Patents by Inventor Merl E. Brown

Merl E. Brown 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).

  • Magnetic door gasket
    Patent number: 5606828
    Abstract: A magnetic door gasket (10) having a central web (18) and three enclosed chambers (12, 14, 16) projecting from a first side of the web, and a U-shaped recess (20) formed by the web and a leg (22) spaced from the opposed side of the web and joined thereto by a bight (26). The leg has a U-shaped projection (24) projecting therefrom partly to the web, the projection being spaced from the bight. The projection has a nib (28) projecting obliquely from a closed end (30) toward the web and the bight. The gasket is formed from a resilient material, such as PVC, by extrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: GenCorp Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Hall, Merl E. Brown