Patents by Inventor Les Molke

Les Molke 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).

  • Footer cleat for insulating concrete form
    Patent number: 7874112
    Abstract: Methods of constructing concrete walls that include placing a plurality of cleats along a wall perimeter, securing the cleats to a surface under the wall perimeter, placing a plurality of insulating concrete forms along the perimeter, and placing concrete into the insulating concrete forms to form the insulating concrete wall. The cleats include a base plate, a first vertical flange extending approximately perpendicular from the base plate, and a second vertical flange extending approximately parallel to the first vertical flange. The space defined by the first vertical flange, second vertical flange and the base plate, is adapted to receive a bottom portion of a form component or a bottom portion of a form. The insulating concrete forms are placed along the perimeter such that a bottom portion of the form components or a bottom portion of the form are press fit into the defined space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Kovatch, Les Molke, Jeffrey Beaman, Justin Rubb
  • FOOTER CLEAT FOR INSULATING CONCRETE FORM
    Publication number: 20090313914
    Abstract: Methods of constructing concrete walls that include placing a plurality of cleats along a wall perimeter, securing the cleats to a surface under the wall perimeter, placing a plurality of insulating concrete forms along the perimeter, and placing concrete into the insulating concrete forms to form the insulating concrete wall. The cleats include a base plate, a first vertical flange extending approximately perpendicular from the base plate, and a second vertical flange extending approximately parallel to the first vertical flange. The space defined by the first vertical flange, second vertical flange and the base plate, is adapted to receive a bottom portion of a form component or a bottom portion of a form. The insulating concrete forms are placed along the perimeter such that a bottom portion of the form components or a bottom portion of the form are press fit into the defined space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: NOVA Chemicals, Inc..
    Inventors: Frank Kovatch, Les Molke, Jeffrey Beaman, Justin Rubb