Patents by Inventor Greg J. Thill

Greg J. Thill 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).

  • Friction reducing member for dock seal
    Patent number: 6044597
    Abstract: A windstrap assembly for a dock seal mounted on a building wall and which includes a fabric encased foam side pad mounted to the wall, and a vertically hanging curtain. The assembly includes a resilient member with two ends--one mountable to the curtain, and the other mountable to the side pad adjacent the wall. A friction reducing member is disposable between the resilient member and the pad fabric such that it frictionally engages and moves with the resilient member related to the side pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Jack T. Droullard, Greg J. Thill