Patents Assigned to Taylor Made Group, LLC
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Patent number: 9623727Abstract: An accessory mounting system for a laminated glass windshield includes first and second mating plates securable in a scallop in the laminated glass windshield. Each of the mating plates includes an indentation on an inside surface thereof, where the indentations of the first and second mating plates define a pocket. A stiffening plate is disposed in the pocket, and a fastener secures the first and second mating plates and the stiffening plate together. The first and second mating plates and the stiffening plate include an opening for securing a windshield accessory.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Thomas J. Bender
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Patent number: 9534764Abstract: An illuminated windshield system includes a trim member with a channel for receiving a windshield, and a windshield mounted in the channel and having an edge. A light source is interposed between the channel of the trim member and the edge of the windshield. The light source is disposed facing the edge of the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Michael Trajlinek, Philip A. Oakes
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Patent number: 9487065Abstract: A sliding window assembly includes a window frame supporting a main glass with an opening, and a carriage coupled in the window frame and supporting a slider glass sized to fit into the opening in the main glass. The carriage is displaceable in the window frame between an open position, a ready position, and a closed position. The slider glass is disposed in the opening when the carriage is in the closed position. A lever assembly connects the carriage and the window frame. The carriage is linearly displaceable in a first direction between the open position and the ready position, and the carriage is linearly displaceable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the ready position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Thomas J. Bender
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Patent number: 9469387Abstract: An inflatable bag is selectively usable as one of a buoy and a punching bag. The inflatable bag is inflated depending on the selected use, and the inflating is practiced differently depending on the use decision. When it is decided to use the bag as a punching bag, the bag is suspended, and the bag is inflated with water. An inflatable bag member and kit includes components suitable for the selected use.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Jason Pajonk-Taylor, Edwin Rivera
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Patent number: 9428152Abstract: A windshield includes a notch formed along an edge, and a motor pocket secured adjacent the notch. The motor pocket includes assembly components for securing a windshield accessory, such as a windshield wiper system. A pocket lid is secured to the motor pocket such that the notch is covered for use without the windshield accessory. The assembly facilitates installation of the windshield accessory if desired.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Thomas J. Bender
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Patent number: 9387743Abstract: An attachment system connects an object such as a windshield to a vehicle pillar. The attachment system includes a front extrusion connectable to the vehicle pillar and including a connecting member, and a mating extrusion connectable to the vehicle pillar and including a coupling member cooperable with the connecting member. A pocket is machined into one of the front extrusion and the mating extrusion, and a latch is coupled with the other of the front extrusion and the mating extrusion. The front extrusion and the mating extrusion are connectable in an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the connecting member is engaged with the coupling member with the latch displaced from the pocket, and in the locked position, the connecting member is engaged with the coupling member with the latch in alignment and engaged with the pocket.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Thomas J. Bender
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Patent number: 9309706Abstract: A hinge system for a glass windshield with a receiving cut includes a protective flange with an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield. A stiffener is positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield. A hinge member including a hinge tab is disposed in the opening of the protective flange and is secured to the stiffener.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Thomas J. Bender, Brian Castleman
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Patent number: 9260902Abstract: A release mechanism for selectively connecting and disconnecting a sliding power window from a movable drive block includes a release knob and a release bracket coupled with the release knob by a cable or rod. The release bracket is pivotable between a locked position and a released position by displacement of the release knob. The release bracket includes a drive block pin engageable with the movable drive block and a locking block pin engageable with a fixed locking block. The mechanism allows a boat operator to operate a sliding roof/window manually in case of power failure or the like. The mechanism enables the window to be locked in the opened or closed position, and no tools are required to release the drive or to position/lock the sliding roof/window.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Edward J. Erskine, Michael Trajlinek
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Patent number: 9233734Abstract: A sliding window assembly includes a window frame and a window cooperable with the window frame and displaceable on the window frame between an open position and a closed position. Operating components of the assembly include a counterbalance connected between the window frame and the window and an optional motor that drives a cable connected to the window. The counterbalance is biased to assist the motor in displacing the window relative to the window frame toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Edward J. Erskine, Michael Trajlinek
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Publication number: 20150292256Abstract: A sliding window assembly includes a window frame supporting a main glass with an opening, and a carriage coupled in the window frame and supporting a slider glass sized to fit into the opening in the main glass. The carriage is displaceable in the window frame between an open position, a ready position, and a closed position. The slider glass is disposed in the opening when the carriage is in the closed position. A lever assembly connects the carriage and the window frame. The carriage is linearly displaceable in a first direction between the open position and the ready position, and the carriage is linearly displaceable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between the ready position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Taylor Made Group, LLCInventor: Thomas J. Bender
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Patent number: 9126656Abstract: A bottom trim member secures a curved sheet element such as a windshield or the like on a surface. The bottom trim member includes a bottom trim extrusion having a connecting leg affixable to the curved sheet element and a gasket receiving leg. A gasket is disposed in engagement with the gasket receiving leg, where the gasket is shaped such that the bottom trim extrusion is positionable in multiple orientations relative to the surface and such that the gasket maintains a sealing engagement in any of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations. A securing member is affixable to the surface and cooperable with the bottom trim extrusion to secure the bottom trim extrusion to the surface in any one of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Douglas D. Griffith
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Patent number: 9126657Abstract: A portable boat enclosure includes a plurality of separable panels formed of a lightweight material and a storage bag. The panels are connectable into a boat enclosure, and the panels are sized and shaped to be overlaid, folded and rolled to fit in the storage bag.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Robert R. Shearer, Dennis J. Parniske
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Patent number: D749972Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: Jason Pajonk-Taylor
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Patent number: D759553Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: David S. Karpinski
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Patent number: D759554Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: David S. Karpinski
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Patent number: D760627Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: David S. Karpinski
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Patent number: D762530Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: David S. Karpinski
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Patent number: D762797Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Jason Pajonk-Taylor, Joseph P. Kobas
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Patent number: D777616Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventor: David S. Karpinski
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Patent number: D789471Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLCInventors: Jason Pajonk-Taylor, Edwin Rivera