Patents by Inventor Mark Keller Bauer

Mark Keller Bauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20250052068
    Abstract: Cover panels for mounting on exterior or interior surfaces of metal building siding panels, and also configurable for mounting around cut-out openings in siding panels. Cover panels include one or more connected frame panels having a substantially flat exterior portion, and an interior portion having a bottom surface that is shaped to nest on and mate with a correspondingly shaped portion of a repeating ridge pattern of the respective building side panel(s) on which each of the one or more frame panels is configured to be mounted upon, thus leaving no gaps between the cover panel and the building siding panel(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Mark Keller Bauer
  • Patent number: 12129658
    Abstract: Filler frames for mounting on exterior or interior surfaces of metal building siding panels, and also configurable for mounting around cut-out openings in siding panels. Filler frames include one or more connected frame panels having a substantially flat top portion, and a bottom portion having a bottom surface that is shaped to nest on and mate with a correspondingly shaped portion of a repeating ridge pattern of the respective building side panel on which each of the frame panels is configured to be mounted upon, thus leaving no gaps between the filler frame and the building siding panels. Frame panels of filler frames may alternatively have one or more foam portions attached to a bottom surface providing for an effective seal. One or more gaps are formed in such foam portions to facilitate the use of fasteners for mounting of the filler frame to a building siding panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Keller Bauer
  • Publication number: 20230053302
    Abstract: Filler frames for mounting on exterior or interior surfaces of metal building siding panels, and also configurable for mounting around cut-out openings in siding panels. Filler frames include one or more connected frame panels having a substantially flat top portion, and a bottom portion having a bottom surface that is shaped to nest on and mate with a correspondingly shaped portion of a repeating ridge pattern of the respective building side panel on which each of the frame panels is configured to be mounted upon, thus leaving no gaps between the filler frame and the building siding panels. Frame panels of filler frames may alternatively have one or more foam portions attached to a bottom surface providing for an effective seal. One or more gaps are formed in such foam portions to facilitate the use of fasteners for mounting of the filler frame to a building siding panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Keller Bauer