Patents by Inventor Dale M. Brethauer

Dale M. Brethauer 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).

  • Stackable yarn support
    Patent number: 4042108
    Abstract: A device for supporting yarn bobbins during shipment and storage comprises molded plastic pallets and a plurality of spaced, segmented, bullet-shaped protuberances thereon which fit in ends of bobbin tubes for keeping the bobbins immobilized and separated from each other. The protuberances provide for nesting of loaded pallets and stacking of empty pallets without regard for which faces of the pallets are adjacent to each other. The pallets are particularly adapted for loading and stacking by automatic means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Dale M. Brethauer