Patents by Inventor Robert A. Hoff

Robert A. Hoff 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: 4793398
    Abstract: An articulating door is fixed to a torque tube through a plurality of structural tube elements and gussets. The torque tube is rotatably fixed to the building. A sprocket, which is engaged to the torque tube, is driven by an electric motor and gear reduction drive, and a chain reduction drive. An arm assembly and counterbalance element counterbalance the door as it moves between its open and closed positions. In its open position, the door remains folded exteriorly of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1988
    Inventors: Robert A. Hoff, John D. Hoff