Patents by Inventor William Albert Wasitis

William Albert Wasitis 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).

  • Stand-up roller apparatus
    Patent number: 6875162
    Abstract: Stand-up roller apparatus (20) for applying a uniform pressure to roofing membranes during installation on roofs according to the present invention comprises an elongated handle (21); a bracket (22) carried at one end of the handle; a roller assembly (23), rotatably affixed to the bracket and providing a sleeve, directly engageable with a roofing membrane being applied, wherein the dead weight of the apparatus is sufficient to join the applied roofing membrane to a mating surface on the roof without the application of additional downward force by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: BFS Diversified Products, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Leon Barksdale, William Albert Wasitis
  • Stand-up roller apparatus and methods for applying single ply roofing membranes
    Publication number: 20040002414
    Abstract: Stand-up roller apparatus (20) for applying a uniform pressure to roofing membranes during installation on roofs according to the present invention comprises an elongated handle (21); a bracket (22) carried at one end of the handle; a roller assembly (23), rotatably affixed to the bracket and providing a sleeve, directly engageable with a roofing membrane being applied, wherein the dead weight of the apparatus is sufficient to join the applied roofing membrane to a mating surface on the roof without the application of additional downward force by the operator. Methods for the application of roofing membranes to prepared roofs and for seaming adjacent sheets of roofing membranes on roofs are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: BFS Diversified Products, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Leon Barksdale, William Albert Wasitis