Patents by Inventor Carmen A. LaTorre

Carmen A. LaTorre 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).

  • Roofing shingle system
    Patent number: 10059016
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180029245
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Roofing shingle system
    Patent number: 9808947
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160186436
    Abstract: A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Grubka, Carmen A. LaTorre, Bert W. Elliott, Christopher C. Freidner
  • Fiberizing spinner including a radiation shield for the manufacture of high quality fibers
    Patent number: 8087265
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing high quality glass wool fibers, and more particularly to a spinner including a radiation shield is disclosed. The spinner includes a number of radiation shield positioned beneath the spinner base and decreases the temperature gradient along the peripheral sidewall of the spinner and improves the quality of the glass fibers. One suitable material for the radiation shield is a high temperature nickel alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Captial, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick M. Gavin, Michael T. Pellegrin, James S. Belt, Carmen A. LaTorre, Marc Alan Lucas
  • Fiberizing spinner including a radiation shield for the manufacture of high quality fibers
    Publication number: 20080156042
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing high quality glass wool fibers, and more particularly to a spinner including a radiation shield is disclosed. The spinner includes a number of radiation shield positioned beneath the spinner base and decreases the temperature gradient along the peripheral sidewall of the spinner and improves the quality of the glass fibers. One suitable material for the radiation shield is a high temperature nickel alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick M. Gavin, Michael T. Pellegrin, James S. Belt, Carmen A. LaTorre, Marc Alan Lucas