Patents by Inventor Richard S. Funk

Richard S. Funk 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).

  • Composition and process for selectively removing oleaginous products from water
    Patent number: 4142969
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition and method of removing oleaginous compounds from aqueous systems, both fresh and salt, by employing a composition comprising a volcanic glass and a fibrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Inventors: Richard S. Funk, Donald W. Mogg, David L. Ruff
  • Strip for fastening and sealing sheets of construction material
    Patent number: 4059933
    Abstract: Apparatus for sealingly joining sheets of construction material laid with edges abutting over an underlying frame and having edges rabbeted to form a joint channel including a pad for lying in the channel, a cap permanently adhered to the pad member and having edges extending past the pad for sealingly contacting the unrabbeted sheet surfaces, a metal strip embedded in the pad, and screws for securing the metal strip to the frame to capture the rabbeted surfaces of the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Assignee: Grefco, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S. Funk, S. Alan Stewart, David L. Ruff