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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181403 | Roof vent A roof vent has a base member adapted to be mounted on a roof, and a cover member for excluding water. The base member has a generally planar base having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter, the inner perimeter defining a vent aperture. A water barrier wall ex... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8091296 | Storm collar apparatus and method of installation A storm collar includes a shield, an upper anchoring collar, support arms, and a lower anchoring collar. The upper anchoring collar secures the shield to an exhaust stack. The support arms are attached to the underside of the shield and the lower anchoring collar. G... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069621 | Ridge vent apparatus A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7827743 | Energy conserving active thermal insulation An energy conserving active thermal insulation arrangement installed upon the ambient surface of an insulated structure employing alternately spaced insulated air channels and insulated conductive ply channels. A thin conductive ply conveys the energy by conduction ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823343 | Customizable ridge ventilator A customizable ridge ventilator includes a first support bracket, a second support bracket, a perforated support and a ridge cover. The first and second support brackets are attached to a roof. The perforated support is secured to the first and second support bracke... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814715 | Rollable roof ridge vent A roof ridge vent comprises a one-piece, elongate body rollable into a spiral roll. The vent body has an elongate upper wall with a pair of longitudinally-extending side edges, an underside, and a plurality of bracing walls depending therefrom. The vent body further... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7591109 | Rib vent system for roofing panels A roofing system has at least one roof panel, located above the base surface, having at least one longitudinally extending projection; a gap defined between the base surface and the projection; and a venting material located within the gap that both vents the gap an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7562498 | Roof vents Roof vents are configured to cover a ventilation opening formed in a roof deck. Roof vents can permit venting of an area underlying the roof deck while shielding the ventilation opening from condensation such as rain. Roof vents can also include a guard for shieldin... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7526895 | Rubber boot-based roof flashing apparatus To flash a hot gas vent pipe, representatively a chimney pipe, extending upwardly through a roof opening, a tubular sleeve having vertically extending spacer members interiorly secured thereto, with upper ends projecting above the upper sleeve end, is concentrically... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7393273 | Roof ridge vent, assembly and method of installation A roof ridge vent has a pair of opposed, spaced-apart, elongate strips of ventilation material providing ventilation passageways transversely therethrough and forms opposed longitudinally-extending sides of the vent. The elongate ventilation strips are interconnecte... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389619 | Roof and wall venting system A venting system that is incorporated into the roof and/or wall allows the same to provide continuous air flow to ventilate the roofs and walls and prevent condensation build up and ultimate water damage to the structure. The venting system is adapted to allow air f... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386958 | Pre-manufactured self-flashed curb assembly for rooftop daylighting systems A pre-manufactured self-flashed curb assembly for rooftop daylighting systems is provided. The curb assembly includes a curb defining a clear opening therein of predetermined dimensions for use in attachment to roof trusses having common and standard inter-spacing. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384331 | Roof ridge vent A ridge vent, roof ridge vent installation, and method of installing a ridge vent is provided. Preferably, the ridge vent includes a ventilation material that has opposite longitudinally-extending sides and a longitudinally-extending central section that is transpar... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367879 | Alternative geometry ridge vent louvers Irregular shaped louvers, such as chevron or curved shape louvers, on the sides of a roof ridge vent panel provide increased surface area and great Net Free Area values within a given space. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7318446 | Protective housing for pipeline A structure for protecting pipeline sections has a base, a housing affixed to the top surface of the base and having a plurality of side walls extending at an acute angle with respect to a top surface of the base, and an accessing door connected to the housing in a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302776 | Baffled attic vent Baffled attic vents and methods of their use and manufacture are provided. The baffled air vent of this invention includes an elongated member having a roof facing side and an attic space facing side, a pair of longitudinal side portions, first and second transverse... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7272949 | Refrigerator and airflow passage for ice making compartment of the same A refrigerator is provided with an airflow passage for an ice making compartment of the refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a main body has an opened side, and a door selectively closes the opened side of the main body. An ice making compartment is formed in the door... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39825 | Roof batten A roof batten for use in spacing tiles or similar exterior roofing members from a roof overlayment is provided. In one embodiment, the batten includes at least one layer of a corrugated plastic material with a pair of generally planar plies and a convoluted ply coop... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250000 | Building with improved vent arrangement A system and method of vent placement within a building is provided for improved passive ventilation. Vents are provided within the dividing structures or material layers that form the building's exterior and interior walls, ceiling, roof, floor, and/or intermediate... