Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Pollock

Michael Robert Pollock 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).

  • Receptacle and latching mechanism for receptacle gate
    Patent number: 11801994
    Abstract: A receptacle is provided for holding a quantity of solid material. The receptacle includes a container having an open end, and a gate operably connected to the container so as to be rotatable to a closed position structured to prevent solid material from exiting the container through the open end. The gate includes a locking arm mounted thereon. A latching mechanism is operably connected to the container and includes a latch rotatable to a latched orientation structured to contact the locking arm to prevent the gate from being rotated out of the closed position. The locking arm is structured to move rearwardly and upwardly during rotation of the gate out of the closed position. The latch is structured so that contact between the latch and the locking arm when the latch is in the latched orientation prevents rearward and upward movement of the locking arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: Royal Truck and Trailer Sales and Service, Inc., Edw. C. Levy Co.
    Inventors: Michael Morrison, Scott Chapman, Sean Chapman, Brian Billings, John Battles, Michael Robert Pollock, Brian Matthew Clark
  • RECEPTACLE AND LATCHING MECHANISM FOR RECEPTACLE GATE
    Publication number: 20220363471
    Abstract: A receptacle is provided for holding a quantity of solid material. The receptacle includes a container having an open end, and a gate operably connected to the container so as to be rotatable to a closed position structured to prevent solid material from exiting the container through the open end. The gate includes a locking arm mounted thereon. A latching mechanism is operably connected to the container and includes a latch rotatable to a latched orientation structured to contact the locking arm to prevent the gate from being rotated out of the closed position. The locking arm is structured to move rearwardly and upwardly during rotation of the gate out of the closed position. The latch is structured so that contact between the latch and the locking arm when the latch is in the latched orientation prevents rearward and upward movement of the locking arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Morrison, Scott Chapman, Sean Chapman, Brian Billings, John Battles, Michael Robert Pollock, Brian Matthew Clark