Patents by Inventor Carl E. Watkins, JR.

Carl E. Watkins, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • THERMOPLASTIC ROOFING MEMBRANES FOR FULLY-ADHERED ROOFING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170044770
    Abstract: A roof system comprising a substrate and thermoplastic membrane adhered to the substrate, where the thermoplastic membrane is characterized, prior to being adhered to the substrate, by a stiffness represented by a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, or by a Taber stiffness of less than 15, or by a Shore D hardness of less than 40, or by a combination of a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, a Taber stiffness of less than 15, and a Shore D hardness of less than 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS CO., LLC
    Inventors: Michael John HUBBARD, Hao WANG, Carl E. WATKINS, Jr., Donna M. TIPPMANN, Jeffrey W HENEGAR
  • WALKWAY PAD WITH EXPANSION JOINTS
    Publication number: 20120000152
    Abstract: A walkway pad is provided for placement on a flat roof to protect the roof from foot traffic, tools, and/or equipment. The walkway pad includes a body and at least one expansion joint that absorbs thermal movement of the body. A method of manufacturing the walkway pad is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Firestone Building Products Company LLC
    Inventors: Carl E. Watkins, JR., Richard L. Peng