Alan L Stearns

US Patent:

6526701, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Dec 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/731100

Inventors:

Brian C. Stearns - Stowe VT
Alan L. Stearns - Stowe VT

Assignee:

Vermont Slate Copper Services, Inc. - Morrisville VT

International Classification:

E04D 1300

US Classification:

52 24, 52545, 248237

Abstract:

A roof mount includes a base member and an attachment mount. The base member has a protrusion, and the attachment mount defines a hollowed region for receiving the protrusion to form a compression fitting. A substantially leak proof assembly is formed when the attachment mount is placed against the base member with a sealing material therebetween and a connecting element for coupling the attachment mount to the base member extends through the sealing material. A spacer extends the base member to a roof surface. The spacer is a hollow base stand, a tube, or a side wall of the base member. The spacer has a surface area covering the roof deck less than the surface area of a side of the base member facing the roof deck. The invention includes a method of limiting wind uplift of a roof.

US Patent:

D430005, Aug 29, 2000

Filed:

Aug 24, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/109810

Inventors:

Brian C. Stearns - Stowe VT
Alan L. Stearns - Stowe VT

International Classification:

0805

US Classification:

D 8380

US Patent:

56093268, Mar 11, 1997

Filed:

Jun 16, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/491073

Inventors:

Brian C. Stearns - Stowe VT
Alan L. Stearns - Stowe VT

International Classification:

E04H 1714

US Classification:

256 125

Abstract:

An impervious membranous roof snow fence system consisting of a plurality of flat six sided mounting plates affixed through membranous roofing to a roof deck below. The plates in two embodiments have vertical splines to be received by compartments or sleeves in mounting blocks or in another embodiment threaded vertical posts to be received by vertical holes in mounting blocks where the blocks fit over membranous patches fitted over the plates and fully sealed to the roofing where such patches have slits or holes in them to accommodate the spines or posts. The blocks once fastened to the plates have fastened to them in turn, porous fence flags that support horizontal fence pieces from which there hang vertical fence pieces.

US Patent:

D4287991, Aug 1, 2000

Filed:

Aug 24, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/109811

Inventors:

Brian C. Stearns - Stowe VT
Alan L. Stearns - Stowe VT

International Classification:

0805

US Classification:

D 8354

US Patent:

D4264533, Jun 13, 2000

Filed:

Feb 22, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/100975

Inventors:

Brian C. Stearns - Stowe VT
Alan L. Stearns - Stowe VT

International Classification:

0805

US Classification:

D 8354