Patents by Inventor Alistair N. Weight

Alistair N. Weight 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: 9858836
    Abstract: A panel 1 comprises a frame 2 having first and second frame portions 2a, 2b each provided with a longitudinal channel 7. The panel also comprises sheet material 4 extending across the frame 2 between the frame portions 2a, 2b. A first edge portion of the sheet material is inserted into the channel of the first frame portion 2a and a second edge portion of the sheet material is inserted into the channel of the second frame portion 2b. The first edge portion of the sheet material has a region of stiffened edging 6 that is located within the channel 7 of the first frame portion 2a. The second edge portion of the sheet material 4 is gripped within a resilient slot formed by a gripper member 5 that provides at least one resilient gripper element 5b in the channel 7 of the second frame portion 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SPIRIT DISPLAYS LIMITED
    Inventors: Hadley W. Weight, Alistair N. Weight
  • Publication number: 20140345174
    Abstract: A panel 1 comprises a frame 2 having first and second frame portions 2a, 2b each provided with a longitudinal channel 7. The panel also comprises sheet material 4 extending across the frame 2 between the frame portions 2a, 2b. A first edge portion of the sheet material is inserted into the channel of the first frame portion 2a and a second edge portion of the sheet material is inserted into the channel of the second frame portion 2b. The first edge portion of the sheet material has a region of stiffened edging 6 that is located within the channel 7 of the first frame portion 2a. The second edge portion of the sheet material 4 is gripped within a resilient slot formed by a gripper member 5 that provides at least one resilient gripper element 5b in the channel 7 of the second frame portion 2b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Hadley W. Weight, Alistair N. Weight