Patents by Inventor David Heather

David Heather 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).

  • Patent number: 10208475
    Abstract: A building module has an exterior shape generally of a cuboid having side, end, top and bottom faces, and fabricated from metal, the module being hollow and defining a space of a size suitable for occupation by a person. The module includes fastening elements (21, 69) to allow the module to be fastened to another adjacent module and to allow for engagement by standard load handling equipment for handling freight containers. The module has an overall exterior width greater than 2700 mm and includes a first set of fastening elements (21, 69A, 69B, 69C, 69D) in the region of a first end of the top of the module and a second end of the top of the module. The fastening elements of each set include two fastening elements (e.g. 21 and 69C) spaced apart from one another at a center-to-center spacing (D) of about (2260) mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Verbus International Limited
    Inventors: David Heather, Colin Ewart Harding, Rufus Harold Harding, Roderick MacDonald, Richard Clive Ogden
  • Patent number: 8549796
    Abstract: A building includes first and second building modules connected together by a connector system. The connector system comprises a first connector block (51) fixed to the first building module, a second connector block (52) fixed to the second building module, a load bearing fixing plate (63) interposed between the first and second building modules and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a spigot (61) that passes through an opening in the fixing plate (63), projecting on one side of the plate into an opening in the first connector block (51) and projecting on the opposite side of the plate into an opening in the second connector block (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Verbus International Limited
    Inventor: David Heather
  • Publication number: 20110265396
    Abstract: A building includes first and second building modules connected together by a connector system. The connector system comprises a first connector block (51) fixed to the first building module, a second connector block (52) fixed to the second building module, a load bearing fixing plate (63) interposed between the first and second building modules and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a spigot (61) that passes through an opening in the fixing plate (63), projecting on one side of the plate into an opening in the first connector block (51) and projecting on the opposite side of the plate into an opening in the second connector block (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: David Heather
  • Publication number: 20070271857
    Abstract: A building module has an exterior shape generally of a cuboid having side, end, top and bottom faces, and fabricated from metal, the module being hollow and defining a space of a size suitable for occupation by a person. The module includes fastening elements (21, 69) to allow the module to be fastened to another adjacent module and to allow for engagement by standard load handling equipment for handling freight containers. The module has an overall exterior width greater than 2700 mm and includes a first set of fastening elements (21, 69A, 69B, 69C, 69D) in the region of a first end of the top of the module and a second end of the top of the module. The fastening elements of each set include two fastening elements (e.g. 21 and 69C) spaced apart from one another at a centre-to-centre spacing (D) of about (2260) mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: VERBUS LIMITED, VERBUS LIMITED
    Inventors: David Heather, Colin Harding, Rufus Harding, Roderick MacDonald, Richard Ogden