Patents by Inventor Clayton E. Cooper

Clayton E. Cooper 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).

  • Cable assembly and method for wall-anchoring purposes
    Patent number: 8276333
    Abstract: An assembly and method for anchoring a wall frame to the foundation of a building utilizes an anchor member which can be threaded upon a threaded shank which is connected to and extends upwardly from the foundation, a cable, a first cable vice which is connectable to one end of the cable and being anchorable to a top member of the wall frame which is positioned upon the foundation, a second cable vice which is connectable to the other end of the cable, and a cap member. The second cable vice is anchorable to the cap member, and the cap member is connectable to the anchor member so that when the cable is anchored between the top member of the wall frame and the cap member by way of the first and second cable vices, the cap member can be connected to the anchor member to thereby tension the cable between the top member of the wall frame and the foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: T. Allen Bransford, J. Andrew Butler, Clayton E. Cooper, Howard L. McCaleb
  • Cable assembly and method for wall-anchoring purposes
    Publication number: 20090056250
    Abstract: An assembly and method for anchoring a wall frame to the foundation of a building utilizes an anchor member which can be threaded upon a threaded shank which is connected to and extends upwardly from the foundation, a cable, a first cable vice which is connectable to one end of the cable and being anchorable to a top member of the wall frame which is positioned upon the foundation, a second cable vice which is connectable to the other end of the cable, and a cap member. The second cable vice is anchorable to the cap member, and the cap member is connectable to the anchor member so that when the cable is anchored between the top member of the wall frame and the cap member by way of the first and second cable vices, the cap member can be connected to the anchor member to thereby tension the cable between the top member of the wall frame and the foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: T. Allen Bransford, J. Andrew Butler, Clayton E. Cooper, Howard L. McCaleb