Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Beard

Christopher J. Beard 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).

  • SPORT WATER BOTTLE WITH HIGH FLOW RATE
    Publication number: 20240140661
    Abstract: A bottle assembly has a bottle and a removable cap. The cap includes a nozzle and a vent arrangement. The vent arrangement can include a vent conduit that extends into an air cavity present at the bottom of the bottle assembly when the bottle assembly is inverted. The vent arrangement allows for pressure equalization within the bottom assembly in response to liquid being dispensed from the bottle assembly to permit high flow rates of the dispensed liquid without squeezing of the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Carina Mary Hamel, Robert Hart Ringer, Peter William Hazelett, Casey J. Davis, Christopher Ian Jones, Daniel William Peter, Mark Callen Beard
  • ELECTRODE AND SEPARATOR STACKING MACHINES FOR HIGH-SPEED BATTERY PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20240136591
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of battery stacker machines, including z-fold stacker machines, configured to provide a rolling transfer of a battery layer so as to reduce scrubbing. In some embodiments, the layer is flexed onto an arcuate surface using a vacuum or other force. The arcuate surface is then rotated to release the layer at a desired transfer location. For instance, the desired transfer location may be on top of a stack or onto another arcuate gripper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Derek Graham AQUI, Christopher E. BARNS, Scott G. BEARD, Joseba BRIT ELOLA, Brady L. BYERS, Gautam DHAR, Michael E. MYERS, William L. SCHULDT, Karl WEIBEZAHN, Alan J. SWAN
  • Injection molding of long fiber reinforced thermoplastics
    Patent number: 6159589
    Abstract: An injection molded fiber-impregnated thermoplastic composite material comprising a plastic polymer matrix wherein the fibers are sufficiently interwoven and entangled in said polymer matrix to provide improved resistance to mechanical loading, and wherein said composite material is particularly suited for the preparation of an injection molded toe cap for a protective shoe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: H.H. Brown Shoe Company
    Inventors: Paul C. Isenberg, Christopher J. Beard, Nick R. Schott