Patents by Inventor Steven Kottwitz

Steven Kottwitz 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: 20240150111
    Abstract: A transport container for carrying objects includes a base for supporting the objects. Opposing first and second side walls are operatively connected to the base. At least one of the side walls is movable between an extended position and a contracted position. The transport container has a first width between the first and second side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the extended position and a second width between the side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the contracted position. The second width is different from the first width. The first and second side walls are also movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The transport container has a first height when the side walls are in the deployed position and a second height different than the first height when the side walls are in the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: PVPallet, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Phelps, Steven Kottwitz, Bryan Kottwitz, Brian Trushinger
  • Patent number: 11891236
    Abstract: A transport container for carrying objects includes a base for supporting the objects. Opposing first and second side walls are operatively connected to the base. At least one of the side walls is movable between an extended position and a contracted position. The transport container has a first width between the first and second side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the extended position and a second width between the side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the contracted position. The second width is different from the first width. The first and second side walls are also movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The transport container has a first height when the side walls are in the deployed position and a second height different than the first height when the side walls are in the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: PVPallet, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Phelps, Steven Kottwitz, Bryan Kottwitz, Brian Trushinger
  • Publication number: 20230322437
    Abstract: A transport container for carrying one or more generally planar objects having a base configured to support the one or more generally planar objects. First and second side walls are removably coupled to opposing ends of the base. The first and second side walls are movable substantially along a first axis between an extended position and a contracted position. The first side wall is spaced from the second side wall by a first distance when the first and second side walls are in the extended position and by a second distance when the first and second side walls are in the contracted position. The first and second side walls are movable substantially along a second axis between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The first and second side walls have a first height in the deployed position and a second height different than the first height in the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: PVPallet, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Phelps, Philip Schwarz, Steven Kottwitz, Ethan Wollbrink
  • Publication number: 20210261326
    Abstract: A transport container for carrying objects includes a base for supporting the objects. Opposing first and second side walls are operatively connected to the base. At least one of the side walls is movable between an extended position and a contracted position. The transport container has a first width between the first and second side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the extended position and a second width between the side walls when at least one of the side walls is in the contracted position. The second width is different from the first width. The first and second side walls are also movable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The transport container has a first height when the side walls are in the deployed position and a second height different than the first height when the side walls are in the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Luke Phelps, Steven Kottwitz, Bryan Kottwitz, Brian Trushinger