Patents by Inventor Edward J. Rutkowski

Edward J. Rutkowski 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: 4651484
    Abstract: A furniture channel for vertical disposition against horizontal framing members, with an intermittent raised bead on the furniture channel inner surface for selective, optional positioning, against the horizontal framing members, for obtaining the desired spacing of the furniture channel faces from the framing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Edward J. Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 4435938
    Abstract: Clips, which are rigidly affixed to a structure, are loosely affixed to vinyl siding by elements grasping the siding nailing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Edward J. Rutkowski, Thomas R. Krowl
  • Patent number: 4435936
    Abstract: A metal stud, intended for use where the flanges on one side will be left exposed, having such exposed side flanges formed with an overlapped sheet metal portion, including an under flange and an over flange which are spaced apart to allow a cooling air flow therebetween, wherein the under flange includes means for providing a cooling flow of air or gases at the interface of the under flange and an adjacent gypsum board, which means may be a plurality of dimples in the under flange or a combination of dimples and a plurality of spaced apart holes in the under flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventor: Edward J. Rutkowski
  • Patent number: 4324082
    Abstract: A metal stud, intended for use where the flanges on one side will be left exposed, having such exposed side flanges formed with an overlapped sheet metal portion, including an under flange and an over flange which are spaced apart to allow a cooling air flow therebetween, wherein the under flange includes means for providing a cooling flow of air or gases at the interface of the under flange and an adjacent gypsum board, which may be a rib in the under flange or a plurality of spaced apart holes in the under flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1982
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Edward J. Rutkowski, Carl R. Mapes, Steven D. Wing, Jack A. Dawdy
  • Patent number: 3964220
    Abstract: A thin semi-rigid preformed elongate strip for disposition at the junctions of adjacent drywall wallboards or between sections of a plaster wall to absorb movement within a wall without detrimental effects therefrom, having two outwardly directed opposed flanges arranged for affixation to the wallboard or the lath outer face along adjacent edges, an adjoining central flexible bent portion arranged to be disposed below the general surface plane of the wall between adjacent edges of boards or sections thereof, and adjoined along its lateral edges to the two flanges, and an upwardly extending screed formed in each flange. In the preferred form, a flat strip extends across the central portion on the face of the strip. This may be of different material and more flexible, and may be formed for rapid removal after completion of the wall construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1972
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: National Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Edward J. Rutkowski, Gerard T. Sowinski