Patents by Inventor Mitch Fenneman

Mitch Fenneman 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: 10781037
    Abstract: A roof for a modular shipping container is provided. The modular shipping container includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The roof includes a roof sheet having a top surface and defining a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side. The roof further includes a pair of skid plate assembles. One of the pair of skid plate assembles is arranged along the first side of the roof sheet, and the other of the pair of skid plate assemblies is arranged along the second side of the roof sheet. The pair of skid plate assemblies partially extend over the top surface of the roof sheet. The roof sheet is formed of a unitary piece of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nicholas Hatcher
  • Patent number: 10577174
    Abstract: A base for a modular shipping container is provided. The base includes a base frame having a first end rail, a second end rail, a first side rail, and a second side rail. The first end rail is attached to first ends of the first side rail and the second side rail, and the second end rail is attached to second ends of the first side rail and the second side rail to form a periphery of the base. The base further includes a pair of fork tunnel assemblies removably coupled to the first side rail and the second side rail and extending therebetween. The pair of fork tunnel assemblies are spaced along the base frame to define a fork pocket distance therebetween. The fork pocket distance defined between the pair of fork tunnel assemblies is configurable between a first fork pocket distance and a second fork pocket distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nicholas Hatcher
  • Patent number: 10501261
    Abstract: A side wall assembly for a modular shipping container is provided. The modular shipping container includes a base and a side wall. The side wall assembly includes a tube hinge and a first hinge pin assembly having a first hinge pin extending therefrom. The first hinge pin is configured to be received within a first end of the tube hinge. The side wall assembly further includes a second hinge pin assembly having a second hinge pin extending therefrom. The second hinge pin is configured to be received within a second end of the tube hinge opposite the first end. The tube hinge, the first hinge pin assembly, and the second hinge pin assembly are configured to enable the side wall to pivotally rotate with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nicholas Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20180086498
    Abstract: A base for a modular shipping container is provided. The base includes a base frame having a first end rail, a second end rail, a first side rail, and a second side rail. The first end rail is attached to first ends of the first side rail and the second side rail, and the second end rail is attached to second ends of the first side rail and the second side rail to form a periphery of the base. The base further includes a pair of fork tunnel assemblies removably coupled to the first side rail and the second side rail and extending therebetween. The pair of fork tunnel assemblies are spaced along the base frame to define a fork pocket distance therebetween. The fork pocket distance defined between the pair of fork tunnel assemblies is configurable between a first fork pocket distance and a second fork pocket distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nick Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20180086552
    Abstract: A side wall assembly for a modular shipping container is provided. The modular shipping container includes a base and a side wall. The side wall assembly includes a tube hinge and a first hinge pin assembly having a first hinge pin extending therefrom. The first hinge pin is configured to be received within a first end of the tube hinge. The side wall assembly further includes a second hinge pin assembly having a second hinge pin extending therefrom. The second hinge pin is configured to be received within a second end of the tube hinge opposite the first end. The tube hinge, the first hinge pin assembly, and the second hinge pin assembly are configured to enable the side wall to pivotally rotate with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nicholas Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20180086551
    Abstract: A roof for a modular shipping container is provided. The modular shipping container includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The roof includes a roof sheet having a top surface and defining a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side. The roof further includes a pair of skid plate assembles. One of the pair of skid plate assembles is arranged along the first side of the roof sheet, and the other of the pair of skid plate assemblies is arranged along the second side of the roof sheet. The pair of skid plate assemblies partially extend over the top surface of the roof sheet. The roof sheet is formed of a unitary piece of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mitch Fenneman, Nick Hatcher