Patents by Inventor William G. Raber

William G. Raber 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).

  • Patent number: 5884411
    Abstract: A building frame alignment apparatus includes a T-shaped beam member which includes a top planar portion and a bottom planar portion which projects from the top planar portion at a right angle. A longitudinally oriented leveling indicator assembly is connected to the bottom planar portion, and a transversely oriented leveling indicator assembly is connected to the bottom planar portion. The bottom planar portion includes a plurality of beam-reception notches positioned longitudinally along a bottom edge of the bottom planar portion. Side walls of the beam-reception notches are oriented perpendicular to the top planar portion. The plurality of beam-reception notches includes a first beam-reception notch located at a first end of the bottom planar portion, a second beam-reception notch located at a second end of the bottom planar portion, and a third beam-reception notch located on the bottom planar portion between the first beam-reception notch and the second beam-reception notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: William G. Raber