Patents by Inventor Bryan Coppes
Bryan Coppes 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).
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Patent number: 7465122Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness of the sidewall portion which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base. The chambers are free of interior and exterior strengthening ribs. They provide high interior storage volume and high leaching area in combination with low mass or weight of plastic material. An exemplary 34 inch wide chamber has more than 1.5 cubic feet of water storage volume per foot, less than 4 pounds weight of thermoplastic material per foot, and at least 30 square inches of slot-provided leaching area per foot.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Brochu, James J. Burnes, John R. Battye, Roy E. Moore, Jr., Bryan A. Coppes
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Publication number: 20080226394Abstract: A leaching chamber having opposing inwardly and upwardly running sidewalls extending toward a top portion is provided, wherein the leaching chamber includes a plurality of peak and valley corrugations formed by the sidewalls and extending over the top portion and a plurality of diagonally opposed ribs, the plurality of ribs extending diagonally across at least a portion of the top portion to form at least one X shaped pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventors: Bryan A. Coppes, Douglas Hardesty
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Patent number: 7419331Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base, so that a perforated sidewall configuration is achieved which resists entry of surrounding soil.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Brochu, James J. Burnes, John R. Battye, Roy E. Moore, Jr., Bryan A. Coppes
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Patent number: 7396188Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base, so that a perforated sidewall configuration is achieved which resists entry of surrounding soil. In one embodiment, the slotted sidewall has slots with all the same slot openings and the wall thickness decreases with elevation.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2007Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Brochu, James J. Burnes, John R. Battye, Roy E. Moore, Jr., Bryan A. Coppes
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Publication number: 20080124177Abstract: Arch shape cross-section leaching and stormwater chambers are connected together so that swiveled angling is obtained at the joint. Angling is accomplished by means of an integral or detachable dome end comprising a conical section. A like chamber with an ordinary end mates by overlapping the dome. Or a like chamber may have an opposing and overlapping end, which also comprises a dome. A coupling for connecting two ordinary end chambers is comprised of two spaced apart conical domes spaced apart by a connector. The connector between the domes is optionally straight or angled. The couplings enable chambers to be connected at diverse angles to each other, as well as to be connected parallel with offset, i.e., with zigzag path.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: James J. Burnes, Ronald Brochu, Bryan A. Coppes, Donald Crescenzi, Michael J. Ambrosino
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Patent number: 7351006Abstract: Arch shape cross-section leaching and stormwater chambers are connected together so that swiveled angling is obtained at the joint. Angling is accomplished by means of an integral or detachable dome end comprising a conical section. A like chamber with an ordinary end mates by overlapping the dome. Or a like chamber may have an opposing and overlapping end, which also comprises a dome. A coupling for connecting two ordinary end chambers is comprised of two spaced apart conical domes spaced apart by a connector. The connector between the domes is optionally straight or angled. The couplings enable chambers to be connected at diverse angles to each other, as well as to be connected parallel with offset, i.e., with zigzag path.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2003Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: James J. Burnes, Ronald Brochu, Bryan A. Coppes, Donald Crescenzi, Michael J. Ambrosino
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Publication number: 20070231071Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness of the sidewall portion which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base. The chambers are free of interior and exterior strengthening ribs. They provide high interior storage volume and high leaching area in combination with low mass or weight of plastic material. An exemplary 34 inch wide chamber has more than 1.5 cubic feet of water storage volume per foot, less than 4 pounds weight of thermoplastic material per foot, and at least 30 square inches of slot-provided leaching area per foot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventors: Ronald Brochu, James Burnes, John Battye, Roy Moore, Bryan Coppes
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Publication number: 20070172314Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base, so that a perforated sidewall configuration is achieved which resists entry of surrounding soil. In one embodiment, the slotted sidewall has slots with all the same slot openings and the wall thickness decreases with elevation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventors: Ronald Brochu, James Burnes, John Battye, Roy Moore, Bryan Coppes
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Publication number: 20070154261Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness which defines the slots may vary with slot elevation from the base, so that a perforated sidewall configuration is achieved which resists entry of surrounding soil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventors: Ronald Brochu, James Burnes, John Battye, Roy Moore, Bryan Coppes
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Patent number: 7189027Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls which are perforated with slots which slope downwardly, running from interior to exterior of the chamber. The slot height and or wall thickness vary with slot clevation from the base, to achieve a desired minimum Soil Threshold Angle in the slots, where said Angle parameter relates to resistance to entry of surrounding soil. Slotted wall thickness is less than about two times the thickness of the basic chamber wall thickness elsewhere. The chamber has properties and performance approximating prior art chambers, but has substantially less normalized weight and total weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ronald P. Brochu, James J. Burnes, John R. Battye, Roy E. Moore, Jr., Bryan A. Coppes
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Patent number: 7118306Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid, namely stormwater, management system employing a chamber having an overall substantially constant curve cross-sectional geometry, with an a-semicircular constant curve cross-sectional geometry preferred. This chamber, which preferably follows both AASHTO standard specifications for Highway Bridges, Section 18, and Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Association (CCPA) specifications, can further comprise corregations, support members and/or connecting elements to further add structural integrity.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2001Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, INCInventors: Kurt J. Kruger, Bryan A. Coppes, Jonathan F. Smith, Raymond Connors
