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).

  • Patent number: 10709125
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: 10589824
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard
  • Patent number: 10575512
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Michael Joseph Fafard, Wylie Davin Nagler, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski
  • Patent number: 10470451
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: 10337547
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Publication number: 20190098885
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Publication number: 20190092429
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard
  • Publication number: 20180014522
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Michael Joseph Fafard, Wylie Davin Nagler, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski
  • Patent number: 9625087
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Benjamin Adam Wilder
  • Publication number: 20170089374
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Publication number: 20170086442
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Stewart Onorato, Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Publication number: 20170074454
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Matthew Stewart Onorato, Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Benjamin Adam Wilder
  • Patent number: 9371112
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: 9079637
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Gem Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Publication number: 20150075415
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sarnowski, Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: D761635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: D782277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: D782899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: D787301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: GEM PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Erle Matthew Bridgewater
  • Patent number: D910420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GEM Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erle Matthew Bridgewater, Wylie Davin Nagler, Michael Joseph Fafard, Matthew Stewart Onorato