Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Whitaker

Thomas M. Whitaker 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: 10758092
    Abstract: A water barrier assembly for a shower door, including first and second sidewalls, a bottom wall joining the first and second sidewalls, interior surfaces of the bottom wall and the first and second sidewalls defining a channel adapted to receive a bottom portion of a shower door, a deflector extending outward from a top portion of the first sidewall, and a flexible blade extending from a bottom surface of the deflector and adjacent to an exterior surface of the first sidewall terminating with a distal end beyond a bottom surface of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Mr. Shower Door, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Patent number: 9955824
    Abstract: A shower door assembly including at least one door panel having a bottom surface, a bottom frame member including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including two grooves on a lower side thereof, the bottom portion including two sidewalls each having a top edge engaged in one of the two grooves, the door panel adjacent to and above the top portion of the bottom frame member, wherein the bottom surface of the at least one door panel is in a plane divergent to a plane of a bottom surface of the bottom frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Mr. Shower Door, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Patent number: 9834968
    Abstract: A hinge for a door, such a glass shower door, including a back plate attachable to a surface, a hinge block extending from the back plate, a clamp rotatably coupled to the hinge block for receiving the glass shower door, and a hinge limiter attached to one of a front or a back exterior surface of the hinge block. The hinge limiter may have a length equal to or less than a length of the hinge block and a width less than a width of the hinge block. The clamp may include a stop plate on an interior surface, adjacent to a distal end of the hinge block, adapted to contact the hinge limiter upon rotation of the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Mr. Shower Door, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20170065133
    Abstract: A shower door assembly including at least one door panel having a bottom surface, a bottom frame member including a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including two grooves on a lower side thereof, the bottom portion including two sidewalls each having a top edge engaged in one of the two grooves, the door panel adjacent to and above the top portion of the bottom frame member, wherein the bottom surface of the at least one door panel is in a plane divergent to a plane of a bottom surface of the bottom frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20160367082
    Abstract: A water barrier assembly for a shower door, including first and second sidewalls, a bottom wall joining the first and second sidewalls, interior surfaces of the bottom wall and the first and second sidewalls defining a channel adapted to receive a bottom portion of a shower door, a deflector extending outward from a top portion of the first sidewall, and a flexible blade extending from a bottom surface of the deflector and adjacent to an exterior surface of the first sidewall terminating with a distal end beyond a bottom surface of the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20160333618
    Abstract: A hinge for a door, such a glass shower door, including a back plate attachable to a surface, a hinge block extending from the back plate, a clamp rotatably coupled to the hinge block for receiving the glass shower door, and a hinge limiter attached to one of a front or a back exterior surface of the hinge block. The hinge limiter may have a length equal to or less than a length of the hinge block and a width less than a width of the hinge block. The clamp may include a stop plate on an interior surface, adjacent to a distal end of the hinge block, adapted to contact the hinge limiter upon rotation of the clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker
  • Patent number: 7730670
    Abstract: An assembly for coupling a sliding door to a track is disclosed generally comprising a support member, which has a channel in which an upper portion of the panel is disposed, that is connected to an engagement device, such as a wheel, adapted to engage the track. The engagement device is fastened to the support member at a point adjacent to the upper portion of panel in order to minimize the vertical space required. In some embodiments, the panel has a gap in the upper portion, and the engagement device is fastened to the support member via a fastener that extends through the support member and the gap in the panel. In certain embodiments, the support member is a shoe with first and second sidewalls. In some of these embodiments, the fastener extends through the engagement device and into the first sidewall adjacent the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Mr. Shower Door, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Whitaker