Patents by Inventor Michael I. Tich

Michael I. Tich 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).

  • Overhead door and track therefor
    Patent number: 6273175
    Abstract: An overhead door for occluding an opening in a structure. The door includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel. A door panel is located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the tracks. A release assembly is borne by the door panel and is operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks. The release assembly includes a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel. The plunger disengages from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: United Dominion Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke
  • Overhead door and track therefor
    Patent number: 6095229
    Abstract: An overhead door for occluding an opening in a structure. The door includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel. A door panel is located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the tracks. A release assembly is borne by the door panel and is operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks. The release assembly includes a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel. The plunger disengages from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: United Dominion Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke
  • Overhead door and track therefor
    Patent number: 6041844
    Abstract: An overhead door for occluding an opening in a structure. The door includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel. A door panel is located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the tracks. A release assembly is borne by the door panel and is operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks. The release assembly includes a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel. The plunger disengages from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: United Dominion Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke
  • Overhead door
    Patent number: 5535805
    Abstract: An overhead door for a structure which includes a pair of tracks having inwardly facing surfaces which define a channel, and wherein the channels are mounted in predetermined substantially parallel spaced relation one to the other, a door panel located intermediate the pair of tracks and moveable along a predetermined path of travel which is defined by the pair of tracks, and a release assembly borne by the door panel and operable to releasably engage at least one of the tracks, the release assembly including a moveable plunger which is received in the channel of one of the tracks and which guides the door panel along the path of travel and which further becomes disengaged from the channel when force of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: HPD International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt A. Kellogg, Michael I. Tich, William A. Schirado, Gregory D. Yarke