Patents by Inventor Brian S. Bickers

Brian S. Bickers 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).

  • Spring clip upright connection for rack shelving
    Patent number: 10302115
    Abstract: A spring clip upright connection for rack shelving includes one upright with tabs and square cutouts and another upright with slots with metal spring clips. As the tabs of one upright are inserted into the slots of the other upright, the uprights are aligned and the spring metal clips open up. When the tabs are fully inserted, the clips latch into the cutouts of the slots of the other upright thereby engaging the upright sections together. This latching prevents one upright from being removed from the other upright while the slots and tabs maintain the appropriate alignment of the uprights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Matthew E. Pennington, Zachary J. Saylor, Christina Schuette
  • SPRING CLIP UPRIGHT CONNECTION FOR RACK SHELVING
    Publication number: 20180106284
    Abstract: A spring clip upright connection for rack shelving includes one upright with tabs and square cutouts and another upright with slots with metal spring clips. As the tabs of one upright are inserted into the slots of the other upright, the uprights are aligned and the spring metal clips open up. When the tabs are fully inserted, the clips latch into the cutouts of the slots of the other upright thereby engaging the upright sections together. This latching prevents one upright from being removed from the other upright while the slots and tabs maintain the appropriate alignment of the uprights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Matthew E. Pennington, Zachary J. Saylor, Christina Schuette
  • Storage track
    Patent number: D888460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Bickers, Sarah Jane Clinard, Allan Hasse, Jr., Matthew E. Pennington, Christina L. Schuette, Alethea Swiecicki, Deborah VanDrasek Visin
  • Wire shelf
    Patent number: D1004347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sarah J. Clinard, Matthew E. Pennington, Martin Sheng, Dana R. Cooperhayes, Brian S. Bickers