Patents by Inventor Edward A. Heck

Edward A. Heck 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).

  • Publication number: 20120055107
    Abstract: Window assemblies that include window casings are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a window assembly includes a window casing that is assembled with a window frame by clips. Each clip is compressed between the window casing and the window frame as the window casing is moved toward an installed position. The clips expand at the installed position to retain the window casing to the window frame at the installed position. Another exemplary embodiment of a window assembly includes a window casing with a top member and side members that are connected by mitered mating surfaces and provide the appearance that the top member and the side members are butt jointed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Simonton Building Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Butler, Edward A. Heck
  • Publication number: 20090193728
    Abstract: Window assemblies that include window casings are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a window assembly includes a window casing that is assembled with a window frame by clips. Each clip is compressed between the window casing and the window frame as the window casing is moved toward an installed position. The clips expand at the installed position to retain the window casing to the window frame at the installed position. Another exemplary embodiment of a window assembly includes a window casing with a top member and side members that are connected by mitered mating surfaces and provide the appearance that the top member and the side members are butt jointed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: SIMONTON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Butler, Edward A. Heck
  • Publication number: 20030167640
    Abstract: A hand-operated pruner for trimming vegetation includes a main body having a cutting member and cutting blade mounted at a forward end thereof and a finger grip lever pivotably mounted at a rearward end. A linkage structure extends through a cavity in the main body and operatively interconnects the lever with at least one of the cutting member and the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: AMES TRUE TEMPER, INC.
    Inventors: Edward A. Heck, John R. Grishaber
  • Patent number: 4489525
    Abstract: A replaceable spindle locking system for a power tool enables an operator to replace a lock member without disassembling the tool. An externally-accessible retaining member, such as a washer, is trapped between a ledge located in a housing recess and a shoulder formed on the lock member, which is normally spring-biased out of engagement with a driven member. The coaction of these elements simultaneously and releasably normally retains both the lock member and the retaining member connected to the housing. When it is desired to replace the lock member, the operator depresses the lock member against the urging of the spring until the lock member is out of retaining engagement with the retaining member. Then the retaining member is slideably moved out of engagement with the lock member, thereby allowing the operator to quickly remove it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Edward A. Heck