Patents by Inventor Bruce Marshall Torrey

Bruce Marshall Torrey 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).

  • High performance plastic pallets
    Patent number: 7273014
    Abstract: The invention relates to plastic pallets that pass the Underwriters Laboratory UL 2335 protocol for pallets wherein said pallets comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of: (a) polyphenylene ether resin and blends containing polyphenylene ether resin, (b) polycarbonate resin and blends containing polycarbonate resin, (c) vinyl aromatic graft copolymer resin; (d) polyetherimide resin and blends containing polyetherimide resin, and (e) thermosetting resins. In a preferred embodiment, the plastic pallet has an open deck design. The invention also relates to a method to make pallets that pass the UL 2335 protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Adeyinka Adedeji, Geoffrey Henry Riding, Bruce Marshall Torrey
  • High performance plastic pallets
    Patent number: 6784234
    Abstract: The invention relates to plastic pallets that pass the Underwriters Laboratory UL 2335 protocol for pallets wherein said pallets comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of: (a) polyphenylene ether resin and blends containing polyphenylene ether resin, (b) polycarbonate resin and blends containing polycarbonate resin, (c) vinyl aromatic graft copolymer resin; (d) polyetherimide resin and blends containing polyetherimide resin, and (e) thermosetting resins. In a preferred embodiment, the plastic pallet has an open deck design. The invention also relates to a method to make pallets that pass the UL 2335 protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Adeyinka Adedeji, Geoffrey Henry Riding, Bruce Marshall Torrey
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE PLASTIC PALLETS
    Publication number: 20010031807
    Abstract: The invention relates to plastic pallets that pass the Underwriters Laboratory UL 2335 protocol for pallets wherein said pallets comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: ADEYINKA ADEDEJI, GEOFFREY HENRY RIDING, BRUCE MARSHALL TORREY