Patents by Inventor Gene A. Hemmerling

Gene A. Hemmerling 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: 4467562
    Abstract: A fire door assembly for automatically closing an opening in a wall in response to a predetermined condition has two or more door panels, a connection system for connecting a side edge of one of the door panels to an adjacent side edge of the other door panel in an edge-to-edge relationship, and flame break barriers interposed between the side edges of the panels and the connection system to provide a flame-resistant barrier between the core of each panel and the connection system. Tie bars are secured to the top and bottom edges of the panels to reinforce the edge-to-edge connection. A support system for the door has a track that is free from all external interference to allow free passage of suitably configured rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: American Metal Door Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene A. Hemmerling
  • Patent number: 4461120
    Abstract: A door for selectively covering an opening in a wall has at least one primary door panel movable to substantially cover the wall opening. The door panel has a rear surface facing the wall, an opposing front surface and a pass opening to permit passage therethrough. A frame borders the pass opening and includes a lock jamb having an offset door stop and a complimentary hinge jamb. A pass door for substantially covering the pass opening has a rear surface, a front surface, a first side edge and a second side edge. The first side edge of the pass door is hinged to the hinge jamb to permit the pass door to swing between an open position and a closed position against the offset door stop of the lock jamb. A pin for limiting lateral movement of the second side edge of the closed pass door relative to the lock jamb, has a proximal portion fixed to the offset door stop and a distal portion substantially perpendicular to the offset door stop for engaging the pass door when the pass door is in its closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: American Metal Door Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene A. Hemmerling