Patents by Inventor COLIN HOLYOAKE

COLIN HOLYOAKE 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).

  • Hazard warning system
    Patent number: 10231362
    Abstract: A flooring element is used in a raised floor having removable flooring panels and a supporting structure and having a load bearing surface. The flooring element includes a roll of flexible sheet material mounted on the flooring element. The flooring element may include a flooring stringer or an insert. After removal of an overlying flooring panel to reveal an opening to a sub-floor void, the roll of flexible sheet material may be extended from the roll and affixed to an attachment means at an opposite side of the opening so as to substantially cover the opening and provide a warning of a removed panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah M. Drewery, Colin Holyoake, David J. Tolley, Julian D. Williams
  • HAZARD WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190069448
    Abstract: A flooring element is used in a raised floor having removable flooring panels and a supporting structure and having a load bearing surface. The flooring element includes a roll of flexible sheet material mounted on the flooring element. The flooring element may include a flooring stringer or an insert. After removal of an overlying flooring panel to reveal an opening to a sub-floor void, the roll of flexible sheet material may be extended from the roll and affixed to an attachment means at an opposite side of the opening so as to substantially cover the opening and provide a warning of a removed panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Sarah M. Drewery, COLIN HOLYOAKE, DAVID J. TOLLEY, JULIAN D. WILLIAMS