Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Duccini

Thomas E. Duccini 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).

  • Loading dock seal assembly
    Patent number: 5953868
    Abstract: A loading dock shelter having a resilient and flexible seal assembly is provided for forming a substantially air-tight seal between the dock opening and the truck. The seal assembly comprises a support or panel member which is adapted to attach to the loading dock frame and to support a seal member. The seal member has a substantially hook-shaped cross-section adapted to hookably engage the incoming truck and is capable of resiliently flexing between a hook-shaped cross-section in the disengaged position and a substantially straight cross-section in the sealing position in response to the truck. The hook-shaped cross section permits the seal member to sealably engage the interior wall of the truck, and, in the alternative, will seal against the peripheral edge of the truck, or the exterior wall of the truck depending on the size and position of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Jon A. Giuliani, William Triervieler, David J. Hoffman, Thomas J. Boffeli, Thomas J. Medley, Robert J. Frommelt, Kenneth F. Lenz, Thomas E. Duccini
  • Seal assembly for a loading dock shelter
    Patent number: 5394662
    Abstract: A loading dock shelter having a resilient and flexible seal assembly is provided for forming a substantially air-tight seal between the dock opening and the truck. The seal assembly comprises a support or panel member which is adapted to attach to the loading dock frame and to support a seal member. The seal member has a substantially hook-shaped cross-section adapted to hookedly engage the incoming truck and is capable of resiliently flexing between a hook-shaped cross-section in the disengaged position and a substantially straight cross-section in the sealing position in response to the truck. The hook-shaped cross section permits the seal member to sealably engage the interior wall of the truck, and, in the alternative, will seal against the peripheral edge of the truck, or the exterior wall of the truck depending on the size and position of the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Rite-Hite Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Giuliani, William Triervieler, David J. Hoffmann, Thomas J. Boffeli, Thomas J. Medley, Robert Frommelt, Kenneth Lenz, Thomas E. Duccini