Patents by Inventor Christopher Glenn Franck

Christopher Glenn Franck 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: 10916924
    Abstract: An equipment box assembly includes a housing including a back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and first and second sidewalls defining a cavity. At least one mounting feature is on each of the first and second sidewalls. The housing is sized to fit between first and second adjacent studs with the first sidewall mounted to the first stud using the at least one mounting feature on the first sidewall and with the second sidewall mounted to the second stud using the at least one mounting feature on the second sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: WirePath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, Jamie Lee Quinlan, William Jacob Kozlowski, Galen Paul Hess, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10687436
    Abstract: A structured media enclosure door assembly includes a base, a door and a support plate. The base includes a frame that is configured to mount directly to a wall. The door includes a frame and a front panel held by the door frame. The door frame is coupled to the base frame. The support plate has first and second opposite surfaces. The support plate is configured to be selectively coupled to the door frame in: (i) a first position with the support plate first surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a first distance; and (ii) a second position with the support plate second surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a second distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: WirePath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute
  • Publication number: 20190237951
    Abstract: An equipment box assembly includes a housing including a back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and first and second sidewalls defining a cavity. At least one mounting feature is on each of the first and second sidewalls. The housing is sized to fit between first and second adjacent studs with the first sidewall mounted to the first stud using the at least one mounting feature on the first sidewall and with the second sidewall mounted to the second stud using the at least one mounting feature on the second sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, Jamie Lee Quinlan, William Jacob Kozlowski, Galen Paul Hess, JR.
  • Patent number: 10317006
    Abstract: A display mount includes a vertical adjustment mechanism configured to be operatively coupled to a wall and a horizontal adjustment mechanism having a first end portion operatively coupled to the vertical adjustment mechanism and a second end portion that is configured to be operatively coupled to a display. With the vertical adjustment mechanism operatively coupled to the wall and with the display operatively coupled to the horizontal adjustment mechanism: the vertical adjustment mechanism is configured to lower and raise the display vertically parallel to the wall without the display moving substantially horizontally away from and toward the wall; and the horizontal adjustment mechanism is configured to extend and retract the display horizontally away from and toward the wall without the display moving substantially vertically parallel to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Christopher Glenn Franck, Matthew R. Shute, Jamie Lee Quinlan
  • Patent number: 10270236
    Abstract: An equipment box assembly includes a housing including a back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and first and second sidewalls defining a cavity. At least one mounting feature is on each of the first and second sidewalls. The housing is sized to fit between first and second adjacent studs with the first sidewall mounted to the first stud using the at least one mounting feature on the first sidewall and with the second sidewall mounted to the second stud using the at least one mounting feature on the second sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, Jamie Lee Quinlan, William Jacob Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20180310430
    Abstract: A structured media enclosure door assembly includes a base, a door and a support plate. The base includes a frame that is configured to mount directly to a wall. The door includes a frame and a front panel held by the door frame. The door frame is coupled to the base frame. The support plate has first and second opposite surfaces. The support plate is configured to be selectively coupled to the door frame in: (i) a first position with the support plate first surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a first distance; and (ii) a second position with the support plate second surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a second distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, JR., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute
  • Patent number: 10021807
    Abstract: A structured media enclosure door assembly includes a base, a door and a support plate. The base includes a frame that is configured to mount directly to a wall. The door includes a frame and a front panel held by the door frame. The door frame is coupled to the base frame. The support plate has first and second opposite surfaces. The support plate is configured to be selectively coupled to the door frame in: (i) a first position with the support plate first surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a first distance; and (ii) a second position with the support plate second surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a second distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute
  • Patent number: 9939722
    Abstract: A projection screen system includes a housing defining a channel, a screen and motor assembly including a projection screen and a tubular motor, and first and second opposed mounting features configured to hold the screen and motor assembly in the channel of the housing. The housing is configured to be installed recessed in a ceiling and the screen and motor assembly is configured to be mounted in the housing of the installed housing such that the installation of the housing and the mounting of the screen and motor assembly are performed independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: WirePath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Christopher Glenn Franck, Matthew R. Shute
