Patents by Inventor David Robert Jarrett

David Robert Jarrett 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).

  • Bag retention system and field configurable waste and recycling receptacles and systems employing same
    Patent number: 9051119
    Abstract: A bag retention system and field configurable waste and recycling receptacle and receptacle systems that employ same. The bag retention system includes a peripheral side wall element having an upper portion defining an opening for receiving at least one bag, the peripheral side wall element having a bag opening and support member (e.g. an outwardly extending flange) about which an upper portion of a bag can be wrapped, and a tensioning element located below the flange and coupled to and extending outwardly from the side wall element, the tensioning element having means for releasably securing excess material from an upper portion of a bag, whereby a bag can be inserted in the opening with an upper portion thereof folded over and tightened around flange by pulling the upper portion of the bag taut around the flange and releasably securing the excess material to the tensioning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Midpoint International Inc.
    Inventors: David Robert Jarrett, Jeffrey William Thrasher, Rod Muir, Torrin Mullins, Mike Sirois, Phil Streets
  • BAG RETENTION SYSTEM AND FIELD CONFIGURABLE WASTE AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING SAME
    Publication number: 20140291328
    Abstract: A bag retention system and field configurable waste and recycling receptacle and receptacle systems that employ same. The bag retention system includes a peripheral side wall element having an upper portion defining an opening for receiving at least one bag, the peripheral side wall element having a bag opening and support member (e.g. an outwardly extending flange) about which an upper portion of a bag can be wrapped, and a tensioning element located below the flange and coupled to and extending outwardly from the side wall element, the tensioning element having means for releasably securing excess material from an upper portion of a bag, whereby a bag can be inserted in the opening with an upper portion thereof folded over and tightened around flange by pulling the upper portion of the bag taut around the flange and releasably securing the excess material to the tensioning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: MIDPOINT INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: David Robert Jarrett, Jeffrey William Thrasher, Rod Muir, Torrin Mullins, Mike Sirois, Phil Streets