Patents by Inventor John N. Rave

John N. Rave 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).

  • Structural joint members for space frame system
    Patent number: 4863303
    Abstract: Structural joint members for a space frame system with a node joint having threaded apertures, structural strut members with threaded end sections, and a connecting member. The connecting member includes an elongatged threaded bolt, a fixed nut locked on one bolt end with a set screw, and a jam nut threadably engaging the other bolt end. The bolt threadably engages the node joint and the strut threaded end section with the fixed nut secured against the node joint and the jam nut secured against the strut end section to lock the structural joint members together. A snap-on cap covers the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Inryco, Inc.
    Inventors: Meredith W. Croucher, Jr., James M. Fisher, Richard Letizia, LeRoy A. Lutz, Ralph F. Makowski, Richard L. Moyse, Richard W. Osgood, John N. Rave, Ward A. Wickwire, James F. Zillmer