Patents by Inventor Laurie Barwell

Laurie Barwell 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).

  • Shark barrier
    Patent number: 10883239
    Abstract: A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Pierre Becker, Laurie Barwell
  • A SHARK BARRIER
    Publication number: 20190119873
    Abstract: A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: Stellenbosch University
    Inventors: Michael Rutzen, Sara Andreotti, Pierre Becker, Laurie Barwell