Patents by Inventor Bernard F. Smith, Jr.

Bernard F. Smith, 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).

  • Thermal transfer printing of window grilles
    Patent number: 5260114
    Abstract: Grille sticks used in the assembly of conventional window grilles are prefinished during their manufacture by a conventional foil transfer printing technique. Preferably, only one side surface of the grille sticks intended to face a window glazing is prefinished. The dry printing technique enables the finish material to cover the desired surface of the grille stick without entering joints where the sticks are assembled together or spreading on the opposite side surface of the sticks, which is left to be finished in a contrasting color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Caldwell Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Bernard F. Smith, Jr.