Patents by Inventor Michael G. Oliva

Michael G. Oliva 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).

  • Splice system for connecting rebars in concrete assemblies
    Patent number: 8413396
    Abstract: A splice tube assembly and corresponding system for connecting multiple fiber-reinforced polymer rebars include a polymeric tube that is externally covered by a reinforcing layer to control radial expansion of grout within the polymeric tube and of the polymeric tube itself, and the polymeric tube may be internally provided with locking structures for mechanically interlocking with the grout, ensuring that the splice tube assembly functions as a unit for transferring loads from a first rebar, extending from a first end of the polymeric tube, to a second rebar, extending from a second end of the polymeric tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael G. Oliva, Lawrence C. Bank
  • Splice System for Connecting Rebars in Concrete Assemblies
    Publication number: 20110036049
    Abstract: A splice tube assembly and corresponding system for connecting multiple fiber-reinforced polymer rebars include a polymeric tube that is externally covered by a reinforcing layer to control radial expansion of grout within the polymeric tube and of the polymeric tube itself, and the polymeric tube may be internally provided with locking structures for mechanically interlocking with the grout, ensuring that the splice tube assembly functions as a unit for transferring loads from a first rebar, extending from a first end of the polymeric tube, to a second rebar, extending from a second end of the polymeric tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michael G. Oliva, Lawrence C. Bank
  • Splice System for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Rebars
    Publication number: 20100031607
    Abstract: A splice assembly and corresponding system for connecting multiple fiber-reinforced polymer rebars include a polymeric tube that is externally covered by a reinforcing layer to control radial expansion of grout within the polymeric tube and of the polymeric tube itself, and the polymeric tube may be internally provided with locking structures for mechanically interlocking with the grout, ensuring that the splice assembly functions as a unit for transferring loads from a first rebar, extending from a first end of the polymeric tube, to a second rebar, extending from a second end of the polymeric tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Michael G. Oliva, Lawrence C. Bank