Patents by Inventor Jon P. Hassell
Jon P. Hassell 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).
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Publication number: 20240043171Abstract: A collapsible container having a base, an upper frame, and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to side edges of the upper frame. Each of the side walls including an upper panel hingeably connected to a lower panel. The lower panel is hingeably connected to the base. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to end edges of the upper frame. The end walls are pivotable between an upright position extending from the upper frame to the base between the side walls and a retracted position within the upper frame. A lid is pivotably secured to the upper frame. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Brian Robert Guerry, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Way Joe Lee, John Matthew Thomson, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia, Derek Gravitt, Jon P. Hassell, Derick Foster, Jorien D. Hopkins
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Patent number: 11884483Abstract: In multiple embodiments, a collapsible container includes a base and a plurality of walls pivotably connected to edges of the base and collapsible onto the base. The plurality of walls include a retractable first wall. The first wall includes a frame having a lower horizontal portion and a pair of upstanding vertical portions extending upward from the lower horizontal portion to define an access opening therebetween. An upper beam is slidably coupled to the vertical portions and movable between a first position away from the lower horizontal portion of the frame and a second position proximate the lower horizontal portion of the frame. In some embodiments, the first wall includes a mid-beam coupled to the upper beam. The mid-beam is spaced away from the upper beam and spaced away from the lower horizontal portion of the frame when the upper beam is in the first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps
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Patent number: 11820552Abstract: A collapsible container having a base, an upper frame, and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to side edges of the upper frame. Each of the side walls including an upper panel hingeably connected to a lower panel. The lower panel is hingeably connected to the base. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to end edges of the upper frame. The end walls are pivotable between an upright position extending from the upper frame to the base between the side walls and a retracted position within the upper frame. A lid is pivotably secured to the upper frame. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Brian Robert Guerry, Jon P. Hassell
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Patent number: 11767049Abstract: A pallet lift includes a base and a plurality of wheels supporting the base. A pair of contact surfaces are proximate a distal end of the base. A handle projects upward proximate a proximal end of the base. A rear support surface support is on the base between the contact surfaces and the handle. The base may include a pair of spaced apart rails capable of receiving columns of a pallet therebetween. In one embodiment, the base includes a pair of four-bar linkages and the handle is a lift handle configured to selectively collapse and extend the four-bar linkages to raise and lower a pallet.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Philip A. King, Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps
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Patent number: 11618604Abstract: A beverage crate includes a base having opposed end edges and opposed side edges. A pair of end walls extending upward from the end edges of the base. A pair of side walls extend upward from the side edges of the base. Each of the side walls includes an upper band portion connected to the base by inwardly-offset columns. The upper band portions each include at least one upper peak protruding upwardly and at least one complementary recess aligned below the at least one upper peak. The upper band portions each include at least one lower peak protruding downwardly and at least one complementary recess aligned above the at least one lower peak.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Shelby Frances Apps, Suzanne Whitfield Clark, William P. Apps, Crystal Y. Parra, Jon P. Hassell
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Patent number: 11597560Abstract: A container includes a wall extending upward from a base. The wall includes a frame and a first wall portion pivotably connected to the frame. The wall further includes a latch selectively connecting the first wall portion to the frame. The latch is movable vertically relative to the frame to selectively release the first wall portion from the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Publication number: 20220333850Abstract: A crate includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from the base. A plurality of ventilation channels are formed in the base. The ventilation channels project upward relative to an upper support surface of the base. The ventilation channels include apertures therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventor: Jon P. Hassell
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Publication number: 20220097905Abstract: A container includes a wall extending upward from a base. The wall includes a frame and a first wall portion pivotably connected to the frame. The wall further includes a latch selectively connecting the first wall portion to the frame. The latch is movable vertically relative to the frame to selectively release the first wall portion from the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Patent number: 11286083Abstract: A pallet includes a deck having an opening therethrough, such that product can be removed through the opening from a box loaded on the deck of a pallet. A plurality of columns support the deck. The box may be supported on the deck over the opening. The bottom wall of the box may be opened though the opening in the deck. The items can then be removed from the box through the opening through the deck without removing the box from the pallet. Optionally, fasteners may secure flaps of the box in corners of the deck of a pallet. According to another feature, a brace having an elongated body portion can be secured to an opening of the pallet, such that the elongated body portion abuts goods that are supported on the deck.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Way Joe Lee, William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Publication number: 20220089315Abstract: A collapsible crate includes a base having opposed side edges and opposed end edges. The side edges are longer than the end edges. A pair of opposed side walls are pivotably connected to the side edges of the base and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base. Each of the pair of opposed side walls include a handle opening therethrough. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to the end edges of the base and movable between an upright position and a collapsed position on the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps
