Patents by Inventor Todd Vought
Todd Vought 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).
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Publication number: 20230327419Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 11637418Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Lightning Protection Systems, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20220268015Abstract: An anchor for components of a lightning protection system may rely on a bonding agent, such as an adhesive, needing time for curing, drying, or otherwise setting (increasing in adhesion, strength, mechanical stability, or any combination thereof) by remaining in place while setting. The anchor may be suspended by a lip extending horizontally past an edge (plane of intersection of two planar surfaces) where a base plate is adhered to a vertical surface and the lip rests, registers in translation, and squares in rotation against a horizontal surface sharing an edge or fold (corner, bend) with the vertical surface. Once set sufficiently, the adhesive supports loads in shear (along plane of adhesion) and tension (perpendicular to plane of adhesion) imposed by brackets holding a cable, point, or both at each base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20220181862Abstract: An anchor for components of a lightning protection system may rely on a bonding agent, such as an adhesive, needing time for curing, drying, or otherwise setting (increasing in adhesion, strength, mechanical stability, or any combination thereof) by remaining in place while setting. The anchor may be suspended by a lip extending horizontally past an edge (plane of intersection of two planar surfaces) where a base plate is adhered to a vertical surface and the lip rests, registers in translation, and squares in rotation against a horizontal surface sharing an edge or fold (corner, bend) with the vertical surface. Once set sufficiently, the adhesive supports loads in shear (along plane of adhesion) and tension (perpendicular to plane of adhesion) imposed by brackets holding a cable, point, or both at each base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20210057899Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 10797478Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20190229514Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 10250025Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems include a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: LIGHTING PROTECTIONS SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Patridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 10135233Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20170187176Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems include a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 9590398Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems include a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: LIGHTENING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20160268793Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount may be forged to optimize cross sectional area and contact surface area throughout the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented arbitrarily, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface. Apertures and fasteners provide arbitrary positioning of a point at any necessary orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 9263864Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems includes a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. A universal point mount includes a head presenting greater cross sectional area and greater contact surface area than any other part of the mounting system. Drilled and tapped to receive a point oriented vertically, the head mounts easily on a horizontal or vertical mounting surface by receiving studs from a cleat plate (mandible) whose teeth capture the cable against a relief slot in the head. Apertures and studs provide rotating arbitrarily to any necessary orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Lightning Protection Systems, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Publication number: 20150188299Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems include a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: 8950055Abstract: An anchor for lightning protection systems include a base and pad that extend over a sufficient area and a sufficient bearing length to hold in shear and in tension against the weight, shear force, and moment of cables, points, and other components of a lightning protection systems. The mounting anchor is non-penetrating, and adheres to a vertical surface almost immediately without requiring damage to structures, long term support over days waiting for cure, and works in overhang situations as well. An integrated clip may be constructed with the base from sheet material. Adhesion of the base to a cover material on a wall or parapet may be promptly followed by snapping cable into clips formed monolithically with the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: D758830Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: D762455Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: D764896Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: D764897Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
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Patent number: D814277Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought