Patents by Inventor Shawn Ayres

Shawn Ayres 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: 20040017087
    Abstract: Generally, the present invention relates to a door latch for a storm door that includes a non-metallic live bolt and a set of housing plates with support members integrally formed from the plates. One embodiment of the invention is a latch apparatus with a housing having first and second opposed plates. The plates are spaced apart from each other and secured to each other by support members that are formed from the plates. The apparatus also includes a live bolt that may be made of a polymer material and that is slidably mounted in the housing and actuated between an extended position and a retracted position. The live bolt hub is mounted in the housing and actuates the live bolt between extended and retracted positions. A dead bolt assembly is slidably mounted in the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. Lastly, the apparatus includes a cam that in the housing between a first position and a second position to actuate the dead bolt assembly between extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Shawn Ayres, Michael W. Kondratuk, Holly Chen