Patents by Inventor John E. Roepke

John E. Roepke 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).

  • Filleting attachment for a caulking gun
    Patent number: 5017113
    Abstract: A tool is provided to fit on the plastic nozzle of standard caulking cartridges. The tool consists of a tapered hollow body terminated in a planar sqeegee member which has two edges at 45.degree. to the center line of the body. An orifice under the sqeegee permits caulking compound to emerge from the tool where it is shaped into a fillet for sealably joining two surfaces which are at right angles to each other. The sqeegee wipes the surfaces clean except at the junction of the surfaces where the fillet is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventors: Donald E. Heaton, John E. Roepke