Patents Examined by M. A. Van Patten
  • Patent number: 5233810
    Abstract: A method of constructing a wall is shown in which vertical structural columns are erected by mounting vertical, precast concrete panels to a vertical structural member located at each column foundation. The distance between two completed structural columns is spanned by sliding a precast, horizontal structural panel within a pair of column vertical recesses. The height of the horizontal panel is less than the total height of the structural columns and the remaining space is filled with a filler material which can assume a variety of shapes and configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Inventor: Stephen R. Jennings
  • Patent number: 5020286
    Abstract: A floor section assembly having a post anchor built into one of the floor panels for use with portable sectionalized flooring suitable for a volleyball court or the like is disclosed. The post anchor includes a base assembly attached to the undersurface of one of the panels and is coupled to a plurality of adjacent panels by tubes attached to the undersurface of the panels and coupled together by a rigid member extending through aligned tubes. This structure provides a broad base of support for the post carrying a volleyball net which can absorb moments placed on the post without the need for connecting the post to the base on which the flooring is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Portage Holding, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Hamar, Gopal Jayaraman, Richard Granroth, Robert L. Whipple, Harold A. Evensen