Patents by Inventor Robert Paul Gardner

Robert Paul Gardner 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: 11767697
    Abstract: A compact, easily mountable door closer, particularly suited for use in cubicles provided in public washrooms, has a pivot member mounted substantially within a hollow body but has a section projecting from the body from which a door is, in use, suspended. A biasing element is provided to bias the pivot member toward a neutral position coincident with the door being closed. As the door and thus the pivot member is displaced away from the closed or neutral position to a defined angle, the biasing element and pivot member engage to provide a limit or fully open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
  • Patent number: 11466488
    Abstract: A latch is provided for latching the doors of cubicles or stalls provided in public washrooms. The latch includes a body mounted within a cavity formed between the inner and outer door surfaces, the body rotatably mounting a spindle having a latching member mounted at one end. Biasing means in the form of one or more cam followers acting on a corresponding number of cam surfaces is provided between the body and the spindle to hold the spindle in a closed position but, once displaced from the closed position, to bias the spindle toward a fully open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
  • Publication number: 20220127888
    Abstract: A compact, easily mountable door closer, particularly suited for use in cubicles provided in public washrooms, has a pivot member mounted substantially within a hollow body but has a section projecting from the body from which a door is, in use, suspended. A biasing element is provided to bias the pivot member toward a neutral position coincident with the door being closed. As the door and thus the pivot member is displaced away from the closed or neutral position to a defined angle, the biasing element and pivot member engage to provide a limit or fully open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner
  • Publication number: 20200263464
    Abstract: A latch is provided for latching the doors of cubicles or stalls provided in public washrooms. The latch includes a body mounted within a cavity formed between the inner and outer door surfaces, the body rotatably mounting a spindle having a latching member mounted at one end. Biasing means in the form of one or more cam followers acting on a corresponding number of cam surfaces is provided between the body and the spindle to hold the spindle in a closed position but, once displaced from the closed position, to bias the spindle toward a fully open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Paul Gardner, Stephen Gardner