Patents Examined by Justin B Rephann
  • Patent number: 11965379
    Abstract: A safety gate includes a first column, disposed on a first side of an elevator shaft, a second column, disposed on a second side of the elevator shaft, a first gate panel, and a second gate panel. The first gate panel is coupled to the first column via a first locking hinge. The second gate panel is coupled to the second column via a second locking hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: WaterFilled Barrier Systems International, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Angenend
  • Patent number: 11959325
    Abstract: A device for a track- or rail-mounted closure drive assembly can include a lever and cam arrangement configured to drive an engagement member between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the engaged position allowing motor drive of a closure and the disengaged position disconnecting the drive from the motor to the closure; and a rotating body including one or more camming surfaces and one or more peripheral surfaces, the peripheral surfaces including visual indicia to indicate to a user an orientation of the one or more camming surfaces and hence whether the engagement member is in the engaged position or the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd
    Inventors: George Matthews, Raymond Hawkins
  • Patent number: 11959321
    Abstract: A sliding door assembly includes a track assembly comprising an inner track component, and outer track component, and a central track component, the inner track component and the central track component defining an inner track, the outer track component and the central track component defining an outer track; a pivot assembly engaged with and movable along the inner track; a sliding door pivotably mounted to the pivot assembly; and a locking pin coupled to the sliding door and movable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, wherein, in the extended configuration, the locking pin is engaged with and movable along the outer track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PGT Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth John Vander Bent, Jr., Kurt Karussi
  • Patent number: 11959323
    Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a movable furniture part includes a guide rail to be fastened to the fixed furniture part, a guide device mounted movably on the guide rail and in particular can be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a first cable having a first end to be secured to the fixed furniture part and a second end to be coupled to the guide device. A securing device can secure the first cable to the fixed furniture part, and the securing device has a mounting device designed such that the first cable is mounted so as to be movable relative to the fixed furniture part to a limited extent at least in the event of overload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Christof Goetz
  • Patent number: 11952833
    Abstract: Building systems including a frame with a horizontal member from which first and second vertical bars downwardly extend and a panel attached to the frame. The building systems include at least one of an integrated fastener cover that is moveable to a closed position that covers a portion of a fastener, a gusset assembly with a junction cover positioned at a corner junction between two adjacent portions of a panel, and hinge assemblies that reduce the sagging of a panel, such as a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, LLC
    Inventors: Sara Wermers, Alan M. Dixon, Matthew Gingery, Kelly D. Nordgaard, Luke A. Thompson, Bryan P. Zacher, Jammey A. Rawden, Todd N. Stratmoen, Michael W. Kondratuk
  • Patent number: 11946301
    Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a door on a furniture wall, includes a guide to be secured on the furniture wall, a carrier on which the door is to be secured, and a guide body. The carrier is connected to the guide body such that the carrier and the guide body are coupled for movement, and via which the carrier is moveably mounted on the guide. A securing device includes a first mounting body that is connected to the carrier or the guide body, a second mounting body that is connected to the guide or configured to be connected to the furniture wall, and a securing element. The securing element is configured to fix the two mounting bodies in a secure position relative to one another and release the two mounting bodies in a release position, such that the two mounting bodies are movable relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Irgang, Guenter Schwarzmann
  • Patent number: 11946305
    Abstract: A window operator handle and cover with magnetic features that enable the handle to be retained to the cover in a folded position. The handle can have a detent mechanism to retain the handle in an unfolded position. The operator cover can also be attached to the operator with magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Dallmann, Eric Fickas, Jonathan P. Hickman, Gregory J. Vetter
  • Patent number: 11926197
    Abstract: A door assembly for a motor vehicle includes a door trim panel attached to a door body on the vehicle inside. The door trim panel includes a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body. In order to allow an optimized protection of an occupant's pelvic region from injury by a vehicle door in a side impact, the door trim panel includes a channel portion, which is recessed back towards the door body, is formed between the impact regions and has two mutually opposite wall portions extending in the vehicle transverse direction, each of which is formed integrally with an impact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Curtis, Emrah Tokyuerek
  • Patent number: 11927044
    Abstract: A window operator handle and cover with magnetic features that enable the handle to be retained to the cover in a folded position. The operator cover can also be attached to the operator with magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Dallmann, Eric Fickas, Jonathan P. Hickman, Gregory J. Vetter
  • Patent number: 11920394
    Abstract: In example implementations, an end cap for a panel of a vertically stacking panel door is provided. The end cap includes a body to be coupled to an end of a panel of a vertically stacking panel door, a first track wheel coupled to the body, a second track wheel coupled to the body, and a vertical stability roller coupled to the body, wherein the first track wheel, the second track wheel, and the vertical stability roller are arranged along a vertical line, wherein the first track wheel is located vertically above the second track wheel and the vertical stability roller is located between the first track wheel and the second track wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: James Janick, Joseph A. Garrah
  • Patent number: 11913272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sectional lifting door system. When the system is in normal operation, a door operator drives a cable drum to wind or unwind a cable for lifting or lowering slats. During a process of lowering the slats, if the slats is stopped or slowed unexpectedly (e.g. the slats hit an obstacle below), the door operator is disconnected from a shaft automatically. At this time, even if the door operator is still activated, the shaft does not rotate, the cable drum does not unwind the cable so that a certain tension force can be maintained on the cable and that the cable is prevented from loosening from the drum, thereby preventing the slats from falling off. Also, it can avoid the situation that the weight of the slats is completely applied to the obstacle because the cable drum continuously unwinds the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Chung Hsien Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11898385
