Patents by Inventor Timothy David Dodge

Timothy David Dodge 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).

  • Publication number: 20170146282
    Abstract: A laterally adjustable hinge system for use on an insulated door of a commercial refrigerator or freezer including a hinge base and associated position adjustable strap relative to the door. The lateral adjustment is accomplished by rotational movement of an eccentric cam located in an adjustment bracket housed within the hinge strap attached directly to the door. The hinge strap is adjustably attached to the adjustment bracket and capable of lateral relational motion controlled by the position of the cam. Cam rotation is controlled by an adjustment bolt extending outward and through the hinge strap protected by a removable cover with a maximum lateral adjustment indicator in the form of a flat portion on the perimeter of the cam such that contact with the sidewall of the cam aperture by the cam flat indicates maximum lateral adjustment in the desired direction has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy David Dodge
  • Publication number: 20170130485
    Abstract: A safety latch release apparatus for an institutional walk-in refrigerator or freezer cabinet doors provided with a bushing inserted into the mounting plate and surrounding the plunger rod for substantially blocking the internal cabinet air from flowing into the latch release pathway through the door to the external latch release assembly. The bushing also provides enhanced support and positional guidance to maintain the plunger rod centered along the annular opening of the mounting plate and bushing so that the rod is properly operationally aligned with the rear side of the handle latch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy David DODGE, Matthew JAmes Vasallo
  • Publication number: 20160153221
    Abstract: A laterally adjustable hinge system for use on an insulated door of a commercial refrigerator or freezer including a hinge base and associated position adjustable strap relative to the door. The lateral adjustment is accomplished by rotational movement of a cam located in an adjustment bracket housed within the hinge strap attached directly to the door. The hinge strap is adjustably attached to the adjustment bracket and capable of lateral relational motion effected by the position of the cam. The cam rotation is controlled by an adjustment bolt extending outward and through the hinge strap protected by a removable cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy David Dodge, Matthew James Vassallo
  • Patent number: 8720008
    Abstract: A hinge for use with an insulated door of a walk-in freezer, refrigerator or cooler including a hinge base adapted to be attached to the frame of said freezer, refrigerator or cooler, a hinge blade pivotally coupled to the hinge base and a wall that extends across the hinge base which has a U shaped clearance opening. Fastening screws located in clearance openings in the hinge blade and threadedly coupled to a door mounting plate adapted to be securely attached to the insulated door for slidably or securely coupling the hinge blade to the door mounting plate, and a micro adjust screw having a threaded shaft located in the U shaped clearance opening and threadedly coupled to the door mounting plate, wherein turning the micro adjust screw slides the door mounting plate horizontally along the hinge blade to provide door lift or rotation to compensate for frame or mounting misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy David Dodge, Matthew James Vassallo
  • Publication number: 20130305488
    Abstract: A hinge for use with an insulated door of a walk-in freezer, refrigerator or cooler including a hinge base adapted to be attached to the frame of said freezer, refrigerator or cooler, a hinge blade pivotally coupled to the hinge base and a wall that extends across the hinge base which has a U shaped clearance opening. Fastening screws located in clearance openings in the hinge blade and threadedly coupled to a door mounting plate adapted to be securely attached to the insulated door for slidably or securely coupling the hinge blade to the door mounting plate, and a micro adjust screw having a threaded shaft located in the U shaped clearance opening and threadedly coupled to the door mounting plate, wherein turning the micro adjust screw slides the door mounting plate horizontally along the hinge blade to provide door lift or rotation to compensate for frame or mounting misalignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy David Dodge, Matthew James Vassallo