Patents by Inventor Richard Alpen

Richard Alpen 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).

  • Interlocking front-load bulk storage containers
    Patent number: 5531517
    Abstract: A front-loading interlocking modular merchandising display has a bin having front, rear and side surfaces, the front surface having an opening therein, the side and rear surfaces having at least one vertical groove on each of the surfaces, and a rail for sliding engagement within the at least one vertical groove, the rail having, in cross-section, opposed ends wider than a middle section of the cross-section, wherein each of the at least one vertical groove has a front aperture and a recessed cavity behind the aperture, the recessed cavity wider in cross-section than the front aperture, the rail for interlocking mating engagement of two of the bins when the bins are adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: Richard Alpen