Patents by Inventor Werner Thoss

Werner Thoss 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).

  • Timber connecting system and timber connecting element
    Patent number: 5701716
    Abstract: A timber connecting system for wood structures and especially post and beam structures in which the post is encircled by at least one connecting element having two spaced apart ring bands with an open side and a pair of straps connecting the ring bands and extending away from the post which is encircled by the ring bands. The beam is received between the straps and a further beam can be supported relative thereto by another connecting element whose U-shaped retaining parts engage the respective beams and have closed sides pivotally connected together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Kerl Holzbau GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Thoss