Patents by Inventor Thomas Langkamp

Thomas Langkamp 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: 20240151084
    Abstract: A hinged system includes a preassembled hinge module for pivotally coupling a first component to a second component. The preassembled hinge module includes a shaft, a torque element frictionally engaging the shaft, and a housing. The housing includes a cover, a side wall, and a rear wall that define an interior space enclosed within the housing. The interior space receives the torque element inside the housing. The cover defines a first aperture, and the rear wall defines a second aperture, the first aperture and the second aperture aligned with a pivot axis of the shaft. The shaft extends through at least the first aperture, the interior space, and the second aperture. The shaft is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the first component. The housing is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hector Eduardo Rivas, Mark James Rowley, Pradeep Jayanna, Michael Thomas Holland, Richard B. Langkamp, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11788347
    Abstract: A guide rail device for laterally guiding a rolling door or rolling grille armor of a rolling door or rolling grille includes a guide rail for vertically guiding the rolling door or rolling grille armor, an infeed funnel for guiding the rolling door or rolling grille armor into an entry area of the guide rail, with the infeed funnel being movable relative to the guide rail, and a damping body connected to the infeed funnel which dampens vibrations and shocks of the infeed funnel. Further, a rolling door or rolling grille includes a first guide rail device and a second guide rail device. In particular, the guide rail of the first guide rail device is fixed laterally on the building opening, and the guide rail of the second guide rail device is fixed laterally on the opposite side of the building opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hörmann KG Dissen
    Inventors: Bastian Zimmermann, Thomas Langkamp
  • Publication number: 20220195796
    Abstract: The invention provides a guide rail device (10) for laterally guiding a rolling door or rolling grille armor (68) of a rolling door or rolling grille (11), comprising a guide rail (12) for vertically guiding the rolling door or rolling grille armor (68), an infeed funnel (22) for guiding the rolling door or rolling grille armor (68) into an entry area of the guide rail (12), with the infeed funnel (22) being movable relative to the guide rail (12), and comprising a damping body (34) connected to the infeed funnel (22) which dampens vibrations and shocks of the infeed funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Bastian ZIMMERMANN, Thomas Langkamp
  • Patent number: 9644421
    Abstract: A rolling shutter comprises a winding shaft having a rolling shutter curtain formed from metallic premade rolling shutter curtain bars. The rolling shutter curtain is configured to be wound up on the winding shaft into a winding bale, and comprises a set of damping bodies. The damping bodies are formed from a synthetic foam material, an elastomer material, and/or a textile material. The damping bodies can be detachably mounted to the rolling shutter curtain bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HORMANN KG DISSEN
    Inventor: Thomas Langkamp
  • Publication number: 20160076301
    Abstract: A rolling shutter comprises a winding shaft having a rolling shutter curtain formed from metallic premade rolling shutter curtain bars. The rolling shutter curtain is configured to be wound up on the winding shaft into a winding bale, and comprises a set of damping bodies. The damping bodies are formed from a synthetic foam material, an elastomer material, and/or a textile material. The damping bodies can be detachably mounted to the rolling shutter curtain bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Langkamp