Patents by Inventor Brandon Y. Chi

Brandon Y. Chi 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).

  • Structural fuse with integral spacer plates
    Patent number: 11795721
    Abstract: A structural fuse is disclosed including a fuse base and a fuse plate extending from the fuse base. The fuse plate may include a reduced diameter yield section configured to yield at loads on the structural fuse above a threshold. The reduced diameter yield section includes a pair of slots on either side of the yield section, which slots receive a pair of spacers. The spacers are integrally formed as part of the fuse plate, and remain attached to the fuse plate during fabrication of the structural fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi, Samuel T. Hensen
  • One-piece structural fuse
    Patent number: 11203870
    Abstract: A one-piece structural fuse assembly is disclosed that is formed from a single piece of structural steel such as a beam. In embodiments, a first flange of the beam may form the fuse base, and a portion of the web of the beam may form the fuse plate. Additionally, a buckling restraint plate of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a second flange of the beam, and the spacers of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a portion of the web unused by the fuse plate. In examples, all of the components cut from the single piece of the beam are used in a single structural fuse assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi
  • STRUCTURAL FUSE WITH INTEGRAL SPACER PLATES
    Publication number: 20210348414
    Abstract: A structural fuse is disclosed including a fuse base and a fuse plate extending from the fuse base. The fuse plate may include a reduced diameter yield section configured to yield at loads on the structural fuse above a threshold. The reduced diameter yield section includes a pair of slots on either side of the yield section, which slots receive a pair of spacers. The spacers are integrally formed as part of the fuse plate, and remain attached to the fuse plate during fabrication of the structural fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi, Samuel T. Hensen
  • Structural fuse with integral spacer plates
    Patent number: 11072938
    Abstract: A structural fuse is disclosed including a fuse base and a fuse plate extending from the fuse base. The fuse plate may include a reduced diameter yield section configured to yield at loads on the structural fuse above a threshold. The reduced diameter yield section includes a pair of slots on either side of the yield section, which slots receive a pair of spacers. The spacers are integrally formed as part of the fuse plate, and remain attached to the fuse plate during fabrication of the structural fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi, Samuel T. Hensen
  • STRUCTURAL FUSE WITH INTEGRAL SPACER PLATES
    Publication number: 20210079681
    Abstract: A structural fuse is disclosed including a fuse base and a fuse plate extending from the fuse base. The fuse plate may include a reduced diameter yield section configured to yield at loads on the structural fuse above a threshold. The reduced diameter yield section includes a pair of slots on either side of the yield section, which slots receive a pair of spacers. The spacers are integrally formed as part of the fuse plate, and remain attached to the fuse plate during fabrication of the structural fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi, Samuel T. Hensen
  • ONE-PIECE STRUCTURAL FUSE
    Publication number: 20200291653
    Abstract: A one-piece structural fuse assembly is disclosed that is formed from a single piece of structural steel such as a beam. In embodiments, a first flange of the beam may form the fuse base, and a portion of the web of the beam may form the fuse plate. Additionally, a buckling restraint plate of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a second flange of the beam, and the spacers of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a portion of the web unused by the fuse plate. In examples, all of the components cut from the single piece of the beam are used in a single structural fuse assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi
  • One-piece structural fuse
    Patent number: 10669718
    Abstract: A one-piece structural fuse assembly is disclosed that is formed from a single piece of structural steel such as a beam. In embodiments, a first flange of the beam may form the fuse base, and a portion of the web of the beam may form the fuse plate. Additionally, a buckling restraint plate of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a second flange of the beam, and the spacers of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a portion of the web unused by the fuse plate. In examples, all of the components cut from the single piece of the beam are used in a single structural fuse assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi
  • ONE-PIECE STRUCTURAL FUSE
    Publication number: 20190292783
    Abstract: A one-piece structural fuse assembly is disclosed that is formed from a single piece of structural steel such as a beam. In embodiments, a first flange of the beam may form the fuse base, and a portion of the web of the beam may form the fuse plate. Additionally, a buckling restraint plate of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a second flange of the beam, and the spacers of the structural fuse assembly may be formed from a portion of the web unused by the fuse plate. In examples, all of the components cut from the single piece of the beam are used in a single structural fuse assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Pryor, Timothy S. Ellis, Brandon Y. Chi