Patents by Inventor Megan Marvel Washnieski

Megan Marvel Washnieski 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: 11078682
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems, assemblies, and methods for connecting structural members together. A connector assembly includes an elongated track having a web, opposed edge portions that extend from a first surface of the web and that form a pair of slide channels, and one or more protrusions protruding from a second surface of the web opposing the first surface, the one or more protrusions being configured to connect to the first building member. A connecting member is adapted to connect to the second building member and includes a base that retains the connecting member to the channels but is movable within the channels along the track. In this configuration, when the connector assembly is connected between the first and second building members, the connecting member is movable in the track in response to relative movement between the first and second building members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: The Steel Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward R. diGirolamo, Travis Everett Vap, Stephen James Bradford, Megan Marvel Washnieski, Brian Duane Rohnke