Patents by Inventor Robert Bielenberg

Robert Bielenberg 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).

  • System including adjustable continuity joints and/or rotation mitigation sliding posts for rail elements
    Patent number: 9976266
    Abstract: A structural assembly may include a first prefabricated structural element having a first angled face at an end of the first prefabricated structural element; a second prefabricated structural element having a second angled face at an end of the second prefabricated structural element, the end of the second precast barrier segment connected to the end of the first prefabricated structural element; and a coupling assembly connecting the first angled face of the first prefabricated structural element to the second angled face of the second prefabricated structural element. The coupling assembly provides shear and moment continuity across the first and second prefabricated structural elements. This allows for a variable gap due to manufacturing tolerances, construction tolerances, and/or expansion or contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NUTECH VENTURES
    Inventors: Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Jennifer D. Schmidt, Robert Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, John D. Reid, James C. Holloway
  • Cable release lever
    Patent number: 7913981
    Abstract: A system and method for a device for releasing a cable of a safety system is disclosed. The system and method disclose various features of the cable system as it applies to a roadway barrier system and other applications in the event that the cables are impacted generally longitudinally proximate the region they are secured to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: John Rohde, Ronald Faller, Dean Sicking, Jim Holloway, John Reid, Robert Bielenberg, Karla Polivka
  • Cable release lever
    Publication number: 20060102884
    Abstract: A system and method for a device for releasing a cable of a safety system is disclosed. The system and method disclose various features of the cable system as it applies to a roadway barrier system and other applications in the event that the cables are impacted generally longitudinally proximate the region they are secured to a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: John Rohde, Ronald Faller, Dean Sicking, Jim Holloway, John Reid, Robert Bielenberg, Karla Polivka
  • High-impact, energy-absorbing vehicle barrier system
    Publication number: 20060045617
    Abstract: A high-impact, energy-absorbing vehicle barrier system generally includes a substantially rigid outer containment wall coupled via strap assemblies with an energy-absorbing inner impact wall, and energy-absorbing cartridges strategically positioned between the impact wall and containment wall. The impact wall is constructed of a number of tubes coupled with one another to present a substantially smooth, uniform surface to passing vehicles. The energy-absorbing cartridges generally consist of a foam member or a number of foam sheets which compress and crush between the containment wall and impact wall to absorb energy from an errant vehicle striking the face of the impact wall, while the deflection and deformation of the impact wall tubes dissipates additional energy to reduce peak decelerations and mitigate the severity of high-energy vehicular impacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: Board of Regents of University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Ronald Faller, Dean Sicking, John Rohde, John Reid, Robert Bielenberg, James Holloway, Karla Polivka