Patents by Inventor Michael J. Means

Michael J. Means 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: 5052654
    Abstract: The invention is a molded plastic void hold down device utilized in concrete beams to restrict and hold down the vertical and lateral movement of voids placed within the concrete beam during construction. In particular, the hold down device comprises a molded plastic structure that includes a lower flange that extends over a top portion of the void, a coupling sleeve integrally formed with the lower flange and extending upwardly therefrom for frictionally coupling to the lower end portion of a down rod, and a web integrally formed with both the coupling sleeve and the lower flange and extending outwardly from opposite sides of the coupling sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventors: Michael J. Means, Donald B. Coogan