Patents by Inventor PETER WESTRA

PETER WESTRA 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).

  • Reinforced masonry wall
    Patent number: 11028604
    Abstract: A masonry wall is provided with a plurality of passageways. At least one reinforcement member is provided in each of the passageways. The reinforcement members include a first group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the first side of a midplane of the wall and a second group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the second side of the midplane. The passageways include slots that are open horizontally to the first side of the wall only. The second group of reinforcement members are arranged in passageways located spaced from the second wall surface opposite of the first wall surface. The reinforcement members in the passageways are each embedded in an adhesive substance bonded to the reinforcement members and to an inner surface of the passageway in which the reinforcement member is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: SEALTEQ I GROUP B.V., OOSTERHOF HOLMAN INFRA B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Christiaan Van Der Leest, Peter Westra
  • REINFORCED MASONRY WALL
    Publication number: 20180298627
    Abstract: A masonry wall is provided with a plurality of passageways. At least one reinforcement member is provided in each of the passageways. The reinforcement members include a first group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the first side of a midplane of the wall and a second group of reinforcement members each having a centre line on the second side of the midplane. The passageways include slots that are open horizontally to the first side of the wall only. The second group of reinforcement members are arranged in passageways located spaced from the second wall surface opposite of the first wall surface. The reinforcement members in the passageways are each embedded in an adhesive substance bonded to the reinforcement members and to an inner surface of the passageway in which the reinforcement member is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: MARTIN CHRISTIAAN VAN DER LEEST, PETER WESTRA