Patents by Inventor Eric P. May

Eric P. May 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).

  • Publication number: 20210323728
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a reusable bread tray merchandiser barrier that is connectable to a bread tray having a merchandiser window. The barrier includes a plastic first panel for blocking the merchandiser window, and a connector for connecting the barrier to the bread tray. The connector can include a first hook portion for engaging a lower front wall edge of the bread tray and a second hook portion for engaging an upper front wall edge of the bread tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Eric P. May, Edward L. Stahl
  • Patent number: 10279830
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dolly having a polygonal-shaped platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral edge having four corners, a torus-shaped pocket positioned at each corner and dimensioned to receive a wheel from an adjacent dolly, and a plurality of wheels extending from the lower surface and attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May, Benjamin Joel Thompson, Scott James Buss
  • Patent number: 9988062
    Abstract: A connectable dolly having a platform with an upper surface, a peripheral edge and a bottom surface, a plurality of caster wheels extends from the bottom surface and are attached thereto, and a connector element is mounted to the platform proximal the peripheral edge and is moveable from a stored position to a deployed position, the connector element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an engaging member dimensioned for removably connecting the connectable dolly to a second dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIS Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May
  • Publication number: 20180127010
    Abstract: The present invention provides a dolly having a polygonal-shaped platform having an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral edge having four corners, a torus-shaped pocket positioned at each corner and dimensioned to receive a wheel from an adjacent dolly, and a plurality of wheels extending from the lower surface and attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May, Benjamin Joel Thompson, Scott James Buss
  • Publication number: 20170151974
    Abstract: A connectable dolly having a platform with an upper surface, a peripheral edge and a bottom surface, a plurality of caster wheels extends from the bottom surface and are attached thereto, and a connector element is mounted to the platform proximal the peripheral edge and is moveable from a stored position to a deployed position, the connector element having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an engaging member dimensioned for removably connecting the connectable dolly to a second dolly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Eric P. May
  • Patent number: D490333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventors: Eric P. May, Raymond J. Fritz