Patents by Inventor Edward R. Metzger

Edward R. Metzger 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: 6161648
    Abstract: The invention resides in an improvement in safety net system wherein the safety net is formed from an improved material which is resistant to weakening by ultraviolet radiation, hence does not need to be dyed or treated, and therefore is shrink and sag controlled. The invention further resides in a connection and method for making such connection between a safety net and a debris net for supporting same as a unit in an assembled condition and/or an improved connection between a border member of a safety net and its associated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventors: John Rexroad, Edward R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 6000498
    Abstract: The invention resides in an improvement in safety net system wherein the safety net is formed from an improved material which is resistant to weakening by ultraviolet radiation, hence does not need to be dyed or treated, and therefore is shrink and sag controlled. The invention further resides in a connection and method for making such connection between a safety net and a debris net for supporting same as a unit in an assembled condition and/or an improved connection between a border member of a safety net and its associated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Inventors: John Rexroad, Edward R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 5848665
    Abstract: The invention resides in an improvement in safety net system wherein the safety net is formed from an improved material which is resistant to weakening by ultraviolet radiation, hence does not need to be dyed or treated, and therefore is shrink and sag controlled. The invention further resides in a connection and method for making such connection between a safety net and a debris net for supporting same as a unit in an assembled condition and/or an improved connection between a border member of a safety net and its associated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Inventors: John Rexroad, Edward R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 5673769
    Abstract: The invention resides in an improvement in safety net system wherein the safety net is formed from an improved material which is resistant to weakening by ultraviolet radiation, hence does not need to be dyed or treated, and therefore is shrink and sag controlled. The invention further resides in a connection and method for making such connection between a safety net and a debris net for supporting same as a unit in an assembled condition and/or an improved connection between a border member of a safety net and its associated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Inventors: John Rexroad, Edward R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 5582266
    Abstract: The invention resides in an improvement in safety net system wherein the safety net is formed from an improved material which is resistant to weakening by ultraviolet radiation, hence does not need to be dyed or treated, and therefore is shrink and sag controlled. The invention further resides in a connection and method for making such connection between a safety net and a debris net for supporting same as a unit in an assembled condition and/or an improved connection between a border member of a safety net and its associated mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Inventors: John Rexroad, Edward R. Metzger
  • Patent number: 4815562
    Abstract: A debris barrier for a high rise construction structure comprises a woven flexible mesh netting. A cord longitudinally extends along the top of the netting to form a reinforced border. The top of the netting is clipped to a safety cable so as to vertically suspend a portion of the netting. An anchoring strip is fastened to the netting. The netting is anchored to the floor slab by driving fasteners through the anchoring strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Sinco, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Denny, Edward R. Metzger, John Rexroad, William Glynn