# US 9,520,010 B1 · Decorative glass panel for garage door

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- Number: US 9,520,010 B1
- Document ID: US9520010B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/697,686
- Filed: 2015-04-28
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2015-04-28
- Applicants: Benessa Hubbard
- Inventors: Benessa Hubbard
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520010B1

## CPC

- G07C 9/37: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
- E05B 47/00: Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)
- E05B 65/0021: {for overhead or roll-up doors, e.g. garage doors}
- E05B 65/0025: {for glass wings}
- E05F 15/73: responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
- E06B 3/28: with additional removable glass panes or the like, framed or unframed
- E06B 3/485: {Sectional doors}
- E06B 3/5454: {inside U-shaped section members}
- E06B 3/7001: {Coverings therefor; Door leaves imitating traditional raised panel doors, e.g. engraved or embossed surfaces, with trim strips applied to the surfaces}
- G07C 9/00563: {using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns}
- E05B 2035/009: {Locks where a characteristic part of the user's body is used as a key}
- E05B 2047/0048: {Circuits, feeding, monitoring}
- E05B 2047/0072: {Operation}
- E05F 15/77: using wireless control
- E05F 2015/765: {using optical sensors}
- E06B 2003/5472: {in an at least partly preassembled frame by introducing it through a slot in one of the frame members or inserting the pane before completing the frame}
- E06B 2003/7044: {Garage doors}
- E06B 2003/7046: {with provisions for locks, hinges or other fittings}
- E06B 2003/7049: {Specific panel characteristics}
- G07C 2009/00928: {for garage doors}
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- 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
- E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00)

## Abstract

The decorative glass panel for garage door is a sectional garage door with a fingerprint scanner. The sectional garage door is formed from a plurality of door panels. Each of the plurality of door panels have been formed with decorative designs intended to make each panel visually appealing. Associated with the decorative glass panel for garage door is an entry scanner that is allows for access into the garage without the use of a remote control. The decorative design of the scanner housing is coordinated with the design of each of the plurality of door panels which enhances the overall decorative appeal of the decorative glass panel for garage door. The decorative glass panel for garage door comprises a plurality of door panels and an entry scanner.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A decorative door comprising:
a plurality of door panels and an entry scanner;
wherein the decorative door is adapted for use as a garage door;
wherein a portion of one or more of the plurality of door panels allows light to pass through;
wherein the entry scanner is used to open and close the decorative door;
wherein the entry scanned is initiated through the use of a fingerprint;
wherein the plurality of door panels further comprises a collection of individual door panels;
wherein each of the individual door panels comprises an outer panel, an inner panel, a glass panel, a plurality of connectors, a plurality of connector holes, and a plurality of rollers;
wherein the outer panel of each of the plurality of door panels has at least one decorative opening formed therein;
wherein an interior side of the outer panel of each of the plurality of door panels is formed with the plurality of connectors;
wherein the interior side of the outer panel of each of the plurality of door panels is formed with a first depression;
wherein the inner panel of each of the plurality of door panels has at least one decorative opening formed therein;
wherein the exterior side of each of the one or more fourth decorative openings are formed as mirror image of the interior surface of the corresponding opening from the one or more third decorative opening;
wherein the exterior side of the inner panel of each of the plurality of door panels is formed with the plurality of connector holes;
wherein the exterior side of the inner panel of each of the plurality of door panels has a second depression;
wherein upon joining the outer panel and the inner panel, the first depression of the outer panel of each of the plurality of door panels and the second depression of the inner panel of each of the plurality of door panels form a glass panel channel;
wherein the glass panel of each of the plurality of door panels is inserted into the glass panel channel;
wherein the glass panel of each of the plurality of door panels further comprises a plurality of transparent pieces and a framework;
wherein each of the plurality of transparent pieces are each further defined as a piece of material that allows light to pass there through;
wherein the framework comprises a plurality of cames;
wherein each of the plurality of cames is a bar formed with two channels;
wherein at least one channel in each of the plurality of cames receives an edge from a transparent piece selected from the plurality of transparent pieces;
wherein the plurality of connectors are a collection of posts that extend away from the interior side of the outer panel;
wherein the plurality of connector holes are a collection of holes that are formed on the exterior side of the inner panel;
wherein each of the plurality of connector holes are sized to receive a connector selected from the plurality of connectors;
wherein each of the plurality of connector holes is placed in a position that corresponds to the position of a selected connector from the plurality of connectors;
wherein the outer panel is attached to the inner panel by inserting each the plurality of connectors into one of the plurality of collector holes;
the entry scanner further comprises a wireless entry pad, a fingerprint scanner, and an entry scanner housing;
wherein the entry scanner is used to open and close the decorative door;
wherein the fingerprint scanner scans for a fingerprint;
wherein the entry scanner housing is a decorative rigid container;
wherein the wireless entry pad comprises a microcontroller, memory device, and a communication controller;
wherein the wireless entry pad receives a scanned image of the fingerprint;
wherein the wireless entry pad verifies that the scanned image of the fingerprint matches a fingerprint authorized to open or close the decorative door;
wherein the wireless entry pad sends a signal to open or close the door.