Patents by Inventor Edward R. Nelson

Edward R. Nelson 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).

  • Devices and methods for recycling mattress box springs
    Patent number: 10280069
    Abstract: A device for removing a set of springs from a mattress box spring including a mattress box spring support, a pushing block support frame secured to the mattress box spring support, a pushing block supported by the pushing block support frame adjacent to the mattress box spring support, a cylinder for extending the pushing block over a mattress box spring positioned on the mattress box spring support belt, wherein the cylinder is operable to extend the pushing block transversely over the mattress box spring to separate springs attached to a frame of the mattress box spring from the frame, and wherein a plurality of forks extend in front of the pushing block transversely to the mattress box spring support for helping to prevent the springs from folding underneath a bottom of the pushing block when the pushing block is extended over the mattress box spring to separate the springs from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Environmentally Conscious Recycling, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Gilbert, Vernon L. Brown, Denny G. Miller, Edward R. Nelson
  • Devices and Methods for Recycling Mattress Box Springs
    Publication number: 20160236928
    Abstract: A device for removing a set of springs from a mattress box spring including a mattress box spring support, a pushing block support frame secured to the mattress box spring support, a pushing block supported by the pushing block support frame adjacent to the mattress box spring support, a cylinder for extending the pushing block over a mattress box spring positioned on the mattress box spring support belt, wherein the cylinder is operable to extend the pushing block transversely over the mattress box spring to separate springs attached to a frame of the mattress box spring from the frame, and wherein a plurality of forks extend in front of the pushing block transversely to the mattress box spring support for helping to prevent the springs from folding underneath a bottom of the pushing block when the pushing block is extended over the mattress box spring to separate the springs from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Gilbert, Vernon L. Brown, Denny G. Miller, Edward R. Nelson
  • Devices and methods for recycling mattress box springs
    Patent number: 9321138
    Abstract: A device for removing a set of springs from a mattress box spring including a mattress box spring support, a pushing block support frame secured to the mattress box spring support, a pushing block supported by the pushing block support frame adjacent to the mattress box spring support, a cylinder for extending the pushing block over a mattress box spring positioned on the mattress box spring support belt, wherein the cylinder is operable to extend the pushing block transversely over the mattress box spring to separate springs attached to a frame of the mattress box spring from the frame, and wherein a plurality of forks extend in front of the pushing block transversely to the mattress box spring support for helping to prevent the springs from folding underneath a bottom of the pushing block when the pushing block is extended over the mattress box spring to separate the springs from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Environmentally Conscious Recycling, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Gilbert, Vernon L. Brown, Denny G. Miller, Edward R. Nelson
  • Devices and Methods for Recycling Mattress Box Springs
    Publication number: 20150283659
    Abstract: A device for removing a set of springs from a mattress box spring including a mattress box spring support, a pushing block support frame secured to the mattress box spring support, a pushing block supported by the pushing block support frame adjacent to the mattress box spring support, a cylinder for extending the pushing block over a mattress box spring positioned on the mattress box spring support belt, wherein the cylinder is operable to extend the pushing block transversely over the mattress box spring to separate springs attached to a frame of the mattress box spring from the frame, and wherein a plurality of forks extend in front of the pushing block transversely to the mattress box spring support for helping to prevent the springs from folding underneath a bottom of the pushing block when the pushing block is extended over the mattress box spring to separate the springs from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Vincent Paul Gilbert, Vernon L. Brown, Denny G. Miller, Edward R. Nelson