Patents by Inventor Keith Kibbel
Keith Kibbel 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: 8621785Abstract: A method of assembling a z-bar extension member to a z-bar that negates the need for trimming the z-bar. The apparatus includes an exterior z-bar member having an exterior barrel portion and an interior z-bar member having an interior barrel portion. The interior barrel portion is slidably or snappingly engaged within the exterior barrel portion. Mating structures may be included on the cooperating components to maintain a positional relationship therebetween during assembly. A guard assembly that mounts to the edge of a door or on the end of a door expander to cover the gap between the z-bar and the casing is also disclosed that may be used in conjunction with or as an alternative to the z-bar extension member.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, Inc.Inventors: Keith Kibbel, Kelly Nordgaard
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Publication number: 20120174492Abstract: A method of assembling a z-bar extension member to a z-bar that negates the need for trimming the z-bar. The apparatus includes an exterior z-bar member having an exterior barrel portion and an interior z-bar member having an interior barrel portion. The interior barrel portion is slidably or snappingly engaged within the exterior barrel portion. Mating structures may be included on the cooperating components to maintain a positional relationship therebetween during assembly. A guard assembly that mounts to the edge of a door or on the end of a door expander to cover the gap between the z-bar and the casing is also disclosed that may be used in conjunction with or as an alternative to the z-bar extension member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: LARSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.Inventors: Keith Kibbel, Kelly Nordgaard
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Patent number: 8146295Abstract: An apparatus and method of assembling and using a z-bar extension member for a door installation that negates the need for trimming the assembly. The apparatus includes an exterior z-bar member having an exterior barrel portion and an interior z-bar member having an interior barrel portion. The interior barrel portion is slidably or snappingly engaged within the exterior barrel portion. Mating structures may be included on the cooperating components to maintain a positional relationship therebetween during assembly. A guard assembly that mounts to the edge of a door or on the end of a door expander to cover the gap between the z-bar and the casing is also disclosed that may be used in conjunction with or as an alternative to the z-bar extension member.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, Inc.Inventors: Keith Kibbel, Kelly Nordgaard
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Publication number: 20100229468Abstract: A door with a moveable window sash and a method of operating the same. The door includes vertical jambs with vertical channels. A window sash is movable in the vertical channels. A retractable screen assembly is attached to the door. The retractable screen assembly includes a roller, a flexible screen attached at a first end to the roller and at a second end to the movable window sash, and a biasing mechanism adapted to apply a continuous torque to the roller. The torque generates a positioning force on the window sash equal to at least 50% of the force of gravity acting on a window sash, such that the window sash can be positioned at an infinite number of locations along the vertical channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: PELLA CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Allen, Todd N. Stratmoen, Michael Gonnerman, Rashid Darayus Bharucha, Gabriel Gromotka, Keith Kibbel, Steven Edward Cory
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Patent number: 7661226Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for an easy installation storm door for installation in a home. The door system may include a door panel that is mounted onto two vertical z-bar frames such that the door system can be installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The z-bar frames are precut at the factory to be shorter than a standard doorframe so that they do not have to be cut during installation. Also included in the system are top and bottom expanders that fit onto a top and bottom side of the door panel so as to selectively adjust the vertical height of the door panel. The top and bottom expanders further insure a reasonable air and moisture barrier between the interior and exterior of the home. The door system further includes a lock assembly that is pre-installed such that it can be utilized whether the door system is installed in a left hinge or right hinge format.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Larson Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Keith Kibbel, Michael D. Gonnerman, Rashid Bharucha, Mark E. Abdella, Duane Pecinovsky, John M. Parkhurst, Gary L. Spoelstra, Todd N. Stratmoen, José Carlos Figueiredo da Cunha
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Publication number: 20080163554Abstract: An apparatus and method of assembling and using a z-bar extension member for a door installation that negates the need for trimming the assembly. The apparatus includes an exterior z-bar member having an exterior barrel portion and an interior z-bar member having an interior barrel portion. The interior barrel portion is slidably or snappingly engaged within the exterior barrel portion. Mating structures may be included on the cooperating components to maintain a positional relationship therebetween during assembly. A guard assembly that mounts to the edge of a door or on the end of a door expander to cover the gap between the z-bar and the casing is also disclosed that may be used in conjunction with or as an alternative to the z-bar extension member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Keith Kibbel, Kelly Nordgaard
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Publication number: 20060150524Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for an easy installation storm door for installation in a home. The door system may include a door panel that is mounted onto two vertical z-bar frames such that the door system can be installed in a left hinge or right hinge format. The z-bar frames are precut at the factory to be shorter than a standard doorframe so that they do not have to be cut during installation. Also included in the system are top and bottom expanders that fit onto a top and bottom side of the door panel so as to selectively adjust the vertical height of the door panel. The top and bottom expanders further insure a reasonable air and moisture barrier between the interior and exterior of the home. The door system further includes a lock assembly that is pre-installed such that it can be utilized whether the door system is installed in a left hinge or right hinge format.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2005Publication date: July 13, 2006Applicant: Pella CorporationInventors: Keith Kibbel, Michael Gonnerman, Rashid Bharucha, Mark Abdella, Duane Pecinovsky, John Parkhurst, Gary Spoelstra, Todd Stratmoen, Jose Figueiredo da Cunha
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Publication number: 20050081463Abstract: A door with a moveable window sash and a method of operating the same. The door includes vertical jambs with vertical channels. A window sash is movable in the vertical channels. A retractable screen assembly is attached to the door. The retractable screen assembly includes a roller, a flexible screen attached at a first end to the roller and at a second end to the movable window sash, and a biasing mechanism adapted to apply a continuous torque to the roller. The torque generates a positioning force on the window sash equal to at least 50% of the force of gravity acting on a window sash, such that the window sash can be positioned at an infinite number of locations along the vertical channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Richard Allen, Todd Stratmoen, Michael Gonnerman, Rashid Bharucha, Gabriel Gromotka, Keith Kibbel, Steven Cory
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Patent number: D595866Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, Inc.Inventors: Keith Kibbel, Kelly Nordgaard