IP Library Granted Patent US 9,157,268
Granted Patent B2
US 9,157,268 · App. 12/023,199 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Composite capped stile, door and method

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Patent No.
US 9,157,268
App. No.
12/023,199
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a capped stile for an entry door having an interior backer element and an exterior cap element secured thereto. The exterior cap element is formed from a moisture resistant, foamed polymer composite and has a specific gravity of about 0.9 or less. A door having the disclosed capped stile, and a method of forming a door, are also disclosed.

Claims (5)

1. A capped perimeter frame member for an entry door, the capped perimeter frame member comprising:

an interior backer element; and

an exterior cap element secured to said interior backer element, said exterior cap element formed from a foamed polymer composite having a relatively homogenous consistency and a closed cell structure with a specific gravity between about 0.7 and 0.8;

wherein said interior backer element includes a first major surface adhesively secured to said exterior cap element and an opposite second major surface; and

further comprising a vent groove extending into the second major surface.

Assignments (5)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 7, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MASONITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067664/0796 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2024
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MASONITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067664/0832 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: MASONITE CORPORATION
To: WELLS FAGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 062136/0784 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2022
From: MASONITE CORPORATION
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 062118/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2008
From: FAGAN, GARY T; WHITE, MATTHEW D; FULTON, DANIEL
To: MASONITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020539/0680 →