Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Hetzel

Joseph R. Hetzel 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: 5144776
    Abstract: Apparatus for adjustably attaching roof panels to the sidewalls of an enclosure and for securing the pitch of the roof panel with respect to the sidewalls after it has been established is disclosed. The apparatus includes a header support member which is placed on top of the sidewall and has a longitudinally extending pocket therein. A header arm having a longitudinally extending yoke at one end thereof is received in the longitudinally extending pocket in the header support member. After the roof pitch has been established by rotating the yoke portion of the header arm within the pocket in the header support member, the header arm is fastened to the header support member to secure the roof pitch. The header support member and the header arm each have a pocket formed therein which is filled with insulating material providing a thermal break within each of these components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Patio Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hetzel, Kenneth L. Virgins
  • Patent number: 4872297
    Abstract: Apparatus for adjustably attaching roof panels to the side walls of an enclosure and for securing the pitch of the roof panel with respect to the side walls after it has been established is disclosed. The apparatus includes a header support member which is placed on top of the side wall and has a longitudinally extending pocket therein. A header arm having a longitudinally extending yoke at one end thereof is received in the longitudinally extending pocket in the header support member. After the roof pitch has been established by rotating the yoke portion of the header arm within the pocket in the header support member, the header arm is fastened to the header support member to secure the roof pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1989
    Assignee: Patio Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hetzel, Kenneth L. Virgins