Patents by Inventor Eric J. Wiborg, II

Eric J. Wiborg, II 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).

  • Astragal for closure members
    Patent number: 5481076
    Abstract: An astragal (10; 310; 410; 510) for attachment between a movable closure member (11; 111; 311; 411; 611) and a fixed surface having a sealing device and having an electrical switching device to signal engagement with an object including a retainer (15; 115; 315; 415; 615) secured to one of the closure member and the fixed surface, an elongate arcuate sealing member (30; 330; 430; 530; 630; 730; 830; 930) for engaging the other of the closure member and the fixed surface when in close proximity, the arcuate sealing member selectively affixed to the retainer, a resilient carrier (45; 345; 445; 545; 645; 745; 850; 950) disposed within the arcuate sealing member, and at least one electrically conductive strip (46; 346; 447; 547; 651; 746; 846; 946) attached to the carrier in unobstructed facing relation to an electrically conductive contact (20; 120; 320; 448; 548; 620) and temporarily movable into engagement with the electrically conductive contact when an object displaces the arcuate sealing member and the resi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Wayne-Dalton Corp.
    Inventors: Willis Mullet, Albert W. Mitchell, Joseph D. Hudson, Eric J. Wiborg, II