Patents by Inventor Travis J. Keys

Travis J. Keys 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).

  • Truss assembly including truss hold-down connectors
    Patent number: 8307583
    Abstract: A truss assembly including truss hold-down connectors for attaching metal trusses to a bearing member. One embodiment of the truss hold-down connector has a vertical connector web that has a bottom attachment leg protruding therefrom for attachment to a bearing member and first and second attachment tab portions for attachment to the flanges of a vertically extending truss web. Stiffeners may be embossed into the vertical connector web to provide the connector with additional strength. The first and second attachment tabs may be configured to enable pairs of identical connectors to be attached to vertically extending truss webs that have one or more diagonally extending truss webs attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: MiTek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis J. Keys, Michael A. Pellock
  • TRUSS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TRUSS HOLD-DOWN CONNECTORS
    Publication number: 20110099939
    Abstract: A truss assembly including truss hold-down connectors for attaching metal trusses to a bearing member. One embodiment of the truss hold-down connector has a vertical connector web that has a bottom attachment leg protruding therefrom for attachment to a bearing member and first and second attachment tab portions for attachment to the flanges of a vertically extending truss web. Stiffeners may be embossed into the vertical connector web to provide the connector with additional strength. The first and second attachment tabs may be configured to enable pairs of identical connectors to be attached to vertically extending truss webs that have one or more diagonally extending truss webs attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: MITEK HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Travis J. Keys, Michael A. Pellock
  • Truss hold-down connectors and methods for attaching a truss to a bearing member
    Patent number: 7856763
    Abstract: A truss hold-down connector for attaching metal trusses to a bearing member. One embodiment of the truss hold-down connector has a vertical connector web that has a bottom attachment leg protruding therefrom for attachment to a bearing member and first and second attachment tab portions for attachment to the flanges of a vertically extending truss web. Stiffeners may be embossed into the vertical connector web to provide the connector with additional strength. The first and second attachment tabs may be configured to enable pairs of identical connectors to be attached to vertically extending truss webs that have one or more diagonally extending truss webs attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Mitek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis J. Keys, Michael A. Pellock