Patents by Inventor Tom Mellin

Tom Mellin 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: 20110253590
    Abstract: There is provided a container loadable with at least one object. The container comprises a pallet with a loadable upper side and first protruding fastening means arranged apart from the edges of the pallet. The container also comprises a closable sidewall with second fastening means suitable to fit into the first fastening means of the pallet comprising at least a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side. The fourth side is configured to be opened to load the container. The sidewall and the pallet may be fastened together with the first and second fastening means defining a loadable volume which is able to be collapsed in case of no loaded objects by moving the sidewall towards the upper side of the pallet, for of at least two of the first to fourth sides along the first fastening means. The sidewall may be detachable from the pallet. The sides of the sidewalls may be detachable from each other to enable a separate replacement of the sides without replacing the complete sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jussi Lemola, Tom Mellin
  • Publication number: 20110255949
    Abstract: There is provided a container with a pallet with a loadable upper side and a closable sidewall. The container comprises at least three sides to be placed on top of the pallet in order to define a loadable volume. The container is adapted to be collapsed in case of no loaded objects onto the upper side of the pallet. The container comprises shelves suitable to be loaded with objects and at least one side of the sidewall is suitable to be opened in order to load the pallet randomly under the shelf and on the shelf. The shelves are mounted to one of the sides of the sidewall by mounting means. The container comprises at least a first shelf mounted on a first side of the sidewall and at least a second shelf mounted on another side opposite to the first side suitable to be connected with shelf connection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jussi Lemola, Tom Mellin
  • Publication number: 20110253710
    Abstract: There is provided a container that comprises a pallet and a sidewall. The sidewall has an open base to be placed on top of the pallet defining an internal space for loading at least one object. At least the pallet comprises at least one first connector suitable to removable fix the sidewall on top of the pallet. The sidewall comprises at least one second connector suitable to fit into the at least one first connector. The first connector comprises a locking device suitable to apply a minimum pressure to be overcome with a nose of the second connector arranged parallel to the sidewalls pushing down the locking device during inserting and removal of the second connector to and from the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Jussi Lemola, Tom Mellin
  • Publication number: 20110234389
    Abstract: There is provided a forklift truck for lifting and moving goods placed on a palette. An exemplary forklift truck comprises a lifting device that is vertically positioned with a lift pole. The lifting device comprises a horizontal bar to which at least two parallel forks are fixed. The forklift truck also comprises a guidance system that includes at least one optical positioning aid, and a central processing unit to which the rangefinder units are connected. The guidance system further comprises at least three rangefinder units for measuring range data. One of the at least three rangefinder unit is located at each front-end of the two forks. Additionally, one of the at least three rangefinder units and one optical positioning aid are located at the horizontal bar of the lifting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventor: Tom Mellin
  • Publication number: 20110127259
    Abstract: There is provided a collapsible container for transporting goods. An exemplary container comprises a floor and a plurality of side walls adjacent to the floor. At least one first side wall has at least one door for loading and unloading the container, and at least one side wall adjacent to the door has at least one guide rail arranged essentially horizontally for swiveling the door and for sliding the door along the guide rail, in such a way that, by lifting the door. The door can be moved in the guide rail without it being possible for the door hinge to be removed from the guide rail, and in this state, the door can be slid along the guide rail parallel to the side wall, so that the door hinge is also attached to the door so as to rotate around a vertical axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jussi Lemola, Maunu Martti Idänpään-Heikkilä, Lambertus Snoek, Tom Mellin
  • Publication number: 20110127285
    Abstract: There is provided a collapsible container for transporting goods. An exemplary collapsible container comprises a floor and a plurality of side walls. At least one first side wall has at least one door for loading and unloading the container, at least one side wall adjacent to the door, and at least one guide rail arranged essentially horizontally for swiveling the door and for sliding the door along the guide rail. The door engages vertically via a pin into a first hole or into a first depression in the guide rail on one door hinge per guide rail so as to swivel, and the guide rail is configured in such a way that, by lifting the door, the pin can be removed from the first hole or from the first depression without allowing the door hinge to be removed from the guide rail. In this state, the door can be slid along the guide rail parallel to the side wall, so that the inside of the door faces the outside of the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jussi Lemola, Maunu Martti Idänpään-Heikkilä, Lambertus Snoek, Tom Mellin