Patents Examined by Jerry E Redman
  • Hinge with function of electrically opening and closing door
    Patent number: 11421466
    Abstract: A hinge with a function of electrically opening and closing a door is disclosed, including a main body and a trigger flexibly articulated to the main body. An accommodation slot exists in the main body, a lever and a bracing are mounted in the accommodation slot, one end of the lever is flexibly articulated to the trigger, the other end of the lever is articulated to the bracing, the other end of the bracing is flexibly disposed in the accommodation slot through a guide pin, a spring is disposed in the accommodation slot, one end of the spring is connected to the lever, and the other end is connected to the main body. An electric drive apparatus is mounted on the main body, and is connected to the bracing, and the electric drive apparatus drives the bracing to move in the accommodation slot, and indirectly drives the trigger to swing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE NUOWEI ELECTRIC CO. LTD
    Inventor: Guoheng Hu
  • Swing door operator with offset spring
    Patent number: 11414911
    Abstract: A swing door operator having a powered driver operable to manipulate a drive unit that rotates a spindle to open a door. As the door is opened, the drive unit compresses a spring engaged with a spring mount that is pivotally connected to the drive unit. The spring mount is pivotable between an operating configuration in which the spring is arranged to be compressed by the drive unit as spindle rotates in the first direction and to expand thereafter to rotate the spindle in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a servicing configuration in which the spring is slidably removable from the spring mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Federico Romero, Viorel Hodis
  • Cable routing structure and window-glass lifting device using same
    Patent number: 11408217
    Abstract: Provided is a cable routing structure in which a cable guide member includes a support portion including an edge portion on one side and an edge portion on another side, a first erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the one side, and a second erected portion erected on a side of the edge portion on the other side. The first erected portion includes an engaging portion engaging with a base member, the second erected portion includes a connecting portion connected to the base member, and a distance in which a linear portion that is intermediate between both ends of a cable is provided between the first erected portion and the second erected portion. The base member includes an engaged portion being engaged with the engaging portion of the first erected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo Kawai
  • Automatic garage door control
    Patent number: 11398118
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system is disclosed for automatically opening and closing a garage door without user intervention. A vehicle-mounted mobile transmitter autonomously and continuously transmits a repeating signal pattern when power is applied to the transmitter as a vehicle is started by a user. A movable barrier gateway device receives the signals from the mobile transmitter and compares an identification code contained in each of the signals to an identification code stored in memory. When a match is found, the movable barrier gateway device sends a signal to a movable barrier controller to open the garage door, and keep the door open as long as the movable barrier gateway continues to receive the signals from the mobile transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Archbold
  • Removable or adjustable cover for garage door sensor
    Patent number: 11396975
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a garage door sensor, a frame configured to be secured at one side of an opening for a garage door, and a cover. The garage door sensor is connected to said frame. The cover is configured to accommodate at least a portion of said garage door sensor. The cover is removably secured to said garage door sensor, such as for periodic cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: Rick Hagel
  • Telescoping door with swing clear breakout hinge
    Patent number: 11396770
    Abstract: A guide pin support system may include: a first support plate; a second support plate pivotally attached to the first support plate; a first guide pin supported by the first support plate; a second guide pin supported by the second support plate and the second guide pin pivotable with respect to the first guide pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Federico Romero
  • Division bar for automobile and method of manufacturing division bar
    Patent number: 11390152
    Abstract: A division bar for an automobile is provided between a movable door glass and a fixed quarter glass. The division bar includes an inner-cabin side member and an outer-cabin side member. The inner-cabin side member is formed by integrally molding a receiving part, an inner-cabin side lip, and a seal part. A core is embedded in the receiving part. The core is bendable in an inner-cabin and outer-cabin direction. The outer-cabin side member is formed by integrally molding an anchoring protrusion, an outer-cabin side lip, and a seal lip. The outer-cabin side member couples to the inner-cabin side member by fitting the anchoring protrusion into the receiving part with the outer-cabin side lip making elastic contact with an outer-cabin side surface of the door glass and with the seal lip making elastic contact with the seal part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Fukushima, Toshifumi Matsuura
