Patents by Inventor Frederick T. Kindelvich

Frederick T. Kindelvich 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: 4417431
    Abstract: A clip for retaining sheet metal roofing or siding panels on a structure, while providing for thermal expansion and contraction of the panels, is made from a single piece of sheet metal. The metal is cut and bent so as to form a base portion having panel supporting embossments, and an upright portion which has panel retaining bulbous projections adjacent the top edge. Preferably there is an even number of these bulbous projections and they alternate projecting to opposite sides of the upright portion. Most preferably, the clip is made of stainless steel when it is intended for use with aluminum panels. The clip is adapted to have its base portion affixed to a building structure and its upright portion enclosed within the seam joint between two adjacent metal roofing or siding sheets which are formed over the bulbous projections of the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: Zip-Rib, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred D. Commins, Frederick T. Kindelvich
  • Patent number: 4122640
    Abstract: A jacketing system for cylindrical storage tank structures of the type used for oil, water, etc., wherein vertically disposed insulated panel sections are affixed to wire cable members or the like on the outside walls of the tank structures and improved articulated fasteners are provided for securing the panel sections to the wire cable members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred D. Commins, Frederick T. Kindelvich, Richard C. Schroter