Patents by Inventor Michael Matthew DeSalle

Michael Matthew DeSalle 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).

  • Publication number: 20200325688
    Abstract: A railing system includes an upper rail and a lower rail spaced from the upper rail. The railing system also includes a plurality of balusters positioned between the upper rail and the lower rail. The railing system further includes a clip configured to attach one baluster of the plurality of balusters to the lower rail or the upper rail. The clip includes a baluster engagement portion configured to be received within an open end of the one baluster. The clip further includes a tab extending from the baluster engagement portion. The tab includes a fin portion configured to be inserted within one aperture of a plurality of apertures of the upper rail or the lower rail. The tab also includes a spring portion coupled to the fin portion. The spring portion is configured to secure the clip to the upper rail or the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Wayne Elbert Dixon, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: 10604941
    Abstract: A railing system includes an upper rail and a lower rail spaced from the upper rail. The railing system also includes a plurality of balusters positioned between the upper rail and the lower rail. The railing system further includes a clip configured to attach one baluster of the plurality of balusters to the lower rail or the upper rail. The clip includes a baluster engagement portion configured to be received within an open end of the one baluster. The clip further includes a tab extending from the baluster engagement portion. The tab includes a fin portion configured to be inserted within one aperture of a plurality of apertures of the upper rail or the lower rail. The tab also includes a spring portion coupled to the fin portion. The spring portion is configured to secure the clip to the upper rail or the lower rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Wayne Elbert Dixon, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Publication number: 20180266119
    Abstract: A railing system includes an upper rail and a lower rail spaced from the upper rail. The railing system also includes a plurality of balusters positioned between the upper rail and the lower rail. The railing system further includes a clip configured to attach one baluster of the plurality of balusters to the lower rail or the upper rail. The clip includes a baluster engagement portion configured to be received within an open end of the one baluster. The clip further includes a tab extending from the baluster engagement portion. The tab includes a fin portion configured to be inserted within one aperture of a plurality of apertures of the upper rail or the lower rail. The tab also includes a spring portion coupled to the fin portion. The spring portion is configured to secure the clip to the upper rail or the lower rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Wayne Elbert Dixon, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: 9739065
    Abstract: A railing attachment clip to couple a guardrail to a rail topper, the clip including left and right portions with respective surfaces contoured to match the guardrail and the rail topper, and a central portion laterally coupled to the left and right portion. The central portion separates the left and right portions by a fixed distance. The matching contoured surfaces determine a position of the railing attachment clip on the guardrail, and determine a position of the rail topper on the railing attachment clip. In some embodiments, the central portion is removed after the railing attachment clip is attached to the guardrail, but before the rail topper is attached to the railing attachment clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Matthew DeSalle, Christopher Michael Schneider, Wayne Elbert Dixon, Randall Lewis Reed
  • Publication number: 20170234016
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew Desalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Patent number: 9637932
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20150115214
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Patent number: D843605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: D843606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: D843607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: D843608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle
  • Patent number: D936377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Bertke, Mario Allard, Michael Matthew DeSalle, Douglas Grant Wright