Patents by Inventor Theodore Allan Erickson

Theodore Allan Erickson 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).

  • Publication number: 20100281814
    Abstract: A rebar positioner configured for being placed in a diagonal orientation within a cell of a masonry block including first and second end sections oriented in a first plane, a center S-shaped section in a second plane parallel to the first, laterally offset linear sections oriented in the second plane, and first and second vertical sections interconnecting the first and second end sections with the first and second linear sections, wherein the second end section terminates in a telltale extending away from the center section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: MASONRY REINFORCING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Mike Ripley, Theodore Allan Erickson, Ralph O. Johnson, III
  • Publication number: 20080134617
    Abstract: An apparatus for aiding in the positioning of a reinforcing bar or “rebar” within a core of a masonry block unit includes a mid-section defining at least one substantially confined area for receiving the reinforcing bar therein, and first and second opposed arms extending outward from the midsection. Each of the arms includes a first section extending outward from substantially opposite ends of the mid-section. The first sections of the first and second arms are substantially co-linear and define a center axis of the apparatus. A second section extends at an angle from the first section, and a third section extends at an angle from the second section. A fourth section extends at a substantially acute angle relative to the third section. The third and fourth sections of each of the first and second arms are substantially co-planar relative to each other, and are substantially non-planar relative to the first sections of the arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Mike Ripley, Theodore Allan Erickson, Ralph O. Johnson
  • Patent number: D582258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Masonry Reinforcing Corporation of America
    Inventors: Mike Ripley, Theodore Allan Erickson, Ralph O. Johnson, III