Patents by Inventor Douglas R. Livingston

Douglas R. Livingston 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).

  • Intermodal container including double lap shear joints
    Patent number: 5741042
    Abstract: A vehicle body, such as an intermodal shipping container, including upper and lower rail assemblies at the longitudinal corners of the body. The lower rail assemblies interconnect the side walls of the container with the bottom wall of the container, and the lower rail assemblies each sandwich and are adhesively bonded to the walls they interconnect to form double lap shear joints that secure the walls together without the use of fasteners and that provide double adhesive seals to make the container weathertight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Stoughton Composites, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas R. Livingston, Brent G. Schaffer, Randall V. Guest