Patents by Inventor Thomas Tufts

Thomas Tufts 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).

  • Mulling and sealing system for compound fenestration units
    Patent number: 8756884
    Abstract: A method is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs, or other connectors, that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Andersen Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Tufts, Craig M. Johnson, Corey M. Bishman, Robert J. Geisen
  • Mulling and Sealing System for Compound Fenestration Units
    Publication number: 20100218455
    Abstract: A method is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs, or other connectors, that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Tufts, Craig M. Johnson, Corey M. Bishman, Robert J. Geisen
  • Mulling and sealing system for compound fenestration units
    Patent number: 7481028
    Abstract: A system is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs, or other connectors, that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Anderson Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Tufts, Craig M. Johnson, Corey M. Bishman, Robert J. Geisen
  • Mulling and Sealing System for Compound Fenestration Units
    Publication number: 20080016800
    Abstract: A system is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs or other connectors that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Tufts, Craig Johnson, Corey Bishman, Robert Geisen
  • Mulling and sealing system for compound fenestration units
    Publication number: 20080010919
    Abstract: A system is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs, or other connectors, that are attached to outside frame surfaces of the individual fenestration units. When the connectors are coupled together, they attach the frames of the individual fenestration units securely together in such a way that gaps are formed between the units along their joined frame surfaces. The gaps are sealed by resilient sealing strips that are configured to be inserted into the gaps, and that are formed with seals that bear against the walls of the gaps to form impervious moisture seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas Tufts, Craig M. Johnson, Corey M. Bishman, Robert J. Geisen