Patents by Inventor Dale E. Carson

Dale E. Carson 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: 6871902
    Abstract: Disclosed is a window assembly for use in mass transit vehicles which allows the quick and easy removal and replacement of transparent sacrificial glazing panels which protect the glazing of the window from vandalism and wear. The window assembly utilizes a sacrificial protective panel and mounting arrangement which allows quick and easy replacement of protective panels on one or both sides of the window assembly, but inhibits removal by non-maintenance personnel such as vandals. The frame of the window assembly incorporates one or more retainers which fit into slots along the interior sides of the window frame and sandwich the glazing between the frame and the retainers. In turn, the retainers are essentially “locked” into position in the frame by an inner protective panel, which significantly inhibits the removal of the retainers from the window assembly when the protective panel is in its desired position against the windowpane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Transit Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Carson, Jerry L. Farrar
  • Patent number: 6585311
    Abstract: A window protector assembly that protects both the inside and outside of standard panes of glazing from vandalism or other damage. The assembly comprises a pane of glazing, a sheet of protective material on the inside and outside of the glazing, and a frame. The frame pivots on the outer side of the glazing for quick loading and unloading of the glazing and the protective sheet on the outside of the glazing, and the frame also pivots closed to seal the glazing and protective sheets securely within the window protector assembly. The frame also comprises a recess wherein the protective sheet on the inside of the glazing is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Transit Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Farrar, Dale E. Carson
  • Publication number: 20030057733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a window assembly for use in mass transit vehicles which allows the quick and easy removal and replacement of transparent sacrificial glazing panels which protect the glazing of the window from vandalism and wear. The window assembly utilizes a sacrificial protective panel and mounting arrangement which allows quick and easy replacement of protective panels on one or both sides of the window assembly, but inhibits removal by non-maintenance personnel such as vandals. The frame of the window assembly incorporates one or more retainers which fit into slots along the interior sides of the window frame and sandwich the glazing between the frame and the retainers. In turn, the retainers are essentially “locked” into position in the frame by an inner protective panel, which significantly inhibits the removal of the retainers from the window assembly when the protective panel is in its desired position against the windowpane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Dale E. Carson, Jerry L. Farrar
  • Patent number: 6419298
    Abstract: A window protector assembly that protects both the inside and outside of standard panes of glazing from vandalism or other damage. The assembly comprises a pane of glazing, a sheet of protective material on the inside and outside of the glazing, and a frame. The frame pivots on the outer side of the glazing for quick loading and unloading of the glazing and the protective sheet on the outside of the glazing, and the frame also pivots closed to seal the glazing and protective sheets securely within the window protector assembly. The frame also comprises a recess wherein the protective sheet on the inside of the glazing is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Transit Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Farrar, Dale E. Carson
  • Publication number: 20010033093
    Abstract: A window protector assembly that protects both the inside and outside of standard panes of glazing from vandalism or other damage. The assembly comprises a pane of glazing, a sheet of protective material on the inside and outside of the glazing, and a frame. The frame pivots on the outer side of the glazing for quick loading and unloading of the glazing and the protective sheet on the outside of the glazing, and the frame also pivots closed to seal the glazing and protective sheets securely within the window protector assembly. The frame also comprises a recess wherein the protective sheet on the inside of the glazing is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Jerry L. Farrar, Dale E. Carson
  • Patent number: 6206453
    Abstract: A window protector assembly having pivoting retaining members that can be pivotally attached to a frame defining an opening that is adapted to receive the glazing of the window and also one or more protective layers. In one embodiment, an outer protective layer and an inner protective layer are positioned within the opening with the glazing interposed between the outer protective layer and the inner protective layer. The pivoting retaining members are adapted to move between an opened position wherein the protective layers and the glazing can be removed from the window and a closed positioned wherein the retaining members secure the protective layers and the glazing within the opening of the window frame. The pivoting retaining members further include a securing mechanism to secure the protective members within the window frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Transit Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Farrar, Dale E. Carson
  • Patent number: 5242207
    Abstract: Anti-vandalism sheets for the interior of public transportation vehicle windows are provided and comprise flexible yet sturdy protective sheets of acrylic and selected brackets for securing the sheet to the interior of a motor vehicle window. A plurality of fixed brackets are positioned about three of the four edges of the window, having one portion connected to a window frame housing the motor vehicle window and a second portion sufficiently distanced from the surface of the window to accommodate the thickness of the sheet for securing the sheet adjacent the windows. A selectively removable retaining bracket is positioned on the edge of the window unoccupied by the fixed brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Transit Care
    Inventors: Dale E. Carson, Jerry L. Farrar
  • Patent number: D350322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: D/T Carson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Carson, Jerry L. Farrar