Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Bendlak

Thomas Edward Bendlak 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).

  • Lightning protection system and method
    Patent number: 11251595
    Abstract: An equipotential bonding system can be provided for a lightning protection system that includes a mast assembly with an internal passageway that includes an internal surface, and a conductor that extends through the internal passageway. The equipotential bonding system can include a deflection member that is disposed at least partly within the internal passageway. The deflection member can be configured to urge the conductor into contact with the internal surface to form a conductive pathway between the mast assembly and the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Dean Holder, Thomas Edward Bendlak
  • Lightning Protection System and Method
    Publication number: 20200011515
    Abstract: An equipotential bonding system can be provided for a lightning protection system that includes a mast assembly with an internal passageway that includes an internal surface, and a conductor that extends through the internal passageway. The equipotential bonding system can include a deflection member that is disposed at least partly within the internal passageway. The deflection member can be configured to urge the conductor into contact with the internal surface to form a conductive pathway between the mast assembly and the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Dean Holder, Thomas Edward Bendlak
  • Battery box cover
    Patent number: D684535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Spartan Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, Thomas Edward Bendlak