Patents by Inventor Harry William Todd, IV

Harry William Todd, IV 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).

  • Tension monitoring apparatus
    Patent number: 8800380
    Abstract: A tension monitoring assembly or device permanently installed between a connection or anchor point and a guy cable line or structural rod allows constant monitoring and increase confidence that the guy cable or structural tension rod remains tensioned to the proper value. The device includes a plurality of compression members and a connecting member that are arranged between connection points such that the tension between a first connecting point and a second connection point may be set to a selected value. The tension on the device is determined by the distance between two members of the device such that a change in the tension from a set amount will result in a change of the distance between the two members. This change in distance can be determined by indicia that are visible as the two members move with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Tomcat USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry William Todd, IV
  • Rotating spigot for trusses
    Patent number: 8641312
    Abstract: A rotating connector that is particularly suitable for staging and lighting trusses and that includes a rotating connector and an inside sleeve having at least two portions. The combination of the rotating connector and the sleeve are held together by an outside sleeve, and the assembled sleeve is attached to a truss member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Tomcat USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry William Todd, IV, Bradley Wayne Barnhill
  • Tension Monitoring Apparatus
    Publication number: 20130255392
    Abstract: A tension monitoring assembly or device permanently installed between a connection or anchor point and a guy cable line or structural rod allows constant monitoring and increase confidence that the guy cable or structural tension rod remains tensioned to the proper value. The device includes a plurality of compression members and a connecting member that are arranged between connection points such that the tension between a first connecting point and a second connection point may be set to a selected value. The tension on the device is determined by the distance between two members of the device such that a change in the tension from a set amount will result in a change of the distance between the two members. This change in distance can be determined by indicia that are visible as the two members move with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: TomCat USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Harry William Todd, IV
  • Rotating Spigot For Trusses
    Publication number: 20110023406
    Abstract: A rotating connector that is particularly suitable for staging and lighting trusses and that includes a rotating connector and an inside sleeve having at least two portions. The combination of the rotating connector and the sleeve are held together by an outside sleeve, and the assembled sleeve is attached to a truss member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Harry William Todd, IV, Bradley Wayne Barnhill