Patents by Inventor Michael E. Hazlett

Michael E. Hazlett 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).

  • Patent number: 9353568
    Abstract: Movable partition systems include an elongated, fixed drive member extending along a track, a partition that is automatically and manually movable along the track, and a motor carried by the movable partition configured to drive a rotatable drive member that is engagable with the elongated, fixed drive member. The rotatable drive member may be engaged with, and disengaged from, the fixed drive member. Methods of moving a partition along a track include actuating a motor carried by a movable partition to drive rotation of a drive member while the drive member is engaged with an elongated, fixed drive member, and manually moving the partition along the track while the rotatable drive member is disengaged from the fixed drive member. Methods of installing a movable partition system include configuring a rotatable drive member to be capable of engagement with, and disengagement from, an elongated, fixed drive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Won-Door Corporation
    Inventors: Tracy M. Knight, Michael E. Hazlett
  • Publication number: 20120031002
    Abstract: An at least partially preassembled and packaged movable partition system is disclosed. The at least partially preassembled and packaged movable partition system includes a shipping box including a plurality of pocket walls defining a pocket therein, at least a portion of a track located within the pocket, the at least a portion of the track coupled to at least one pocket wall of the plurality of pocket walls, and a door coupled with the at least a portion of the track. Methods of packaging and installing an at least partially preassembled and packaged movable partition system are further disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: WON-DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig G. Bell, Michael E. Hazlett, Joe B. Lipscomb
  • Publication number: 20110036016
    Abstract: Movable partition systems include an elongated, fixed drive member extending along a track, a partition that is automatically and manually movable along the track, and a motor carried by the movable partition configured to drive a rotatable drive member that is engagable with the elongated, fixed drive member. The rotatable drive member may be engaged with, and disengaged from, the fixed drive member. Methods of moving a partition along a track include actuating a motor carried by a movable partition to drive rotation of a drive member while the drive member is engaged with an elongated, fixed drive member, and manually moving the partition along the track while the rotatable drive member is disengaged from the fixed drive member. Methods of installing a movable partition system include configuring a rotatable drive member to be capable of engagement with, and disengagement from, an elongated, fixed drive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: WON-DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy M. Knight, Michael E. Hazlett
  • Patent number: 7886804
    Abstract: Folding partitions and related methods and components are provided and may include accordion-style folding doors or partitions having multiple folding panels. In one embodiment, a folding partition includes one or more baffling devices. A baffling device may include an elongated enclosure having a first opening proximate a first longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, a second opening proximate a second longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, and a flow path extending from the first opening to the second opening. A sound attenuation chamber may be disposed adjacent at least a portion of the flow path. In one embodiment, one or more baffling devices may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, a jamb component of the partition. In another embodiment, one or more baffling devices may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, the hinged connection of panel sections of a partition panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Won-Door Corporation
    Inventors: E. Carl Goodman, Michael D. George, Michael E. Hazlett, Craig G. Bell, Ronald A. Smart, Jaren R. Dickinson
  • Publication number: 20090188633
    Abstract: Folding partitions and related methods and components are provided and may include accordion-style folding doors or partitions having multiple folding panels. In one embodiment, a folding partition includes one or more baffling devices. The baffling device may include an elongated enclosure having a first opening proximate a first longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, a second opening proximate a second longitudinal end of the elongated enclosure, and a flow path extending from the first opening to the second opening. A sound attenuation chamber may be disposed adjacent the at least one insulative channel disposed adjacent at least a portion of the flow path. In one embodiment, the baffling device may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, a jamb component of the partition. In another embodiment, the baffling device may be disposed in, or otherwise associated with, the hinged connection of panel sections of a partition panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: WON-DOOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: E. Carl Goodman, Michael D. George, Michael E. Hazlett, Craig G. Bell, Ronald A. Smart, Jaren R. Dickinson