Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Horner

Andrew J. Horner 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: 11454031
    Abstract: A hand tool for placing a single insulation plate at one time atop an insulation board or a vapor barrier or membrane on a flat or low slope roof. The hand tool has a flexible member that carries a releasable connector having a grip strength that releasably retains one insulation plate. The flexible member flexes between a neutral first position and a flexed second position. When the flexible member is flexed towards the second position, the releasable connector releases the insulation plate to place the insulation plate in a desired location atop the insulation board or vapor barrier on the flat or low slope roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: EVERHARD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J Horner, Roy S Ailstock
  • Patent number: 11225797
    Abstract: A hand tool has a plurality of similarly or identically shaped rollers aligned end-to-end along an axle such that the outer surface of each respective roller moves about an axis define by the axle. The hand tool may be a roofing roller tool that enables an impermeable vapor membrane or sheet to be applied to a vertical wall extending upwardly from an outer perimeter of a roof. The tool may be manipulated by an elongated pole handle coupled to a roller head or roller head frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Everhard Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Horner
  • Publication number: 20210230877
    Abstract: A hand tool for placing a single insulation plate at one time atop an insulation board or a vapor barrier or membrane on a flat or low slope roof. The hand tool has a flexible member that carries a releasable connector having a grip strength that releasably retains one insulation plate. The flexible member flexes between a neutral first position and a flexed second position. When the flexible member is flexed towards the second position, the releasable connector releases the insulation plate to place the insulation plate in a desired location atop the insulation board or vapor barrier on the flat or low slope roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew J Horner, Roy S Ailstock
  • Patent number: 10982448
    Abstract: A hand tool for placing a single insulation plate at one time atop an insulation board or a vapor barrier or membrane on a flat or low slope roof. The hand tool has a flexible member that carries a releasable connector having a grip strength that releasably retains one insulation plate. The flexible member flexes between a neutral first position and a flexed second position. When the flexible member is flexed towards the second position, the releasable connector releases the insulation plate to place the insulation plate in a desired location atop the insulation board or vapor barrier on the flat or low slope roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Everhard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J Horner, Roy S Ailstock
  • Publication number: 20200407977
    Abstract: A hand tool for placing a single insulation plate at one time atop an insulation board or a vapor barrier or membrane on a flat or low slope roof. The hand tool has a flexible member that carries a releasable connector having a grip strength that releasably retains one insulation plate. The flexible member flexes between a neutral first position and a flexed second position. When the flexible member is flexed towards the second position, the releasable connector releases the insulation plate to place the insulation plate in a desired location atop the insulation board or vapor barrier on the flat or low slope roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horner, Roy S. Ailstock
  • Publication number: 20190368200
    Abstract: A hand tool has a plurality of similarly or identically shaped rollers aligned end-to-end along an axle such that the outer surface of each respective roller moves about an axis define by the axle. The hand tool may be a roofing roller tool that enables an impermeable vapor membrane or sheet to be applied to a vertical wall extending upwardly from an outer perimeter of a roof. The tool may be manipulated by an elongated pole handle coupled to a roller head or roller head frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew J. Horner
  • Patent number: 7588523
    Abstract: A hand tool for press-welding and sealing overlapping edges of roofing membrane sheets by a roller mounted on one end of a handle. A rigid rod extends outwardly from an opposite end of the handle and has a curved section and a rounded corner which terminates in an angled linear section ending in a distal end. The distal end is used as a pick to test the integrity of the formed seam and the curved section is used for applying pressure to specific areas on the seam. The tool can perform both functions of applying pressure to the sheets by the roller and then testing the integrity of the formed seam without requiring excessive reorientation or movement of the tool in the hand of an installer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Everhard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horner, Daryl J. Waite
  • Patent number: D552952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Everhard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horner, Daryl J. Waite
  • Patent number: D556526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Everhard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Horner, Daryl J. Waite