Patents by Inventor Howard Roy Franklin

Howard Roy Franklin 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).

  • Reinforced payload container
    Patent number: 6935678
    Abstract: A reinforced payload container may include a panel forming at least one of a floor, a sidewall, and a front wall. A first plurality of ribs may be attached to the panel and may include a first free edge and a first panel edge. A second plurality of ribs may also be attached to the panel and may intersect with the first plurality of ribs. The second plurality of ribs may include a second free edge and a second panel edge. The first plurality of ribs may include first rib slots along the first free edge, and the second plurality of ribs may include second rib slots along the second panel edge. The first rib slots and the second rib slots may be aligned so that the first rib slots receive the second ribs and the second rib slots receive the first ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Christopher Scott Laban, Kristofor Lee Dahl, Terry Allen Coins, Edward Patrick Ormiston, Clifford Eugene Miller, Christopher Charles Cusack, Timothy James Bromenshenkel, Thomas Edmund Fennell, Stephan Bushong, Howard Roy Franklin