Patents by Inventor Timothy Tackett

Timothy Tackett 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).

  • Fastening plate assembly
    Patent number: 9856651
    Abstract: A roofing system includes a construction board positioned over a roof deck and a plurality of fastening plates positioned on a top surface of the construction board. At least one connector extends between two of the plurality of fastening plates and is positioned on the top surface of the construction board. The construction boards may be insulation or cover boards, and in certain embodiments may be polyisocyanurate boards. Fasteners are driven through the fastening plates and the construction boards and into an underlying roof deck to secure the construction boards in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Co., LLC
    Inventors: John B. Letts, Timothy Tackett, Allen Sopko, Michael Hubbard, John Geary
  • FASTENING PLATE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120311951
    Abstract: A roofing system includes a construction board positioned over a roof deck and a plurality of fastening plates positioned on a top surface of the construction board. At least one connector extends between two of the plurality of fastening plates and is positioned on the top surface of the construction board. The construction boards may be insulation or cover boards, and in certain embodiments may be polyisocyanurate boards. Fasteners are driven through the fastening plates and the construction boards and into an underlying roof deck to secure the construction boards in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: John B. LETTS, Timothy Tackett, Allen Sopko, Michael Hubbard, John Geary
  • Method for producing and monitoring the compressive strength of foam insulation board
    Patent number: 8153039
    Abstract: A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, where said foam product includes at least one side edge, monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product, along said at least one side edge, and adjusting said step of forming a foam product in view of data obtained from said step of monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Co., LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Tackett, John B. Letts
  • Method and apparatus to monitor the compressive strength of insulation boards
    Patent number: 7987730
    Abstract: An edge-strength measuring device for measuring the compressive strength of a foam matrix along the edges thereof, the device comprising at least one measuring implement having one or more contacting elements for engaging with the edges of the foam matrix, and at least one measuring device in communication with said contacting elements for measuring the resistance imparted by the foam matrix when said contacting element is engaged with the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy Tackett, John B. Letts
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF INSULATION BOARDS
    Publication number: 20090044632
    Abstract: An edge-strength measuring device for measuring the compressive strength of a foam matrix along the edges thereof, the device comprising at least one measuring implement having one or more contacting elements for engaging with the edges of the foam matrix, and at least one measuring device in communication with said contacting elements for measuring the resistance imparted by the foam matrix when said contacting element is engaged with the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy TACKETT, John B. Letts
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF INSULATION BOARDS
    Publication number: 20090048361
    Abstract: A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, where said foam product includes at least one side edge, monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product, along said at least one side edge, and adjusting said step of forming a foam product in view of data obtained from said step of monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy Tackett, John B. Letts
  • Method and apparatus to monitor the compressive strength of insulation boards
    Patent number: 7387753
    Abstract: A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, and monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: BFS Diversified Products, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Tackett, John Letts
  • Method and apparatus to monitor the compressive strength of insulation boards
    Publication number: 20050055975
    Abstract: A method for producing foam insulation board, the method comprising forming a foam product as part of a continuous process, and monitoring on-line the compressive strength of the foam product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Tackett, John Letts