Patents by Inventor Robert Nicholas Ball

Robert Nicholas Ball 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: 11613858
    Abstract: Barriers, such as vehicle impact barriers for placing upon an existing surface such as a road surface, or a paved surface, or a pedestrian surface. Surface-mountable and removable barriers are described for use as vehicle impact barriers. Such barriers may be employed for rapid deployment in a street, causeway or other route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Publication number: 20210189671
    Abstract: A bollard apparatus for use as a vehicle barrier includes: a plurality of bollard members; a plurality of separate foot members adapted for ground engagement by placement upon or embedment within a surface, one or more of which is attached to at least one bollard member upstanding therefrom, wherein at least one foot member includes: a front edge; a rear edge; at least one lateral edge which opposes a corresponding lateral edge of a neighbouring foot member, wherein at least one lateral edge extends between the front and rear edges and is non-planar so as to include: a first edge part; and, a second edge part that is laterally offset from the first edge part, wherein the bollard apparatus further includes a coupling assembly which couples the foot member to the neighbouring foot member, wherein the coupling assembly is attached to the lateral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: ATG Access Ltd
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas BALL
  • Publication number: 20200056339
    Abstract: Barriers, such as vehicle impact barriers for placing upon an existing surface such as a road surface, or a paved surface, or a pedestrian surface. Surface-mountable and removable barriers are described for use as vehicle impact barriers. Such barriers may be employed for rapid deployment in a street, causeway or other route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Patent number: 9127423
    Abstract: A telescopic bollard comprising: a bollard assembly, the bollard assembly including an outer bollard part defining a guide bore extending in a direction along the axis thereof from a base end to a head end thereof. An inner bollard part is housed within the guide bore so as to be slidingly moveable therealong between: a telescopically retracted state in at least some of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore, and a telescopically extended state in which relatively less of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore and relatively more of said length extends beyond the head end of the outer bollard part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ATG ACCESS LTD.
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball
  • Publication number: 20140147201
    Abstract: A telescopic bollard comprising: a bollard assembly, the bollard assembly including an outer bollard part defining a guide bore extending in a direction along the axis thereof from a base end to a head end thereof. An inner bollard part is housed within the guide bore so as to be slidingly moveable therealong between: a telescopically retracted state in at least some of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore, and a telescopically extended state in which relatively less of the length of the inner bollard part resides within the guide bore and relatively more of said length extends beyond the head end of the outer bollard part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: ATG Access LTD
    Inventor: Robert Nicholas Ball