  • Sliding door arrangement
    Patent number: 11384579
    Abstract: A guiding assembly (300) for guiding a sliding door leaf (101) movable along a sliding door rail (110) is provided. The guiding assembly (300) comprises a bogie (130) having a first end (132) being provided with a first steering member (136) and a second steering member (138), and an opposite end (134) comprising at least one guiding element (122) being engaged with the sliding door rail (110), wherein the bogie (130) is connected to the sliding door leaf (101). The guiding assembly (300) further comprises a guiding rail (140) having first end section (140a) and a second end section (140b). The bogie (130) is configured to pivot relative the sliding door leaf (101) as the second steering member (138) travels along the guiding rail (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Roger Dreyer, Ola Ahlqvist, Ivan Rajic
  • Devices and methods for mounting door frames
    Patent number: 11377900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door frame, particularly a door frame for a pre-hung door assembly, which is foldable to minimize storage space and to allow for enhanced logistic efficiencies. The door frame contains parallel, spaced apart, vertical jambs and a horizontal header connecting the top ends of the jambs. Each of the jambs and the horizontal header contains a front section and back section that are hingedly joined so that then can be folded on to each other. The hingedly joined front and back sections allow the door fame to be foldable to minimize space occupied during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick C. Ege, Roldan Vazquez, William W. Kling
  • Door operator having an automated roller
    Patent number: 11377895
    Abstract: A door operator having an automatic roller closes and opens a door attached to a doorjamb by a door hinge. The roller is actuated by a motor and housed within a protective roller casing affixed to the bottom of a door. The door operator may be integrated with a smart home, thereby allowing a user to close and open a door by voice command. The door operator may be retrofitted to existing doors. A door may also be modified such that only a magnet holds the door closed and a closed position such that the smart home door closing apparatus may be used to open a door. The roller may translate between an extended position engaging the floor below a door and a retracted position above the floor, either inside or adjacent to the door itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Jason Cohen
  • Corner part structure of glass run
    Patent number: 11376938
    Abstract: A die molded part of a glass run connects an upper part of a second extrusion molded part closer to a pillar with an end of a first extrusion molded part closer to a roof. An insert panel is embedded in the die molded part with a concave shaped part of the insert panel exposed toward an exterior of an automobile. An outer garnish couples to the die molded part from the exterior of the automobile by fitting a convex shaped part of the outer garnish into the concave shaped part of the insert panel with a second anchoring part on the convex shaped part engaging with a first anchoring part on the concave shaped part. The concave shaped part includes a through hole which penetrates the insert panel in an inner-cabin and outer-cabin direction. A lid closes an inner-cabin side of the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Morihara
  • Driver for a vehicle window regulator and vehicle window regulator
    Patent number: 11377892
    Abstract: A driver for a vehicle window regulator, having a pane holder for fastening to a window pane, and a rail slider with a guide region and a sliding insert lying therein. The pane holder has an approximately cylindrical connecting section which is inserted along an axial direction into a holder section of the rail slider and is surrounded by said holder section at least in sections along a circumferential direction, and the connecting section has a receptacle and the holder section has a passage opening, which receptacle and passage opening are arranged aligned with each other along a radial direction, and a joining pin is inserted into the passage opening and the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventors: Klaus Hampel, Christian Salm, Udo Taubmann, Frank Wagner
  • Biaxial track system for fenestration panels
    Patent number: 11371277
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sliding fenestration system assembly, such as a door or window system. The sliding fenestration system includes a sill having a first track channel and a second track channel formed thereon. A sill track including a first track segment, a second track segment, and a third track segment is coupled to the sill such that the first track segment is positioned within the first track channel, the third track segment is positioned within the second track channel, and the second track segment extends between the first and second track channels. The system further includes a sliding panel having one or more bottom guide assemblies, the assemblies engaging the sill track and operable to accommodate movement of the sliding panel along the sill track to reduce friction at a sealing interface between the sliding panel and the fenestration frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: JELD-WEN, INC.
