Patents by Inventor Blake C. LARSEN

Blake C. LARSEN 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: 20240027019
    Abstract: A seismic bracing yield fuse includes at least one housing member, and a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing member. The fuse member is configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, and the at least one housing member is configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: MASEK McMULLIN LARSEN, LLC
    Inventors: John P. MASEK, Paul W. McMULLIN, Blake C. LARSEN
  • Patent number: 11761577
    Abstract: A seismic bracing yield fuse includes at least one housing member, and a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing member. The fuse member is configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, and the at least one housing member is configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: John P. Masek, Paul W. McMullin, Blake C. Larsen
  • Publication number: 20210054962
    Abstract: A seismic bracing yield fuse includes at least one housing member, and a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing member. The fuse member is configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, and the at least one housing member is configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: John P. MASEK, Paul W. McMULLIN, Blake C. LARSEN