Patents by Inventor Arthur Douglas Hird, Jr.

Arthur Douglas Hird, Jr. 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).

  • GATE OPERATOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND FOLDED GATE ASSEMBLY UTILIZING SAME
    Publication number: 20130042531
    Abstract: A gate operator for opening and closing an exterior gate includes an elongate hollow housing for rigid vertical mounting relative to the ground. First and second spaced-apart hinge assemblies for securing to the gate are mounted within the housing for pivoting relative to the housing. A motor is mounted within the housing and is coupled to at least one of the first and second hinge assemblies for causing the at least one of the first and second hinge assemblies to pivot between first and second positions and thus cause the gate to pivot between opened and closed positions. A method for manufacturing the gate operator and a folded gate assembly utilizing the gate operator are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANTAGE GATE PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Arthur Douglas Hird, JR., John Martin
  • Gate operator
    Patent number: D665436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Advantage Gate Products Inc.
    Inventor: Arthur Douglas Hird, Jr.