Patents by Inventor John B. Plummer

John B. Plummer 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: 11898388
    Abstract: A door support connector assembly includes a door rail assembly that engages the top back face of the door using a plurality of fasteners. A door rail provides a continuous track and two rail stops to inhibit the door from disengaging from the track and ultimately from the wall. A wall mount assembly includes two rail guide wheels which engage the continuous door rail track and these wheels contact the two rail stops when the door is in the open or closed positions. A plurality of fasteners affix the wall mount assembly securely to the wall. An adjustment knob is provided on the wall mount assembly to vertically adjust the two rail guide wheels concurrently against the door rail continuous track to ensure reliable performance of the rolling door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GLASSCRAFT DOOR COMPANY
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Denley, Dan Sitkowski
  • Publication number: 20190308792
    Abstract: An environmentally sustainable system for transporting alignable multipiece door components including a walled shipping container, a removable insert in the shipping container providing spacing from the walls, at least two multipiece door components, and a component connector in the walled shipping container enveloped by the removable insert. The walls through load transfer via the removable insert support a portion of the multipiece door components within the shipping container during transportation. The shipping container flexes and absorbs only part of and not the entirety of the horizontal forces generated within the door components during door component transportation. When a portion of the door components contacts the portion of the removable insert connected to at least one wall of the shipping container, the door component is prevented from applying a load to the at least one wall of the shipping container which exceeds the elastic limit of the wall of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Erin Hunter Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10214954
    Abstract: A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Publication number: 20180313137
    Abstract: A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 10030434
    Abstract: A door assembly with the dual support connector has a door panel, a glass pane, a dual support connector assembly, a fixed sealing frame 18 for engaging the dual support connector assembly, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the attachment (dual support connector assembly) on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame 18, and a fastener engaging the dual support connector assembly to the fixed sealing frame. The dual support connector assembly has a clip body, a door flange extending from the clip body, a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 10012018
    Abstract: A dual support connector assembly has a clip body with a pair of through hole, a door flange extending from the clip body; a glass flange extending from the clip body in parallel with the door flange, a fixed sealing frame, a seal-less removable frame for attaching to the dual support connector assembly on an opposite side of the fixed sealing frame, and a fastener engaging the attachment clip to the fixed sealing frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 9453367
    Abstract: A dimensionally adjustable thermally broken door panel having a door thickness, a first and second thermally conductive metal door skins and a plurality of non-thermally conductive trimable edges. Each trimable edge having an edge flange, a door edge and an edge flange thickness. An insert flange can be integrally mounted each of the edge flanges projecting in a direction opposite the door edge, wherein each edge flange can support both the first and second thermally conductive metal door skins in a flush engagement. The dimensionally adjustable thermally broken door panel can prevent thermal transfer between the first and second metal door skins, while enabling dimensional adjustment of the plurality of trimable edges on location to ensure a perfect fit into an existing door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: GLASSCRAFT DOOR COMPANY
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 9097060
    Abstract: A low volatile organic emission method for making a door using a liquid hardenable flowable biofoam formulation. The liquid hardenable flowable biofoam formulation expands upon contact with a blowing agent forming a foam, wherein the liquid hardenable flowable biofoam formulation is formed from plant materials, and a door formed from the method. The method forms a door with sound deadening qualities, increased impact resistance, and resistance to burning and capable of sustaining at least hurricane force winds without deforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: GLASSCRAFT DOOR COMPANY
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 9034433
    Abstract: A method for creating a wood like appearance on a synthetic shutter using a sales client device, a network, computer instructions for creating a work order, a tray with scannable tray identifier to hold a shutter, a production client device connected to the network with computer instructions for applying a base coat, a glaze, and a top coat with spray treatment devices to the shutter as it automatically moves on a conveyer system. Scanning a scannable tray identifier with a plurality of sensors to link the tray identifier to the work order and to authenticate and validate the location of the tray on the conveyor system, or to initiate an alerting device. The method uses temperature control environments to control humidity and heating of the shutter while spraying, drying and UV curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: GLASSCRAFT DOOR COMPANY
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Matthew James O'Shea, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8875402
    Abstract: A low volatile organic emission method for making a door using a liquid hardenable flowable material. The liquid hardenable flowable material expands upon contact with a blowing agent forming a foam, wherein the liquid material is formed from plant materials, and a door formed from the method. The method forms a door with sound deadening qualities, increased impact resistance, and resistance to burning and capable of sustaining at least hurricane force winds without deforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 8845847
    Abstract: A low pressure, low toxicity method of making a composite door, and a door formed from the method involving the steps forming a door frame; installing a foam block within the door frame; applying a thin coating of 1 millimeter to 4 millimeters of an water activated adhesive made of isocyanate and an alkylating agent edge to edge on a front and back side of the door frame and foam block and then within a few seconds or minutes of applying the adhesive, misting the adhesive; then placing the door frame and foam block with adhesive on a back skin then overlaying a front skin on an opposite side forming a door assemblage; and applying low pressure and low heat to the door assemblage to form the composite door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8722151
