Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Hagel
Gerald W. Hagel 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: 9517519Abstract: A method of creating a threaded fastener which includes a shank having a first, threaded portion and a hardened thread portion. The shank includes a thread extending outwardly from a shank body over a first length of the shank. A second portion of the shank includes a groove positioned coincident with the thread and including a turn ratio equal to a turn ratio of the thread. The shank comprises corrosive resistant stainless steel. A coil of hardened steel engages the groove to fill the groove along the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel Houck
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Patent number: 9475109Abstract: A method of and device for manufacturing a hollow anchor with a radial, helical contour on its outer surface is provided. The contour is preferably a raised external contour or helix that is formed on the outer wall of the anchor and is suitable for tapping a thread in masonry. The hollow anchor formed by the method has an internal cavity that can receive another member and an outer surface with a raised external contour that is suitable for tapping a thread in a blind bore in a masonry member.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Joel M. Houck, Gerald W. Hagel, Burak Gursel
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Publication number: 20150183014Abstract: A method of and device for manufacturing a hollow anchor with a radial, helical contour on its outer surface is provided. The contour is preferably a raised external contour or helix that is formed on the outer wall of the anchor and is suitable for tapping a thread in masonry. The hollow anchor formed by the method has an internal cavity that can receive another member and an outer surface with a raised external contour that is suitable for tapping a thread in a blind bore in a masonry member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel M. Houck, Burak Gursel
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Publication number: 20140357385Abstract: A method of creating a threaded fastener which includes a shank having a first, threaded portion and a hardened thread portion. The shank includes a thread extending outwardly from a shank body over a first length of the shank. A second portion of the shank includes a groove positioned coincident with the thread and including a turn ratio equal to a turn ratio of the thread. The shank comprises corrosive resistant stainless steel. A coil of hardened steel engages the groove to fill the groove along the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel Houck
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Patent number: 8747042Abstract: A threaded fastener includes a shank having a first, threaded portion and a hardened thread portion. The shank includes a thread extending outwardly from a shank body over a first length of the shank. A second portion of the shank includes a groove positioned coincident with the thread and including a turn ratio equal to a turn ratio of the thread. The shank comprises corrosive resistant stainless steel. A coil of hardened steel engages the groove to fill the groove along the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel Houck
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Publication number: 20110142569Abstract: A threaded fastener includes a shank having a first, threaded portion and a hardened thread portion. The shank includes a thread extending outwardly from a shank body over a first length of the shank. A second portion of the shank includes a groove positioned coincident with the thread and including a turn ratio equal to a turn ratio of the thread. The shank comprises corrosive resistant stainless steel. A coil of hardened steel engages the groove to fill the groove along the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel Houck
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Patent number: 7802951Abstract: An adhesive insert includes a first end and a second end, and comprises a threaded portion at the first end, the threaded portion having a circular cross-section. A securing portion is provided at the second end, the securing portion including an anti-rotation structure formed therein which resists rotation of the insert under cyclic loading by the building element. The anti-rotation structure may be a triobular cross-section formed in the securing portion. Other anti-rotation structures are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Sandisk CorporationInventors: Joel Houck, Gerald W. Hagel
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Publication number: 20080141613Abstract: An adhesive insert includes a first end and a second end, and comprises a threaded portion at the first end, the threaded portion having a circular cross-section. A securing portion is provided at the second end, the securing portion including an anti-rotation structure formed therein which resists rotation of the insert under cyclic loading by the building element. The anti-rotation structure may be a triobular cross-section formed in the securing portion. Other anti-rotation structures are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Joel Houck, Gerald W. Hagel
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Patent number: 7357613Abstract: An anchor is provided that is inserted into a bore in a cementious member, the bore having a side wall. A tensioning head is connected to the leading end of the stem and when the stem is moved the tensioning head moves with the stem. The outer surface of the tensioning head flares generally outwardly from the trailing end to the leading end of the tensioning head. The anchor also has an expansion sleeve, and the stem can move longitudinally through the expansion sleeve when the expansion sleeve is held in a fixed position, and the tensioning head pushes upon the expansion sleeve, causing it to flare outwardly. The expansion sleeve is provided with first and second grooves that assist the expansion sleeve in expanding without splitting.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Simpson Strong -Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Joel M. Houck, Gerald W. Hagel
