Patents by Inventor Mitchell E. Bianchin
Mitchell E. Bianchin 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: 20240172867Abstract: A shelf support beam for use in a shelving unit to support a shelf. The support beam includes a first end and a second end at opposite longitudinal ends of the shelf support beam between which a structural member extends. The structural member has a C-shaped cross-section and includes a web separating a top flange configured to support the shelf from a bottom flange. The support beam further includes a tab located at each of the first and second ends of the structural member. Each tab includes a pair of securing fingers that are angled relative to a plane disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shelf support beam such that each securing finger is angled inwardly toward a center of the structural member. The support beam further includes an enforcement tab formed in the web at each of the first and second ends of the structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Anusha Chakraborthy, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Rohan Parab
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Patent number: 11925258Abstract: A shelf support beam for use in a shelving unit to support a shelf. The support beam includes a first end and a second end located at opposite longitudinal ends of the shelf support beam between which a structural member extends. The structural member has a C-shaped cross-section and includes a web separating a top flange that is configured to support the shelf from a bottom flange. The support beam further includes a tab located at each of the first and second ends of the structural member. Each tab includes a pair of securing fingers that are angled relative to a plane disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shelf support beam such that each securing finger is angled inwardly toward a center of the structural member. The support beam further includes an enforcement tab formed in the web at each of the first and second ends of the structural member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLCInventors: Anusha Chakraborthy, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Rohan Parab
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Publication number: 20230129296Abstract: A shelf support beam for use in a shelving unit to support a shelf. The support beam includes a first end and a second end located at opposite longitudinal ends of the shelf support beam between which a structural member extends. The structural member has a C-shaped cross-section and includes a web separating a top flange that is configured to support the shelf from a bottom flange. The support beam further includes a tab located at each of the first and second ends of the structural member. Each tab includes a pair of securing fingers that are angled relative to a plane disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shelf support beam such that each securing finger is angled inwardly toward a center of the structural member. The support beam further includes an enforcement tab formed in the web at each of the first and second ends of the structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Anusha Chakraborthy, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Rohan Parab
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Patent number: 11583073Abstract: A shelf support beam (80, 130, 200) for use in a shelving unit (10) to support a shelf (22). A structural member (82, 132, 202) has a C-shaped cross-section. A web (94, 144, 216) separates a top flange (96, 146, 220) from a bottom flange (112, 162, 234). The top flange (96, 146, 220) is configured to support the shelf (22). The web (94, 144, 216), the top flange (96, 146, 220), and the bottom flange (112, 162, 234) define a channel (92, 142, 214) of the member (82, 132, 202). The channel (92, 142, 214) defines a cavity height (C1, D1, E1). The top flange (96, 146, 220) and the bottom flange (112, 162, 234) define a top flange width (C2, D2, E2) and a bottom flange width (C3, D3, E3), respectively. A ratio of the cavity height (C1, D1, E1) to a sum of the top flange width (C2, D2, E2) and the bottom flange width (C3, D3, E3) is greater than 1, is at least 1.20, or is about 1.40. The C-shaped cross-section has a moment of inertia (98, 148, 238) of greater than 0.40, greater than 0.45, or at least 0.46.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Rohan Parab, Jeff Lamber, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell Liss, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Publication number: 20220031066Abstract: A shelf support beam (80, 130, 200) for use in a shelving unit (10) to support a shelf (22). A structural member (82, 132, 202) has a C-shaped cross-section. A web (94, 144, 216) separates a top flange (96, 146, 220) from a bottom flange (112, 162, 234). The top flange (96, 146, 220) is configured to support the shelf (22). The web (94, 144, 216), the top flange (96, 146, 220), and the bottom flange (112, 162, 234) define a channel (92, 142, 214) of the member (82, 132, 202). The channel (92, 142, 214) defines a cavity height (C1, D1, E1). The top flange (96, 146, 220) and the bottom flange (112, 162, 234) define a top flange width (C2, D2, E2) and a bottom flange width (C3, D3, E3), respectively. A ratio of the cavity height (C1, D1, E1) to a sum of the top flange width (C2, D2, E2) and the bottom flange width (C3, D3, E3) is greater than 1, is at least 1.20, or is about 1.40. The C-shaped cross-section has a moment of inertia (98, 148, 238) of greater than 0.40, greater than 0.45, or at least 0.46.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Rohan Parab, Jeff Lamber, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell Liss, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: 11019921Abstract: A shelving unit includes a plurality of posts, a plurality of shelf-supporting beams attached to the plurality of posts to form a shelf support frame, and a shelf. The shelf has a plurality of sides seated on the shelf support frame. The plurality of the sides of the shelf includes a depending flange. At least one of the depending flanges extends downwardly along a respective shelf-supporting beam between about 30% and about 100% of the height of the shelf-supporting beam. Another shelf unit is further disclosed where the shelves include a color that corresponds to a color-coded system for organizing the storage of items on the shelving unit. A method of organizing a shelving unit utilizing the color-coded shelf system is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Christopher Quick, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Publication number: 20210000254Abstract: A shelving unit is disclosed and includes a plurality of posts, a plurality of shelf-supporting beams attached to the plurality of posts to form a shelf support frame, and a shelf. The shelf has a plurality of sides seated on the shelf support frame. The plurality of the sides of the shelf includes a depending flange. At least one of the depending flanges extends downwardly along a respective shelf-supporting beam between about 30% and about 100% of the width of the shelf-supporting beam. Another shelf unit is further disclosed where the shelves include a color that corresponds to a color-coded system for organizing the storage of items on the shelving unit. A method of organizing a shelving unit utilizing the