Patents by Inventor Michael Timothy Paull

Michael Timothy Paull 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).

  • Trusses for use in building construction and methods of installing same
    Patent number: 9644370
    Abstract: A truss assembly for use in building construction, comprising a first truss and one or more second trusses attached to the first truss to extend transversely to a face of the first truss upon erection of the truss assembly, wherein the or each second truss is hingedly connected to the first truss for swinging movement about a substantially vertical axis between a folded configuration in which the second truss lies adjacent the face of the first truss and an erected configuration in which the second truss extends transversely to said face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Joseph Kennelly, Michael Timothy Paull
  • TRUSSES FOR USE IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SAME
    Publication number: 20160145867
    Abstract: A truss assembly for use in building construction, comprising a first truss and one or more second trusses attached to the first truss to extend transversely to a face of the first truss upon erection of the truss assembly, wherein the or each second truss is hingedly connected to the first truss for swinging movement about a substantially vertical axis between a folded configuration in which the second truss lies adjacent the face of the first truss and an erected configuration in which the second truss extends transversely to said face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Bernard Joseph Kennelly, Michael Timothy Paull