Patents by Inventor Walter A. Alexander, Sr.

Walter A. Alexander, Sr. 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).

  • Break-away conncetor for sign post
    Patent number: 5480121
    Abstract: A break-way connector for a sign post having a stud rigidly welded to two spaced-apart channel members, with a central portion of the stud between the channel members having a groove and a pair of radial bores centered on the groove to define an area for shearing upon sudden impact, the break-away connector joining together an in-ground post and an above-ground post for holding a sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: VSAR Systems of Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Rice, Walter A. Alexander, Sr.
  • Break-away sign post and post ground anchor
    Patent number: 4928446
    Abstract: A break-away post is disclosed that has two channel members mounted together in mutually spaced alignment by a stud that is scored in its mid-portion that spans the two spaced channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventor: Walter A. Alexander, Sr.
  • Post ground anchor and method
    Patent number: 4803812
    Abstract: A ground anchor has a spike with bit mounted coaxially to a prop of greater width than the spike. A structurally independent platform is provided to be placed about the spike and butted against the prop as the spike is rotatably driven into the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: VSAR Systems of Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter A. Alexander, Sr.