Patents by Inventor Benedict C. Birkmeier

Benedict C. Birkmeier 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: 4166569
    Abstract: A container for the storing and shipping of a flowable material and more particularly baled rubber wherein the container has an inner corrugated paperboard liner supported on two sides by separate rigid frame members, each frame member having interconnected cross braces. An outer shell made of corrugated paperboard encompasses the bottom and respective sides of the liner and frame members. The shell has straps internally thereof encompassing the container to cooperate with the rigid side frame members to provide support for the container. Such container may be covered with a plastic cover or a flat corrugated sheet of material. Alternatively, a cap or lid may be made to encompass a portion of the upper end of the outer shell to enclose all material within the container. The container is attached to a pallet to form an integral unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Edward M. Begnaud, Benedict C. Birkmeier