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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Pryor, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/2403 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2415 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2418 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2451 (2013.01); E04B 2001/249 (2013.01);
Abstract
A moment frame is disclosed for a sloped roof construction. The moment frame includes a lateral bracing system having a high initial stiffness and including yield links capable of effectively dissipating energy generated within the lateral bracing system under lateral loads.