Patents by Inventor Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.

Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr. 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: 7377400
    Abstract: A stacked assembly of disposable biohazard containment bags having a reinforced holder for displaying and dispensing the disposable biohazard containment bags from a bracket member of a display stand. The display holder is formed from a piece of cardboard folded upward along an upward fold and downward along a pair of downward folds to thereby form a pair of opposing display holder flaps and an integral reinforcement member comprising a pair of opposing reinforcement member flaps. The reinforcement member flaps are fixedly attached to one another and are sandwiched between the display holder flaps and depend downward from an upper portion of the opposing display holder flaps. The disposable biohazard containment bags are stacked together, and are sandwiched between the opposing display holder flaps such that a disposable biohazard containment bag can be detached from the holder by pulling the biohazard containment bag in order to break a frangible perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6648171
    Abstract: A stacked assembly of disposable rain protection devices having a reinforced holder for displaying and dispensing the disposable rain protection devices from a bracket member of a display stand. The display holder is formed from a piece of cardboard folded upward along an upward fold and downward along a pair of downward folds to thereby form a pair of opposing display holder flaps and an integral reinforcement member comprising a pair of opposing reinforcement member flaps. The reinforcement member flaps are fixedly attached to one another and are sandwiched between the display holder flaps and depend downward from an upper portion of the opposing display holder flaps. The disposable rain protection devices are stacked together, and are sandwiched between the opposing display holder flaps such that a disposable rain protection device can be detached from the holder by pulling the rain protection device in order to break a frangible perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6454125
    Abstract: A stacked assembly of disposable rain hoods for displaying and dispensing from a display stand comprising a plurality of disposable rain hoods stacked together and a display holder, the display holder configured to be suspended from the display stand. Each rain hood rain hood has a suspension portion extending from a lower edge of opposing flaps of the rain hood, the suspension portion being detachably connected to the lower edge of the flaps by a frangible perforation. The stack of disposable hoods are fixedly attached to the display holder via the suspension portions of the rain hoods such that a selected disposable rain hood may be selectively detached from the suspension portion by pulling the disposable hood relative to the holder to thereby break the frangible perforation. A head stop is preferably provided for properly positioning the head of a user in the disposable rain hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6389723
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying and dispensing disposable rain protection devices comprising a sign holder and a bracket member on the sign holder, the bracket member configured to hold disposable rain protection devices when the bracket member is mounted on a wall. The bracket member comprises a pair of hooks. A support portion of each hook extends from the sign holder. A suspension portion of each hook is positioned to extend outward from the wall and the sign holder when the device is mounted on the wall to thereby permit the suspension portion to hold the disposable rain protection devices for display and dispensing. The bracket member further comprises an elongated bar, the elongated bar fixedly positioned substantially along a lower edge of the sign holder, and an upper end the support portions of the hooks fixedly positioned on either end of the elongated bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6341381
    Abstract: A disposable rain hood for displaying from a display stand comprising a pair of opposing flaps, the flaps attached to one another substantially along respective upper edges thereof, the flaps further attached to one another substantially along respective rear edges thereof, the upper and rear edge attachments providing a rain-impermeable barrier along the upper and the rear edges of the disposable rain hood, and the disposable rain hood having a substantially open front edge and a substantially open lower edge for receiving a head and torso of a user. A head stop is preferably provided for properly positioning the head of the user in the disposable rain hood. Each of the opposing flaps of the disposable rain hood is preferably provided with at least one hole, the holes being position for use in holding the front edges of the hood together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Joseph Bernard Rink, Jr.