Patents by Inventor James R. Rahn

James R. Rahn 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: 5927044
    Abstract: A panel configuration and manufacturing technique are disclosed. The panel simulates a number of shingles each having a hollow end portion. Several of these panels may be utilized to provide an exterior building covering. When installed, hollow end portions of adjacent panels overlap to provide a leak resistant, realistic appearing covering. A number of panels may be formed by positioning each of a number of regions of a web of polymeric resin between a mold and a plug. Each of the regions is molded while in a ductile state to form a corresponding one of the multi-shingle panels. An undercut portion is formed in each of the regions during molding to define an end portion of the panel. This formation includes moving the plug relative to the mold. The sheet is cut after molding to separate the panels from the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: American Sheet Extrusion Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry A. Lamb, deceased, Kenneth Hedges, James R. Rahn
  • Patent number: D410094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: American Sheet Extrusion Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Hedges, James R. Rahn
  • Patent number: D410095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: American Sheet Extrusion Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Hedges, James R. Rahn
  • Patent number: D414568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: American Sheet Extrusion Co.
    Inventors: Kenneth Hedges, Jerry A. Lamb, deceased, James R. Rahn