Patents by Inventor Randy Ray Rhoades

Randy Ray Rhoades 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: 20120186754
    Abstract: Disclosed is a panel section intended for assembly with other equivalent panel sections as a section door. The panel section includes two sheets thermoformed together to define a panel, an attachment tab, a living hinge unitarily formed between the panel and the attachment tab, a receiver portion configured to receive the attachment tab of an equivalent panel section when assembled as a sectional door, a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface, where the second bearing surface is configured to bear against the first bearing surface on the equivalent panel section when assembled as a sectional door. Also disclosed are a method of thermoforming the disclosed panel section and a method of assembling the disclosed sectional door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher S. Klem, Brent Buschkoetter, Jay A. Kerkhoff, Brian Gehlhausen, Randy Ray Rhoades