Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Randle

Ronald E. Randle 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).

  • Overload protector for guyed structures
    Patent number: 4509303
    Abstract: A device is described which operates as a "mechanical fuse" in a guy arrangement such that when loading forces on the guyed structure exceed a predetermined level, the device will add length to the guy arrangement. The device includes two plates coupled by a hinge bolt and a shear bolt. When the force exceeds the predetermined level, the shear bolt is severed by the plates allowing the plates to "scissors" open about the hinge bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: International Telephone and Telegraph Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Randle, Arnold M. Milbright