Patents by Inventor Dallas M. Dworak, Jr.

Dallas M. Dworak, Jr. 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).

  • Sway brace attachment
    Patent number: 8534625
    Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas M. Dworak, Jr.
  • SWAY BRACE ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20120305723
    Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: NIBCO, INC.
    Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas M. Dworak, JR.
  • Clevis hanger and method of installing the clevis hanger
    Patent number: 8322662
    Abstract: A clevis hanger has an upper strap and a lower strap. The upper strap can be supported by a hang rod or the like. The lower strap and the upper strap can be snapped open and snapped closed such that the lower strap can be secured to the upper strap without additional hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper B-Line, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas M. Dworak, Jr.
  • CLEVIS HANGER AND METHOD OF INSTALLING THE CLEVIS HANGER
    Publication number: 20100006729
    Abstract: A clevis hanger has an upper strap and a lower strap. The upper strap can be supported by a hang rod or the like. The lower strap and the upper strap can be snapped open and snapped closed such that the lower strap can be secured to the upper strap without additional hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: NIBCO, INC
    Inventors: Richard W. Heath, Dallas M. Dworak, JR.