Patents by Inventor Thomas Andrew FIELDING

Thomas Andrew FIELDING 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).

  • BEAD FOR A FRAME MEMBER
    Publication number: 20240102337
    Abstract: A bead for releasably securing a glazing unit to a frame member, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, and a resiliently deformable member secured to the body and having a first finger extending from the body to a first end, and a second finger extending from the first finger to a second end. The first end of the body and the first end of the first finger are configured to engage with respective first and second ends of a frame member so as to secure the bead to the frame member. The second end of the body is configured to secure a glazing unit against an opposed seal of the frame member. The body comprises a first material having a first stiffness and the deformable member comprises a second material having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew FIELDING
  • Bead for a frame member
    Patent number: 11859438
    Abstract: A bead for releasably securing a glazing unit to a frame member, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, and a resiliently deformable member secured to the body and having a first finger extending from the body to a first end, and a second finger extending from the first finger to a second end. The first end of the body and the first end of the first finger are configured to engage with respective first and second ends of a frame member so as to secure the bead to the frame member. The second end of the body is configured to secure a glazing unit against an opposed seal of the frame member. The body comprises a first material having a first stiffness and the deformable member comprises a second material having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AANCO (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew Fielding
  • BEAD FOR A FRAME MEMBER
    Publication number: 20220243525
    Abstract: A bead for releasably securing a glazing unit to a frame member, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, and a resiliently deformable member secured to the body and having a first finger extending from the body to a first end, and a second finger extending from the first finger to a second end. The first end of the body and the first end of the first finger are configured to engage with respective first and second ends of a frame member so as to secure the bead to the frame member. The second end of the body is configured to secure a glazing unit against an opposed seal of the frame member. The body comprises a first material having a first stiffness and the deformable member comprises a second material having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew FIELDING
  • Bead for a frame member
    Patent number: 11352830
    Abstract: A bead for releasably securing a glazing unit to a frame member, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, and a resiliently deformable member secured to the body and having a first finger extending from the body to a first end, and a second finger extending from the first finger to a second end. The first end of the body and the first end of the first finger are configured to engage with respective first and second ends of a frame member so as to secure the bead to the frame member. The second end of the body is configured to releasably secure a gasket in a first position so as to secure a glazing unit against an opposed end of the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AANCO (UK) LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew Fielding
  • A BEAD FOR A FRAME MEMBER
    Publication number: 20210207426
    Abstract: A bead for releasably securing a glazing unit to a frame member, comprising a body having a first end and a second end, and a resiliently deformable member secured to the body and having a first finger extending from the body to a first end, and a second finger extending from the first finger to a second end. The first end of the body and the first end of the first finger are configured to engage with respective first and second ends of a frame member so as to secure the bead to the frame member. The second end of the body is configured to releasably secure a gasket in a first position so as to secure a glazing unit against an opposed end of the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Andrew FIELDING