Patents Assigned to Laydon Composites Ltd.
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Patent number: 11905988Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 11208159Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block having a central body and a flat surface at at least one end of the central body. The side blocks and the clamping block are secured together using a single bolt. The flat surface at the end of the central body is positioned at an angle to the central body, so as to provide an angled surface for mounting of a fairing.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventor: James D. Haws
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Publication number: 20200040925Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 10443641Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 10220888Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block having a central body and a flat surface at at least one end of the central body. The side blocks and the clamping block are secured together using a single bolt. The flat surface at the end of the central body is positioned at an angle to the central body, so as to provide an angled surface for mounting of a fairing.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventor: James D. Haws
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Patent number: 9957991Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 9956997Abstract: A converter dolly is provided for use with a tractor-trailer wherein the converter dolly additionally comprises dolly fairings which are located in front of the wheels of the converter dolly. The dolly fairings are preferably made of fibreglass, and improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the converter dolly, and thus reduce fuel consumption.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: LAYDON COMPOSITES LTD.Inventors: Brian P. Layfield, James D. Haws
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Publication number: 20170114811Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 8919863Abstract: A drag reduction plate is provided for trailers that are towed by vehicles along a roadway or highway, where the trailer typically has a box-like construction having a bottom, top, front, back, and sides, and at least one wheel set near the back end and below the bottom thereof. The drag reduction plate is a rigid or semi-rigid plate secured to and depending vertically downwardly from the bottom of the trailer and being disposed along a portion of the length of the trailer forwardly of the at least one wheel set. A drag reduction structure comprises a drag reduction plate and a pair of deflector plates also depending vertically downwardly from the bottom of a trailer; and extending outwardly and rearwardly from the rear end of the rigid or semi-rigid plate in a region which is forward of the at least one wheel set. The outer edges of the deflector plates are located at positions which are wider than the outer width of the wheel set.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Brian P. Layfield, James D. Haws, Jeffrey V. Littlefield
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Publication number: 20140072364Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Patent number: 8608122Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Mancina, James D. Haws, Miroslav Vukovic, Andriy N. Prokudin
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Publication number: 20120211617Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided for securing a panel or fairing to an I-beam, and comprises a pair of side blocks and a clamping block, together with a single bolt to secure them in place. Each of the side blocks as an inclined wedge surface, and the T-shaped clamping block has similarly sloped wedge surfaces along the sides of the leg of the T. When a bolt this passed through side legs of the side blocks, and through or under the clamping block, a sliding and wedging action between the inclined and sloped wedge surfaces occurs. Moreover, a clamping action between the top surface of the clamping block and the lower surface of the lower flanges of the I-beam is also induced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventors: Joseph MANCINA, James D. HAWS, Miroslav VUKOVIC, Andriy N. PROKUDIN
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Patent number: 6217107Abstract: A simplified two-piece airfairing which is nestable when not in the operative position, as for example during shipping. To change from the nested to the operative position only requires manipulation of a few nuts and bolts and rotation of the top part.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventor: Richard Langlois
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Patent number: D818415Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Laydon Composites Ltd.Inventor: James D. Haws
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Patent number: D854470Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: LAYDON COMPOSITES LTD.Inventors: James D. Haws, Brian P. Layfield