Patents by Inventor Manfred Zerres

Manfred Zerres 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).

  • Structural component for securing tiles onto a ready-made chimney
    Patent number: 6505801
    Abstract: A structural component for securing tiles onto a metallic housing of a ready-made chimney, wherein the tiles have side surfaces and wherein the side surfaces have grooves and tongues complementing one another, has hoops to be fastened on the metallic housing at a given distance from one another which distance matches the size of the tiles. Brackets are provided that are insertable into the hoops. The brackets are snapped into place between two adjacent tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: MEZ Keramik GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Zerres
  • Structural component for securing tiles onto a ready-made chimney
    Publication number: 20020008182
    Abstract: A structural component for securing tiles onto a metallic housing of a ready-made chimney, wherein the tiles have side surfaces and wherein the side surfaces have grooves and tongues complementing one another, has hoops to be fastened on the metallic housing at a given distance from one another which distance matches the size of the tiles. Brackets are provided that are insertable into the hoops. The brackets are snapped into place between two adjacent tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: Manfred Zerres