Patents by Inventor Ian Andrew Shaw

Ian Andrew Shaw 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).

  • Pallet for bags
    Patent number: 10583959
    Abstract: A pallet moulded from plastics material for supporting a flexible intermediate bulk container. It has a generally planar central panel portion, a pair of parallel inverted open channels extending across the pallet to form a respective pair of open-ended tunnels each tunnel having an upper wall and two side walls, and a pair of edge panel portions generally co-planar with the central panel. An array of raised elongate hump portions bulges upwards from the upper walls of the tunnels, each hump portion extending laterally across an upper wall. The two ends of the hump portions abut respective buttresses which extend up the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BULK HANDLING AUSTRALIA GROUP PTY LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Berry, Colin Waddell, Ian Andrew Shaw
  • PALLET FOR BAGS
    Publication number: 20140331902
    Abstract: A pallet moulded from plastics material for supporting a flexible intermediate bulk container. It has a generally planar central panel portion, a pair of parallel inverted open channels extending across the pallet to form a respective pair of open-ended tunnels each tunnel having an upper wall and two side walls, and a pair of edge panel portions generally co-planar with the central panel. An array of raised elongate hump portions bulges upwards from the upper walls of the tunnels, each hump portion extending laterally across an upper wall. The two ends of the hump portions abut respective buttresses which extend up the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Bulk Handling Australia Group Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Berry, Colin Waddell, Ian Andrew Shaw
  • PALLET FOR BAGS
    Publication number: 20130136573
    Abstract: A pallet moulded from plastics material for supporting a flexible intermediate bulk container. It has a generally planar central panel portion, a pair of parallel inverted open channels extending across the pallet to form a respective pair of open-ended tunnels each tunnel having an upper wall and two side walls, and a pair of edge panel portions generally co-planar with the central panel. An array of raised elongate hump portions bulges upwards from the upper walls of the tunnels, each hump portion extending laterally across an upper wall. The two ends of the hump portions abut respective buttresses which extend up the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Andrew Berry, Ian Andrew Shaw, Colin Waddell