Patents by Inventor Frank V. Manning

Frank V. Manning 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: 9982480
    Abstract: A collapsible wall including a support frame and a first series of panels configured to suspend from the support frame with at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A second series of panels are configured to suspend from the support frame opposite the first series of panels and include at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A bottom sill opposite the support frame is pivotally connected to a bottom portion of the first series of panels and to a bottom portion of the second series of panels. A motor assembly is mounted on the support frame and configured to raise or lower at least one lifting element to raise or lower the bottom sill to collapse or extend the panels in the first and second series of panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Frank V. Manning
  • Publication number: 20150240553
    Abstract: A collapsible wall including a support frame and a first series of panels configured to suspend from the support frame with at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A second series of panels are configured to suspend from the support frame opposite the first series of panels and include at least one pair of adjacent panels pivotally connected to each other. A bottom sill opposite the support frame is pivotally connected to a bottom portion of the first series of panels and to a bottom portion of the second series of panels. A motor assembly is mounted on the support frame and configured to raise or lower at least one lifting element to raise or lower the bottom sill to collapse or extend the panels in the first and second series of panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Frank V. Manning