Patents by Inventor Erwin C. Theis

Erwin C. Theis 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).

  • Garbage storage system and method
    Patent number: 5072810
    Abstract: A garbage storage system for avoiding odors therefrom and for ease of moving a full garbage container to a street curb. This system includes an in-ground silo disposed outside the building and below ground and includes a motor-driven or mechanically operated elevator disposed in the silo and having a switch control adjacent thereto for the motor driven elevator, and includes a container for garbage for placement on the elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Inventor: Erwin C. Theis