Patents by Inventor Frank Nijdam

Frank Nijdam 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125410
    Abstract: Pipe hanger including an upper hanger part, a lower hanger part and a connecting rod, the upper hanger part being adapted to be mounted to a support member, wherein in a closed state of the pipe hanger depending arms of the upper hanger part and corresponding legs of the lower hanger part are coupled by the connecting rod which is passed through bores of both the upper hanger part and lower hanger part, the connecting rod defining a substantially horizontal rotational axis. The connecting rod is provided with a male thread, wherein at least one of the bores of the depending arms are threaded holes, wherein in the closed state the shank of the connecting rod is threaded through said at least one threaded hole. At least one of the legs of the lower part has an outwardly projecting flange formed as a bent end portion of said leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Publication number: 20240110587
    Abstract: A blind fastening assembly includes a bolt having a bolt shank and a bolt head, a metal expansion sleeve fitted in use over at least a part of the bolt shank and having deformable wall segments, a washer arranged over the bolt shank, a wedge member arranged between the washer and the expansion sleeve and having a wedge portion adapted to be inserted in one end of the expansion sleeve, and a nut arranged on the shank. The nut is adapted to tighten the washer and the expansion sleeve towards each other so as to pull the wedge portion of the wedge member into the expansion sleeve resulting in the wall segments being pushed outwardly. The wall segments have an inner side with an inner side surface adapted and arranged to engage a wall surface surrounding the opening in the wall of the constructional member opposite the washer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Patent number: 11781585
    Abstract: A channel fastener for fastening an object to an elongate channel element having an elongate slot flanked by flanges includes an assembly of a rigid washer element, an oblong metal anchoring element and a support for the anchoring element, which support is connected to the washer element and carries the anchoring element. The support includes a head portion coupled to the washer element, a bottom portion supporting the anchoring element from below, and connecting legs, extend along a longitudinal side of the anchoring element from the head portion to the bottom portion. The head portion and the connecting legs of the support form a tapering width from the head portion towards the bottom portion of the support. At least the head portion at the location where it adjoins the legs has an initial width that exceeds the width of the longitudinal slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frank Nijdam, Marek Juzak
  • Publication number: 20230213052
    Abstract: Wall mounting bracket for mounting an elongate mounting rail as a cantilever arm to a wall or other supporting surface including a wall plate having mounting holes for mounting the bracket to a wall by means of male fasteners; a socket for inserting the end portion of the mounting rail, including at least two flange profiles, which at their distal end have an embracing portion to interlock with the end portion of the mounting rail thereby inhibiting movement of an inserted end portion parallel to the wall plate. At least one of the embracing portions has a fixing hole for passing through a male fastener to fix the end portion of the mounting rail to inhibit retraction of the end portion from the socket; a supporting rim within the socket, configured to interlock with the outer or inner side of the end portion of the mounting rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Publication number: 20230194024
    Abstract: A firestop collar is arranged around a duct at a passage through a partition. The firestop collar includes an outer casing of sheet metal and an inner lining of intumescent material. The outer casing has a first end portion and a second end portion adapted to be mutually connected so as to maintain the firestop collar in a closed position around a duct. A locking member is formed integrally with the casing at the first end portion and a catch member is integrally formed with the casing at the second end portion. The catch member includes a sheet metal strip extending spaced apart from the outer surface of the casing to define a slot between the catch member and the outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Publication number: 20220389947
    Abstract: A wall mounting bracket for mounting a channel profile element to a wall surface includes a wall plate to be mounted to the wall surface, and at least one support for supporting an end portion of the channel profile element. The support is attached to and extends from the wall plate, The support includes at least one wall portion having fastening apertures. The support includes at least a first support profile and a second support profile. In use the first support profile bears against an exterior side of one of the opposing walls of the channel profile element and the second support profile bears against an interior side of the other one of the opposing walls of the channel profile element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Marek JUZAK, Frank NIJDAM
  • Patent number: 11506309
