Patents by Inventor Phillip C. Hwang

Phillip C. Hwang 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).

  • Method of distributing beverages with improved shipping tray
    Patent number: 6626634
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a mini-pallet to create, organize, and move product stacks. In a preferred configuration, the mini-pallet is a nestable lightweight shipping tray which provides a convenient means for handling packaged units, in particular packages of beverage containers. The mini-pallet can support loads at an elevation above a supporting surface through the use of a deck supported by two side legs and a central support. The legs are located to facilitate a user in positioning a carrier under the deck for transportation. The central support, in a preferred embodiment, compatibly fits with a designated opening in the lifting portion of the carrier. When not loaded, the mini-pallet is capable of “nesting” within another mini-pallet for convenient storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Coca Cola Enterprises
    Inventors: Phillip C. Hwang, William P. Apps, Norman C. Strohfus, Robert W. Grace, David J. Glancy
  • Method of distributing beverages with improved shipping tray
    Publication number: 20010041131
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a mini-pallet to create, organize, and move product stacks. In a preferred configuration, the mini-pallet is a nestable lightweight shipping tray which provides a convenient means for handling packaged units, in particular packages of beverage containers. The mini-pallet can support loads at an elevation above a supporting surface through the use of a deck supported by two side legs and a central support. The legs are located to facilitate a user in positioning a carrier under the deck for transportation. The central support, in a preferred embodiment, compatibly fits with a designated opening in the lifting portion of the carrier. When not loaded, the mini-pallet is capable of “nesting” within another mini-pallet for convenient storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Phillip C. Hwang, William P. Apps, Norman C. Strohfus, Robert W. Grace, David J. Glancy