Patents by Inventor Jean André Beard

Jean André Beard 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).

  • Publication number: 20160017557
    Abstract: A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while the chambers are being filled with materials such as sane; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height which is two feet (0.6 m) longer than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one feet (0.3 m) in height; filling each chamber with a quantity of the material, such as sand, to fill each chamber; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel R. SCHNAARS, SR., Everett Leslie WAID, JR., Jean André BEARD
  • Patent number: 9085866
    Abstract: A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while they are filled with materials such as sand; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height which is two feet (0.6 m) longer than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.3 m) in height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: AMERIGLOBE, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schnaars, Sr., Everett Leslie Waid, Jr., Jean André Beard
  • Patent number: 8672585
    Abstract: A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while the chambers are being filled with materials such as sane; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height two feet longer (0.61 meters) than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.30 meters) min height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Ameriglobe, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schnaars, Sr., Everett Leslie Waid, Jr., Jean Andre Beard
  • Publication number: 20120230766
    Abstract: A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while they are filled with materials such as sand; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height which is two feet (0.6 m) longer than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.3 m) in height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schnaars, SR., Everett Leslie Waid, JR., Jean André Beard
  • Publication number: 20120195687
    Abstract: A flood wall system and method of constructing same, including providing a first main panel section; attaching sleeves to each side of a main panel prior to configuring the final chamber; providing two sleeves of fabric at the upper opening of each chamber for supporting the chambers while the chambers are being filled with materials such as sane; providing a series of chambers sewn together to define a continuous cellular wall; the final chamber having a horizontal height two feet longer (0.61 meters) than the vertical height further having a front toe portion one foot (0.30 meters) min height; filling each chamber with a quantity of material, such as sand; on each end of a completed chain of chambers, further comprising a set of loops or ties so that a chain of chambers is capable of being tied to other chains of chambers to define the continuous flood wall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Jean Andre Beard, Daniel R. Schnaars, SR., Everett Leslie Waid, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080101730
    Abstract: An improved bulk bag with an upper portion of the sidewalls that is sloped inward from vertical so that when the fabric is stretched upward in the lifting process, thereby creating tension in the vertical fabric, the tension will be maintained after the bag is no longer in a lift position, as the fabric cannot slide back down around the product due to the restricted size of the fabric and such tension provides stronger restrictions to product movement to provide increased stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schnaars, Jean-Andre' Beard
  • Publication number: 20010045252
    Abstract: A method of attaching a plastic or polyethylene liner to a fabric bag by first providing a plastic liner of the type used in fabric bulk bags, which may be open ended on both its upper and lower ends; rolling the upper end of the plastic liner at strategic points along the liner around a circular item, which will be termed a “button,” so that multiple layers of the liner are rolled around the “buttons”; next, tying off the multiple layers of liner along the undersurface of the button so as to allow the button to serve as an attachment point between the liner and the bulk bag; inserting the liner into the fabric bag; next, rolling up a portion of the outer fabric bag around the buttons, then tying off the fabric bag around each button, so that the attachment is provided between the liner and the outer fabric bag, at each of the buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: Jean Andre Beard
  • Patent number: 5484207
    Abstract: A bulk material transport bag of the type having four walls, a top portion with the top portion including a bulk inlet spout, and a bottom, with the bottom portion including a discharge port. The bag would incorporate a cone to flat bottom feature on the bottom of the bag, which would allow the bottom of the bag to form a conical configuration when bulk material is pouring from the discharge spout, but when the discharge spout is closed off, the material of the bottom is pulled inwardly by the closure of the spout and the cone would form from the conical shape to the flat shape. When the discharge end is opened, the flat bottom of the bag would return to the conical shape serving as a discharge bottom of the bag. There would further be included a drawstring formed in a pocket around the closure so that a pulling of the drawstring would tighten the closure to form the closed end of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Inventors: Daniel R. Schnaars, Jean-Andre Beard