Patents by Inventor Heath E. Valentine

Heath E. Valentine 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).

  • Trolley and chock assembly
    Patent number: 6971826
    Abstract: A trolley and chock assembly includes a trolley and a chock shaped to be slidably coupled to the trolley such that the chock can slide in a sliding direction along the trolley. The chock includes a side opening on a side surface thereof. The trolley and chock assembly further includes an attachment mechanism for releasably coupling the chock to the trolley, and the side opening of the chock provides access to the attachment mechanism in a direction generally perpendicular to the sliding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Valentine and Company
    Inventor: Heath E. Valentine
  • Highway median barrier and parapet
    Patent number: 6551011
    Abstract: A parapet for mounting on a deck and resisting applied loads comprising a base plate located on the deck and a post coupled to the base plate and extending generally upwardly from the deck. The parapet further includes a lower panel extending from base plate to the post such that the post, the base plate and the lower panel form a triangular truss for resisting applied loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: Heath E. Valentine
  • Attachment bracket
    Patent number: 6305671
    Abstract: A bracket for coupling a first member to a second member having an opening for receiving the first member. The bracket is generally “U” shaped and has a first leg and a second leg such when the legs are spaced apart the first leg engages the first member and the second leg engages the second member to couple the first and second members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Valentine & Company
    Inventor: Heath E. Valentine
  • Coupling spool
    Patent number: 6299143
    Abstract: A spool for coupling a fence picket to a support member. The spool comprises a generally cylindrical body having an opening extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body such that the picket may be passed through the cylindrical body at the opening. The spool is sized to fit within the support member to guide the rotation between the picket and the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Valentine & Company
    Inventor: Heath E. Valentine