Patents by Inventor Larry W. Brim

Larry W. Brim 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).

  • Reinforced sectional door for cargo body
    Patent number: 6969109
    Abstract: Lightweight sectional doors for cargo bodies and the like are reinforced by a reinforcing member supported on an inner wall surface of at least alternate ones of the panels of a multipanel door. The reinforcing member comprises an elongated, preferably extruded member having spaced apart coplanar flanges and an arcuate web interposed the flanges. An integral rib is disposed at the midpoint of the arcuate web to provide additional stiffness for the reinforcing member. The reinforcing member may be secured to selected door panels by conventional mechanical fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Larry W. Brim, Charles F. Kellogg