Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Alexander

Thomas E. Alexander 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).

  • Anchor for stone building member
    Patent number: 4020610
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing slabs of material such as granite for transportation and erection. The apparatus includes a cutting bit and means actuating the bit into the face of the slab so as to form an arcuate slot, widest at the bottom, centered outside the slab. The slot may be dove-tail or inverted-T in configuration, to receive the heads of conventional fasteners, by means of which the slab may be hoisted or transported, as well as being finally secured in its ultimate facing or other location thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Cold Spring Granite Company
    Inventor: Thomas E. Alexander