Patents by Inventor Thomas SIMEK
Thomas SIMEK 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).
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Publication number: 20260165538Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided with a track with a cavity, and an opening providing access to a channel in the cavity that provides a track guide for receipt of the pair of wheels. A shower door pane is provided with a pair of wheels mounted for rotation upon the shower door pane. Each of the pair of wheels is sized to be received in the channel for translation along the track. A vertical clearance of each of the pair of wheels within the cavity is less than a depth of the channel to prevent removal of the pair of wheels from the track while in a vertical orientation, and to permit the pair of wheels to be removed in an angled orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2026Publication date: June 18, 2026Inventors: Thomas SIMEK, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton SCHULTZ
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Publication number: 20260125938Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2025Publication date: May 7, 2026Inventor: Thomas SIMEK
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Patent number: 12564294Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided with a track with a cavity, and an opening providing access to a channel in the cavity that provides a track guide for receipt of the pair of wheels. A shower door pane is provided with a pair of wheels mounted for rotation upon the shower door pane. Each of the pair of wheels is sized to be received in the channel for translation along the track. A vertical clearance of each of the pair of wheels within the cavity is less than a depth of the channel to prevent removal of the pair of wheels from the track while in a vertical orientation, and to permit the pair of wheels to be removed in an angled orientation.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 3, 2026Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventors: Thomas Simek, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz
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Patent number: 12460463Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2024Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventor: Thomas Simek
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Publication number: 20240360713Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventor: Thomas SIMEK
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Patent number: 12060738Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventor: Thomas Simek
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Patent number: 11877707Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided with a shower door pane, and a track with a side opening. A pair of wheels is mounted for rotation upon the shower door pane. Each of the pair of wheels is sized to be received in the track for translation along the track. A diameter of each of the pair of wheels is greater than a vertical dimension of the side opening to prevent removal of the pair of wheels from the track while in a vertical orientation, and to permit the pair of wheels to be removed in an angled orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventors: Thomas Simek, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz
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Publication number: 20230243198Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventor: Thomas SIMEK
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Publication number: 20230180969Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided with a track with a cavity, and an opening providing access to a channel in the cavity that provides a track guide for receipt of the pair of wheels. A shower door pane is provided with a pair of wheels mounted for rotation upon the shower door pane. Each of the pair of wheels is sized to be received in the channel for translation along the track. A vertical clearance of each of the pair of wheels within the cavity is less than a depth of the channel to prevent removal of the pair of wheels from the track while in a vertical orientation, and to permit the pair of wheels to be removed in an angled orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Thomas SIMEK, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton SCHULTZ
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Patent number: 11655658Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.Inventor: Thomas Simek
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Publication number: 20220282542Abstract: A guide assembly for a sliding shower door is provided with a bracket sized to be fastened to a shower door opening. The bracket has a first lengthwise retainer. A guide with a second lengthwise retainer is sized to be retained by the first lengthwise retainer of the bracket. The guide has at least one channel formed therein and is sized to receive a shower door pane within the channel for translation of the shower door pane relative to the guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Thomas SIMEK
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Publication number: 20220022701Abstract: A shower door assembly is provided with a shower door pane, and a track with a side opening. A pair of wheels is mounted for rotation upon the shower door pane. Each of the pair of wheels is sized to be received in the track for translation along the track. A diameter of each of the pair of wheels is greater than a vertical dimension of the side opening to prevent removal of the pair of wheels from the track while in a vertical orientation, and to permit the pair of wheels to be removed in an angled orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Thomas SIMEK, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton SCHULTZ