Patents Assigned to AADG, INC.
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Patent number: 12281518Abstract: Composite door systems are provided for use in a protective barrier structure. The composite door systems provide for quick assembly, safety, security, and resistance to physical impacts or threats. The composite door systems may include a shell and a core that can be factory completed or finished on site. The shell may be shipped to the assembly location of the barrier structure, and the core may be formed on site by pouring liquid fill material into a cavity of the shell, which is allowed to cure into a solid fill material. Hardware housings may be operatively coupled to the shell that are made to receive door hardware but resist the liquid full material from filling the hardware housings. The shell, core, and/or hardware housings may provide resistance to damage, such as projectiles to provide enhanced security protection to the occupants or contents of the building structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Publication number: 20240229543Abstract: Barriers may utilize cores that may be pre-assembled and dropped into a barrier or may be formed within the barriers. The cores may include traditional core materials, biomass materials, graphite polystyrene (GPS) material, or other types of materials. The core may be formed from one or more layers, such as one or more stiffener layers (e.g., stiffener panel, stiffener rods, or the like), one or more matrix layers (e.g., with apertures extending therein), one or more solid layers (e.g., wood, plastic, composite, foam, fiber, or the like), one or more fluid sealed layers (e.g., air, argon, nitrogen, or other like), and/or other types of layers. The barrier edge members, the faces, and/or the core layers described herein may be assembled to each other in traditional ways, such as welding, and/or may be assembled to each other in a way that reduces the amount of welding and/or use of steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Thomas Rattay, David Richard Bill
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Patent number: 11993977Abstract: A frame may include three or more portions having an upper portion disposed adjacent an upper end of an opening and two side portions disposed along either edge of the opening, and in some cases a lower portion when the opening is for a window or some doors. A first frame segment and the second frame segment are adjustable with respect to each other in order to extend around the thickness of the door opening. The segments may have one or more thermal barriers, such as a seal (e.g., u-shaped, v-shaped, or the like seal) located between portions of the segments. The first frame segment may be adjusted with respect to the second frame segment. The adjustment of the segments may be made before or after the one or more thermal barriers are installed.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Patrick Middleton, Michael Scheve, Walter Ford
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Publication number: 20240133228Abstract: Barriers may utilize cores that may be pre-assembled and dropped into a barrier or may be formed within the barriers. The cores may include traditional core materials, biomass materials, graphite polystyrene (GPS) material, or other types of materials. The core may be formed from one or more layers, such as one or more stiffener layers (e.g., stiffener panel, stiffener rods, or the like), one or more matrix layers (e.g., with apertures extending therein), one or more solid layers (e.g., wood, plastic, composite, foam, fiber, or the like), one or more fluid sealed layers (e.g., air, argon, nitrogen, or other like), and/or other types of layers. The barrier edge members, the faces, and/or the core layers described herein may be assembled to each other in traditional ways, such as welding, and/or may be assembled to each other in a way that reduces the amount of welding and/or use of steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Thomas Rattay, David Richard Bill
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Publication number: 20240044202Abstract: A door assembly provides EMC shielding to provide EMI/RFI protection. The door assembly has an EMC door frame, an EMC door, and EMC seals for maintaining a circuit between the door frame, the floor (e.g., threshold, flooring, etc.), and/or the door. The door assembly may also utilize one or more EMC elements (e.g., EMC tape, paint, adhesive, coatings, caulk, etc.) that may be used to create the circuits between the components of the door assembly and/or with other components of the building (e.g., between the door frame and the wall). The EMC shielding is used to reduce (e.g., limit, block, etc.) the levels of electrogenic interference (EMI)/radio frequency interference (RFI) radiation that is able to pass by the shielding. Moreover, the door assembly also provides improve additional door assembly performance (e.g., sound, weather, air flow, heat, cold, or the like abatement, energy harvesting, or other performance benefits).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Publication number: 20230323731Abstract: Door systems having a vision light system that provides resistance to and protection from the elements, such as but not limited to physical impacts (e.g., penetration from projectiles), protection from fire, protection from fluid penetration, or the like. The vision light systems may be customizable in order to provide different protection rating levels depending on the requirements of the structures in which vision light systems will be used. Moreover, the vision light systems may use a light insert having a first restraining member, a second restraining member, and a vision light secured between the first restraining member and the second restraining member. The light insert allows for the ease of replacement of the vision light within the vision light system when the vision light is damaged or the vision light requires upgrading or downgrading of the desired level of protection of the vision light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Patrick Middleton
