IP Library Granted Patent US 1,116,749
Granted Patent S1
US 1,116,749 · App. 29/831,898 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Deck frame bracket

Inventors: Elijah R. Johnson (Chicago, IL); Eric Wehrli (Sugar Grove, IL); Roger Edwin Winter (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: The AZEK Group LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,116,749
App. No.
29/831,898
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a deck frame bracket as shown and described.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT R/F 069057/0231 Recorded Jul 1, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: THE AZEK GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 071773/0618 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT R/F 059820/0498 Recorded Sep 27, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: CPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 069067/0461 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2024
From: THE AZEK GROUP LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 069057/0231 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 18, 2023
From: CPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
To: THE AZEK GROUP LLC
Reel/Frame 065267/0864 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT - TERM LOAN Recorded Apr 28, 2022
From: CPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 059820/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2022
From: JOHNSON, ELIJAH R; WEHRLI, ERIC; WINTER, ROGER EDWIN
To: CPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 059386/0338 →
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