Patents by Inventor David E. Gehrke

David E. Gehrke 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: 4635399
    Abstract: A door jamb support includes an L-shaped reinforcing plate having a recessed portion with an opening therethrough positioned to be in alignment with a door latch on a door, a strike plate positionable within the recessed portion having an opening therethrough in alignment with the opening in the reinforcing support plate, an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the strike plate on the support plate to vary the location of the strike plate opening with respect to the support plate opening, the fasteners for mounting the strike plate on the support plate. The adjustment mechanism includes a series of spaced projections on the strike plate above and below the strike plate opening and a corresponding series of spaced indentations on the support plate above and below the support plate opening. The adjustment feature enables the reinforcing support plate to accommodate variances in the design of and in the position of door handle latches in doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Inventors: David E. Gehrke, Hans Ewald