Patents by Inventor Darren George Elton

Darren George Elton 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: 8556107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system including a tote and a flexible container which fits into said tote, said tote including a box shaped body with four side faces and a floor, said floor having a cut out extending from an edge portion of the floor, said edge portion being part of an edge adjacent to a side face of the tote which comprises a door or a flap, said flexible container having a bottom wall, a top wall and four side walls of a substantial rectangular configuration and made of a flexible plastic sheet material, said container comprising at least one port, wherein said bottom wall comprises said at least a first port in an off-center position, said cut out accommodating said first port in the bottom wall of the container. The system of the present invention provides for an easy set up and replacement of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Douglas McRobbie, Darren George Elton
  • Patent number: 8556111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible, closed container with a bottom wall, a top wall and four side walls of a substantial rectangular configuration and made of a flexible plastic sheet material, said container comprising at least a first port, said bottom, top and side walls being provided by four separate sheets which are joined together at their edges, wherein a first sheet forms said bottom wall, a second sheet forms said top wall and a third and a fourth sheet form a first and a second side wall at two opposite sides of the container, said four sheets each comprising in addition to the portions forming the bottom, top and first and second side walls integrally formed triangular or trapezoid shaped wall portions at opposite ends thereof, said triangular or trapezoid shaped wall portions form when joined together a third and a fourth side wall, respectively, wherein said bottom wall accommodates said first port in an off-center position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Darren George Elton, Kenneth Roy Weight
  • Publication number: 20090236344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system including a tote and a flexible container which fits into said tote, said tote including a box shaped body with four side faces and a floor, said floor having a cut out extending from an edge portion of the floor, said edge portion being part of an edge adjacent to a side face of the tote which comprises a door or a flap, said flexible container having a bottom wall, a top wall and four side walls of a substantial rectangular configuration and made of a flexible plastic sheet material, said container comprising at least one port, wherein said bottom wall comprises said at least a first port in an off-center position, said cut out accommodating said first port in the bottom wall of the container. The system of the present invention provides for an easy set up and replacement of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: PALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Douglas McRobbie, Darren George Elton
  • Publication number: 20090236338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible, closed container with a bottom wall, a top wall and four side walls of a substantial rectangular configuration and made of a flexible plastic sheet material, said container comprising at least a first port, said bottom, top and side walls being provided by four separate sheets which are joined together at their edges, wherein a first sheet forms said bottom wall, a second sheet forms said top wall and a third and a fourth sheet form a first and a second side wall at two opposite sides of the container, said four sheets each comprising in addition to the portions forming the bottom, top and first and second side walls integrally formed triangular or trapezoid shaped wall portions at opposite ends thereof, said triangular or trapezoid shaped wall portions form when joined together a third and a fourth side wall, respectively, wherein said bottom wall accommodates said first port in an off-centre position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: PALL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darren George Elton, Kenneth Roy Weight