Patents by Inventor Oscar Sotelo

Oscar Sotelo 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: 11441286
    Abstract: A concrete chair elevates rebar above an underlying surface. The chair includes a rectilinear rim having a length, width and height of different distance. The rim may be oriented so each side abuts the underlying surface so rebar can be supported at three different heights above the underlying surface. In a foundation pour, the chair supports rebar at three different elevations. In a tilt wall pour, the chair supports rebar at three different elevations and produces a mark on the cured wall of considerably reduced extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Oscar Sotelo
  • Publication number: 20200291596
    Abstract: A concrete chair elevates rebar above an underlying surface. The chair includes a rectilinear rim having a length, width and height of different distance. The rim may be oriented so each side abuts the underlying surface so rebar can be supported at three different heights above the underlying surface. In a foundation pour, the chair supports rebar at three different elevations. In a tilt wall pour, the chair supports rebar at three different elevations and produces a mark on the cured wall of considerably reduced extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Oscar Sotelo
  • Patent number: 6732484
    Abstract: A chair supports rebar or wire mesh during a concrete pour. The chair is box shaped having grooves in the side walls of different width for supporting rebar of different diameter. Notches in the edge of the grooves on opposite sides of the chair support wire mesh of different diameter. The notches are shaped so the wire mesh is snapped into the notch. Wall like braces extend across the inside of the chair and support the grooves from the opposite wall. The larger grooves are on the short sides of the chair to raise the rebar a longer distance off the underlying surface. In a preferred embodiment, the chair provides two elevations for placement of rebar, namely 2″ and 3″ above an underlying surface. Parts of the box are cut away to promote concrete movement through the chair. Slots are provided to allow air trapped in the concrete to escape from the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Bar-Lift, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Sotelo, Ruben DeLeon
  • Patent number: 6452871
    Abstract: A timer produces a signal on an output at lunar transit time and at one half daily lunar cycle past lunar transit time. The timer is connected to a feeder to distribute feed to wild or domestic animals such as mammals, fish or birds. The timer includes a crystal oscillator and means for counting the oscillations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Inventors: Oscar Sotelo, Juan L. Guerrero