Patents by Inventor James Wheeler Marshall

James Wheeler Marshall 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).

  • Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame
    Patent number: 6527499
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the stacked tires in a stable, compressed state. Further, the tire transport frame may be adapted to withstand external loads so that multiple tire transport frames may be stacked atop one another for long term storage of tires. Further, the loaded tire transport frames may be easily loaded by forklift into a vessel for storage and/or transportation without requiring significant expenditures of manual labor, time, space, or cost. As a result, the instant invention enables significant improvements in reliability, cost, and capacity in the storage and/or transportation of tires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell B. Leimbach, James Wheeler Marshall
  • Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame
    Publication number: 20010028838
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the stacked tires in a stable, compressed state. Further, the tire transport frame may be adapted to withstand external loads so that multiple tire transport frames may be stacked atop one another for long term storage of tires. Further, the loaded tire transport frames may be easily loaded by forklift into a vessel for storage and/or transportation without requiring significant expenditures of manual labor, time, space, or cost. As a result, the instant invention enables significant improvements in reliability, cost, and capacity in the storage and/or transportation of tires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Wendell B. Leimbach, James Wheeler Marshall