Gerald L Kessler, 8314470 Gaskill Dr NE, Alliance, OH 44601

4946727, Aug 7, 1990

Mar 8, 1989

7/320447

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

B32B 306

428 99

A rub rail assembly includes a rub rail support channel member suitably attached, such as by screws or the like, to a surface to be protected, and a rub rail member which is engaged with the rub rail support member. The rub rail member in turn is formed of two relatively thin layers dual durometer co-extruded, the upper layer being soft plastic and the bottom layer being stiff plastic. The thickness is sufficiently small so that the rub rail member can be coiled prior to installation, and so that it can be deformed transversely to a generally hemi-cylindrical shape for engagement with the rub rail support member.

4999957, Mar 19, 1991

Dec 13, 1989

7/450186

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E06B 104

52213

A foldable nailing fin for a window assembly having hingedly attaching strips along adjoining edges for releasably folding two elongated strips, wherein the strips and means hingedly attaching the strips are made of polypropylene, and a flange member extending from a first strip over the hingedly attaching means toward a second strip has a tongue section on a distal end which forms a latch hook with a hook section on a second elongated strip.

5205095, Apr 27, 1993

May 24, 1991

7/705437

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E06B 362
E06B 716

52208

A combination of an adhesive-supporting clip and an aluminum or PVC sash with a drop-in light opening for a glass pane. The adhesive-supporting clip serves as the connection between the glass pane mounted in the sash and the sash itself. This is achieved by mounting the clip to the glazing leg of the sash through a mechanical connection on the clip and then dropping the perimeter of the glass pane onto an adhesive applied to an exposed surface of the clip. This permits a glazer to rapidly remove and replace a broken glass pane by simply disengaging the clip and reinstalling either the cleaned old clip or a new glass pane or mounting a new pane directly on the glazing leg.

4274236, Jun 23, 1981

Aug 28, 1978

5/937455

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E04C 100

523098

A high stiffness siding for use on the exterior surfaces of buildings, particularly houses, in an overlapping pattern, is formed of unitary structural foam plastic, preferably polyvinyl chloride, with integral reinforcing ribs on its internal surface. The thickness of the siding is about 55-85 mils, with the ribs being about 25-65 mils thick; the density of the foam is about 0. 85 to 1. 15, except in the vicinity of the ribs, the ribs having a density of about 0. 75.

4393109, Jul 12, 1983

Dec 23, 1981

6/333912

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

B32B 104
B32B 2706

428119

An integrally extruded all plastic "pile" weatherstrip comprises an elongated longitudinal substrate from which vertically project a plurality of integral, spaced parallel, thin, flexible, deformable, wavy S-configured fin members. The exposed upper ends of all or any desired lesser number of the fin elements may be partially slit to from 20% to 100% of the fin height to control the amount of air and water moisture infiltration through the weatherstrip. The fin element ends are slit at a desired bias angle with respect to a horizontal line lying within a horizontal plane surface in which the fin ends are located. The extrudable plastic is preferably high density polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride and may optionally contain an ultra-violet absorbent composition and a partially compatible lubricant. The wavy fin weatherstrip assembly may be manufactured by unbalancing an extrusion die so that the rate of plastic flow through the fin forming orifices is substantially greater than that occurring at the base or substrate forming orifice. Alternatively, the extrusion die can be built in sections and by oscillating the fin orifice section relative to a fixed base orifice section, or vice versa, the wavy fin configuration is extruded.

4948637, Aug 14, 1990

Aug 4, 1989

7/389648

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E04F 1902
B60J 1100

428 31

An improved end cap for a rub rail is formed of two pieces, namely an inner part and an outer part. The inner part is appropriately connected to the channel strip base and has an abutment surface which underlays the end of the rub rail. The second or outer part has a squeezing surface which overlays the end of the rub rail. A screw or the like tightly attaches the outer part to the inner part and in so doing squeezes the end of the rub rail between the abutment surface and the squeezing surface thereby tightly capturing such end of the rub rail and providing a secure and decorative assembly.

4860495, Aug 29, 1989

Dec 23, 1987

7/137362

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E06B 716

49498

A co-extruded all-polymer weatherstrip has a retainer including a base portion and support portion, an elastic portion extending upwardly from the retainer for providing the desired and needed resiliency, and a generally rigid contact strip supported by and integral with the elastic portion. The rigid contact strip is self-supporting so as to retain its shape and position without becoming creased, wrinkled or bunched-up when subjected to sliding action.

4113905, Sep 12, 1978

Jan 6, 1977

5/757291

Gerald Kessler - Youngstown OH

E06B 324
B32B 518

428 34

A composite foam spacer for precision separation of the plates in double insulated glass comprises a thin extruded core and a relatively thick foam layer cast to the core so that the resulting coefficient of expansion of the composite is equal to that of the foam layer and approximately equal to that of glass. The cast foam spacer has good thermal insulating properties, reducing heat transfer between the glass panes, and reducing the differential dimensional change between the glass and the spacer, resulting in a structurally stronger sealed unit.