Patents by Inventor Ronald Skoczylas

Ronald Skoczylas 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).

  • Apparatus and method for applying tape
    Patent number: 7886800
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide an apparatus and method for applying a tape such as a seam tape onto a surface such as a roof. The apparatus may include one or more supply wheels and a powered or motorized paper or backing wheel having one or more collapsible or moveable paper or backing hinge bars. The hinge bars may be moved to a standing position to wind up paper or backing produced by the supply wheels when the tape is applied onto the surface, and may be moved to a collapsed position to allow the paper or backing be removed from the paper or backing wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventor: Ronald Skoczylas
  • Apparatus and method for applying tape
    Publication number: 20060065346
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention may provide an apparatus and method for applying a tape such as a seam tape onto a surface such as a roof. The apparatus may include one or more supply wheels and a powered or motorized paper or backing wheel having one or more collapsible or moveable paper or backing hinge bars. The hinge bars may be moved to a standing position to wind up paper or backing produced by the supply wheels when the tape is applied onto the surface, and may be moved to a collapsed position to allow the paper or backing be removed from the paper or backing wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventor: Ronald Skoczylas