Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Thoreson

Thomas L. Thoreson 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: 5887396
    Abstract: An intumescable fire stop device and method of installing the same including a collar and a fastening device. The collar includes intumescable material supported by a jacket. The fastening device includes an axial shaft portion, a radial shank portion and a means to attach the fastening device to the collar. The radial shank portion is placed through an opening in a wall or other rigid surface through which a pipe or other member extends and between the wall and the pipe. The radial shank portion is then extended on the far side of the wall to engage the far side of the wall and firmly secure the collar to the near side of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Thomas L. Thoreson
  • Patent number: 5103609
    Abstract: An intumescable fire stop device that is easy to install and effectively and efficiency channels heat to an intumescent material so that the intumescent material expands quickly and uniformly includes a collar. An inner surface of the collar has a plurality of heat conducting tabs that extend outwardly and secure the intumescent material to the collar. The heat conducting tabs extend into the intumescent material and thereby effectively channel heat from a fire into the interior regions of the intumescent material so that the intumescent material expands quickly and uniformly. The collar further includes a first interlocking end having a plurality of spaced openings. The spaced openings are configured to receive spaced fingers on a second interlocking end of the collar. The interengagement of the fingers and openings allows the collar to be firmly secured about a section of a pipe. The collar has a plurality of releasibly secured Z-shaped mounting clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas L. Thoreson, Robert C. McCurdy, deceased