Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Whitman

Timothy J. Whitman 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).

  • Brace arm
    Patent number: 6971212
    Abstract: A brace arm for connection to a crossarm of a utility pole. The brace arm includes an elongated wooden strut having a pole bracket at one end and a crossarm bracket at the other end thereof. Each of the brackets are injection molded of plastic or other polymeric material to the end of the strut. The injection molding of the brackets to the ends of the strut causes the brackets to be firmly fixed to the strut. Each end of the strut includes a passage therethrough for receipt of mold material during the injection molding process, and each bracket includes a finger of material which extends into the passage in each end of the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignees: Cox Industries, Inc., Whitman Mold, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Michael Johnson, Timothy J. Whitman, Greg B. Campbell