Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Knak

Ronald L. Knak 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).

  • Grating system
    Patent number: 7946784
    Abstract: A drainage system grate assembly for covering and allowing fluid passage into a watercourse includes: a crossbar having a plurality of spaced-apart upstanding knuckles defining a plurality of spaced-apart channels therebetween, each of the knuckles having a pin-receiving hole; a plurality of tread bars positioned in the channels between the knuckles of the crossbar, each tread bar having a pin-receiving hole axially aligned with the pin-receiving holes of the knuckles; and a pin positioned within pin-receiving holes in the knuckles and the tread bars, to secure the tread bars in the crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Balco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Knak, Dean V. Balocca
  • GRATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110008104
    Abstract: A drainage system grate assembly for covering and allowing fluid passage into a watercourse includes: a crossbar having a plurality of spaced-apart upstanding knuckles defining a plurality of spaced-apart channels therebetween, each of the knuckles having a pin-receiving hole; a plurality of tread bars positioned in the channels between the knuckles of the crossbar, each tread bar having a pin-receiving hole axially aligned with the pin-receiving holes of the knuckles; and a pin positioned within pin-receiving holes in the knuckles and the tread bars, to secure the tread bars in the crossbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Balco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Knak, Dean V. Balocca