  • Publication number: 20170108765
    Abstract: A projection screen system includes a housing defining a channel, a screen and motor assembly including a projection screen and a tubular motor, and first and second opposed mounting features configured to hold the screen and motor assembly in the channel of the housing. The housing is configured to be installed recessed in a ceiling and the screen and motor assembly is configured to be mounted in the housing of the installed housing such that the installation of the housing and the mounting of the screen and motor assembly are performed independently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: William Jacob Kozlowski, JR., Christopher Glenn Franck, Matthew R. Shute
  • Publication number: 20170105529
    Abstract: A display mount includes a vertical adjustment mechanism configured to be operatively coupled to a wall and a horizontal adjustment mechanism having a first end portion operatively coupled to the vertical adjustment mechanism and a second end portion that is configured to be operatively coupled to a display. With the vertical adjustment mechanism operatively coupled to the wall and with the display operatively coupled to the horizontal adjustment mechanism: the vertical adjustment mechanism is configured to lower and raise the display vertically parallel to the wall without the display moving substantially horizontally away from and toward the wall; and the horizontal adjustment mechanism is configured to extend and retract the display horizontally away from and toward the wall without the display moving substantially vertically parallel to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: William Jacob Kozlowski, JR., Christopher Glenn Franck, Matthew R. Shute, Jamie Lee Quinlan
  • Patent number: 9538841
    Abstract: A rack includes a base resting on a horizontal surface, a top and four elongated legs. Each leg includes a bottom portion pivotally connected to the base and a top portion pivotally connected to the top. The rack is movable between a flat position, wherein the legs are substantially parallel to the horizontal surface, and an upright position, wherein the legs are substantially perpendicular to the horizontal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Jamie Lee Quinlan
  • Publication number: 20160295722
    Abstract: A structured media enclosure door assembly includes a base, a door and a support plate. The base includes a frame that is configured to mount directly to a wall. The door includes a frame and a front panel held by the door frame. The door frame is coupled to the base frame. The support plate has first and second opposite surfaces. The support plate is configured to be selectively coupled to the door frame in: (i) a first position with the support plate first surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a first distance; and (ii) a second position with the support plate second surface facing the front panel and the support plate spaced apart from the front panel a second distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, JR., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute
  • Patent number: 9370117
    Abstract: An equipment box assembly includes an open-ended housing and a support plate. The housing has a back wall and opposed sidewalls defining a cavity in the housing. The back wall includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the back wall. The housing is configured to be positioned in an installed position in a mounting surface such that the cavity is recessed in the mounting surface. The support plate includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the support plate. The support plate is releasably mounted in the housing cavity in a first position with the support plate generally parallel to and spaced apart a first distance from the back wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: WirePath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, Jamie Lee Quinlan, William Jacob Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20160164271
    Abstract: An equipment box assembly includes a housing including a back wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, and first and second sidewalls defining a cavity. At least one mounting feature is on each of the first and second sidewalls. The housing is sized to fit between first and second adjacent studs with the first sidewall mounted to the first stud using the at least one mounting feature on the first sidewall and with the second sidewall mounted to the second stud using the at least one mounting feature on the second sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, Jamie Lee Quinlan, William Jacob Kozlowski, Galen Paul Hess
  • Publication number: 20160037913
    Abstract: A rack includes a base resting on a horizontal surface, a top and four elongated legs. Each leg includes a bottom portion pivotally connected to the base and a top portion pivotally connected to the top. The rack is movable between a flat position, wherein the legs are substantially parallel to the horizontal surface, and an upright position, wherein the legs are substantially perpendicular to the horizontal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, JR., Jamie Lee Quinlan
  • Patent number: D747724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kulkarni, Bryan Thomas Marcum, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Christopher Glenn Franck
  • Patent number: D767577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kulkarni, Bryan Thomas Marcum, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Christopher Glenn Franck
  • Patent number: D788783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kulkarni, Bryan Thomas Marcum, Kai-Sheng Cheng, Christopher Glenn Franck
  • Patent number: D795211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: WIREPATH HOME SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute
  • Patent number: D831596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Wirepath Home Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Glenn Franck, William Jacob Kozlowski, Jr., Jamie Lee Quinlan, Matthew R. Shute