Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Buchanan

Ronald E. Buchanan 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).

  • Continuous flexible spacer assembly having sealant support member
    Patent number: 8230661
    Abstract: A spacer and sealant assembly comprising a sealant support member having a planar surface bounded by first and second edges wherein said first and second edges have at least one pleated portion, a plastic shim having at least one undulating portion in contact with said first and second edges of said stretchable sealant support member so that said at least one pleated portion is oriented inward into said at least one undulating portion of said shim, a sealant joined to at least said first and second edges of said sealant support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: TruSeal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Baratuci, Ronald E. Buchanan, Patrick A. Drda, Louis A. Ferri, Eric W. Jackson
  • Continuous flexible spacer assembly having sealant support member
    Patent number: 7877958
    Abstract: A spacer and sealant assembly comprising a sealant support member having a planar surface bounded by first and second edges wherein said first and second edges have at least one pleated portion, a plastic shim having at least one undulating portion in contact with said first and second edges of said stretchable sealant support member so that said at least one pleated portion is oriented inward into said at least one undulating portion of said shim, a sealant joined to at least said first and second edges of said sealant support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: TruSeal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Baratuci, Ronald E. Buchanan, Patrick A. Drda, Louis A. Ferri, Eric W. Jackson