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Granted Patent B2
US 12,203,261 · App. 18/483,438 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Full moment connection collar systems

Inventors: John S. Boyd (Oakland, CA); Kevin Marek (Hayward, CA); Eric Bellman (Hayward, CA); Maxwell C. Simmons (Hayward, CA); Robert J. Simmons (Hayward, CA); Brian Hood (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: ConXtech, Inc.
E04B1/1912E04B1/24E04B2001/1915
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Patent No.
US 12,203,261
App. No.
18/483,438
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A full-moment column collar is disclosed, including four collar flange components and four collar corner components. Each collar flange component includes an upper transverse element and a lower transverse element, connected by a bridging member. Each collar corner component includes first and second expanses defining a corner and a standoff portion extending from the corner, the standoff portion having a distal T-shaped structure. Each collar corner component is configured to connect two adjacent collar flange components, and each collar corner component has a multi-axis alignment structure extending from a bottom end portion for vertically positioning a lower transverse element of a respective collar flange component.

Claims (27)

1. A flange assembly, comprising:

an upper transverse element,

a lower transverse element, and

a bridging component connecting the upper and lower transverse elements, wherein each transverse element has a middle portion connecting first and second wing portions, the middle portion being connected to the bridging component, wherein each wing portion has less than four bolt holes configured for attachment to wing portions on adjacent flange assemblies.

2. The flange assembly of claim 1 , wherein each wing portion has no more than three bolt holes.

3. The flange assembly of claim 1 , wherein each wing portion has no more than two bolt holes.

4. The flange assembly of claim 3 , wherein the bolt holes on each wing portion are aligned along a first axis oblique to an elongate axis of the bridging component.

5. The flange assembly of claim 1 , wherein one of the bolt holes is immediately adjacent the middle portion.

6. The flange assembly of claim 1 , wherein each wing portion has an inside portion and an outside portion, the inside portion having a bolt hole distal from the middle portion, the outside portion having a bolt hole proximal from the middle portion.

7. A collar corner assembly, comprising:

a column mating portion having first and second expanses defining a corner, and

a standoff portion extending from the corner, the standoff portion having less than eight bolt holes.

8. The collar corner assembly of claim 7 , wherein a first axis is parallel to the corner, the standoff portion having two sets of holes, each set of holes being aligned along a second axis oblique to the first axis.

9. The collar corner assembly of claim 7 , wherein at least two bolt holes are immediately adjacent the standoff portion.

10. The collar corner assembly of claim 7 , wherein the column mating portion and the standoff portion each have a standard upper section and a standard lower section connected by a selectable middle section corresponding to a beam depth, and each of the upper section and the lower section includes a set of holes.

11. The collar corner assembly of claim 10 , wherein each set of holes includes no more than three holes.

12. The collar corner assembly of claim 10 , wherein each set of holes includes no more than two holes.

13. The collar corner assembly of claim 10 , wherein the upper and lower sections each have an inside portion and an outside portion, the inside portion having a bolt hole distal from the corner, the outside portion having a bolt hole proximal from the corner.

14. The collar corner assembly of claim 10 , wherein the upper and lower sections each have an inside portion and an outside portion, the outside portion having a bolt hole immediately adjacent the standoff portion.

15. The collar corner assembly of claim 10 , wherein the upper and lower sections are comprised of forged metal, and the bolt holes are machined into the forged metal.

16. A full-moment beam connection system, comprising:

four flange assemblies, each flange assembly including an upper transverse element, a lower transverse element, and a bridging component connecting the upper and lower transverse elements, and

four collar corner assemblies, each collar corner assembly including a column mating portion having first and second expanses defining a corner, and a standoff portion extending from the corner, the standoff portion having a distal T-shaped structure, wherein each collar corner assembly is configured to extend from a corner of a column and connect two adjacent flange assemblies via less than eight bolts, collectively forming a full-moment connection mechanism encompassing a column.

17. The connection system of claim 16 , wherein each collar corner assembly is configured to connect two adjacent flange assemblies via two pairs of bolts, each pair of bolts being aligned along a non-vertical axis.

18. The connection system of claim 17 , wherein each pair of bolts includes an inner bolt and outer bolt, the inner bolt being distal from the column and the outer bolt being proximal from the column.

19. The connection system of claim 16 , wherein each collar corner assembly is configured to connect two adjacent flange assemblies via two pairs of bolts, one of each pair of bolts being configured to minimize mechanical advantage of bending loads applied to the system.

20. The connection system of claim 16 , wherein the system includes no more than sixteen bolts.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2025
From: CONXTECH, INC.; CONXTECH CONSTRUCTION INC.
To: GALLAGHER IP SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 072426/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2024
From: BOYD, JOHN S.; MAREK, KEVIN; BELLMAN, ERIC; SIMMONS, MAXWELL C.; SIMMONS, ROBERT J.; HOOD, BRIAN
To: CONXTECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 067139/0904 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17589742 · Jan 31, 2022
Continuation 16270571 · Feb 7, 2019
Provisional Application 62628807 · Feb 9, 2018
Related Publication 20240263435A1 · Aug 8, 2024
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