Patents by Inventor Kermit Bantz

Kermit Bantz 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).

  • Floor box for in-floor activations in a concrete floor
    Patent number: 5257487
    Abstract: This patent discloses a floor box for a service distribution system in a concrete floor slab. The floor box has a bottom, end walls, and side walls that define an interior of the box and a frame support that is positioned within the box and engages end walls and side walls to maintain the end walls and side walls in close conformance at their junction. The frame support also supports an activation frame of an activation kit positioned within an upper opening of the floor box. The floor box is less expensive to manufacture than floor boxes that are manufactured to maintain structural integrity independent of a surrounding concrete floor slab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignee: Butler Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kermit Bantz, Timothy S. Bowman, Robert Hadfield