Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Freidner

Christopher C. Freidner 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).

  • Patent number: 10370855
    Abstract: A roof deck intake vent is provided. The roof deck intake vent includes a first portion connected to a second portion. The first portion is further connected to an upper edge and the second portion further connected to a lower edge. Opposing first and second side walls are connected to the first and second portions. The opposing first and second side walls extend from the upper edge to the lower edge. The first and second side walls form an extension having a lower surface. The first portion, upper edge, and the extension cooperate to form an air intake, such that air entering the roof deck intake vent enters the vent through the lower surface of the extension when the vent is installed on an edge or eave of a roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Gassman, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Patent number: 10059016
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Publication number: 20180029245
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Patent number: 9808947
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Publication number: 20160186436
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Patent number: 9334651
    Abstract: Roof systems and related method having a roof deck, a plurality of shingles, and a plurality of fasteners, having a material that partially changes state and displaces into the roof deck material to secure the fasteners and shingles to the roof deck. The shingles can be positioned in an overlapping pattern, and the fasteners can have first portions configured to penetrate into the roof deck and can have at least one material that melts at a threshold temperature. The first portions of the fasteners extend through one or more shingles and penetrate into the roof deck, where the material of the first portion of the fasteners increases in temperature above the threshold temperature, partially changing into a more flowable state, and displaces into voids in the material of the roof deck. Second portions of the fasteners engage the upper surfaces of the shingles to secure the shingles to the roof deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Christopher C. Freidner, Venkata S. Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20150361666
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses roof systems having a roof deck, a plurality of shingles, and a plurality of fasteners, having a material that partially changes state and displaces into the roof deck material to secure the fasteners and shingles to the roof deck. The shingles can be positioned in an overlapping, and the fasteners can have first portions configured to penetrate into the roof deck and can have at least one material that melts at a threshold temperature. The first portions of the fasteners extend through one or more shingles and penetrate into the roof deck, where the material of the first portion of the fasteners increases in temperature above the threshold temperature, partially changing into a more flowable state, and displaces into voids in the material of the roof deck. Second portions of the fasteners engage the upper surfaces of the shingles to secure the shingles to the roof deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Christopher C. Freidner, Venkata S. Nagarajan
  • Publication number: 20140099877
    Abstract: A roof deck intake vent is provided. The roof deck intake vent includes a first portion connected to a second portion. The first portion is further connected to an upper edge and the second portion further connected to a lower edge. Opposing first and second side walls are connected to the first and second portions. The opposing first and second side walls extend from the upper edge to the lower edge. The first and second side walls form an extension having a lower surface. The first portion, upper edge, and the extension cooperate to form an air intake, such that air entering the roof deck intake vent enters the vent through the lower surface of the extension when the vent is installed on an edge or eave of a roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Gassman, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Patent number: D710985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Gassman, Christopher C. Freidner