Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Toy

Stephen E. Toy 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 and method for electroslag welding an expansion joint rail
    Patent number: 7038159
    Abstract: A system for butt welding expansion joint rails with an electroslag welding system. The electroslag welding system for butt welding the expansion joint rails comprises a control system. The method for butt welding the two expansion joint rails with the electroslag welding system comprises defining a weld cavity with a first expansion joint rail, a second expansion joint rail, a plurality of gland shoes, and a pair of butt shoes. The electroslag welding system can also be adapted to weld a expansion joint rail to a support beam. The method for welding the expansion joint rail to the support beam comprising placing the expansion joint rail on a horizontal axis, placing the support beam on a vertical axis and clamping a modular component system to the expansion joint rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignees: Arcmatic Integrated Systems, Inc., D.S. Brown Company
    Inventors: William L. Bong, Stephen E. Toy, James R. Connor