Patents by Inventor Richard E. Kroll

Richard E. Kroll 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).

  • Method and apparatus for moisture detection in exterior sheathing of residential and commercial buildings
    Patent number: 7126486
    Abstract: An automated device monitors moisture content in exterior sheathing of a building for detecting moisture intrusion into the sheathing walls. A plurality of moisture sensors are embedded in selected exterior walls of the building behind the cladding and are adapted to provide signals representative of the moisture content in the walls at each of the selected locations. A control unit is operatively connected with each of the plurality of moisture sensors for generating an alarm signal when at least one of the signals representative of the moisture content in the plurality of walls is indicative of a moisture content in excess of a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Dryvit Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Todd E. Watson
  • Method and apparatus for moisture detection in exterior sheathing of residential and commercial buildings
    Publication number: 20020130781
    Abstract: An automated device monitors moisture content in exterior sheathing of a building for detecting moisture intrusion into the sheathing walls. A plurality of moisture sensors are embedded in selected exterior walls of the building behind the cladding and are adapted to provide signals representative of the moisture content in the walls at each of the selected locations. A control unit is operatively connected with each of the plurality of moisture sensors for generating an alarm signal when at least one of the signals representative of the moisture content in the plurality of walls is indicative of a moisture content in excess of a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Todd E. Watson
  • Method and apparatus for moisture detection in exterior sheathing of residential and commercial buildings
    Patent number: 6377181
    Abstract: An automated device monitors moisture content in exterior sheathing of a building for detecting moisture intrusion into the sheathing walls. A plurality of moisture sensors are embedded in selected exterior walls of the building behind the cladding and are adapted to provide signals representative of the moisture content in the walls at each of the selected locations. A control unit is operatively connected with each of the plurality of moisture sensors for generating an alarm signal when at least one of the signals representative of the moisture content in the plurality of walls is indicative of a moisture content in excess of a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Dryvit Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Todd E. Watson
  • Insulative wall cladding having insulation boards fitting together to form channels and fire-retardant panels disposed therein
    Patent number: 5564243
    Abstract: A wall of a building includes cladding having a plurality of interconnecting air pressure and moisture vent channels. The cladding prevents formation of an air pressure differential between the outside atmosphere and the inside atmosphere of a building or the atmosphere in a cavity of the cladding, which reduces moisture ingress. Preferably, cladding having fire retardant panels is further provided in the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Vincent Tamburrini, Frederick M. Hansen
  • Insulative wall cladding having insulation boards fitting together to form channels and fire-retardant panels disposed therein
    Patent number: 5392578
    Abstract: A wall of a building includes cladding having a plurality of interconnecting air pressure and moisture vent channels. The cladding prevents formation of an air pressure differential between the outside atmosphere and the inside atmosphere of a building or the atmosphere in a cavity of the cladding, which reduces moisture ingress. Preferably, cladding having fire retardant panels is further provided in the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Dryvit Systems Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Vincent Tamburrini, Frederick M. Hansen
  • Insulative wall cladding having insulation boards fitting together to form channels
    Patent number: 5363621
    Abstract: A wall of a building comprising cladding having a plurality of interconnecting air pressure and moisture vent channels. The cladding prevents formation of an air pressure differential between the outside atmosphere and the inside atmosphere of a building or the atmosphere in a cavity of the cladding, which reduces moisture ingress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Dryvit Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kroll, Vincent Tamburrini, Frederick M. Hansen