Patents by Inventor John E. McAteer

John E. McAteer 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: 4815162
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a frame and a door with top and bottom hinge pivot assemblies. The top hinge pivot assembly includes a plate fixed to the frame and thereabove a parallel vertically movable plate. The upper plate includes a downwardly projecting hinge pin which projects through a clearance hole in the fixed plate. The fixed plate also includes an upwardly extending guide pin which extends through a clearance hole in the upper plate. A screw extends through the fixed plate and is threaded into the upper plate. When the screw is loosened the upper plate and thus the hinge pin may be pushed up, or permitted to drop into place. By tightening the screw the hinge pin is locked in its extended position and the screw head is flush with the bottom of the fixed plate. The bottom hinge pivot assembly includes an L-shape bracket with the vertical leg secured to the frame and the horizontal leg beneath the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Hauserman, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. McAteer
  • Patent number: 4434596
    Abstract: A partition head assembly for a partition wall panel is characterized by a telescoping head in the top of the partition panel and a strut at at least one end of the head which is adjustably vertically secured to the partition panel at all vertical positions thereof by a strut retaining clip. Vertical adjustment of the head assembly may be obtained without disassembly thereof and with the panel assembled in a partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Hauserman, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. McAteer, Kenneth E. Bisler, Jerry Ptacnik, Richard D. Kish