Patents by Inventor Joseph Quaranta
Joseph Quaranta 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).
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Patent number: 8789332Abstract: A method of producing laminated roofing shingles is provided, wherein the shingles are of a dragon's tooth type, and shingles made in accordance with the method, and packages of such shingles.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Alistair G. Halliley, Robert L. Jenkins, Joseph Quaranta
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Patent number: 8281520Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Joseph Quaranta, Stephen A. Koch, Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs, Karen L. Steele
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Patent number: 8266861Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, having a high profile, by using various shingle layers to form a built-up wedge-shaped headlap portion, comprised of a plurality of layers of different dimensions in the headlap portion of the shingle, and the process for manufacturing the same from a single sheet of shingle material is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Stephen A. Koch, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Joseph Quaranta
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Publication number: 20110132427Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic array including a first photovoltaic module and a second photovoltaic module, each comprising a set of linearly arranged features extending from its lateral edge, and an electrical element on its surface, wherein the lateral distance between the electrical element and the center of the linearly-arranged feature closest to the lateral edge is different in the first photovoltaic module than in the second.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Joseph Quaranta, Stephen A. Koch
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Patent number: 7921606Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Joseph Quaranta, Stephen A. Koch, Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs, Karen L. Steele
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Publication number: 20100218433Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph Quaranta, Stephen A. Koch, Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs, Karen L. Steele
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Publication number: 20100192501Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, having a high profile, by using various shingle layers to form a built-up wedge-shaped headlap portion, comprised of a plurality of layers of different dimensions in the headlap portion of the shingle, and the process for manufacturing the same from a single sheet of shingle material is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen A. Koch, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Joseph Quaranta
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Publication number: 20090151288Abstract: A method of making a shingle and the shingle made in accordance with such method are provided, in which a shingle-forming layer of shingle material has a plurality of marks applied thereto prior to or after application of decorative granules to its tab region, and wherein the locations of the marks are sensed by a sensor, that then activates and controls the operation and placement of various shingle-completion steps as a function of the placement of the marks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: CERTAIN TEED CORPORATIONInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Richard Krause, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit Stahl
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Patent number: 7510622Abstract: A method of making a shingle and the shingle made in accordance with such method are provided, in which a shingle-forming layer of shingle material has a plurality of marks applied thereto prior to or after application of decorative granules to its tab region, and wherein the locations of the marks are sensed by a sensor, that then activates and controls the operation and placement of various shingle-completion steps as a function of the placement of the marks.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Richard Krause, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit Stahl
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Publication number: 20070144077Abstract: A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Joseph Quaranta, Stephen Koch, Robert Jenkins, Gregory Jacobs, Karen Steele
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Publication number: 20060260731Abstract: A method of making a shingle and the shingle made in accordance with such method are provided, in which a shingle-forming layer of shingle material has a plurality of marks applied thereto prior to or after application of decorative granules to its tab region, and wherein the locations of the marks are sensed by a sensor, that then activates and controls the operation and placement of various shingle-completion steps as a function of the placement of the marks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2005Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: CERTAINTEED CORPORATIONInventors: Husnu Kalkanoglu, Robert Jenkins, Richard Krause, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit Stahl
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Patent number: 6467235Abstract: A shingle and a method of and apparatus for making the shingle is provided, whereby patches of preselected granules or combinations of granules are provided, separated by transverse areas of different, preferably darker granules, having slots centrally thereof, to yield the appearance of multi-tab shingles that are thicker than they actually are, with transverse shadow lines. A longitudinal shadow line is optionally provided, along the upper and/or lower portion of the exposed tab.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2000Date of Patent: October 22, 2002Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Kermit E. Stahl, Joseph Quaranta
