Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Frenzen

Timothy T. Frenzen 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: 5927768
    Abstract: A non-handed actuator for window locks, including a base securable to the window frame, a handle secured to the base for pivoting about a first axis through an angle of approximately X degrees, an oppositely extending drive link secured for pivoting with the handle, and a connecting link securable to the lock control member of a window lock. The connecting link is pivotable relative to the drive link and includes a spacing member and a connecting member. The connecting member is securable to the lock control member and pivotable relative to the spacing member between limit positions approximately 180 degrees apart. Tabs on the spacing member abut the connecting member when the connecting member is at either of the limit positions, with the connecting link being pivotable relative to the drive link through an angle of approximately 2X degrees, where X is between 140 and 180.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Dallmann, Timothy T. Frenzen, Thomas J. Midas
  • Patent number: 5778602
    Abstract: A lockable window, and a manual control for a lockable window. The window includes a window sash having a first locking member and a window frame having a second locking member mounted thereon for movement between a locked position cooperating with the first locking member for locking the sash to the frame when closed against the frame and an unlocked position clear of the first locking member to allow movement of the sash relative to the frame. The frame also has an opening therein for allowing access to the second locking member from an interior side of the frame. The lock control has a housing including an enclosure open on one side with a flange around the open one side, the housing being mounted with its enclosure substantially in the frame opening and its flange on the interior side of the frame. A handle is pivotally secured in the housing enclosure and includes an opening at one end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas G. Johnson, Timothy T. Frenzen, Joseph P. Landherr
  • Patent number: D389396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas G. Johnson, Timothy T. Frenzen, Joseph P. Landherr
  • Patent number: D390445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Truth Hardware Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas G. Johnson, Timothy T. Frenzen, Joseph P. Landherr