Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Schwager

Benjamin R. Schwager 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: 20250179744
    Abstract: A rotationally molded type III traffic barricade system has a plurality of bases and uprights adapted to be assembled in a shipping configuration, a transportation configuration and a deployment configuration. Each upright has recess for receiving a warning light and a cushion adjacent the recess for absorbing the impact force of a collision between the barrier and a vehicle. Recesses are also provided in the upright for receiving barricade panels in such a manner that the chance of damage to the panels is minimized during transportation, etc. Dimples in the recesses and opposing cones on the rear surface of the upright guide an assembler as to where to drill holes for bolts that mount the barricade panels to the uprights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Schwager, James P. Connors, Peter J. Connors
  • Patent number: 11597589
    Abstract: There is disclosed a dry bulk hopper system that includes a generally frustoconical bottle and a base having a tapered wall that defines a cradle for holding the bottle. The bottle has locking tabs disposed at bottom end thereof that cooperate with engagement ledges to secure the bottle to the base when the bottle has been received into the base in a first orientation, but not in a second orientation. Extruded support columns are disposed inside an interior of the base to distribute loads created by material in the bottle when the system is raised by a forklift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Remcon Plastics Incorporated
    Inventors: Tracy L. Connors, Benjamin R. Schwager, Brian L. Scheuring, Peter J. Connors
  • Publication number: 20220289472
    Abstract: There is disclosed a dry bulk hopper system that includes a generally frustoconical bottle and a base having a tapered wall that defines a cradle for holding the bottle. The bottle has locking tabs disposed at bottom end thereof that cooperate with engagement ledges to secure the bottle to the base when the bottle has been received into the base in a first orientation, but not in a second orientation. Extruded support columns are disposed inside an interior of the base to distribute loads created by material in the bottle when the system is raised by a forklift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tracy L. Connors, Benjamin R. Schwager, Brian L. Scheuring, Peter J. Connors