Patents by Inventor Gary A. Busch

Gary A. Busch 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).

  • Expansion joint seals and methods for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9850626
    Abstract: An expansion joint seal includes a seal body and a plurality of seal caps, wherein the seal body is made of a material having a first hardness, and the seal caps are made of a material having a second hardness that is greater than the first hardness. The seal body includes a plurality of walls that form hollow cells. The seal body includes a plurality of traffic bearing surfaces that are separated from one another by grooves and are thereby discontinuous relative to one another. The hollow cells and the grooves allow the seal body to expand and contract as an expansion joint increases and decreases in size due to thermal and/or load variations. The seal caps cover the traffic bearing surfaces of the seal body, such that each of the traffic bearing surfaces of the seal body is covered by a separate one of the seal caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LTBB MARKETING, LLC
    Inventors: Gary A. Busch, Gregory J. Beenen
  • EXPANSION JOINT SEALS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170328016
    Abstract: An expansion joint seal includes a seal body and a plurality of seal caps, wherein the seal body is made of a material having a first hardness, and the seal caps are made of a material having a second hardness that is greater than the first hardness. The seal body includes a plurality of walls that form hollow cells. The seal body includes a plurality of traffic bearing surfaces that are separated from one another by grooves and are thereby discontinuous relative to one another. The hollow cells and the grooves allow the seal body to expand and contract as an expansion joint increases and decreases in size due to thermal and/or load variations. The seal caps cover the traffic bearing surfaces of the seal body, such that each of the traffic bearing surfaces of the seal body is covered by a separate one of the seal caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: LTBB Marketing, LLC
    Inventors: Gary A. Busch, Gregory J. Beenen