Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Schwetz

Joseph J. Schwetz 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: 7094298
    Abstract: Apparatus for heat welding together thermoplastic membranes mounted on a surface includes a frame, a support member connected to the frame, a nozzle mounted on the support member to receive heated air, weld wheels mounted on the support member adjacent to, and immediately following, the nozzle for pushing a heated portion of an upper membrane toward a lower membrane to effect a weld, wherein the support member is adapted to be fixed to the frame member in a first position proximate a first side of the frame for welding the two membranes together, is releasable from the first position, is movable to a second position nearer a second side of the frame, and adapted to be releasably fixed to the frame at the second position for welding a membrane to an underlying edge piece mounted on a free edge of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sarnafil, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph J. Schwetz