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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434358 | Panel assembly for underdeck drainage and other applications A panel assembly for providing underdeck water drainage and for other applications such as wall panels and skirting for exposed areas under building. The panel assembly, for an underdeck water drainage system, includes a plurality of joist brackets that are mounted ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428799 | Gutter drainage and debris removal system A rain gutter includes a back wall, bottom member, and front wall, forming an elongated channel. The front wall is pivotally connected along the bottom member for forward movement between an upstanding position and a downward open position. An upright scavenger blad... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7104011 | Rain gutter protection panel A protection panel for a rain gutter that includes a top planar surface, a wall which extends substantially vertically downwardly from the top, a curved lower portion, and a flange which extends outwardly and forwardly from the curved portion is disclosed. The wall ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096627 | Rain head A rain head is disclosed having three filters through which water entering an inlet to the rain head must pass before passing out through an outlet from the rain head. The filters remove successively smaller particles from the water. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7017614 | Downspout extension A repositionable downspout extension is formed as an integral blow molded plastic component having three distinct sections. A downspout connector end merges with a corrugated extendible middle section which terminates in a drainage pipe connector. The downspout conn... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6993870 | Rain gutter guard and method A guard and associated method for rain gutters includes a cap or deflector extending over a gutter of the type having a trough-shaped interior, a rear wall extending along a roof fascia, and a front lip with a channel and an end flange. A mounting bracket has a rear... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988335 | Gutter member and shielding device incorporating same A gutter member including a channel portion adapted to receive and carry away water flowing from the roof structure; and a cover portion extending above and at least partially covers the channel portion. The cover portion is adapted to support sliding travel of soli... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6959512 | Heated rain gutter guard A heated guard for rain gutters includes a cap which deflects debris from the interior of the gutter. A plurality of mounting brackets are positioned within the interior of the gutter in a laterally spaced apart relationship, and are connected with an associated roo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6944991 | Rain gutter cover A rain gutter cover for covering the gutter, includes a large space screen a curved upper leg portion extended from a roof shingle for engaging with an upper end of the large space screen, and a plurality of supports attached to the curved front leg portion and to a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945468 | Rainfall simulation apparatus A rainfall simulation apparatus for a structure is provided, comprising a water source, an electric pump, a vertically oriented riser pipe, a perforated header pipe along the roof of the structure, a V-shaped aperture-containing trough connected to the roof, and an ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6912813 | Flashing structure A flashing structure for mounting onto a roof surface and used for receiving shingles. The flashing structure includes a first drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure. The flashing structure also includes a securing lip positioned over... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6877287 | Device with flat, panel-shaped components Adjacent rows of flat, panel-shaped components disposed below one another, overlapping in a shingle-like way, form a covering of a roof or a facade. The components are preferably designed as photovoltaic elements. Disposed under the components in each case in the re... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6796092 | Device to collect moisture from open decks In an open planked deck a plurality of deck pans thereunder collect moisture and are supported by the deck joists. The deck pans are shaped to direct the moisture as water to a collecting trough which, in turn, directs the water to a vertical drain pipe or downspout... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6688045 | Enclosed rain gutter The present invention is an enclosed rain gutter for draining water from the surface of a sloped roof and conducting it to a downspout. The invention rain gutter includes a channel that is covered by a mounting flange suitable for insertion under the mate... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672012 | Gutter cover device A gutter cover for directing the flow of rainwater from a building roof into a gutter mounted to the peripheral edge thereof while preventing debris such as leaves and twigs from entering and clogging the gutter. The cover is secured to the roof of the bu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6640502 | Ceiling leak capture and drainage system A fluid leak capture and drainage system for ceiling leaks which includes a ceiling panel support grid and a plurality of ceiling panels mounted thereon is disclosed. The ceiling panel has a raised platform located in the center of the panel and a wall ex... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6584733 | Internal corner roof gutters A method and apparatus for preventing the blockage of an internal corner roof gutter (31). An opening is formed at the intersection of the two gutters (12, 13) and a rainwater head (30) with attached downpipe is fitted under the opening. The rainwater hea... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6397526 | Rain gutter cleaner and method of using the same A gutter cleaner comprises a float portion and a stem portion. The float portion comprises a float piece that typically has a size larger than the downspout opening of a gutter in which the gutter cleaner is installed. Accordingly, the float will not flow... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6389770 | Containment framing system A containment structure for providing fluid tight seals between translucent panels and a frame and between the frame and an adjoining structural member. The containment structure includes an L-shaped gasket for providing a seal on a first side of the tran... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6279271 | Under-deck water shedding system This invention comprises a grid structure that with the addition of panels and panel holding components, and the further addition of a gutter and downspout provides an effective under-deck water shedding system where the grid and panel components generall... