Patents by Inventor Jeffery E. Hansen

Jeffery E. Hansen 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).

  • End-ventilating adjustable pitch arcuate roof ventilator
    Patent number: 6482084
    Abstract: A roof ridge ventilator is provided, comprising preferably a molded ventilator, with openings along the sides thereof for passage of air therethrough and with openings at ends thereof for passage of air therethrough via gaps provided in pluralities of rows of tabs, with a plurality of tabs being in each row, to define circuitous paths for air passage through end walls of the ventilator, with the ventilator being arcuately bendable to accommodate roofs of different pitches and resistance to fold lines being formed in its upper surface when it is arcuately bent, and with a filter medium provided beneath the ventilator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffery E. Hansen
  • End-ventilating adjustable pitch arcuate roof ventilator
    Publication number: 20020016150
    Abstract: A roof ridge ventilator is provided, comprising preferably a molded ventilator, with openings along the sides thereof for passage of air therethrough and with openings at ends thereof for passage of air therethrough via gaps provided in pluralities of rows of tabs, with a plurality of tabs being in each row, to define circuitous paths for air passage through end walls of the ventilator, with the ventilator being arcuately bendable to accommodate roofs of different pitches and resistance to fold lines being formed in its upper surface when it is arcuately bent, and with a filter medium provided beneath the ventilator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Jeffery E. Hansen
  • End-ventilating adjustable pitch arcuate roof vetilator
    Patent number: 6299528
    Abstract: A roof ridge ventilator is provided, comprising preferably a molded ventilator, with openings along the sides thereof for passage of air therethrough and with openings at ends thereof for passage of air therethrough via gaps provided in pluralities of rows of tabs, with a plurality of tabs being in each row, to define circuitous paths for air passage through end walls of the ventilator, with the ventilator being arcuately bendable to accommodate roofs of different pitches and resistance to fold lines being formed in its upper surface when it is arcuately bent, and with a filter medium provided beneath the ventilator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffery E. Hansen
  • End-ventilating adjustable pitch arcuate roof ventilator
    Patent number: 6149517
    Abstract: A roof ridge ventilator is provided, comprising preferably a molded ventilator, with openings along the sides thereof for passage of air therethrough and with openings at ends thereof for passage of air therethrough via gaps provided in pluralities of rows of tabs, with a plurality of tabs being in each row, to define circuitous paths for air passage through end walls of the ventilator, with the ventilator being arcuately bendable to accommodate roofs of different pitches and resistance to fold lines being formed in its upper surface when it is arcuately bent, and with a filter medium provided beneath the ventilator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffery E. Hansen
  • Continuous in-line method of fabricating a variable pitch roof ridge vent assembly and the assembly thereof
    Patent number: 5288269
    Abstract: A continuous in-line method of fabricating a variable pitch roof ridge ventilator assembly and the assembly thereof including providing first and second elongate substantially rectangular panels formed into a desired configuration and connecting the panels by roll forming a flexible connecting cap member to a longitudinal upturned edge of each of the first and second panels where the flexible connecting member enables rotation between the first and second panels and provides a seal therebetween against infiltration of the elements or insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Air Vent, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffery E. Hansen