Patents by Inventor Walter M. Herbst

Walter M. Herbst 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).

  • Architectural panel fabrication system
    Patent number: 7562504
    Abstract: An fabrication system used for mounting a structural member to a surface including an anchor attached to the surface. The anchor has a pair of sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular therefrom and forming an anchor channel with one or more first flanges formed on at least one of the sidewalls facing the anchor channel. The fabrication system also includes a panel frame having a body for insertion into the anchor channel. The body has at least one lateral surface extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. First and second sidewalls extend from the body to define a frame channel for receiving an edge portion of the structural member. At least one of the first and second sidewalls has a serrated inner face facing the frame channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: WMH Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter M. Herbst, Michael P. Herbst
  • Architectural panel fabrication system
    Publication number: 20030205009
    Abstract: A fabrication system used for mounting a structural member to a surface including an anchor attached to the surface. The anchor has a pair of sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular therefrom and forming an anchor channel with one or more first flanges formed on at least one of the sidewalls facing the anchor channel. The fabrication system also includes a panel frame having a body for insertion into the anchor channel. The body has at least one lateral surface extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. First and second sidewalls extend from the body to define a frame channel for receiving an edge portion of the structural member. At least one of the first and second sidewalls has a serrated inner face facing the frame channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Walter M Herbst, Michael P Herbst