Patents by Inventor Dale V. Rude

Dale V. Rude 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).

  • Container assemblies of different sizes which stack, nest and assemble separately and in combinaton
    Patent number: 5769229
    Abstract: A set of different sized container assemblies, each container assembly consisting of a container and a matching lid, are disclosed in which same size containers nest, same size containers stack, and each smaller size container assembly is received within a larger container assembly, each lid having generally downwardly depending flange means which are radically spaced to receive the upper wall portion of an associated container, the assembly including cam means which assist in the assembly of a container to its associated lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Andress, Dale V. Rude, Dick E. VanKeuren
  • Double seal container
    Patent number: 5356026
    Abstract: A container assembly having a lid and a container in which a double seal is formed between the lid and the container, one seal being formed on the upper edge of the container rim and the second seal on the upper internal wall of the container, said seals being mechanically locked to one another in an operative condition wherein, in addition, said assembly is stackable, some size nestable, different size nestable with lids off and different size nestable with lids on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley W. Andress, Dale V. Rude, Dick E. VanKeuren