| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052094000 | GABLE OR EAVE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION | 33 |
| 20130055656 | GABLE OVERHANG STRUCTURE - This disclosure relates to a gable overhang structure used in the building construction industry to support the gable end of the roof. The gable overhang structure allows for the pre-assembly of an overhang gable and the set back or elimination of the gable end rafter while providing the gable overhang with superior strength. The structure generally consists of a vertical member, at least one horizontal member, and fastening means. In addition, two or more structures are provided together to form a kit, wherein the vertical members are not of the same length. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20090090070 | Railway arch linings and mezzanine floors - A system for lining arched structures, particularly railway arches ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20110232204 | Eaves Protector - An eaves protector is provided that includes a soffit receiver and a soffit/fascia lock which are fastened to the eaves. A fascia plate and a soffit are engaged to the soffit receiver and the fascia/soffit lock. An optional fascia drip guard may be positioned above the fascia place to provide additional protection against the infiltration of water into the eaves and improve the appearance of the system. Some versions of the eaves protector require no fasteners to keep the soffit and fascia plate in place. Versions of the fascia/soffit lock and the soffit receiver are provided that can be simply and inexpensively manufactured from single pieces of folded material, such as sheet metal or vinyl. In a particular version of the eaves protector, the fascia drip guard, fascia/soffit lock, and soffit receiver may be manufactured to standard dimensions that will fit any building; the soffit and the fascia plate may be made of single sheets of easily worked material that can be custom-cut on site. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110078961 | FASCIA BOARD CONNECTOR - A fascia system for a building is disclosed. The fascia system includes a sheet of material comprising a first part and a second part, as well as a first fascia board and a second fascia board. The first part is coupled to three sides of the first fascia board, and the second fascia board is held in a predetermined relationship with respect to the first fascia board in response to the second part being coupled to three sides of the second fascia board. In some embodiments the second part has a shape which is a mirror image of the shape of the first part. In some embodiments the sheet of material is composed of galvanized metal. In some embodiments a decorative pattern is applied to the sheet of material. A connector for connecting two boards is disclosed comprising a sheet of material further comprising a first part and a second part, wherein a first board is held in a predetermined position with respect to a second board in response to the first part being coupled to multiple sides of the first board, and the second part being coupled to multiple sides of the second board. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20090000214 | Integrated, high strength, lightweight, energy efficient building structures - An integrated, high strength, lightweight building structure that withstands seismic, flooding, and 250 mph wind loads and is resistant to wood destroying organisms, mildew, mold, rot, and water damage. The structural system incorporates watertight seals between the walls and flooring system, the joints in the walls, and around the doors and windows. The eaves and roof incorporate a novel design that distributes to the structural members the uplift forces caused by extreme wind loading events. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100287849 | Fascia Cap For Roof - An improved roofing method and assembly having a fascia cap designed to prevent water from moving through capillary action back towards the roof. The assembly has an a elongated drip edge running back the bottom edge of the fascia cap that displaces water away from the roof, preserving the integrity of the roof and building walls below. A blocking strip attaches the fascia cap to the roof, maintaining the assembly and helping the flow of water away from the roof. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20120311942 | ROOFING TRIM STRIPS AND MULTI-PIECE ROOFING TRIM STRIP PRODUCTS - A roofing trim strip and multi-piece trim strip product is provided. There is shown a roofing trim strip base that may be applied to a suitable roofing surface, such as a thermoplastic membrane roof. The trim strip base includes a cap coupling portion extending away from a base portion. The cap coupling portion includes cap engagement features. A roofing trim cap strip includes a web portion and a base coupling portion. The base coupling portion of the cap strip may be placed over the cap coupling portion to couple the cap strip with the base strip. The cap strip may take any suitable configuration and may be particularly adapted to simulate a standing seam metal roof. | 12-13-2012 |
| 052095000 | With conduit or passage means (e.g., eave vent, insulation shield for eave vent) | 22 |
