Patents by Inventor Thomas Alan Denning

Thomas Alan Denning 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).

  • CONTAINMENT DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130272793
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods and devices for containing a substance within a region. In some embodiments, one or hollow structures are positioned around the region and the structures are at least partly filled (e.g., through fill openings) with a weighting material. Some embodiments relate to a curved device comprising steps, such that a first cross-section of the device comprises a round shape and a second cross-section comprises a plurality of substantially linear segments. Some embodiments relate to a tank connection device comprising a sleeve extending through a curved device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Alan Denning
  • Containment device, method and system
    Patent number: 8475078
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods and devices for containing a substance within a region. In some embodiments, one or more hollow structures are positioned around the region and the structures are at least partly filled (e.g., through fill openings) with a weighting material. Some embodiments relate to a curved device comprising steps, such that a first cross-section of the device comprises a round shape and a second cross-section comprises a plurality of substantially linear segments. Some embodiments relate to a tank connection device comprising a sleeve extending through a curved device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Alan Denning
  • CONTAINMENT DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100126623
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, methods and devices for containing a substance within a region. In some embodiments, one or more hollow structures are positioned around the region and the structures are at least partly filled (e.g., through fill openings) with a weighting material. Some embodiments relate to a curved device comprising steps, such that a first cross-section of the device comprises a round shape and a second cross-section comprises a plurality of substantially linear segments. Some embodiments relate to a tank connection device comprising a sleeve extending through a curved device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Alan Denning