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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7100338 | Multi-piece clamp for standing seams A multi-piece clamp for installation on a standing seam is disclosed. One component of the clamp is a clamp body with a clamp body slot formed therein. This slot is mounted on a standing seam without having to slide the clamp body onto an end of the seam. Another co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073295 | Front fold ridge cover and method of making A shingle ridge cover is formed from an elongate sheet of shingle roofing material back folded on itself to provide a folded and thickened front lower edge of the shingle ridge cover. The shingle ridge cover provides upwardly disposed stripes of adhesive material pr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6804919 | Backer for tabbed composite shingles In a rectangular composite shingle unit including (a) a top sheet having a lower butt portion which is longitudinally divided into spaced tabs and an upper undivided headlap portion having a horizontal line of markings immediately above the butt portion indicating n... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6412242 | FASTENING DEVICE WITH A SINGLE HOLDER FOR FASTENING A GLASS PANEL TO A BUILDING OR THE LIKE AND A PLURALITY OF GLASS PANELS, SUCH AS A BUILDING FACADE, HELD TOGETHER BY A FASTENING DEVICE WITH A SINGLE HOLDER AND A METHOD OF FASTENING A FACADE ON A STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BUILDING WITH A FASTENING DEVICE WITH A SINGLE HOLDER A fastening device for a glass panel (2) on a wall (3), a building-side substructure, or similar object, such as a building facade, using a clamp fitting (4) that grips the glass panel (2) and a holder (5) that is supported on the clamp fitting (4) so tha... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6336411 | Lightweight boxcar roof A roof assembly for a railroad boxcar having centrally located side door openings. The roof assembly is formed of a number of roof panels each of generally rectangular shape and having longitudinally and laterally located edges. The roof panels are positi... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6237505 | Large capacity car body for pressure discharge railway hopper cars A large capacity car body for a pressure discharge railway hopper car has a plurality of end slope plates assemblies, each having a slope sheet, and a plurality of intermediate slope sheet units, each of inverted "V" shape. The intermediate slope sheet un... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5319898 | Asphalt composition ridge cover A ridge cover used to shingle houses, that gives a roof the appearance of a wood shake shingle. The cover is constructed from a rectangular sheet of asphalt composition which has a plurality of folding tabs. The tabs are arranged such that when the tabs a... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4972647 | Siding shim A shim is provided to improve the aesthetic appearance of the overlap of adjacent siding panel ends manufactured from metallic or polymeric materials. The shim includes an elongated body having one or more positioning members extending therefrom. The body... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4455947 | Covered hopper car A railway hopper car includes an angular roof having a roof sheet provided with lateral edges each connected to the top of the car side sheet by an elongated top chord. Each top chord includes a substantially rectangularly-sectioned tube member affixed to... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4312157 | Greenhouse with hinged roof sections A greenhouse structure is formed with a substantially flat and horizontal roof formed of a plurality of roof sections each pivoted about a pivot or hinge end to swing upwardly from a closed position to an open position to admit ambient air to flow into or... | 01/26/1982 |
