Patents by Inventor Tony James Barnes

Tony James Barnes 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).

  • Dry glaze system
    Patent number: 9920781
    Abstract: A system comprises a set piece, a threaded block, and a nut and is configured to support a panel in a railing system. The set piece comprises a block portion and a base portion. The block portion has a first planar surface and an opposing, second planar surface. The base portion is planar and extends from an edge of the block portion substantially perpendicular to the first and second surfaces of the block portion and away from the first surface of the block portion. The threaded block comprises a base and an extended circular portion. The circular portion comprises a threaded surface on the circumference, and the threaded block is configured to align with the set piece. The nut is configured to engage the threaded block. The nut comprises a corresponding threaded internal circular surface to rotatably engage the extended circular portion and move orthogonal to the threaded block base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TREX Commercial Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony James Barnes, Chad Elliott Berseth, Christopher Jon Altringer, Scott Thomas Vandenberg, Jonathan Matthew Chase
  • DRY GLAZE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170058928
    Abstract: A system comprises a set piece, a threaded block, and a nut and is configured to support a panel in a railing system. The set piece comprises a block portion and a base portion. The block portion has a first planar surface and an opposing, second planar surface. The base portion is planar and extends from an edge of the block portion substantially perpendicular to the first and second surfaces of the block portion and away from the first surface of the block portion. The threaded block comprises a base and an extended circular portion. The circular portion comprises a threaded surface on the circumference, and the threaded block is configured to align with the set piece. The nut is configured to engage the threaded block. The nut comprises a corresponding threaded internal circular surface to rotatably engage the extended circular portion and move orthogonal to the threaded block base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Tony James Barnes, Chad Elliott Berseth, Christopher Jon Altringer, Scott Thomas Vandenberg, Jonathan Matthew Chase