Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Soltis

Lawrence A. Soltis 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).

  • Localized notch reinforcement for wooden beams
    Patent number: 5852909
    Abstract: A localized fiber reinforcement places strong tensile strength fibers across a hypothetical split line near notches in beams to curtail split propagation caused by cross-grain tension that may otherwise significantly reduce the strength of a beam used as a spanning member. An adhesive coated patch may be applied after a notch is cut in the beam or fibers may be attached to a beam at a factory near the location of an anticipated notching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross, Douglas R. Rammer
  • Localized notch reinforcement for wooden beams
    Patent number: 5720143
    Abstract: A localized fiber reinforcement places strong tensile strength fibers across a hypothetical split line near notches in beams to curtail split propagation caused by cross-grain tension that may otherwise significantly reduce the strength of a beam used as a spanning member. An adhesive coated patch may be applied after a notch is cut in the beam or fibers may be attached to a beam at a factory near the location of an anticipated notching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross, Douglas R. Rammer
  • Break-in resistant wood panel door
    Patent number: 5575117
    Abstract: A wooden panel door reinforced against attempted break-in contains layers of fiberglass mat and decorative wooden facing strip bonded to the doorjamb and stiles. The stiles and doorjamb are constructed from wood with grain that runs primarily in a single direction, and reinforcing these stiles and doorjambs against impact can be achieved by bonding to them a fiberglass mat, which contains fibers running in transverse directions. The fiberglass mat is in turn covered by a decorative wooden facing strip layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross, William W. von Segen
  • Bolted wood connections
    Patent number: 5501054
    Abstract: A reinforced structural member, a process for manufacturing the reinforced structural member, and a method of connecting the reinforced structural members to one another are presented. The reinforced structural member includes a reinforcing material which is bonded to a wooden substrate in areas of anticipated connection of the reinforced structural member. The reinforcing material may comprise a fiberglass sheet, a wood laminate sheet, a coating of epoxy resin, or a combination of any of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert J. Ross