Clint H Ashton

6367225, Apr 9, 2002

Jul 26, 1999

09/360760

Clint Ashton - Gunnison UT

Wasatch Technologies Corporation - Gunnison UT

E04C 330

527361, 5274517, 52DIG 7

A one-piece, unitary, elongate, tubular light pole. The elongate light pole defines a central axis and is constructed from a filament-wound composite of fiber-reinforced bonding agent and has a wall thickness of less than  inch, and preferably inch. The pole is configured and adapted to support a lighting structure, thereon without failure of the composite, such that a twenty-foot section of the pole is capable of withstanding a lateral load transverse of the axis of at least 300 pounds without failure of the composite.

6872030, Mar 29, 2005

Jan 25, 2002

10/057086

Bret H. Ashton - Gunnison UT, US
Clint H. Ashton - Gunnison UT, US

North Pacific Group, Inc. - Portland OR

E02D005/60
E04C003/36

405211, 405216, 527361, 527363

A wood support piling is reinforced by a composite wrapping. The composite wrapping is formed on the wood piling by a filament winding process. Filament strands are impregnated with resin and wrapped around the wood piling under tension. The resin is allowed to cure to form a seamless layer which is uniform in thickness and materials. The composite wrapping is bonded to the wood piling and applies a compressive force on the wood piling to improve its strength characteristics. The composite wrapping may be applied to a portion of the wood piling where reinforcement is needed so that the piling can be manufactured economically. The composite wrapping protects the piling against deterioration and reduces the need for chemical preservatives which are harmful to the environment.

6955024, Oct 18, 2005

Feb 28, 2003

10/377249

Clint Ashton - Gunnison UT, US

North Pacific Group, Inc. - Portland OR

E04C003/30

527361, 527363, 5265104, 527461, 5274517, 52DIG 7, 428377, 405216, 156180, 156185, 156195

A one-piece, unitary, elongate, tubular light pole. The elongate light pole defines a central axis and is constructed from a filament-wound composite of fiber-reinforced bonding agent and has a wall thickness of less than inch, and preferably ⅜ inch. The pole is configured and adapted to support a lighting structure thereon without failure of the composite, such that a twenty-foot section of the pole is capable of withstanding a lateral load transverse of the axis of at least 300 pounds without failure of the composite.

20020124522, Sep 12, 2002

Oct 19, 2001

10/035816

Clint Ashton - Gunnison UT, US

E04C003/30

052/739100

A one-piece, unitary, elongate, tubular light pole. The elongate light pole defines a central axis and is constructed from a filament-wound composite of fiber-reinforced bonding agent and has a wall thickness of less than inch, and preferably inch. The pole is configured and adapted to support a lighting structure thereon without failure of the composite, such that a twenty-foot section of the pole is capable of withstanding a lateral load transverse of the axis of at least 300 pounds without failure of the composite.

20100007064, Jan 14, 2010

Apr 7, 2009

12/420018

Clint H. Ashton - Manti UT, US

B29C 49/44
B29C 49/00
B29C 49/20
B29C 49/06
B29C 49/28

264506, 264571, 264523, 425522, 425533

A method of forming hollow tubular members may include providing a mold defining a surface corresponding to a configuration of the hollow tubular member. A fabric material may be placed in the mold for bonding with a resin to form the hollow tubular member. A bladder may be placed in the mold next to the fabric material to form a substantially air tight region around the fabric material. A pump may be used to apply a sub-atmospheric pressure in the substantially air tight region and thereby press the fabric material against the mold. The sub-atmospheric pressure may also be used to draw the resin material into the mold in contact with the fabric material. Once the resin and fabric material have adequately cured, the hollow tubular member may be removed from the mold.

59001941, May 4, 1999

Dec 27, 1996

8/753646

Clint Ashton - Ephraim UT

Wasatch Technologies Corporation - Ephraim UT

B27N 502

264 39

A method for facilitating removal of a mandrel in the manufacture of hollow composite structures. A mandrel of substantially constant diameter is selected having a composition and coefficient of thermal expansion sufficient to enable it to expand when subjected to an elevated temperature. The mandrel is preheated to at least a predetermined minimum elevated temperature to thereby expand the mandrel radially outwardly. Composite material is wound around the mandrel while the mandrel has a temperature of at least the predetermined minimum elevated temperature. The composite material is then cured using any suitable curing technique. When the composite material has been cured, the mandrel is cooled to contract the mandrel radially inwardly, and the mandrel is removed from the composite material. This method of manufacture and removal is so effective that mandrels of constant diameter have been removed by hand from composite tubes of thirty feet in length.