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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Katerra, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hans-Erik Blomgren, Vashon, WA (US);
James Daniel Dolan, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Katerra, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/02 (2006.01); E04H 9/14 (2006.01); E04C 5/06 (2006.01); E04C 5/02 (2006.01); E04C 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 9/021 (2013.01); E04C 3/18 (2013.01); E04C 5/02 (2013.01); E04C 5/06 (2013.01); E04C 5/0645 (2013.01); E04H 9/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus to connect two mass timber (CLT, LVL, or other configurations) shear wall panels, comprising a high load deformation capacity steel connector, wherein the connector comprises a high stiffness that shifts to a low stiffness during a high intensity earthquake or significant wind loading event.