Patents by Inventor Dale Childers

Dale Childers 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).

  • Insulated door and method of making same
    Patent number: 8613180
    Abstract: An insulated door comprising a door shell having spaced first and second exterior panels. The door includes a plurality of stiffeners bonded to a liner panel, with thermal insulation between adjacent stiffeners, disposed within the door shell. The liner panel may extend along one side of the stiffeners and the thermal insulation along the liner panel between the stiffeners and the first and second exterior panels. The stiffeners and the liner panel are preferably made of steel and the stiffeners are welded to the liner panel. The stiffeners are preferably not welded to the first and second exterior panels of the door shell. The liner panel is preferably insertable into the first or second exterior panels of the door shell. The insulation material fills substantially all of the space between the liner panel and one of the first or second exterior panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Assa Abloy Door Group, LLC
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Strickland, John A. Wilkinson, Dale Childers, Michael Campbell
  • Insulated door and method of making same
    Patent number: 8418427
    Abstract: An insulated door comprising a door shell having spaced first and second exterior panels. The door includes a plurality of stiffeners bonded to a liner panel, with thermal insulation between adjacent stiffeners, disposed within the door shell. The liner panel may extend along one side of the stiffeners and the thermal insulation along the liner panel between the stiffeners and the first and second exterior panels. The stiffeners and the liner panel are preferably made of steel and the stiffeners are welded to the liner panel. The stiffeners are preferably not welded to the first and second exterior panels of the door shell. The liner panel is preferably insertable into the first or second exterior panels of the door shell. The insulation material fills substantially all of the space between the liner panel and one of the first or second exterior panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Assa Abloy Door Group, LLC
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Strickland, John A. Wilkinson, Dale Childers, Michael Campbell
  • INSULATED DOOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20100257802
    Abstract: An insulated door comprising a door shell having spaced first and second exterior panels. The door includes a plurality of stiffeners bonded to a liner panel, with thermal insulation between adjacent stiffeners, disposed within the door shell. The liner panel may extend along one side of the stiffeners and the thermal insulation along the liner panel between the stiffeners and the first and second exterior panels. The stiffeners and the liner panel are preferably made of steel and the stiffeners are welded to the liner panel. The stiffeners are preferably not welded to the first and second exterior panels of the door shell. The liner panel is preferably insertable into the first or second exterior panels of the door shell. The insulation material fills substantially all of the space between the liner panel and one of the first or second exterior panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: ASSA ABLOY DOOR GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Bobby Neal Strickland, John A. Wilkinson, Dale Childers, Michael Campbell