Patents by Inventor James J. Vandenboom

James J. Vandenboom 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: 4844649
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for interconnecting support struts of the framework of a domical structure such as a geodesic dome. The bracket assembly includes a central annular hub member and a bracket member for interconnecting each of a plurality of circumferentially arranged and radially extending struts to the hub member. The outer end of each bracket member includes a pair of spaced apart side members which straddle the strut and are mounted to the strut by a pair of bolts. The inner end of each bracket member includes a pair of axially spaced apart triangularly shaped bosses located on opposite ends of the hub which are mounted to the hub by a bolt extending through both bosses at a location spaced radially inwardly of the hub member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Inventor: James J. Vandenboom