Patents by Inventor Greg James Doupe

Greg James Doupe 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: 11542713
    Abstract: A joist support and joist assembly for use in a decking structure, the joist support and joist being adapted to be fitted together in an assembled position, the joist support including a support body which includes a base wall having a bottom side and a top side, two spaced apart side walls extending from the base wall away from the top side thereof so as to provide a channel having an open top and opposed spaced apart open ends, the channel when in use being configured so as to at least partially receive a joist therein such that an outer side of a bottom wall of the joist lies adjacent the top side of the base wall of the joist support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Greg James Doupe
  • Publication number: 20210246651
    Abstract: A support assembly for use with building structures, the support assembly having a main axis when in an assembled configuration. The support assembly includes: a mounting body for receiving or carrying a section of the building structure; a base which in use is arranged to be located on a supporting surface, the base having a main body having opposed ends, each end having a leg extending therefrom; a connector operatively interconnecting the mounting body and the base when in the assembled configuration; and an adjustment arrangement operable to cause relative movement between the mounting body and the base towards or away from one another in the direction of the main axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Greg James Doupe
  • Patent number: 10961719
    Abstract: A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly; a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length; each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle, each upstand and/or engagement arm being resiliently deformable to allow portion of a decking board to pass and to retain the decking board relative to the support assembly in a spaced apart, non-overlapping configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: KLEVAKLIP SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20210054633
    Abstract: A joist support and joist assembly for use in a decking structure, the joist support and joist being adapted to be fitted together in an assembled position, the joist support including a support body which includes a base wall having a bottom side and a top side, two spaced apart side walls extending from the base wall away from the top side thereof so as to provide a channel having an open top and opposed spaced apart open ends, the channel when in use being configured so as to at least partially receive a joist therein, the joist comprising an elongated body having opposed spaced apart ends, a top wall, a bottom wall spaced from the top wall and spaced apart side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, the bottom wall having an outer side, the joist being at least partially received within the channel when in the assembled position with the outer side of the bottom wall being adjacent the top side of the base wall of the joist support
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Greg James Doupe
  • Patent number: 10577807
    Abstract: A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly, a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length, each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle, at least two centering members, at least one centering member extending from the first lateral side of the upstand between the first decking board engagement arm and the body strip and at least one centering member extending from the second lateral side of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KLEVAKLIP SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20190136546
    Abstract: A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly, a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length, each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of the upstand at an acute angle, at least two centering members, at least one centering member extending from the first lateral side of the upstand between the first decking board engagement arm and the body strip and at least one centering member extending from the second lateral side of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20180238060
    Abstract: A decking clip to allow a plurality of decking members to be attached relative to a support assembly, the decking clip including an elongate plastic body strip having a body length, the body provided with a number of openings to receive fasteners there through to attach the body relative to the support assembly; a number of upstands spaced over the body length and extending substantially perpendicularly from the body strip, substantially transversely to the body length; each upstand having at least two opposed decking board engagement arms, a first decking board engagement arm extending from a first lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle and a second decking board engagement arm extending from a second lateral side of each upstand at an acute angle, each upstand and/or engagement arm being resiliently deformable to allow portion of a decking board to pass and to retain the decking board relative to the support assembly in a spaced apart, non-overlapping configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Patent number: 9874008
    Abstract: A non-metallic joist hanger including a substantially U-shaped receiving channel defined by a pair of spaced apart side wall flanges and a base wall to receive a portion of a joist, an attachment flange extending transversely from each of the spaced apart side walls to attach to a transverse beam, and an arcuate bracing structure extending between each side wall and the adjacent attachment flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KLEVAKLIP SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20170138039
    Abstract: A non-metallic joist hanger including a substantially U-shaped receiving channel defined by a pair of spaced apart side wall flanges and a base wall to receive a portion of a joist, an attachment flange extending transversely from each of the spaced apart side walls to attach to a transverse beam, and an arcuate bracing structure extending between each side wall and the adjacent attachment flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Patent number: 9637911
    Abstract: A joist connector including a unitary body with a first channel defined by at least two spaced apart flanges and a second channel defined by at least two spaced apart flanges and offset from the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KLEVAKLIP SYSTEMS PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20160002912
    Abstract: A joist connector including a unitary body with a first channel defined by at least two spaced apart flanges and a second channel defined by at least two spaced apart flanges and offset from the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Patent number: 8978339
    Abstract: An adjustable joist hanger including a mounting foot having a substantially planar lower abutment surface, the mounting foot having at least one attachment opening to attach the mounting foot relative to a surface and at least one, at least partially threaded member extending therefrom, a substantially U-shaped joist carrier adapted to receive a portion of a joist and mounted for movement relative to the at least one, at least partially threaded member and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the joist carrier relative to the mounting foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Klevaklip Systems Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders
  • Publication number: 20140182236
    Abstract: An adjustable joist hanger including a mounting foot having a substantially planar lower abutment surface, the mounting foot having at least one attachment opening to attach the mounting foot relative to a surface and at least one, at least partially threaded member extending therefrom, a substantially U-shaped joist carrier adapted to receive a portion of a joist and mounted for movement relative to the at least one, at least partially threaded member and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the joist carrier relative to the mounting foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: KLEVAKLIP SYSTEMS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Greg James Doupe, Stephen Ley Sanders