    Inventor: Shane Michael Meyer
  • Weather strip assembly for applying to opposite swing doors of vehicle
    Patent number: 11358456
    Abstract: A weather strip assembly for applying to opposite swing doors configured such that a front end portion of a front door and a rear end portion of a rear door of the opposite swing doors are rotatably connected to a vehicle body respectively to allow sides of a vehicle to be open or closed and airtightly sealing a rear end portion of the front door and a front end portion of the rear door, may include a main sealing member mounted to rotate between the rear end portion of the front door and the front end portion of the rear door to airtightly seal between the rear end portion of the front door and the front end portion of the rear door while rotating when one of the front and rear doors is opened or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jae-Seung Lee, Jai-Hak Kim, Dong-Hee Ma
  • Clipless hood seal
    Patent number: 11351847
    Abstract: A seal includes a base portion, a first retaining member extending from the base portion, and a second retaining member extending from the base portion. Each of the first and second retaining members is structured to be resiliently deflectable with respect to the base portion. A portion of the first retaining member extends opposite the base portion so as to define a first cavity therebetween. A portion of the second retaining member extends opposite the base portion so as to define a second cavity therebetween. The first cavity has an open side opening in a first direction toward the second cavity, and the second cavity has an open side opening in a second direction toward the first cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Praveen Kumar
  • Inverted constant force window balance having slidable coil housing
    Patent number: 11352821
    Abstract: An inverted constant force window balance system has a carrier assembly including a housing with a first and a second housing wall, a coil spring with a free end, and a shoe assembly slidably coupled to the housing. The shoe assembly includes a first and a second shoe face. The housing slides between a first and a second position relative to the shoe assembly. When in the first position, the first and second housing walls are substantially non-coplanar with the first shoe face, and when in the second position, the first housing wall is substantially coplanar with the first shoe face and substantially non-coplanar with the second shoe face. The shoe assembly receives a pivot bar from a window sash and extends a brake upon rotation thereof. The balance system also includes a mounting bracket releasably coupled to the housing and coupled to the free end of the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Amesbury Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Wilbur J. Kellum
  • Cable guide assembly for a window regulator
    Patent number: 11352824
    Abstract: A cable guide assembly adapted for use with a guide rail for a motor vehicle, for redirecting a cable of a window regulator, includes a cable guide formed with an outer perimeter and a cable guide receiving site formed in the guide rail adapted to receive and mount the cable guide. The cable guide includes a cable guide groove to guide the cable wrapping around the cable guide and a generally circular interior cavity to mount to the guide rail. In the cable guide assembly, the cable guide is securely engaged with a center support in the cable guide receiving site and rotatable between two rotatable positions, a temporary holding position and a final position. In the temporary holding position, the cable is at a first tension and the cable is at a second tension higher than the first tension in the final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventor: Masayuki Matsushita
  • Threshold assembly for an entryway system
    Patent number: 11346145
    Abstract: A threshold assembly for use with an entryway disposed within an aperture of a structure, which has an exterior and an interior and includes a door panel moveable between open and closed positions, includes a sill and a rail. A rail is rotatably supported above the upper sill surface between an initial position when the door panel is in the open position, and a second position different from the initial position when the door panel is in the closed position. A biasing member is disposed between the upper sill surface of the sill and the rail to bias the rail from the second position toward the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Quanex Homeshield, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Meeks
  • Threshold assembly for an entryway system
    Patent number: 11346146
    Abstract: A threshold assembly for use with an entryway disposed within an aperture of a structure, which has an exterior and an interior and includes a door panel moveable between open and closed positions, includes a sill and a rail. A rail is rotatably supported above the upper sill surface between an initial position when the door panel is in the open position, and a second position different from the initial position when the door panel is in the closed position. A biasing member is disposed between the upper sill surface of the sill and the rail to bias the rail from the second position toward the initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Quanex Homeshield, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Meeks
  • Method for actuating a motor-driven closure element assembly of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11339603
    Abstract: A method for actuating a motorized closure element arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the closure element arrangement comprises a closure element, a control arrangement and a sensor arrangement, wherein the sensor measurement values of the sensor arrangement are monitored by the control arrangement as to whether a triggering operating situation exists, which is defined by at least one operating situation condition, and wherein when the triggering operating situation is detected by the control arrangement actuation of the closure element arrangement is triggered. It is proposed that a portable haptic transducer is provided and that in at least one predetermined trigger state of the control arrangement haptic information associated with the trigger state is output by the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventor: Christian Weidenbacher