Patents by Inventor George Smeja
George Smeja 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).
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Patent number: 7127867Abstract: A method of making a metal snow guard is disclosed. The snow guard has a solid layer of soldering material on its base to be heated and melted with application of heat to the upper side of the snow guard to solder the base to an underlying metal roof. The soldering material may be applied as spaced spots or projections providing a rough surface on the underside of the snow guard. The amount of solder and/or flux in the solid layer is limited so that the solder and/or flux does not flow outwardly from the snow guard and run down the metal roof thereby damaging or marring the metal roof surface. The snow guards may be formed of a few pieces of sheet metal. The projections of soldering material may be formed by forcing a paste of solder and flux through spaced holes in a plate or screen onto the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Sno-Gem, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Patent number: 7051397Abstract: A multi-use tool device is provided with an actuator that is moveable to turn a tool relative to the tool device to change the angle of attack of the tool to the work or to change to a different work surface on the fool. Further, the tool device is releasably connected to the tool without the use of threaded fasteners or wrenches. An actuator on the tool is moved to release the tool and preferably to push the tool from the tool device so that the user need not touch a dirty or spent tool that may be coated with an adhesive, mastic or the like. Conversely, the tool may be attached by pushing the tool relative to the tool device. Also, the preferred tool is made in one piece with a connecting portion and a turning portion thereon. The illustrated tool has an upstanding post and angularly spaced teeth that cooperate with the tool device to allow the connected tool to be turned relative to the tool body.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Master Products, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Publication number: 20060090280Abstract: A multi-use tool device has an actuator moveable to turn a tool relative to change its angle of attack to the work or to change to a different work surface. The tool device is releasably connected to the tool without the use of threaded fasteners or wrenches. The tool may be removed from the tool device without the user touching a dirty or spent tool. The tool may be attached by a pushing of the tool device. The illustrated tool has an upstanding post and a turning portion which may be angularly spaced teeth cooperating with the tool device to turn the tool through predetermined increments. The preferred tool is made inexpensively and in one piece. The tool device may be lightweight and made of inexpensive parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: George Smeja, Michael Smeia, Troy Livingston
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Publication number: 20050217184Abstract: A method of making a metal snow guard is disclosed. The snow guard has a solid layer of soldering material on its base to be heated and melted with application of heat to the upper side of the snow guard to solder the base to an underlying metal roof. The soldering material may be applied as spaced spots or projections providing a rough surface on the underside of the snow guard. The amount of solder and/or flux in the solid layer is limited so that the solder and/or flux does not flow outwardly from the snow guard and run down the metal roof thereby damaging or marring the metal roof surface. The snow guards may be formed of a few pieces of sheet metal. The projections of soldering material may be formed by forcing a paste of solder and flux through spaced holes in a plate or screen onto the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: George Smeja, Michael Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Patent number: 6922948Abstract: A metal snow guard is provided with a solid layer of soldering material on its base to be heated and melted with application of heat to the upper side of the snow guard to solder the base to an underlying metal roof. The preferred soldering material comprises an interior layer of solder and an outer layer of flux. In one form, the soldering material is in the form of spaced spots or projections providing a rough surface on the underside of the snow guard with the projections melting and spreading laterally into uneven surfaces where the roof or the base of the snow guard is not flat. The amount of solder and/or flux in the solid layer is limited so that the solder and/or flux does not flow outwardly from the snow guard and run down the metal roof thereby damaging or marring the metal roof surface. The preferred snow guards are formed of sheet metal of relatively few pieces and which are folded and joined together in an inexpensive manner.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: SNO-GEM, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Publication number: 20040155088Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening an elongated strip such as a felting strip or the like to a roof with the rolling of the apparatus along the roof. Preferably, the machine applies the staples at an acuate angle of about 30° to 40° to the longitudinal axis of the strip and staple gun extends at the acute angle with the user's arm also extending at this acute angle. The staple gun must be enabled by placing it against the roof before an actuation of the trigger will cause a firing of the staple. The strip may be mounted in a reel that is in a substantially vertical plane with a strip guide and point of application of the strip to the roofing felt so that the strip is not twisted in its travel from the reel to the roof. The strip may be severed by a severing device, as when reaching an edge of the roof, and automatic strip advancing device may be actuated to advance a new leading end of the strip for placement beneath the nose of the staple gun.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: Master Products, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Publication number: 20040049873Abstract: A multi-use tool device is provided with an actuator that is moveable to turn a tool relative to the tool device to change the angle of attack of the tool to the work or to change to a different work surface on the fool. Further, the tool device is releasably connected to the tool without the use of threaded fasteners or wrenches. An actuator on the tool is moved to release the tool and preferably to push the tool from the tool device so that the user need not touch a dirty or spent tool that may be coated with an adhesive, mastic or the like. Conversely, the tool may be attached by pushing the tool relative to the tool device. Also, the preferred tool is made in one piece with a connecting portion and a turning portion thereon. The illustrated tool has an upstanding post and angularly spaced teeth that cooperate with the tool device to allow the connected tool to be turned relative to the tool body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: Master Products, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Publication number: 20020121069Abstract: A securing assembly applies an elongated member to a flexible construction material, such as roofing felt or insulation, and holds the elongated member to the construction material in place on a building with a fastener, by feeding the elongated member through a fastening device under the fastener or series of fasteners dispensed therefrom, and applied thereover at spaced intervals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2001Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Gordon J. Waligorski
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Patent number: D505065Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Sno-Gem, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Patent number: D482604Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Sno-Gem, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja
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Patent number: D489952Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Master Products, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston
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Patent number: D496845Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Master Products, Inc.Inventors: George Smeja, Michael V. Smeja, Troy Livingston