Patents by Inventor James Gruda

James Gruda 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).

  • Picket fence including slats having U-shaped attachment rails
    Patent number: 5601279
    Abstract: A modular fence construction for use with a pair of posts installed in a ground mass. The posts are laterally spaced from each other and have at least one transverse support member affixed thereto. The modular fence construction comprises a plurality of pickets and at least one transverse rail affixed to the plurality of pickets. The transverse rail includes a channel adapted to receive the at least one transverse support member. The plurality of pickets and the at least one transverse rail are formed as a unitary piece and are adapted to mate with like unitary pieces to provide the modular fence construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Plastics Research Corporation
    Inventors: Carl I. Schwartz, Robert L. Kniss, William D. Goslin, Richard W. Cantley, James Grzybowski, James Gruda