Patents by Inventor Barry L. Donahue

Barry L. Donahue 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).

  • Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
    Patent number: 6952907
    Abstract: A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: The Ultimate Back Store, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Levin, Barry L. Donahue
  • Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
    Patent number: 6804938
    Abstract: A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: The Ultimate Back Store, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc A. Levin, Barry L. Donahue
  • Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
    Publication number: 20030079441
    Abstract: A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a base section removably secured to a seat section that involves removing the seat section from the base section and inserting the seat section and the base section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the seat section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve positionable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Marc A. Levin, Barry L. Donahue
  • Packaging device and method for shipping furniture
    Publication number: 20020152727
    Abstract: A method for shipping a piece of furniture having a back section secured to a seat section that involves the steps of: (a) removing the back portion from the furniture; (b) placing at least one protective shipping sleeve over an edge portion of the back section; and (c) inserting the back section with the at least one sleeve and the seat section into a shipping container. A packaging apparatus suitable for overnight delivery which includes a shipping container and at least one shipping sleeve capable of receiving an edge portion of the back section of the furniture with the at least one shipping sleeve postioinable within the shipping container to abut a side wall of the shipping container is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Marc A. Levin, Barry L. Donahue