Patents by Inventor John Ian Rhys Harrison

John Ian Rhys Harrison 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: 20100287844
    Abstract: The invention relates to, but not exclusively to, a door or window including a sealing arrangement. The invention provides a door or window 1 movable between an open position and a closed position where the, wherein the door or window 1 comprises a first face 4 and a second face 5, and a resiliently deformable strip 6 located at least partially between the first face and second face. When the door or window 1 is in the closed position, the resiliently deformable strip 6 is movable between a sealing position, in which the resiliently deformable strip 6 is in sealing contact with a perimeter of the door or window opening, and an unsealed position, in which the resiliently deformable strip 6 is not in sealing contact with the said perimeter. The door or window further comprises at least one pressure bar 17 for moving the resiliently deformable strip 6 between the sealing position and the unsealed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventor: John Ian Rhys Harrison
  • Publication number: 20020104275
    Abstract: A frame (2) expandable in a structural opening has a stretchable substantially fluid impermeable cover membrane (25) disposed across the frame and arranged to stretch with expansion of the frame. The frame (2) is preferably expandable in mutually perpendicular directions, and provided with peripheral seals (27) for sealing in the structural arrangement. The barrier is conveniently fitted in openings such as doors and the like to provide a temporary barrier to rising floodwaters and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: John Ian Rhys Harrison
  • Patent number: 6427396
    Abstract: A frame expandable in a structural opening has a stretchable substantially fluid impermeable cover membrane disposed across the frame and arranged to stretch with expansion of the frame. The frame is preferably expandable in mutually perpendicular directions, and provided with peripheral seals for sealing in the structural arrangement. The barrier is conveniently fitted in openings such as doors and the like to provide a temporary barrier to rising floodwaters and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Floodgate Limited
    Inventor: John Ian Rhys Harrison