Patents by Inventor Wayne Walter

Wayne Walter 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).

  • Expansion joint system for accommodation of large movement in multiple directions
    Patent number: 7395570
    Abstract: An expansion joint system which is provided to accommodate forces applied to highway construction during normal changes in ambient conditions, and which is also designed to withstand seismic forces and vehicular forces, which may be applied in transverse and longitudinal directions. The system includes spaced-apart transverse vehicle load bearing members which are placed in a gap defined between adjacent sections of highway construction, longitudinally extending support members positioned beneath the load bearing members, means embedded within the adjacent roadway sections that control longitudinal, transverse and vertical movement, and a mechanism for controlling the spacing between the transverse load bearing beams. Preferably, this mechanism maintains a substantially equal distance between the transverse load bearing beam members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Bradford, Debra Steiger, David Kent Fugard, Charles Haas, Wayne Walter
  • Expansion joint system for accommodation of large movement in multiple directions
    Publication number: 20050244228
    Abstract: An expansion joint system which is provided to accommodate forces applied to highway construction during normal changes in ambient conditions, and which is also designed to withstand seismic forces and vehicular forces, which may be applied in transverse and longitudinal directions. The system includes spaced-apart transverse vehicle load bearing members which are placed in a gap defined between adjacent sections of highway construction, longitudinally extending support members positioned beneath the load bearing members, means embedded within the adjacent roadway sections that control longitudinal, transverse and vertical movement, and a mechanism for controlling the spacing between the transverse load bearing beams. Preferably, this mechanism maintains a substantially equal distance between the transverse load bearing beam members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Paul Bradford, Debra Steiger, David Fugard, Charles Haas, Wayne Walter
  • Expansion joint system for accommodation of large movement in multiple directions
    Patent number: 6912751
    Abstract: An expansion joint system which is provided to accommodate forces applied to highway construction during normal changes in ambient conditions, and which is also designed to withstand seismic forces and vehicular forces, which may be applied in transverse and longitudinal directions. The system includes spaced-apart transverse vehicle load bearing members which are placed in a gap defined between adjacent sections of highway construction, longitudinally extending support members positioned beneath the load bearing members, means embedded within the adjacent roadway sections that control longitudinal, transverse and vertical movement, and a mechanism for controlling the spacing between the transverse load bearing beams. Preferably, this mechanism maintains a substantially equal distance between the transverse load bearing beam members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Debra Steiger, Paul Bradford, David Kent Fugard, Charles Haas, Wayne Walter
  • Expansion joint system for accommodation of large movement in multiple directions
    Publication number: 20040016065
    Abstract: An expansion joint system which is provided to accommodate forces applied to highway construction during normal changes in ambient conditions, and which is also designed to withstand seismic forces and vehicular forces, which may be applied in transverse and longitudinal directions. The system includes spaced-apart transverse vehicle load bearing members which are placed in a gap defined between adjacent sections of highway construction, longitudinally extending support members positioned beneath the load bearing members, means embedded within the adjacent roadway sections that control longitudinal, transverse and vertical movement, and a mechanism for controlling the spacing between the transverse load bearing beams. Preferably, this mechanism maintains a substantially equal distance between the transverse load bearing beam members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: MBT Holding AG
    Inventors: Debra Steiger, Paul Bradford, David Kent Fugard, Charles Haas, Wayne Walter
  • Statuette
    Patent number: D256900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Inventor: Wayne Walter