Patents by Inventor Daniel Vandermillen

Daniel Vandermillen 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: 11634936
    Abstract: Switch arrangements for powered doors are disclosed. A door includes a panel and a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position. The track defines a track slot extending along an exterior length of the track. The door further includes a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track. The door also includes a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the track slot. The sensor to detect the sensor target when the panel is in a first position. The track defines an aperture to be positioned between the sensor target and the sensor when the panel is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl David Hardison, Daniel Vandermillen, Ryan Pfaff, Steven Campbell
  • Publication number: 20210246704
    Abstract: Switch arrangements for powered doors are disclosed. A door includes a panel and a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position. The track defines a track slot extending along an exterior length of the track. The door further includes a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track. The door also includes a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the track slot. The sensor to detect the sensor target when the panel is in a first position. The track defines an aperture to be positioned between the sensor target and the sensor when the panel is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Carl David Hardison, Daniel Vandermillen, Ryan Pfaff, Steven Campbell
  • Patent number: 9631427
    Abstract: Door curtains with position sensor switches are disclosed. An example door for selectively blocking and unblocking a passageway includes a frame to be adjacent the passageway. The example door includes a curtain moveable selectively to a closed position and a first open position, where the curtain blocks the passageway in the closed position, and the curtain unblocks the passageway in the first open position. The example door also includes a bracket to be attached to the frame. The bracket is movable selectively to a normal position and a displaced position relative to the frame. The example door further includes a switch to be attached to the bracket and in sensing relationship with the curtain. The curtain supports at least some weight of the bracket when the bracket is in the displaced position. The curtain supports no weight of the bracket when the bracket is in the normal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Vandermillen, Ryan P. Beggs
  • Publication number: 20160369557
    Abstract: Door curtains with position sensor switches are disclosed. An example door for selectively blocking and unblocking a passageway includes a frame to be adjacent the passageway. The example door includes a curtain moveable selectively to a closed position and a first open position, where the curtain blocks the passageway in the closed position, and the curtain unblocks the passageway in the first open position. The example door also includes a bracket to be attached to the frame. The bracket is movable selectively to a normal position and a displaced position relative to the frame. The example door further includes a switch to be attached to the bracket and in sensing relationship with the curtain. The curtain supports at least some weight of the bracket when the bracket is in the displaced position. The curtain supports no weight of the bracket when the bracket is in the normal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Vandermillen, Ryan P. Beggs