Patents by Inventor Greg Stephens

Greg Stephens 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: 12345042
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module including a cover plate located at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Patent number: 12291861
    Abstract: A connection system for providing a construction joint between a first concrete component and a second concrete component, the connection system including a rebate former for forming a rebate in a first concrete component, wherein the rebate former is formed of sheet metal, the rebate former including an elongated backing, the elongated backing having folded edges to a predefined depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Andrew McFarland
  • Patent number: 12291860
    Abstract: A formwork panel for forming adjacent concrete bodies, wherein the formwork panel is adapted to be compressible on expansion of the concrete bodies. The formwork panel may be substantially planar to be in a plane substantially perpendicular to a travel surface formed by upper surfaces of the concrete bodies. The formwork panel may be extruded and may have at least one internal void to facilitate sacrificial compression of the formwork panel on expansion of the concrete bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Publication number: 20250067007
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a joint between concrete panels to be cast, the apparatus including an element forming a barrier having an upper section providing an upper round surface for relative rotation of the panels in a first direction and a lower section providing a lower round surface for relative rotation of the panels in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Patent number: 12203264
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint, wherein the first expandable armoured joint has a first joint line, the second expandable armoured joint has a second joint line, and wherein the intersection module provides a perimeter joint line such that there is a continuous joint line including the first joint line, the perimeter joint line and the second joint line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Patent number: 12116774
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint, wherein the intersection module has an indicator to enable a user to ensure correct orientation of the intersection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Patent number: 11840834
    Abstract: A device for linking separate members of a dowel cradle, comprising a bar; and at least two couplings, located on the bar. A dowel cradle comprising: at least one load transfer dowel; a basket having a pair of elongate members spaced apart from each other to support the load transfer dowel thereon; a device comprising: a bar located between the two elongate members of the basket; and at least two couplings located on the bar, each coupling being attached to a respective one of the elongate members of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers, David Barnes
  • Publication number: 20230203804
    Abstract: A formwork panel for forming adjacent concrete bodies, wherein the formwork panel is adapted to be compressible on expansion of the concrete bodies. The formwork panel may be substantially planar to be in a plane substantially perpendicular to a travel surface formed by upper surfaces of the concrete bodies. The formwork panel may be extruded and may have at least one internal void to facilitate sacrificial compression of the formwork panel on expansion of the concrete bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Patent number: 11680376
    Abstract: An edge protection system for use with concrete flooring, including a first part for coupling to an edge portion of a first concrete flooring panel and a second part for coupling to an opposed edge portion of a second, neighbouring, concrete flooring panel, and a support foot for supporting the system relative to a ground surface, wherein the first part has a pair of vertically opposed longitudinal rails, and the support foot has an engagement formation which has an unlocked orientation for inserting the formation between the opposed rails to abut against the first part and a rotated, locked orientation wherein the formation is locked by the rails against lateral withdrawal from the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas James Murdoch, Greg Stephen Mason
  • Patent number: 11608629
    Abstract: A concrete pathway formwork system, including a formwork panel for forming adjacent concrete panels of a pathway, and a support bracket for supporting the system relative to a ground surface, wherein the formwork panel has a pair of vertically opposed longitudinal rails, and the support bracket has an engagement formation which has an unlocked orientation for inserting the formation between the opposed rails to abut against the formwork panel and a rotated, locked orientation wherein the formation is locked by the rails against lateral withdrawal from the formwork panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Publication number: 20230068655
    Abstract: A connection system for providing a construction joint between a first concrete component and a second concrete component, the connection system including a rebate former for forming a rebate in a first concrete component, wherein the rebate former is formed of sheet metal, the rebate former including an elongated backing, the elongated backing having folded edges to a predefined depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Andrew McFarland
  • Publication number: 20230061463
    Abstract: A joint edge protection apparatus for protecting an edge of a first component formed of settable material and an edge of a second component formed of settable material at a joint, wherein the apparatus includes a first anchorage part for anchoring within the first component and a second anchorage part for anchoring within the second component, a first plate coupled to the first anchorage part, a second plate coupled to the second anchorage part, the first plate defining a first abutment surface, the second plate defining a second abutment surface, wherein the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface are shaped to facilitate abutment of at least a portion of the second abutment surface against the first abutment surface, and wherein the second anchorage part is adapted to be movable relative to the first anchorage part from an abutting configuration in which at least a portion of the second abutment surface is in abutment with the first abutment surface to a spaced configuration in which the seco
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230066619
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a level of a concrete element relative to an adjacent concrete element, the apparatus including a dowel for transferring load from the concrete element to the adjacent concrete element and a dowel support for supporting the dowel relative to a casting bed prior to pouring of the concrete, wherein the dowel support is formed of corrosion free material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Publication number: 20230061416
    Abstract: A joint former apparatus for forming a joint between concrete elements, the joint former apparatus including an upper wall and a lower wall below the upper wall, wherein the upper wall forms a wavelike configuration, the lower wall forms a wavelike configuration, and wherein the wavelike configuration of the lower wall is longitudinally offset relative to the wavelike configuration of the upper wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Stephen Mason
  • Publication number: 20230052491
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module including a cover plate located at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230020378
    Abstract: An armoured joint for protecting an edge of a first component formed of settable material and an edge of a second component formed of settable material at a joint, wherein the apparatus includes a first anchorage part for anchoring within the first component and a second anchorage part for anchoring within the second component, a first plate coupled to the first anchorage part, a second plate coupled to the second anchorage part, the first plate defining a first abutment surface, the second plate defining a second abutment surface, wherein the first abutment surface and the second abutment surface are shaped to facilitate abutment of at least a portion of the second abutment surface against the first abutment surface, and wherein the second anchorage part is adapted to be movable relative to the first anchorage part from an abutting configuration in which at least a portion of the second abutment surface is in abutment with the first abutment surface to a spaced configuration in which the second abutment surf
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230011976
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint, wherein the intersection module has an indicator to enable a user to ensure correct orientation of the intersection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230009418
    Abstract: An armoured joint for protecting an edge of a first component formed of settable material and an edge of a second component formed of settable material at a joint, wherein the apparatus includes a first anchorage part for anchoring to the first component and a second anchorage part for anchoring to the second component, a first plate coupled to the first anchorage part, a second plate coupled to the second anchorage part, the first plate defining a first edge, the second plate defining a second edge, wherein the first edge and the second edge are shaped to facilitate bringing together of the first edge and the second edge, and wherein the second anchorage part is adapted to be movable relative to the first anchorage part from a close configuration in which the second edge is brought together with the first edge to a spaced configuration in which the second edge is spaced relative to the first edge, wherein the first anchorage part or the second anchorage part has a support section, the armoured joint includin
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Publication number: 20230012370
    Abstract: An edge protection system including a first expandable armoured joint to protect a first joint extending in a first direction, a second expandable armoured joint to protect a second joint extending in a second direction and an intersection module at an intersection of the first expandable armoured joint and the second expandable armoured joint, wherein the first expandable armoured joint has a first joint line, the second expandable armoured joint has a second joint line, and wherein the intersection module provides a perimeter joint line such that there is a continuous joint line including the first joint line, the perimeter joint line and the second joint line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, Ryan Rogers
  • Patent number: D963280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Stephen Mason, David Graham Barnes