Patents by Inventor Carl L. Mathews

Carl L. Mathews 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: 8356720
    Abstract: A container shelving system including two shelf support members and a plurality of shelves, the shelf support members including a chain, a turnbuckle, an adjustable upper bracket and an adjustable lower bracket, each bracket including a first box beam, a second box beam, and a box beam adjustment fastener, the box beams including recesses at each end, the recesses configured to receive the chain; the upper bracket further including a stabilizer perpendicularly connected to an end of the upper bracket; the plurality of shelves each including a plurality of lumber whereby the lumber is configured to sit upon a bracket; whereby the chain is threaded through the first and second cargo rings and the upper and lower brackets and connected and tightened using the turnbuckle such that the shelves may be supported upon the brackets within the shipping container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Container, Bracket & Shelving, LLC
    Inventor: Carl L. Mathews
  • Publication number: 20120111816
    Abstract: A container shelving system comprising two shelf support members and a plurality of shelves, the shelf support members comprising a chain, a turnbuckle, an adjustable upper bracket and an adjustable lower bracket, each bracket comprising a first box beam, a second box beam, and a box beam adjustment fastener, the box beams including recesses at each end, the recesses configured to receive the chain; the upper bracket further comprising a stabilizer perpendicularly connected to an end of the upper bracket; the plurality of shelves each comprising a plurality of lumber whereby the lumber is configured to sit upon a bracket; whereby the chain is threaded through the first and second cargo rings and the upper and lower brackets and connected and tightened using the turnbuckle such that the shelves may be supported upon the brackets within the shipping container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: CONTAINER, BRACKET & SHELVING LLC
    Inventor: Carl L. Mathews