Patents by Inventor Gary E. Burks

Gary E. Burks 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: 4514000
    Abstract: A base is provided for stationary mounting from a door and includes an elongated upright guide for positioning against the surface of the door which faces in the direction in which the door is moved toward the open position and with the guide located adjacent the lower marginal edge portion of the door near the free swinging edge thereof. A vertically elongated prop member is pivotally mounted at its upper end from an upper portion of the guide for oscillation about a horizontal axis generally paralleling the door surface and for movement between a first inoperative downwardly and outwardly inclined position with the lower end of the prop member spaced above the lower marginal edge of the door and a second operative position with the lower end of the prop member swung toward the door and projecting at least slightly below the door lower marginal edge for engagement with a horizontal surface, such as a floor, over which the lower marginal edge moves when the door is moved toward the open position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Plateau Products Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie A. Chezem, Gary E. Burks