Patents by Inventor PHILIP J. OBERBROECKLING

PHILIP J. OBERBROECKLING 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: 9140054
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an insert holding system, a kit, and a method of installing the same. In several embodiments, the kit and/or system is constructed so that it can be installed in a standard interior door by modifying the existing door. In other embodiments, the insert holding system is installed in a door during the manufacturing of the door. The system and kit can also be configured to be installed in a wall, furniture, or another item or fixture. In several embodiments, the insert is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement and exchange of the insert, if damaged, or if a different functionality is desired. For example, the insert could include a screen, a window, a mirror, a poster frame, a picture frame, a poster, a chalk board, a dry erase board, a cork board, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Oberbroeckling Development Company
    Inventor: Philip J. Oberbroeckling
  • Publication number: 20140259948
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an insert holding system, a kit, and a method of installing the same. In several embodiments, the kit and/or system is constructed so that it can be installed in a standard interior door by modifying the existing door. In other embodiments, the insert holding system is installed in a door during the manufacturing of the door. The system and kit can also be configured to be installed in a wall, furniture, or another item or fixture. In several embodiments, the insert is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement and exchange of the insert, if damaged, or if a different functionality is desired. For example, the insert could include a screen, a window, a mirror, a poster frame, a picture frame, a poster, a chalk board, a dry erase board, a cork board, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Oberbroeckling Development Company, LLC
    Inventor: Philip J. Oberbroeckling
  • Patent number: 8627630
    Abstract: The present invention is a door with a modular frame which can be installed and removed easily. In several embodiments the door is constructed to fit in a standard interior doorway without modifications to the existing door frame. In several embodiments the opening is constructed in the upper half of the door. In several embodiments the screen is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement of the screen if damaged or if other material such a glass or acrylic glass is desired in the opening. In several embodiments the modular frame can be replaced without tools. In several embodiments the modular frame could hold a number a different inserts. In several embodiments the door has a regular door panel on one side and an opening with a modular frame on the other side. In several embodiments the door has a self supporting screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Philip J. Oberbroeckling
  • Publication number: 20100307105
    Abstract: The present invention is a door with a modular frame which can be installed and removed easily. In several embodiments the door is constructed to fit in a standard interior doorway without modifications to the existing door frame. In several embodiments the opening is constructed in the upper half of the door. In several embodiments the screen is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement of the screen if damaged or if other material such a glass or acrylic glass is desired in the opening. In several embodiments the modular frame can be replaced without tools. In several embodiments the modular frame could hold a number a different inserts. In several embodiments the door has a regular door panel on one side and an opening with a modular frame on the other side. In several embodiments the door has a self supporting screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: PHILIP J. OBERBROECKLING
  • Publication number: 20100307059
    Abstract: The present invention is a hollow core screen door with the screen opening in the upper half of the door. In several embodiments the door is constructed to fit in a standard interior doorway without modifying the existing doorway frame. In several embodiments the screen is constructed in a modular frame for easy replacement of the screen if damaged or if other material such a glass or plexiglass is desired in the screen opening. In several embodiments the modular screen frame can be replaced without tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: PHILIP J. OBERBROECKLING, P.E.