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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037643 | Roof ridge construction apparatus and method An apparatus and method for roof ridge construction are provided. Ridge risers are used to securely retain an attachment block above sheathing portions at an elevation sufficient to permit air venting through the ridge. The ridge risers have legs with one or more we... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7921606 | Hip, ridge or rake shingle A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be be... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7774990 | Roof hip and ridge anchor device (CIP) A device for roof structures having a ridge or hip defined by the planes of two roof decks, disposed at an angle with respect to each other defining a longitudinal joint. A longitudinally extending cover with at least one coextensive channel defined by a bottom, two... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7739840 | Roof hip and ridge anchor device A device for roof structures having a ridge or hip defined by the planes of two roof decks, disposed at an angle with respect to each other defining a longitudinal joint. A longitudinally extending cover with at least one coextensive channel defined by a bottom, two... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7430833 | Universal rake-ridge cap A universal rake-ridge cap for a gable roof design that includes a first surface, a second surface, and at least one stepped arcuate surface intersecting the first surface and the second surface. The universal rake-ridge cap is employed to conceal any gap at the jun... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7222463 | Method of installing a roof ventilation strip and installation system A roof ventilation system having a strip with an air-permeable portion located adjacent to a ridge slot. Stand-off clips are provided which can be placed over the air-permeable strip at fastener locations which are located on flat portions of the roof panels. The st... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7143557 | Structural vent assembly for a roof perimeter A structural vent assembly comprising a back member having a forward surface and a rear surface; a mount member adapted to be secured to the support structure between the roof deck and the support structure, the mount member having a proximal end fixedly attached to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7124548 | Folded high-profile ridge cover, and method of making A centrally-folded and centrally-thickened ridge cover is formed from sheet shingle material by repeatedly back folding the material on itself to provide a thickened central portion for the ridge cover. The thickened central portion is disposed intermediate of a low... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121055 | Ridge cover and method of making A shingle ridge cover is formed from a rectangular sheet of shingle roofing material back folded on itself to provide a central thickened portion for the shingle ridge cover. An upper portion of lesser thickness provides a nailing margin for the shingle ridge cover,... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7024829 | Ridge vent for tile roofs A ridge vent for tile roofs. The vent includes first and second sub-flashing portions for spanning air gaps provided between the upper reaches of a roof deck and below a centrally located ridge beam. A plurality of ventilation apertures are provided in each of the s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017307 | Structures A ridge end assembly for a hipped roof is disclosed in which panel-supporting elongate members of the hipped roof are connected to the ridge end by connectors which are provided with means for locating lengths of sealing material betwen panels supported, in use, by ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997800 | Roof vent system A roof ventilation system including a prefabricated ridge vent assembly with sidewalls secured at spacers. The spacers support a top cap spaced above the sidewalls which defines a net free ventilation area. The ventilation area is screened. The ridge vent assembly i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981916 | 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 side edges that are covered with an air permeable filter material. A ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6968662 | Sealing courses of shingles The present invention relates to improved wind lift resistant self-sealing shingles having an adhesive-to-adhesive seal between courses of shingle installation. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966156 | Ridge vent for tile roofs A ridge vent adapted specifically for use with tile roofs having a nailer board installed at a ridge of a roof. The ridge vent includes a main body portion having a pair of eaves and a neck portion. The neck portion includes a plurality of projections on opposing in... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941706 | Vented eaves closure A method is provided for installing a ventilated eaves closure and tile support apparatus along the eaves of a roof. A vented eaves closure apparatus is disposed along the eaves to support the first course of roof tiles at a desired pitch. The apparatus provides sup... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6905094 | Aircraft windshield attachment device Device for attachment of an aircraft windshield. The device comprises a monoblock flange (14). The flange is fixed to the structure (12) of the aircraft by screws (16), so as to trap a peripheral edge of the windshield glass (10) b... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6840014 | Multi-pitch improved ridge-seal for tiled roofs A ridge seal molding has a back section for nailing to a ridge beam, and a front section formed at an angle to the back section and having a shape in the direction of the length to substantially continuously contact adjacent tiles along a front edge. In various embo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6810627 | Multi-pitch improved ridge-seal for tiled roofs A ridge seal molding having a length and width has a nailing flange with one straight edge to engage a ridge beam, the nailing potion for nailing the molding to the ridge beam, providing thereby a continuous contact along at least the one straight edge the length of... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6782671 | Sheet of shingles A sheet of shingles for application to the ridge or hips of a roof. Two or more shingles are arranged in a generally straight line with the tops of adjacent shingles generally aligned with one another, with the bottoms of adjacent shingles generally aligned with one... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6725609 | Folded ridge cover and method of fabrication Asphalt composition ridge cover formed from an approximately rectangular sheet of asphalt composition roofing material. The sheet of asphalt composition material is bent around a radius through approximately a ninety degree angle along the centerline so that no more... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6684581 | Roll type roof ridge ventilator and associated method A rollable ridge vent includes an elongated panel having a pair of opposite ends and a pair of opposite sides, a plurality of first baffles depending from the panel and arranged to form a pair of first rows adjacent the sides of the panel, a plurality of ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6662509 | Ridge vent for tile roofs A ridge vent for tile roofs. The vent includes first and second sub-flashing portions for spanning air gaps provided between the upper reaches of a roof deck and below a centrally located ridge beam. A plurality of ventilation apertures are provided in ea... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6598353 | Multi-pitch improved ridge-seal for tiled roofs A ridge seal molding has a back section for nailing to a ridge beam, and a front section formed at an angle to the back section and having a shape in the direction of the length to substantially continuously contact adjacent tiles along a front edge. In v... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598363 | Temporary building structure A temporary building structure for providing a modular shelter which can be quickly set up and taken down. The temporary building structure includes a plurality of side panels each of which includes a top edge; and also includes a plurality of elongate si... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6494010 | Wind resistant roofing shingle A hip and ridge shingle includes a base sheet having colored granules adhered to the top surface. A chip is adhered to the base at the trailing edge of the base sheet. A sealant bead is provided parallel to and adjacent the leading edge of base sheet.... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6367222 | Sheet of shingles A sheet of shingles for application to the ridge or hips of a roof. Two or more shingles are arranged in a generally straight line with the tops of adjacent shingles generally aligned with one another, with the bottoms of adjacent shingles generally align... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6351913 | Folded ridge cover and method of fabrication An asphalt composition ridge cover and method of forming the same whereby a decorative appearance somewhat resembling that of a shake roof ridge cover is achieved. The ridge cover generally is a pair of flat, approximately rectangular pieces of asphalt co... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6298613 | Roof ridge vent having a reinforced nail line A roll-form roof ridge vent having a plurality of hollow cusps and a reinforced nail line. The cusps space the upper surface of the vent from the underlying roof to provide a path of ventilation therebetween. The reinforced nail line permits the use of st... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286273 | Tile vent Tile vent for covering the opening of the ridge of an undulating roof. The tile vent includes two unitary panels facing each other in a mirror image fashion the top portion of which is affixed to a ridge board and the bottom portion of which is affixed to... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6182400 | Folded ridge cover and method of fabrication An asphalt composition ridge cover and method of forming the same whereby a decorative appearance somewhat resembling that of a shake roof ridge cover is achieved. The ridge cover generally is a pair of flat, approximately rectangular pieces of asphalt co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164021 | Hip and ridge sealing and attachment system and method of using same A hip and ridge roof sealing and attachment system including a polyurethane foam adhesive first applied in a space between adjacent roof tiles along a hip or ridge of the roof. The first application of the polyurethane foam adhesive fills the space betwee... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161346 | Glazed roofs A glazed roof has a ridge and at least one free ridge end, a ventilation path being provided through a ridge end component.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6151845 | Roof ridge assemblies A ridge assembly for a conservatory roof comprises a ridge body (10) having a base (36), side walls (20) extending upwardly from the base, flanges (40) extending downwardly from the base and means (42) for receiving ridge capping support elements (150).... | 11/28/2000 |