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Patent number: 6896001Abstract: A rotary stop cock is formed so that in a first selected position it can separate a plurality of compartments, in a second selected position can allow for the flow of material from one or more upstream compartments into a downstream compartment, while also allowing air to vent from the downstream compartment through the stop cock and out to the atmosphere, and in another selected position can allow for the flow of material from what was the downstream compartment to what was the one or more upstream components without venting any of the compartments.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 24, 2005Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Scott Retterer
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Patent number: 6837018Abstract: A connection, and a method of forming a connection, that adhesively fixes and bonds a fastening element or anchor in bore hole, particularly in a soft substrate or substrate with an interior cavity or void where the anchor is to be set in vertical wall or set upwardly into a ceiling. To make the connection, an accessory is used that has the form of a sleeve having a closed or partially blocked insertion end and an open anchor receiving end and apertures running along its length. The accessory helps to ensure that the anchor is surrounded with mortar or adhesive, and the mortar or adhesive contacts the wall of the bore. The cylindrical wall of the sleeve has apertures along its length. The sleeve can be formed with larger apertures formed near the anchor receiving end of the sleeve and smaller apertures formed near the insertion end of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed by inserting an open-ended cylindrical mesh tube into a frame that holds the tube along its length at a select location.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel M. Houck
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Publication number: 20040250497Abstract: A connection, and a method of forming a connection, that adhesively fixes and bonds a fastening element or anchor in bore hole, particularly in a soft substrate or substrate with an interior cavity or void where the anchor is to be set in vertical wall or set upwardly into a ceiling. To make the connection, an accessory is used that has the form of a sleeve having a closed or partially blocked insertion end and an open anchor receiving end and apertures running along its length. The accessory helps to ensure that the anchor is surrounded with mortar or adhesive, and the mortar or adhesive contacts the wall of the bore. The cylindrical wall of the sleeve has apertures along its length. The sleeve can be formed with larger apertures formed near the anchor receiving end of the sleeve and smaller apertures formed near the insertion end of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed by inserting an open-ended cylindrical mesh tube into a frame that holds the tube along its length at a select location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Joel M. Houck
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Publication number: 20040094217Abstract: A rotary stop cock is formed so that in a first selected position it can separate a plurality of compartments, in a second selected position can allow for the flow of material from one or more upstream compartments into a downstream compartment, while also allowing air to vent from the downstream compartment through the stop cock and out to the atmosphere, and in another selected position can allow for the flow of material from what was the downstream compartment to what was the one or more upstream components without venting any of the compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Scott Retterer
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Patent number: 6737000Abstract: A method of separately storing, mixing, combining and dispensing reactive two component materials by employing the use of a rotary stop cock that is formed so that in a first selected position it can separate a plurality of compartments, in a second selected position can allow for the flow of material from one or more upstream compartments into a downstream compartment, while also allowing air to vent from the downstream compartment through the stop cock and out to the atmosphere, and in another selected position can allow for the flow of material from what was the downstream compartment to what was the one or more upstream components without venting any of the compartments.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Scott Retterer
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Publication number: 20030021178Abstract: A rotary stop cock is formed so that in a first selected position it can separate a plurality of compartments, in a second selected position can allow for the flow of material from one or more upstream compartments into a downstream compartment, while also allowing air to vent from the downstream compartment through the stop cock and out to the atmosphere, and in another selected position can allow for the flow of material from what was the downstream compartment to what was the one or more upstream components without venting any of the compartments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Scott Retterer
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Patent number: 5829875Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for first separating and later mixing a of materials stored in a cylindrical container. The apparatus of the present invention serves as an effective barrier during storage of the materials. It also serves as an apparatus for thoroughly mixing the materials when they are ready to be used.The apparatus of the present invention consists of: a mixing member formed with one or more mixing spokes for stirring the materials; a sealing member that releasably attaches to the mixing member and together with the mixing member forms a barrier when the two are joined, but separated from the mixing member allows for the combining of the materials within the container; and a mixing rod that attaches to the mixing member and is long enough to protrude from the container to allow the user to manipulate the mixing member. The apparatus of the present invention is formed so it is difficult for the mixing member and the sealing to reattach once they have separated.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1997Date of Patent: November 3, 1998Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.Inventors: Gerald W. Hagel, Ronald N. Backman