Patents by Inventor Frank Nunes

Frank Nunes 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).

  • End-hinged produce containers and produce packing system using same
    Patent number: 9902531
    Abstract: A container for produce adapted to open along a short end of the rectangular container. A produce packing system wherein the produce containers may be placed into a tray in such a fashion that the likelihood of a container's lid blocking another container is greatly reduced, if not wholly eliminated. The containers may have a plurality of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Pacific Agricultural Packaging, Inc.
    Inventors: David Franz Baum, Frank Nunes
  • End-Hinged Produce Containers And Produce Packing System Using Same
    Publication number: 20160236829
    Abstract: A container for produce adapted to open along a short end of the rectangular container. A produce packing system wherein the produce containers may be placed into a tray in such a fashion that the likelihood of a container's lid blocking another container is greatly reduced, if not wholly eliminated. The containers may have a plurality of vents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: David Franz Baum, Frank Nunes
  • Modular support surface used in the transport of a group of containers
    Publication number: 20050152774
    Abstract: A grooved support surface, the support surface being defined by a first plurality of support modules which are held in side-by-side relation together. Individual support modules typically comprise an elongated body having at least a pair of flat segments, joined at a common side edge, and extending transversely to each other. The support modules together define a plurality of spaced, longitudinally extending grooves in the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Pierce, Lee Marcum, Frank Nunes, Lynn Thompson