Patents by Inventor Manny Lopez

Manny Lopez 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).

  • Transition strip for disparate concrete forms
    Patent number: 6755387
    Abstract: A transition system for concrete forms includes a first concrete-forming panel having a first thickness and arranged to receive a first attachment mechanism, a second concrete-forming panel having a second thickness greater than the first thickness and arranged to receive a second attachment mechanism, and a transition strip sized for placement between the first and second concrete-forming panels. The transition strip includes a first side edge sized to match the first thickness and arranged to receive the first attachment mechanism, a second side edge sized to match the second thickness and arranged to receive the second attachment mechanism, a skin extending between the first and second side edges and arranged to cooperate with the first concrete-forming panel and the second concrete-forming panel to form a generally uninterrupted concrete-forming surface, and a plurality of stiffeners extending between the first side edge and the second side edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Symons Corporation
    Inventors: Manny Lopez, Bryant Bird, Jr., Michael Miller
  • Transition strip for disparate concrete forms
    Publication number: 20020125404
    Abstract: A transition system for concrete forms includes a first concrete-forming panel having a first thickness and arranged to receive a first attachment mechanism, a second concrete-forming panel having a second thickness greater than the first thickness and arranged to receive a second attachment mechanism, and a transition strip sized for placement between the first and second concrete-forming panels. The transition strip includes a first side edge sized to match the first thickness and arranged to receive the first attachment mechanism, a second side edge sized to match the second thickness and arranged to receive the second attachment mechanism, a skin extending between the first and second side edges and arranged to cooperate with the first concrete-forming panel and the second concrete-forming panel to form a generally uninterrupted concrete-forming surface, and a plurality of stiffeners extending between the first side edge and the second side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Manny Lopez, Bryant Bird, Michael Miller