Patents by Inventor Erle Matthew Bridgewater
Erle Matthew Bridgewater 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).
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Patent number: 10709125Abstract: A combination cup and rod holder with an installation that does not require fasteners to be passed through a head of the holder. The combination cup and rod holder includes a holder portion with a head, a cup holder portion extending from the head, a tube, and a threaded portion extending at an angle from the cup holder portion. The combination cup and rod holder may also include a support that allows a force applied along the axis of the tube to affect a bottom of an installation surface parallel to the head, and a nut with threads that mate with the threaded portion. This allows the combination cup and rod holder to be used with a variable installation thickness.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: 10589824Abstract: An adjustable shade system for a boat is disclosed. The shade system includes at least one canvas and at least one pole, for example, an outrigger pole. The at least one canvas is secured to the at least one pole using at least one attachment point. In addition, the shade system includes at least one pivoting connection. The pivoting connection is coupled to a mounting surface and to the first end of the at least one pole. The pivoting connection is adapted to selectively cause the at least one pole to rotate in at least one rotational direction relative to the mounting surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard
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Patent number: 10575512Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp includes a guide for retaining filament, and an attachment point for receiving accessories without interfering with the filament and guides. The guide and attachment point can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Michael Joseph Fafard, Wylie Davin Nagler, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski
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Patent number: 10470451Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp can include a guide for retaining filament. The guide can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: 10337547Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp can include a guide for retaining filament. The guide can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Publication number: 20190098885Abstract: A combination cup and rod holder with an installation that does not require fasteners to be passed through a head of the holder. The combination cup and rod holder includes a holder portion with a head, a cup holder portion extending from the head, a tube, and a threaded portion extending at an angle from the cup holder portion. The combination cup and rod holder may also include a support that allows a force applied along the axis of the tube to affect a bottom of an installation surface parallel to the head, and a nut with threads that mate with the threaded portion. This allows the combination cup and rod holder to be used with a variable installation thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Publication number: 20190092429Abstract: An adjustable shade system for a boat is disclosed. The shade system includes at least one canvas and at least one pole, for example, an outrigger pole. The at least one canvas is secured to the at least one pole using at least one attachment point. In addition, the shade system includes at least one pivoting connection. The pivoting connection is coupled to a mounting surface and to the first end of the at least one pole. The pivoting connection is adapted to selectively cause the at least one pole to rotate in at least one rotational direction relative to the mounting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard
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Publication number: 20180014522Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp includes a guide for retaining filament, and an attachment point for receiving accessories without interfering with the filament and guides. The guide and attachment point can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Michael Joseph Fafard, Wylie Davin Nagler, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski
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Patent number: 9625087Abstract: A mount capable of rotating a body in multiple planes with a single handle. The handle can be disposed in a first position, where rotation of the handle causes the body to rotate in a horizontal plane; or a second position, where rotation of the handle causes the body to rotate in a vertical plane. The body can otherwise be locked and not rotatable.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Benjamin Adam Wilder
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Publication number: 20170089374Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp can include a guide for retaining filament. The guide can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Publication number: 20170086442Abstract: An outrigger clamp to couple together two or more nestable tubes. The clamp can include a guide for retaining filament. The guide can rotate about an axis based on the forces applied to the outrigger to better align the filament and guides, and therefore align the forces applied to the outrigger and filament. The retainer can be, for example, one or more rollers that help prevent the filament from becoming creased or kinked during use.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Publication number: 20170074454Abstract: A mount capable of rotating a body in multiple planes with a single handle. The handle can be disposed in a first position, where rotation of the handle causes the body to rotate in a horizontal plane; or a second position, where rotation of the handle causes the body to rotate in a vertical plane. The body can otherwise be locked and not rotatable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Benjamin Adam Wilder
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Patent number: 9371112Abstract: A method of manufacturing a marine thru-hull fitting from a single stock material to fit a variety of different sized boat hulls is disclosed. A variety of differently-sized thru-hulls can therefore be formed from the same stock item, reducing the amount of inventory manufacturers are required to maintain.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: 9079637Abstract: A drain plug including a first handle on an interior side of a boat and a second handle on an exterior side of the boat, allowing the drain plug to be operated from an exterior side of the boat or from the interior side of the boat. The handles are also sized to prevent passage through a drain port to prevent the drain plug from being lost. The drain port in which the drain plug is disposed may be angled to provide for clearance between the first handle of the drain plug and the hull of the boat and enable a user to easily grasp the interior handle of the drain plug to install and uninstall the drain plug by hand.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Gem Products, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Publication number: 20150075415Abstract: A drain plug including a first handle on an interior side of a boat and a second handle on an exterior side of the boat, allowing the drain plug to be operated from an exterior side of the boat or from the interior side of the boat. The handles are also sized to prevent passage through a drain port to prevent the drain plug from being lost. The drain port in which the drain plug is disposed may be angled to provide for clearance between the first handle of the drain plug and the hull of the boat and enable a user to easily grasp the interior handle of the drain plug to install and uninstall the drain plug by hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: D761635Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: D782277Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: D782899Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: D787301Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
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Patent number: D910420Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard, Matthew Stewart Onorato