Patents by Inventor Richard D. Sofia

Richard D. Sofia 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).

  • Publication number: 20120291678
    Abstract: A pallet made according to this invention provides a one-piece plastic pallet with integrated full window-frame runners for improved safety, nesting and stackability. The pallet includes a plurality of recessed portions that form angled leg portions below the lower surface of the deck. The pallet also includes integrated full window-framed runners in order to accommodate four-way entry. Each window-framed runner includes an angled leg portion having about the same draft angle as the opposing sidewall of the recessed portion. The deck also includes a plurality of channels sized to receive a window-framed runner of a second pallet. Each recessed portion also includes a stop to arrest the downward travel of the leg portion of the second pallet and allow for the nested second pallet to be easily removed from the first pallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Clark P. Howland, Richard D. Sofia
  • Patent number: D724809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: SaN Pallets, LLC
    Inventors: Clark P. Howland, Richard D. Sofia