Patents by Inventor Kevin Wadsworth

Kevin Wadsworth 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).

  • Method of making composite deck clips
    Patent number: 9868147
    Abstract: A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth
  • METHOD OF MAKING COMPOSITE DECK CLIPS
    Publication number: 20170232499
    Abstract: A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Kevin WADSWORTH
  • Methods of making a clip for attaching decking
    Patent number: 9700931
    Abstract: A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth
  • Gangable composite deck clip
    Patent number: 9637934
    Abstract: A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The clip has a generally T shape in a side view with a central bore passing through the top member and the bottom member, and a series of posts that extend from the top surface of the bottom member to pass through a corresponding through bore in the top member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth
  • METHODS OF MAKING A CLIP FOR ATTACHING DECKING
    Publication number: 20150202678
    Abstract: A composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin WADSWORTH
  • Method for making a gangable composite clip for attaching decking
    Patent number: 9003624
    Abstract: A gangable composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth
  • Method for making a gangable composite clip for attaching decking
    Publication number: 20140186109
    Abstract: A gangable composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth
  • Gangable composite clip for attaching decking and method for making
    Publication number: 20110123290
    Abstract: A gangable composite clip for attaching decking. The clip includes a bottom and a top. The bottom is made of a first material. The top is made of a second material. The first material of the bottom is different than the second material of the top. The first material of the bottom engages in the second material of the top during manufacturing so as to attach the bottom to the top and form the gangable composite clip without a need for any other means to attach the bottom to the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Kevin Wadsworth