Patents by Inventor Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa

Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa 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: 11807414
    Abstract: A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa
  • Publication number: 20220289426
    Abstract: A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa
  • Patent number: 11352168
    Abstract: A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa
  • Publication number: 20160368656
    Abstract: A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa
  • Patent number: D762387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa
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    Patent number: D762471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Green, Jose F. Gomez-Mustafa