Patents by Inventor Paul Frederick Kruger

Paul Frederick Kruger 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: 9057201
    Abstract: A leveling assembly for an interior wall system includes an elongate floor channel secured to the floor, a floor rail longitudinally disposed within the floor channel for supporting the wall panel, and levelers positioned along the floor channel. The levelers each include a base resting on the floor channel, a threaded rod projecting upwardly from the base, an outer threaded sleeve capable of telescoping movement over the threaded rod, and a threaded nut secured in an opening defined in a bottom surface of the floor rail. The threaded nut supports the floor rail. The levelers vertically space apart the floor rail from the floor channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: TEKNION LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Andrew Scott Milligan, Zoran Baic, Sean Adrian Conroy, Paul Frederick Kruger, Slava Dushkin, Paul Kai Chit So, Dan Cristian Cernatescu
  • Patent number: 8793935
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a vertical post secured to a bottom rail. An upper post hinge portion and a lower post hinge portion are secured to the post. Each post hinge portion includes: (i) a post mounting plate; and (ii) a bearing portion projecting outwardly from the post mounting plate. The bearing portion includes a base with a vertical base bore. The assembly also includes an upper door hinge portion and a lower door hinge portion. Each door hinge portion includes: (i) a block securable to a door frame; (ii) a barrel portion projecting outwardly from the block, the barrel portion having a vertical barrel bore; and (iii) an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin, where a first end of each pin is secured in the base bore and a second end pivots in the barrel bore. The upper pivot pin connects the upper post hinge portion to the upper door hinge portion, and the lower pivot pin connects the lower post hinge portion to the lower door hinge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Ganadij Peter Makarewicz, Paul Frederick Kruger
  • Publication number: 20130312332
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly includes a vertical post secured to a bottom rail. An upper post hinge portion and a lower post hinge portion are secured to the post. Each post hinge portion includes: (i) a post mounting plate; and (ii) a bearing portion projecting outwardly from the post mounting plate. The bearing portion includes a base with a vertical base bore. The assembly also includes an upper door hinge portion and a lower door hinge portion. Each door hinge portion includes: (i) a block securable to a door frame; (ii) a barrel portion projecting outwardly from the block, the barrel portion having a vertical barrel bore; and (iii) an upper pivot pin and a lower pivot pin, where a first end of each pin is secured in the base bore and a second end pivots in the barrel bore. The upper pivot pin connects the upper post hinge portion to the upper door hinge portion, and the lower pivot pin connects the lower post hinge portion to the lower door hinge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Teknion Limited
    Inventors: Genadij Peter Makarewicz, Paul Frederick Kruger