Patents
US 10676966 B2: Safety hatch system
- Granted
- 2020-06-09
- Filed
- 2017-07-24 application 15658135
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an electronically controlled hatch system for safe ingress, egress, hazard detection, and methods thereof are provided to reduce or eliminate hazards to personnel, including protection of people above and below a scuttle hatch, access port, skylight or elevated deck. Said hatch system reduces the risk of falls while ascending or descending a ladder through an access port. In certain embodiments, severe weather, hazard, security, and other safety information are detected and transmitted to a central control unit for processing and regulating the opening and closing of a hatch covering the access port and/or raising and lowering a safety railing system based on said information and/or user input. Said hatch system may include an actuator and guides for automatically locking/unlocking and opening/closing a hatch, an actuator and guides for automatically raising/lowering a railing system, safety monitoring detectors/apparatuses, and a centralized controller.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200609.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop Anchor, Inc. 7 patents | US company or organization | Heber, UT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J. Whiting | Flower Mound, TX | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy Edward Rainey | Lewisville, TX | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05B | Locks; accessories therefor; handcuffs | E05B47/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02D | Foundations; excavations; embankments ; underground or underwater structures | E02D29/122 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04B | General building constructions; walls, e.g. partitions; roofs; floors; ceilings; insulation or other protection of buildings | E04B7/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04D | Roof coverings; sky-lights; gutters; roof-working tools | E04D13/0335 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05C | Bolts or fastening devices for wings, specially for doors or windows | E05C1/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05F | Devices for moving wings into open or closed position; checks for wings; wing fittings not otherwise provided for, concerned with the functioning of the wing | E05F15/622 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E06B | Fixed or movable closures for openings in buildings, vehicles, fences or like enclosures in general, e.g. doors, windows, blinds, gates | E06B5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E06C | Ladders | E06C7/003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses e05d and e05f, relating to construction elements, electric control, power supply, power signal or transmission, user interfaces, mounting or coupling, details, accessories, auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for, application thereof | E05Y2201/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T292/202 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2026-01-30 | ADLOR LLC WESTLAKE, OH LORAD LLC WESTLAKE, OH ROOFTOP ANCHOR, INC. HEBER, UT | 73649/982 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2026-01-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LORAD, LLC signed 2026-01-30 ROOFTOP ANCHOR, INC. signed 2026-01-30 | MIDWEST MEZZANINE FUND VII SBIC, L.P. CHICAGO, IL | 73644/362 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-01-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LORAD, LLC signed 2026-01-30 ROOFTOP ANCHOR, INC. signed 2026-01-30 | BYLINE BANK, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 73638/748 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-01-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ROOFTOP ANCHOR, INC. signed 2021-12-31 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PITTSBURGH, PA | 58555/817 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-01-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SAFEPRO, L.P. signed 2018-10-31 | ROOFTOP ANCHOR INCORPORATED HEBER CITY, UT | 47914/25 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-07-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | RAINEY, TIMOTHY EDWARD signed 2009-08-06 WHITING, RICHARD J. signed 2009-08-06 | SAFEPRO, L.P. DALLAS, TX | 43086/257 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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