Patents by Inventor Giles Instone

Giles Instone 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: 5109999
    Abstract: A container for use in the transportation of large live animals, for example horses, and which can be converted into a general freight container. The container comprises a lower part having a base and outer walls and an upper part defined by a collapsible structure. The collapsible structure comprises plural inverted U-shaped supporting members pivotally mounted to the walls, and supporting flaps which support the supporting members to provide rigidity. A canopy extends over the supporting members and is connected at its edges to at least some of the walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Solindo Equipment Leasing Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Instone, Giles Instone
  • Patent number: 4674645
    Abstract: A collapsible container for suspended freight, especially for conveying garments by air, the walls and roof being of rigid waterproof panels supported upon a standard floor pallet. In the preferred case, the roof slides on rollers over two opposite side walls and is provided with parallel horizontal bars rigidly attached to its inner surface for the suspension of the garments. The weight carried by the side walls is distributed over the floor pallet by supporting the side walls on a weight distributing framework. The component panels may be separated for return flights and stacked horizontally to save space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Solindo Equipment Leasing Limited
    Inventors: Giles A. Instone, Michael V. Rule, Ronald E. van Riemsdijk
  • Patent number: 4566404
    Abstract: Conveyance for the transportation of horses by air, comprising a generally rectangular box-like structure defining an enclosure for at least two horses, the enclosure having a front wall, a rear wall, two side walls, a floor and a roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Solindo Equipment Leasing Ltd.
    Inventors: Giles A. Instone, Jeremy A. Instone