    Abstract: A pipe support assembly including a pipe support shell body and at least one standing saddle element. The pipe support shell body includes a substantially semi-cylindrical wall portion having a length which is greater than a width thereof, and have longitudinal rims; and outwardly extending flanges formed at each of the longitudinal rims of the semi-cylindrical wall, wherein the flanges are provided with through holes distributed over the length thereof. The at least one standing saddle element includes an anchoring portion adapted to be anchored to a support structure and a saddle portion to receive the convex side of the semi-cylindrical wall of the pipe support shell, the saddle portion including snap members at its rims to snap around the flanges of the pipe support shell body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Publication number: 20220290436
    Abstract: A support foot for supporting a free standing structure on a support surface such as a rooftop includes a holding means for holding a profiled section to which other parts of said structure can be mounted. The profiled section includes at least one wall having apertures formed in it. The support foot includes a base part having a socket. The support foot furthermore includes a securing element adapted to be received in the socket and having at least one movable catch member to catch an edge of one of said apertures so as to secure the profiled section element to the support foot. The catch member is movable from a pre-assembly position, in which it can be inserted through the aperture, to a securing position, in which it engages over the edge of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Patent number: 11378113
    Abstract: A fastening unit for fastening an object to a profile element includes a first layer of vibration isolating material arranged on an underside of a washer element and a second layer of vibration isolating material arranged on an upper side of an oblong anchoring element. The oblong anchoring element and the second layer of vibration isolating material each have a width that allows them, preferably in unity, to be aligned with a longitudinal slot of the profiled element inserted therein, and then turned to receive flanges of the profile element between the first layer of vibration isolating material and the second layer of vibration isolating material, so as to provide, at least in a fastened state of the fastening unit, a barrier for vibrations between the washer element and the flanges and between the oblong anchoring element and the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Patent number: 11365831
    Abstract: A plastic pipe clip includes a slitted annular body having a through slit to allow receiving a pipe in the annular body. The pipe clip includes pair of mounting flanges integrally formed on the annular body on an opposite side of the annular body as the side where the slit is located. The mounting flanges each having a support surface and at least one mounting hole adapted to mount the pipe clip to a support structure. The mounting flanges are arranged and configured to be pinched together so as to open the slit on the opposite side of the annular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Publication number: 20220118296
    Abstract: A firestop device includes a collar to be mounted to a surface at wall penetration of a plastic pipe. The collar includes a first collar half and a second collar half, having corresponding end portions which are connected to each other. A fire resistant foldable cap is circumferentially connected to the collar for closing off the penetration location when the pipe is collapsed. In case of a fire an actuation assembly moves the fire resistant foldable cap over the penetration location to close it off. The collar is a fold-out collar in which said corresponding ends of the first and second collar halves are hingedly connected to each other to be moveable from a folded state, in which the second collar half substantially overlaps the first collar half, to a folded out state, in which the first collar half and the second collar half form a ring shaped collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Marek JUZAK, Frank NIJDAM
  • Publication number: 20220099123
    Abstract: A channel fastener for fastening to an elongate channel element including a washer element, an oblong anchoring element and a connecting element which connects the anchoring element to the washer element, while allowing the anchoring element to rotate with respect to the washer element. The fastener includes a torque-inducing element fixed to the anchoring element and includes at least one resiliently deformable limb arranged substantially offset from the rotational axis of the anchoring element and adapted for a sliding engagement with a flange of the channel element. When the anchoring element is inserted through the longitudinal slot into the channel element, the limb deforms while sliding along the flange towards the interior of the channel element, whereby a torque on the anchoring element is induced, which rotates the anchoring element towards a locking position in which it cannot be retracted through the longitudinal slot of the channel element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Marek JUZAK, Frank NIJDAM
  • Publication number: 20210396263
