Patents by Inventor John F. Starr

John F. Starr 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).

  • Retractable pallet rack guard
    Patent number: 5170829
    Abstract: A rack guard for a pallet rack employs a retractable safety net. The net is clipped to carriers which traverse along vertical tracks offset from the pallet rack. The tracks are pivotally mounted with respect to the pallet rack to permit pivotal displacement of the tracks to a position adjacent the support posts of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Sinco Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles W. Duncan, John F. Starr, John B. Ebbesmeyer, Barry A. Cole
  • Shock absorbing safety net
    Patent number: 4982813
    Abstract: A shock absorbing safety net includes diamond mesh netting which is attached to a perimeter rope. In one embodiment, groups of diamond points or peripheral diamond mesh arrays are alternately lashed and laced to the perimeter rope. The laced diamond meshes are disposed in the vicinity of snap hooks employed to attach the safety net to the support cable or mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: SINCO, Incorporated
    Inventor: John F. Starr