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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:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2020
Applicant:
Durafuse Frames, Llc, West Jordan, UT (US);
Inventor:
Paul William Richards, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
DURAFUSE FRAMES, LLC, West Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/24 (2006.01); E04H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/2403 (2013.01); E04H 9/024 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2445 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2448 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2457 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2496 (2013.01);
Abstract
Column-to-beam connection systems are disclosed herein, along with moment-resisting frames including the same and methods of repairing the same. An example column-to-beam connection system includes a shear component. The shear component includes a base plate that is connected to a column flange. The shear component also includes at least one vertical web extending from the base plate. The vertical web is connected to with a beam flange. The vertical web also defines one or more openings therein.