Patents by Inventor Craig Rolland Norman
Craig Rolland Norman 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).
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Patent number: 11554895Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck and pallet support legs coupled to the top deck. The top deck has a product support surface and an opposing underside, with the underside having snaps openings therein. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck, and a pair of outer leg supports extending from ends of the base. Each outer leg support includes at least one outwardly facing snap and at least one inwardly facing snap inserted into respective snap openings in the top deck.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11225356Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside, and with the product support surface including a pair of pallet support leg receiving areas. A pair of pallet support legs is on the underside of the top deck and aligned with the pallet support leg receiving areas. Each pallet support leg including a center leg section having a first end adjacent the underside of the top deck and a second end opposite the first end, and a pair of leg extensions extending outwards from the second end of the center leg section. An underside of the center leg section and the pair of leg extensions are configured to engage one of the pallet support leg receiving areas of an identical pallet when stacked thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Matthew Wood, Paul Barnswell, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11186409Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly. Each dolly wheel receiving area partially overlaps with one of the pallet support leg receiving areas.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Matthew Wood, Paul Barnswell, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11167882Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck divided into quadrants, and pallet support legs coupled to an underside of the top deck and forming an opening below the top deck for receiving a lifting member. The top deck includes at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof in each quadrant. A thickness of the top deck is reduced in each deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening below the top deck.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11111053Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas aligned with the grommet openings for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet. Also, the underside includes dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes grommets inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that extends in height above the top deck to engage an underside of the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. Also, the product support surface includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells on the underside, and engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11104479Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section comprising an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. Pallet support legs are coupled to the underside of the top deck and are aligned with the grommets. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck. An underside of the base is configured to engage the upper sections of the grommets of an identical pallet when stacked thereon.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Patent number: 11104478Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck that includes grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Pallet support legs are coupled to an underside of the top deck. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that includes an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. At least one mid-section is adjacent the upper lip and extends from the upper section to an underside of the top deck. At least one lower section extends from the at least one mid-section, and includes a pair of spaced apart lower lips resting on the underside of the top deck. An outer exposed surface of the at least one lower section extends in height below the underside of the top deck.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20200148413Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck that includes grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Pallet support legs are coupled to an underside of the top deck. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that includes an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. At least one mid-section is adjacent the upper lip and extends from the upper section to an underside of the top deck. At least one lower section extends from the at least one mid-section, and includes a pair of spaced apart lower lips resting on the underside of the top deck. An outer exposed surface of the at least one lower section extends in height below the underside of the top deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20200148414Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas aligned with the grommet openings for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet. Also, the underside includes dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes grommets inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that extends in height above the top deck to engage an underside of the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. Also, the product support surface includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells on the underside, and engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20200148417Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough, with each grommet opening including a recessed shelf. Grommets are inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section comprising an upper lip resting on the recessed shelf, and an outer exposed surface of the upper section extends in height above the top deck. Pallet support legs are coupled to the underside of the top deck and are aligned with the grommets. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck. An underside of the base is configured to engage the upper sections of the grommets of an identical pallet when stacked thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Daniel Aaron Gorsky, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20200148416Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck and pallet support legs coupled to the top deck. The top deck has a product support surface and an opposing underside, with the underside having snaps openings therein. Each pallet support leg includes a base extending across a width of the top deck, and a pair of outer leg supports extending from ends of the base. Each outer leg support includes at least one outwardly facing snap and at least one inwardly facing snap inserted into respective snap openings in the top deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: BRADLEY WAYNE DAUBENSPECK, DANIEL AARON GORSKY, CRAIG ROLLAND NORMAN
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Publication number: 20200148412Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck divided into quadrants, and pallet support legs coupled to an underside of the top deck and forming an opening below the top deck for receiving a lifting member. The top deck includes at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof in each quadrant. A thickness of the top deck is reduced in each deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening below the top deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Bradley Wayne DAUBENSPECK, Daniel Aaron GORSKY, Craig Rolland NORMAN
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Publication number: 20200079550Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly. Each dolly wheel receiving area partially overlaps with one of the pallet support leg receiving areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Matthew WOOD, Paul BARNSWELL, Bradley Wayne DAUBENSPECK, Craig Rolland NORMAN
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Patent number: 10494141Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Matthew Wood, Paul Barnswell, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20190055057Abstract: A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet, and dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes pallet support leg receiving areas aligned with the pallet support leg attachment areas and configured to engage the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. The product support surface also includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells and configured to engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: MATTHEW WOOD, Paul Barnswell, Bradley Wayne Daubenspeck, Craig Rolland Norman
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Publication number: 20190055055Abstract: A pallet includes a top deck that includes a product support surface and an opposing underside, and with the product support surface including a pair of pallet support leg receiving areas. A pair of pallet support legs is on the underside of the top deck and aligned with the pallet support leg receiving areas. Each pallet support leg including a center leg section having a first end adjacent the underside of the top deck and a second end opposite the first end, and a pair of leg extensions extending outwards from the second end of the center leg section. An underside of the center leg section and the pair of leg extensions are configured to engage one of the pallet support leg receiving areas of an identical pallet when stacked thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: MATTHEW WOOD, Paul Barnswell, Bradley Wayne Daudenspeck, Craig Rolland Norman