Patents by Inventor Erik C. Peterson

Erik C. Peterson 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).

  • Patent number: 7841576
    Abstract: An overhead hanger unit for concrete forms, with a first hanger form having a first portion engagable with a first curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion, and a second hanger form having a first portion engagable with a second curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion. A pin may be carried on the second portion of the first hanger form and a slot may be formed in the second portion of the second hanger form, wherein the second portion of the second hanger form may be aligned with the second portion of the first hanger form and the pin engaged with the slot. A coupling device may be engagable with the pin to secure the first hanger form to the second hanger form at a selected position such that a distance from the first curb form to the second curb form may be adjusted by an amount substantially equal to a length of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Metal Forms Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Miller, Erik C. Peterson, Larry O. Oleson
  • Publication number: 20080099657
    Abstract: An overhead hanger unit for concrete forms, with a first hanger form having a first portion engagable with a first curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion, and a second hanger form having a first portion engagable with a second curb form and a second portion extending from the first portion. A pin may be carried on the second portion of the first hanger form and a slot may be formed in the second portion of the second hanger form, wherein the second portion of the second hanger form may be aligned with the second portion of the first hanger form and the pin engaged with the slot. A coupling device may be engagable with the pin to secure the first hanger form to the second hanger form at a selected position such that a distance from the first curb form to the second curb form may be adjusted by an amount substantially equal to a length of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas E. Miller, Erik C. Peterson, Larry O. Oleson
  • Patent number: 7018133
    Abstract: A cement finishing screed is provided which comprises a frame member extending a length of the screed. The frame member includes a first lower beam member, a second lower beam member, an upper beam member, and a plurality of truss members securing the first and second lower beam members and the upper beam member together in a fixed relationship. Each truss member has two arcuate rod portions extending from the first lower beam member and the second lower beam member, respectively, to the upper beam member, and a strut portion extending from a lower end of one of the rod portions to a lower end of another of the rod portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Metal Forms Corp.
    Inventor: Erik C. Peterson
  • Patent number: 6866239
    Abstract: A form assembly for forming a concrete structure during drying of the concrete. The form assembly is formed of an elongated plastic form having a front wall for engaging the concrete and a rear wall. The front wall is spaced apart from the back wall to define a pocket for receiving at least one connecting member. The connecting member is secured in the pocket to project a distance beyond an end of the form. A slidable stake holder may also be provided to slide in a C-shaped pocket in the form. The stake holder has right and left flanges that abuttingly engage the rear wall and at least one preformed nail hole is provided in each of the right and left flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Metal Forms Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Miller, Erik C. Peterson
  • Patent number: 6629681
    Abstract: A flexible form assembly for forming concrete structures during setting of the concrete is provided. The flexible form assembly includes an elongated form having a front side for engaging the concrete and a rear side. The rear side includes a back wall disposed between two rearwardly extending top and bottom walls which, in turn, are connected to downwardly and upwardly protruding lips respectively to form a C-shaped pocket for receiving a stake holder. The stake holder includes right and left flanges that abuttingly engage the back wall and that fit between the top and bottom walls and that are partially disposed between the upper and lower lips and the back wall. The stake holder further comprises a pocket portion that is connected to and disposed between right and left flanges. The pocket portion extends outwardly to define an apex which provides a looped pocket for receiving a stake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Metal Forms Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Miller, Colin P. Miller, Richard E. Doerfer, Erik C. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20030146365
    Abstract: A form assembly for forming a concrete structure during drying of the concrete. The form assembly is formed of an elongated plastic form having a front wall for engaging the concrete and a rear wall. The front wall is spaced apart from the back wall to define a pocket for receiving at least one connecting member. The connecting member is secured in the pocket to project a distance beyond an end of the form. A slidable stake holder may also be provided to slide in a C-shaped pocket in the form. The stake holder has right and left flanges that abuttingly engage the rear wall and at least one preformed nail hole is provided in each of the right and left flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas E. Miller, Erik C. Peterson