Daniel B Gray

US Patent:

7716877, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Aug 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/217572

Inventors:

Jeremy Gilstrap - McKinney TX, US
Jin-Jie Lin - Livermore CA, US
Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US

Assignee:

Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

E04B 7/04

US Classification:

52 922, 52 901, 52 921, 52712, 403DIG 15, 4032321

Abstract:

An adjustable connector is provided for connecting an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and an elongate generally horizontal supported structural member. The connector is provided with a side attachment member that attaches to an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and a cap that attaches to the elongate generally horizontal supported structural member, with a pin connection that enables rotation between the cap and the side attachment member. An unadjustable connector is also provided for connecting an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and an elongate generally horizontal supported structural member. The connector is provided with a side attachment member that can attach directly to an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and the elongate generally horizontal supported structural member.

US Patent:

7891144, Feb 22, 2011

Filed:

Aug 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/912260

Inventors:

Jeremy Gilstrap - McKinney TX, US
Jin-Jie Lin - Livermore CA, US
Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US

Assignee:

Simpson Strong-Tie Company, I{umlaut over (n)}c. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

E04B 7/04
E04B 1/38

US Classification:

52 922, 52712

Abstract:

An adjustable connector is provided for connecting an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and an elongate generally horizontal supported structural member. The connector is provided with a side attachment member that attaches to an elongate substantially vertical supporting structural member and a cap that attaches to the elongate generally horizontal supported structural member, with a pin connection that enables rotation between the cap and the side attachment member.

US Patent:

8220781, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

May 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/465451

Inventors:

Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US

Assignee:

Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

E04H 17/00

US Classification:

256 6513, 256 6502

Abstract:

A fence-frame-to-post connector comprises two separate members joined by one or more fasteners separate from the members. One member is attached to the fence frame with additional fasteners separate from those used to join the two members and also separate from the connector. One of the fasteners that joins the two members of the connector can be a hinge that is preferably made by a key tab and key slot combination in which the key pivots in the keyhole.

US Patent:

8276323, Oct 2, 2012

Filed:

Mar 23, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/409255

Inventors:

Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US
Samuel T. Hensen - Prosper TX, US
Bryan Ables - New Braunfels TX, US

Assignee:

Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

E04B 7/04

US Classification:

52 921, 522363, 522933, 52713, 411536

Abstract:

A take-up fastener is disclosed for fastening a level in a frame construction to the level below so as to resist upward forces generated by wind and other sources on the framed construction. The take-up fastener in general includes a take-up plate, or washer, fastened to a portion of the upper level and a take-up screw fit through the take-up plate and fastened to the adjacent level below. Once the take-up fastener is fully assembled, the take-up plate includes a pair of tabs which are capable of engaging threads on a take-up screw in a way that allows one-way motion of the take-up screw relative to the take-up plate. In particular, the take-up plate can move downward relative to the take-up screw, for example on constricting of the wooden members to which the take-up plate is affixed. However, the engagement between the take-up plate and take-up screw prevents movement of the take-up plate upward with respect to the take-up screw, for example upon an upward load due to wind or other external force.

US Patent:

8596618, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 15, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/525151

Inventors:

Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US

Assignee:

Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc. - Pleasanton CA

International Classification:

E04H 17/00

US Classification:

256 6513, 256 6502

Abstract:

A fence-frame-to-post connector comprises two separate members joined by one or more fasteners separate from the members. One member is attached to the fence frame with additional fasteners separate from those used to join the two members and also separate from the connector. One of the fasteners that joins the two members of the connector can be a hinge that is preferably made by a key tab and key slot combination in which the key pivots in the keyhole.

US Patent:

20130340366, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/531159

Inventors:

Daniel M. Gray - McKinney TX, US
Wert David Bryan - McKinney TX, US
Strawn Maxwell Thomas - Princeton TX, US

International Classification:

E04C 5/08
F16C 11/00

US Classification:

5222314, 403293, 403111, 5274521

Abstract:

A ratcheting take-up device that compensates for imperfect alignment in a tie rod continuity system in the frame of a building wall. The upper ends of the tie rods are tightly clamped within the take-up device by domed segments inserted in a bowl-shaped housing. The segments are also forced together by a compression member in the housing. The domed shape of the segments and the bowl shape of the housing cooperate so that the segments can rotate in any direction to accommodate tie rods that are not perfectly vertical, without a corresponding loss of strength in the connection.

US Patent:

20150173236, Jun 18, 2015

Filed:

Dec 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/105558

Inventors:

- Beaverton OR, US
John P. Curtin - Richardson TX, US
Yen W. Chang - Wylie TX, US
William Kelly - Mesquite TX, US
Brian Haarberg - Richardson TX, US
Daniel Gray - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

Tektronix, Inc. - Beaverton OR

International Classification:

H05K 7/18
H05K 1/03
H05K 7/14

Abstract:

A system compatible for use with ATCA includes a chassis comprising a first and a second plurality of slots for receiving circuit boards. The chassis further includes a midplane having a front surface and a back surface. The midplane extends between the first plurality of slots and the second plurality of slots. The midplane has a first plurality of connectors affixed to the front surface and has a second plurality of connectors affixed to the back surface. Each connector is arranged to accept a circuit board. The midplane forms an interconnection scheme such that one of the first plurality of slots is directly connected to one of the second plurality of slots. The one of the first plurality of slots and the one of the second plurality of slots extend in opposite directions from their respective connections on the midplane.