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Publication number: 20010000372Abstract: A shingle and a method of and apparatus for making the shingle is provided, whereby patches of preselected granules or combinations of granules are provided, separated by transverse areas of different, preferably darker granules, having slots centrally thereof, to yield the appearance of multi-tab shingles that are thicker than they actually are, with transverse shadow lines. A longitudinal shadow line is optionally provided, along the upper and/or lower portion of the exposed tab.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2000Publication date: April 26, 2001Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Kermit E. Stahl, Joseph Quaranta
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Patent number: 6212843Abstract: A shingle and a method of and apparatus for making the shingle is provided, whereby patches of pre-selected granules or combinations of granules are provided, separated by transverse areas of different, preferably darker granules, having slots centrally thereof, to yield the appearance of multi-tab shingles that are thicker than they actually are, with transverse shadow lines. A longitudinal shadow line is optionally provided, along the upper and/or lower portion of the exposed tab.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1998Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Kermit E. Stahl, Joseph Quaranta
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Patent number: 6205734Abstract: A multi-layer shingle is made by cutting an anterior layer of shingle material to have a headlap area and a tab area, and with a plurality of tabs being present in the tab area, separated by slotted openings. The tab area of the anterior layer has a predetermined design that has a repeatability in the longitudinal direction, or from one edge of a shingle to another in the right-to-left direction, which repeatability is a function of the length of the shingle between said left and right edges, as well as being a function of the number of tabs in the shingle's anterior layer, with the repeatability being smaller or greater than the length of the shingle in the longitudinal direction. Thereby, an ornamental appearance is provided that has a random, natural-looking effect when the shingles are laid up on a roof.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit E. Stahl
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Patent number: 6092345Abstract: A method is provided for making a shingle by cutting a layer of shingle material to have a headlap area and a tab area, and with a plurality of tabs being present in the tab area, separated by slotted openings. The tab area of the shingle is made to have a predetermined design that has a repeatability in the longitudinal direction, or from one edge of a shingle to another in the right-to-left direction, which repeatability is a function of the length of the shingle between said left and right edges, as well as being a function of the number of tabs in the shingle, with the repeatability being greater or smaller than the length of the shingle in the longitudinal direction. Thereby, a method is provided for producing an ornamental appearance that has a random, natural-looking effect when the shingles are laid up on a roof.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit E. Stahl
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Patent number: 6044608Abstract: This invention is directed to a multi-layer laminated shingle, wherein each shingle layer has granule and bituminous coated web, with the layers laminated together and with the butt zone of the base layer disposed against a bottom surface of the tab zone of the secondary layer and with the tab zone of the base layer disposed against the bottom surface of the butt zone of the secondary layer. The shingle lends itself to having tabs spaced by voids. Because the tabs in the base layer are inverted, the base layer's butt zone is visible through voids in the tabs of the secondary layer. The method of making the shingle lends itself to complementally cutting out the tabs of two side-by-side shingles from a given line. Enhanced nailing area is provided, and stacking of shingles for packaging is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Kermit E. Stahl, Michael J. Noone, Joseph Quaranta
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Patent number: 6038826Abstract: This invention is directed to a multi-layer laminated shingle, wherein each shingle layer comprises granule and bituminous coated web, with the layers laminated together and with the butt zone of the base layer disposed against a bottom surface of the tab zone of the secondary layer and with the tab zone of the base layer disposed against the bottom surface of the butt zone of the secondary layer. The shingle lends itself to having tabs spaced by voids. Because the tabs in the base layer are inverted, the base layer's butt zone is visible through voids in the tabs of the secondary layer. The method of making the shingle lends itself to complementally cutting out the tabs of two side-by-side shingles from a given line. Enhanced nailing area is provided, and stacking of shingles for packaging is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Kermit E. Stahl, Michael J. Noone, Joseph Quaranta
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Patent number: D552267Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Richard Krause, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit Stahl, Stephen A. Koch
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Patent number: D611620Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2007Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Robert L. Jenkins, Richard Krause, Joseph Quaranta, Kermit Stahl, Stephen A. Koch