Patents by Inventor Larry Ortega

Larry Ortega 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).

  • Threshold gasket assembly
    Patent number: 10895100
    Abstract: The present invention is a threshold gasket assembly to be used in conjunction with end and/or back dams to form a sill pan. The threshold gasket assembly is fixed to a lower region of a rough opening in a wall and comprises a base with a plurality of fins projecting away from base to form a corresponding plurality of channels with a length generally the same as a base. Base has a generally “L” shaped cross section. At least two fins are sufficiently spaced from another to prevent contact with each other thereby simultaneously ensuring that moisture is dammed by at least one fin and directed by at least a portion of an adjacent channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: TEJAS SPECIALTY GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Larry Ortega, Tracy Bowling
  • THRESHOLD GASKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190003241
    Abstract: The present invention is a threshold gasket assembly to be used in conjunction with end and/or back dams to form a sill pan. The threshold gasket assembly is fixed to a lower region of a rough opening in a wall and comprises a base with a plurality of fins projecting away from base to form a corresponding plurality of channels with a length generally the same as a base. Base has a generally “L” shaped cross section. At least two fins are sufficiently spaced from another to prevent contact with each other thereby simultaneously ensuring that moisture is dammed by at least one fin and directed by at least a portion of an adjacent channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Tejas Specialty Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Ortega, Tracy Bowling
  • Threshold gasket assembly
    Patent number: 10100570
    Abstract: The present invention is a threshold gasket assembly to be used in conjunction with end and/or back dams to form a sill pan. The threshold gasket assembly is fixed to a lower region of a rough opening in a wall and comprises a base with a plurality of fins projecting away from base to form a corresponding plurality of channels with a length generally the same as a base. Base has a generally “L” shaped cross section. At least two fins are sufficiently spaced from another to prevent contact with each other thereby simultaneously ensuring that moisture is dammed by at least one fin and directed by at least a portion of an adjacent channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Tejas Specialty Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Ortega, Tracy Bowling
  • THRESHOLD GASKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180274244
    Abstract: The present invention is a threshold gasket assembly to be used in conjunction with end and/or back dams to form a sill pan. The threshold gasket assembly is fixed to a lower region of a rough opening in a wall and comprises a base with a plurality of fins projecting away from base to form a corresponding plurality of channels with a length generally the same as a base. Base has a generally “L” shaped cross section. At least two fins are sufficiently spaced from another to prevent contact with each other thereby simultaneously ensuring that moisture is dammed by at least one fin and directed by at least a portion of an adjacent channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Larry Ortega, Tracy Bowling