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Patent number: 11692388Abstract: Door systems having a vision light system that provides resistance to and protection from the elements, such as but not limited to physical impacts (e.g., penetration from projectiles), protection from fire, protection from fluid penetration, or the like. The vision light systems may be customizable in order to provide different protection rating levels depending on the requirements of the structures in which vision light systems will be used. The vision light systems allow for the use of vision lights that extends past the envelope of the door. The vision light systems may utilize one or more interchangeable and/or adjustable components, such as one or more reinforcement members, one or more restraining members, one or more trim members, or the like may be utilized to secure different vision lights within the vision light system in order to provide the desired level of protection.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventor: Patrick Middleton
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Publication number: 20230151675Abstract: Composite door systems are provided for use in a protective barrier structure. The composite door systems provide for quick assembly, safety, security, and resistance to physical impacts or threats. The composite door systems may include a shell and a core that can be factory completed or finished on site. The shell may be shipped to the assembly location of the barrier structure, and the core may be formed on site by pouring liquid fill material into a cavity of the shell, which is allowed to cure into a solid fill material. Hardware housings may be operatively coupled to the shell that are made to receive door hardware but resist the liquid full material from filling the hardware housings. The shell, core, and/or hardware housings may provide resistance to damage, such as projectiles to provide enhanced security protection to the occupants or contents of the building structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Publication number: 20230146255Abstract: Interactive panels are used to display information to one or more users that are interacting with the interactive panels. One or more detection devices (e.g., sensors, communication devices, or the like) detect that users may be located near the interactive panels. The information displayed to the users may be any type of information, such as user information, product information, entity information, area information, or other like information. The interactive panels may be used in any type of barrier, such as doors, walls, fee-standing structures within or outside of a building, adaptable panels that are moveable, or the like. The interactive panels may have energy harvesting layers that at least partially aid in powering the interactive panels and/or components thereof. The interactive panels may have protection layers that at least partially aid in protecting the displays and/or energy harvesting layers of the interactive panels from damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Carolyn Lacey, Daniel Brian Glover
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Patent number: 11560750Abstract: Composite door systems are provided for use in a protective barrier structure. The composite door systems provide for quick assembly, safety, security, and resistance to physical impacts or threats. The composite door systems may include a shell and a core that can be factory completed or finished on site. The shell may be shipped to the assembly location of the barrier structure, and the core may be formed on site by pouring liquid fill material into a cavity of the shell, which is allowed to cure into a solid fill material. Hardware housings may be operatively coupled to the shell that are made to receive door hardware but resist the liquid full material from filling the hardware housings. The shell, core, and/or hardware housings may provide resistance to damage, such as projectiles to provide enhanced security protection to the occupants or contents of the building structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Publication number: 20220389749Abstract: A frame may include three or more portions having an upper portion disposed adjacent an upper end of an opening and two side portions disposed along either edge of the opening, and in some cases a lower portion when the opening is for a window or some doors. A first frame segment and the second frame segment are adjustable with respect to each other in order to extend around the thickness of the door opening. The segments may have one or more thermal barriers, such as a seal (e.g., u-shaped, v-shaped, or the like seal) located between portions of the segments. The first frame segment may be adjusted with respect to the second frame segment. The adjustment of the segments may be made before or after the one or more thermal barriers are installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Patrick Middleton, Michael Scheve, Walter Ford
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Publication number: 20220389748Abstract: A frame may comprise three or more portions comprising an upper portion disposed adjacent an upper end of an opening and two side portions disposed along either edge of the opening, and in some cases a lower portion adjacent a lower end of an opening. A first frame segment and the second frame segment are adjustable with respect to each other in order to extend around the thickness of the opening. A third segment, such as a soffit segment may be utilized to cover at least a portion of the segments. The first frame segment, the second frame segment, and/or the soffit segment may have one or more barriers located between portions of the segments. The first frame segment may be adjusted with respect to the second frame segment, and the adjustment may be made before or after activation of the one or more barriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Patrick Middleton
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Publication number: 20220389750Abstract: A door frame for a sliding door system may include three (3) portions having an upper portion disposed adjacent an upper end of a door opening and two side portions disposed along either edge of the door opening. A first frame segment and the second frame segment are adjustable with respect to each other in order to extend around different thickness of different door openings. The first frame segment and/or the second frame segment may have one or more caps, retainers, headers or the like coupled to the frame segments. The caps, retainers, or headers may have portions that are trimmed in order to allow them to mate with portions of the first frame segment or the second frame segment. The adjustment of the segments may be made before or after being installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Jennifer Manning
