Patents by Inventor Mark Steven Jeffries

Mark Steven Jeffries 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).

  • Publication number: 20110169389
    Abstract: A drawer release is described. The drawer release includes a handle portion pivotally or rotatably engaged to a fixed portion, and the fixed portion is attached to or connected to a drawer. The handle portion includes at least one engaging member that engages a lever or actuator of a drawer-slide of the drawer to open or release the drawer. The drawer release provides for the one-handed opening of the drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: AUSTIN HARDWARE & SUPPLY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Steven Jeffries, Norman Allen Smith
  • Publication number: 20090250950
    Abstract: A bar lock assembly for locking a door in a closed or secured position is described. The bar lock assembly includes a tubular bar having curved portions that transition into a hinge receiving portion. A handle is rotatably engaged to the tubular bar. Hinge assemblies receive the hinge receiving portions of the tubular bar. The hinge assemblies connect or attach the bar lock assembly to a frame of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: AUSTIN HARDWARE & SUPPLY, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Steven Jeffries
  • Patent number: 7055874
    Abstract: The door handle bracket and latch assembly of the present invention includes a bracket subassembly and a latch. The latch has a spring mounted rotor and a spring mounted catch which function to maintain a door in a latched or unlatched condition. The bracket subassembly includes a mounting plate, a pivotally mounted trip lever, and a rotational release cam receiving the drive shaft of the door handle. Upon rotation of the door handle in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, the release cam pivots the trip lever, which in turn pivots the catch out of retentive engagement with the rotor, such that the rotor rotates to the unlatched position to allow the door to move from the latched closed position to an unlatched open position. The assembly has a simple design with a low profile and versatile mounting options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Tri/Mark Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Steven Jeffries, Marvin Lee Larsen, Tobias J. Schwickerath