Patents by Inventor Michele Knapp

Michele Knapp 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: 20250223795
    Abstract: A device may include an inner cassette body, the inner cassette body defining an opening configured to receive a window unit. A device may include a slop positioned around an interior surface of the inner cassette body on a building side of the window cassette, the stop configured to abut an interior surface of the window unit placed in the inner cassette body from an exterior side. A device may include an outer cassette body coupled with a front side of the inner cassette body, the outer cassette body configured to hold a retaining clip, the retaining clip configured to hold the window unit in the inner cassette body against the stop. A device may include a building connection flange positioned around an exterior surface of the inner cassette body, the building connection flange configured to allow the window cassette to be affixed to a building exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Michele Knapp, Christopher J. Knapp
  • Publication number: 20250198147
    Abstract: An EIFS panel may include a foam body. An EIFS panel may include a penetration through the foam body. An EIFS panel may include a molded structural member coupled with the foam body, wherein the molded structural member finishes the penetration such that no additional field work is required to prepare the EIFS panel for installation. An EIFS panel may include a pre-drilled fastener hole extending through the foam body, the pre-drilled fastener hole configured to align a fastener with a support structure of a building, wherein, when the fastener is inserted through the pre-drilled fastener hole, the EIFS panel is secured to the support structure of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Michele Knapp, Christopher J. Knapp