Patents by Inventor Phillip E. Garling

Phillip E. Garling 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).

  • Mullion anchor and water diverter for storefront framing systems
    Patent number: 6205724
    Abstract: An anchor is disclosed for anchoring a vertical frame member to an adjacent condition and for diverting water away from an opening in the frame member. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a water diverter attached to the mounting bracket. A downward extending flange connected to the water diverter is configured to engage the frame member. When the mounting bracket is attached to the adjacent condition and the flange engages the frame member, the water diverter overlies the opening in the frame member to prevent water from entering the opening and to divert water away from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventors: Phillip E. Garling, Paxton M. Ellis
  • Glazed panel wall construction and method for assembly thereof
    Patent number: 5481839
    Abstract: A temporary glazing panel retainer is disclosed for use in a glazed panel wall construction. The glazing panel retainer engages a glazing clip mounted onto the face of a frame member to maintain glazing panels within their respective glazing recesses on either side of the frame member during assembly of the wall construction. The retainer is configured to be concealed beneath a cover member such that the retainer does not have to be removed to install the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Kawneer Company, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Lang, Phillip E. Garling