The Charbonneau Villager April 2018 Page 13
Stan with a prototype of his first patent .
Engineer Impacts the World One Idea at a Time
Stanley Wallulis , 89 , is an Oregon boy through and through .
He was born in Astoria , attended Oregon State University , worked all over the state as a professional civil and environmental engineer and retired to Charbonneau in 1990 .
Stanley hasn ’ t slowed down in retirement . During his working years , he had ideas whirling round in his head for decades . Now that he has the time , he ' s trying to get four more of them patented . One is already completed , and another is in the process .
Straight out of college , Stan worked in Pendleton as the assistant to the city engineer . When he became qualified , he got his license as engineer , surveyor .
For two years , he worked for the consulting Tenneson and Associates in Pendleton .
Then , Stanley went out on his own at Wallulis and Associates - for cities , developers and corporations that needed survey or engineering work in building and general public .
" The idea for patents started while I was working by myself and had clients in eastern Oregon ,
Stan said . " Somewhere in the 1960s , I could see what they were ; but the patent project is a tedious process and quite expensive . Back then , I didn ’ t have the money . These ideas have been in there ( his mind ) for gosh , 50 years ."
Now that he ' s got the first patent completed , he ' s interested in finding someone in Oregon to help develop the product . A prototype is pictured above .
" I would like to have an Oregon manufacturer , because Oregon has been good to me . I would like for them to build the patent , because I really feel obligated to Oregon ."
Stan explains the basis of his first patent : US9.534.418 B2 .
" Ninety-nine percent of concrete work on sidewalks is not done the way it should be done . I put re-enforcing steel in my concrete ," Stan said .
When concrete expands , it doesn ’ t hold together .
To rectify the problem , he designed a fence extender .
This fence base ? is completely removable .
" This one you can change out the fence and can cantilever out into the grass area . Change height of fence , etc .," he said .
Stan plans to donate some of the proceeds from his design to help young people .
" I ’ ve got to think of some way to help young people . I remember when I was young and poor and needed help ," he said .
Stan ' s other potential patents focus on water , waste water and environmental engineering .
If you know someone who can help Stan build his first patent , contact him at 541-429-1725 or swallulis @ aol . com .
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A gold bracelet ( not like this one ) was found near Molalla Bend and Estates Post Road . If you are missing a gold bracelet and were in that area prior to March 10 , please call the CCC Office at 503-694-2300 to describe .
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