Patents by Inventor Felice P. DeGiovanni

Felice P. DeGiovanni 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: 6068040
    Abstract: An edge retainer for a slat of an overhead rolling door is formed of a plurality of elongate substantially horizontal slats each a which defines a slat plane and which has two opposing substantially parallel longitudinal edges in the lateral edge at each longitudinal end. Adjacent slats are hingedly interlocked at their longitudinal edges to enable the door to assume a rolled condition when the door is open and substantially planar when the door is closed. The retainer includes first and second members having mounting portions the lateral edge of the slat and are secured to opposite surfaces of the slat to receive at least a portion of the lateral edge sandwiched therebetween. An end lock is integrally formed with one of the mounting portions and extends from one side of the slat to the other side of the slat. A wind lock is integrally formed with the other mounting portion and extends from the other side thereof to the first side of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Alpine Overhead Doors, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Magro, Felice P. DeGiovanni
  • Patent number: 5848631
    Abstract: An Overhead rolling gate for a generally rectangular opening in a wall includes a generally horizontal frame portion at the top of the rectangular opening and two generally vertical portions at the lateral sides of the rectangular opening. A shaft is mounted substantially along the horizontal frame portion for rotation about a horizontal axis. A closure member is provided which has a length at least equal to the height of the rectangular opening and is capable of beg rolled up onto said shaft or spindle when in an open condition of the overhead gate and rolled down from the shaft or spindle to a closed position of the overhead gate to cover the rectangular opening. The closure member has a width selected to insure that the lateral ends of the closure member are guided by the vertical frame portions when the closure is rolled up unto or rolled down from the shaft or spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Alpine Overhead Doors, Inc.
    Inventors: Felice P. DeGiovanni, Sebastian Magro