Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Kneisel

Joseph P. Kneisel 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: 4862665
    Abstract: An improved roofing material of the type which utilizes elongated planks nailed directly to the rafters. Each plank has a tongue along the upper edge and a groove along the lower edge. The improvement relates to the form of the gasket which has several beads along its length together with a thin layer or strip of wax approximately two inches wide is applied to the upper side of the tongue adjacent to where the gasket material will sit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Inventor: Joseph P. Kneisel
  • Patent number: 4594819
    Abstract: A fabricated sheet metal roof flashing assembly for weather proofing the junction of roof planks at a roof valley. The invention consists of a series of abutting pairs of flashing assemblies faced over the intersection of two areas of roof planks. The flashing assembly has an elongated U-shaped channel member which encompasses upwardly directed integrally formed walls of the two flashing segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Inventor: Joseph P. Kneisel