Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Tedescucci

Joseph F. Tedescucci 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: 6381904
    Abstract: A door system for an enclosure such as a shower enclosure, including sliding doors suspended from hanging brackets which are attached to rails mounted to an opening of the enclosure. The hanging brackets include rollers which roll along the rails enabling the doors to slide with respect to the rails. The hanging brackets include anti-derailer clips snap fitted onto the brackets after the doors are hung from the rails to prevent the doors from being removed from the rails . The clips each have flexible catches at their top and bottom, as well as projections on a side to align their position with respect to the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Joseph F. Tedescucci
  • Patent number: 5675936
    Abstract: A removable guide assembly for a slidable panel which is retained in and released from a rail track for the panel by a release mechanism composed of a button-activated spring clip. The removable guide is particularly suited for use with a double panel bathing shower door and includes a guide cushion for placement between the panels. In a preferred embodiment, the removable guide assembly is connected to the rail track for the slidable panel by a hook and latch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kurth, David R. Funk, Joseph F. Tedescucci