Patents by Inventor Bennie R. Downing

Bennie R. Downing 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).

  • Patent number: 5113628
    Abstract: A railless refrigerator display door constructed with two or more glass panels and having a peripheral door frame extending around the sides of the door and at the inside of the door without covering the outside glass surface of the door. Sealant is used to bond the glass panels to peripheral spacers separating the panels and to C-section structures which extend peripherally around the sides of the door. The door frame is also bonded to the C-section structures and glass panels by the sealant. Rubber bumpers attached to the C-section structures reduce heat transfer from the inside glass panel to the outside glass panel. As such, mechanical fasteners such as nuts, bolts or screws are not needed for the purpose of holding the refrigerator door together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Richardson, Bennie R. Downing
  • Patent number: 5097642
    Abstract: A glass refrigerator door structure constructed with two or more glass panels and having a peripheral door frame extending around the sides of the door structure and at the inside of the door without covering the outside glass surface of the door. Sealant is used to bond the glass panels to peripheral spacers separating the panels and to pipe-like structures which extend peripherally around the sides of the door structure. The door frame is connected to the pipe-like structures by a peripheral extension from the frame which engages elongated slots in the pipe-like structures. As such, mechanical fasteners such as nuts, bolts or screws are not needed for the purpose of holding the refrigerator door structure together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Richardson, Bennie R. Downing
  • Patent number: RE35149
    Abstract: A railless refrigerator display door constructed with two or more glass panels and having a peripheral door frame extending around the sides of The door and at the inside of the door without covering the outside glass surface of the door. Sealant is used to bond the glass panels to peripheral spacers separating the panels and to C-section structures which extend peripherally around the sides of the door. The door frame is also bonded to the C-section structures and glass panels by the sealant. Rubber bumpers attached to the C-section structures reduce heat transfer from the inside glass panel to the outside glass panel. As such, mechanical fasteners such as nuts, bolts or screws are not needed for the purpose of holding the refrigerator door together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Richardson, Bennie R. Downing
  • Patent number: RE35392
    Abstract: A glass refrigerator door structure constructed with two or more glass panels and having a peripheral door frame extending around the sides of the door structure and at the inside of the door without covering the outside glass surface of the door. Sealant is used to bond the glass panels to peripheral spacers separating the panels and to pipe-like structures which extend peripherally around the sides of the door structure. The door frame is connected to the pipe-like structures by a peripheral extension from the frame which engages elongated slots in the pipe-like structures. As such, mechanical fasteners such as nuts, bolts or screws are not needed for the purpose of holding the refrigerator door structure together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Anthony's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Richardson, Bennie R. Downing