Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Hester

Daniel R. Hester 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).

  • Patent number: 10060146
    Abstract: I-beam-attachable lifeline system, including methods and apparatus, for worker safety. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a frame structure including upright columns and horizontal I-beams. The system also may comprise a pair of fittings connected to a horizontally-spaced pair of the I-beams. Each fitting may have a first hook component and a second hook component received on respective opposite edge regions of a flange of an I-beam of the pair of I-beams and attached to one another with a fastener such that the fitting spans the flange transversely and is supported by the I-beam. The system further may comprise a cable having opposite ends connected to the pair of fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester
  • Publication number: 20150284968
    Abstract: I-beam-attachable lifeline system, including methods and apparatus, for worker safety. In some embodiments, the system may comprise a frame structure including upright columns and horizontal I-beams. The system also may comprise a pair of fittings connected to a horizontally-spaced pair of the I-beams. Each fitting may have a first hook component and a second hook component received on respective opposite edge regions of a flange of an I-beam of the pair of I-beams and attached to one another with a fastener such that the fitting spans the flange transversely and is supported by the I-beam. The system further may comprise a cable having opposite ends connected to the pair of fittings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: CONXTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester
  • Patent number: D768420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester
  • Patent number: D768466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester
  • Patent number: D777947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester
  • Patent number: D796774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Simmons, Maxwell C. Simmons, Daniel R. Hester