Patents by Inventor Jacob Huizenga

Jacob Huizenga 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).

  • Plastic pallet having an integrally formed deck and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11027881
    Abstract: A reinforced plastic pallet includes an integrally formed deck having a top deck surface, a bottom deck surface, and a plurality of spaced apart supports extending between the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface. The top deck surface has a plurality of outwardly extending top ribs extending from the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface has a plurality of outwardly extending bottom ribs extending from the bottom deck surface. A top sheet is coupled to the top deck surface to fully enclose the top ribs between the top sheet and the top deck surface. A bottom sheet is coupled to the bottom deck surface and encloses the bottom ribs between the bottom sheet and the bottom deck surface. The pallet may include optional reinforcement rods fully contained within channels formed in the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: iGPS Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Edwards, Ellwood P. Hunt, III, Dan Gorsky, Robert States, III, Jacob Huizenga, Bruce M. Torrey
  • PLASTIC PALLET HAVING AN INTEGRALLY FORMED DECK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200039686
    Abstract: A reinforced plastic pallet includes an integrally formed deck having a top deck surface, a bottom deck surface, and a plurality of spaced apart supports extending between the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface. The top deck surface has a plurality of outwardly extending top ribs extending from the top deck surface and the bottom deck surface has a plurality of outwardly extending bottom ribs extending from the bottom deck surface. A top sheet is coupled to the top deck surface to fully enclose the top ribs between the top sheet and the top deck surface. A bottom sheet is coupled to the bottom deck surface and encloses the bottom ribs between the bottom sheet and the bottom deck surface. The pallet may include optional reinforcement rods fully contained within channels formed in the ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Edwards, Ellwood P. Hunt, III, Dan Gorsky, Robert States, III, Jacob Huizenga, Bruce M. Torrey