Patents by Inventor Claus Weissofner

Claus Weissofner 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).

  • Publication number: 20110011000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a door, in particular a frameless glass door, e.g. of a glass swing door or stop-type door, comprising a door leaf (4) in a door opening (6) as well as hinges at the bottom and top or on the sides, said hinges being disposed proximate to a vertical edge of the mounted door leaf (4). In order to avoid the risk of getting caught in a gap remaining between the door leaf (4) and the door opening (6), a gap is provided between the vertical edge of the hinged side of the door leaf (4) and the edge of the door opening (6) opposite the hinge, said gap being covered by a strip (5) which can be swiveled about a vertical axis (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Claus Weissofner
  • Patent number: 7707776
    Abstract: A frameless glass door arrangement for a doorway bounded in part by a top section and a bottom section is disclosed. The frameless glass door arrangement includes two hinge parts rotatably embedded in the respective top section and bottom section; and a glass door leaf including a main body including a top edge, a bottom edge and a lateral edge, the glass door leaf further including two tongue-shaped extensions disposed adjacent to the lateral edge. The extensions extend outward from the respective top edge and bottom edge of the main body and into the respective hinge parts so that the doorway is completely transparent after the glass door leaf is installed in the doorway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Weissofner, Karl Weissofner
  • Publication number: 20080172946
    Abstract: A frameless glass door arrangement for a doorway bounded in part by a top section and a bottom section is disclosed. The frameless glass door arrangement includes two hinge parts rotatably embedded in the respective top section and bottom section; and a glass door leaf including a main body including a top edge, a bottom edge and a lateral edge, the glass door leaf further including two tongue-shaped extensions disposed adjacent to the lateral edge. The extensions extend outward from the respective top edge and bottom edge of the main body and into the respective hinge parts so that the doorway is completely transparent after the glass door leaf is installed in the doorway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Weissofner, Karl Weissofner