Patents by Inventor Robert J. McNerney

Robert J. McNerney 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).

  • Patent number: 4974291
    Abstract: A shipping assembly for a product, such as kebabs, designed to permit the receiver to complete the processing of the product including a generally rectangular outer shipping container, a generally rectangular slotted inner container within the outer container, a plurality of layers of product within the inner container, and a lower tray within the inner container spacing and supporting the plurality of layers of product above the bottom of the inner container. The outer container has a closed bottom, two pairs of opposing vertical sides and at least one end flap for closing the top of the outer container. The inner container has a closed bottom, two pairs of opposing vertical sides, and an open top. Each of the opposing sides includes at least one vertical slot for receiving the blade of a cutting device. At least one slot in each side is aligned with a corresponding slot in the opposing side to permit a cutting device to be inserted through the container through the corresponding slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignees: R. J. McNerney, M. W. Lynn
    Inventor: Robert J. McNerney
  • Patent number: 4934026
    Abstract: A shipping assembly for a product, such as kebabs, designed to permit the receiver to complete the processing of the product including a generally rectangular outer shipping container, a generally rectangular slotted inner container within the outer container, a plurality of layers of product within the inner container, and a lower tray within the inner container spacing and supporting the plurality of layers of product above the bottom of the inner container. The outer container has a closed bottom, two pairs of opposing vertical sides and at least one end flap for closing the top of the outer container. The inner container has a closed bottom, two pairs of opposing vertical sides, and an open top. Each of the opposing sides includes at least one vertical slot for receiving the blade of a cutting device. At least one slot in each side is aligned with a corresponding slot in the opposing side to permit a cutting device to be inserted through the container through the corresponding slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignees: Marvin Wayne Lynn, Robert J. McNerney
    Inventor: Robert J. McNerney