Patents by Inventor Martin H. Whitehouse

Martin H. Whitehouse 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).

  • Drive means for roller door
    Patent number: 4644813
    Abstract: An improved roller door drive assembly comprising a drum, upon which a curtain is rolled, and a gear coaxially mounted to and engaged with the drum. The means of engagement consists of a plurality of forks projecting from the gear adapted to engage drum spokes. This arrangement prevents the ends of the drum while running in a swashplate manner from dragging the gear out of alignment with its driving pinion. In so doing this engagement means prevents excessive wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Industries Limited
    Inventors: Martin H. Whitehouse, Richard E. Jones
  • Mounting and stowing arrangements for rolling doors
    Patent number: 4583706
    Abstract: A bracket for use in mounting a roller door assembly to a wall comprises a plate having a bearing for support of a drum or end drum, the bearing being closer to one edge of the plate than another, and edge flanges whereby the bearing may be mounted at either of two distances from the wall. Preferably the edge flanges have interengageable formations facilitating stacking of door roller assemblies with the flanges of the brackets edge to edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Doors (N.S.W.) Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Martin H. Whitehouse, Robert L. Combs
  • Roller door operating mechanism
    Patent number: 4257285
    Abstract: A roller shutter or door drum driving mechanism of the kind comprising a pivotally mounted electric motor, a gear train fixedly associated with said motor terminating in a pinion, a ring gear on the drum and manually operable, is furnished with releasable latch means which secure said motor and train in an operative position wherein the pinion meshes with the ring gear but, when released, permit the motor to move to an in-operative position wherein the pinion is clear of the ring gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Doors (N.S.W.) Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Martin H. Whitehouse, Mitchell J. Billows
  • Wiring clip
    Patent number: 4219174
    Abstract: The curtain sheet of a roll-up type garage door is furnished with resilient anti-rattle strips. A safety switch operated by a striker bar at the edge of the sheet is connected to the power operating mechanism for the door by conductors held in place by clips having detent barbs interposed between the sheet and the strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Doors (N.S.W.) Pty. Limited
    Inventor: Martin H. Whitehouse
  • Channel guide section for windlocked rolling door
    Patent number: D270187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Doors (NSW) Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Martin H. Whitehouse, Robert L. Combs
  • Guide section
    Patent number: D270188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: Byrne & Davidson Doors (NSW) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin H. Whitehouse