Patents by Inventor Eric John Oberliesen

Eric John Oberliesen 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).

  • SWINGING GATE CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20150353223
    Abstract: A collapsible container having thick corrugated outer walls with two generally U-shaped inserts provided within the corrugated walls. The inserts are reversed and offset from one another with one panel of each insert being secured to an interior panel of the collapsible container. Having two of the three panels of each insert unsecured to the interior panels allows the collapsible container to be more easily collapsed for storage and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: PAPER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Tusing, Eric John Oberliesen, William F. Stephenson
  • Shipping container with integrated pallet and reinforced wall structure
    Patent number: 7597194
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a shipping container with an integrated pallet has a narrow width adapted for maximum utilization of the available space in standard sea containers, and openings for the tines of a forklift are spaced so that adjustment of the tines is not necessary in order to fit the narrower container. The container has an open top, opposite end walls, opposite sidewalls, and a bottom wall. The pallet is attached on top of the bottom wall and comprises a pallet deck, with runners secured between the deck and the bottom wall in inwardly spaced relation to the side edges of the container so that the runners are located inside the fork footprint rather than outside the fork footprint. The tine-receiving openings are thus positioned outboard of the runners and under opposite side edges of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: International Paper
    Inventors: Eric John Oberliesen, John Clinton Van Der Kolk
  • Shipping container with integrated pallet and reinforced wall structure
    Publication number: 20070267308
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a shipping container with an integrated pallet has a narrow width adapted for maximum utilization of the available space in standard sea containers, and openings for the tines of a forklift are spaced so that adjustment of the tines is not necessary in order to fit the narrower container. The container has an open top, opposite end walls, opposite sidewalls, and a bottom wall. The pallet is attached on top of the bottom wall and comprises a pallet deck, with runners secured between the deck and the bottom wall in inwardly spaced relation to the side edges of the container so that the runners are located inside the fork footprint rather than outside the fork footprint. The tine-receiving openings are thus positioned outboard of the runners and under opposite side edges of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Eric John Oberliesen, John Clinton Van Der Kolk