Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Balay

Joseph L. Balay 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: 11851947
    Abstract: In example implementations, a universal endlock is provided. The universal endlock includes a body, a first side along a first edge of the body, a second side along a second edge of the body opposite the first edge, a first lip on a first end of the first side, and a second lip on a first end of the second side. The body includes an intersecting hole pattern on a center portion of the body. The first side and the second side are each bent towards a back side of the body. The first lip is bent away from a first edge of the body and the second lip is bent away from the second edge of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CORNELLCOOKSON, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Christopher J. Rebarchak, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20230228144
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide an overhead door panel. The overhead door panel includes a pair of parallel glass panes, a metal frame with parallel lateral stiles oriented perpendicular to the pair of parallel glass panes, a first seal system located at a first lateral stile, and a second seal system located at a second lateral stile, wherein the first seal system and the second seal system engage with at least one glass pane of the pair of parallel glass panes and a lateral stile of the parallel lateral stiles of the metal frame such that the first seal system and the second seal system are between the at least one glass pane and the lateral stile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Patent number: 11624232
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide an overhead door panel. The overhead door panel includes a pair of parallel glass panes, a metal frame with parallel lateral stiles oriented perpendicular to the pair of parallel glass panes, a first seal system located at a first lateral stile, and a second seal system located at a second lateral stile, wherein the first seal system and the second seal system engage with at least one glass pane of the pair of parallel glass panes and a lateral stile of the parallel lateral stiles of the metal frame such that the first seal system and the second seal system are between the at least one glass pane and the lateral stile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20220106829
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide an overhead door panel. The overhead door panel includes a pair of parallel glass panes, a metal frame with parallel lateral stiles oriented perpendicular to the pair of parallel glass panes, a first seal system located at a first lateral stile, and a second seal system located at a second lateral stile, wherein the first seal system and the second seal system engage with at least one glass pane of the pair of parallel glass panes and a lateral stile of the parallel lateral stiles of the metal frame such that the first seal system and the second seal system are between the at least one glass pane and the lateral stile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20210310302
    Abstract: In example implementations, a universal endlock is provided. The universal endlock includes a body, a first side along a first edge of the body, a second side along a second edge of the body opposite the first edge, a first lip on a first end of the first side, and a second lip on a first end of the second side. The body includes an intersecting hole pattern on a center portion of the body. The first side and the second side are each bent towards a back side of the body. The first lip is bent away from a first edge of the body and the second lip is bent away from the second edge of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Christopher J. Rebarchak, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20210310303
    Abstract: In example implementations, a windlock is provided. The windlock includes a body, a windlock lip, and a gusset. The body includes holes to receive a fastener to be coupled to a slat of a roll-up door. The windlock lip is formed from a portion of the body that is bent from the body. The gusset is coupled to the body and the windlock to provide mechanical strength to the windlock lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rebarchak, Joseph L. Balay
  • Publication number: 20200123825
    Abstract: An overhead door having a floating spring adjustment is presented. Tension is applied to a torsion spring while the door is in the open, minimal tension state. A spring tension adjustment assembly allows the torsion spring to change in length as the number of coils shrink and grow through door operation thereby eliminating the “snake-like” or serpentine appearance from an improper fixed torsion spring length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Patent number: 10513875
    Abstract: An overhead door having a floating spring adjustment is presented. Tension is applied to a torsion spring while the door is in the open, minimal tension state. One end of the torsion spring is fixed to a spring tension trolley. The trolley translates within a trolley guide mounted to the building structure. The other end of the torsion spring is fixed to a shaft running through the torsion spring. This allows the torsion spring to change in length as the number of coils shrink and grow through door operation thereby eliminating the “snake-like” or serpentine appearance from an improper fixed torsion spring length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Patent number: 10501984
    Abstract: A closure locking design is presented that is more resistant to a displacement/dislodgement force. A closure end strip is fixed to a closure end and received by a closure guide first section. A rotatable tube and hook assembly run vertically within a closure guide second section. When rotated to a locking position a hook member of the tube and hook assembly rotates through a slot cut in the guide and through a cutout in the closure end strip to restrictively engage the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Balay, Joseph L. Balay
  • Patent number: 10329789
    Abstract: An enclosure system is adapted for exterior storage. The storage system has a rear wall, joined to two side walls with a mechanical housing there between. A first track is arranged on a first inner edge of the first side wall and extends distally away from the mechanical housing while parallel to the ground surface and then downward toward the ground surface. A second track is arranged on a second inner edge on the second side wall and extends distally away from the mechanical housing while parallel to the ground surface and then downward toward the ground surface. A rolling coiling service door is housed in the mechanical housing, and is configured to roll down the first track and the second track to enclose an internal space between the first side wall and the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Tambour Enclosures LLC.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Bechtle, Val Lint, Joseph L Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20190153774
