Patents by Inventor Christopher H. Cates

Christopher H. Cates 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).

  • Method and apparatus for repairing a tilt wall construction
    Patent number: 10428516
    Abstract: A method of repairing a tilt wall construction includes affixing a fixture at a bottom of the wall, installing a piling into the earth directly below the fixture, forming a support member having a link corresponding to a distance between the fixture and a head the piling, and affixing the support member to the fixture and to the head such that the piling supports the wall. The fixture is an angle member that is anchored to the wall. A plate is affixed onto a top surface of the head of the piling. The support member can include a pair of steel pipes that are welded at one end to the plate and an opposite end welded to the angle member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: PATENTS OF TOMBALL, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher H. Cates
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A TILT WALL CONSTRUCTION
    Publication number: 20190078319
    Abstract: A method of repairing a tilt wall construction includes affixing a fixture at a bottom of the wall, installing a piling into the earth directly below the fixture, forming a support member having a link corresponding to a distance between the fixture and a head the piling, and affixing the support member to the fixture and to the head such that the piling supports the wall. The fixture is an angle member that is anchored to the wall. A plate is affixed onto a top surface of the head of the piling. The support member can include a pair of steel pipes that are welded at one end to the plate and an opposite end welded to the angle member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Christopher H. CATES
  • Method and apparatus for repairing a tilt wall construction
    Patent number: 10138626
    Abstract: A method of repairing a tilt wall construction includes affixing a fixture at a bottom of the wall, installing a piling into the earth directly below the fixture, forming a support member having a link corresponding to a distance between the fixture and a head the piling, and affixing the support member to the fixture and to the head such that the piling supports the wall. The fixture is an angle member that is anchored to the wall. A plate is affixed onto a top surface of the head of the piling. The support member can include a pair of steel pipes that are welded at one end to the plate and an opposite end welded to the angle member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: PATENTS OF TOMBALL, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher H. Cates