Patents by Inventor Nate Soukup

Nate Soukup 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).

  • Interlocking crate and shipping container system
    Patent number: 8893889
    Abstract: A shipping container system comprises a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels, and a top panel, each with interlocking features. The side panels interlock with the bottom panel to assemble a self-supporting shipping container. A plurality of horizontally oriented slots are formed in an opposing pair of the side panels, and arranged at different heights between the bottom panel and a top edge of the side panels. A cross member is positioned at a selected height by insertion into an opposing pair of the slots, in order to restrain one or more shipping units against vertical motion inside the shipping container. The top panel interlocks with the side panels to cover the shipping container, and is spaced above the plurality of shipping units at a clearance maintained by the cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: TruVue, Inc.
    Inventors: Nate Soukup, Joel T. Anderson, Jason Stevenson
  • INTERLOCKING CRATE AND SHIPPING CONTAINER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140131241
    Abstract: A shipping container system comprises a bottom panel, a plurality of side panels, and a top panel, each with interlocking features. The side panels interlock with the bottom panel to assemble a self-supporting shipping container. A plurality of horizontally oriented slots are formed in an opposing pair of the side panels, and arranged at different heights between the bottom panel and a top edge of the side panels. A cross member is positioned at a selected height by insertion into an opposing pair of the slots, in order to restrain one or more shipping units against vertical motion inside the shipping container. The top panel interlocks with the side panels to cover the shipping container, and is spaced above the plurality of shipping units at a clearance maintained by the cross member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: TRU VUE, INC.
    Inventors: Nate Soukup, Joel T. Anderson, Jason Stevenson