Patents by Inventor Robert D. LeClare

Robert D. LeClare 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: 8381451
    Abstract: A system for blocking an edge of a building roof structure, e.g., roof structures of cementitious material poured over a corrugated deck or roof structures of rigid insulative panels supported on a corrugated deck, comprises an elongate U-shaped base member for affixation to the deck along the roof edge, an elongate cover member of inverted U-shape for affixation over the base member, the base and cover members being made of galvanized steel or other suitable non-wood material and, as assembled together, forming an auxiliary perimeter structure on the roof structure for border containment of the roofing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: W.P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Adam A. Demchak, William C. Webb, Ricky A. Rhinehart, Jerry D. McKinney, Jr., Lisa L. McIlvoy, Christopher K. McCoy, Robert D. LeClare, Jeffrey F. Imes
  • Publication number: 20030051428
    Abstract: The coping assembly includes a first elongated coping section, a second elongated coping section, and a splice plate. The first coping section includes an end and is mounted on the top of the wall to cover a first portion of a wall. The second coping section includes an end and is mounted on the top of the wall to cover a second portion of the wall. The second coping section is positioned in an end to end relationship with the first coping section and spaced from the first coping section. The splice plate is positioned beneath a portion of the first and second coping sections and includes a portion that extends between the first and second coping sections. The portion of the splice plate includes a formed groove that has the appearance of a mortar reveal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Metal-Era, Inc. Waukesha, Wisconsin
    Inventors: Chris J. Kay, Scott A. Kittilstad, Robert D. LeClare, Joe A. Inzeo, Brad M. White