| 20130042543 | SOFFIT VENTING SYSTEM - The present device a soffit vent section for mounting onto a soffit includes a left and a right wall including vented sections, the walls connected at a lower end apex to form a V shaped section aligned along a longitudinal direction. A longitudinal baffle is centrally disposed between the walls and includes a bottom edge which makes contact with the walls at the apex. The soffit vent section includes a left and right flange projecting horizontally from an upper end of the left and right wall respectively wherein the flanges for fastening the soffit vent section to the soffit. Preferably the soffit vent section is fastened to a soffit and is in combination with a fascia having a fascia lip. The fascia includes a fascia portion F and a lip portion L, wherein the lip portion L being at least of equal length or greater length than the fascia portion F such that the combination of the soffit vent section and the fascia portion channeling air into the soffit vent section. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20100043312 | Fascia Vent - A fascia vent for a roof structure includes a fascia board for attachment along the lower ends of roof rafters that support a roof deck above an attic space. The fascia vent has an exposed outside face and an inside face at least partly exposed to the attic space. In one embodiment, a plurality of slots are formed along the inside face of the fascia board with a lower end of the slots communicating with ambience along the bottom edge of the fascia board and an upper end of the slots communicating with the attic space. In another embodiment, a plurality of spaced vent pockets are formed in the inside face and a slot is formed along the bottom edge of the fascia vent communicating with the vent pockets. In use, hot air vented from the attic is replaced by fresh air that flows through the fascia vent and into the attic space. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100043311 | Fascia Vent - A fascia vent for a roof structure includes a fascia board for attachment along the lower ends of roof rafters that support a roof deck above an attic space. The fascia vent has an exposed outside face and an inside face at least partly exposed to the attic space. A plurality of slots are formed along the inside face of the fascia board with a lower end of the slots communicating with ambience along the bottom edge of the fascia board and an upper end of the slots communicating with the attic space. In use, hot air vented from the attic is replaced by fresh air that flows through the lower ends of the slots and into the attic space. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110277394 | Fascia Vent - A fascia vent for a roof structure includes a fascia board for attachment along the lower ends of roof rafters that support a roof deck above an attic space. The fascia vent has an exposed outside face and an inside face at least partly exposed to the attic space. In one embodiment, a plurality of slots are formed along the inside face of the fascia board with a lower end of the slots communicating with ambience along the bottom edge of the fascia board and an upper end of the slots communicating with the attic space. In another embodiment, a plurality of spaced vent pockets are formed in the inside face and a slot is formed along the bottom edge of the fascia vent communicating with the vent pockets. In still another embodiment for installing along the longer rafter tails of wider rafters, the fascia board is wider and plunge cuts are made along the bottom edge of the fascia board to form a flow path to the vent pockets and thus to an attic space. In use, hot air vented from the attic is replaced by fresh air that flows through the fascia vent and into the attic space. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20100122500 | Ember/moisture deflector - The invention herein is a deflector for deflecting embers or moisture from the eave vents of a structure. The deflector consists of a frame sized to substantially cover at least one vent in an eave wherein the frame contains at least one door which is slideable along two opposing horizontal grooves separated by vertical braces. When the door is disposed in one extreme, the at least one vent is exposed, and when the door is disposed the opposite extreme, the at least one vent is covered. the at least one door may also include a tab for manipulating the door to one extreme or the opposite extreme. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100126083 | BEADED SOFFIT PANEL AND METHOD FOR BUILDINGS AND THE LIKE - A beaded soffit panel and related method for buildings and the like includes a plurality of generally flat, imperforate base portions shaped to enclose at least a portion of the soffit when the soffit panel is mounted in a generally horizontal orientation under the eave. A plurality of generally M-shaped, contoured beads extend between the base portions, and have oppositely inclined sidewalls with center walls therebetween to create a decorative appearance on the soffit panel. A plurality of narrow vent slits extend through the exterior faces of the bead sidewalls at a predetermined acute angle to define angled tabs that extend inwardly, whereby when the soffit panel is installed, vision through the vent slits from a position generally underneath the eave is substantially blocked by the angled tabs. