Patents by Inventor Chris Steel

Chris Steel 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).

  • Pocket door with pivoting panel
    Patent number: 6823927
    Abstract: This invention discloses a pocket door. The pocket door is capable of pivoting on hinges between a fame that holds the pocket door and allows it to slide in and out of a pocket to open and close a passageway. More specifically, the pocket door is hinged to the moving frame and also includes a two-part panel, where each panel is separated from an adjacent panel by a hinge that is capable of allowing the panels to move between flush engagement wherein the two panel lie in the same plane and a position where the panels are no longer lying in the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventors: Charles F. Steel, Chris Steel
  • Pocket door with pivoting panel
    Publication number: 20040173327
    Abstract: This invention discloses a pocket door. The pocket door is capable of pivoting on hinges between a frame that holds the pocket door and allows it to slide in and out of a pocket to open and close a passageway. More specifically, the pocket door is hinged to the moving frame and also includes a two-part panel, where each panel is separated from an adjacent panel by a hinge that is capable of allowing the panels to move between flush engagement where the two panels lie in the same plane and a position where the panels are no longer lying in the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: CHARLES STEEL
    Inventors: Charles F. Steel, Chris Steel
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: D420577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Steel, Gordon Nicol