Patents by Inventor Robert Hyer

Robert Hyer 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).

  • Silicone-containing roof assemblies and methods for production and use
    Patent number: 10272638
    Abstract: An underlayment material has a fiber mat partially infused and/or coated with asphalt and coated with silicone coating. A selvedge edge, may be coated or uncoated. The back of the underlayment has a self-adhesive coating, which is protected before use by a siliconized release film. The upper surface of the underlayment is coated with silicone composition providing waterproofing and radiation control. When unsaturated, the selvedge edge of fibrous material establishes a reinforced bond with an overlying sheet. When saturated with asphalt, the bond at the selvedge edge between adjacent sheets is between the asphalt layer of the selvedge edge and the adhesive on the bottom of the adjacent sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Gardner-Gibson, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hyer, Robert Hyer, Amir G. Khan, Andrew Troxell
  • Silicone-Containing Roof Assemblies And Methods For Production And Use
    Publication number: 20180257330
    Abstract: An underlayment material has a fiber mat partially infused and/or coated with asphalt and coated with silicone coating. A selvedge edge, may be coated or uncoated. The back of the underlayment has a self-adhesive coating, which is protected before use by a siliconized release film. The upper surface of the underlayment is coated with silicone composition providing waterproofing and radiation control. When unsaturated, the selvedge edge of fibrous material establishes a reinforced bond with an overlying sheet. When saturated with asphalt, the bond at the selvedge edge between adjacent sheets is between the asphalt layer of the selvedge edge and the adhesive on the bottom of the adjacent sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Gardner-Gibson, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hyer, Robert Hyer, Amir G. Khan, Andrew Troxell
  • Silicone-containing roof assemblies and methods for production and use
    Patent number: 10005254
    Abstract: An underlayment material has a fiber mat partially infused and/or coated with asphalt and coated with silicone coating. A selvedge edge, may be coated or uncoated. The back of the underlayment has a self-adhesive coating, which is protected before use by a siliconized release film. The upper surface of the underlayment is coated with silicone composition providing waterproofing and radiation control. When unsaturated, the selvedge edge of fibrous material establishes a reinforced bond with an overlying sheet. When saturated with asphalt, the bond at the selvedge edge between adjacent sheets is between the asphalt layer of the selvedge edge and the adhesive on the bottom of the adjacent sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Gardner-Gibson, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hyer, Robert Hyer, Amir G. Khan, Andrew Troxell
  • Silicone-Containing Roof Assemblies and Methods for Production and Use
    Publication number: 20170291384
    Abstract: An underlayment material has a fiber mat partially infused and/or coated with asphalt and coated with silicone coating. A selvedge edge, may be coated or uncoated. The back of the underlayment has a self-adhesive coating, which is protected before use by a siliconized release film. The upper surface of the underlayment is coated with silicone composition providing waterproofing and radiation control. When unsaturated, the selvedge edge of fibrous material establishes a reinforced bond with an overlying sheet. When saturated with asphalt, the bond at the selvedge edge between adjacent sheets is between the asphalt layer of the selvedge edge and the adhesive on the bottom of the adjacent sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Gardner-Gibson, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Hyer, Robert Hyer, Amir G. Khan
  • Striping directories across a striped volume set by the filenames contained in the directories
    Patent number: 8224864
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for striping a directory across storage server nodes. Each storage server node services one of a plurality of persistent mass storage facilities. The method comprises mapping each filename in the directory to one of the persistent mass storage facilities. According to the mapping of the filenames, the directory is distributed across the storage server nodes for storage on the persistent mass storage facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jernigan, Robert Hyer
  • Caching filenames of a striped directory in predictable locations within a volume locally accessible to a storage server node
    Patent number: 8180983
    Abstract: A method and system for caching filenames of a directory that is striped across the volumes serviced by a plurality of storage server nodes. The method comprises storing a filename in a first volume and a second volume of the striped volume set in the same locations within the respective volumes. The same locations within the respective volumes refer to the same locations with respect to a reference point of a directory structure in the respective volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jernigan, Robert Hyer