Patents by Inventor Kenneth I. Wells

Kenneth I. Wells 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).

  • Sash retainer for window assembly
    Patent number: 5448858
    Abstract: A window assembly for selectively enabling a sash to be tilted out of the plane of the frame includes a brake and a sash retainer, the sash retainer having a reciprocally mounted bolt which upon rotation actuates the brake, and a lock which prevents reciprocation of the bolt until the bolt is rotated and the brake is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Briggs, Stephen J. Brooks, Kenneth I. Wells
  • Method of manufacture and use of a multi-function wrap
    Patent number: 5243787
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing and using a window assembly and a door assembly including a wrap useful as a structural element to prevent racking and jamb bowing of the window assembly and the door assembly during transport and installation and, after installation, as an integral vapor barrier and air infiltration seal. The window and door assembly including a frame having an outward edge defining an outer face therebetween and an inward edge defining an inner face therebetween. The wrap including a film of material having an outer marginal edge secured between the frame outward edge and frame inward edge and stretched taut across a face of the frame to maintain the frame in an unracked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Mott, Kenneth I. Wells
  • Milti-function wrap
    Patent number: 5239780
    Abstract: A wrap useful as a structural element to prevent racking and jamb bowing of a window assembly and door assembly during transport and installation and, after installation, as an integral vapor barrier and air infiltration seal. The window and door assemblies each including a frame having an outward edge defining an outer face therebetween and an inward edge defining an inner face therebetween. The wrap including a film of material having an outer marginal edge secured between the frame outward edge and frame inward edge and stretched taut across a face of the frame to maintain the frame in an unracked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Mott, Kenneth I. Wells