Patents by Inventor Geert Schepens

Geert Schepens 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).

  • DEVICE FOR INDICATING STATUS OF A CONTAINER AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20220215335
    Abstract: A status-indicating device (10) for indicating a status of a container comprising a support panel and a flap (200) manually actuateable between a first (210) and second (220) position, a permanent magnet (130) disposed in relation to the support panel (100), a slidable member (300) slidably attached to the flap (200), manually slidable between a retracted (316) and an deployed (318) position, wherein the flap (200) is configured such that an exposed portion (312) of the slidable member (300) is unmasked in the deployed (318) position; and the flap (200) comprises a magnetically-regulated linear ratchet mechanism (250) activated in the flap (200) first (210) position and deactivated in the flap (200) second (220), configured when activated to restrict movement of the slidable member (300) towards the retracted position (316).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: BELINTRA NV
    Inventor: Geert Schepens
  • Rack runner
    Patent number: D716090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Belintra
    Inventor: Geert Schepens