Patents by Inventor Christopher Gontarski
Christopher Gontarski 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: 9765567Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a door panel with two faces and opposing marginal and lateral edges, and at least two wind locks attached proximate each marginal edge. The at least two wind locks extend away from one face of the door panel in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and are spaced apart vertically along each respective side edge of the door panel. The assembly further includes a drum for winding and unwinding the door panel to permit and prohibit access to the opening, and, a pair of opposing parallel side columns aligned and spaced apart such that each of the opposing side edges engage one of the side columns in a manner in which at least a portion of the side columns guide vertical movement of the door panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Publication number: 20170175441Abstract: A wind lock for an overhead roll-up door, the wind lock having a first edge which is substantially straight and capable of extending substantially perpendicular vertically from a face of a door panel to which the wind lock attaches to, the wind lock including a second edge having an angled-beveled face, wherein the second edge extends at an angle from the first edge laterally across the face of an attached door panel is beveled with the face of the door panel so as to extend vertically from the face at an angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Brian Drifka, Raymond Sauve, Andrew John Schumacher, Christopher Gontarski, Jeffrey Thomas Malinowski
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Patent number: 9458665Abstract: A wind lock for an overhead roll-up door, the wind lock having a first edge which is substantially straight and capable of extending substantially perpendicular vertically from a face of a door panel to which the wind lock attaches to, the wind lock including a second edge having an angled-beveled face, wherein the second edge extends at an angle from the first edge laterally across the face of an attached door panel is beveled with the face of the door panel so as to extend vertically from the face at an angle.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Drifka, Raymond Sauve, Andrew John Schumacher, Christopher Gontarski, Jeffrey Thomas Malinowski
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Publication number: 20160237736Abstract: A door panel for an overhead roll-up door assembly having a first face, a second face, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The door panel is constructed by butt jointing at least two sub-panels together in a horizontal direction such that neither sub-panel overlaps the other and applying at least one strip of seaming material over each horizontal butt joint, the seaming material being adhered over each butt joint on at least the first face of the door panel. The door panel further includes at least one strip of seaming material adhered vertically along at least one face of the door panel extending from approximately the top edge of the door panel to approximately the bottom edge of the door panel, and being configured such that a top face of the vertical seaming material is substantially co-planar with a top face of the horizontal seaming material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Christopher Gontarski, Brian Norbert Drifka
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Patent number: 9260911Abstract: A door panel for an overhead roll-up door assembly having a first face, a second face, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The door panel is constructed by butt jointing at least two sub-panels together in a horizontal direction such that neither sub-panel overlaps the other and applying at least one strip of seaming material over each horizontal butt joint, the seaming material being adhered over each butt joint on at least the first face of the door panel. The door panel further includes at least one strip of seaming material adhered vertically along at least one face of the door panel extending from approximately the top edge of the door panel to approximately the bottom edge of the door panel, and being configured such that a top face of the vertical seaming material is substantially co-planar with a top face of the horizontal seaming material.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Gontarski, Brian Norbert Drifka
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Patent number: 9187953Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening in a wall, the door assembly having a flexible door panel and side columns located proximate opposite sides of the opening. The side columns each include an arm configured to engage the door panel as the door panel moves vertically, the arms being configured to move in a first direction in response to a first threshold moment being applied to the arms by the door panel wherein movement of each arm in the first direction prevents the door panel from escaping the side columns. The arms may be further configured to move in a second direction in response to a second threshold moment being applied on the arms by the door panel in a substantially vertical direction perpendicular to and away from the door panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Publication number: 20140374035Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a door panel with two faces and opposing marginal and lateral edges, and at least two wind locks attached proximate each marginal edge. The at least two wind locks extend away from one face of the door panel in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and are spaced apart vertically along each respective side edge of the door panel. The assembly further includes a drum for winding and unwinding the door panel to permit and prohibit access to the opening, and, a pair of opposing parallel side columns aligned and spaced apart such that each of the opposing side edges engage one of the side columns in a manner in which at least a portion of the side columns guide vertical movement of the door panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Patent number: 8851147Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a door panel with two faces and opposing marginal and lateral edges, and at least two wind locks attached proximate each marginal edge. The at least two wind locks extend away from one face of the door panel in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and are spaced apart vertically along each respective side edge of the door panel. The assembly further includes a drum for winding and unwinding the door panel to permit and prohibit access to the opening, and, a pair of opposing parallel side columns aligned and spaced apart such that each of the opposing side edges engage one of the side columns in a manner in which at least a portion of the side columns guide vertical movement of the door panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Rytec CorporationInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Publication number: 20140190097Abstract: A wind lock for an overhead roll-up door, the wind lock having a first edge which is substantially straight and capable of extending substantially perpendicular vertically from a face of a door panel to which the wind lock attaches to, the wind lock including a second edge having an angled-beveled face, wherein the second edge extends at an angle from the first edge laterally across the face of an attached door panel is beveled with the face of the door panel so as to extend vertically from the face at an angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Rytec CorporationInventors: Brian Drifka, Raymond Sauve, Andrew John Schumacher, Christopher Gontarski, Jeffrey Thomas Malinowski
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Publication number: 20130112357Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a flexible door panel, a shaft capable of rotating to vertically move the flexible door panel, and at least two motors configured to rotate the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: Rytec CorporationInventors: Christopher Gontarski, Brian Norbert Drifka
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Publication number: 20120241105Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening in a wall, the door assembly having a flexible door panel and side columns located proximate opposite sides of the opening. The side columns each include an arm configured to engage the door panel as the door panel moves vertically, the arms being configured to move in a first direction in response to a first threshold moment being applied to the arms by the door panel wherein movement of each arm in the first direction prevents the door panel from escaping the side columns. The arms may be further configured to move in a second direction in response to a second threshold moment being applied on the arms by the door panel in a substantially vertical direction perpendicular to and away from the door panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Publication number: 20120241107Abstract: A door panel for an overhead roll-up door assembly having a first face, a second face, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The door panel is constructed by butt jointing at least two sub-panels together in a horizontal direction such that neither sub-panel overlaps the other and applying at least one strip of seaming material over each horizontal butt joint, the seaming material being adhered over each butt joint on at least the first face of the door panel. The door panel further includes at least one strip of seaming material adhered vertically along at least one face of the door panel extending from approximately the top edge of the door panel to approximately the bottom edge of the door panel, and being configured such that a top face of the vertical seaming material is substantially co-planar with a top face of the horizontal seaming material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Gontarski, Brian Norbert Drifka
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Publication number: 20120241110Abstract: An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a door panel with two faces and opposing marginal and lateral edges, and at least two wind locks attached proximate each marginal edge. The at least two wind locks extend away from one face of the door panel in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and are spaced apart vertically along each respective side edge of the door panel. The assembly further includes a drum for winding and unwinding the door panel to permit and prohibit access to the opening, and, a pair of opposing parallel side columns aligned and spaced apart such that each of the opposing side edges engage one of the side columns in a manner in which at least a portion of the side columns guide vertical movement of the door panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: RYTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski
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Patent number: D659262Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Rytec CorporationInventors: Brian Norbert Drifka, Christopher Gontarski