Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Dixon

Wayne E. Dixon 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).

  • Publication number: 20170234016
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew Desalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Patent number: 9637932
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BARRETTE OUTDOOR LIVING, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20150115214
    Abstract: A railing and baluster plug system that facilitates installation of balusters at a plurality of angular orientations, such as installations for level railing and installations for non-level or angled railings such as for stairs. The baluster plugs are configured to cooperate with the balusters and include both a level mounting surface and an angled mounting surface for alternatively mounting the balusters in a level or an angled orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Schneider, Michael Matthew DeSalle, Wayne E. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20140034890
    Abstract: A fence system including fence sections including singular blow-molded pickets that engage with fence rails using no additional parts and wherein the pickets show no external signs of functional engagement between the pickets and fence rails (e.g., pickets having substantially planar surfaces common to traditional wooden picket fence designs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne E. Dixon, Douglas G. Wright