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7225596 | Self supportive panel system A self supporting panel system used to fabricate ceilings, floors, walls, or roofs. The panel system is assembled from a plurality of panels, each having a core that is sandwiched between opposing plate members. In a preferred embodiment, the core of each panel incl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219473 | Ridge vent apparatus A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185464 | Tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light A tubular skylight for lighting rooms with natural light, comprising a tubular body with a reflective inner surface which leads into a room and has, at its external end, a natural light collector assembly and, at its internal end, a light diffuser. The collector ass... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182688 | Rollable roof ridge vent having baffles A roof ridge vent formed from a continuous, indeterminate-length, elongate strip of openwork material that has a pair of longitudinally-extending side edges each covered with a waterproof material. The edge coverings function as wind baffles and promote air circulat... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179165 | Automatic vent damper The automatic vent damper has various embodiments of a wind actuated vent system, which automatically closes to preclude entry of wind blown water when a wind of predetermined velocity and direction acts upon the device. The damper may be installed as an off-ridge o... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178294 | Ridge cap roofing product The present invention generally encompasses a ridge cap roofing product that is formed from a composite material. The ridge cap has a cross section that is generally in the shape of an inverted V with a rounded apex and includes a front section and a back section. T... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165363 | Manually separable ridge vent A ridge vent has an elongated body having a width sufficient to span the ridge of a roof along which the ridge vent is installed. Tear lines of relative weakness are formed at spaced intervals along the elongated body. The tear lines may be formed by score lines, pe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146776 | Heat shielding member of housing There is provided a heat shielding member for a thermal insulation structure which does not form a heat accumulator even if it receives a heating load from the outside and which is easily fixed and installed from the indoor side when it is applied to the thermal ins... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143551 | Vented insulated building An improved building structure that eliminates condensation at exterior building walls, thereby preventing mold growth and avoiding the damage, environmental degradation and health problems associated with mold growth includes enveloping spaces that allow natural co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137224 | Vented soffit panel and method for buildings and like A vented soffit panel and related method for buildings and the like includes a generally flat imperforate base portion shaped to enclose at least a portion of the building soffit when mounted in a generally horizontal orientation under an eave. At least one vent cha... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131788 | High-flow void-maintaining membrane laminates, grids and methods A myriad of permutations of void-maintaining membrane laminates are provided. Laminates of the invention are particularly useful for providing high performance drainage within layered paved structures such as highways, airport runways and parking lots. Void-maintain... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127855 | Temperature responsive roof vent A vent for a roof, said vent 2 includes a box 4, shaped to be a somewhat vertical chimney, in order to maximize an upward hot air flow out of the vent. The box has an upper rim and the rim has sides. A translucent hatch extends beyond the rim to provid... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124542 | Building having a pitched, sculptured tile roof with a ridge extending atop the pitched, sculptured tile roof, which pitched, sculptured tile roof has a pitched tile roof venting arrangement There is now provided a building having a pitched, sculptured tile roof with a ridge extending atop the pitched, sculptured tile roof, with a pitched tile roof venting arrangement disposed at the ridge. The building has walls to support a roof having a ridge beam, r... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107727 | Protective beam and joist cap A moisture barring device (10), forming a general T-shaped profile, designed for diverting air and ground born water away from, and protection of, a wood member (20), which is a beam or joist of an exterior wood structure. Additionally, there is a top ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101279 | Solar-powered attic vent with a one-piece, fitted skeleton The present invention provides a solar-powered ventilation system for an attic or rafter space that mimics the appearance of the roofing material and thus has little effect on the appearance of the building. The vent has two pieces, a primary vent and a secondary ve... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074124 | Ventilation system The present invention relates to a ventilation system that allows air to circulate in a building but excludes pests such as birds, insects, moths and flies to enter the building. The ventilation system includes at least one vent comprising an aperture in the roof of... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073307 | Heat shielding member of housing There is provided a heat shielding member for a thermal insulation structure which does not form a heat accumulator even if it receives a heating load from the outside and which is easily fixed and installed from the indoor side when it is applied to the thermal ins... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051487 | Conservatory structures A conservatory framework has an eaves structure from which the roof is supported, at least one comer and/or in-line joint in the eaves structure being two connector parts which are angularly adjustable relative to one another. The first and second elongate frame mem... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044852 | Off-ridge roof vent An off-ridge roof vent includes a hood open along the sides and front and a rear flange for mounting the hood to a roof. A pair of side walls each includes lower flanges to mount to a flat roof and upper bent tabs that fit under the hood to provide a tight fit betwe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7024828 | Rollable baffled ridge vent A rollable baffled ridge vent has a top panel with a laterally flexible central portion and edges. Substantially flat wind baffles are supported outboard of the edges and each wind baffle is formed by an array of aligned coextensive rectangular baffle sections. Each... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024824 | Entry port An entry port including at least one cylinder with a lip on the attachment portion surrounding each hole in a plate. The rim surrounding each hole is rolled over a lip on a corresponding cylinder to secure each cylinder to the plate to form the entry port. Each cyli... | 04/11/2006 |
