Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Brotherton

Thomas W. Brotherton 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).

  • Concrete form having adjustable curvature and method for producing same
    Patent number: 4679763
    Abstract: The metal form has a flexible panel member with a perimetral flange projected laterally from one side thereof. Each of a pair of transversely opposite side sections of the flange is segmented by a plurality of longitudinally spaced V-shaped notches having their apices adjacent the one side of the panel member to provide for a lateral flexing movement of the panel member to a preselected shape. With the panel member in the predetermined shape, the segments in each of the flange side sections are connected together against relative movement to retain the predetermined shape of the panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Economy Forms Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas W. Brotherton