Patents by Inventor Frank Sidney Tyler

Frank Sidney Tyler 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).

  • FLEX DUCT CONNECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190376630
    Abstract: An exemplary duct system includes a rigid duct member, a first duct connector connected to the rigid duct member, a first sealing member disposed between the rigid duct member and the first duct connector, a flexible duct, a second duct connector connected to the flexible duct, and a second sealing member disposed between the first duct connector and the second duct connector. The first duct connector is assembled to the second duct connector to compress the second sealing member and form a seal between the first duct connector and the second duct connector and thereby form a seal between the rigid duct member and the flexible duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Howard Smith, Neil Robert Hettler, Katrina Keeley, Weigang Qi, David H. Wolf, Clarke Berdan, II, Frank Sidney Tyler, James Rinne
  • Flex duct connection system
    Patent number: 10422458
    Abstract: An exemplary duct system includes a rigid duct member, a first duct connector connected to the rigid duct member, a first sealing member disposed between the rigid duct member and the first duct connector, a flexible duct, a second duct connector connected to the flexible duct, and a second sealing member disposed between the first duct connector and the second duct connector. The first duct connector is assembled to the second duct connector to compress the second sealing member and form a seal between the first duct connector and the second duct connector and thereby form a seal between the rigid duct member and the flexible duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Howard Smith, Neil Robert Hettler, Katrina Keeley, Weigang Qi, David H. Wolf, Clarke Berdan, II, Frank Sidney Tyler, James Rinne
  • FLEX DUCT CONNECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160265699
    Abstract: An exemplary duct system includes a rigid duct member, a first duct connector connected to the rigid duct member, a first sealing member disposed between the rigid duct member and the first duct connector, a flexible duct, a second duct connector connected to the flexible duct, and a second sealing member disposed between the first duct connector and the second duct connector. The first duct connector is assembled to the second duct connector to compress the second sealing member and form a seal between the first duct connector and the second duct connector and thereby form a seal between the rigid duct member and the flexible duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Howard Smith, Neil Robert Hettler, Katrina Keeley, Weigang Qi, David H. Wolf, Clarke Berdan, II, Frank Sidney Tyler, James Rinne