Patents by Inventor Alan Herd

Alan Herd 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).

  • Flood barrier or the like and method of using the same
    Patent number: 8454269
    Abstract: A flood defense or water-retaining device 8 comprises a hollow body of an elastomeric material having formations 30, 34 at opposite ends for sealing engagement with complementary formations on adjoining flood defense devices and having complementary formations 22, 24 on upper and lower sides for sealing engagement with complementary formations on lower and upper sides respectively of any similar devices disposed respectively above and below the first-mentioned device. The device 8 has at least one filling opening 40 through which water can be passed into the interior of the device to fill the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Wata-Wall Ltd.
    Inventors: William Nevil Heaton Johnson, Alan Herd
  • FLOOD BARRIER OR THE LIKE
    Publication number: 20100215436
    Abstract: A flood defence or water-retaining device (8) comprises a hollow body of an elastomeric material having formations (30), (34) at opposite ends for sealing engagement with complementary formations on adjoining flood defence devices and having complementary formations (22), (24) on upper and lower sides for sealing engagement with complementary formations on lower and upper sides respectively of any similar devices disposed respectively above and below the first-mentioned device. The device (8) has at least one filling opening (40) through which water can be passed into the interior of the device to fill the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: William Nevil Heaton Johnson, Alan Herd