Patents by Inventor Stephen Klossner

Stephen Klossner 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).

  • Publication number: 20070167129
    Abstract: A moisture penetration preventing manifold protects exterior walls from moisture entry into a wall cavity when wires, cables and pipes must penetrate the wall. The manifold is a solid, waterproof material having a tubular sleeve with a plate at one end sealed to the sleeve. The plate is placed on the exterior of a wall with an upper portion of the plate underneath an exterior moisture barrier sheet, and a lower portion of the plate on an exterior of the same moisture barrier sheet to provide a continuous drainage plane on the exterior. A building service element such as a wire, pipe or the like is passed through the sleeve and the sleeve central passageway is filled with a sealant such as expandable foam to prevent moisture from moving through the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicants: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Amherst E. Wilder Foundation
    Inventors: Marilou Cheple, Thomas Schirber, Patrick Huelman, Stephen Klossner