Patents by Inventor Brian J. Crawford

Brian J. Crawford 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).

  • Pipe support assembly and method of supporting a pipe using such pipe support assembly
    Patent number: 11873927
    Abstract: A pipe support assembly comprising: a body having a clamp device adapted to clamp the pipe within an aperture in the body, having first and second clamp arms and a fastening mechanism; a spacer adapted to be received within the aperture in the body having an inner face adapted to engage the pipe and an outer face adapted to engage at least one of the first and second clamp arms, to space at least one of the first and second clamp arms from the pipe. The spacer comprises at least two segments and the aperture is non-circular. Each spacer segment has a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, and in at least two spacer segments in the spacer, the first circumferential end has a larger radial dimension than the second circumferential end. At least two spacer segments have a tapered arcuate profile between the first and second circumferential ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: POD Supports Limited
    Inventors: Elaine A. Duthie, Brian J. Crawford
  • Pipe Support Assembly and Method Of Supporting A Pipe Using Such Pipe Support Assembly
    Publication number: 20230013019
    Abstract: A pipe support assembly comprising: a body having a clamp device adapted to clamp the pipe within an aperture in the body, having first and second clamp arms and a fastening mechanism; a spacer adapted to be received within the aperture in the body having an inner face adapted to engage the pipe and an outer face adapted to engage at least one of the first and second clamp arms, to space at least one of the first and second clamp arms from the pipe. The spacer comprises at least two segments and the aperture is non-circular. Each spacer segment has a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end, and in at least two spacer segments in the spacer, the first circumferential end has a larger radial dimension than the second circumferential end. At least two spacer segments have a tapered arcuate profile between the first and second circumferential ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Elaine A. Duthie, Brian J. Crawford