Patents by Inventor Gerard Tombal

Gerard Tombal 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).

  • Device for handling articles in the form of sheets
    Patent number: 4489835
    Abstract: The device for handling articles in the form of sheets such as windshields comprises a floor of trapezoidal shape for receiving a stack of sheets, a bearing member and two side-panels which are outwardly divergent from a rear framework. Empty containers can therefore form a nested assembly for return transportation. In order to facilitate nesting, the metallic lining plates of the side-panels are upwardly divergent. A recess is formed in the floor in order to house the bearing member of the empty container to be nested therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: Boussois S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Tombal, Gilbert Pagnucco