Patents by Inventor Hans Niemann

Hans Niemann 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 with hinge pin lock
    Patent number: 8752727
    Abstract: A hinge pin lock for a molded plastic container includes a locking tab molded with an upper rim of the container and connected to the upper rim by a living hinge. The locking tab is pivotable from an open position to a locked position. A channel is formed in the upper rim and is sized to receive a hinge pin of a container lid. The channel includes engagement structure that secures the locking tab in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Monoflo International, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans Niemann
  • Container with Hinge Pin Lock
    Publication number: 20140069949
    Abstract: A hinge pin lock for a molded plastic container includes a locking tab molded with an upper rim of the container and connected to the upper rim by a living hinge. The locking tab is pivotable from an open position to a locked position. A channel is formed in the upper rim and is sized to receive a hinge pin of a container lid. The channel includes engagement structure that secures the locking tab in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Monoflo International, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans Niemann
  • Collapsible container with locking device
    Patent number: 8348076
    Abstract: A collapsible container includes a main frame and at least one pivotable side wall that is pivotable between a collapsed position and an opened position. The pivotable side wall is provided with a spring lock insert secured therein and biased toward a lock position in which a lock portion of the spring lock insert extends beyond an end edge of the pivotable side wall. The main frame includes a latch opening that receives the spring lock insert when the pivotable side wall is in the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Monoflo International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henning Rader, Hans Niemann
  • Collapsible Container with Locking Device
    Publication number: 20100031712
    Abstract: A collapsible container includes a main frame and at least one pivotable side wall that is pivotable between a collapsed position and an opened position. The pivotable side wall is provided with a spring lock insert secured therein and biased toward a lock position in which a lock portion of the spring lock insert extends beyond an end edge of the pivotable side wall. The main frame includes a latch opening that receives the spring lock insert when the pivotable side wall is in the opened position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Henning Rader, Hans Niemann
  • Plastic container including plastic hinge assembly
    Publication number: 20050103797
    Abstract: A container that is preferably formed entirely of molded plastic materials includes a container body and a lid secured to the container body via a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a hinge pin having a head and a shaft, where the hinge pin head has a maximum diameter substantially matching a maximum diameter of the shaft. With this construction, the container assembly can be easily and cost-effectively automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Monoflo International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henning Rader, Hans Niemann
  • Tray
    Patent number: D515315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Monoflo International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henning Rader, Hans Niemann
  • Box
    Patent number: D389310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Monoflow International, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Niemann, Henning Rader