Patents by Inventor Daryl Van Mercetta
Daryl Van Mercetta 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).
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Patent number: 11276972Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Architectural busSTRUT CorporationInventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Publication number: 20200403359Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Patent number: 10770850Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Architectural busStrut CorporationInventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Publication number: 20200044400Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Patent number: 10461483Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ARCHITECTURAL BUSSTRUT CORPORATIONInventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Publication number: 20190140408Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Patent number: 10263375Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second struts, each of which defines a channel and has an open side. The struts together define a juncture at which one of the struts crosses the other. First and second electrical contacts engage busbars in the channels. Wires interconnect the first electrical contacts with the second electrical contacts. A housing contains the wires. The housing has a first elongated portion reaching along the open side of the first strut in a direction from the first electrical contacts toward the juncture, a second elongated portion reaching along the open side of the second strut in a direction from the juncture toward the second electrical contacts, and a corner at which the first and second elongated portions meet in vertical alignment with the juncture.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: BUSSTRUT CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory Gellert, Denver Clark, Larry M. Gellert, Daryl Van Mercetta
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Patent number: 10186820Abstract: A housing structure has an upper section, a lower section, and an intermediate wall. The intermediate wall has a wire aperture. The upper section has a top wall with contactor slots. An upper compartment is enclosed vertically between the top wall and the intermediate wall. The lower section has a bottom wall with a wire aperture. A lower compartment is enclosed vertically between the bottom wall and the intermediate wall. An electrical contactor has a blade portion projecting outward from the upper compartment through a contactor slot for electrical contact with a busbar in a strut. A wire has an uninsulated section that is contained entirely within the upper compartment, and is electrically connected to the contactor within the upper compartment. An insulated section of the wire reaches outward from the upper compartment into the lower compartment through the wire aperture in the intermediate wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Architectural busSTRUT CorporationInventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta