The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 22, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2016
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Lincoln, NE (US);
Jennifer D. Schmidt, Eagle, NE (US);
Robert Bielenberg, Lincoln, NE (US);
Ronald K. Faller, Lincoln, NE (US);
Karla A. Lechtenberg, Raymond, NE (US);
John D. Reid, Lincoln, NE (US);
James C. Holloway, Lincoln, NE (US);
NUTECH VENTURES, Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
A structural assembly may include a first prefabricated structural element having a first angled face at an end of the first prefabricated structural element; a second prefabricated structural element having a second angled face at an end of the second prefabricated structural element, the end of the second precast barrier segment connected to the end of the first prefabricated structural element; and a coupling assembly connecting the first angled face of the first prefabricated structural element to the second angled face of the second prefabricated structural element. The coupling assembly provides shear and moment continuity across the first and second prefabricated structural elements. This allows for a variable gap due to manufacturing tolerances, construction tolerances, and/or expansion or contraction.