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6226956 | Method of installing a rain water diverter system for deck structures A combination of versatile and inexpensive elements are combined on site to create an impermeable assembly which collects water falling through a grating or cracks between adjacent boards of a deck and completely drains it to one or more points at a selec... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6182399 | Gutter wing system A gutter wing system is described, which includes a gutter wing and a collection tube which rotate about a support arm in an automatic cycle between a closed position and an open position to collect and redirect run-off water from the roof of a building, ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164019 | Dry deck rain trays The present invention is related to a deck guttering system which is able to harness seepage from between cracks and openings in the surface of a wooden deck and to direct the seepage in a desired path, typically away from the structure which the deck is ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5960591 | System for securing guttering to the ends of balconies or terraces A system for securing guttering to ends of balconies or terraces essentially consists of a supporting section and a gutter. Securing means are allocated to the supporting section and securing means are allocated to the gutter. Both securing means are arra... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5960590 | Gutter pipe A rain gutter pipe comprising a tubular member (12), a plurality of ridges (14) disposed circumferentially thereon, a plurality of valleys (16) defined between the ridges (14) and a plurality of apertures (18) disposed circumferentially around the valleys... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5752347 | Breakaway gutter A breakaway gutter (30) comprising a flexible trough (32) having a rearward edge (34) permanently connected to a building (36) proximate an overhanging edge (38) of a roof (40) of the building (36). Structures (42) are connected to the building (36), for ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5678360 | Gutter liquid separator A gutter liquid separator is shown for separating liquid from non-liquid debris and for removing debris from a rain water gutter system secured to a roof of a structure. In a particular embodiment, the gutter liquid separator includes two main components;... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5579611 | Roof water dispersal system A roof water dispersal system includes a plurality of longitudinally extending dispersal elements mounted near the edge of a roof structure for receiving and dispersing streams of roof run-off water. The dispersal elements are spaced apart from each other... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5522197 | Method in connection with a roof drainage apparatus and a roof drainage apparatus The invention relates to a method in connection with a roof drainage apparatus and a roof drainage apparatus. The invention comprises a trough (2) recessed in a roof structure (1), an opening (3) arranged in the bottom of the trough, a water-outlet tube (... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5435105 | Guttering system A roof guttering system includes gutter portions which each have a bottom trough covered by a concave top trough. The top trough has apertures provided with strainers. Runoff initially is received in the top trough and then flows via the apertures and str... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5207035 | Above-ceiling contaminant shielding system for sensitive building areas A contaminant shield is located above the finished ceiling in a building or office space and below potential sources of intrusive liquid contaminants to prevent such contaminants from leaking through the ceiling and intruding into the user space therebelo... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207033 | Evaporation tray An evaporative tray composed of polyether type urethane foam used for protecting buildings from the ingress of moisture through roof vents. The tray has convoluted fingers projecting upwardly and spacedly separated to form cups between adjacent fingers fo... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5189849 | Roof rain gutter debris shield/run-off water control The present invention provides a rain gutter debris shield/run-off water control embodiment for standard residential roof rain gutters, thereby eliminating the myriad debris problems associated thereto, a vertical deflector embodiment means has herein bee... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5144782 | Double-level drainage system for flat roofs A draining system for water which may collect between the upper and lower membranes of flat, horizontal or slightly sloped insulated roofs upon perforation of the upper membrane. The insulating panels located between the two membranes are provided at both... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5109640 | Screen for a rain gutter A device is disclosed which prevents the accumulation of leaves and other debris in a rain gutter on a building. The rain gutter is conventional in construction and is elongated having an open top formed by two spaced apart and parallel upper edges. The o... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5094040 | Skylight drainage apparatus and method A skylight comprises a window frame, a support frame supporting the window frame, a flange fixed to and extending outwardly around the base of the frame, a flange trough formed in and circumscribing the flange, at least one outlet in the flange trough, an... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092087 | Skylight framework A framework for supporting the glass panels of a skylight is formed of spacedrafters inter-connected by cross bars. The rafters have upstanding side flanges provided with pairs of transverse slots. The ends of the cross bars have pairs of outwardly extend... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5074089 | Sealing device for facades and/or roofs The sealing device serves for tightly sealing the gap (6) between adjacent elements (1) of the inclined facade or roof against the access of water, by forming several sealing planes (A--A, B--B, C--C, D--D). To this effect a network of sealing pieces is c... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5038529 | Roof support structure A roof structure having a frame including lower elongate frame members arranged in spaced parallel relation and supporting upper elongate frame members arranged in spaced parallel relation along and extending transverse to the lower members, a roof suppor... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5038530 | Arrangement for entrapping debris on a screen upper surface and removing same from underneath the upper surface A screened enclosure such as that commonly used to cover lanais, swimming pools, outdoor dining areas and the like has supports for overhead screening. Typically the supports are a series of roof arches joined by cross beams, and fixed screening is secure... | 08/13/1991 |
