Patents by Inventor Frank Locatell

Frank Locatell 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: 11208817
    Abstract: A removable form tie system and methods of construction using same are disclosed. The removable form tie system may comprise first and second brackets for respectively mounting to a first and second forms spaced apart from one another. A wire runs from the first bracket to the second bracket. Each bracket preferably comprises a fastening wall and a channel adapted to receive one end of the wire. Each bracket may further comprise a holder for receiving the wire at a substantially orthogonal angle after being received by the channel. The holder may comprise a portion of a stiffening wall extending substantially orthogonally away from the fastening wall, as well as a detent extending substantially orthogonally away from the first stiffening wall. In the alternative, the holder may be an extension from the fastening wall, wherein the holder extends substantially orthogonally away from the first fastening wall and then bends back to be generally parallel to the first fastening wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Publication number: 20190211573
    Abstract: A removable form tie system and methods of construction using same are disclosed. The removable form tie system may comprise first and second brackets for respectively mounting to a first and second forms spaced apart from one another. A wire runs from the first bracket to the second bracket. Each bracket preferably comprises a fastening wall and a channel adapted to receive one end of the wire. Each bracket may further comprise a holder for receiving the wire at a substantially orthogonal angle after being received by the channel. The holder may comprise a portion of a stiffening wall extending substantially orthogonally away from the fastening wall, as well as a detent extending substantially orthogonally away from the first stiffening wall. In the alternative, the holder may be an extension from the fastening wall, wherein the holder extends substantially orthogonally away from the first fastening wall and then bends back to be generally parallel to the first fastening wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Patent number: 10323423
    Abstract: A removable form tie system and methods of construction using same are disclosed. The removable form tie system may comprise first and second brackets for respectively mounting to a first and second forms spaced apart from one another. A wire runs from the first bracket to the second bracket. Each bracket preferably comprises a fastening wall and a channel adapted to receive one end of the wire. Each bracket may further comprise a holder for receiving the wire at a substantially orthogonal angle after being received by the channel. The holder may comprise a portion of a stiffening wall extending substantially orthogonally away from the fastening wall, as well as a detent extending substantially orthogonally away from the first stiffening wall. In the alternative, the holder may be an extension from the fastening wall, wherein the holder extends substantially orthogonally away from the first fastening wall and then bends back to be generally parallel to the first fastening wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Publication number: 20180258654
    Abstract: A removable form tie system and methods of construction using same are disclosed. The removable form tie system may comprise first and second brackets for respectively mounting to a first and second forms spaced apart from one another. A wire runs from the first bracket to the second bracket. Each bracket preferably comprises a fastening wall and a channel adapted to receive one end of the wire. Each bracket may further comprise a holder for receiving the wire at a substantially orthogonal angle after being received by the channel. The holder may comprise a portion of a stiffening wall extending substantially orthogonally away from the fastening wall, as well as a detent extending substantially orthogonally away from the first stiffening wall. In the alternative, the holder may be an extension from the fastening wall, wherein the holder extends substantially orthogonally away from the first fastening wall and then bends back to be generally parallel to the first fastening wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Patent number: D798137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Patent number: D807160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Patent number: D808785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Frank Locatell
  • Patent number: D915874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Frank Locatell