Patents by Inventor Mercer Donald Walklet

Mercer Donald Walklet 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).

  • Stackable and nestable tray for shipping and displaying articles
    Patent number: 3989154
    Abstract: The invention relates to trays for shipping and displaying fragile articles which can be stacked with other identical and similar trays and which can be nested with identical trays. The subject trays have a plurality of pockets adapted to receive the fragile articles, lower supports extending from the bottom of the pockets and terminating in lower bearing surfaces, and upper supports extending above the pockets and terminating in upper bearing surfaces, whereby the upper bearing surfaces support the lower bearing surfaces of other identical and similar trays to effect stacking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: McNeil Corporation
    Inventor: Mercer Donald Walklet