US Patent Issued to TAYLOR MADE GROUP on Dec. 2 for "Sliding door with braking system" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,702, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TAYLOR MADE GROUP LLC (Gloversville, N.Y.).

"Sliding door with braking system" was invented by Edward J. Erskine (Benson, N.Y.), Philip A. Oakes (Middle Grove, N.Y.) and Corey King (Rochester, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sliding door assembly includes a door frame with a top trim member, a bottom sill, and side jambs connected between the top trim member and the bottom sill, and a primary sliding panel secured in the door frame. The top trim member includes a track configured to support a weight of the primary sliding panel and prevent the primary sliding panel from coming off the track...