Patents by Inventor Cliff Jones

Cliff Jones 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: 10557236
    Abstract: A method of forming a vehicle arresting system includes installing a plurality of stratified layers of aggregate and compressing each layer prior to adding a next aggregate layer, a slab layer, and/or some other separation layer. In one aspect, one or more of the aggregate layers comprises a glass foam, and one or more of the slab layers comprises a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less, such as cellular concrete. The aggregate layers may be poured to approximately the same depth as one another, or at least one aggregate layer may have a different depth than the other aggregate layers. Similarly, the method of compaction for one aggregate layer may be the same as or different from the method used for the other aggregate layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Runway Safe IPR AB
    Inventors: Matthew Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou, Marc Klein
  • Publication number: 20200023996
    Abstract: A method of forming a vehicle arresting system includes installing a plurality of stratified layers of aggregate and compressing each layer prior to adding a next aggregate layer, a slab layer, and/or some other separation layer. In one aspect, one or more of the aggregate layers comprises a glass foam, and one or more of the slab layers comprises a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less, such as cellular concrete. The aggregate layers may be poured to approximately the same depth as one another, or at least one aggregate layer may have a different depth than the other aggregate layers. Similarly, the method of compaction for one aggregate layer may be the same as or different from the method used for the other aggregate layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou, Marc Klein
  • Patent number: 10364045
    Abstract: A vehicle arresting system includes a base layer comprising a crushable aggregate and a cover layer comprising a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less. The system also may include an arrestor bed and a plurality of anchors. Each anchor includes a support rod coupled to an associated puck, each support rod being secured to a foundation that supports the arrestor bed, and each puck being embedded in the cover layer slab of the arrestor bed. Additionally, each support rod is coupled to its associated puck via a shear link breakable at a predetermined load. A method for arresting a vehicle includes depositing a base layer on a region where the vehicle is to be arrested, the base layer comprising an aggregate, and depositing a cover layer over the base layer, the cover layer including a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: RUN WAY SAFE IPR AB
    Inventors: Matthew Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou, John Puryear
  • Publication number: 20190084693
    Abstract: A vehicle arresting system includes a base layer comprising a crushable aggregate and a cover layer comprising a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less. The system also may include an arrestor bed and a plurality of anchors. Each anchor includes a support rod coupled to an associated puck, each support rod being secured to a foundation that supports the arrestor bed, and each puck being embedded in the cover layer slab of the arrestor bed. Additionally, each support rod is coupled to its associated puck via a shear link breakable at a predetermined load. A method for arresting a vehicle includes depositing a base layer on a region where the vehicle is to be arrested, the base layer comprising an aggregate, and depositing a cover layer over the base layer, the cover layer including a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou, John Puryear
  • Patent number: 10160554
    Abstract: A vehicle arresting system includes a base layer comprising a crushable aggregate and a cover layer comprising a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less. The system also may include an arrestor bed and a plurality of anchors. Each anchor includes a support rod coupled to an associated puck, each support rod being secured to a foundation that supports the arrestor bed, and each puck being embedded in the cover layer slab of the arrestor bed. Additionally, each support rod is coupled to its associated puck via a shear link breakable at a predetermined load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: RUN WAY SAFE IPR AB
    Inventors: Matthew Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou, John Puryear
  • Publication number: 20180251233
    Abstract: A vehicle arresting system includes a base layer comprising a crushable aggregate and a cover layer comprising a cementitious material having an oven-dry density of 100 lb/ft3 or less. The system also may include an arrestor bed and a plurality of anchors. Each anchor includes a support rod coupled to an associated puck, each support rod being secured to a foundation that supports the arrestor bed, and each puck being embedded in the cover layer slab of the arrestor bed. Additionally, each support rod is coupled to its associated puck via a shear link breakable at a predetermined load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Matt Barsotti, Cliff Jones, Michalis Hadjioannou