Patents by Inventor Joel J. Berg

Joel J. Berg 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).

  • Patent number: 7100779
    Abstract: This pegboard is injection molded of plastic yielding a unitized flat panel, and rearwardly projecting peripheral flanges and cross webs terminating along a single plane, suited to provide clearance for a cooperating hook between a panel rear face and a flat mounting surface. The pegboard has rows and columns of holes of both nominal ? inch and ΒΌ inch diameters on one inch centers, to accommodate both conventional nominal size hooks. The respective rows and columns of the different size holes are alternately arranged offset from one another vertically and horizontally, allowing either size hook mounting virtually anywhere on the panel. Locating structures on the rear side of the pegboards provide accurate back to back squared registry positioning of two like pegboards, for cool-down after molding without shape distortion and for stable twin-pack packaging for retail sales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Cencor Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel J. Berg
  • Patent number: 7003836
    Abstract: This portable car ramp has two structural components coupled longitudinally together, while allowing limited relative vertical movement when each's bottom edge rest on a medium surface. The first component has an elevated wheel run while the second component has an inclined wheel run. When coupled together, the component wheel runs are longitudinally aligned, meeting at a corner, so that a vehicle wheel can roll up the inclined run, over the corner, and onto the elevated run, and vice-versa. Friction pads fixed to the second component bottom edge increase resistance against ramp sliding along the medium surface, particularly with the wheel supported on the inclined wheel run. The first component has no bottom edge friction pads so that car ramp sliding along the medium surface is possible, such as should the wheel be rolled against a stop on the elevated wheel run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Cencor Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel J. Berg
  • Patent number: 6871452
    Abstract: A modular greenhouse enclosure is formed by mounting on a conventional shelf storage unit having spaced shelves supported on upright posts a rigid frame on which an impervious transparent cover is supported. The cover overlies and extends past the side edges of the shelves to define the enclosure. A vertical gap opening in the cover gives access to the shelves within the enclosure, and this opening can selectively be closed. The frame can be modular, formed from a plurality of posts and connectors, generally with three posts secured to each connector held angled relative to one another. Some of these frame posts can be connected to the shelf unit to hold the frame overlying the shelf unit. Several storage units can be positioned proximate one another for increasing shelf capacity, with a single frame and cover overlying all units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Berg Manufacturing & Sales Corp.
    Inventor: Joel J. Berg
  • Publication number: 20040226901
    Abstract: This pegboard is injection molded of plastic yielding a unitized flat panel, and rearwardly projecting peripheral flanges and cross webs terminating along a single plane, suited to provide clearance for a cooperating hook between a panel rear face and a flat mounting surface. The pegboard has rows and columns of holes of both nominal ⅛ inch and ¼ inch diameters on one inch centers, to accommodate both conventional nominal size hooks. The respective rows and columns of the different size holes are alternately arranged offset from one another vertically and horizontally, allowing either size hook mounting virtually anywhere on the panel. Locating structures on the rear side of the pegboards provide accurate back to back squared registry positioning of two like pegboards, for cool-down after molding without shape distortion and for stable twin-pack packaging for retail sales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventor: Joel J. Berg
  • Publication number: 20040206013
    Abstract: A modular greenhouse enclosure is formed by mounting on a conventional shelf storage unit having spaced shelves supported on upright posts a rigid frame on which an impervious transparent cover is supported. The cover overlies and extends past the side edges of the shelves to define the enclosure. A vertical gap opening in the cover gives access to the shelves within the enclosure, and this opening can selectively be closed. The frame can be modular, formed from a plurality of posts and connectors, generally with three posts secured to each connector held angled relative to one another. Some of these frame posts can be connected to the shelf unit to hold the frame overlying the shelf unit. Several storage units can be positioned proximate one another for increasing shelf capacity, with a single frame and cover overlying all units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Joel J. Berg
  • Patent number: 6422343
    Abstract: This collapsible sawhorse is comprised of two substantially identical side panels, a utility tray and links, and a top rail. The side panels, oriented back-to-back, are hinged together near their tops by laterally spaced mutually complementary structures thereon. The top rail fits with limited clearances over the hinging structures for maintaining them together and for distributing top rail loads to the underlying side panels. Loops underlying the top rail are snapped over hidden detent pins on the side panels for holding the top rail and side panels together. The utility tray is hinged to one side panel, and is aligned therewith with the sawhorse closed, and is extended transversely to both side panels and overlies the other side panel with the sawhorse opened; and the links connect the tray midpoint to the other side panel to limit side panel separation of the opened sawhorse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Berg Manufacturing & Sales Corp.
    Inventors: Joel J. Berg, Stanislau Kuciemba, Stanley H. Berg