Patents by Inventor Dale S. Berger

Dale S. Berger 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: 5797514
    Abstract: An ice bin for storing manufactured ice therein, having four walls and a floor and provided with a bin liner disposed in the ice bin adjacent the four walls of the ice bin. The liner has four, generally planar panels which are connected by at least one edge joint. Each edge joint has two slots formed at right angles to one another, each slot formed by two legs for holding two adjacent liner panels at generally right angles to one another. Each joint further has two spacers disposed adjacent each slot and generally at right angles to each slot for defining a space for insulation between the ice bin and liner panels, to aid in assembly, and to contribute to the strength of the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Follett Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Twiggar, Dale S. Berger