Patents by Inventor Mike Lamey

Mike Lamey 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).

  • Power-operated folding door
    Patent number: 7699089
    Abstract: Two or more panels of a power-operated folding door are supported by a novel articulated arm assembly that ensures that the door closes tightly against a wall-mounted seal and easily opens. The articulated arm assembly includes a connector with two spaced-apart pivot points about which two adjoining arms of the assembly can rotate as the door opens and closes. The two pivot points allow the panels to readily fold up and store more compactly when the door is open. To provide an airtight seal where two leading panels come together at the center of the doorway, one or more control mechanisms coupled to the articulated arm assembly ensure that the leading panels overlap when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Perry Knutson, Mike Lamey, Mark Ungs, Rodney Kern, Bill Hoerner
  • Power-operated folding door
    Publication number: 20070272370
    Abstract: Two or more panels of a power-operated folding door are supported by a novel articulated arm assembly that ensures that the door closes tightly against a wall-mounted seal and easily opens. The articulated arm assembly includes a connector with two spaced-apart pivot points about which two adjoining arms of the assembly can rotate as the door opens and closes. The two pivot points allow the panels to readily fold up and store more compactly when the door is open. To provide an airtight seal where two leading panels come together at the center of the doorway, one or more control mechanisms coupled to the articulated arm assembly ensure that the leading panels overlap when the door is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Perry Knutson, Mike Lamey, Mark Ungs, Rodney Kern, Bill Hoerner