color-coded shelf system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Christopher Quick, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: 10806251Abstract: A shelving unit includes front and rear shelf supporting beams, each beam including an upper shelf supporting flange that defines a shelf seat and a lower flange spaced from the upper flange, a shelf configured to be positioned in the seat defined by the front and rear shelf support beams, and at least one tie clip configured to be connected to the shelving unit between the shelf and the lower flange of at least one of the front and rear shelf supporting beams. A method of assembling a shelving unit is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Anthony J. Troyner, Jeff Lamber, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Publication number: 20200163455Abstract: A shelving unit is disclosed and includes a plurality of posts, a plurality of shelf-supporting beams attached to the plurality of posts to form a shelf support frame, and a shelf. The shelf has a plurality of sides seated on the shelf support frame. The plurality of the sides of the shelf includes a depending flange. At least one of the depending flanges extends downwardly along a respective shelf-supporting beam between about 30% and about 100% of the width of the shelf-supporting beam. Another shelf unit is further disclosed where the shelves include a color that corresponds to a color-coded system for organizing the storage of items on the shelving unit. A method of organizing a shelving unit utilizing the color-coded shelf system is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Christopher Quick, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: 10299594Abstract: A tie bar for connecting two horizontal beams includes first and second elongate walls arranged parallel to each other, and a third elongate wall arranged perpendicular to the first and second elongate walls and coupled to a lateral side of each of the first and second elongate walls. The tie bar further includes at least one pair of hook elements positioned at terminal ends of at least one of the first, second, or third elongate walls. Each of the hook elements includes a depending tab configured to be received by an elongate slot of a horizontal beam of a shelving unit. The first and second elongate walls may be top and bottom walls, respectively, the third elongate wall may be a side wall, and the at least one pair of hook elements may include first and second hook elements positioned on the second elongate wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Liss, David J. Wojtowicz, Anthony J. Troyner, Jeff Lamber, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Scott Fitzgerald
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Publication number: 20190125077Abstract: A shelving unit includes front and rear shelf supporting beams, each beam including an upper shelf supporting flange that defines a shelf seat and a lower flange spaced from the upper flange, a shelf configured to be positioned in the seat defined by the front and rear shelf support beams, and at least one tie clip configured to be connected to the shelving unit between the shelf and the lower flange of at least one of the front and rear shelf supporting beams. A method of assembling a shelving unit is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Anthony J. Troyner, Jeff Lamber, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Publication number: 20180279782Abstract: A tie bar for connecting two horizontal beams includes first and second elongate walls arranged parallel to each other, and a third elongate wall arranged perpendicular to the first and second elongate walls and coupled to a lateral side of each of the first and second elongate walls. The tie bar further includes at least one pair of hook elements positioned at terminal ends of at least one of the first, second, or third elongate walls. Each of the hook elements includes a depending tab configured to be received by an elongate slot of a horizontal beam of a shelving unit. The first and second elongate walls may be top and bottom walls, respectively, the third elongate wall may be a side wall, and the at least one pair of hook elements may include first and second hook elements positioned on the second elongate wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Mitchell Liss, David J. Wojtowicz, Anthony J. Troyner, Jeff Lamber, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Scott Fitzgerald
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Patent number: 7252202Abstract: A cargo rack utilizing structural beams, structural beams used in a framework comprising a plurality of vertical posts with either key shaped apertures or slots and a plurality of horizontal shelving members, structural beams contain either circular apertures when corresponding vertical post contains key shaped apertures or fingers when corresponding vertical post contains slots enabling structural beams to connect to vertical posts, thus allowing horizontal shelving members to be associated with structural beams and vertical posts.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Bruce Saltzberg, David Wojtowicz, Jeffery L. Lamber, Thomas J. St. Germain, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: 7128225Abstract: A cargo rack utilizing a structural beam in the form of three embodiments, two of the embodiments comprising a rib, one of which includes a recessed flange and a horizontal return flange, the other includes a standard angled flange and an angled return flange, the third embodiment includes a recessed flange and a horizontal return flange, structural beams used in a framework comprising a plurality of vertical posts containing key shaped apertures and a plurality of horizontal shelving members, structural beams contain nubs enabling structural beams to connect to vertical posts via key shaped apertures thereby enabling horizontal shelving members to be associated with structural beams and vertical posts, various attachments may be added to cargo rack when recessed structural beams are used via a slight clearance that is formed between the recessed edge and a slight taper on horizontal shelving member sides.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Bruce Saltzburg, David Wojtowicz, Jeffery L. Lamber, Thomas J. St. Germain, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D878123Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Christopher Quick, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D907946Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Rohan Parab, Jeff Lamber, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell Liss, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D922809Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLCInventors: Rohan Parab, Jeff Lamber, Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell Liss, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D932220Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLCInventors: Mitchell Liss, Christopher Quick, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D960701Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Liss, Anthony J. Troyner, Jeff Lamber, Mitchell E. Bianchin
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Patent number: D1024632Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Edsal Manufacturing Company, LLCInventors: Anthony J. Troyner, Mitchell E. Bianchin, Rohan Parab, Jeff Lamber