    Abstract: An overhead door having a plurality of unconnected panels. Each panel has a top and bottom edge interlocking retention geometry and end caps. The end caps engage dual track guide assemblies to completely separate the panels as the door is raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: CornellCookson, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20190048636
    Abstract: An overhead door having a floating spring adjustment is presented. Tension is applied to a torsion spring while the door is in the open, minimal tension state. One end of the torsion spring is fixed to a spring tension trolley. The trolley translates within a trolley guide mounted to the building structure. The other end of the torsion spring is fixed to a shaft running through the torsion spring. This allows the torsion spring to change in length as the number of coils shrink and grow through door operation thereby eliminating the “snake-like” or serpentine appearance from an improper fixed torsion spring length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20180305977
    Abstract: A closure locking design is presented that is more resistant to a displacement/dislodgement force. A closure end strip is fixed to a closure end and received by a closure guide first section. A rotatable tube and hook assembly run vertically within a closure guide second section. When rotated to a locking position a hook member of the tube and hook assembly rotates through a slot cut in the guide and through a cutout in the closure end strip to restrictively engage the closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Balay, Joseph L. Balay
  • Patent number: 10006244
    Abstract: An overhead door guide cover that includes a first leg and a second leg separated by an inter-hinge area. A first end of the inter-hinge area is joined with the first leg at a first hinge. A second end of the inter-hinge area is joined with the second leg of a second hinge. The second leg is for engaging a door guide assembly; and the first leg is for engaging a structure wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
  • Publication number: 20160177623
    Abstract: An overhead door guide cover that includes a first leg and a second leg separated by an inter-hinge area. A first end of the inter-hinge area is joined with the first leg at a first hinge. A second end of the inter-hinge area is joined with the second leg of a second hinge. The second leg is for engaging a door guide assembly; and the first leg is for engaging a structure wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
  • Patent number: 9279287
    Abstract: An overhead coiling door which includes a lintel seal interface assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a seal material sandwiched between a top and bottom row of brush bristles. The top row of bristles is shorter than the bottom row which provides relative rigidity to the flexible seal material and maintains greater cycle life. Further described are novel insulating material placement used to seal the building structure—door gaps. In one preferred design, a hinged guide cover has a first leg geometry to engage the structure and a second leg geometry to engage the curtain guide assembly to effectively seal gaps created by various amounts of curtain guide assembly setback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
  • Patent number: 9133663
    Abstract: A vertically coiling door assembly that is used for emergency egress. Upon notice of a predefined alarm state, after a delay the door deploys by gravity, stopping upon contact with an obstruction. The door may be lifted at any time without power and after a set amount of lift powered movement is triggered moving the door to a preset height, pausing the door at that height, and then resuming gravity deployment. In the total absence of power the door may still be lifted, with resumption of gravity deployment upon removal of the lifting force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Klish, Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
  • Publication number: 20150218866
    Abstract: A folding accordion sweep partition assembly is presented. The partition has a plurality of partition panels, the panel having a front face, a rear face, a bottom edge, and two opposing open sided panel keyway channels. A hinge having two side walls, the side wall terminating in a hinge key hinges two panels by having a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a first partition panel keyway channel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a second partition panel keyway channel. The partition panel has a mounting bracket affixed to it, a bottom bracket removably retained to the mounting bracket, and a sweep affixed to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: CIW ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay
  • Publication number: 20150197985
    Abstract: An overhead coiling door which includes a lintel seal interface assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a seal material sandwiched between a top and bottom row of brush bristles. The top row of bristles is shorter than the bottom row which provides relative rigidity to the flexible seal material and maintains greater cycle life. Further described are novel insulating material placement used to seal the building structure—door gaps. In one preferred design, a hinged guide cover has a first leg geometry to engage the structure and a second leg geometry to engage the curtain guide assembly to effectively seal gaps created by various amounts of curtain guide assembly setback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
  • Patent number: 8985180
    Abstract: A folding accordion sweep partition assembly is presented. The partition has a plurality of partition panels, the panel having a front face, a rear face, a bottom edge, and two opposing open sided panel keyway channels. A hinge having two side walls, the side wall terminating in a hinge key hinges two panels by having a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a first partition panel keyway channel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a second partition panel keyway channel. The partition panel has a mounting bracket affixed to it, a bottom bracket removably retained to the mounting bracket, and a sweep affixed to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay