Patents by Inventor Jacob C. HURST

Jacob C. HURST 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: 20260085524
    Abstract: A bracket, railing system including the same, and a method of assembling a railing system. The railing system may include first and second structural posts, a top rail, a bottom rail, an infill panel, and a first bracket. The first and second structural posts are spaced from one another. The top and bottom rails extend from the first structural post to the second structural post. The infill panel extends from the first structural post to the second structural post and from the top rail to the bottom rail. The first bracket receives the infill panel and secures the top rail to the first structural post. The first bracket has a first receiving channel configured to receive the infill panel, a second receiving channel configured to receive the infill panel, and a bridge separating the first and second receiving channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Applicant: Trex Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob C. Hurst
  • Publication number: 20250020150
    Abstract: A decking system including a plank and a plug that is configured for insertion into fastener holes of the plank to conceal the fastener holes. The plug may be formed as part of a plug apparatus which may be an injection molded monolithic structure including a support member and a plurality of the plugs coupled thereto. The support member may be a support strip that extends along a strip axis. The plurality of plugs may be connected to the support strip. Each of the plugs may be configured to be detached from the support strip and inserted into a fastener hole in a plank. The plugs may include a first set of the plugs located on a first lateral side of the support strip and a second set of the plugs located on a second lateral side of the support strip opposite the first lateral side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Darren W. Garrison, Jacob C. Hurst, Luis Rodrigo PiƱeiro
  • Publication number: 20240344331
    Abstract: A post, kit, and railing system including the same. The post system may include a structural post, a plurality of corner covers, and a plurality of cover plates. The structural post may extend along a longitudinal axis. The plurality of corner covers may be configured to be coupled to the structural post to form a configurable post assembly in which the plurality of corner covers form longitudinal corner sections and a longitudinal gap exists between adjacent ones of the plurality of the corner covers. The plurality of cover plates may be configured to be coupled to the configurable post assembly to fill in selected ones of the longitudinal gaps so that remaining ones of the longitudinal gaps can be used for coupling railing infills to the configurable post assembly to form any one of a corner post, an end post, or a straight post in a railing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob C. HURST, Darren W. Garrison