DR. WILLIAM MOORE THOMPSON, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine at Superior Ave, Newport Beach, CA

6240697, Jun 5, 2001

Mar 15, 2000

9/525421

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA
Keith L. Watkins - Yorba Linda CA

G04C 512

52698

An internally threaded insert anchor for use in poured concrete floors having a metal decking or a wood form is described which provides stability against skewing or misalignment due to rough action after being inserted into the metal deck or wood form, prior to the concrete being poured. Once locked into the concrete floor, the threaded insert anchor provides easy attachment for the support rods that carry the racks of utility, piping and ceiling grid systems for the building. Each threaded insert anchor is capable of accepting two different size rods or bolts with different thread cuts. The internal threaded apertures are protected from concrete intrusion during the pour by the plastic or metal sleeve. Moreover, the anchors are designed so that subsequent spraying of the ceiling with fire retardant or insulation foam will not penetrate into the threaded apertures, so as to prevent subsequent entry of the support rods.

6421965, Jul 23, 2002

Feb 23, 2001

09/791036

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA
Keith L. Watkins - Yorba Linda CA

Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc. - Buena Park CA

E04B 138

521671, 52 39, 52713, 403 71, 403119, 403220, 403260, 248 59, 248351, 248638

A seismic brace for fastening to a support rod at one end and a structural portion of a building, on the other end. The brace is attachable to the support rod without disconnecting it. The brace arm part is bent at an angle of 45° to form a base bracket that connects to the support rod. A locking bracket is hinged to the brace arm to overlay the base bracket. Both the base bracket and locking bracket have a slot extending from an edge towards the middle, the slots are arranged so that they form an aperture when the locking bracket overlays the base bracket part of the brace arm to completely enclose the support rod.

2003018, Oct 2, 2003

Apr 2, 2002

10/114600

William Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

F16B027/00

411/085000

The present invention is a flexible bridge that positions a strut nut in a C-shaped mounting channel. The flexible bridge is graspable between a thumb and forefinger for rapid positioning, and converts to an anti-rotation device that prevents the strut nut from rotating within the channel. A harness supports the strut nut while a flexure member provides a grippable location to position the harness and strut nut combination at a desired location within the channel. The flexure member remains outside of the channel while the strut nut and harness are disposed within the channel, and at least a portion of the flexure member has a dimension greater than the width of the channel. This dimension prevents the flexible bridge from withdrawing into the channel when the strut nut is in place in the channel. The flexure member converts to an anti-rotation mechanism for preventing the strut nut from rotating within the channel during engagement with the threaded member.

7093400, Aug 22, 2006

Nov 29, 2005

11/290994

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US
Keith L. Watkins - Yorba Linda CA, US

E04B 1/38

52698, 52704

The concrete insert may be positioned in concrete structures for attachment rods or other structural fasteners. A shaft may have a head to form a projecting edge at a first end and a hole at a second end. There may be slots formed in an external surface of the shaft oriented parallel to the shaft longitudinal axis. The external surface may have multiple retaining flats positioned intermediate the slots and approximately parallel to the slots. The retaining flats may not extend to the second end. A plate groove may be circumferentially formed in the external surface intermediate the first end and the second end. A plate may have an aperture that may be the form of a lateral cross section of the shaft, and may have projections to engage the slots or the flats. A spring may be placed on the shaft between the head and the plate.

7575139, Aug 18, 2009

Aug 15, 2008

12/192811

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc. - La Mirada CA

B25C 1/14

227 10, 227 9, 227 11

An explosive discharge actuated tool for driving fasteners has a barrel with a closed bore, an interchangeable nose piece to accommodate different length fasteners and a piston that is manually reset to firing position by a spacer-fastener being inserted into the barrel.

2009019, Aug 13, 2009

Sep 11, 2008

12/209161

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc. - La Mirada CA

E04B 1/38

52699

A support bar for spanning a pair of metal studs is attached to the studs by gripping fasteners formed at the ends of the support bar or attached to a horizontal support beam by a gripping fastener at one end. The gripping fastener is formed out of the support bar in the form of a first loop that extends from the first end of the bar and lies in a first plane, substantially perpendicular to the rod, with a second loop extending from the first loop lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the first loop. In a second embodiment, the gripping fastener is formed out of the bar as a series of slots in the bar, perpendicular to the central axis, for a short distance along its length, at the ends. The slots are sized to fit the thickness of the metal stud.

8052366, Nov 8, 2011

Sep 23, 2009

12/565628

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc. - La Mirada CA

F16B 15/00

411441

A connector of frangible material for mounting on the piercing end of a nail-like fastener, connects the fastener to a bracket or clamp. The bracket has a conical frustrum-shaped aperture. The connector has a conical frustrum-shaped leading end that fits into the conical frustrum-shaped aperture in the bracket. The trailing end of the connector grips the fastener. The connector locks to the bracket by passing its trailing end through the leading opening of the conical frustrum-shaped aperture and snugging the conical frustrum leading end of the connector into the conical frustrum-shaped aperture in the bracket.

2003009, May 15, 2003

Nov 9, 2001

10/035465

William Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

B23G005/04

408/221000, 470/185000

The versatility of the present invention is evident in the preferred embodiment that has a driver with a bore extending therethrough from one end, with a cap at the other end. The bore has stepped inner diameters, which preferably contain at least two threaded sections of different diameters. The threaded section with the largest diameter is next to an opening of the bore. Each threaded section thereafter is proximate to a non-threaded space of the same diameter. The capped end can accept a variety of attachments such as a handle, the chuck of a drill bit, or the driver of a ratchet or wrench.

D528900, Sep 26, 2006

Dec 15, 2005

29/244997

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

0805

D 8370

D686062, Jul 16, 2013

Oct 9, 2012

29/434095

William J. Thompson - Newport Beach CA, US

Tomarco Contractor Specialties, Inc. - La Mirada CA

0808

D 8394, D8395