Patents by Inventor Louis J. Benoit

Louis J. Benoit 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: 4437283
    Abstract: A single-ply roofing system is disclosed according to the teachings of the present invention as including a roof sheet for covering a roof of the desired construction. In the interior of the roof area, the roof sheet is held to the roof by battens fastened to the roof through the roof sheet. Batten sealing members are provided which will increase bonding strength over a period of time and which may thus be considered to undergo a self vulcanizing-like process with the roof sheet and encapsulate the batten between the roof sheet and the batten sealing member. The roof sheet is held on the roof adjacent the roof edge by edging members having a generally horizontal flange which extends from the roof edge and rests on the top surface of the roof sheet. The edging member is fastened by fasteners which extend through the flange, through the roof sheet, and into the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1984
    Inventor: Louis J. Benoit
  • Patent number: 4197687
    Abstract: An insulated closure panel is disclosed, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, for closing off openings under floors and roof decks where prestressed double tee concrete construction spans are used. The closure panel includes an insulating core sandwiched between two facing members. The top and sides of the facing members are undersized from the top and sides of the core, thus allowing the closure panel to be inserted into the opening of the construction spans such that the core can be snuggly fit in the opening while avoiding chipping of the facing members or avoiding pulling the facing members away from the core. The closure panel can be held in the opening of the construction span by foam type construction adhesive. Further, caulking can be added in the groove formed between the top and side edges of the undersized facing member and the surface of the construction span for providing a seal therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Inventor: Louis J. Benoit