Patents by Inventor Patrick William Hutchinson

Patrick William Hutchinson 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).

  • Gutter cover clip
    Patent number: 7677504
    Abstract: A cutter clip and methods for installing a gutter cover onto a gutter system are disclosed. The gutter clip includes a mouth portion sized to provide an interference fit between the gutter cover and the mouth portion of the clip which stationarily secures the gutter cover to the gutter clip. The gutter clip is further provided with a mounting portion that fastens to the lip of a gutter. Once assembled, the gutter clip of the present invention provides minimum horizontal and vertical tolerances between the gutter and the gutter cover, such that water may flow freely into the gutter channel, but does not permit debris to be lodged therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: R & B Wagner, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick William Hutchinson, Mel Freitag, Timothy G. Staub
  • GUTTER COVER CLIP
    Publication number: 20080028687
    Abstract: A cutter clip and methods for installing a gutter cover onto a gutter system are disclosed. The gutter clip includes a mouth portion sized to provide an interference fit between the gutter cover and the mouth portion of the clip which stationarily secures the gutter cover to the gutter clip. The gutter clip is further provided with a mounting portion that fastens to the lip of a gutter. Once assembled, the gutter clip of the present invention provides minimum horizontal and vertical tolerances between the gutter and the gutter cover, such that water may flow freely into the gutter channel, but does not permit debris to be lodged therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick William Hutchinson, Mei Freitag, Timothy G. Staub