Grefco, Inc.

Other

David L Ruff

Sherman A Stewart

Harlan E Tarbell

Estel R Snyder

Richard S Funk

Donald W Mogg

N Gokul Nath

Vince S Warner

Narikottile G Nath

S Alan Stewart

A window well cover jack is disclosed. The window well cover jack has three arms: a base arm, a support arm and an actuator handle, all connected to aid in the lifting of a window well cover and to allow egress. In one embodiment, the jack is lockable in a stowed position. It is also possible to add a spring assist to aid in the lifting of a window well cover. Ideally, the window well cover jack is also lockable in a deployed position to aid in holding an ajar window well cover so as to facilitate escape. A simple link, which is easily broken by emergency crews with the proper tools but secure against intruders without said tools, connects the window well cover jack to a window well cover.

Locking jack for a window well cover

Perlite board made from expanded perlite and a binder having the property of permanent tackiness in the dry state. The board may be made by expanding the perlite, adding a tacky resin emulsion to the perlite, drying the mixture and forming it into a board-like product.

Perlite boards and method for making same

Fire resistant, loose-fill, thermal insulation made of a mixture of particulate expanded perlite and cellulose fiber. The mixture is rendered non-settling and resistant to separation by applying a permanently tacky material to the particulate expanded perlite.

Loose-fill, thermal insulation

Thermal insulation of particulate expanded perlite that forms a low density, settle-resistant mass due to the coating of the perlite particles with a material rendering the individual particles slightly tacky.

Settle resistant loose-fill perlite insulation comprising particles

This invention relates to a composition and method of removing oleaginous compounds from aqueous systems, both fresh and salt, by employing a composition comprising a volcanic glass and a fibrous material.

Composition and process for selectively removing oleaginous products

A system for joining and adhering a pair of abutting panels to a rigid substrate and providing a seal against thermal and moisture transfer. The system is comprised of an elongated receptacle member with a base and a pair of spaced vertical elements extending upwardly from the base and forming a channel, to be placed under and between edges of the panels to be joined. The receptacle member is firmly attached to the rigid substrate by fastening means passed through the base. The adjacent side walls of the vertical elements include a plurality of vertically spaced, downwardly angled teeth projecting inwardly towards the center of the channel. An elongated resilient insert member includes a cap and a projection extending downwardly from said cap. The opposed side wall surfaces of the projection include a plurality of vertically spaced, upwardly angled teeth projecting outward from said projection a sufficient distance to engage the downwardly angled teeth of the receptacle member when the projection is inserted in the channel. The cap of the insert member has a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface so that when the projection of the insert member is inserted in the receptacle member, the resilience of the cap exerts a slight upward force on the projection providing a positive engaging force that tends to lock the projection in the receptacle member. A layer of adhesive-sealant is attached to the lower concave surface of the cap on each side of the projection and is disposed to contact and seal the cap to the panels to be joined.

Sealing system

A roofing system comprising a fire resistant rigid class A fire rated board as a substrate having bonded thereto a sheet of foamed, insulating resin and having a tough weather resistant membrane bonded to the upper surface. A ledge of substrate about 1/2 inch wide protrudes beyond the formed sheet to enable the composite to be fastened to a steel roof or the like by mechanical fasteners. The channel formed by the abutting roofing panels is filled with insulating foam and covered with a membrane strip which is attached at its edges to the membrane surface of the roofing panel.

Twin membrane, self sealing, mechanically fastened insulated roof deck

Apparatus for sealingly joining sheets of construction material laid with edges abutting over an underlying frame and having edges rabbeted to form a joint channel including a pad for lying in the channel, a cap permanently adhered to the pad member and having edges extending past the pad for sealingly contacting the unrabbeted sheet surfaces, a metal strip embedded in the pad, and screws for securing the metal strip to the frame to capture the rabbeted surfaces of the sheets.

Strip for fastening and sealing sheets of construction material

Shaped articles for construction and insulation which are water repellent are prepared by dry blending expanded perlite particles and fibers, applying to the resulting mixture a solution of a reactive synthetic organic binder in a low boiling organic solvent. The binder is capable of being cured at ambient temperatures and of reacting with hydroxyl groups present in the perlite and fibers to provide the articles with water repellent properties. The mixture containing binder is formed into the desired shape, e.g. panels, solvent is removed and the binder is cured at substantially ambient or slightly higher temperatures.

Building board products and process for producing same

When a porous substrate such as perlite insulation board is surfaced with a foamed polymer layer formed in place from liquid components, the liquid components will often partially penetrate the surface, resulting in loss of materials and uneven foaming. A barrier coating which can prevent penetration is provided by applying to the porous substrate an aqueous mix of a thermosetting resin which cures through methylol groups, such as urea formaldehyde, with a component containing a hydroxyl group, such as starch, cereal flour, or the like. When the barrier coating is dried, a water insoluble cross-linked surface is formed which is impenetrable to foam constituents. A greater foam thickness is obtained for a given amount of foamable material and a more uniform thickness also results.

Coating for porous surfaces

A roofing system comprising a fire resistant rigid class, a fire rated board as a substrate having bonded thereto a sheet of foamed, insulating resin and having a tough weather resistant membrane bonded to the upper surface. A ledge of substrate about 1/2 inch wide protrudes beyond the formed sheet to enable the composite to be fastened to a steel roof or the like by mechanical fasteners. The channel formed by the abutting roofing panels is filled with insulating foam and covered with a membrane strip which is attached at its edges to the membrane surface of the roofing panel.

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Torrance, CA, United States of America

David L Ruff