Patents by Inventor John T. Herren

John T. Herren 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: 5566513
    Abstract: A gutter guard apparatus (10) comprising a one-piece guard member (20) fabricated from sheet metal material (21) and provided with a capture portion (22) which captively secures one end (33) of a sheet (30) of screening material (31), and is further provided with a flange element (23) having a plurality of clip elements (24) which cooperate with one another to releasably engage the outer lip (101) of a gutter trough (100); wherein, the free end (32) of the sheet (30) of screening material (31) is disposed intermediate the first (201) and second (202) rows of shingles on a shingled roof (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventor: John T. Herren
  • Patent number: 5205417
    Abstract: A sanitary trash recycling apparatus includes a pit for receiving unsorted refuse, a electromagnetic device for removing ferrous materials and stations for permitting manual sorting of recyclable materials. The stations for manually sorting materials includes a device for moving the material to be sorted out toward the sorting operators as it moves through the station. A plurality of chutes are provided for each one of a number of recyclable products and bins are provided for receiving the sorted materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventor: John T. Herren