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).
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Patent number: 11851947Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: CORNELLCOOKSON, LLCInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Christopher J. Rebarchak, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20230228144Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Patent number: 11624232Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: CornellCookson, LLCInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20220106829Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20210310302Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Christopher J. Rebarchak, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20210310303Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Christopher J. Rebarchak, Joseph L. Balay
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Publication number: 20200123825Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: CornellCookson, LLCInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Patent number: 10513875Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: CornellCookson, LLCInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Patent number: 10501984Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: CornellCookson, LLCInventors: Thomas Balay, Joseph L. Balay
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Patent number: 10329789Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Tambour Enclosures LLC.Inventors: Scott Douglas Bechtle, Val Lint, Joseph L Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20190153774Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: CornellCookson, LLCInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20190048636Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20180305977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Balay, Joseph L. Balay
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Patent number: 10006244Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
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Publication number: 20160177623Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
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Patent number: 9279287Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: CIW Enterprises, IncInventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
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Patent number: 9133663Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Ian Klish, Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay, Thomas Balay
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Publication number: 20150218866Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: CIW ENTERPRISES, INC.Inventors: Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay
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Publication number: 20150197985Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph L. Balay, Joseph L. Kondash
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Patent number: 8985180Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: CIW Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Joseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay