Patents by Inventor Frank T. Beane

Frank T. Beane 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).

  • Drain tile and pile fabric filter sleeve
    Patent number: 4288321
    Abstract: A land drainage line having a tube or the like forming a conduit through which water will be drained and a knitted pile fabric filter sleeve around the drainage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane
  • Knit pile filter
    Patent number: 4284507
    Abstract: A filter, and apparatus and methods using the filter, in the form of a knitted fabric having particular characteristics and effective for separating materials from flowing fluid streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1981
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane
  • Method of covering corrugated drainage tubes
    Patent number: 4180464
    Abstract: A method of covering a corrugated drainage tube of the type having alternating peaks and valleys and a plurality of openings in selected valleys arranged along the longitudinal axis of the tube, said method comprising the steps of knitting a length of tubular knit fabric of less diameter than a maximum diameter of the corrugated tube, drawing the tubular knit fabric onto the tube under tension, and relaxing the tubular knit fabric to conform to the surface configuration of the corrugated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane
  • Special package and method
    Patent number: 4176748
    Abstract: A special package and method in which a salt block is enclosed within an elastic, knitted fabric sleeve for protecting the salt block against damage during handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1979
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane
  • Drain line and method of installing
    Patent number: 4118940
    Abstract: A drain line and a method of installing a drain line in a field in which a plurality of drain tiles each of determinant length are drawn into and maintained in alignment within a trench by means of an elastic, permeable, tubular knit fabric sleeve having a length substantially greater than the length of any one of the drain tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane
  • Protective sleeve for corrugated drainage tubes
    Patent number: 3976578
    Abstract: A continuous tubular sleeve of knit fabric material, which is cylindrical in shape and, in the relaxed condition, of a diameter less than the diameter of the corrugated drainage pipe to which it is to be applied, is formed in lengths up to approximately 1,000 feet. In use, the tubular knit sleeve is cut to a desired length and slipped over one or more sections of corrugated flexible drainage pipe and acts as a filter to keep rocks, dirt, mud, pieces of clay, and the like from clogging the openings in the corrugated drainage pipe while allowing the water to pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Inventor: Frank T. Beane