Patents by Inventor Mark D. McClellan

Mark D. McClellan 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).

  • Patent number: 9074406
    Abstract: A water management system installation including framing, a jamb liner, a head liner, and a sill liner. The jamb liner having a cross-section and including a first landing and first and second walls defining an elongated channel, and a second landing extending from the second wall and vertically offset from the first landing, the second landing positioned toward a first jamb member with the first wall disposed toward the exterior side of the building structure. The head liner having a cross-section that is substantially the same as the cross-section of the jamb liner, the second landing of the head liner positioned toward a head member with the first wall disposed toward the exterior side of the building structure. The sill liner having a cross-section and including a first landing positioned toward a sill member with a wall disposed toward the interior side of the building structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Jaron E. Vos, Paul D. Schroder, Andrew P. Schirz, Mark D. McClellan, Richard M. Raab, Ted A. Grier
  • Publication number: 20140331575
    Abstract: A water management system installation including framing, a jamb liner, a head liner, and a sill liner. The jamb liner having a cross-section and including a first landing and first and second walls defining an elongated channel, and a second landing extending from the second wall and vertically offset from the first landing, the second landing positioned toward a first jamb member with the first wall disposed toward the exterior side of the building structure. The head liner having a cross-section that is substantially the same as the cross-section of the jamb liner, the second landing of the head liner positioned toward a head member with the first wall disposed toward the exterior side of the building structure. The sill liner having a cross-section and including a first landing positioned toward a sill member with a wall disposed toward the interior side of the building structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jaron E. Vos, Paul D. Schroder, Andrew P. Schirz, Mark D. McClellan, Richard M. Raab, Ted A. Grier
  • Patent number: 8833035
    Abstract: A method of replacing an existing fenestration unit secured in a rough opening in a wall having a finished exterior includes releasing an existing fenestration unit from the wall by cutting around the existing fenestration unit, including cutting into the finished exterior of the wall and through a perimeter portion of the existing fenestration unit to release the fenestration unit from the wall. The method also includes removing the existing fenestration unit from the rough opening in the wall, installing a water management system along a sill of the rough opening, and inserting a new fenestration unit into the rough opening. The new fenestration unit is secured in the rough opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Jaron E. Vos, Paul D. Schroder, Andrew P. Schirz, Mark D. McClellan, Richard M. Raab, Ted A. Grier
  • Publication number: 20120186665
    Abstract: A method of replacing an existing fenestration unit secured in a rough opening in a wall having a finished exterior includes releasing an existing fenestration unit from the wall by cutting around the existing fenestration unit, including cutting into the finished exterior of the wall and through a perimeter portion of the existing fenestration unit to release the fenestration unit from the wall. The method also includes removing the existing fenestration unit from the rough opening in the wall, installing a water management system along a sill of the rough opening, and inserting a new fenestration unit into the rough opening. The new fenestration unit is secured in the rough opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Jaron E. Vos, Paul D. Schroder, Andrew P. Schirz, Mark D. McClellan, Richard M. Raab, Ted A. Grier