    Abstract: A hold open rod includes an inner member; an outer member configured to have the inner member slide in and out of the outer member; and a noncircular dampening member arranged on the inner member. The noncircular dampening member being configured to dampen movement of at least one of the following: the inner member and the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Dyer, Garrett Wise
  • Patent number: 11891845
    Abstract: A gate latching system is provided. A gate latching system installed onto a gate hinged to a stationary post for covert, one-handed operation, the gate latching system comprising a latch bar mounted to an interior side of the hinged gate via a plurality of fasteners where a first end of the latch bar rests against the stationary post preventing the gate from opening in an inward direction. The latch bar having a latch affixed next to the first end of the latch bar. An operator lever affixed at a midpoint of the latch bar and a stiff wire connector coupled to the latch and the operator lever and a latch coupling fastened to the stationary post in plane with the latch to optionally couple with the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Ian Thomas Stewart
  • Patent number: 11885166
    Abstract: The present invention provides device that replaces the hinge pin in a door hinge to provide a door with automatic closing technology, triggered by the device's detection of an adverse condition in the surrounding environment, such as a fire or gas leak, the device including a lower extension pin that slides into the space conventionally occupied by the hinge pin, first and second arms that apply opposing rotational force to the door and door jam, respectively, when the device is activated, and a condition detection module employing at least one sensor and an activation system to activate the device upon the sensor's detection of an adverse environmental condition to close the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Upton Ventures, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Bucklin, Michael Gindhart, Daniel Norwitz
  • Patent number: 11885168
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sliding door system including a motor, a driveshaft coupled to the motor, and a coupling mechanism fastened to the sliding door. The coupling mechanism is configured to convert rotation of the driveshaft into linear motion of the sliding door, such that movement of the coupling mechanism is directly correlated to movement of the sliding door. The sliding door system also includes a rotary encoder, a belt mechanically coupled to the coupling mechanism. The belt, as moved by the coupling mechanism, is configured to turn the rotary encoder as the sliding door moves, such that movement of the rotary encoder is directly correlated to movement of the sliding door and not directly correlated to movement of the motor and driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Federico Romero, David Paul Hewitt
  • Patent number: 11885176
    Abstract: The safety systems enhance the safety of confined spaces which can present a danger to human occupants who may become entrapped within the confined space during a dangerous condition. The safety systems are particularly useful with confined spaces having access openings and a door or other movable barrier for the access opening. The safety systems having movable safety gates proximate the access openings. The disclosed safety gates are movable from a closed position where the safety gate forms a physical barrier which inhibits human entry into the confined space to a safety position where the safety gate prevents the door from closing and entrapping a person within the confined space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Philippe Roe
  • Patent number: 11879283
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a rail profile and a running carriage movably mounted relative to the rail profile in the longitudinal direction and to which a sliding door can be fastened. The running carriage has a rolling body, and the rail profile has a running surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail profile and supporting the rolling body. The rolling body is displaceable on the running surface transversely to the longitudinal direction of the rail profile. Therefore, the running carriage can be pivoted about a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rail profile. The rail profile has a vertical web extending in the longitudinal direction and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the running surface. The running carriage can be pivoted about the pivot axis such that a distance from the vertical web increases under loading by the sliding door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Duer
  • Patent number: 11879281
    Abstract: A window sash interlock includes a housing configured to mount to a side rail of a window sash. The housing includes a front face that substantially aligns with a surface of the side rail. A locking member is pivotably coupled to the housing about a pivot axis. The locking member is disposed at least partially within the housing and is movable between at least a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member is biased so as to automatically return to the unlocked position, and in the unlocked position, the locking member at least partially extends from the front face of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Amesbury Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Welbig, Allen Rickenbaugh, Chad Kramer, Gary E. Tagtow, Douglas John Criddle
  • Patent number: 11878804
    Abstract: An emergency opening device of an aircraft door including a tubular actuating member (2); a resilient compression device; a retaining member for retaining the tubular actuating member (2), having a retaining wire (12) which, when the tubular actuating member (2) is in the retracted position, is held taut between a first attachment (14, 17) and a second attachment (16, 18); a release device which includes a cutting member (22) for transversely cutting the retaining wire (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: LATECOERE
    Inventor: Sabastien Devillez
  • Patent number: 11866978
    Abstract: A door swing control device comprises a bracket affixed to a door, a pivoting element pivotably affixed to the bracket, and a swinging catch mechanism mounted directly or indirectly to the structure. The pivoting element comprises a finger extending therefrom and is engaged with the bracket to limit a range of movement of the pivoting element relative to the bracket. The finger is engageable with the swinging catch mechanism to limit a range of movement of the pivoting element relative to the swinging catch mechanism and thereby selectively limiting a range of movement of the bracket relative to the swinging catch mechanism. When the finger of the pivoting element is engaged with the swinging catch mechanism, the door is held in the first open position. When the finger of the pivoting element is disengaged from the swinging catch mechanism, the door can swing between the first and second open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Questar Gas Company
    Inventors: Carter Worthen, Bryan Yap, Cameron Andersen, Jessica Rule, Todd Allen Bayliff