Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Canup

Kenneth D. Canup 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).

  • Publication number: 20230407621
    Abstract: An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a bottom web for supporting an edge of a beam. The upper module includes a top panel opposite and spaced apart from the support web. When a beam is installed between top panel and bottom web, the upper module and lower module may be contracted to adjust the relative position of the top panel and bottom web. In an embodiment, the position can be contracted to trap the top edge and bottom edge of the beam between the top panel and bottom web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mark A. Dicaire, Logan Carlson, Kenneth D. Canup, Timothy F. Gillis, Jonathan W. Dezielle, Frederick A. Enko, Mark J. Guthrie, Mitchell T. Kraucunas, Walter Joseph Fallows, III
  • Patent number: 11773582
    Abstract: An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a pair of parallel side panels spaced apart from one another and a lower beam support web. The upper module includes a top panel opposite the support web and a pair of opposite side members. The upper module further includes an upper support flange substantially parallel to the support web. In one embodiment, the upper module side members engage with the lower module in a vertically slidable relationship and define a beam receipt channel therebetween. When a beam is installed in the receipt channel, the upper and lower modules are adjusted vertically to trap the beam between the upper panel and support web with the beam circumscribed by the hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: OMG, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Dicaire, Logan Carlson, Kenneth D. Canup, Timothy F. Gillis, Jonathan W. Dezielle, Frederick A. Enko, Mark J. Guthrie, Mitchell T. Kraucunas, Walter Joseph Fallows, III
  • Publication number: 20220002989
    Abstract: An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a pair of parallel side panels spaced apart from one another and a lower beam support web. The upper module includes a top panel opposite the support web and a pair of opposite side members. The upper module further includes an upper support flange substantially parallel to the support web. In one embodiment, the upper module side members engage with the lower module in a vertically slidable relationship and define a beam receipt channel therebetween. When a beam is installed in the receipt channel, the upper and lower modules are adjusted vertically to trap the beam between the upper panel and support web with the beam circumscribed by the hanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Dicaire, Logan Carlson, Kenneth D. Canup, Timothy F. Gillis, Jonathan W. Dezielle, Frederick A. Enko, Mark J. Guthrie, Mitchell T. Kraucunas
  • Patent number: 10406659
    Abstract: An installation tool for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections is adapted to drive threaded fasteners at a pre-established angle. The tool preferably includes a rotary driver assembly and a telescopic tube assembly. A guide head assembly is mounted adjacent the outer end of the telescopic tube assembly. Locating or reference structures function to properly precisely set the drive angle of the fastener. Various indicators mounted to the guide head indicate the flush position of a locating surface or reference structure. The flush indicators may employ a projection, a flag, an LED or an audio module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: OMG, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Dicaire, R. Timothy Irwin, Timothy F. Gillis, Mark J. Guthrie, Kenneth D. Canup, Christopher F. Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20170320197
    Abstract: An installation tool for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections is adapted to drive threaded fasteners at a pre-established angle. The tool preferably includes a rotary driver assembly and a telescopic tube assembly. A guide head assembly is mounted adjacent the outer end of the telescopic tube assembly. Locating or reference structures function to properly precisely set the drive angle of the fastener. Various indicators mounted to the guide head indicate the flush position of a locating surface or reference structure. The flush indicators may employ a projection, a flag, an LED or an audio module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mark A. Dicaire, R. Timothy Irwin, Timothy F. Gillis, Mark J. Guthrie, Kenneth D. Canup, Christopher F. Fitzgerald