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Patent number: 6991734Abstract: Apparatus for receiving and dispersing stormwater beneath the earth surface is comprised of an array of chambers, preferably having arch shape cross section, buried in crushed stone. Surface stormwater flows first through a diverter, then into a solids retention subsystem (SRS), and then into the array of chambers, which is spaced apart in the stone from the SRS. The SRS chambers are layered with geotextile or other filtering media. Solids entrained in the stormwater are retained in the SRS by a combination of settling and filtering actions. If the stormwater inflow exceeds the capacity of the SRS, the water level rises in the diverter to the point where it flows through a bypass line, directly to the chambers of the array.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2004Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Infiltrator Systems INCInventors: Jonathan F. Smith, Bryan A. Coppes
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Publication number: 20050238434Abstract: An end plate for closing off the end of an arch shape cross section corrugated stormwater chamber, which receives water for dispersal beneath the surface of the earth, has a dished portion which projects outwardly from the end of a chamber to which it is attached, preferably by means of a flange which engages the corrugations of the chamber. Ribs inside the end plate add strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2005Publication date: October 27, 2005Inventors: Bryan Coppes, Jonathan Smith
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Publication number: 20050074287Abstract: A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls which are perforated with slots which slope downwardly, running from interior to exterior of the chamber. The slot height and or wall thickness vary with slot elevation from the base, to achieve a desired minimum Soil Threshold Angle in the slots, where said Angle parameter relates to resistance to entry of surrounding soil. Slotted wall thickness is less than about two times the thickness of the basic chamber wall thickness elsewhere. The chamber has properties and performance approximating prior art chambers, but has substantially less normalized weight and total weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Ronald Brochu, James Burnes, John Battye, Roy Moore, Bryan Coppes
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Publication number: 20030219310Abstract: Arch shape cross-section leaching and stormwater chambers are connected together so that swiveled angling is obtained at the joint. Angling is accomplished by means of an integral or detachable dome end comprising a conical section. A like chamber with an ordinary end mates by overlapping the dome. Or a like chamber may have an opposing and overlapping end, which also comprises a dome. A coupling for connecting two ordinary end chambers is comprised of two spaced apart conical domes spaced apart by a connector. The connector between the domes is optionally straight or angled. The couplings enable chambers to be connected at diverse angles to each other, as well as to be connected parallel with offset, i.e., with zigzag path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: James J. Burnes, Ronald Brochu, Bryan A. Coppes, Donald Crescenzi, Michael J. Ambrosino
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Publication number: 20020044833Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid, namely stormwater, management system employing a chamber having an overall substantially constant curve cross-sectional geometry, with an a-semicircular constant curve cross-sectional geometry preferred. This chamber, which preferably follows both AASHTO standard specifications for Highway Bridges, Section 18, and Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe Association (CCPA) specifications, can further comprise corregations, support members and/or connecting elements to further add structural integrity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2001Publication date: April 18, 2002Inventors: Kurt J. Kruger, Bryan A. Coppes, Jonathan F. Smith, Raymond Connors
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Patent number: 5839844Abstract: The endplate of an arch shape cross section leaching chamber for dispersing liquid in soil has an inlet duct which enables the pipe delivering liquid to the chamber to be at higher elevation than the top of the chamber. Liquid flowing from the duct is guided downwardly by a channel and onto an integral baseplate extending into the chamber, to lessen any erosion of the soil within the open bottom of the chamber. Preferably, the endplate has double walls which, with sidewalls, form the channel. And, a slot opening near the bottom of the inner wall discharges the liquid into the chamber interior.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1995Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: James M. Nichols, Bryan A. Coppes
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Patent number: 5588778Abstract: A leaching chamber for gathering and dispersing liquids in soil has an end with an angled terminus, so that chambers may be connected as a string in a rough curve. An angled chamber end is severable from the chamber at an indicant, to convert the chamber to one having a different angled end, e.g., a square end. Intentional looseness of fit at the joint enables further angular adjustment. Thus, a combination of chambers with original and severed ends, having a basic 6 degree end angle and 3 degree of looseness, can form a chamber string where the alignment angles between adjacent chamber axes range from minus 3 to plus 9 degrees. Such leaching chamber strings may be installed in practically level trenches which follow the contour of a hillside.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1995Date of Patent: December 31, 1996Assignee: Infiltrator Systems Inc.Inventors: James M. Nichols, Bryan A. Coppes
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Patent number: 5511903Abstract: A molded plastic leaching chamber, for dispersing or collecting liquids in soil, has a corrugated arch shape. The sidewall of the chamber is comprised of alternating slot-perforated peaks and valleys connected by slot-perforated deep webs. The unit surface length of perforated sidewall is greater than the unit length of chamber. A combination of interrelated dimensions and angles provide high leaching capacity, strength, and capability to nest for shipment. The sidewall is reinforced by vertically running ribs; the perforated web is reinforced by zig-zag struts. Ribs and struts are shaped and positioned to minimize blockage of the slot openings.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Infiltrator Systems, Inc.Inventors: James M. Nichols, Bryan A. Coppes, Bruce T. Sperry, Jr.