Patents by Inventor Dallas Martin Dworak, JR.
Dallas Martin Dworak, JR. 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).
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Patent number: 9797527Abstract: A pipe restraint device is disclosed. The pipe restraint device can include a pipe coupling portion to couple with a pipe to be restrained, and a support member coupling portion to couple with a support member extending from a building structure to support the pipe. The support member coupling portion can have a support member interface and a securing mechanism. The securing mechanism can be configured to exert a force on the support member to cause the support member to bear against the support member interface sufficient to secure the support member to the support member coupling portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr., Troy William Schmidt, George Benedict Von Gnatensky, Michael Tosunian
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Patent number: 9683681Abstract: A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Patent number: 9611874Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160123358Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, JR.
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Patent number: 9239067Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20160010764Abstract: A pipe restraint device is disclosed. The pipe restraint device can include a pipe coupling portion to couple with a pipe to be restrained, and a support member coupling portion to couple with a support member extending from a building structure to support the pipe. The support member coupling portion can have a support member interface and a securing mechanism. The securing mechanism can be configured to exert a force on the support member to cause the support member to bear against the support member interface sufficient to secure the support member to the support member coupling portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Dallas Martin Dworak,, JR., Troy William Schmidt, George Benedict Von Gnatensky, Michael Tosunian
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Patent number: 9222602Abstract: A pipe support is disclosed for restraining a pipe at a position in close proximity to a joint formed by the pipe and a pipe fitting. The pipe support includes a base configured to be secured to a support surface and to interface with an outer surface of the pipe. The pipe support also includes a clamp operable with the base to restrain the pipe. Additionally, the pipe support includes a hinge coupling the base and the clamp, operable to facilitate relative movement between the base and the clamp. The base positions the outer surface of the pipe at a pre-determined distance from the support surface sufficient to at least offset a distance between the outer surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the pipe fitting, thereby preventing a bending load from occurring at the joint upon securing the pipe support to the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.Inventor: Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150252916Abstract: A lateral sway brace for a service pipe is disclosed. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe cradle portion configured to interface with a service pipe, the pipe cradle portion being supportable by a brace member coupled to a building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a securing portion configured to secure the service pipe to the pipe cradle portion. The pipe cradle portion can position the service pipe such that a longitudinal axis of the brace member supporting the service pipe intersects or is tangent to the service pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, JR.
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Publication number: 20150252915Abstract: A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, JR.
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Patent number: 9115827Abstract: A clevis hanger has an upper strap and a lower strap. The upper strap can be supported by a hang rod or the like. The lower strap and the upper strap can be snapped open and snapped closed such that the lower strap can be secured to the upper strap without additional hardware.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Patent number: 8882057Abstract: A pipe support is disclosed for restraining a pipe at a position in close proximity to a joint formed by the pipe and a pipe fitting. The pipe support includes a base configured to be secured to a support surface and to interface with an outer surface of the pipe. The pipe support also includes a clamp operable with the base to restrain the pipe. Additionally, the pipe support includes a hinge coupling the base and the clamp, operable to facilitate relative movement between the base and the clamp. The base positions the outer surface of the pipe at a pre-determined distance from the support surface sufficient to at least offset a distance between the outer surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the pipe fitting, thereby preventing a bending load from occurring at the joint upon securing the pipe support to the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.Inventor: Dallas Martin Dworak, Jr.
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Publication number: 20130313375Abstract: A pipe support is disclosed for restraining a pipe at a position in close proximity to a joint formed by the pipe and a pipe fitting. The pipe support includes a base configured to be secured to a support surface and to interface with an outer surface of the pipe. The pipe support also includes a clamp operable with the base to restrain the pipe. Additionally, the pipe support includes a hinge coupling the base and the clamp, operable to facilitate relative movement between the base and the clamp. The base positions the outer surface of the pipe at a pre-determined distance from the support surface sufficient to at least offset a distance between the outer surface of the pipe and an outer surface of the pipe fitting, thereby preventing a bending load from occurring at the joint upon securing the pipe support to the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventor: Dallas Martin Dworak, JR.