Patents by Inventor Steven Lauritsen

Steven Lauritsen 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: 20050103449
    Abstract: A screen assembly for installation in a fenestration product of the type having a window covering with a sliding operator. The screen assembly includes a screen frame having a screen material and is adapted to releasably attach to an interior side of the fenestration product. The screen assembly includes a screen operator slidable relative to the screen frame and releasably engagable with the sliding operator, such that the screen operator is operable from the interior side of the screen assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: John Scharff, Seth Masters, Paul Smith, Steven Lauritsen, Paul Pfitzenmaier
  • Patent number: 5813085
    Abstract: A central-vacuum power unit is provided having a molded rubber gasket which seals and vibrationally isolates a vacuum motor. The power unit includes a canister forming a hollow interior and a plate dividing the hollow interior into first and second chambers. The vacuum motor is located within the first chamber and has an inlet in fluid communication with the second chamber through an opening in the plate. The molded rubber gasket encircles the plate opening and seals the vacuum motor to the plate. The gasket also forms a seat for the vacuum motor and supports the vacuum motor against the plate. The gasket includes a ring-shaped main wall, a protrusion extending from the main wall and engaging an end surface of the vacuum motor, and an outer wall extending from the main wall and engaging the outer periphery of the vacuum motor. Distinct primary and secondary seals are formed by the protrusion and outer wall. The outer wall is shaped so that a seal can be obtained over a relatively short longitudinal length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel Fritz, Steven Lauritsen