Patents
US 8864424 B2: Debris shield for geocontainers, method of making, and method of use thereof
- Granted
- 2014-10-21
- Filed
- 2011-02-22 application 13031876
- Type
- Utility · 41 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein is a protected container employed to prevent soil erosion. The protected container is a geotextile container having a debris shield disposed thereon. The debris shield protects the integrity of the geotextile container by providing a strike barrier which has air and water flow capabilities. The debris shield is a composite fabric comprising a woven protective layer having abrasion resistance and a woven three-dimensional layer which provides impact dampening and energy dissipation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg141021.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolon Corporation 18 patents | Foreign company or organization | Pendergrass, GA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Michael Jones | Dacula, GA | 42 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tommy Spikes | Commerce, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris Timpson | Pendergrass, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| D03D | Woven fabrics; methods of weaving; looms | D03D11/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D10B | Indexing scheme associated with sublasses of section d, relating to textiles | D10B2321/021 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T442/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NICOLON CORPORATION signed 2021-07-30 | BAYCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 57038/695 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-03-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, DAVID MICHAEL signed 2011-03-03 SPIKES, TOMMY signed 2011-03-04 TIMPSON, CHRIS signed 2011-03-04 | NICOLON CORPORATION D/B/A TENCATE GEOSYNTHETICS NORTH AMERICA PENDERGRASS, GA | 25903/461 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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