Patents by Inventor Ralph Kirby

Ralph Kirby 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: 5414965
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for sealingly anchoring a sheet-like base roofing material on a building structure. The assembly includes an anchoring flange or plate having a number of openings therethrough, and a marshal strip of sheet martial overlies the anchoring flange and is bonded directly to the base roofing material through the openings, and preferably at a location interior of the anchoring flange. The assembly an be used in roof edge installations, for example, and can also include a fascia or a gutter arrangement, or a wide variety of other conjurations to suit a given application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Tommy D. Kelley, Mark D. Braine, Gregory Henson, John B. Hickman, Ralph Kirby, William C. Roberts, Kevin D. Rogers
  • Patent number: 5272846
    Abstract: An roof edge assembly for anchoring foam-type roofing materials includes an anchoring flange having a longitudinal channel extending along the edge of the roof, into which a floating retainer member is received and allowed to move to accommodate thermal expansion of the roofing material. At least part of the free-floating retainer member becomes embedded into the foam-type roofing material during its application after the anchoring and retainer members have been installed on the roof. The retainer member is prevented from pulling away during application of the foam. The flange member can be separate or integral with a fascia portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Tommy D. Kelley, Ralph Kirby, Kevin D. Rogers, Mark D. Braine, Donald W. Schultz, Richard G. Tuttle, William C. Roberts
  • Patent number: 5251411
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for sealingly anchoring a sheet-like base roofing material on a building structure. The assembly includes an anchoring flange or plate having a number of openings therethrough, and a marginal strip of sheet material overlies the anchoring flange and is bonded directly to the base roofing material through the openings, and preferably at a location interior of the anchoring flange. The assembly can be used in roof edge installations, for example, and can also include a fascia or a gutter arrangement, or a wide variety of other configurations to suit a given application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Tommy D. Kelley, Mark D. Braine, Gregory Henson, John B. Hickman, Ralph Kirby, William C. Roberts, Kevin D. Rogers
  • Patent number: 5230192
    Abstract: A roofing system having preferred metallic roofing panels overlying a roof structure or a substrate (such as a waterproof membrane) includes a mat of loosely-woven ventilation mesh material between the panels and the roof structure or substrate in order to provide proper ventilation, thus minimizing corrosion resulting from condensed moisture. The mesh is preferably composed of an extruded thermosetting plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: William C. Webb, Richard G. Tuttle, Donald W. Schultz, Ralph Kirby, John B. Hickman, Nelson M. Ferg, Mark D. Braine
  • Patent number: 5189853
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for sealing and capping an edge construction on a building structure wherein a facing, composed of masonry or other materials, is placed along a back wall, generally in a face-to-face relationship. The edge sealing or coping assembly seals and caps the interface and joint or space between the facing and the back wall and accommodates variances in the facing depth and/or the spacing between the facing and the back wall along the perimeter of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Braine, Ralph Kirby, Donald W. Schultz, Richard G. Tuttle, John B. Hickman
  • Patent number: 5123208
    Abstract: A reglet or flashing assembly includes a termination bar member with a snap-on resilient flashing and accommodates longitudinal expansion without leakage at longitudinally-adjacent joints, as well as providing for such a snap-on flashing or skirt component that only requires installation forces that are directed toward the wall, thus avoiding adverse effects on sealants, water-proof membranes, or other wall surface panels or structures. In at least one version, the reglet assembly also accommodates irregularities along the surface of the wall, such as high or low points or recesses resulting from masonry mortar joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Ralph Kirby, Donald W. Schultz, John B. Hickman, Mark D. Braine, Richard G. Tuttle
  • Patent number: 4964248
    Abstract: A coping assembly is disclosed for a parapet wall on a building structure that can accommodate varying or inconsistent wall widths, with the parapet wall having generally vertical inner and outer vertical surfaces interconnected by a generally horizontal upper surface. Coping assemblies according to the present invention include a preferred resilient clip member, a clip attachment device for attaching the clip member to the parapet wall, a fascia member, a top plate member, and a top plate anchoring device for anchoring the top plate to the parapet wall. The fascia member and the top plate member have overlapping or telescoping portions that provide for the feature by which various wall widths or thicknesses can be accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: W. P. Hickman Company
    Inventors: Mark D. Braine, Ralph Kirby, Donald W. Schultz, Richard G. Tuttle, Nelson M. Ferg, John B. Hickman, William C. Webb