Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Whatley, II

Thomas F. Whatley, II 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).

  • Protective plate for fork-lift pallets
    Patent number: 5076175
    Abstract: A protective plate for use with a fork-lift pallet having an elongated horizontal wooden stringer having an inverted U-shaped opening including a curvilinear portion. The plate includes a side portion to protectively overlie a side of the stringer opening and a top portion to protectively overlie above the stringer opening. The plate affords entry of the fork-lift truck tine into the stringer opening. An arcuate portion interconnects the plate side portion and the plate top portion for location adjacent to the curvilinear portion of the U-shaped opening of the stringer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas F. Whatley, II