Patents by Inventor Meredith W. Croucher, Jr.

Meredith W. Croucher, Jr. 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).

  • Roof system and panel therefor
    Patent number: 5881501
    Abstract: This invention provides a panel assembly for buildings and the like comprising, in combination with structure supporting the assembly, an array of overlapping elongated metal panels, each panel including a lower edge, an upper flange, and a web including at least one outwardly protruding longitudinally extending stiffening rib. The stiffening rib adjacent the upper flange has an elongated longitudinally extending groove and an extended bearing portion for contacting the structure when the panel is fastened thereto. These ribs provide structural support without purlins, sheathing, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Fabrel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Guffey, Meredith W. Croucher, Jr., Michael A. Huizinga, Russell H. Henk
  • Building panel assembly
    Patent number: 5295338
    Abstract: This invention provides a panel assembly for buildings and the like comprising, in combination with structure supporting the assembly, an array of overlapping elongated metal panels, each panel including a lower edge, an upper flange, and a web including at least one outwardly protruding longitudinally extending stiffening rib. The stiffening rib adjacent the upper flange has an elongated longitudinally extending groove and an extended bearing portion for contacting the structure when the panel is fastened thereto. These ribs provide structural support without purlins, sheathing, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: Alcan Aluminum Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Guffey, Meredith W. Croucher, Jr., Michael A. Huizinga, Russell H. Henk
  • Structural joint members for space frame system
    Patent number: 4863303
    Abstract: Structural joint members for a space frame system with a node joint having threaded apertures, structural strut members with threaded end sections, and a connecting member. The connecting member includes an elongatged threaded bolt, a fixed nut locked on one bolt end with a set screw, and a jam nut threadably engaging the other bolt end. The bolt threadably engages the node joint and the strut threaded end section with the fixed nut secured against the node joint and the jam nut secured against the strut end section to lock the structural joint members together. A snap-on cap covers the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Inryco, Inc.
    Inventors: Meredith W. Croucher, Jr., James M. Fisher, Richard Letizia, LeRoy A. Lutz, Ralph F. Makowski, Richard L. Moyse, Richard W. Osgood, John N. Rave, Ward A. Wickwire, James F. Zillmer