Patents Assigned to MASEK McMULLIN LARSEN, LLC
  • SEISMIC BRACING YIELD FUSE
    Publication number: 20250067388
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a seismic bracing yield fuse for seismically bracing nonstructural equipment from a structural member of a building. The seismic bracing yield fuse includes a fuse member configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile or compressive force along the length dimension of the fuse member. The fuse member includes two ends and a central bar positioned between the two ends. The central bar includes a neck down portion including a substantially constant cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: MASEK, MCMULLIN AND LARSEN, LLC
    Inventors: John P. MASEK, Paul W. McMULLIN, Blake C. LARSEN
  • SEISMIC BRACING YIELD FUSE
    Publication number: 20240027019
    Abstract: A seismic bracing yield fuse includes at least one housing member, and a fuse member housed within or mounted externally to the at least one housing member. The fuse member is configured to undergo ductile yielding in a length dimension upon application of a tensile force along the length dimension of the fuse member, and the at least one housing member is configured to accommodate a change in length of the fuse member resulting from the ductile yielding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: MASEK McMULLIN LARSEN, LLC
    Inventors: John P. MASEK, Paul W. McMULLIN, Blake C. LARSEN