Patents by Inventor Benny K. Moore

Benny K. Moore 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).

  • Cable system and method for wind-resistant buildings
    Patent number: 6843027
    Abstract: A system and method for securing the wall framing and roof of a building structure against wind. A cable tensioner, located between two uprights of the wall framing and below the top plate, is attached to an anchor secured in the foundation. A cable extends over the first roofing member, under the top plate, over a second roofing member, through the cable tensioner, and over a third roofing member. In another embodiment, a cable tensioner has a vertical sleeve, a hollow tube affixed to the vertical sleeve, a rod extending through the vertical sleeve, and a nut threaded onto the nut for tensioning the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Inventors: William R. Gaddie, Benny K. Moore
  • Cable system and method for wind-resistant buildings
    Publication number: 20040134140
    Abstract: A system and method for securing the wall framing and roof of a building structure against wind. A cable tensioner, located between two uprights of the wall framing and below the top plate, is attached to an anchor secured in the foundation. A cable extends over the first roofing member, under the top plate, over a second roofing member, through the cable tensioner, and over a third roofing member. In another embodiment, a cable tensioner has a vertical sleeve, a hollow tube affixed to the vertical sleeve, a rod extending through the vertical sleeve, and a nut threaded onto the nut for tensioning the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: William R. Gaddie, Benny K. Moore