Patents Assigned to 1st United Door Technologies, Inc.
  • Method of making a raised panel door section for a garage door
    Patent number: 6705150
    Abstract: A raised panel door section (22, 54, 64) for an overhead garage door (20, 50, 60) includes a sheet metal layer (32, 56, 66) formed from sheet metal stock (74) that is embossed to produce a raised panel design by an automated method that selects one of a first die set (84) and a second die set (90) in response to a predetermined embossment style, installs the selected one of the first and second die sets (84, 90) into an embossing press (36) and embosses the sheet metal stock (74) with the predetermined embossment style. The predetermined embossment style includes one of a vertical raised panel design (30), a horizontal raised panel design (52), and a horizontal long raised panel design (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: 1st United Door Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Jellá
  • Wood overlay section for carriage house door and method of making same
    Patent number: 6586085
    Abstract: A carriage house garage door (20) is formed from first, second, and third wood overlay sections (22, 24, 26). Each of the wood overlay sections (22, 24, and 26) includes first and second layers of sheet metal (46, 48) and an insulating core (50). The first layer of sheet metal (46) is bonded to a first side (52) of the insulating core (50) and the second layer of sheet metal (48) is bonded to the second side (54) of the insulating core (50). Wood siding (30) is coupled to the first layer of sheet metal (46) by bonding the wood siding (30) to the first layer (46) using an adhesive and by stapling the wood siding (30) to the first layer (46).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: 1st United Door Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Jellá
  • Raised panel door section for garage door and method of making same
    Patent number: 6554048
    Abstract: A raised panel door section (22, 54, 64) for an overhead garage door (20, 50, 60) includes a sheet metal layer (32, 56, 66) formed from sheet metal stock (74) that is embossed to produce a raised panel design by an automated method that selects one of a first die set (84) and a second die set (90) in response to a predetermined embossment style, installs the selected one of the first and second die sets (84, 90) into an embossing press (36) and embosses the sheet metal stock (74) with the predetermined embossment style. The predetermined embossment style includes one of a vertical raised panel design (30), a horizontal raised panel design (52), and a horizontal long raised panel design (62). An overhead garage door (20) includes three of the raised panel door sections (22) having the sheet metal layer (32) embossed with the vertical raised panel design (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: 1st United Door Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John F. Jellá