Patents by Inventor Thomas Roy Richard

Thomas Roy Richard 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: 6993871
    Abstract: The invention is a bracket for installing a gutter cover for ducting rainwater to a rainwater gutter, where the gutter cover prevents debris from entering the gutter. The bracket is roughly shaped like three extended fingers, where each finger is a strut. The struts converge at a junction. The various struts are a lifting strut that supports the leading hooked frontal edge of a gutter cover, a stabilizing strut that has a hooked end that interlocks with the hooked edge of a frontal rim of a gutter trough, and a bracing strut that is a leg stemming from the junction to a bottom portion of the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Gutter Pro USA LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Roy Richard, Jason Andrew Herald, Freddie Steven White
  • Patent number: 6732477
    Abstract: The invention is a gutter cap for ducting rainwater to a rainwater gutter, while simultaneously deflecting debris. The invention is particularly suitable for retrofitting pre-existing aluminum gutters. The gutter cap can be installed with minimum tools and with no disruption to the existing gutter. The gutter cap is comprised of a sloped cover, which uses the attraction of water to bend water around a hooked edge as it drains across the sloped cover and ducts it into the trough. The cover, which forms a roof over the gutter's trough, is mounted with mounting blocks that snap on the cross-struts supporting the gutter, and these mounting blocks interlocks with the hooked edge of the cover. An opposing longitudinal edge on the cover is attached to the fascia board of the roof using a few screws or nails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Rainware Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Roy Richard
  • Patent number: D487868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Gutter Pro USA, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Roy Richard