    Abstract: A method for creating a wood like appearance on a synthetic component using a sales client device, a network, computer instructions for creating a work order, a tray with scannable tray identifier to hold a synthetic component, a production client device connected to the network with computer instructions for applying a base coat, a glaze, and a top coat with spray treatment devices to the synthetic component as it automatically moves on a conveyer system a portion of which is connected to the production client device. Scanning a scannable tray identifier with a plurality of sensors to link the tray identifier to the work order and to authenticate and validate the location of the tray on the conveyor system, or to initiate an alerting device. The method uses temperature control environments to simultaneously control humidity and heating of the synthetic component while spraying, drying and UV curing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Matthew James O'Shea, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8689732
    Abstract: A system for creating a wood like appearance on a synthetic component including a sales client device, a network, computer instructions for creating a work order, a tray with scannable tray identifier to hold a synthetic component, a production client device connected to the network with computer instructions for applying a base coat, a glaze, and a top coat to the synthetic component as it automatically moves on a conveyer system a portion of which is connected to the production client device. A scannable tray identifier with a plurality of sensors link the tray identifier to the work order for authenticating and validating the location of the tray on the conveyor system, or initiating an alerting device. The system has a plurality of temperature control environments to simultaneously control heating of the synthetic component while spraying, drying and UV curing with spray treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Matthew James O'Shea, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8538569
    Abstract: One or methods for improving a component are provided. The method can include using a processor with data storage and computer instructions in the data storage to allow a user to select from: drawing a custom mark in full size and producing a graphic file of a custom mark, selecting a pattern from a library of patterns for the component in a graphic file, or changing a photograph of an existing mark and changing the photograph into a graphic file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Patent number: 8434284
    Abstract: Methods for installing a glass panel, including an insulated glass panel, a security glass panel, or a decorative leaded glass panel, to an opening in a door or a window without creating holes in the door or glass panel using a dual support connector with connector body, connector hole extending through the connector body, a glass flange integral with the connector body for overlaying an edge portion of the glass panel; an structural panel flange integral with the connector body, extending at a right angle to the connector hole away from the connector body parallel to while opposite the glass panel flange for overlaying an edge portion of the structural panel while in a plane apart from a plane of the glass flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: GlassCraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8429854
    Abstract: A hurricane storm resistant door assembly with a door having a frame; closed cell foam disposed within the frame; a front skin of a first fiber reinforced polymer substrate; a back skin, a top coat that covers the first and second fiber reinforced polymer substrates; at least one port door fixedly formed and secured in the foam; an opening in the port door; a double welded impact resistant grill over the opening with a leg extending from and intersecting center grid; a foot secured to each leg; a fastening hole centrally formed in each foot; a plurality of securing rings encircling a center grid member and two support barrier connections; a connection hole per foot disposed through the door, penetrating the skin and foam for fastening the double weld impact resistant grill to the door enabling the hurricane storm resistant door assembly to sustain 37 mph flying projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8365480
    Abstract: A door assembly with installed glass panel, or insulated glass panel, security glass panel, or a decorative leaded glass panel, void of holes in the door or in glass panel, wherein the door assembly has a dual support connector with connector body, connector hole extending through the connector body, a glass flange integral with the connector body for overlaying an edge portion of the glass panel; an structural panel flange integral with the connector body, extending at a right angle to the connector hole away from the connector body parallel to while opposite the glass panel flange for overlaying an edge portion of the structural panel while in a plane apart from a plane of the glass flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8359796
    Abstract: A dual support connector assembly for connecting a glass panel, including an insulated glass panel a security glass panel, or a decorative leaded glass panel, to a structural panel for a door or a window without creating holes in the door or glass panel wherein the connector has a connector body, connector hole extending through the connector body, a lower glass flange integral with the connector body for overlaying an edge portion of the glass panel; an upper structural panel flange integral with the connector body, extending at an angle to the connector hole away from the connector body parallel to while opposite the lower glass panel flange for overlaying an edge portion of the structural portion while in a plane apart from a plane of the lower glass flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley
  • Patent number: 8171644
    Abstract: A method for making a door with a decorative polymer panel assembly. The method can include forming a polymer grille by cutting a design into a polymer with a low-moisture content. The polymer grille can have a frame portion and a design portion. A seal can be contiguously disposed about a perimeter of the frame portion. A grille assembly can be formed by disposing a translucent panel on each side of the seal, forming an air space with the polymer grille disposed within the air space. The grille assembly can be pressed, heated and cooled, forming the decorative polymer panel assembly. The decorative polymer panel assembly can be disposed within an opening of a door, and the door can be disposed within an opening of a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Marjorie Plummer
  • Patent number: D714963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventors: John B. Plummer, Joseph Gene Denley