Patents by Inventor Barry J. Hodgekins

Barry J. Hodgekins 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).

  • Trench drain with sloping rails
    Patent number: 8322944
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channel sections may be held together and in place by a channel bracket with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Josam Company
    Inventors: Barry J. Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Jason Jacobs, Peter Lenk, Wolfgang Strandl, Brian Tubaugh
  • TRENCH DRAIN WITH SLOPING RAILS
    Publication number: 20090103982
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channel sections may be held together and in place by a channel bracket with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Barry J. Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Jason Jacobs, Peter Lenk, Wolfgang Strandl, Brian Tubaugh