Patents & trademarks

The BoltLama™ method is patented.

Three U.S. utility patents protect RedRider's beam and bolting construction system and method. All three descend from one priority filing on August 1, 2017. The inventor is Stephen Hanson, and the patents are assigned to RedRider LLC.

Patent drawing FIG. 7: cutaway side view of a cabin with threaded rods anchored in the concrete foundation, running up through the stacked wall beams to the roof
FIG. 7 from U.S. Patent 11,203,865 B2: threaded rods anchored in the foundation run up through the stacked wall beams to the roof.

Three granted U.S. utility patents.

US 11,203,865 B2

The combined beam structure: compressible beam segments stacked and bolted, and how two walls interlock at a corner.

Filed
Feb 2, 2021
Granted
Dec 21, 2021
Expected to expire
May 22, 2038
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US 11,377,846 B2

The wall system: rods embedded in the slab, alternating corner beams and adjustable pressure nuts. Published as US 2021/0062504 A1 on Mar 4, 2021.

Filed
Nov 11, 2020
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Expected to expire
May 22, 2038
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US 11,603,658 B2

The construction method: bolt array layout, alignment brackets, stacking, tensioning and three-rod corners.

Filed
Jun 30, 2022
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Expected to expire
May 22, 2038
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Trademarks

BoltLama™ and RedRider™ are trademarks of RedRider, LLC.

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Builders, manufacturers and housing programs can license BoltLama™. We provide plans, build support and training.

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