Patents by Inventor Eric P. Heim

Eric P. Heim 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).

  • Concealed window lock with detachable handle and escutcheon
    Patent number: 5741031
    Abstract: A window lock actuator including a link assembly rotatably mounted on the window jamb, the link assembly operably securable to control movement of a cam into and out of engagement with a keeper for locking a sash to a window jamb. A handle is detachably secured to the link assembly for rotation therewith, and has two legs cradling the link assembly when the handle is secured thereto. Two tabs on the link assembly and two recesses on opposite inner surfaces of the legs engage when the handle is secured to the link assembly. An escutcheon has a spring secured on one side, which spring is biased outwardly against one side of a jamb cavity to frictionally secure the escutcheon in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard P. Bauman, Eric P. Heim, Peter E. Braun, Joseph P. Landherr
  • Outer surface of an operator housing
    Patent number: D375042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Anderson, Eric P. Heim
  • Window lock handle and escutcheon
    Patent number: D388689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Leonard P. Bauman, Eric P. Heim, Peter E. Braun, Joseph P. Landherr