Patents by Inventor Jake Baier

Jake Baier 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: 12618283
    Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening (RO) from interior side of a building structure or wall. The fenestration units may include a retention system coupled to the frame and operable to exert a retention force on the fenestration unit to maintain positive engagement of the fenestration unit with the rough opening framing and resist extraction of the fenestration unit from the rough opening upon insertion of the fenestration unit in the rough opening from the interior side of the rough opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Bernhagen, Ted L. Hansen, Jaime P. Ogbourne, William R. Parcells, Justin McAninch, Jake Baier, Gabriela Lockaby
  • Publication number: 20260103941
    Abstract: A fenestration unit is configured for installation in a rough opening in a structure defined by rough opening framing. The fenestration unit includes a frame including a channel and a first mounting bracket. The first mounting bracket includes a first leg and an interlocking cam coupled to the first leg. The interlocking cam is configured to be received in the channel of the frame, and the interlocking cam is pivotable from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the interlocking cam permits detachment of the first mounting bracket from the frame, and in the locked configuration the interlocking cam secures the first mounting bracket to the frame. The first mounting bracket further includes a second leg coupled to the first leg. The second leg is angularly offset from the first leg and is configured to abut an interior face of the rough opening framing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2025
    Publication date: April 16, 2026
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Bernhagen, Jake Baier, Jaime Ogbourne
  • Publication number: 20260049518
    Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening from interior side of a building structure or wall. The fenestration units may include a frame having a perimeter including a first jamb, a second jamb, a frame head defining a first channel along a length of the frame head, a lower rail. The fenestration may further include at least one anchoring clip including a first anchoring clip coupled to the perimeter of the frame at the first channel. The first anchoring clip may include a coupling bracket having a first leg and a second leg, and a carrier bracket configured to receive a portion of the first leg, the coupling bracket defining at least one non-penetrating feature configured to be received by the first channel to couple the first anchoring clip to the perimeter of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Bernhagen, Jaime P. Ogbourne, Jake Baier
  • Publication number: 20250270872
    Abstract: Installation systems and methods for fenestration units configured to be set into a rough opening from an interior side of a building or wall. The fenestration units may include a retention system coupled to the frame and operable to exert a retention force on the fenestration unit to maintain positive engagement of the fenestration unit with the rough opening framing and resist extraction of the fenestration unit from the rough opening upon insertion of the fenestration unit in the rough opening from the interior side of the rough opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: Pella Corporation
    Inventors: Jake Baier, Todd A. Bernhagen, Jon Hoogland, Jaime P. Ogbourne, Bill R. Parcells, Evan Vande Haar