELT, LIQUID WATERPROOF COATING, WATERPROOF CEMENT, PLASTIC WEATHERPROOF COATING FOR INSULATION, COMPOSITIONS FOR BOILER SETTING, IMPREGNATED COTTON FABRICS FOR WATERPROOFING, AIRTIGHT AND WATERPROOF FINISHES, ASPHALT SHINGLES COMPOSED OF ASPHALT IMPREGNATED RAG FELT WITH MINERAL SURFACING, IMPREGNATED ASBESTOS FELT FOR ROOFING, ASPHALT SHINGLES COMPOSED OF ASPHALT-IMPREGNATED ASBESTOS FELT WITH MINERAL SURFACING, IMPREGNATED RAG FELT FOR ROOFING, ASPHALT IMPREGNATED ASBESTOS FELT WITH MINERAL SURFACING IN ROLLS FOR READY-TO-LAY ROOFING, PAINTS AND BITUMENS USED FOR WATERPROOFING AND FOR UNDERGROUND-PIPE PROTECTION, ASPHALT-IMPREGNATED RAG FELT WITH MINERAL SURFACING IN ROLLS FOR READY-TO-LAY ROOFING, ASBESTOS ROOF COATINGS, ASPHALT PRIMING COMPOUNDS, ROOFING ASPHALT, WATERPROOFING CEMENT, MOULDED SHEETS AND SHAPES OF ASBESTOS AND CEMENT WITH BITUMINOUS IMPREGNATION; FIREPROOF NON-HEAT-CONDUCTING MATERIALS COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS FIRE AND HYDRAULIC CEMENT IN SHEETS, STRIPS, BLOCKS, AND OTHER MOULDED SHAPES WITH BITUMINOUS IMPREGNATION; ELECTRICAL INSULATING SHEETS AND MOULDED SHAPES COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS FIBRE AND CEMENT, IMPREGNATED; SHEETS COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS AND CEMENT WITH A COATED SURFACE, SHEETS AND SHAPES COMPOSED MAINLY OF ASBESTOS AND HYDRAULIC CEMENT FOR CELL STRUCTURES AND ARC DEFLECTORS, ARTIFICIAL STONE, ASBESTOS PAPER FOR BUILDINGS, BUILDER'S PAPER; COMPOSITION BOARDS FOR WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, ROOFS, AND OTHER SURFACES; METAL LATH, WALL PLASTER, PLASTER LATH; BLOCKS, BRICKS, SHEETS, LAGGING, BOARDS, MOULDED SECTIONS, BLANKETS, CEMENTS, MORTAR, POWDER, FILLINGS, AND CONCRETES FOR FIREPROOFING; REFRACTORY CEMENT, PLASTIC FIRE-BRICK MATERIALS; INTEGRAL WATERPROOFING COMPOUNDS FOR CONCREE, PLASTER, STUCCO, AND MORTAR; ADMIXTURE FOR CONCRETE, PLASTER, STUCCO, AND MORTAR; MINERAL PLASTICIZING AGENTS FOR USE IN CONCRETE, PLASTER, STUCCO, AND MORTAR; MINERAL FILLER FOR ASPHALTIC COMPOUNDS, DECORATIVE STONE, NATURAL-STONE FLOOR TILE; ASPHALT BRICK FILLERS, SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIALS; SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIALS OF ASBESTOS, HAIR FELT OR ROCK WOOD, WITH METAL CONTAINER; SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIALS OF ASBESTOS, HAIR FELT, OR ROCK WOOL WITH CLOTH FINISH; PREFORMED ASPHALT IN BLOCKS OR SLABS FOR FLOORING AND FOR BRIDGE OR ROAD SURFACING, FIREPROOF MATERIALS COMPOSED OF ASBESTOS AND REFRACTORY”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹

Kind of product

We list Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) with pipe covering and block insulation, insulating cement and coatings, paper, felt and millboard, cloth, tape and other textiles, floor tile and refractories, from how the documents describe it. Those pages explain how such products exposed workers.

Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Pipefitters and Plumbers, Boilermakers, Flooring Installers, Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters, Carpenters and Construction Workers, Refractory Bricklayers, Electricians and Electrical Workers, Roofers.

See also

• Johns-Manville in the Lexicon
• Johns-Manville: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
• Johns-Manville on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources

References

1. USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (February 1, 1930). Not yet published in our library.