Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Purcell

Stephen M. Purcell 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: 6058564
    Abstract: An adjustable cabinet hinge includes a door wing to be mounted on a door, a frame wing to be mounted on a frame and rotatably connected to the door wing, and an adjustment module. The adjustment module includes a substantially cylindrical, externally threaded base portion, an adjustment portion having an external shape that facilitates adjusting of the adjustment module, and an internal cavity extending through the adjustment portion and the base portion for receiving a mounting screw. The frame wing includes an internally threaded aperture configured to mesh with the externally threaded base portion of the adjustment module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: Stephen M. Purcell, David R. Cress
  • Patent number: 5839164
    Abstract: A hinge for mounting a door to a frame includes a mounting cup having an outer perimeter adapted for mounting within a recess formed in the door and a hinge member for being mounted to the frame and coupled to the mounting cup to allow selective pivotal movement of the door with respect to the frame. The mounting cup has an outer perimeter having a first portion with a first effective outer diameter and a second portion having a second effective outer diameter, the first outer diameter being larger than the second outer diameter, the first portion being adapted to provide an interference fit within the recess when the mounting cup is inserted into the recess. The first portion of the outer perimeter may be adapted to include at least one arcuate threaded section and at least one unthreaded section. The threaded sections may be removable segments that are coupled to the outer perimeter. The hinge may also include a compliant cup or ring that encircles at least partially the outer perimeter of the mounting cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Newell Operating Company
    Inventors: David R. Cress, Stephen M. Purcell
  • Patent number: 5775749
    Abstract: A latch keeper is mounted to a keeper housing in such a manner that a first portion of the latch keeper engages a latch hook on one side of a housing wall, and a second portion of the latch keeper is disposed on an opposite side of the housing wall. When the latch hook and the latch keeper are interengaged and a force is applied, the latch keeper imparts a moment force against the keeper housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Guy Reithmeyer, Stephen M. Purcell, Dean A. Pettit