Patents by Inventor Jennifer D. Schmidt

Jennifer D. Schmidt 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).

  • System including adjustable continuity joints and/or rotation mitigation sliding posts for rail elements
    Patent number: 9976266
    Abstract: A structural assembly may include a first prefabricated structural element having a first angled face at an end of the first prefabricated structural element; a second prefabricated structural element having a second angled face at an end of the second prefabricated structural element, the end of the second precast barrier segment connected to the end of the first prefabricated structural element; and a coupling assembly connecting the first angled face of the first prefabricated structural element to the second angled face of the second prefabricated structural element. The coupling assembly provides shear and moment continuity across the first and second prefabricated structural elements. This allows for a variable gap due to manufacturing tolerances, construction tolerances, and/or expansion or contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NUTECH VENTURES
    Inventors: Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Jennifer D. Schmidt, Robert Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, John D. Reid, James C. Holloway