Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Leakey

Joseph W. Leakey 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).

  • Publication number: 20110253016
    Abstract: The present invention includes systems, methods and apparatus for pallets that may be assembled for reliable use, and then easily disassembled into component parts that take up less space during storage and/or shipment. Embodiments of the present invention include an upper platform portion and a lower support portion, in which the upper portion has a plurality of downwardly oriented legs that engage corresponding openings in the lower portion, creating a completed pallet having a vertical space between the upper and lower portions through which the arms of a forklift or other transporting device may be inserted. In some embodiments, the lower portion is made up of a single component part, and in other embodiments the lower portion is made up of a plurality of component parts. The upper and lower portions may be separated after use by applying a separating force, and are separately stackable and therefore take up less space during storage and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventor: Joseph W. Leakey
  • Patent number: 4067491
    Abstract: A leak-proof box formed of three individual blanks having cooperating glue flaps secured at the corners of the box and sealer flaps which provide leak-proof seals at the upper box corners and along the upper ends of the box when a top closure panel is secured into position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Crown Zellerbach Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph W. Leakey, Ray H. Stollberg