Patents by Inventor Bernd Lucas

Bernd Lucas 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).

  • Publication number: 20060185263
    Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosure, having openable and closeable lateral walls and roof surfaces, as well as a sliding door therefor, comprising frontwalls (14A, 14B), at least partially-openable and closeable lateral walls (16A, 16B) and roof surfaces (18A, 18B). According to said invention, at least one of the lateral walls is embodied as a curtain (20A, 20B) which can be wound up at the lower end thereof, which is kept ready by means of an end strip (22A, 22B), guided on both sides thereof, and which can be raised or lowered. When closed, the at least one guided end strip (22A, 22B) is embodied as a profile (P), at least partially forming roof surfaces and having a boundary area, oriented towards at least one lateral wall (16A, 16B), from which the curtain (20A, 20B) is hung in a substantially perpendicular manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventor: Bernd Lucas
  • Patent number: 6105312
    Abstract: A sectional gate assembly to move a sectional gate between an open position and a closed position by an upper and lower closing element. The upper closing element is flexibly connected with the lower closing element, and both the upper and lower closing elements each have a first and a second opposite side and one or more guides which are arranged on each of the first and second opposite sides of the closing elements. The sectional gate assembly includes a first and a second single track guide rail. The first and second guide rails each have a vertical section and a horizontal section connected with a curved portion. One or more of the guides on the upper and lower closing elements are adapted to move within the guide rail. A weight-counterbalancer is included in the sectional gate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Belu Tec GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Lucas