Patents by Inventor Eric COTTERMAN

Eric COTTERMAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20250243679
    Abstract: A verification tool for guiding the installation of vinyl siding to a wall of a structure. The verification tool includes a face plate with a front face, a rear face, a plurality of edges and a wall extending outwardly from each edge of the face plate. The verification tool also includes an opening in the face plate proximate a top edge of the face plate and a securement through hole in each of two oppositely disposed vertically oriented walls. The verification tool includes two downwardly extending legs and a gauge for confirming the nail shank diameter used for securing the vinyl siding nail hem to the wall. The verification tool also includes a pair of legs each with a foot portion with each foot comprising a different height for use in establishing a minimum gap between a vinyl siding surface and an accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Leland Harris, Andy Breuer, Eric Cotterman
  • Publication number: 20250243677
    Abstract: A verification tool for guiding the appropriate installation of vinyl siding to a wall of a structure is disclosed. A verification tool may include a face plate with a front face, a rear face, a plurality of edges, and a wall extending outwardly from each edge of the face plate and oppositely disposed flanges extending outwardly from at least two of the walls, a through hole in the face plate proximate a top edge of the face plate and a securement through hole in each of two oppositely disposed vertically oriented walls, two downwardly extending legs and a through hole gauge, and a through hole in each downwardly extending leg and each leg includes a foot portion with each foot comprising a different height for use in establishing a minimum gap between a vinyl siding surface and an accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Leland HARRIS, Bobbi MERRELL, Rodolfo VALLADARES, Brian KILGORE, Jake ALLEN, David JOHNSTON, Andy BREUER, Eric COTTERMAN
  • Patent number: D1095193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Leland Harris, Bobbi Merrell, Rodolfo Valladares, Brian Kilgore, Jake Allen, David Johnston, Andy Breuer, Eric Cotterman