Patents by Inventor Lawrence Stanek
Lawrence Stanek 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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Publication number: 20240417135Abstract: A spill pallet including: a continuous, unitary, liftable sump-defining base having a bottom, side walls extending from and surrounding the bottom and terminating in an upper edge, a plurality of risers extending from the bottom, and a rim formed in the side walls below the upper edge; and at least one drum-supporting grate that is supportable on the plurality of risers and the rim of the base. Two fork channels that are accessible from a side of the base have a fork cavity height and a fork cavity width sufficient to permit the spill pallet to be lifted by a standard fork lift truck or by a standard pallet jack. The bases are configured such that they are stackable on and partially nestable within identical bases to form stacks, which can be shipped side-by-side as a partial load within a truck, trailer or container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Timothy REED, Lawrence STANEK, James VANMETER, Brian WALTERS
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Patent number: 10167113Abstract: An overpack salvage drum including a drum body and a lid. A bottom wall and side wall of the drum body cooperate to define an interior of the drum body. The lid is configured to close an open top of the drum body. The lid includes at least two independent lid threads to engage with corresponding independent drum threads provided on the drum body. The lid includes a plurality of alternating castellations having a flat inner facing side and castellations having an arcuate inner facing side, which can be interdigitated with castellations on another lid when two lids are stacked together, or can be used to lock with a drum body to rotationally secure a drum body relative to the lid when in a stacked arrangement. The lids include lugs and recesses, or rings that allow for secure stacking of the lids.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: ENPAC L.L.C.Inventors: Jay Wiley, Lawrence Stanek, Scott Janda, Timothy D. Reed
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Patent number: 10065765Abstract: A containment system includes a rotationally molded polymeric base unit in the form of a tub having an open top. The base unit includes a generally L-shaped rim at the open top comprised of an upwardly extending section that terminates in a cut edge and an inwardly extending section. The containment system also includes at least one perforated grate having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The at least one perforated grate is supported, at least in part, by the inwardly extending section of the rim in such a manner that a container can be supported on the top side of the grate above the tub.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: ENPAC L.L.C.Inventors: Lawrence Stanek, Scott Dragon, Robert D. Heintz, Scott R. Janda, Timothy D. Reed, Jay Wiley
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Patent number: 9764875Abstract: Methods for protecting a ground surface from exposure to material that may be spilled from or leak from one or more containers, which includes setting up a portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate for supporting the one or more containers. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system includes a flexible bag configured to contain spills or leakage from the one or more containers that pass through the drain holes of the grate. In one embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate. In another embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes an interconnected grid structure formed of separate and distinct spaced apart beams.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: ENPAC, L.L.C.Inventors: Lawrence Stanek, Jay Wiley, Robert Heintz, Scott Janda, Timothy Reed
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Publication number: 20170166354Abstract: An overpack salvage drum including a drum body and a lid. A bottom wall and side wall of the drum body cooperate to define an interior of the drum body. The lid is configured to close an open top of the drum body. The lid includes at least two independent lid threads to engage with corresponding independent drum threads provided on the drum body. The lid includes a plurality of alternating castellations having a flat inner facing side and castellations having an arcuate inner facing side, which can be interdigitated with castellations on another lid when two lids are stacked together, or can be used to lock with a drum body to rotationally secure a drum body relative to the lid when in a stacked arrangement. The lids include lugs and recesses, or rings that allow for secure stacking of the lids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Jay WILEY, Lawrence STANEK, Scott JANDA, Timothy D. REED
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Patent number: 9592927Abstract: An overpack salvage drum including a drum body and a lid. A bottom wall and side wall of the drum body cooperate to define an interior of the drum body. The lid is configured to close an open top of the drum body. The lid includes at least two independent lid threads to engage with corresponding independent drum threads provided on the drum body. The lid includes a plurality of alternating castellations having a flat inner facing side and castellations having an arcuate inner facing side, which can be interdigitated with castellations on another lid when two lids are stacked together, or can be used to lock with a drum body to rotationally secure a drum body relative to the lid when in a stacked arrangement. The lids include lugs and recesses, or rings that allow for secure stacking of the lids.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: ENPAC, L.L.C.Inventors: Jay Wiley, Lawrence Stanek, Scott R. Janda, Timothy D. Reed
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Publication number: 20160001920Abstract: Methods for protecting a ground surface from exposure to material that may be spilled from or leak from one or more containers, which includes setting up a portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate for supporting the one or more containers. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system includes a flexible bag configured to contain spills or leakage from the one or more containers that pass through the drain holes of the grate. In one embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate. In another embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes an interconnected grid structure formed of separate and distinct spaced apart beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Lawrence Stanek, Jay Wiley, Robert Heintz, Scott Janda, Timothy Reed
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Publication number: 20150367988Abstract: A containment system includes a rotationally molded polymeric base unit in the form of a tub having an open top. The base unit includes a generally L-shaped rim at the open top comprised of an upwardly extending section that terminates in a cut edge and an inwardly extending section. The containment system also includes at least one perforated grate having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The at least one perforated grate is supported, at least in part, by the inwardly extending section of the rim in such a manner that a container can be supported on the top side of the grate above the tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Lawrence Stanek, Scott Dragon, Robert D. Heintz, Scott R. Janda, Timothy D. Reed, Jay Wiley
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Patent number: 9150350Abstract: A portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate that supports a container. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system also includes a flexible bag that contains leakage from the container that passes through the drain holes of the grate. The portable spill containment system also includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: ENPAC LLCInventors: Lawrence Stanek, Jay Wiley, Robert Heintz, Scott Janda, Timothy Reed
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Publication number: 20150274377Abstract: An overpack salvage drum including a drum body and a lid. A bottom wall and side wall of the drum body cooperate to define an interior of the drum body. The lid is configured to close an open top of the drum body. The lid includes at least two independent lid threads to engage with corresponding independent drum threads provided on the drum body. The lid includes a plurality of alternating castellations having a flat inner facing side and castellations having an arcuate inner facing side, which can be interdigitated with castellations on another lid when two lids are stacked together, or can be used to lock with a drum body to rotationally secure a drum body relative to the lid when in a stacked arrangement. The lids include lugs and recesses, or rings that allow for secure stacking of the lids.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Jay Wiley, Lawrence Stanek, Scott R. Janda, Timothy D. Reed
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Publication number: 20150014325Abstract: A portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate that supports a container. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system also includes a flexible bag that contains leakage from the container that passes through the drain holes of the grate. The portable spill containment system also includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ENPAC, L.L.C.Inventors: Lawrence Stanek, Jay Wiley, Robert Heintz, Scott Janda, Timothy Reed