Patents by Inventor Blake C. LARSEN

Blake C. LARSEN 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).

  • 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
  • Seismic bracing yield fuse
    Patent number: 11761577
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: John P. Masek, Paul W. McMullin, Blake C. Larsen
  • SEISMIC BRACING YIELD FUSE
    Publication number: 20210054962
    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 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: John P. MASEK, Paul W. McMULLIN, Blake C. LARSEN