Patents by Inventor Gary Vande Berg

Gary Vande Berg 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).

  • Patent number: 9731742
    Abstract: A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: 9682719
    Abstract: A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Publication number: 20160075361
    Abstract: A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Publication number: 20160031468
    Abstract: A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: 9227646
    Abstract: A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: 9174659
    Abstract: A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Publication number: 20140238992
    Abstract: A shopping cart includes a frame, a plurality of wheels for supporting the frame for movement over a floor, an arm connected to the frame, and a projection positioned proximate at least one of the wheels. The frame has a front end and a rear end. The arm is configured to engage the tow member for moving the frame. The projection engages the guide member to prevent one of the front end and the rear end from rotating over the other of the front end and the rear end. A handle assembly may include an elongated slot positioned proximate a handle. The shopping cart may also include a tray is releasably secured to the frame by inserting a tab into a slot. The shopping cart may also include a tab received within a slot to secure a basket against movement relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Publication number: 20130140778
    Abstract: A method of making a shopping cart includes forming a frame capable of supporting a plurality of basket assembly types, selecting from the plurality of basket assembly types a first basket assembly defining a first basket assembly type; and connecting the first basket assembly to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Rick Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: 8214931
    Abstract: A toilet assembly comprising: a toilet bowl; a toilet seat; and a hinge pivotally connecting the toilet seat to the toilet bowl, the hinge including a base portion connected to the toilet bowl, the base portion being made of a relatively rigid material; a leaf portion connected to the toilet seat, the leaf portion being made of a relatively rigid material; and a living hinge portion pivotally connecting the base portion to the leaf portion, the living hinge portion being made of a relatively flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Peter F. Bemis, Joseph Hand, Randy Hulsebus, Gary Vande Berg
  • Patent number: 7648669
    Abstract: A method of injection molding at least one part in a single mold having therein at least one cavity, the method comprising providing first and second injection molding devices, using the first injection molding device to inject material into the single mold, and thereafter using the second injection molding device to inject material into the single mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Peter Bemis, Gary Vande Berg, Steven Kolste
  • Patent number: D710562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D733388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D738624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Steven Kolste, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson, Richard Stauff
  • Patent number: D747587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D792674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bernis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D796769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D813486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D874778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D886404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson
  • Patent number: D950881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Stauff, Gary Vande Berg, Roy Watson