Patents by Inventor John C. Marrelli

John C. Marrelli 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).

  • Reusable plastic containers as packaging material for disposable plastic garbage bags contained therein and method of packaging with reusable plastic containers as packaging material
    Patent number: 5779035
    Abstract: A multi-purpose container (10) is provided. The container has a lid (14) having an edge (60) and a ridge (54) rising from a top surface of the lid (14). The multi-purpose container also has a container portion (12) defining an opening (25) for the container (10). The container portion (12) includes a base (16) having a recess (82) defined in one surface (80) of the base (16). The container portion also includes first (22) and second (24) sides joined to the other surface of the base (16). Each side (22 & 24) has a lid channel (48) along a top inside edge (46) for receiving the lid's edge. The back (18) is joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a back ridge (72) rising from an outside surface (70) and a lid channel (61) along its top inside edge for receiving the lid's edge. The container portion (12) also includes a front (20) joined to the base (16) and sides (22 & 24) and has a front ridge (28) rising from its outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: John C. Marrelli
    Inventors: John C. Marrelli, Gary L. Rutledge