Patents by Inventor James D. Glass

James D. Glass 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: 9963929
    Abstract: An assembly for securely enclosing an opening defined by a building structure comprising a frame sized to be disposed to substantially surround the opening and engage the structure and a panel pivotally securable to the frame and sized to substantially cover the opening, the panel having a front and a back. Locking means for selectively locking the panel to the frame in a closed position and unlocking the panel so that it can be pivoted to an open position, the locking means comprising selectively an internal locking means manually operable only from the inside of the building and an external locking means manually operable from the outside of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: DOOR & WINDOW GUARD SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: James D. Glass
  • Publication number: 20180058140
    Abstract: An assembly for securely enclosing an opening defined by a building structure comprising a frame sized to be disposed to substantially surround the opening and engage the structure and a panel pivotally securable to the frame and sized to substantially cover the opening, the panel having a front and a back. Locking means for selectively locking the panel to the frame in a closed position and unlocking the panel so that it can be pivoted to an open position, the locking means comprising selectively an internal locking means manually operable only from the inside of the building and an external locking means manually operable from the outside of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: James D. Glass
  • Patent number: 8756883
    Abstract: An assembly and method for securely enclosing a door opening defined by a building structure comprising: a frame disposed about the opening engaging one side of the structure; a door or other panel substantially covering the opening, the panel being pivotally secured to the frame and pivotable between an open position and a closed position; an installation bar engageable with the frame to secure the frame to the structure such that the frame and the panel are disposed substantially on one side of the structure and the frame engages the one side of the structure, and the installation bar is disposed substantially on an other side of the structure and engages the other side of the structure, the length of the installation bar exceeding a dimension of the opening; and locking means for selectively locking the panel to the frame in the closed position and for unlocking the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Door & Window Guard Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Glass, William F. Laubach
  • Patent number: 8656664
    Abstract: An assembly for securely enclosing a window, door or other opening defined by a structure of a house or other building comprising: a panel sized to substantially cover the opening and engage the structure, the panel having a face having a front and a back and a pair of lateral sides; one or more mounting bars for securing to the panel; one or more installation bars; means for engaging the panel and the structure to securely enclose the opening. The engaging means configured to secure together one of the mounting bars and one of the installation bars and to move the one or more installation bar towards the back of the panel engage and secure the structure between the panel and the first installation bar. A method for installing the panel to the structure of the building to securely enclose the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Door & Window Guard Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Glass, William F. Laubach
  • Publication number: 20130111832
    Abstract: An assembly for securely enclosing a window, door or other opening defined by a structure of a house or other building comprising: a panel sized to substantially cover the opening and engage the structure, the panel having a face having a front and a back and a pair of lateral sides; one or more mounting bars for securing to the panel; one or more installation bars; means for engaging the panel and the structure to securely enclose the opening. The engaging means configured to secure together one of the mounting bars and one of the installation bars and to move the one or more installation bar towards the back of the panel engage and secure the structure between the panel and the first installation bar. A method for installing the panel to the structure of the building to securely enclose the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: DOOR & WINDOW GUARD SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: JAMES D. GLASS, WILLIAM F. LAUBACH
  • Patent number: 4719672
    Abstract: A novel apparatus for clamping a cable in an overhead transmission line system. Said apparatus comprising an elongated clamp having a lower half and an upper half, said lower half having openings to receive U-bolts therethrough to secure the upper half thereto. The lower half having means for allowing the U-bolts to free the upper half from the lower half without disassembling the entire U-bolt assembly. Said means including a slot and an opening, each to receive a leg of the U-bolt, said opening having an interior beveled area to allow the U-bolt to tilt away from the clamp body and said slot permitting a leg of the U-bolt to rotate away from the clamp body. The upper half of the clamp having grooves for retaining the U-bolts, each groove on one side of the clamp having a pair of retainers adjacent thereto crimped over the U-bolt and on the opposite side having a reduced wall area to allow the U-bolt to be lifted off of the grooved area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Square D Company
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Apperson, James D. Glass