Patents by Inventor Tom Sourlis

Tom Sourlis 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).

  • Mortar and debris collection device and system
    Patent number: 5343661
    Abstract: A mortar and debris collection device for a cavity wall construction has a non-water absorbent body formed with circuitous paths therethrough making the body water-permeable. The collection device has a porosity sufficient to permit water to pass therethrough but insufficient to permit mortar and other debris to pass therethrough to weep holes or other water channels covered by the collection debris. The device may be freely placed on the wall base within the cavity to cover the opening of a weep hole, or may also be placed on existing wall ties within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Inventor: Tom Sourlis
  • Mortar and debris collection device and system
    Patent number: 5230189
    Abstract: A mortar and debris collection device for a cavity wall construction has a non-water absorbent body formed with circuitous paths therethrough making the body water-permeable. The collection device has a porosity sufficient to permit water to pass therethrough but insufficient to permit mortar and other debris to pass therethrough to weep holes or other water channels covered by the collection debris. The device may be freely placed on the wall base within the cavity to cover the opening of a weep hole, or may also be placed on existing wall ties within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Inventor: Tom Sourlis