Patents Assigned to CertainTeed
  • Patent number: 5887403
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a building surface, such as a wall, by means of nails, screws, staples or the like. In order to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the panels, the panels are provided with an attachment hem, such as a strip of relatively flexible material, generally rubber-like or fabric-like in nature. A strip of relatively flexible material may be secured to the relatively rigid building panel by any suitable means, such as adhesive securement, welding, heat fusing, etc., such that it becomes an integral part of the building panel, or the relatively flexible attachment hem may comprise a separate component which, when applied to a building surface, such as a wall or the like, by a suitable nailing, stapling, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: David H. Beck
  • Patent number: 5875602
    Abstract: A clip is provided for the channeling of water flow in assembled vinyl siding trim accessories, the clip having a first end segment which forms a detachable retention fastener, and a second end segment formed for the channeling of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Rick A. Lappin, Robert Werner
  • Patent number: 5868443
    Abstract: Mechanical pipe connections are provided by this invention which include an interlocking system between two pipes to be connected within a tubular fitting member. The interlocking system includes male and female portions which mechanically mesh together to form binding contact between the pipes to reduce the individual rotation of the pipes relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Ungerman, John P. Ungerman, Lawrence Shumaker
  • Patent number: 5857303
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a building surface, such as a wall, by nails, screws, staples or the like. In order to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the panels, the panels are provided with an attachment hem, preferably fabric-like in nature, and having a visually distinct fastener zone defined by one or more generally horizontal lines and/or horizontally spaced-apart locater spots, with said lines and/or spots being preferably different by color from the remainder of the attachment hem and from some or all of each other, to provide an installer with a preferred indication of where fasteners should be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: David H. Beck, Walter A. Hoyt, III, Robert David Shaw
  • Patent number: 5848509
    Abstract: Encapsulated glass fiber insulation includes a non-woven covering material over the top surface of a mineral fiber core, with the formed covering material extending adjacent the side surfaces. The covering material is greater in width than the sum of the widths of the top and two side surfaces, so that the edges of the formed covering material extend beyond the mineral fiber core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Knapp, Eric S. Nilsson, Murray S. Toas
  • Patent number: 5729946
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a building surface, such as a wall, by means of nails, screws, staples or the like. In order to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the panels, the panels are provided with an attachment hem, such as a strip of relatively flexible material, generally rubber-like or fabric-like in nature. A strip of relatively flexible material may be secured to the relatively rigid building panel by any suitable means, such as adhesive securement, welding, heat fusing, etc., such that it becomes an integral part of the building panel, or the relatively flexible attachment hem may comprise a separate component which, when applied to a building surface, such as a wall or the like, by a suitable nailing, stapling, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: David H. Beck
  • Patent number: D391649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jeffrey B. Hersh, Ann Moss, Chandrahas Gandhi, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D392393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hersh, Chandrahas Gandhi, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D398708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jeffrey B. Hersh, Ann Moss, Shaan Gandhi, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D400984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D403237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D403439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D404998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jeffrey B. Hersh, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D405683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D406750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D407504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hersh, Christopher Wetmore, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D407505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hersh, Christopher Wetmore, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D407506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hersh, Christopher Wetmore, Dennis Westphal
  • Patent number: D407968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck
  • Patent number: D408264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian C. Opielski, Jerome C. Habeck