Patents by Inventor Walter E. F. Rupprecht

Walter E. F. Rupprecht 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: 4850636
    Abstract: A method of assembling a door and a door assembly comprising an outer door shell and inner door supporting member therefor. The supporting member is hinged at one end to a door frame. The other end of the supporting member is slidably accommodated in and occupies the outer door shell through an aperture in a lateral edge of the door shell. The supporting member can carry a window glass holder, such as a channel strip screwed to the supporting member, and this combination is called a cartridge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: John W. McLaren, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Walter E. F. Rupprecht
  • Patent number: 4743062
    Abstract: A vehicle door and reinforcement assembly therefor comprising a reinforcing beam hinged at one edge to the vehicle and slideably accommodated in a cavity provided within the door. The door and beam are assembled by first hinging the beam to the vehicle and thereafter sliding the door onto the beam. Suitable fasteners secure the door to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: John W. McLaren, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Walter E. F. Rupprecht
  • Patent number: 4008544
    Abstract: A plastic container for planting tree seedlings in a mechanized process, and being in the shape of a projectile suitable for penetration into soil. The planting container is highly oriented in its longitudinal direction with a number of longitudinal grooves positioned on the inside, outside or both sides thereof. The grooves include slits and holes to permit drainage, egress of growing roots, and aiding in the self-destruction of the container after being injected into the ground with a seedling. The self-destruction can be further promoted by the use of stress cracking agents within the plastic material comprising the planting container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Walter E. F. Rupprecht, Eckel R. Lane, Joseph W. Rakshys, Jr.