Patents by Inventor Louay A. Shamroukh
Louay A. Shamroukh 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).
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Patent number: 7356973Abstract: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two connectors used in the connection are identical and include an edge member for connection to the edge faces of the stud and the base or top plates, and a face member for engaging the lower face of the base plate or the upper face of the top plate. The face member is joined to the edge member and projects at a right angle thereto. The face member serves the dual purposes of locating the connected at the ends of the studs and of resisting tension forces.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Charles Roesset, Louay A. Shamroukh
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Publication number: 20060196143Abstract: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two connectors used in the connection are identical and include an edge member for connection to the edge faces of the stud and the base or top plates, and a face member for engaging the lower face of the base plate or the upper face of the top plate. The face member is joined to the edge member and projects at a right angle thereto. The face member serves the dual purposes of locating the connected at the ends of the studs and of resisting tension forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2006Publication date: September 7, 2006Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Charles Roesset, Louay Shamroukh
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Patent number: 7065932Abstract: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two connectors used in the connection are identical and include an edge member for connection to the edge faces of the stud and the base or top plates, and a face member for engaging the lower face of the base plate or the upper face of the top plate. The face member is joined to the edge member and projects at a right angle thereto. The face member serves the dual purposes of locating the connected at the ends of the studs and of resisting tension forces.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Charles Roesset, Louay A. Shamroukh
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Patent number: 6993882Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for spacing structural members, in particular roof trusses, during construction and for permanently bracing the same structural members. The apparatus comprises three longitudinal members with a top attachment tab at each end that is fastened to the top side of each structural member and a pair of flanges at each end that are fastened to the facing sides of each structural member. In particular, the apparatus includes portions that reinforce the ends of ends of the second and third longitudinal members. The apparatus is preferably made in a length that is standard for spacing roof trusses, most commonly a nominal 24?. This allows the apparatus to be attached to one roof truss, then another, and left to form permanent bracing over which roof sheathing can be laid.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2000Date of Patent: February 7, 2006Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Mark G. Crawford, Louay A. Shamroukh, Jin-Jie Lin
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Patent number: 6988346Abstract: The present invention provides a connection having a plurality of parallel structural members. The structural members are bridged by strap member, preferably light gauge steel. The end of the strap member is held in place by an overlapping strap holder. Fasteners hold the strap holder and the strap to the underlying structural member, with at least one passing through only the strap holder into the first side of the the first structural member.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2001Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Louay A. Shamroukh, Mark G. Crawford
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Patent number: 6877291Abstract: A connection in which an elongated strap or a connector having an elongated strap member is secured by a strap holder. Such straps and connectors are used in a variety of building applications, typically in connections that resist tension forces parallel to the main axes of the straps or strap members. A number of connectors with elongated strap members are in common use with a variety of structural members.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2002Date of Patent: April 12, 2005Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Louay A. Shamroukh, Mark G. Crawford
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Publication number: 20050072099Abstract: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two connectors used in the connection are identical and include an edge member for connection to the edge faces of the stud and the base or top plates, and a face member for engaging the lower face of the base plate or the upper face of the top plate. The face member is joined to the edge member and projects at a right angle thereto. The face member serves the dual purposes of locating the connected at the ends of the studs and of resisting tension forces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Charles Roesset, Louay Shamroukh
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Publication number: 20030136059Abstract: A connection in which an elongated strap or a connector having an elongated strap member is secured by a strap holder. Such straps and connectors are used in a variety of building applications, typically in connections that resist tension forces parallel to the main axes of the straps or strap members. A number of connectors with elongated strap members are in common use with a variety of structural members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2002Publication date: July 24, 2003Inventors: Louay A. Shamroukh, Mark G. Crawford
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Publication number: 20030079419Abstract: The present invention provides a connection having a plurality of parallel structural members. The structural members are bridged by strap member, preferably light gauge steel. The end of the strap member is held in place by an overlapping strap holder. Fasteners hold the strap holder and the strap to the underlying structural member, with at least one passing through only the strap holder into the first side of the the first structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.Inventors: Louay A. Shamroukh, Mark G. Crawford
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Publication number: 20020092259Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for spacing structural members, in particular roof trusses, during construction and for permanently bracing the same structural members. The apparatus comprises three longitudinal members with a top attachment tab at each end that is fastened to the top side of each structural member and a pair of flanges at each end that are fastened to the facing sides of each structural member. In particular, the apparatus includes portions that reinforce the ends of ends of the second and third longitudinal members. The apparatus is preferably made in a length that is standard for spacing roof trusses, most commonly a nominal 24″. This allows the apparatus to be attached to one roof truss, then another, and left to form permanent bracing over which roof sheathing can be laid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2000Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: Mark Crawford, Louay A. Shamroukh, Jin-jie Lin