Patents by Inventor John Whealon

John Whealon 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: 9637972
    Abstract: A roll-up type industrial door including a flexible sheet or woven fabric forming a curtain for closing a door way having an upper end, a lower end and two opposite side edges. The sheet has a main area and elongate side edge sections that are thicker than the main area. A shoulder is formed where each side edge section meets the main area. A curtain winding mechanism is connected to the upper end of the curtain and is used to raise the curtain. A pair of spaced apart guide channels are also provided and the side edge sections are movable therein. Each guide has one or two elastic members which act as locking blades. The locking blades of each guide form an elongate slot that receives a side edge section of the curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Michael D. Peters, John Whealon
  • Publication number: 20150292262
    Abstract: A roll-up type industrial door including a flexible sheet or woven fabric forming a curtain for closing a door way having an upper end, a lower end and two opposite side edges. The sheet has a main area and elongate side edge sections that are thicker than the main area. A shoulder is formed where each side edge section meets the main area. A curtain winding mechanism is connected to the upper end of the curtain and is used to raise the curtain. A pair of spaced apart guide channels are also provided and the side edge sections are movable therein. Each guide has one or two elastic members which act as locking blades. The locking blades of each guide form an elongate slot that receives a side edge section of the curtain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Miller, Michael D. Peters, John Whealon
  • Patent number: 8997536
    Abstract: A lockout device for a handle assembly includes first and second lockout members each including an outward facing base wall and outward extending first and second projections. The first and second projections of the first base member are spaced apart to receive the handle therebetween, and the first and second projections of the second base member are spaced apart to receive the handle latch therebetween. The first and second lockout members are pivotable with respect to each other to a lockout position for engagement of the base walls of the first and second lockout members with facing surfaces of a handle and a handle latch of the handle assembly. When the first and second lockout members are secured between the handle and the handle latch in the lockout position, the first and second lockout members block movement of the handle latch to prevent rotational movement of the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Master Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Fuller, John Whealon
  • Publication number: 20140060128
    Abstract: A lockout device for a handle assembly includes first and second lockout members each including an outward facing base wall and outward extending first and second projections. The first and second projections of the first base member are spaced apart to receive the handle therebetween, and the first and second projections of the second base member are spaced apart to receive the handle latch therebetween. The first and second lockout members are pivotable with respect to each other to a lockout position for engagement of the base walls of the first and second lockout members with facing surfaces of a handle and a handle latch of the handle assembly. When the first and second lockout members are secured between the handle and the handle latch in the lockout position, the first and second lockout members block movement of the handle latch to prevent rotational movement of the handle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Fuller, John Whealon
  • Publication number: 20130175250
    Abstract: A food and beverage warming device according to the invention includes a housing having a container received in a cavity defined by the housing. The container is sized, shaped, and configured to receive a can of food or beverage. The food and beverage warming device is selectively operably coupleable to an external power source such as a cigarette light adapter of vehicle or the like. When connected to the power source, a heating element mounted to the container is energized to warm the container. The can contained in the container, and the food held therein, is warmed via heat transfer from the heating element. A thermostat is provided and operably interconnected with the power source and the heating element. The thermostat is configured to monitor and regulate the temperature of the container and by virtue the can contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Goldie Locks LLC
    Inventors: Gregory W. Saatkamp, Helena Kathleen Saatkamp, John Whealon, Michael Peters