Patents by Inventor R. Neal Post

R. Neal Post 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 for making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed therefrom
    Patent number: 11224291
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Cheng, R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Method for making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed thereform
    Patent number: 10524569
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Cheng, R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Method of making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed therefrom
    Patent number: 9687074
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Cheng, R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • METHOD FOR MAKING MESH CONTAINERS WITH A RAIL AND MESH CONTAINER FORMED THEREFORM
    Publication number: 20170071337
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Cheng, R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • METHOD OF MAKING MESH CONTAINERS WITH A RAIL AND MESH CONTAINER FORMED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20140042113
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming CHENG, R. Neal POST, Christopher HARDY
  • Method for making mesh containers with a rail and mesh container formed therefrom
    Patent number: 8584889
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a container comprising forming a basket portion of metal mesh material and a rail connected to the basket portion. The rail extends substantially outwardly from the outer surface of the basket portion and the rail extends continuously around the outer surface of the basket portion. In one example, the method includes forming the rail so that it does not contain or surround a free edge of the basket portion. In another example, the method includes forming the rail so that it includes an opening for containing or surrounding a free edge of the basket portion. The method may also include forming a lower rail. The present invention is also directed to a container formed by such method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsi-Ming Cheng, R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Handle for mesh basket
    Patent number: D673369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D759976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D773815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D804821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D807036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D847510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D856678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D865365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D873567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D880861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D895291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D931609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post
  • Handle applied to mesh basket
    Patent number: D934566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: R. Neal Post, Christopher Hardy
  • Mesh basket
    Patent number: D1009476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Design Ideas, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardy, R. Neal Post