Patents by Inventor Bill Horner

Bill Horner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Release mechanism for industrial doors
    Patent number: 6321822
    Abstract: A release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement with the extension member, and a track including a guideway for receiving the roller and guiding it during normal door operation, the roller and track being movable relative to each other upon application of a breakaway force to the extension member, thereby allowing the roller to escape from the track when a breakaway force is applied to the extension member, the breakaway force being defined as a force that has a component perpendicular to the plane of the door above a certain magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Horner, Tom Jansen, Perry Knutson, Steve Lester
  • Release mechanism for industrial doors
    Publication number: 20010027847
    Abstract: An improved release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement with the extension member, and a track including a guideway for receiving the roller and guiding it during normal door operation, the roller and track being movable relative to each other upon application of a breakaway force to the extension member, thereby allowing the roller to escape from the track when a breakaway force is applied to the extension member, the breakaway force being defined as a force that has a component perpendicular to the plane of the door above a certain magnitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Bill Horner, Tom Jansen, Perry Knutson, Steve Lester
  • Release mechanism for industrial doors
    Patent number: 6148897
    Abstract: A release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement with the extension member, and a track including a guideway for receiving the roller and guiding it during normal door operation, the roller and track being movable relative to each other upon application of a breakaway force to the extension member, thereby allowing the roller to escape from the track when a breakaway force is applied to the extension member, the breakaway force being defined as a force that has a component perpendicular to the plane of the door above a certain magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Horner, Tom Jansen, Perry Knutson, Steve Lester
  • Release mechanism for industrial doors
    Patent number: 5887385
    Abstract: An improved release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement with the extension member, and a track including a guideway for receiving the roller and guiding it during normal door operation, the roller and track being movable relative to each other upon application of a breakaway force to the extension member, thereby allowing the roller to escape from the track when a breakaway force is applied to the extension member, the breakaway force being defined as a force that has a component perpendicular to the plane of the door above a certain magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Bill Horner, Tom Jansen, Perry Knutson, Steve Lester