Patents by Inventor Douglas Barton

Douglas Barton 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: 7481600
    Abstract: Provided is an energy-absorbing wall system for use with vehicle barriers, such as race track walls or barriers, highway guard rails or partitions, and the like. The wall system comprises a series of impact panels attachable to a wall and crush panels between the impact panels and the wall. The overlapping impact panels of the present system distribute collision energy from the impacted panels to crush panels and distally adjacent impact panels and crush panels, until the collision energy has been substantially distributed along the energy-absorbing wall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Douglas Barton
  • Publication number: 20070235706
    Abstract: Provided is an energy-absorbing wall system for use with vehicle barriers, such as race track walls or barriers, highway guard rails or partitions, and the like. The wall system comprises a series of impact panels attachable to a wall and crush panels between the impact panels and the wall. The overlapping impact panels of the present system distribute collision energy from the impacted panels to crush panels and distally adjacent impact panels and crush panels, until the collision energy has been substantially distributed along the energy-absorbing wall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas Barton
  • Publication number: 20040025451
    Abstract: Provided is an energy-absorbing wall system for use with vehicle barriers, such as race track walls or barriers, highway guard rails or partitions, and the like. The wall system comprises a series of impact panels attachable to a wall and crush panels between the impact panels and the wall. The overlapping impact panels of the present system distribute collision energy from the impacted panels to crush panels and distally adjacent impact panels and crush panels, until the collision energy has been substantially distributed along the energy-absorbing wall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Douglas Barton
  • Patent number: D380518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventors: Douglas Barton, Scott Katusha
  • Patent number: D717793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Douglas Barton