Patents by Inventor Fred Cecala

Fred Cecala 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).

  • Wheel cleaning apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11465596
    Abstract: A system and method for cleaning a cart wheel includes an elongated body having a central channel having an entry end and an exit end. A shuttle slidably engages the elongated body and is engageable by a wheel entering the central channel from the entry end such that the wheel pushes the shuttle along the central channel and disengages the shuttle adjacent the exit end, wherein a sliding engagement between the wheel and the shuttle cleans the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
    Inventors: Fred Cecala, Leo Gubenko, Torsten Plate, Florian Hattich