Patents by Inventor Olaf Elze

Olaf Elze 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: 7410145
    Abstract: A valve to be mounted on a dunnage bag having one collar mounted on the bag, a seal plate positionable adjacent to an interior end of the collar and a stem slideably mounted in the collar to position the seal plate in one position where air is prevented from passing through the collar and in another position where the seal plate may be locked permitting air to escape from the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Olaf Elze, Helmut Elze, Mark Caires
  • Patent number: 6220800
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for storing boxes of perishable products and providing that refrigerated air flows relatively uniformly through the stack. The apparatus is an elongated inflatable bag divided into sections by baffles, each section being inflatable independent of the other sections. The bag forms a roof over a corridor between two rows of stacks and a panel encloses one end of the corridor opposite the opposite end which is closed off by the cargo wall. Refrigerated air forced into the corridor at floor level at one end of the corridor is diverted through the stacks of boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventors: Olaf Elze, Helmut R Elze, Mark J. Caires