Patents by Inventor Alex Shirley-Smith

Alex Shirley-Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Collapsible Habitable Structure
    Publication number: 20140116485
    Abstract: A collapsible structure adapted to accommodate and support at least one human with an accommodation unit formed from a number of flexible panels including at least one lower panel and at least one side wall panel; one or more elongate, flexible ground tensioning elements that are connected to one or more of the panels; and two or more elongate, flexible side tensioning elements that are connected to one or more of the panels, wherein the ground tensioning elements may be attached to a ground anchoring point, located substantially below the accommodation unit, and the side tensioning elements may be attached to at least two side anchoring points, located to the side of the accommodation unit, and tension may be applied to the ground and side tensioning elements so that the accommodation unit is pulled into a shape in which a main internal space, of sufficient size to accommodate a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Alex Shirley-Smith
  • Tree tent
    Patent number: D711999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Tentsile Ltd
    Inventor: Alex Shirley-Smith
  • Tree tent
    Patent number: D721153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Tentsile Ltd
    Inventor: Alex Shirley-Smith
  • Tent
    Patent number: D750721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: TENTSILE LTD
    Inventor: Alex Shirley-Smith