Patents by Inventor Xiao-Ming Ni

Xiao-Ming Ni 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).

  • Overhead garage door
    Patent number: 8684066
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Armstrong Maher
  • OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR
    Publication number: 20110198043
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: FrenchPorte, IP LLC
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Armstrong Maher
  • Overhead garage door
    Patent number: 7857032
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Frenchporte IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Armstrong Maher
  • Overhead garage door
    Patent number: 7770624
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: FrenchPorte IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Armstrong Maher
  • Overhead garage door with seam concealer
    Patent number: 7766069
    Abstract: An overhead garage door having a concealing apparatus between adjoining horizontal sections of the door is provided. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The concealing apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined. The meeting rails may also aid in sealing the door to form a weather-tight seal and keep wind, moisture and debris out of the garage. The concealing apparatus may also be an overlapping plate with an attachment region and an overhanging region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: FrenchPorte IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Armstrong Maher
  • OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR
    Publication number: 20070175602
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: FrenchPorte IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Maher
  • Overhead Garage Door
    Publication number: 20070175601
    Abstract: An overhead garage door has an apparatus for pinch resistant operation. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined or provide pinch resistant operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: FRENCHPORTE, LLC
    Inventors: XIAO-MING NI, JENNIFER MAHER
  • Overhead garage door with seam concealer
    Publication number: 20060185801
    Abstract: An overhead garage door having a concealing apparatus between adjoining horizontal sections of the door is provided. The garage door may include horizontal sections and the door may be formed from a plurality of these sections, arranged in a stack, and pivotally connected to adjacent sections. The concealing apparatus, such as meeting rails, may be attached to adjacent horizontal sections to mask the appearance of a seam created as adjacent sections are joined. The meeting rails may also aid in sealing the door to form a weather-tight seal and keep wind, moisture and debris out of the garage. The concealing apparatus may also be an overlapping plate with an attachment region and an overhanging region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Frenchporte, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Ni, Jennifer Maher