Patents by Inventor Richard L. Taus

Richard L. Taus 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).

  • Movable curb structure and method of providing easy access to a manhole structure
    Patent number: 4806045
    Abstract: A movable curb structure provides for easy access to a manhole structure wherein a permanent curb structure is substantially in line with the manhole structure by stopping the permanent curb structure on opposite sides of the manhole structure, forming a concrete pad behind and partially around the sides of the manhole structure, and removably mounting a cover box to the concrete pad with a front vertical wall of the cover box substantially in line with a back side of the permanent curb structure, and removably mounting a movable curb section to the front vertical wall of the cover box substantially in line with the permanent curb structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: The Ohio Bell Telephone Company
    Inventors: James M. Pitts, Richard L. Taus