Patents by Inventor Mark Traiforos

Mark Traiforos 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).

  • Portable airport traffic barricade
    Patent number: 6708643
    Abstract: A portable barricade for use in separating aircraft and ground vehicles comprises a sign panel hanging from a horizontally extending frame member, the frame member and sign panel being supported by first and second pairs of expandable legs. The first and second pairs of legs are supported by two cross braces, the first having a tubular configuration and the second having a planar configuration. The barricade is positioned having its tubular cross brace adjacent the aircraft traffic and the planar cross brace adjacent the ground vehicle traffic. Air flow or exhaust generated by aircraft exert a greater force on the planar cross brace than on the tubular cross brace, tending to maintain the barricade with its legs in an expanded, operational position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: TMC Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Traiforos
  • Portable airport traffic barricade
    Publication number: 20020157595
    Abstract: A portable barricade for use in separating aircraft and ground vehicles comprises a sign panel hanging from a horizontally extending frame member, the frame member and sign panel being supported by first and second pairs of expandable legs. The first and second pairs of legs are supported by two cross braces, the first having a tubular configuration and the second having a planar configuration. The barricade is positioned having its tubular cross brace adjacent the aircraft traffic and the planar cross brace adjacent the ground vehicle traffic. Air flow or exhaust generated by aircraft exert a greater force on the planar cross brace than on the tubular cross brace, tending to maintain the barricade with its legs in an expanded, operational position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventor: Mark Traiforos