Patents by Inventor Michael I. Lesniak

Michael I. Lesniak 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).

  • Through roof connector assembly for a photovoltaic building sheathing element
    Patent number: 8695291
    Abstract: The present invention is premised upon a through-roof connector assembly comprising one or more photovoltaic building sheathing elements capable of being affixed on a building structure, the photovoltaic building sheathing element including a sheathing element electrical connector along a sheathing element peripheral edge; a through-roof connector edge piece assembly that abuts a portion of the photovoltaic building sheathing element and includes: a body portion, an edge piece electrical connector, one or more wire leads that are connected on one end to the edge piece electrical connector; a wire guiding member with at least one conduit hole, the wire guiding member located under the through-roof connector edge piece assembly when assembled; and an under-roof junction device that is removably connected to the wire guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen G. Pisklak, James Miller, Michael I Lesniak, Ryan S. Gaston, Timothy C. Plum, Gerald K. Eurich, Joseph A. Langmaid, James R. Keenihan
  • THROUGH ROOF CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING SHEATHING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20120279150
    Abstract: The present invention is premised upon a through-roof connector assembly comprising one or more photovoltaic building sheathing elements capable of being affixed on a building structure, the photovoltaic building sheathing element including a sheathing element electrical connector along a sheathing element peripheral edge; a through-roof connector edge piece assembly that abuts a portion of the photovoltaic building sheathing element and includes: a body portion, an edge piece electrical connector, one or more wire leads that are connected on one end to the edge piece electrical connector; a wire guiding member with at least one conduit hole, the wire guiding member located under the through-roof connector edge piece assembly when assembled; and an under-roof junction device that is removably connected to the wire guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen G. Pisklak, James Miller, Michael I. Lesniak, Ryan S. Gaston, Timothy C. Plum, Gerald K. Eurich, Joseph A. Langmaid, James R. Keenihan