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Publication number: 20220041417Abstract: A pallet lift includes a pair of outer tines movable between an expanded position spaced outward away from inner tines and a retracted position adjacent the inner tines. The inner and outer tines are supported by wheels at locations spaced away from the lift mechanism. A pallet includes a plurality of nestable feet that open outwardly of the pallet to reduce the footprint. A second pallet includes a side wall extending downward from side edges of the pallet to define an opening adjacent outer feet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Philip A. King, Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Patent number: 11203479Abstract: A collapsible container includes a base having a base wall with a plurality of support surfaces separated by a longitudinal drainage channel and a plurality of lateral drainage channels intersecting the longitudinal drainage channel. The drainage channels are lower than the support surfaces. The base wall does not include any openings therethrough, so the drainage channels retain fluid leaking from products or packages in the container. The base may further include a plurality of troughs proximate edges of the base. The plurality of troughs are lower than the drainage channels. Walls are pivotably mounted to the base and are pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell, Travis James Englert
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Patent number: 11174072Abstract: A tray includes a base. A first pair of opposing walls extend upwardly from the base. A second pair of opposing walls extend upwardly from the base. At least one high stack indicia and at least one low stack indicia are located on at least one of the first pair of walls and the second pair of walls.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANYInventors: Suzanne Whitfield Clark, Jon P. Hassell, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Patent number: 11173939Abstract: A dolly includes a deck having a support area. A plurality of wheels support the deck. A peripheral lip projects upward relative to the support area of the deck and extends at least partially about a periphery of the deck. The peripheral lip includes a ramped portion. A stack of bakery trays can be tipped and slid onto the dolly over the ramped portion of the peripheral lip.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Jon P. Hassell
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Patent number: 11111122Abstract: A pallet lift includes a pair of outer tines movable between an expanded position spaced outward away from inner tines and a retracted position adjacent the inner tines. The inner and outer tines are supported by wheels at locations spaced away from the lift mechanism. A pallet includes a plurality of nestable feet that open outwardly of the pallet to reduce the footprint. A second pallet includes a side wall extending downward from side edges of the pallet to define an opening adjacent outer feet.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventors: Philip A. King, Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps, Dane Gin Mun Kalinowski
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Patent number: 10968012Abstract: Modular containers are formed in a collapsible fashion by flexible or rigid bodies and panels. A size of a modular container may be selected by inflating the modular container to a desired pressure or volume, coupling two or more bodies of the modular containers together, or mating the bodies of the modular containers to common bases or surfaces. The modular containers may be accessed via one or more openings in vertical or horizontal surfaces of such modular containers in order to load items into such modular containers or to unload the items therefrom. The modular containers may be assembled or collapsed manually or automatically, and transported to one or more locations separately or in stacks.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Suzanne Clark Ward, Jessica Fitzgerald, Jon P. Hassell, Daniel Lowther, Kaushal Bharatkumar Mehta, Joshua D. Urban
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Publication number: 20210070340Abstract: A pallet lift includes a base and a plurality of wheels supporting the base. A pair of contact surfaces are proximate a distal end of the base. A handle projects upward proximate a proximal end of the base. A rear support surface support is on the base between the contact surfaces and the handle. The base may include a pair of spaced apart rails capable of receiving columns of a pallet therebetween. In one embodiment, the base includes a pair of four-bar linkages and the handle is a lift handle configured to selectively collapse and extend the four-bar linkages to raise and lower a pallet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Philip A. King, Jon P. Hassell, William P. Apps
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Publication number: 20210070498Abstract: A collapsible container having a base, an upper frame, and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to side edges of the upper frame. Each of the side walls including an upper panel hingeably connected to a lower panel. The lower panel is hingeably connected to the base. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to end edges of the upper frame. The end walls are pivotable between an upright position extending from the upper frame to the base between the side walls and a retracted position within the upper frame. A lid is pivotably secured to the upper frame. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Brian Robert Guerry, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Way Joe Lee, John Matthew Thomson, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia, Derek Gravitt, Jon P. Hassell, Derick Foster, Jorien D. Hopkins
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Publication number: 20210047074Abstract: A pallet includes a deck having an opening therethrough, such that product can be removed through the opening from a box loaded on the deck of a pallet. A plurality of columns support the deck. The box may be supported on the deck over the opening. The bottom wall of the box may be opened though the opening in the deck. The items can then be removed from the box through the opening through the deck without removing the box from the pallet. Optionally, fasteners may secure flaps of the box in corners of the deck of a pallet. According to another feature, a brace having an elongated body portion can be secured to an opening of the pallet, such that the elongated body portion abuts goods that are supported on the deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Way Joe Lee, William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell
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Publication number: 20210031977Abstract: In some embodiments, a collapsible container includes a base and a plurality of walls including a first wall and an adjacent second wall. The first wall and the second wall each include a U-shaped frame hingeably secured to the base and at least one section pivotably secured to the respective frame to selectively restrict and facilitate access to an interior of the container. A frame latch selectively secures the frame of the first wall to the frame of the second wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: William P. Apps, Jon P. Hassell, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Travis James Englert