Patents by Inventor Eric P. Ziemba

Eric P. Ziemba 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).

  • Seam plate, for retaining roof decking membranes, having means for preventing interlocking of adjacent plates
    Patent number: 7631468
    Abstract: A new and improved seam plate, for use in connection with securing roofing membranes to underlying roofing decking substructures, comprises a circular disk having a central aperture for receiving a screw fastener, a plurality of concentric ribs for providing reinforcing and bending or flexibility characteristics to the seam plate, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced, downwardly extending projections or eyehooks. Structure is provided upon the seam plate such that the downwardly extending projections or eyehooks, disposed upon, for example, a first one of a plurality of stacked or nested seam plates, are prevented from entering and becoming interlocked with openings or apertures defined within a second one of the plurality of stacked or nested seam plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: OMG Roofing, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongping Gong, Geroge G. Dewey, Cheryl L. Panasik, Eric P. Ziemba