Patents by Inventor Joseph N. LaBorde

Joseph N. LaBorde 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: 4040231
    Abstract: A framing system for a building, house, storage cabinet, or the like employing a plurality of novel structural members or clip-in-joists and a plurality of other structural members, such as channels, I-beams, or the like. The clip-in-joists are special channel members or extrusion joists which have a slot or cut in each leg thereof opposite each other and near the end of the joist. The slotted end section of the joist is adapted to be inserted or snapped-in a second structural member, such as an I-beam or channel member or other structural member having a similar receiving configuration. The member is preferably made of structural aluminum, but can also be made from metals such as iron, steel and the like or plastics such as PVC, ABS, styrene and the like. A wide variety of structural materials may be used, depending upon the particular requirements of the end or resulting construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph N. Laborde
  • Patent number: 4005941
    Abstract: A structural connection or clip-in joist especially adapted for a framing system for a building, house, storage cabinet, or the like. The connection comprises a special channel extrusion joist having a slot or cut in each leg thereof opposite each other and near the end of the joist or structural member. The slotted end section of the joist is adapted to be inserted or snapped-in a second structural member, such as an I-beam or channel member or other structural member having a similar configuration. The members are preferably made of structural aluminum, but can also be made from metals such as iron, steel and the like or plastics such as PVC, ABS, styrene and the like. A wide variety of types of structural materials may be used, depending upon the particular requirements of the end or resulting construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1977
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph N. Laborde
  • Patent number: 3974606
    Abstract: A liner for covering one of two intersecting surfaces. The liner includes a face for attaching to a wall, a return connected to the face, and a spring connected to the return or to the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph N. LaBorde