Patents by Inventor Kenneth L. Thomsen

Kenneth L. Thomsen 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).

  • Transverse joint cell for concrete structures
    Patent number: 4522531
    Abstract: A transverse concrete pavement joint cell including a pair of plastic walls abutting the edges of the concrete joints. A seamless drainage gutter extends longitudinally between said plastic walls to the edges of the pavement. Blocks of compressible elastomers between said plastic walls absorb expansion of the concrete. The cell includes a base and stabilizing ties secured to a conventional dowel bar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Inventors: Bernard D. Thomsen, Kenneth L. Thomsen