ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,008, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TAYLOR MADE GROUP LLC (Gloversville, N.Y.).
"Bonded windshield system" was invented by Philip A. Oakes (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Edward J. Erskine (Benson, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A windshield system securable on a boat deck includes a bottom trim securable directly onto the boat deck, a top trim, and a vertical trim connected between the bottom trim and the top trim. A glass panel is secured to the bottom trim, the top trim and the vertical trim solely with an adhesive. The trim profiles significantly reduce processing and assembly work. The system is also intended to be fully bonded ...