Patents by Inventor Kenneth T. Patek

Kenneth T. Patek 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).

  • Spring-loaded sash guide
    Patent number: 11613921
    Abstract: A sash includes a stile, the stile defining a first flange and a second flange, a locking slot defined extending through the first flange; and a sash guide, the sash guide defining a first guide leg and a second guide leg, the first guide leg defining a locking tab, the locking tab extending through the locking slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PGT Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dietmar Nau, Hong Chen, Kenneth T. Patek
  • SPRING-LOADED SASH GUIDE
    Publication number: 20210140214
    Abstract: A sash includes a stile, the stile defining a first flange and a second flange, a locking slot defined extending through the first flange; and a sash guide, the sash guide defining a first guide leg and a second guide leg, the first guide leg defining a locking tab, the locking tab extending through the locking slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Dietmar Nau, Hong Chen, Kenneth T. Patek
  • Spring-loaded sash guide
    Patent number: 10927579
    Abstract: A sash includes a stile, the stile defining a first flange and a second flange, a locking slot defined extending through the first flange; and a sash guide, the sash guide defining a first guide leg and a second guide leg, the first guide leg defining a locking tab, the locking tab extending through the locking slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: PGT Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dietmar Nau, Hong Chen, Kenneth T. Patek
  • SPRING-LOADED SASH GUIDE
    Publication number: 20190211601
    Abstract: A sash includes a stile, the stile defining a first flange and a second flange, a locking slot defined extending through the first flange; and a sash guide, the sash guide defining a first guide leg and a second guide leg, the first guide leg defining a locking tab, the locking tab extending through the locking slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Dietmar Nau, Hong Chen, Kenneth T. Patek