    Abstract: A channel fastener for fastening an object to an elongate channel element having an elongate slot flanked by flanges includes an assembly of a rigid washer element, an oblong metal anchoring element and a support for the anchoring element, which support is connected to the washer element and carries the anchoring element. The support includes a head portion coupled to the washer element, a bottom portion supporting the anchoring element from below, and connecting legs, extend along a longitudinal side of the anchoring element from the head portion to the bottom portion. The head portion and the connecting legs of the support form a tapering width from the head portion towards the bottom portion of the support. At least the head portion at the location where it adjoins the legs has an initial width that exceeds the width of the longitudinal slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Frank NIJDAM, Marek JUZAK
  • Patent number: 11193620
    Abstract: An isolation element for a riser clamp has two opposed clamp halves made of metal strip. Each of said clamp halves has a semi-circular section placed opposite each other against a riser pipe extending through a passage hole in a floor. The clamp halves have at the ends of its semi-circular section outwardly extending clamp flanges to be tightened towards the corresponding opposing clamp flanges of the other clamp half. The riser clamp is in use supported from beneath by a support structure. The isolation element includes a profile of vibration isolating material including a pad portion, which pad portion in use is located below the corresponding clamp flange for resiliently supporting it, and further including at least one upstanding portion extending along the corresponding clamp flange, wherein said upstanding portion is attachable to the corresponding clamp flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V
    Inventors: Frank Nijdam, Marek Juzak
  • Publication number: 20210332913
    Abstract: A pipe support assembly including a pipe support shell body and at least one standing saddle element. The pipe support shell body includes a substantially semi-cylindrical wall portion having a length which is greater than a width thereof, and have longitudinal rims; and outwardly extending flanges formed at each of the longitudinal rims of the semi-cylindrical wall, wherein the flanges are provided with through holes distributed over the length thereof. The at least one standing saddle element includes an anchoring portion adapted to be anchored to a support structure and a saddle portion to receive the convex side of the semi-cylindrical wall of the pipe support shell, the saddle portion including snap members at its rims to snap around the flanges of the pipe support shell body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Patent number: 11098825
    Abstract: A pipe support assembly includes a pipe support shell body having a substantially semicylindrical wall portion conforming to an outer contour of a pipe to be supported. The shell body has a length which is greater than a width thereof and has an open top flanked by longitudinal rims and a flange formed at each of said rims. The pipe support assembly furthermore includes at least one hanger assembly adapted to be suspended from an overhead support structure and including an engagement portion for engaging at least one of the flanges of the pipe support shell body. The flanges extend outwardly from the respective longitudinal rims and are each provided with a series of perforations distributed over the length thereof. The engagement portion of the hanger assembly is adapted to be inserted at least partially through at least one of the perforations in one of the flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Patent number: 11047510
    Abstract: An elongate profiled section element for a mounting system includes a bottom, a top section opposite the bottom, and sidewalls extending from the bottom to the top section. The top section includes two flanges which extend from the side walls and delimit between them a longitudinal slot. The top section has a smaller width than the bottom. At least one of the side walls is a stepped sidewall having a stepped shape seen in cross section. The stepped sidewall has two wall sections facing the opposite sidewall and an intermediate wall section substantially parallel to the bottom. The intermediate wall section is provided with a row of holes and the bottom is provided with a row of holes aligned therewith, said holes being adapted to cooperate with a self tapping screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Patent number: 10837586
    Abstract: A vibration isolating insert for a pipe clip includes an elongate strip having a pipe facing side, which in use faces the outer surface of the pipe, and opposite thereto a pipe clip facing side, which in use faces an inner side of the pipe clip body. The vibration isolating insert includes gripping formations connected to the strip at lateral side portions and extending towards the pipe clip facing side and in use grip over the lateral edges of the pipe clip body. The vibration isolating insert includes a framework and a vibration isolating lining made of a softer material different from the material of the framework, where the framework is formed of a polymeric material. The framework includes a strip shaped web, that reinforces the elongate strip, and lateral reinforcing members connected to the web on either lateral side of the web and reinforcing the gripping formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: J. Van Walraven Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Marek Juzak, Frank Nijdam
  • Patent number: D923457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: J. Van Walraven Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Frank Nijdam, Marek Juzak
  • Patent number: D929208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: J. VAN WALRAVEN HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frank Nijdam, Marek Juzak