Patents by Inventor Bradford Company

Bradford Company 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).

  • Container Having Sliding Support Assemblies For Supporting Dunnage
    Publication number: 20130175912
    Abstract: A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, track assemblies attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support assemblies extending between the track assemblies. Outer members of the support assemblies have notches which enable the support assemblies to slide along the track assemblies to move parts supported by dunnage suspended by the support assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: BRADFORD COMPANY
    Inventor: Bradford Company
  • Partition Assembly Made With Partitions Having Rounded Edges and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20130102450
    Abstract: A partition assembly comprising a partition matrix made up of intersecting first and second slotted partitions, each of the partitions having at least one slot and a rounded edge. The slots of the partitions are engaged with each other at a plurality of intersections. The partitions are made by rounding an edge of a multi-layered blank using a rotatable tool and then cutting the partition material to a desired size. Slots may then be formed in the edge sealed material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: BRADFORD COMPANY
    Inventor: Bradford Company
  • Folded Product Made From Extruded Profile and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20130042965
    Abstract: A product 10 made from an extruded sheet or web of material 42 having a non-linear cross-section, and the process of making the product 10 is provided. The extruded web or extrudate 42 is plastically deformed in selected areas and then folded. When folded into the appropriate shape, the extrudate 42 is formed into a product 10 having a plurality of cells 14. Optionally, the cells 14a can include one or more openings 34a, allowing access to an interior of the cell 14a and reducing the weight of the product 10a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: BRADFORD COMPANY
    Inventor: Bradford Company