Patents by Inventor Chad Elbert

Chad Elbert 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: 20090199495
    Abstract: A window frame for use in a window assembly with a sash, the sash having a top rail, a bottom rail, and a first and a second stile extending therebetween. The window frame includes a head member, a sill member, and a jamb extending between the head member and the sill member. The jamb defines a first slot that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the jamb and is adapted to receive a first weatherstrip. The first slot is disposed adjacent a corner of the first stile and angled with respect to a front surface and a side surface of the first stile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: JELD-WEN, INC.
    Inventors: Ray Garries, Gary Brunold, Chad Elbert, Mark Joseph Strong
  • Publication number: 20090199496
    Abstract: A window frame for use with a window assembly with a sash slidably mounted in the window frame, the sash having a top rail, a bottom rail, and a first and a second stile extending therebetween. The window frame includes a head member, a sill member defining a first channel for receiving the bottom rail of the sash when the sash is in a closed position and a trough extending along a bottom of the channel. A pair of jambs extends between opposing ends of the head member and the sill member. The trough is adapted to allow water to pass to a first interior volume of the sill member such that the water is directed to an exterior side of the sill member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: JELD-WEN, inc.
    Inventors: Ray Garries, Gary Brunold, Chad Elbert, Nick Strahm, Mark Joseph Strong