Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A Packer
Jeffrey A Packer 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).
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Patent number: 11802401Abstract: A swaged interface includes a male element that includes a male cavity defined by at least one male sidewall, and a plurality of first openings defined in the at least one male sidewall. The swaged interface also includes a female element that includes a female cavity defined by at least one female sidewall, and a plurality of second openings defined in the at least one female sidewall. The female element has an inner cross section sized to receive the male element such that each of the first openings is aligned with a respective one of the second openings. The inner cross section is formed by swaging.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: BULL MOOSE TUBE COMPANYInventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Jeffrey A. Packer
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Patent number: 11299881Abstract: An interface for a structural member includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. The at least one first sidewall defines a female end section and includes a transversely oriented female end surface at the first end. The interface also includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall defines a male end section adjacent the second end and configured to be received within the first cavity, and a stop surface offset longitudinally from the second end and oriented to bear against the female end surface in substantially face-to-face contact when the male end section is received within the female end section. The stop surface and the male end section are integrally formed and monolithic.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: BULL MOOSE TUBE COMPANYInventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Publication number: 20210115659Abstract: An interface for a structural member includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. The at least one first sidewall defines a female end section and includes a transversely oriented female end surface at the first end. The interface also includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall defines a male end section adjacent the second end and configured to be received within the first cavity, and a stop surface offset longitudinally from the second end and oriented to bear against the female end surface in substantially face-to-face contact when the male end section is received within the female end section. The stop surface and the male end section are integrally formed and monolithic.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Patent number: 10907345Abstract: An interface for a structural column includes a female end section that includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. An interior surface of the at least one first sidewall tapers transversely outwardly along the female end section towards the first end. The interface also includes a male end section that includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall is configured to be received within, and oriented in substantially face-to-face adjacent relationship with, the at least one first sidewall. Each of the female end section and the male end section is a respective unitary casting.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Bull Moose Tube CompanyInventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Patent number: 10676914Abstract: An interface for a structural column includes a female end section that includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. An interior surface of the at least one first sidewall tapers transversely outwardly along the female end section towards the first end. The interface also includes a male end section that includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall is configured to be received within, and oriented in substantially face-to-face adjacent relationship with, the at least one first sidewall. An exterior surface of the at least one second sidewall tapers transversely inwardly, complementary to the at least one first sidewall, along the male end section towards the second end.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: BULL MOOSE TUBE COMPANYInventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Publication number: 20200123762Abstract: An interface for a structural column includes a female end section that includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. An interior surface of the at least one first sidewall tapers transversely outwardly along the female end section towards the first end. The interface also includes a male end section that includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall is configured to be received within, and oriented in substantially face-to-face adjacent relationship with, the at least one first sidewall. An exterior surface of the at least one second sidewall tapers transversely inwardly, complementary to the at least one first sidewall, along the male end section towards the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Publication number: 20200123764Abstract: An interface for a structural column includes a female end section that includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. An interior surface of the at least one first sidewall tapers transversely outwardly along the female end section towards the first end. The interface also includes a male end section that includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall is configured to be received within, and oriented in substantially face-to-face adjacent relationship with, the at least one first sidewall. Each of the female end section and the male end section is a respective unitary casting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
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Publication number: 20200018058Abstract: A swaged interface includes a male element that includes a male cavity defined by at least one male sidewall, and a plurality of first openings defined in the at least one male sidewall. The swaged interface also includes a female element that includes a female cavity defined by at least one female sidewall, and a plurality of second openings defined in the at least one female sidewall. The female element has an inner cross section sized to receive the male element such that each of the first openings is aligned with a respective one of the second openings. The inner cross section is formed by swaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Jeffrey A. Packer
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Publication number: 20190211543Abstract: A connector for coupling first and second hollow structural section (HSS) column segments includes a plurality of splice plates including first and second splice plate pairs. Each splice plate pair includes an interior splice plate configured to couple against an interior surface of a respective HSS column wall and an exterior splice plate configured to couple against an exterior surface of the wall. A plurality of plate fastener openings is defined in each of the splice plates of the first and second pairs. A plurality of fasteners is each configured to be received in a respective aligned series of openings such that the column segments are securely coupled together. Each respective aligned series of openings includes a plate fastener opening defined in one of the exterior splice plates, an opening defined in one of the column walls, and a plate fastener opening defined in one of the interior splice plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer
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Publication number: 20170233996Abstract: A connector for coupling a first column segment having a first inner surface and a first end surface to a second column segment having a second inner surface and a second end surface such that the end surfaces are adjacent one another is provided. The connector includes a plurality of fasteners and a plurality of plates each having a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of fastener apertures extending from the front face toward the rear face. Each of the fastener apertures is sized to receive one of the fasteners when coupling the first column segment to the second column segment such that the plates are spaced apart from one another. Each of the front faces is contoured to seat flush against the first inner surface and the second inner surface when the plates span the adjacent end surfaces of the coupled-together column segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A Packer