Patents by Inventor Daniel C. McSwain

Daniel C. McSwain 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).

  • Adhesively secured artificial turfs for airports and methods of installing such artificial turfs
    Patent number: 9157196
    Abstract: A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield includes removing or milling a portion of an airport runway or taxiway to create a new surface of the runway or taxiway, adhering a section of artificial turf to the new surface of the runway or taxiway and applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf. An artificial turf system for an airport includes an airport runway or taxiway having a removed or milled surface, an artificial turf is adhesively secured to the new, milled surface of the airport runway or taxiway and an infill layer installed on at least a portion of the artificial turf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: AvTurf L.L.C.
    Inventors: Daniel C. McSwain, Timothy M. Connelly
  • ADHESIVELY SECURED ARTIFICIAL TURFS FOR AIRPORTS AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SUCH ARTIFICIAL TURFS
    Publication number: 20130022763
    Abstract: A method for installing artificial turf at an airport or airfield includes removing or milling a portion of an airport runway or taxiway to create a new surface of the runway or taxiway, adhering a section of artificial turf to the new surface of the runway or taxiway and applying an infill to at least a portion of the artificial turf. An artificial turf system for an airport includes an airport runway or taxiway having a removed or milled surface, an artificial turf is adhesively secured to the new, milled surface of the airport runway or taxiway and an infill layer installed on at least a portion of the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: AVTURF L.L.C.
    Inventors: Daniel C. McSwain, Timothy M. Connelly