Patents by Inventor Carlo G. Mascari

Carlo G. Mascari 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).

  • Patent number: 8893764
    Abstract: Overhead door decelerator assemblies and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a door assembly includes a door, an elongated door track, and a brush proximate the door track. The door includes a guide member extending outwardly from a side edge portion of the door. The brush is positioned such that moving the door between open and closed positions causes the guide member to deflect a resilient portion (e.g., a plurality of bristles, a plurality of flaps, or a blade) of the brush at regions of the resilient portion consecutively positioned along the length of the brush. The brush can be positioned away from the door when the door is in the closed position and in contact with a portion of the door when the door is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo G. Mascari, Milena D. Vohla
  • Publication number: 20140041156
    Abstract: Overhead door decelerator assemblies and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a door assembly includes a door, an elongated door track, and a brush proximate the door track. The door includes a guide member extending outwardly from a side edge portion of the door. The brush is positioned such that moving the door between open and closed positions causes the guide member to deflect a resilient portion (e.g., a plurality of bristles, a plurality of flaps, or a blade) of the brush at regions of the resilient portion consecutively positioned along the length of the brush. The brush can be positioned away from the door when the door is in the closed position and in contact with a portion of the door when the door is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: 4FRONT ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Carlo G. Mascari, Milena D. Vohla
  • Patent number: 8490669
    Abstract: Insulated tracks for use with loading dock doors are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an insulated door track configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a first insulator, such as a plastic material, applied to a surface of the door track that extends adjacent to the loading dock door in the closed position. A second insulator, such as a radiant barrier comprised of a thin film of a reflective material, such as aluminum, can be applied to an opposing surface of the first insulator to prevent or at least reduce radiant energy losses through the track. A gap between the first insulator and the door jamb can be sealed with a third insulator, such as a suitable strip of foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John Robson Fletcher, Milena Dancheva Vohla, Carlo G. Mascari
  • Publication number: 20120211177
    Abstract: Insulated tracks for use with loading dock doors are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an insulated door track configured in accordance with the present disclosure includes a first insulator, such as a plastic material, applied to a surface of the door track that extends adjacent to the loading dock door in the closed position. A second insulator, such as a radiant barrier comprised of a thin film of a reflective material, such as aluminum, can be applied to an opposing surface of the first insulator to prevent or at least reduce radiant energy losses through the track. A gap between the first insulator and the door jamb can be sealed with a third insulator, such as a suitable strip of foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Fletcher, Milena D. Vohla, Carlo G. Mascari