Stephen C James

US Patent:

6470644, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Mar 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/813694

Inventors:

Stephen Mark James - DeSoto TX
Kenneth Herman Beaty - Dallas TX

Assignee:

Varco Pruden Technologies, Inc. - Memphis TN

International Classification:

E04G 2100

US Classification:

5274506

Abstract:

Roofing brackets include a first leg that can be attached to vertical members of a roof structure and a second leg that extends at an angle from the first leg and can be attached to horizontal members of the roof structure and/or to a support surface. A first leg of each bracket is formed with a plurality of preformed patterned holes with a second leg of each bracket being formed with a plurality of different sized holes. The second legs of a first set of brackets being attached to a roofing substrate with the first legs of the first set being attached to lower ends of vertical roofing support members. The first legs of a second set of brackets being attached to upper ends of the vertical support members such that the second legs of the second set of brackets have a desired angular orientation angularly offset with respect to the vertical support members. The second legs of the second set of brackets then being attached to a horizontal roofing support member.

US Patent:

62406825, Jun 5, 2001

Filed:

Oct 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/174708

Inventors:

Stephen Mark James - DeSoto TX
Kenneth Herman Beaty - Dallas TX

Assignee:

V.P. Buildings, Inc. - Memphis TN

International Classification:

E04B 702

US Classification:

52 902

Abstract:

Roofing structure includes roofing brackets having a first leg attached to vertical members of a roof structure and a second leg that extends at an angle from the first leg and attached to horizontal members of the roof structure. Brackets serve to attache the vertical members to a support surface of the roof. The first and second legs include a plurality of preformed patterned holes and slots having varying sizes to receive fasteners. The pattern and size of the holes and slots allows for fastening of the brackets to steel bar joists while enabling the fasteners in the slots to be fastened near center lines of the respective bar joists. The slot sizes and positions enable fastening to steel bar joists for most distances between the flanges of their top angle chord members.

US Patent:

60382287, Mar 14, 2000

Filed:

Apr 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/843328

Inventors:

Steve M. Pullen - Rowlett TX
Stephen A. James - Plano TX
Navdeep G. Singh - Plano TX
Shahrooz S. Kasrai - Plano TX

Assignee:

Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. - Plano TX

International Classification:

H04L 1250

US Classification:

370384

Abstract:

A system (10) is provided for processing call information within a telecommunications network. The processing system includes a plurality of functional modules (34-54). Each functional module (34-54) can perform a corresponding function of call processing. A call sequencer module (32) is operable to communicate with each functional module (34-54). The call sequencer module (32) is operable to invoke a particular functional module (34-54) whenever the function of call processing corresponding to that functional module (34-54) is required to be performed.