Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Tobin

Stephen C. Tobin 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).

  • Shear wall hold-downs and wall anchor connectors
    Patent number: 7014383
    Abstract: A connector for securing a first building structural member to a second building structural member is provided. The connector includes a seat member with an opening for receiving an anchor bolt that secures the connector to the second building structural member. The connector also includes first and second side members that connect to the seat member and a back member that extends between the first and second side members, wherein the back member includes a plurality of shear openings for receiving shear fasteners that secure the connector to the first building structural member and resist shear forces only and at least one tension opening for receiving a tension fastener that secures the connector to the first building structural member and resists tension forces only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Inventors: Ben L. Schmid, Stephen C. Tobin
  • Shear wall holdowns and wall anchor connectors
    Publication number: 20040165942
    Abstract: A connector for securing a first building structural member to a second building structural member is provided. The connector includes a seat member with an opening for receiving an anchor bolt that secures the connector to the second building structural member. The connector also includes first and second side members that connect to the seat member and a back member that extends between the first and second side members, wherein the back member includes a plurality of shear openings for receiving shear fasteners that secure the connector to the first building structural member and resist shear forces only and at least one tension opening for receiving a tension fastener that secures the connector to the first building structural member and resists tension forces only.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Ben L. Schmid, Stephen C. Tobin