Patents by Inventor Robert Alan Rodden

Robert Alan Rodden 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: 11692347
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer and slab connection apparatus and method of employing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden
  • Patent number: 11434612
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer apparatus and method of manufacturing same. In various embodiments, the concrete slab load transfer apparatus includes a plurality of load transfer dowels each having a top surface and a bottom surface, a basket supporting the load transfer dowels, and a plurality of welds including a plurality of breakable welds connecting the bottom surfaces of the load transfer dowels to the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Rodden, Zafar Imtiaz Ali, Matthew Douglas St. Louis, Randall Derek Riffle, Eddie Kao, Jimmy Lee Hall
  • Patent number: 11203840
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a concrete substrate includes placing a first concrete layer on a support base configured to support the concrete substrate, positioning a concrete slab load transfer apparatus on a top surface of the first concrete layer, wherein the top surface of the first concrete layer supports the concrete slab load transfer apparatus, and placing a second concrete layer on the top surface of the first concrete layer such that the second concrete layer covers the concrete slab load apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden
  • Publication number: 20210071418
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer and slab connection apparatus and method of employing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden
  • Publication number: 20210054578
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer apparatus and method of manufacturing same. In various embodiments, the concrete slab load transfer apparatus includes a plurality of load transfer dowels each having a top surface and a bottom surface, a basket supporting the load transfer dowels, and a plurality of welds including a plurality of breakable welds connecting the bottom surfaces of the load transfer dowels to the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Alan Rodden, Zafar Imtiaz Ali, Matthew Douglas St. Louis, Randall Derek Riffle, Eddie Kao, Jimmy Lee Hall
  • Publication number: 20200407924
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method of manufacturing a concrete substrate. In various embodiments, the method includes placing a first concrete layer on a support base configured to support the concrete substrate, positioning a concrete slab load transfer apparatus on a top surface of the first concrete layer, wherein the top surface of the first concrete layer supports the concrete slab load transfer apparatus, and placing a second concrete layer on the top surface of the first concrete layer such that the second concrete layer covers the concrete slab load apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden
  • Patent number: 10870985
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer and slab connection apparatus and method of employing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden
  • Patent number: 10837144
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer apparatus and method of manufacturing same. In various embodiments, the concrete slab load transfer apparatus includes a plurality of load transfer dowels each having a top surface and a bottom surface, a basket supporting the load transfer dowels, and a plurality of welds including a plurality of breakable welds connecting the bottom surfaces of the load transfer dowels to the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alan Rodden, Zafar Imtiaz Ali, Matthew Douglas St. Louis, Randall Derek Riffle, Eddie Kao, Jimmy Lee Hall
  • Publication number: 20190276987
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer apparatus and method of manufacturing same. In various embodiments, the concrete slab load transfer apparatus includes a plurality of load transfer dowels each having a top surface and a bottom surface, a basket supporting the load transfer dowels, and a plurality of welds including a plurality of breakable welds connecting the bottom surfaces of the load transfer dowels to the basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Alan Rodden, Zafar Imtiaz Ali, Matthew Douglas St. Louis, Randall Derek Riffle, Eddie Kao, Jimmy Lee Hall
  • Publication number: 20180320373
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cast-in-place concrete slab load transfer and slab connection apparatus and method of employing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Alan Rodden