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20080216419 | Insulation Block and Baffle Vent for Manufactured Housing - An insulation block is utilized with a corresponding baffle vent having a transverse width that will span several roof rafters, as is provided for use with manufactured housing. The insulation block includes uniformly spaced vertical ribs that extend from one edge of the insulation block to the opposing edge thereof to stiffen the insulation block which is formed of vacuum molded polyvinyl chloride film. After the baffle panel is placed on top of the roof rafters, which is before the roof sheeting is applied, the insulation block is attached to the wall top plate with the top edge of the insulation block placed into engagement with the baffle vent. The top edge of the insulation block is configured to mate with the undulating configuration of the corresponding baffle vent, fitting between transversely extending stiffening ribs on the baffle vent, to prevent insulation from entering the soffit area. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080202041 | ROLL BAFFLE - The invention is a simple inexpensive improved method of providing air flow from the outside soffit are into the attic. The method provides 100% containment of blown insulation from blow over into the soffit area. The physical material is extremely less than other methods thus providing a much less material handling transportation to the work site. Application is simpler and requires less labor during installation. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090139154 | Animal House Ceiling Vent - A ceiling vent assembly consisting of a pair of opposed end panels and a pair of opposed side panels which defining a frame. At least one louver is pivotally mounted within the frame to be movable between an open position to permit airflow through the vent assembly and a closed position blocking airflow. The louver includes an upper surface defining a curvature and decreases in thickness at an outer edge. When in an open configuration, the louver permits air to pass through the ceiling vent assembly in a directed flow associated with the curvature of the louver upper surface. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100154322 | Soffit System - A soffit system is disclosed and has elongate first and second soffit components. Each soffit component includes a support flange and a sidewall integrally connected to one another along a lengthwise joint. A connector is carried on each of the sidewalls. A connector leg is carried on each of the sidewalls that is spaced from and parallel to the second joint. The connector and the connector leg extend in a lengthwise direction. Each sidewall is oriented at a non-parallel angle relative to each support flange, respectively. The first connector and the second connector are pushed toward one another to selectively join the first and second soffit components, and are pulled apart to separate the first and second soffit components. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100251632 | Cementitious Articles, Formulations, Methods Of Making And Uses - Described herein is a monolithic cementitious article with one or more pre-formed shaped regions. The shaped regions are generally channels that extend through a portion of the article or span the full article. The article includes one or more openings at least one of its ends. The article has a low apparent density with a high strength as well as high performance characteristics. The article when manufactured is suitable for use as a building product, such as siding, panel, trim, fascia, roofing, crown moulding, decking, and fencing. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100313491 | 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 support, ventilation, and drainage, while also providing a barrier to wind-driven precipitation, bird nesting, and animal invasion. The apparatus includes an array of openings configured to allow drainage and facilitate the flow of air beneath the tiles and throughout the air space between the roof deck and the tiles. The method and apparatus can be adapted to fit a variety of roof types and roof tiles having different sizes, shapes, and profiles. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110030287 | Preformed roof ventilation system - A preformed roof ventilation system comprised of a panel including a middle section and flanged lateral edges. The middle section and flanged lateral edges forming a vent trough. The panel is installed on top of roof framing members prior to the addition of roof sheathing so that the flanged lateral edges can be secured between the roof framing members and the roof sheathing. The panel in combination with the roof sheathing creates a vent channel for channeling air from soffit vents along the underside of the roof sheathing and out of the attic through a ridge vent. The panel may further comprise a baffle flap with a living hinge that is adjustable to any pitched roof. The baffle flap forms a barrier to stop insulation from the attic from getting into the eave space and obstructing the soffit vents. Reinforcing elements and a formed grid pattern may be integrated along the length of the panels to increase the stiffness of each panel. Vent channel supports may also be integrated with the panel to aid in keeping the vent channel at a constant height after applying insulation. Additional panels can be added to extend the length of the vent channel. