IP Library Granted Patent US 10,344,434
Granted Patent B2
US 10,344,434 · App. 15/295,660 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Detectable warnings

Inventors: Kenneth E. Szekely (Oakville, CA); David N. Sambrook (Toronto, CA); John A. Heffner (Clarksburg, CA)
E01C9/00A61H3/066E01C5/00E01C11/00E01C15/00E01C5/003E01C9/002
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Patent No.
US 10,344,434
App. No.
15/295,660
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems and devices for detectable warnings are disclosed.

Claims (15)

1. A detectable warning tile comprising:

a body having a plurality of edges and an upper surface, the body including at least three adjacent edges;

a plurality of detectable warnings on the upper surface; and

an upper lip along the at least three adjacent edges;

wherein the upper lip extends along a first edge of the at least three adjacent edges to define a first edge length, along a second edge of the at least three adjacent edges to define a second edge length, and along a third edge of the at least three adjacent edges to define a third edge length;

the upper lip having at least one break therein disposed proximate the first edge and the second edge, and has a triangular peak at a midpoint of the first edge, the triangular peak extending inwardly towards a center of the tile; and

wherein the detectable warnings rise a specified height off the upper surface, and the upper lip rises a greater height off the upper surface.

2. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip has a first width at the midpoint of the first edge, the upper lip has a second width at an endpoint of the first edge, the first width greater than the second width.

3. The tile of claim 2 , wherein the upper lip is narrowest adjacent to the at least one break.

4. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip and a downwardly depending flange are vertically aligned along a first edge of the tile.

5. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip along the first edge is disposed opposite the third edge.

6. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip along the second edge is disposed opposite a fourth edge of the body.

7. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip has a constant width along the second edge.

8. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the body has a fourth edge, and an upper lip having a constant width along the fourth edge.

9. The tile of claim 1 , wherein the upper lip includes at least one break disposed proximate the second edge and the third edge of the body.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: SUREWERX USA INC.
To: GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071765/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: ASTRA CAPITAL INCORPORATED
To: SUREWERX USA INC.
Reel/Frame 067704/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2020
From: SZEKELY, KENNETH E.; SAMBROOK, DAVID N.; HEFFNER, JOHN A.
To: ASTRA CAPITAL INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 053776/0410 →
Continuity (3)
Division 14349549
Provisional Application 61542532 · Oct 3, 2011
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