Patents by Inventor Dean J. Mannlein

Dean J. Mannlein 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).

  • Adjustable bucket
    Patent number: 5603399
    Abstract: An adjustable conveyor bucket for soap or the like. The adjustable bucket includes a first bucket wall, a second bucket wall, a base, a pillar extending through the second bucket wall and the base, and adjusting pins extending from the second bucket wall and received within apertures in the base. The pillar is downwardly spring biased and the width of the container is adjusted by raising the second bucket wall and moving it in a direction transverse to the bucket wall so that the locator pins are received within a second set of apertures spaced transversely from the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Lever Brothers Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean J. Mannlein