Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Shaull

Lawrence M. Shaull 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: 4896851
    Abstract: A support attachment for structural stringers includes a strap having a hook portion at one end shaped to engage an edge of a stringer and a normally free end. The strap's surface has a plurality of upstanding engaging elements extending substantially along its entire length. Also included is a body having a hook portion shaped to engage another edge of a stringer. The body has a central portion and a pair of parallel spaced-apart guidewall portions which extend outwardly away from one side of the central portion to form a guide channel. A surface portion of the body, having a plurality of mating upstanding engaging elements, extends outwardly away from the opposite side of the central portion. A guide avenue through the central portion provides a pathway for guiding the strap's free end from between the guidewall portions to the surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Shaull
  • Patent number: 4854015
    Abstract: A loop clamp is provided for binding a wire bundle together or for attaching such a wire bundle to a support member. The loop clamp includes a base and a flexible strap having first and second surfaces on opposite sides. One surface includes a plurality of upstanding hook elements and the other surface a plurality of upstanding loop elements, each extending over a substantial area of the strap. One end of the strap is attached to the base and the other end may be passed through an opening formed in the base, thereby providing a size-adjustable loop. Respective upstanding hook and loop elements of the guided length of strap and an outer portion of the loop may be engaged, thereby fixing the size of the loop and binding wires or the like therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Shaull