Patents by Inventor Robert Allen Larson, JR.

Robert Allen Larson, JR. 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: 20230124813
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a door seal system for top-hanging sliding doors. In some implementations, two angled mating surfaces are used, one angled surface on a fixed frame and one reversed angled surface on the slideable door panel. The slideable door panel slides directly parallel to the fixed door frame. A mating seal surface is created that is only in frictional contact for a small portion of the linear slide distance of the door panel. In some implementations, rather than placing two opposing angled seal surfaces, the sealing system has one angled surface on the fixed door frame. In such implementations, the sliding door panel is adjusted to be in a reverse angled orientation relative to the angled surface of the fixed door frame. Seal designs for the rear vertical edge of the slideable door panel are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory J. GOLDFINCH, Robert Allen LARSON, JR., Dustin Dale SWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20220372816
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a drop seal assembly which is concealed within an opening in the bottom of a sliding door panel of a top-hanging sliding door. The drop seal assembly may include bottom guide which defines a downward facing elongated slot or track which receives a sill guide therein. The drop seal assembly also includes a drop down acoustic seal which automatically drops down to contact the floor surface below the door panel when the door panel is moved from an open position into a closed position. The distance that the seal drops down upon closing of the door panel may be selectively adjustable to accommodate variances in the air gap between the door bottom and the floor surface due to particular installation conditions. A concealed magnetic bottom seal activator may be used to provide self-adjusting activation of the door bottom seal assembly using two opposing magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory J. Goldfinch, Robert Allen Larson, JR., Dustin Dale Swartz
  • Patent number: 11280130
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a door seal system for top-hanging sliding doors. In some implementations, two angled mating surfaces are used, one angled surface on a fixed frame and one reversed angled surface on the slideable door panel. The slideable door panel slides directly parallel to the fixed door frame. A mating seal surface is created that is only in frictional contact for a small portion of the linear slide distance of the door panel. In some implementations, rather than placing two opposing angled seal surfaces, the sealing system has one angled surface on the fixed door frame. In such implementations, the sliding door panel is adjusted to be in a reverse angled orientation relative to the angled surface of the fixed door frame. Seal designs for the rear vertical edge of the slideable door panel are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Goldfinch, Robert Allen Larson, Jr., Dustin Dale Swartz
  • Patent number: 11274490
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a drop seal assembly which is concealed within an opening in the bottom of a sliding door panel of a top-hanging sliding door. The drop seal assembly may include bottom guide which defines a downward facing elongated slot or track which receives a sill guide therein. The drop seal assembly also includes a drop down acoustic seal which automatically drops down to contact the floor surface below the door panel when the door panel is moved from an open position into a closed position. The distance that the seal drops down upon closing of the door panel may be selectively adjustable to accommodate variances in the air gap between the door bottom and the floor surface due to particular installation conditions. A concealed magnetic bottom seal activator may be used to provide self-adjusting activation of the door bottom seal assembly using two opposing magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: AD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Goldfinch, Robert Allen Larson, Jr., Dustin Dale Swartz
  • Publication number: 20210102420
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a door seal system for top-hanging sliding doors. In some implementations, two angled mating surfaces are used, one angled surface on a fixed frame and one reversed angled surface on the slideable door panel. The slideable door panel slides directly parallel to the fixed door frame. A mating seal surface is created that is only in frictional contact for a small portion of the linear slide distance of the door panel. In some implementations, rather than placing two opposing angled seal surfaces, the sealing system has one angled surface on the fixed door frame. In such implementations, the sliding door panel is adjusted to be in a reverse angled orientation relative to the angled surface of the fixed door frame. Seal designs for the rear vertical edge of the slideable door panel are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory J. GOLDFINCH, Robert Allen LARSON, JR., Dustin Dale SWARTZ
  • Patent number: 10907402
    Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Goldfinch Brothers Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200071990
    Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190368266
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a drop seal assembly which is concealed within an opening in the bottom of a sliding door panel of a top-hanging sliding door. The drop seal assembly may include bottom guide which defines a downward facing elongated slot or track which receives a sill guide therein. The drop seal assembly also includes a drop down acoustic seal which automatically drops down to contact the floor surface below the door panel when the door panel is moved from an open position into a closed position. The distance that the seal drops down upon closing of the door panel may be selectively adjustable to accommodate variances in the air gap between the door bottom and the floor surface due to particular installation conditions. A concealed magnetic bottom seal activator may be used to provide self-adjusting activation of the door bottom seal assembly using two opposing magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory J. Goldfinch, Robert Allen Larson, Jr., Dustin Dale Swartz
  • Patent number: 10422179
    Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Goldfinch Brothers Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180298676
    Abstract: A panel support and panel processing system that provides a single frame assembly for use on a panel processing line in transporting and installing panels, such as glass panels, the frame assembly having a frame with at least one hook that engages a carrier on a processing line to move the frame from one station to the next, and that enables lifting and stacking of multiple frames for transport to and installation at a building site without having to remove the panel, such as a glass panel, from the frame, at which point the frame and panel assembly are secured in situ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory James Goldfinch, Kurt Danby Willows, Ilcho Ivanov Lodarski, Kevin Layne Bontrager, Robert Allen Larson, JR.