Patents by Inventor Peter M. McPhalen

Peter M. McPhalen 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: 4905427
    Abstract: This invention relates to a multi-purpose universal fit roof-rain gutter protection system which is useful in keeping debris out of roof-rain gutters and drain spouts. The roof-rain gutter shield comprises an elongated resilient weather-proof planar sheet which has a linear gutter lip engaging inverted "L" surface along one of its elongated sides and on the opposite elongated side, has a plurality of fingers extending in series perpendicularly from the edge of the sheet. The sheet has in the central area a plurality of elongated openings arranged in rows and extending laterally along the sheet relative to the length of the sheet. The sheet may also have a series of auxiliary openings between the inverted "L" surface and the central area openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Inventor: Peter M. McPhalen