Patents by Inventor Raymond M. Bourque

Raymond M. Bourque 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).

  • Method for installing a solar panel array using a modular ballast system
    Patent number: 10648190
    Abstract: A modular ballast system for supporting objects uses tubing such as pipes of appropriate size for the required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism provides fixed placement attachment points suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece of the clamping mechanism sits under the ballast tubing and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it. The upper piece of the clamping mechanism mates to the lower clamping piece and completes a full 360 degree collar around the ballast tubing to create a durable clamping mechanism that both captures the weight and position of the ballast tubing and prevents the ballast tubing from shifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Anar Solar, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond M. Bourque
  • TERRAIN COMPLIANT, ECO-FRIENDLY, MODULAR BALLAST SYSTEM WITH OPTIONAL INTEGRATED WIRE MANAGEMENT AND RACKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150159395
    Abstract: A modular ballast system for supporting objects uses tubing such as pipes of appropriate size for the required ballast. Once in place, the empty pipes are filled with a watery mix (slurry) of sand, silt, gravel, soil, cement or other generally available material to generate a majority of the ballast weight. A two piece clamping mechanism provides fixed placement attachment points suitable for attachment by supported structures. The lower piece of the clamping mechanism sits under the ballast tubing and is designed to both support and disperse the anticipated weight of the objects with minimal impact on the surface beneath it. The upper piece of the clamping mechanism mates to the lower clamping piece and completes a full 360 degree collar around the ballast tubing to create a durable clamping mechanism that both captures the weight and position of the ballast tubing and prevents the ballast tubing from shifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: James E. Mandry, Mark Pelletier, Raymond M. Bourque