Patents by Inventor Larry D. Austin

Larry D. Austin 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: 8646223
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming cast-in-place window well walls includes first and second forming panel modules each having an inner and outer section. The forming panel modules may be connected together by a spacer panel which extends downwardly to a footing for providing a pier for supporting the window well wall. The forming panel modules are preferably configured with arcuate corners and upper and lower rails to permit stacking of the modules to increase the height of the window well wall, or include additional spacer panels or filler forms to increase the width or thickness of the window well wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Western Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Brewka, Julious Durwood Kaeding, Ronald A. Ward, Larry D. Austin, Leslie E. Howard, Kenneth S. Chastain
  • Publication number: 20110271620
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming cast-in-place window well walls includes first and second forming panel modules each having an inner and outer section. The forming panel modules may be connected together by a spacer panel which extends downwardly to a footing for providing a pier for supporting the window well wall. The forming panel modules are preferably configured with arcuate corners and upper and lower rails to permit stacking of the modules to increase the height of the window well wall, or include additional spacer panels or filler forms to increase the width or thickness of the window well wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: WESTERN FORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Roman Brewka, Julious Durwood Kaeding, Ronald A. Ward, Larry D. Austin, Leslie E. Howard, Kenneth S. Chastain
  • Patent number: 7980044
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming cast-in-place window well walls includes first and second forming panel modules each having an inner and outer section. The forming panel modules may be connected together by a spacer panel which extends downwardly to a footing for providing a pier for supporting the window well wall. The forming panel modules are preferably configured with arcuate corners and upper and lower rails to permit stacking of the modules to increase the height of the window well wall, or include additional spacer panels or filler forms to increase the width or thickness of the window well wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Western Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman Brewka, Julious Durwood Kaeding, Ronald A. Ward, Larry D. Austin, Leslie E. Howard, Kenneth S. Chastain
  • Publication number: 20080216420
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming cast-in-place window well walls includes first and second forming panel modules each having an inner and outer section. The forming panel modules may be connected together by a spacer panel which extends downwardly to a footing for providing a pier for supporting the window well wall. The forming panel modules are preferably configured with arcuate corners and upper and lower rails to permit stacking of the modules to increase the height of the window well wall, or include additional spacer panels or filler forms to increase the width or thickness of the window well wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: WESTERN FORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Roman Brewka, Julious Durwood Kaeding, Ronald A. Ward, Larry D. Austin, Leslie E. Howard, Kenneth S. Chastain
  • Patent number: 6918567
    Abstract: A concrete forming panel and its method of use is provided wherein the forming panel has a face plate including a frame, a front side and a back side, and one or a plurality of pairs of ribs which extend longitudinally along the back side. The pairs of ribs are provided sufficiently closely together to grip an element passing through the face plate or to grip a wedge which in turn engages the element. The element may be a nail, stake, or other fastener used to hold the forming panel in the ground, to connect the forming panel to other forming panels, or to indicate a desired level for concrete poured against the front side to be cured and hardened into a finished structure, such as a foundation for a building. The ribs may be provided with slots for receiving a reinforcing element of a relatively harder material, and the reinforcing element may be shiftably received in the slot so that its position may be changed as the reinforcing element wears during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Western Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip T. Ward, Larry D. Austin
  • Publication number: 20040079859
    Abstract: A concrete forming panel and its method of use is provided wherein the forming panel has a face plate including a frame, a front side and a back side, and one or a plurality of pairs of ribs which extend longitudinally along the back side. The pairs of ribs are provided sufficiently closely together to grip an element passing through the face plate or to grip a wedge which in turn engages the element. The element may be a nail, stake, or other fastener used to hold the forming panel in the ground, to connect the forming panel to other forming panels, or to indicate a desired level for concrete poured against the front side to be cured and hardened into a finished structure, such as a foundation for a building. The ribs may be provided with slots for receiving a reinforcing element of a relatively harder material, and the reinforcing element may be shiftably received in the slot so that its position may be changed as the reinforcing element wears during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Philip T. Ward, Larry D. Austin