Patents by Inventor Dan Rhoades

Dan Rhoades 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).

  • Lateral force resistance device
    Patent number: 7416367
    Abstract: A lateral force resistance device for a ground achoring system suitably used in expansive soils has an inner sleeve structure and an outer collar connected to the inner sleeve structure by a plurality of load transfer members such as longitudinal load transfer plates. The lateral force resistance device is embedded in the soil over a ground anchor, such as a helical anchor, by sliding the inner sleeve structure of the device over the top end of the anchor and using an embedment method involving vibration, pushing or other technique. The outer collar of the lateral force resistance device provides a relatively large surface area displaced from the inner sleeve structure for providing efficient load transfer to the surrounding soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Inventors: Gene St. Onge, Dan Rhoades, James Winslow
  • Lateral force resistance device
    Publication number: 20070000187
    Abstract: A lateral force resistance device for a ground achoring system suitably used in expansive soils has an inner sleeve structure and an outer collar connected to the inner sleeve structure by a plurality of load transfer members such as longitudinal load transfer plates. The lateral force resistance device is embedded in the soil over a ground anchor, such as a helical anchor, by sliding the inner sleeve structure of the device over the top end of the anchor and using an embedment method involving vibration, pushing or other technique. The outer collar of the lateral force resistance device provides a relatively large surface area displaced from the inner sleeve structure for providing efficient load transfer to the surrounding soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Gene St. Onge, Dan Rhoades, James Winslow
  • Lid for a cup
    Patent number: D473423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: J. Dan Rhoad