Patents by Inventor Benton P. Flusche
Benton P. Flusche 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).
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Patent number: 12012798Abstract: The frame of a cantilevered gate is formed from upper and lower tracks, each of which is formed from a series of track sections. Adjacent track sections are spliced together. At the lower track, two mirror-image lower splicing elements fit over opposite sides of the joined track sections. At the upper track, a single upper splicing element forms an external connection between the track sections, while a splicing block forms an internal connection. Paired upper and lower track sections are joined by upright members. The upright members are seated at opposite ends within a tubular member of a track section. Each tubular member includes an elongate external fin to which pickets are attached.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: 11414916Abstract: A gate assembly is formed from a gate attached by hinges to a jamb. A pair of L-shaped brackets are attached to the outer sides of the jamb. The brackets are in turn attached to a pair of gate posts in a barrier. Bolt holes formed in the header section of the jamb receive removable eye bolts that may be used as hoisting points as the jamb is being positioned within a barrier. To maintain the shape of the jamb during such positioning, a removable sill section is included in the base of the jamb. The first upright section of the jamb defines an unobstructed internal channel bounded by input and output portals. A cable may pass though the channel and into the gate by way of the output portal. Window openings in the gate may be fitted with removable window panels containing pickets and infill material. Dual gates may be positioned within an enlarged jamb, and a removable mullion post positioned between the gates and supported by the jamb.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Sercurity USA Inc.Inventors: Gary W. Vonnahme, Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: 10900281Abstract: A gate assembly is formed from a gate attached by hinges to a frame. A pair of L-shaped brackets are attached to the outer sides of the frame. The brackets are in turn attached to a pair of gate posts in a barrier. Bolt holes formed in the header section of the frame receive removable eye bolts that may be used as hoisting points as the frame is being positioned within a barrier. To maintain the shape of the frame during such positioning, a removable sill section is included in the base of the frame. The first upright section of the frame defines an unobstructed internal channel bounded by input and output portals. A cable may pass though the channel and into the gate by way of the output portal. Window openings in the gate may be fitted with removable window panels containing pickets and infill material. Dual gates may be positioned within an enlarged frame, and a removable mullion post positioned between the gates and supported by the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Gary W. Vonnahme, Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: 10774576Abstract: A gate assembly is formed from a gate attached by hinges to a jamb. A pair of L-shaped brackets are attached to the outer sides of the jamb. The brackets are in turn attached to a pair of gate posts in a barrier. Bolt holes formed in the header section of the jamb receive removable eye bolts that may be used as hoisting points as the jamb is being positioned within a barrier. To maintain the shape of the jamb during such positioning, a removable sill section is included in the base of the jamb. The first upright section of the jamb defines an unobstructed internal channel bounded by input and output portals. A cable may pass though the channel and into the gate by way of the output portal. Window openings in the gate may be fitted with removable window panels containing pickets and infill material. Dual gates may be positioned within an enlarged jamb, and a removable mullion post positioned between the gates and supported by the jamb.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Gary W. Vonnahme, Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: 10644432Abstract: A connector assembly is used to attach the end of a horizontal rail to the supporting vertical post of a barrier. A flat platform is secured to the side wall of the post. A channel-shaped bracket having a convex base is seated within a concavity formed in the platform. A convex retainer is seated within the concave base of the bracket channel. A bolt extends through aligned openings formed in each of the platform, bracket and retainer. The bolt also extends through aligned openings in the post. The end of a rail is installed within the bracket channel, and held in place by a bolt. An elongate opening formed in the bracket base allows the bracket to swivel horizontally to a desired angular position. The bracket permits a single post to support adjacent sections of a barrier that intersect at a non-straight angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: D836799Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Bryan L. Hudson
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Patent number: D908919Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventor: Benton P. Flusche
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Patent number: D999623Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
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Patent number: D1002337Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney