Inventor · Westerville, OH, US

Lawrence J. Grubka

50Patents
15h-index
44Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 10, 1979 → Jun 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7765763B2 Pleated roofing membrane and roofing shingle system Fixed Constructions 50 Active
USD695925S1 Underlay portion of a shingle General 46 Active
US5405647A Method for applying granules to a moving coated asphalt sheet to form areas having sharp leading and trailing edges Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US9758970B2 Laminated hip and ridge shingle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US9017791B2 Shingle blank having formation of individual hip and ridge roofing shingles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US10358824B2 Shingle sealing arrangements Fixed Constructions 20 Active
US9097020B2 Hip and ridge roofing shingle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
USD628718S1 Shingle ridge vent General 20 Expired
US5283080A Method and apparatus for manufacturing a granule-covered roofing material by modifying a process parameter in response to measured reflected light Fixed Constructions 19 Expired
US9151055B2 Hip and ridge roofing material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US5573810A Method of applying microorganism resistant granules to a continuously moving strip of asphalt coated material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US9482007B2 Flexible laminated hip and ridge shingle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US4488891A Method for forming glass fibers Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US8793955B2 Multi-layered shingle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9808947B2 Roofing shingle system Fixed Constructions 15 Active
US9290943B2 Hip and ridge roofing shingle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US5858095A Shuttle cutoff for applying granules to an asphalt coated sheet Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
USD755997S1 Shingle General 12 Active
US4664688A Method and apparatus for forming glass fibers Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4272272A Method and apparatus for production of mineral fibers Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
USD867623S1 Shingle General 7 Active
US6228422A Shuttle cutoff for applying granules to an asphalt coated sheet Fixed Constructions 7 Expired
US10458119B2 Roofing shingles Fixed Constructions 7 Active
USD615218S1 Shingle ridge vent General 7 Expired
USD805220S1 Shingle General 6 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.