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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:
Dec. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Durafuse Frames, Llc, West Jordan, UT (US);
Inventor:
Paul Williams Richards, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Durafuse Frames, LLC, West Jordan, UT (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 2001/2442 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to structural fuses, structures including the same, and methods of using and forming the same. In an embodiment, a structural fuse is disclosed. The structural fuse includes a first attachment region defining one or more first bolt holes, a second attachment region defining one or more second bolt holes, and a yielding region between the first attachment region and the second attachment region. The yielding region defines one or more slots exhibiting an elongated shape.