Patents by Inventor Ellis D. Stutzman

Ellis D. Stutzman 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: 5784834
    Abstract: A door seal particularly suitable for garage doors disclosed has a rigid base portion made of a plastic material that is fastened to a support frame surrounding a door and a flexible combination cover and flap portion made of a plastic material that is integral with and preferably coextruded with the base portion. The cover and flap portion extend over outer front end and rear end faces of the base portion. The flap extends at an angle from a front corner along the outer face of the base portion. The flap extends forwardly and outwardly at an angle beyond the front end face of the base portion so as to be engaged and be flexed by the garage door in the closed position and in sealed engagement with the door when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Inventor: Ellis D. Stutzman
  • Patent number: 4525953
    Abstract: A weather seal disclosed is particularly effective in providing a seal for uneven gaps of substantial width and length such as are found along the bottom of a garage door. The weather seal is a unitary extruded strip including a base section (21) mounted on the door, a resilient arm section (22) extending away from the base section and an end section (23) extending from the arm section opposite and in spaced relation to the base section. A lip section (24) extends away and down from the rear of the base section (21). In use, the arm section 22 flexes to resiliently urge the end section against a surface (14) so as to provide a substantially constant loading throughout the full extent of the door. For metal doors (31) a retainer (32) fastens to the door which in turn receives a portion of the seal and holds it in position for operation on the metal door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Inventor: Ellis D. Stutzman