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Publication number: 20220389757Abstract: A sliding door system having one or more sliding doors, door frames (e.g., static frames of different sizes for different wall thicknesses or adjustable frames that can be used to fit different wall thicknesses), sliding door hardware (e.g., tracks, wheels, soft closers, stops, or the like), header, door receiver, a plurality of seals, or the like. The sliding door system utilizes improvements to the components in order to provide security features, such as electromagnetic (EMC—EMI/RFI) shielding, sound resistance, blast resistance, forced entry and/or ballistic resistance, privacy features, light reduction, fire and/or smoke resistance, or the like to the sliding door system. In particular, the sliding door system allows for the use of the security features with the static or adjustable door frames described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventors: Daniel Brian Glover, Jennifer Manning
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Publication number: 20210131170Abstract: Composite door systems are provided for use in a protective barrier structure. The composite door systems provide for quick assembly, safety, security, and resistance to physical impacts or threats. The composite door systems may include a shell and a core that can be factory completed or finished on site. The shell may be shipped to the assembly location of the barrier structure, and the core may be formed on site by pouring liquid fill material into a cavity of the shell, which is allowed to cure into a solid fill material. Hardware housings may be operatively coupled to the shell that are made to receive door hardware but resist the liquid full material from filling the hardware housings. The shell, core, and/or hardware housings may provide resistance to damage, such as projectiles to provide enhanced security protection to the occupants or contents of the building structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Publication number: 20210071465Abstract: Door systems having a vision light system that provides resistance to and protection from the elements, such as but not limited to physical impacts (e.g., penetration from projectiles), protection from fire, protection from fluid penetration, or the like. The vision light systems may be customizable in order to provide different protection rating levels depending on the requirements of the structures in which vision light systems will be used. The vision light systems allow for the use of vision lights that extends past the envelope of the door. The vision light systems may utilize one or more interchangeable and/or adjustable components, such as one or more reinforcement members, one or more restraining members, one or more trim members, or the like may be utilized to secure different vision lights within the vision light system in order to provide the desired level of protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Patrick Middleton
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Publication number: 20210055080Abstract: Composite door systems that are configured for providing safety, security, and resistance to physical impacts or threats (natural and man-caused), and which can be utilized in barrier structures, such as for doors. The composite door systems may include one or more layers, each of which may have one or more fiber layers, such as fabric layers or plastic layers. The composite door systems may further include one or more additional layers of a sheet material, a fill material, or the like. The composite door systems are infinitely customizable and configured to be adapted to a variety of applications, and scalable levels of protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Patent number: 10704317Abstract: A metal door frame for a door opening comprising at least one first door frame segment for upper or side portions of the door opening, the at least one first door frame segment having a first molding flange, a first jamb face adjacent to the molding flange, and a first stop flange adjacent to the jamb face. The metal door frame includes at least one second door frame segment for upper and side portions of the door opening, the at least one second door frame segment having a second molding flange, a second jamb face adjacent to the molding flange, a second stop flange adjacent to the jamb face, a second stop face adjacent to the stop flange, and a third stop flange adjacent to the stop face. The metal door frame includes a thermally insulative layer between the first door frame segment and the second door frame segment.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventors: Bobby Neal Strickland, Jeffrey R. Badgett, Charles Prentice Stewart, Vince A. Hughes, Dale R. Childers
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Patent number: 10429152Abstract: A structural panel includes a shell having spaced first and second fiber reinforced polyester (FRP) exterior panels and separate frame members adjacent edges of the FRP panels, and at least one polymeric sheet disposed between the FRP exterior panels and bonded to an adjacent exterior panel. The polymeric sheet is made of a thermoplastic material and has a plurality of openings through its thickness spaced apart by flat wall portions of the polymeric sheet. At least one blast- or ballistic-resistant core layer is disposed adjacent the at least one polymeric sheet. A curable and hardenable foam insulation material fills substantially all the space between the polymeric sheets, frame members, and blast- or ballistic-resistant core layer in the shell interior.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: AADG, INC.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover
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Patent number: 10309148Abstract: A structural panel includes a shell having spaced first and second exterior panels and frame members adjacent edges of the panels, and at least one polymeric sheet disposed between the exterior panels and bonded to an adjacent exterior panel. The polymeric sheet is made of a thermoplastic material and has a plurality of openings through its thickness spaced apart by flat wall portions of the polymeric sheet. Stiffeners are disposed between the polymeric sheets and are secured by polymeric end caps. The end caps are made of a thermoplastic material and have a plurality of openings through their thickness for receiving the stiffeners. A foam insulation material fills substantially all the space between the polymeric sheets, stiffeners, and frame members in the shell interior. At least one blast- or ballistic-resistant core layer may be disposed adjacent the at least one polymeric sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: AADG, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Brian Glover