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20090260303 | METHOD FOR FIRE BLOCKING IN A VENTILATION DEVICE AND A FIREBLOCKING VENTILATION DEVICE - A flame and fire resistant ventilation device includes a mesh element having a plurality of vent openings dimensioned to quench transient flames, a swelling element formed of or coated with an intumescent material, to permanently seal the ventilation device during sustained fire exposure, at least one heat sink body providing a surface for absorbing and dissipating heat, at least one heat storing capacity element associated with the heat sink body to prevent fire spread by sustained direct exposure to flames, and a heat insulating structure to prevent fire spread through the ventilation device by heat conduction, at least for the initial period of swelling of the swelling element. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100064602 | Self-registering roof ventilation system - A self-registering roof ventilation system comprised of a panel including flanged lateral edges. At least one flanged lateral edge has a registration tab for registering with an adjacent panel. The panel is installed on top of roof framing members prior to the addition of roof sheathing so that the flanged lateral edges can be secured between the roof framing members and the roof sheathing. The panel in combination with the roof sheathing creates a vent channel for channeling air from soffit vents along the underside of the roof sheathing and out of the attic through a ridge vent. The panel may further comprises a baffle flap with a living hinge that is adjustable to any pitched roof. The baffle flap forms a barrier to stop insulation from the attic from getting into the eave space and obstructing the soffit vents. Additional panels can be added to extend the length of the vent channel. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110047892 | Roof Edge Cable Raceway and Method of Forming Same - A raceway extends along an edge of roof of a structure and is adapted to house a cable, such as an industry standard ice and snow melt heating cable designed, Listed and approved for the purpose. An open side of the raceway exposes the cable and allows for the insertion, replacement and inspection of the cable per industry practice. A side of the raceway may have a radiused edge providing added resiliency to springably retain and/or removably secure the cable in raceway. In the case of a heating cable, heat is transferred to the surrounding structure, and may be concentrated at the drip edge to maximize ice melt efficiency. Methods of installation of the raceway are applicable to new construction and retro-fitting existing structures, including drainage systems, bridge structures and other outdoor enclosures, and may be used with many types of roofing materials including asphalt, wood and metal. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20090126286 | HIGHLY VENTILATED SOFFIT WITH OBSCURED VENTILATION OPENINGS - A ventilating component for a building, particularly a ventilating soffit, provides a high ratio of ventilation flow area to component coverage area. A sheet in a plane of coverage has a spaced-channel configuration, or alternatively a terraced configuration. Ventilation openings are placed in the connecting webs between the upper and lower levels, especially in sidewalls of elongated channels that open as slots on the exposed side of the soffit. These connecting webs are oriented at an acute angle relative to the coverage plane. In a channel arrangement the webs can be shaped to block direct view of the side walls. The acute angle precludes, or at least foreshortens, a view of the webs that contain the ventilation openings. The ventilation aspects are concealed while permitting a high ratio of flow area to coverage area. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100212234 | SOFFIT AND FASCIA SIDING SYSTEM - A soffit and fascia system for use on an exterior of a building that includes a soffit member, a soffit flashing, a fascia member, and a fascia flashing. The soffit flashing is adapted to be secured to an exterior of the building and to retain the rear portion of the soffit member in a desired configuration with concealed fasteners. The fascia flashing may be adapted to be coupled to the fascia member in the lower portion thereof and adapted to at least partially retain the forward portion of the soffit member in the desired configuration. The soffit member may include two or more soffit segments. The soffit member may further include at least one soffit joint adapted to be disposed between a first soffit segment and a second soffit segment and to couple the first and second soffit segments together. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110088334 | ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOISTURE - An attic tray made from a breathable membrane for use in controlling moisture in a building attic and improving the energy efficiency of the building achieved by installing the tray above the roof rafters thereby providing the presence of an air gap between the breathable membrane and the roof deck such that energy that normally passes from the living space into the attic and out the top of the building is conserved. