Patents by Inventor William B. Swensen

William B. Swensen 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).

  • Method to protect glass in doors and windows from scratches, abrasion, and painting processes
    Patent number: 5107643
    Abstract: A method of and system for protecting each side of a pane of glass during the manufacture, shipping, finishing and installation processes of a glazed building material is disclosed in which each side of each pane of glass is covered with a protective coating material prior to its installation in a frame. After the building product containing the frame is installed in a building and all finishing of the frame has been completed, the protective coating material may be cut away along the inside edges of the frame, leaving a coating or protective material along the outside edges of each side of each pane of glass, sandwiched between the frame and each side of each pane of glass, which provides a waterproof and airtight gasket or seal between each pane of glass and the unfinished portion of its frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: William B. Swensen
  • Method to protect glass in doors and windows from scratches, abrasion, and painting processes
    Patent number: 5020288
    Abstract: A method of and system for protecting each side of a pane of glass during the manufacture, shipping, finishing and installation processes of a glazed building material is disclosed in which each side of each pane of glass is covered with a protective coating material prior to its installation in a frame. After the building product containing the frame is installed in a building and all finishing of the frame has been completed, the protective coating material may be cut away along the inside edges of the frame, leaving a coating of protective material along the outside edges of each side of each pane of glass, sandwiched between the frame and each side of each pane of glass, which provides a waterproof and airtight gasket or seal between each pane of glass and the unfinished portion of its frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Inventor: William B. Swensen