Patents by Inventor John A. Gentle

John A. Gentle 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).

  • Pull sheet for unloading loads from a container
    Patent number: 6663335
    Abstract: Apparatus for unloading a load from a container having a floor, includes a floor sheet placed on the floor of the container, the floor sheet having a top surface with a coefficient of static friction less than about 0.3. A pull sheet placed on the top surface of the floor sheet, the pull sheet having a bottom surface with a coefficient of static friction less than about 0.5. The pull sheet has a tensile strength sufficient to enable the pull sheet to be pulled from the container while maintaining the load on the top surface of the pull sheet to unload the load from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Benson, John A. Gentle, Robert J. Jeffries
  • Pull sheet for unloading loads from a container
    Publication number: 20020146307
    Abstract: Apparatus for unloading a load from a container having a floor, includes a floor sheet placed on the floor of the container, the floor sheet having a top surface with a coefficient of static friction less than about 0.3. A pull sheet placed on the top surface of the floor sheet, the pull sheet having a bottom surface with a coefficient of static friction less than about 0.5. The pull sheet has a tensile strength sufficient to enable the pull sheet to be pulled from the container while maintaining the load on the top surface of the pull sheet to unload the load from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Robert H. Benson, John A. Gentle, Robert J. Jeffries
  • Method for removing objects from a transportation or storage container
    Patent number: 5862650
    Abstract: A method of placing compressed insulation material into a container for subsequent removal includes selecting a group of packages of compressed insulation material to be put into the container, attaching a line to the group, where the line is attached substantially at the top of the group so that at least an upper segment of the group can be pulled out of the container by pulling the line and tipping over the upper segment, and placing the group into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Adams, John A. Gentle