Patents by Inventor Peter F. Menzel

Peter F. Menzel 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).

  • Publication number: 20130134849
    Abstract: A cabinet for being installed in an edifice adjacent a wall and above an underlying floor, includes a cabinet assembly the cabinet assembly being assemblable on site in the edifice from generally flat shipped disassembled cabinet assembly components, the components including at least a selected plurality of panels and shelves, and including a rail, the rail being formed of at least one rail member, the rail being fixedly couplable to the wall, the respective panels being shiftably suspendable form the rail during assembly and the panels being substantially supported by the underlying floor by selectively shiftably supports after assembly, the supports being shifted to a selected disposition in contact with the underlying floor. A method of assembling the cabinet is further included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Peter F. Menzel, Mark R. Friedrichs, Kevin Krumholz
  • Patent number: 7921960
    Abstract: The present invention is an acoustic cabinet for the storage of musical instruments. Acoustic cabinet can have a storage portion having a plurality of individual storage units contained therein. One or more grill doors can cover the open end of acoustic cabinet. The size, shape, and arrangement of grill bars of door can be configured to reduce the effect of resonance. Rear panel of acoustic cabinet can include one or more sound-absorbing panels that absorb sound as it passes through acoustic cabinet. A protective backing can also be disposed between sound-absorbing panels and individual storage spaces to protect the panels from damage when instruments and other objects are inserted into the storage spaces. A combination of a grill door and sound-absorbing panels can allow acoustic cabinet to have a net-absorptive effect on a rehearsal room. One or more acoustic cabinets can be strategically positioned throughout a rehearsal room for optimal acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Wenger Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Jacobson, Peter F. Menzel, Rebecca S. Broton, Mark R. Friedrichs, Ronald R. Freiheit
  • Publication number: 20080023266
    Abstract: The present invention is an acoustic cabinet for the storage of musical instruments. Acoustic cabinet can have a storage portion having a plurality of individual storage units contained therein. One or more grill doors can cover the open end of acoustic cabinet. The size, shape, and arrangement of grill bars of door can be configured to reduce the effect of resonance. Rear panel of acoustic cabinet can include one or more sound-absorbing panels that absorb sound as it passes through acoustic cabinet. A protective backing can also be disposed between sound-absorbing panels and individual storage spaces to protect the panels from damage when instruments and other objects are inserted into the storage spaces. A combination of a grill door and sound-absorbing panels can allow acoustic cabinet to have a net-absorptive effect on a rehearsal room. One or more acoustic cabinets can be strategically positioned throughout a rehearsal room for optimal acoustic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Jacobson, Peter F. Menzel, Rebecca S. Broton, Mark R. Friedrichs, Ronald R. Freiheit
  • Patent number: D606339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Wenger Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Jacobson, Peter F. Menzel, Rebecca S. Broton, Mark R. Friedrichs, Ronald R. Freiheit
  • Patent number: D330981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Wenger Corporation
    Inventors: Leslie R. Abraham, Dennis R. Meyer, Glenn G. Kanengieter, Craig J. Ulrich, Peter F. Menzel, Dorette E. Kanengieter