Patents by Inventor Gary Eugene Cummings

Gary Eugene Cummings 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).

  • Self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel
    Patent number: 4114340
    Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A hermaphroditic fastener element is interposed between the interlocked panels and is secured to a building element, such as a purlin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wallace Dean, Gary Eugene Cummings, Gary Lee Harvey
  • Self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel
    Patent number: 4106250
    Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A fastener can be located on the panel lateral edge having either the male or female element thereon for securing the panel to a building element, such as a purlin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Eugene Cummings, Gary Lee Harvey, Charles Wallace Dean