Patents by Inventor Derek Gravitt

Derek Gravitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20250122007
    Abstract: A waste collection system includes a base defining a plurality of bays. A pair of tine openings are defined in the base. A plurality of container bodies are each receivable in one of the plurality of bays, such that the plurality of container bodies would be emptied when the base is inverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Derick Foster, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Derek Gravitt, John Matthew Thomson
  • Publication number: 20240425234
    Abstract: Several embodiments disclose a pallet bin having a base and a plurality of walls pivotably secured to the base. One or more of the walls may have an access opening therein and the access opening may or may not have a door selectively covering the access opening. The walls may be designed to avoid trapping food, dirt and bacteria and to be easily washed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventor: Derek Gravitt
  • Patent number: 11952210
    Abstract: A container includes a base. A plurality of walls extends upward from the base. At least one handle is located on one of the plurality of walls. A slot is in one of the base, the plurality of walls or the at least one handle. The slot is at least partially defined by a pair of opposing walls with at least one retention projection extending from each of the pair of opposing walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventor: Derek Gravitt
  • Publication number: 20240043171
    Abstract: A collapsible container having a base, an upper frame, and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to side edges of the upper frame. Each of the side walls including an upper panel hingeably connected to a lower panel. The lower panel is hingeably connected to the base. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to end edges of the upper frame. The end walls are pivotable between an upright position extending from the upper frame to the base between the side walls and a retracted position within the upper frame. A lid is pivotably secured to the upper frame. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Robert Guerry, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Way Joe Lee, John Matthew Thomson, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia, Derek Gravitt, Jon P. Hassell, Derick Foster, Jorien D. Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20230008249
    Abstract: A lid assembly for a cart includes an outer wall defining an outer surface of a lid. An inner wall defines an inner surface of the lid. A hasp is pivotably connected to the lid and is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. A plurality of flexible arms extend from the lid towards the hasp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Derick Foster, John Matthew Thomson, Derek Gravitt
  • Publication number: 20220324640
    Abstract: A container includes a base. A plurality of walls extends upward from the base. At least one handle is located on one of the plurality of walls. A slot is in one of the base, the plurality of walls or the at least one handle. The slot is at least partially defined by a pair of opposing walls with at least one retention projection extending from each of the pair of opposing walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: Derek Gravitt
  • Publication number: 20210070498
    Abstract: A collapsible container having a base, an upper frame, and a pair of opposed side walls pivotably connected to side edges of the upper frame. Each of the side walls including an upper panel hingeably connected to a lower panel. The lower panel is hingeably connected to the base. A pair of opposed end walls are pivotably connected to end edges of the upper frame. The end walls are pivotable between an upright position extending from the upper frame to the base between the side walls and a retracted position within the upper frame. A lid is pivotably secured to the upper frame. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Robert Guerry, Daniel Vincent Sekowski, Way Joe Lee, John Matthew Thomson, Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia, Derek Gravitt, Jon P. Hassell, Derick Foster, Jorien D. Hopkins
  • Patent number: 10745172
    Abstract: A pallet cap includes a plurality of raised surfaces and a plurality of parallel channels separating the plurality of raised surfaces. The pallet cap is securable to an upper surface of a deck of a pallet. The plurality of raised surfaces may include a central raised area, and the plurality of parallel channels may include a pair of inner channels, such that the central raised area is between the pair of inner channels. The pair of inner channels and the central raised area may be between an outer ridge and an inner ridge. The inner ridge and the outer ridge may project upward higher than the pair of inner channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Jon P. Hassell, Mariel Rezende, Derek Gravitt
  • Publication number: 20190127115
    Abstract: A pallet cap includes a plurality of raised surfaces and a plurality of parallel channels separating the plurality of raised surfaces. The pallet cap is securable to an upper surface of a deck of a pallet. The plurality of raised surfaces may include a central raised area, and the plurality of parallel channels may include a pair of inner channels, such that the central raised area is between the pair of inner channels. The pair of inner channels and the central raised area may be between an outer ridge and an inner ridge. The inner ridge and the outer ridge may project upward higher than the pair of inner channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jon P. Hassell, Mariel Rezende, Derek Gravitt
  • Patent number: D936321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Derick Foster, Derek Gravitt