Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Ball

Daniel J. Ball 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: 5218793
    Abstract: A combination sill sealer and flashing for use in wood frame construction to provide sealing and insulation between frame sub structures while accommodating shrinkage and settling of those substructures as the lumber drys. The sill sealer and flashing comprises a sheet of flexible material that is vapor permeable and liquid impermeable along one long edge of which is formed a longitudinally continuous channel in which is disposed a contiguous length of sealant material. The sealant material may be a rope of polymeric foam, a curable silicon, or other synthetic rubber like material which is resiliently compressible and retains its pliancy over time and under a wide range of temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Inventor: Daniel J. Ball