Patents by Inventor Michael Rizza

Michael Rizza 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: 4781003
    Abstract: An expansion joint seal assembly comprising elastomeric face and back seals joined by a tear strip and mounted between abutting adjacent building surfaces by press-fitting holding arrows integrally formed with the face and back seals into corresponding receptacles in a retaining frame mounted to each of the building surfaces. The elastomeric face and back seals are provided with accordion-like surface contours that allow the space between the abutting building surfaces to expand and contract due to thermal expansion, wind drift, settling and seismic motions upon the building structure while maintaining an impervious seal. The elastomeric face and back seals and tear strip are produced from a single extrusion of a flexible material, and may be of a type susceptible of coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Inventor: Michael Rizza