Patents by Inventor Philip W. Beard

Philip W. 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).

  • Patent number: 4996809
    Abstract: Structural glazing systems for skylights which are designed to facilitate installation, maintenance and replacement of skylight panels from inside a host structure. The internal fastening apparatus of the structural glazing systems include multiple, open-chamber carrier beams which are interconnected in a lattice or grid configuration and include upward-standing glazing strip supports shaped to receive a pair of parallel, spaced bottom glazing strips for accommodating the bottom edges of separate glass or plastic skylight panels. Companion exterior glazing caps each carry a pair of spaced top glazing strips for seating on the top edges of the skylight panels. The exterior glazing caps are shaped to facilitate bolting to the carrier beams and securing the glass or plastic skylight panels in position between the top and bottom glazing strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Inventor: Philip W. Beard
  • Patent number: 4850167
    Abstract: Structural glazing systems for skylights which are designed to facilitate installation, maintenance and replacement of skylight panels from inside a host structure. The internal fastening apparatus of the structural glazing systems include multiple, open-chamber carrier beams which are interconnected in a lattice or grid configuration and are each shaped to receive a pair of parallel, spaced bottom glazing strips for receiving the bottom edges of separate glass or plastic skylight panels. Companion exterior glazing caps each carry a pair of spaced top glazing strips for seating on the top edges of the skylight panels. The exterior glazing caps are shaped to facilitate bolting to the carrier beams and securing the glass or plastic skylight panels in position between the top and bottom glazing strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Architectural Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip W. Beard, Cecil D. Hart