Patents by Inventor George Yates, Jr.

George Yates, Jr. 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: 5143219
    Abstract: A stackable container includes a continuous sidewall interconnecting a lip means and the bottom along with a lid for engaging the lip and for covering an open end of the stackable container. An elastic seal is provided between the lid and the lip when the lip is engaged by the lid and an interior shelf limits pressure applied to the plastic seal during stacking of the containers to prevent setting thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Inventor: George Yates, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5011222
    Abstract: An anatomically conforming cycle saddle having a compound surface including an elongated horn section transitioning rearwardly into a laterally flared, raised cantle. A perineum/genital groove is symmetrically disposed along the longitudinal axis of the generally horizontally upper horn surface as seen in plan view. The cantle, having an angle of inclination in the range of 35.degree.-55.degree., preferably 45.degree., includes a pair of opposed, bilaterally symmetrical, inclined dished surfaces, and has a generally triangular, bilaterally symmetrical, raised, inclined coccyx support member disposed centrally and rearwardly therebetween. The concavity of the dished surfaces begin in the forward-most horizontal part of the cantle and extend deeply in the central portion of the cantle, inclining to vertical at the rearward cantle lip. The upper surface of the coccyx support member is inclined at an angle of about 30.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Inventors: Paul M. Yates, George R. Yates, George Yates, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4387828
    Abstract: A plastic container with a detachably connectable lid having the diameter and circumferential features of a conventional metal paint can is disclosed. The top section of the container includes a projection defining the top end of the wall of the middle section, a neck and an annular bead for engaging the lid. The lid includes an outer flexible leg that snaps over the neck and bead of the top section. The lid can be easily removed by inserting a screwdriver between the lid and the top section in a provided space and lifting the screwdriver. The bottom section of the container includes a projection defining the bottom end of the wall of the middle section, and with the lid are adapted to allow stacking of the container/lid combinations. The projection adjacent the top and bottom of the middle section of the container enable the container to be handled by labeling machinery used in conjunction with conventional metal paint cans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Inventor: George Yates, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4293073
    Abstract: A simple, smooth, strong yet light weight plastic container having an open top end and a tapered sidewall with only an annular integral collar positioned near the top end and to which a bail is connected. The collar is of a lesser dimension that a closure to cover the top end and the plastic is semi-rigid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1981
    Assignee: Growth International Industries Corp.
    Inventor: George Yates, Jr.