Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Swank

Thomas C. Swank 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).

  • Doorsill with mullion spacer
    Patent number: 10697228
    Abstract: A doorsill for forming the bottom of an entryway. The doorsill has a substrate to be disposed above a subfloor and a lifter provided on the substrate capable of extending from a bottom of the substrate. The lifter is adjustable to change the orientation or position of the bottom relative to the subfloor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Endura Products, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • DOORSILL WITH MULLION SPACER
    Publication number: 20190169920
    Abstract: A doorsill for forming the bottom of an entryway. The doorsill has a substrate to be disposed above a subfloor and a lifter provided on the substrate capable of extending from a bottom of the substrate. The lifter is adjustable to change the orientation or position of the bottom relative to the subfloor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Endura Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • Doorsill
    Patent number: 10202795
    Abstract: A doorsill having a substrate, a dam, and a sill deck is described. The dam is removably attached to the substrate to extend upwardly therefrom. The sill deck is removably attached to the substrate and removably attached to the dam. The dam has a vertical wall, and a lower portion of the vertical wall engages the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Endura Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George K. Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • DOORSILL
    Publication number: 20170298677
    Abstract: A doorsill having a substrate, a dam, and a sill deck is described. The dam is removably attached to the substrate to extend upwardly therefrom. The sill deck is removably attached to the substrate and removably attached to the dam. The dam has a vertical wall, and a lower portion of the vertical wall engages the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Endura Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George K. Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • Doorsill
    Patent number: 9725945
    Abstract: A doorsill for forming the bottom of an entryway. The doorsill has a substrate to be disposed above a subfloor and a lifter provided on the substrate capable of extending from a bottom of the substrate. The lifter is adjustable to change the orientation or position of the bottom relative to the subfloor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Endura Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • DOORSILL
    Publication number: 20170101817
    Abstract: A doorsill for forming the bottom of an entryway. The doorsill has a substrate to be disposed above a subfloor and a lifter provided on the substrate capable of extending from a bottom of the substrate. The lifter is adjustable to change the orientation or position of the bottom relative to the subfloor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas C. Swank, Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Bruce E. Procton, George Heid, Brent Van Camp, Michael K. Mitchell
  • PRE-HUNG DOOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20080127564
    Abstract: Methods for installing a door assembly in a rough opening at a job site include performing the following steps at a location remote from the job site where the door is to be installed: positioning a door frame around a perimeter edge of a door panel; attaching the door panel to the door frame with a plurality of hinges to comprise a pre-hung door; retaining the door frame square with respect to the door panel; attaching a plurality of mounting brackets to the pre-hung door. The method also includes inserting the pre-hung door into the rough opening at the job site and attaching the mounting brackets to the rough opening to support the door panel for opening and closing before the door frame is attached to the rough opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Cordell R. Burton, Thomas C. Swank, William W. Kling, John Kreimer