Patents by Inventor Brian Francis Olson

Brian Francis Olson 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).

  • Thermoplastic roofing system
    Patent number: 8322113
    Abstract: Provided is a roofing system comprising a thermoplastic roofing membrane and one or more raised metal profiles attached to the thermoplastic roofing membrane. In an embodiment, provided is a method of improving a roofing system comprising a thermoplastic roofing membrane. The method comprises installing one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles on the roofing system. A side of the one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles comprises a thermoplastic layer. Installing the one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles on the roofing system comprises welding the thermoplastic layer to the thermoplastic roofing membrane. The presently disclosed raised profiles provide not only desirable aesthetics to thermoplastic roofing systems, but can also provide structural benefits to the roofing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Hal Steven Shapiro, Brian Francis Olson, Timothy J. Olehowski, Brian Gregory Shamas
  • THERMOPLASTIC ROOFING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110219715
    Abstract: Provided is a roofing system comprising a thermoplastic roofing membrane and one or more raised metal profiles attached to the thermoplastic roofing membrane. In an embodiment, provided is a method of improving a roofing system comprising a thermoplastic roofing membrane. The method comprises installing one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles on the roofing system. A side of the one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles comprises a thermoplastic layer. Installing the one or more thermoplastic coated raised metal profiles on the roofing system comprises welding the thermoplastic layer to the thermoplastic roofing membrane. The presently disclosed raised profiles provide not only desirable aesthetics to thermoplastic roofing systems, but can also provide structural benefits to the roofing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Hal Steven Shapiro, Brian Francis Olson, Timothy J. Olehowski, Brian Gregory Shamas
  • Manufacture of built-up roofing products with moisture conditioned fibrous mats
    Patent number: 5932287
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing roofing felts, cap sheets, base sheets and similar built-up roofing products from fibrous mats includes: supplying a roofing mat to a manufacturing process; moisturizing the roofing mat by applying steam or a liquid mist to one or both major surfaces of the roofing mat during the manufacturing process to increase the moisture content of the roofing mat and reduce the amount of hot bitumen accepted by the roofing mat during a coating operation; and applying a hot bitumen coating to one or both major surfaces of the roofing mat during the manufacturing process after the moisture content of the roofing mat has been increased by the moisturizing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Johns Manville International, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Michelsen, Byron James Lemonier, Brian Francis Olson, Gary Allen Lundholm