Patents by Inventor Gaston Roy

Gaston Roy 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).

  • Locking mechanism for sliding door system
    Patent number: 11339592
    Abstract: The locking mechanism is adapted to a door system having a door unit slidably mounted to a door frame to open and close by sliding longitudinally along the door frame. The locking mechanism includes: a pivoting member pivotally mounted to one of the door frame and the door unit for pivoting about a pivot axis, and a hook member spaced apart from the pivot axis such that the hook member can pivot about the pivot axis via the pivoting member; and a guide member secured to the other one of the door frame and the door unit, the guide member having a channel formed therein to receive the hook member when the pivoting member is moved toward the guide by said sliding of the door, and subsequently maintain engagement with the hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES LANKA INC.
    Inventors: Paul Cartier, Jean-Paul Dionne, Gaston Roy, Andreas Schunke
  • LOCKING MECHANISM FOR SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190330888
    Abstract: The locking mechanism is adapted to a door system having a door unit slidably mounted to a door frame to open and close by sliding longitudinally along the door frame. The locking mechanism includes: a pivoting member pivotally mounted to one of the door frame and the door unit for pivoting about a pivot axis, and a hook member spaced apart from the pivot axis such that the hook member can pivot about the pivot axis via the pivoting member; and a guide member secured to the other one of the door frame and the door unit, the guide member having a channel formed therein to receive the hook member when the pivoting member is moved toward the guide by said sliding of the door, and subsequently maintain engagement with the hook member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Cartier, Jean-Paul Dionne, Gaston Roy, Andreas Schunke