Patents by Inventor Richard L. Betz

Richard L. Betz 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).

  • Multi-season crawl space vent
    Patent number: 7040979
    Abstract: A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in the crawl space and connected under tension through the opening to the front frame. A first form of the vent can be installed axially into the vent opening from the outside of the building to replace an existing vent in a finished wall. A second form of the vent is installed vertically into the vent opening in the wall before the opening has been capped, as part of new construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Ultra Creative Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Richard L. Betz
  • Multi-season crawl space vent
    Patent number: 6817942
    Abstract: A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in the crawl space and connected under tension through the opening to the front frame. A first form of the vent can be installed axially into the vent opening from the outside of the building to replace an existing vent in a finished wall. A second form of the vent is installed vertically into the vent opening in the wall before the opening has been capped, as part of new construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Ultra Creative Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Richard L. Betz