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).

  • Publication number: 20230327419
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 11637418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Lightning Protection Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20220268015
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20220181862
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20210057899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 10797478
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20190229514
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 10250025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: LIGHTING PROTECTIONS SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Patridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 10135233
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20170187176
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 9590398
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: LIGHTENING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20160268793
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 9263864
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lightning Protection Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Publication number: 20150188299
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: 8950055
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: D758830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: D762455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: D764896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: D764897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought
  • Patent number: D814277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Kirk Partridge, Todd Vought, Travis Vought