Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Byrne

Thomas F. Byrne 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: 6585484
    Abstract: An air handler enclosure having a pivotal door panel covers an access opening leading to a blower inside the enclosure. The door panel is held in engagement with the enclosure when the panel is fully open or closed. The panel can completely disengage the enclosure if the panel is first pivoted to an intermediate position between the fully open and fully closed positions. However, the weight of the panel itself urges the panel to remain engaged with the enclosure as the panel pivots through the intermediate position, which helps prevent the panel from disengaging the enclosure unintentionally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Rosenthal, Timothy J. Lawlor, Sr., Thomas F. Byrne, James T. Vershaw, Timothy W. Storm
  • Publication number: 20030077169
    Abstract: An air handler enclosure having a pivotal door panel covers an access opening leading to a blower inside the enclosure. The door panel is held in engagement with the enclosure when the panel is fully open or closed. The panel can completely disengage the enclosure if the panel is first pivoted to an intermediate position between the fully open and fully closed positions. However, the weight of the panel itself urges the panel to remain engaged with the enclosure as the panel pivots through the intermediate position, which helps prevent the panel from disengaging the enclosure unintentionally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: David J. Rosenthal, Timothy J. Lawlor, Thomas F. Byrne, James T. Vershaw, Timothy W. Storm
  • Patent number: 5118061
    Abstract: An ice piton assembly used for ice climbing comprising a hollow tube onto which a strike absorbent ear capable of being hammered is fitted and secured into a prenotched section of said tube so as to impart the force of the blow down the approximate center of the tube. At one end of said tube is a swivel assembly that rotates in one position and is fitted in the other and to which the climber attaches the rope. The ice piton has a feature particular to the demands of climbing in that the swivel assembly adjusts to assure the most effective downward pull regardless of the position of the piton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Inventors: Thomas F. Byrne, Edward Gitlin