Patents by Inventor Jorge M. Pinheiro

Jorge M. Pinheiro 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).

  • Handrail mounting system
    Patent number: 9850664
    Abstract: A handrail system includes an elongated rail member; a plurality of attachment elements slidably carried on a back side of the elongated rail member; a plurality of brackets; and a plurality of pins wherein each pin is engageable through a distal end portion of a bracket to fix the attachment element to the bracket. According to the system, the brackets can be pre-mounted at spaced-apart positions onto a wall using fasteners, and then the rail member, with the carried attachment elements, can be mounted to the brackets by slidably adjusting the attachment elements along the rail member to register with the corresponding brackets. A pin is used at each attachment element/bracket pair to fix the attachment elements to the brackets and thus the rail member to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Itasca Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge M Pinheiro, Matthew F Barr
  • Handrail Attachment
    Publication number: 20150102278
    Abstract: A handrail system includes an elongated rail member; a plurality of attachment elements slidably carried on a back side of the elongated rail member; a plurality of brackets; and a plurality of pins wherein each pin is engageable through a distal end portion of a bracket to fix the attachment element to the bracket. According to the system, the brackets can be pre-mounted at spaced-apart positions onto a wall using fasteners, and then the rail member, with the carried attachment elements, can be mounted to the brackets by slidably adjusting the attachment elements along the rail member to register with the corresponding brackets. A pin is used at each attachment element/bracket pair to fix the attachment elements to the brackets and thus the rail member to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Itasca Plastics Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge M. Pinheiro, Matthew F. Barr