Patents by Inventor Robert G. Kearful

Robert G. Kearful 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: 6170212
    Abstract: A deck system including cooperating plastic planks, fastener covers and end caps. Each of the plastic planks has at least one channel in the upper surfaces which extends the length of the plank. Each channel includes at least one pair of opposed ledges. Each fastener cover is configured for insertion into one of the channels. The fastener cover is an elongate member having an upper face portion and a pair of legs downwardly depending from the upper face portion and extending substantially the entire length thereof. The fastener cover includes a pair of upper laterally projecting flanges and a pair of lower laterally projecting flanges. When a fastener cover is inserted into a channel, the pairs of upper and lower flanges receive the at least one pair of ledges with a gap sufficient to accommodate displacement of the fastener cover arising from ice expansion in the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Mark G. Suchyna, Robert G. Kearful
  • Patent number: 5669592
    Abstract: A camera support (10) for supporting a camera (12) having a threaded opening in an exterior wall thereof. The support (10) comprises a shaft (15) having first (16) and second (18) ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. Course self tapping anchor threads (20) are disposed on the first end (16) of the shaft (15) for threadingly engaging a support structure (22). Machine-type support threads (24) are disposed on the second end (18) of the shaft (15) for threadingly engaging the threaded opening in the camera (12). A handle (26) extends transversely to the axis of the shaft (15) for manually rotating the anchor threads (20) into the support structure (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventor: Robert G. Kearful
  • Patent number: D416337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Mark G. Suchyna, Robert G. Kearful