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120073216 | ABOVE SHEATHING VENTILATION SYSTEM - A roof structure and a vented eave riser are described. A vented eave riser can include a barrier wall with one or more air flow openings, and an ember impedance structure positioned proximate to the barrier wall. A roof structure may comprise a roof deck and a layer of roof cover elements spaced above the roof deck to form an air layer between the roof deck and the roof cover elements. The roof structure may also comprise one or more vent members each replacing and mimicking an appearance of one or more roof cover elements of the layer of roof cover elements, and/or at least one vented eave riser positioned at an eave between the roof deck and the layer of roof cover elements. The vent members and/or the vented eave riser may further include an ember impedance structure, such as a fire-resistant mesh material or a baffle structure. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20100263301 | ENERGY-SAVING BAFFLE - The invention concerns an energy-saving baffle. In this regard, the invention may include a baffle of synthetic material that may have insulating properties and a shape and a size to be positioned beneath the roof and attached to framing members that connect a top plate of a wall with an apex of a roof. The baffle may be positioned in proximity of the top plate, wherein the insulating properties and positioning of the synthetic block provide an increase of insulation R-value at or above a predetermined threshold in the area beneath the roof. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20090113817 | 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 support, ventilation, and drainage, while also providing a barrier to wind-driven precipitation, bird nesting, and animal invasion. The apparatus includes an array of openings configured to allow drainage and facilitate the flow of air beneath the tiles and throughout the air space between the roof deck and the tiles. The method and apparatus can be adapted to fit a variety of roof types and roof tiles having different sizes, shapes, and profiles. | 05-07-2009 |
| 052096000 | Covering continuation overlaps edge | 4 |
| 20090272047 | ROOFING PLATE WITH EAVE-SIDED PLASTIC STRIP - The invention relates to a roofing plate produced as an injection-moulded plastic piece, supporting a functional unit for fitting to the roof surface such as a roof ventilator, extended on the edge thereof with a predominantly plastically deformable strip, made from lead sheet for example, which extends into a groove in the boundary region of the injection-moulded plastic piece and is retained there with a positive fit against outward movement. The strip is exclusively arranged on the eave-sided edge of the roofing plate and the groove around the boundary region of the strip on the roof plate has groove edges inclined towards the groove opening in cross-sectional view. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20120102849 | EAVES PROTECTOR - An eaves protector includes a soffit receiver and a soffit/fascia lock which are fastened to the eaves. A fascia plate and a soffit panel are engaged to the soffit receiver and the fascia/soffit lock. Some versions of the eaves protector require no fasteners to keep the soffit and fascia plate in place. The eaves protector can be simply and inexpensively manufactured from single pieces of folded material, and may be manufactured to standard dimensions that will fit any building, or custom-cut on site. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120102848 | FASCIA ASSEMBLY FOR ROOF EDGE CONSTRUCTION - A combination fascia cover system is provided including a base plate having a shorter portion for lying atop the roof edge and a longer portion at right angles to the first portion for overlying the upper sidewall and being attached thereto by threaded fasteners through a series of holes perforating the longer portion. The shorter portion of the base plate having, at its distal end, an upwardly extending flange for creating an upward spacing away from the roofing system and at end of the flange a partially reinforced pocket is formed by overlying folds to form the pocket. The cover plate is mounted over the base plate with a spring clip having uniquely spaced bends configured to match the dimensions of the base and cover plates, which spring clip engages the pocket, the base plate and the cover plate to retain the base and cover plates in tensioned spaced relationship while engaged together with one another. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20090293376 | ENDWALL OVERHANG - According to the invention, a building with an endwall overhang is disclosed. The building may include a wall and a roof frame. The wall may have an inside facing inward to the structure and an outside facing outward from the structure, each of the inside and the outside having an upper region, and the roof frame may include a plurality of roof members. The building may also include at least one support member on the upper region of the outside of the wall, protruding outward from the structure. The building may further include an overhang assembly with at least one roof piece, a trim piece and a lengthwise member, the lengthwise member having at least two orthogonal surfaces. The roof and trim pieces may be coupled with the surfaces of the lengthwise member. The overhang assembly may be coupled with the structure by coupling the roof piece with the support member. | 12-03-2009 |
