Patents by Inventor Yves Gerald Leroux

Yves Gerald Leroux 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: 4120066
    Abstract: An expansion joint for mounting in the gap left between roadway sections, e.g. sections of a roadway bridge structure, to accommodate thermal expansion of the sections, is provided with at least one intermediate beam member extending in the gap across the width of the roadway and sealing strips of elastomeric material fitted between the roadway section edge structures and the intermediate beam. The joint has a plurality of units spaced apart across the width of the roadway, each unit comprising a lazy tong link arrangement pivotally mounted to the edge structures of the two roadway sections and to the intermediate beam members and extending across the gap, so as to ensure that any expansion or contraction of the gap between the roadway sections is equally distributed among the various parts of the gap on each side of and between the intermediate beam or beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1978
    Inventor: Yves Gerald Leroux