Patents by Inventor John HUIZINGH
John HUIZINGH 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).
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Patent number: 11897657Abstract: A container includes a base; side walls extending upwards from an upper face of the base; and at least one support plate which is spaced apart from a lower face of the base and is connected to the lower face of the base by ribs extending transversely to the base and transversely to the at least one support plate. At least two laterally protruding projections are formed at least on an edge portion of the support plate extending along one of the side walls. At least two support recesses for receiving at least two projections of a support plate of an identical container stacked thereon are formed in the upper edge portion of the at least one side wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Schoeller Allibert GmbHInventors: Erik Brinkers, John Andrew Dyer, John Huizingh
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Patent number: 11878833Abstract: A foldable container includes a bottom, side walls that can be folded in, a lid, a closure element that can be moved relative to the lid, at least one first closure element mating piece, and at least one second closure element mating piece. The at least one second closure element mating piece is provided on a portion of the side walls that faces the bottom and/or on the bottom in such a way that, in a storage position of the lid, the at least one second closure element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the closure element in order to lock the lid in the storage position with the side walls folded in.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Schoeller Allibert GmbHInventors: Richard Kellerer, John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20230312195Abstract: A container, preferably in the form of a bucket, includes a closure for closing the container. The closure includes a closed lid plate that is placeable on a container rim bounding a container opening in order to cover the container opening. A lock ring is placeable over the lid plate and screwable to the container. The lid plate is fixable to the container with the lock ring. A seal ring is arranged between the container rim and lid plate for sealing the container opening. The lid plate has a rim portion with a receiving portion, in particular U-shaped, that receives the container rim and encompasses the container rim radially from the inside and outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: John Huizingh
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Patent number: 11492174Abstract: An adapter element and a transport platform, such as a dolly (1), including at least one such adapter element (5), said at least one adapter element (5) being connected or connectable to the dolly (1) and having a rim portion (6) protruding from a deck (2) of the dolly (1) for restraining loads placed on top of the deck (2) at least in a lateral direction, wherein the at least one adapter element (5) is provided with one or more legs (8, 12; 8, 12, 17,.18) each comprising an engagement portion (9, 13; 9;13, 19, 20), preferably tabs or protrusions, for being received and snap-fitted into a corresponding opening (10, 15) provided in the deck (2). An outer leg (12) of the one or more legs (8, 12; 8, 12, 17, 18) is formed as a tab or tongue having a through hole (13) which serves as an engagement portion of the outer leg (12).Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: CHEP Technology Pty LimitedInventors: Daniel Lopez Uran, Malcolm Cant, John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20220204208Abstract: A container includes a base; side walls extending upwards from an upper face of the base; and at least one support plate which is spaced apart from a lower face of the base and is connected to the lower face of the base by ribs extending transversely to the base and transversely to the at least one support plate. At least two laterally protruding projections are formed at least on an edge portion of the support plate extending along one of the side walls. At least two support recesses for receiving at least two projections of a support plate of an identical container stacked thereon are formed in the upper edge portion of the at least one side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Erik Brinkers, John Andrew Dyer, John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20220177189Abstract: A foldable container includes a bottom, side walls that can be folded in, a lid, a closure element that can be moved relative to the lid, at least one first closure element mating piece, and at least one second closure element mating piece. The at least one second closure element mating piece is provided on a portion of the side walls that faces the bottom and/or on the bottom in such a way that, in a storage position of the lid, the at least one second closure element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the closure element in order to lock the lid in the storage position with the side walls folded in.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Richard Kellerer, John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20220119151Abstract: A pallet container includes a bottom, side walls that extend from the bottom upwards, widening conically and/or in stages, towards a peripheral container edge, and skids that allow a fork of a forklift truck or other industrial truck to be inserted. The bottom and the side walls are shaped such that the pallet container can be nested in an identical pallet container oriented the same way and can be stacked on an identical pallet container that has been rotated relative to the pallet container by 180° only in relation to a vertical axis. The outer contour of the skids aligns with the outer contour of the side walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: John Huizingh, Theodoor Henk Vincent Vos
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Publication number: 20220081167Abstract: A transport container for receiving and transporting goods within a transport or distribution system by conveyor belts and/or roller conveyors. The transport container includes a base from which four sidewalls extend. At least two opposing sidewalls each have a predefined code section to apply a machine-readable code, in particular a barcode or a QR code, and at least one opening, in particular a plurality of slots extending from the base to the upper edge of the sidewall. The openings in the two opposing sidewalls, in particular those openings which are located directly adjacent to and/or at the same height as the predefined code sections, are arranged offset from one another. A system can include the transport container, a conveyor system, and a scanning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20210261292Abstract: An adapter element and a transport platform, such as a dolly (1), including at least one such adapter element (5), said at least one adapter element (5) being connected or connectable to the dolly (1) and having a rim portion (6) protruding from a deck (2) of the dolly (1) for restraining loads placed on top of the deck (2) at least in a lateral direction, wherein the at least one adapter element (5) is provided with one or more legs (8, 12; 8, 12, 17, 18) each comprising an engagement portion (9, 13; 9;13, 19, 20), preferably tabs or protrusions, for being received and snap-fitted into a corresponding opening (10, 15) provided in the deck (2). An outer leg (12) of the one or more legs (8, 2; 8, 12, 17, 18) is formed as a tab or tongue having a through hole (13) which serves as an engagement portion of the outer leg (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Daniel Lopez Uran, Malcolm Cant, John Huizingh
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Patent number: 11097870Abstract: What is disclosed is a container for transporting and storing goods, having a floor and side walls extending from the floor. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the side walls or a part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart and squeezed together at least in one direction and within the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to release the container toward the side in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: John Huizingh, Richard Kellerer
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Publication number: 20200140145Abstract: An insert for a container includes a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls projecting, especially vertically, upwardly therefrom which form a peripheral sidewall and enclose a container interior. The insert can be inserted into the container such that it fills an edge between the bottom and a corresponding sidewall and is shaped such that it forms an inclined or rounded transition from the sidewall to the bottom. A container system can include a container and an insert of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventor: John Huizingh
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Publication number: 20200002058Abstract: What is disclosed is a container for transporting and storing goods, having a floor and side walls extending from the floor. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the side walls or a part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart and squeezed together at least in one direction and within the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to release the container toward the side in a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: John HUIZINGH, Richard KELLERER
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Patent number: 10442571Abstract: What is disclosed is a container for transporting and storing goods, having a floor and side walls extending from the floor. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the side walls or a part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart and squeezed together at least in one direction and within the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to release the container toward the side in a second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: IFCO SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: John Huizingh, Richard Kellerer
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Publication number: 20170305598Abstract: What is disclosed is a container for transporting and storing goods, having a floor and side walls extending from the floor. In accordance with the invention, at least one of the side walls or a part thereof is formed by a grid-like structure which is extensible and compressible or able to be pulled apart and squeezed together at least in one direction and within the side wall plane so as to demarcate or to close the container toward the side in a first position and to release the container toward the side in a second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: John HUIZINGH, Richard KELLERER