Patents by Inventor Andy Townend

Andy Townend 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).

  • Enclosed track system for a fall protection system
    Patent number: 8397866
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a fall protection system having first and second truss members, at a first distance from each other; first and second slotted housings at a second distance from each other, each housing defining a first track therein; a first plurality of connecting members connecting the first truss member to the first housing; a second plurality of connecting members connecting the second truss member to the second housing; and a first plurality of cross members connecting the first housing to the second housing. Some fall protection systems include at least two spaced apart support members and may have a length ranging from about 10 feet to about 2,000 feet in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Flexible Lifeline Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Townend, Robert A. Ross
  • ENCLOSED TRACK SYSTEM FOR A FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100078262
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a fall protection system having first and second truss members, at a first distance from each other; first and second slotted housings at a second distance from each other, each housing defining a first track therein; a first plurality of connecting members connecting the first truss member to the first housing; a second plurality of connecting members connecting the second truss member to the second housing; and a first plurality of cross members connecting the first housing to the second housing. Some fall protection systems include at least two spaced apart support members and may have a length ranging from about 10 feet to about 2,000 feet in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: FLEXIBLE LIFELINE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Andy Townend, Robert A. Ross
  • Enclosed track
    Patent number: D605825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Flexible Lifeline Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Townend, Robert A. Ross