Patents by Inventor William S. Kepley

William S. Kepley 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).

  • Holding strap for curved screwstrip
    Patent number: 7051875
    Abstract: A curved screwstrip comprising in combination a plastic holding strap and a plurality of threaded fasteners. The plastic holding strap has a greater mass in its top half than in its bottom half so that shrinking after extrusion will tend to have the holding strap adopt a preferred curved configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Lyle Habermehl, Troy D. Hale, William S. Kepley