Patents by Inventor Phillip John Emms

Phillip John Emms 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: 6810628
    Abstract: A jointing device for joining elongate members in a building structure includes a first body section, a second body section, and a connection portion interconnecting the first and second body sections. Each body section has at least one flange portion for fixing to one elongate member. The body sections and the connection portion are formed from a single blank of sheet material with foldlines arranged for bending thereabout to form the at least one flange portion of each of the body sections and a further foldline forming the connection portion. The connection portion is arranged so that the body sections are positionable relative to each other for selectively adjusting angle therebetween to correspond to a roof pitch of the building structure, the roof pitch being within a range of roof pitches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: EMMS Investment PTY Ltd.
    Inventor: Phillip John Emms
  • Publication number: 20030031077
    Abstract: Provided is a jointing device (10) for joining elongate members (102, 104, 106, 108) in a building structure (100). The device (10) includes a first body section (12), a second body section (14), and a connection portion (16) interconnecting the first and second body sections (12, 14), each said body section (12, 14) having at least one flange portion (22, 24) for fixing to one elongate member (102, 104, 106, 108). The body sections (12, 14) and the connection portion (16) are formed from a single blank of a sheet material with foldlines arranged for bending thereabout to form the at least one flange portion (22, 24) of each of said body sections (12, 14) and a further foldline (16) forming the connection portion. The connection portion is arranged so that the first and second body sections (12, 14) are positionable relative to each other for selectively adjusting angle therebetween to correspond to a roof pitch of the building structure, the roof pitch being within a range of roof pitches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: EMMS INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Phillip John Emms