Michael R Kirk

US Patent:

20070068108, Mar 29, 2007

Filed:

Sep 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/237023

Inventors:

Matti Kiik - Richardson TX, US
Larry Reed - Midlothian TX, US
John McCaskill - McKinney TX, US
Michael McLintock - Grapevine TX, US
Michael Bryson - Independence MO, US
Daniel DeJarnette - Tuscaloosa AL, US
Michael Kirk - Tuscaloosa AL, US

International Classification:

E04B 7/02
E04D 1/00

US Classification:

052518000, 052090100

Abstract:

A single layer roofing material having a headlap portion and a tab portion wherein the headlap portion has a color-value gradient or gradation and the tab portion has tabs and openings. The tabs may have a relatively uniform color. Openings between tabs expose the color gradient of the headlap portion when a first sheet of the roofing material is installed over a second sheet on a structure. A plurality of horizontal striations may be used to establish the desired color-value gradient. An illusion of depth or thickness is created when the roofing material is applied to a structure, such as a roof deck. The amount of tone and contrast may be selected to create the desired illusion of depth or thickness. The amount of contrast may be varied depending upon the color selected for each roofing material. The number of horizontal striations and their width may also be varied to provide the desired color-value gradient. Tab color, shape and size may also be varied to enhance the illusion of depth.

US Patent:

20110185668, Aug 4, 2011

Filed:

Feb 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/019573

Inventors:

Matti Kiik - Richardson TX, US
Larry Scott Reed - Midlothian TX, US
Michael Allen McLintock - Grapevine TX, US
Michael L. Bryson - Independence MO, US
Daniel Coleman DeJarnette - Tuscaloosa AL, US
Michael Scott Kirk - Tuscaloosa AL, US

Assignee:

BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

E04D 1/00

US Classification:

52518

Abstract:

A roofing system comprising laminated roofing shingles having a reduced-width headlap portion and a buttlap portion, wherein the roofing system comprises a plurality of courses, and wherein a trailing edge of a subsequently installed shingle in a course overlaps the leading edge of an adjacent previously installed shingle in the same course. The reduced-width headlap portion of the roofing shingles has a width that is less than the width of the buttlap portion. The roofing shingle comprises a first and a second shingle sheet and the lateral edges of the first shingle sheet are aligned with the lateral edges of the second sheet.

US Patent:

20220246334, Aug 4, 2022

Filed:

Jan 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/582631

Inventors:

- Fountain Inn SC, US
Marianne Berolini - Greenville SC, US
Michael W. Kirk - Simpsonville SC, US

International Classification:

H01C 7/112
H01C 1/148
H01C 17/28

Abstract:

A varistor can include a monolithic body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked in a Z-direction that is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction. The monolithic body can have a first end and a second end that is spaced apart from the first end in the longitudinal direction. A first external terminal can be disposed along the first end. A second external terminal can be disposed along the second end. A first plurality of electrodes can be connected with the first external terminal and can extend from the first end towards the second end of the monolithic body. A second plurality of electrodes can be connected with the second external terminal and can extend from the second end towards the first end of the monolithic body. At least one of the first external terminal or the second external terminal can include a conductive polymeric composition.

US Patent:

20200120836, Apr 16, 2020

Filed:

Sep 17, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/572740

Inventors:

- Fountain Inn SC, US
Marianne Berolini - Greenville SC, US
Michael W. Kirk - Simpsonville SC, US
Hector Fuentes - Fountain Inn SC, US
Jonathan C. Herr - Taylors SC, US
Bryan R. Seither - Simpsonville SC, US

International Classification:

H05K 7/20
H03H 7/01
H05K 9/00

Abstract:

A filter assembly is disclosed that includes a monolithic filter having a surface and a heat sink coupled to the surface of the monolithic filter. The heat sink includes a layer of thermally conductive material that can have a thickness greater than about 0.02 mm. The heat sink may provide electrical shielding for the monolithic filter. In some embodiments, the filter assembly may include an organic dielectric material, such as liquid crystalline polymer or polyphenyl ether. In some embodiments, the filter assembly may include an additional monolithic filter.

US Patent:

20190131067, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Oct 22, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/166506

Inventors:

- Fountain Inn SC, US
Michael Kirk - Simpsonville SC, US
Palaniappan Ravindranathan - Simpsonville SC, US

International Classification:

H01G 4/012
H01G 4/30
H01G 4/232

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for making a multilayer electronic device. The method includes placing a screen printing mask on a layer of support material and printing a conductive pattern on a layer of support material using the screen printing mask. The conductive pattern includes a plurality of electrode shapes including respective central enlarged portions. The method includes cutting the layer of support material and conductive pattern along a plurality of cutting lines intersecting the central enlarged portions such that at least one of the plurality of electrode shapes is divided into a pair of electrodes along a cutting width. The cutting width is indicative of a cutting accuracy associated with at least one of the cutting lines.