Patents by Inventor John Wetzel, III

John Wetzel, III 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).

  • Snap-fit panel connection apparatus
    Patent number: 6543197
    Abstract: A wall panel for a storage building is provided. The wall panel includes a first arcuate ridged region bounded by a first inner clamping surface, and a second inner clamping surface. The wall panel also includes a second arcuate ridged region bounded by a first outer clamping surface and a second outer clamping surface. The second arcuate ridged region of a first wall panel is adapted to securely overlap and snap-fit interconnect with said first arcuate ridged region of a second adjacent wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Arrow Group Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wetzel, III, Curtis B. Hemann, Jeffrey L. Hall, Frank J. DeBoer, Michael A. Spicer, Steven D. Huegen, Timothy J. Brennan
  • Snap-fit corner connection apparatus for a storage building
    Publication number: 20030029100
    Abstract: A corner connector bracket member for connecting adjacent elongate structural members of a storage building to one another is provided. Each corner connector bracket includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion disposed at approximately a right angle to the first connecting portion. Each of the first and second connecting portions includes a snap-fit tab adapted to engage a corresponding slot in each of the adjacent elongate structural members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: John Wetzel III, Curtis B. Hemann, Jeffrey L. Hall, Frank J. DeBoer, Michael A. Spicer, Steven D. Huegen, Timothy J. Brennan