Patents by Inventor Ruth Ann Durham

Ruth Ann Durham 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: 5713167
    Abstract: A glazing system for a sliding glass door includes an existing glass pane and an existing door frame having an existing door frame upper surface and having a glass receiving channel recessed into the existing door frame upper surface, the system including a reinforced glass pane having a pane inner face for orienting toward the interior of a building and a pane outer face for orienting toward the outside of a building and having a transparent, shatter-proof film secured onto the pane inner face with a film securing mechanism, and a mounting structure having a mounting member with a member anchoring portion for securing into the channel with an anchoring portion securing mechanism and a pane mounting flange having a flange inner face for directing toward the interior of a building and a flange outer face for directing toward the outside of a building, the film being secured to the flange outer face with a pane securing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Inventors: Robert C. Durham, Ruth Ann Durham