Patents by Inventor Lester C. Benner

Lester C. Benner 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).

  • Asphalt shingles - color blend drop sequence randomized by deposition means controlled by random signal generator to obviate stripes on roof
    Patent number: 4523543
    Abstract: Apparatus for depositing granules comprising feeders adapted to discharge responsive to a signal transmitter, the reception of the signal being interrupted by a moving tape, a plurality of such apparatus being employed to eliminate patterning on roofing shingles. A random signal generator may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Brady, Lester C. Benner
  • Applying granules to strip asphaltic material
    Patent number: 4478869
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying granules to continuously moving strip asphaltic material comprises discharging granules onto tacky strip asphaltic material, continuously removing the non-adhered portion of the granules, sensing the amount of removed granules, and controlling the amount of granules discharged onto the asphaltic material in response to the sensed amount of removed granules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Brady, Lester C. Benner