Patents by Inventor John Prussen

John Prussen 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: 4371279
    Abstract: A structural joint for a space frame having connecting members or nodes and tubular structural member is provided in which the shank of a connecting bolt, whose head is located within the hollow end portion of the tube, extends through an aperture in the tube end for engagement with a threaded opening in the node. The tube shank has a longitudinally extending keyway formed therein in which a key is slidably received. A nut or sleeve having an unthreaded inner bore receives the bolt shank and has an internal keyway which receives a portion of the key to rotatably lock the nut and bolt together so that the nut may be rotated to rotate the bolt and engage its shank in the threaded opening of the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Inventors: John Prussen, Paul Gossen