Patents by Inventor Paul J. Elstone, Sr.

Paul J. Elstone, Sr. 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: 10981698
    Abstract: A portable deployable container system has structural elements, including a base, a cover, and a set of panels, which can be manipulated into at least two container configurations. In one configuration, a container is formed by releasably securing the cover to the base to define a first volume. Some or all of the panels may be enclosed within such first volume, defining an undeployed configuration for the system. A second configuration involves removably securing some or all of the set of panels to the base and enclosing the panels with the cover, thereby deploying the system and forming a second, deployed configuration enclosing a volume larger than the first volume. Interconnections between the structural elements benefit from duckbill connections which add strength to the configurations by receiving flanges of first elements into corresponding channels of second elements formed by flared walls on such structural elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventor: Paul J. Elstone, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20200270021
    Abstract: A portable deployable container system has structural elements, including a base, a cover, and a set of panels, which can be manipulated into at least two container configurations. In one configuration, a container is formed by releasably securing the cover to the base to define a first volume. Some or all of the panels may be enclosed within such first volume, defining an undeployed configuration for the system. A second configuration involves removably securing some or all of the set of panels to the base and enclosing the panels with the cover, thereby deploying the system and forming a second, deployed configuration enclosing a volume larger than the first volume. Interconnections between the structural elements benefit from duckbill connections which add strength to the configurations by receiving flanges of first elements into corresponding channels of second elements formed by flared walls on such structural elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: PAUL J. ELSTONE, SR.
  • Patent number: 10131463
    Abstract: A container having a base, with a bottom surface, a first support tube fixed to the base at a first level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base; a second support tube fixed to the base at the first level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base, and spaced apart from, substantially parallel to the first support tube; a third support tube fixed to the base, at a second level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and below and substantially parallel to the first level; and a fourth support tube fixed to the base, at the second level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base, and spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to the third support tube. The first and second support tubes may be substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth support tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventor: Paul J. Elstone, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20180319535
    Abstract: A container having a base, with a bottom surface, a first support tube fixed to the base at a first level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base; a second support tube fixed to the base at the first level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base, and spaced apart from, substantially parallel to the first support tube; a third support tube fixed to the base, at a second level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface, and below and substantially parallel to the first level; and a fourth support tube fixed to the base, at the second level below and substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the base, and spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to the third support tube. The first and second support tubes may be substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth support tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventor: Paul J. Elstone, SR.
  • Patent number: 8152014
    Abstract: A first container is provided including a first base, a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall. The first, second, third, and fourth walls, can each be placed in an erect state, substantially perpendicular to the first base or in a collapsed state substantially parallel to the first base. The first and second walls, which oppose each other, can also be placed in ramp states to allow a vehicle or cargo to be rolled over the first or second walls and onto the first base. Inverted J-shaped slots allow the first wall or the second wall to pivot about multiple pivot points with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventors: Paul J. Elstone, Sr., Daniel L. Clemens, Thomas F. Craig, Robert M. Murnane, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7469800
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a fuel bladder is disclosed. The apparatus may include a lid, and a container body. The container body may include first and second hatch doors for accessing fuel in the fuel bladder. The lid may include one or more tie downs, which allow the apparatus to be tied down to an aircraft pallet. One or more devices may be provided for securing the lid to the container body. The container body may include first, second, third, and fourth channels fixed thereto for the use of a forklift device. The apparatus may be further comprised of a first device, which can be placed over an opening in the container body exposed by an opened first hatch door. The first device may include a hose, which can be attached to the fuel bladder in order for fuel from the fuel bladder to be supplied through the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventors: Paul J. Elstone, Sr., Daniel L. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 6929160
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a fuel bladder is disclosed. The apparatus may include a lid, and a container body. The container body may include first and second hatch doors for accessing fuel in the fuel bladder. The lid may include one or more tie downs, which allow the apparatus to be tied down to an aircraft pallet. One or more devices may be provided for securing the lid to the container body. The container body may include first, second, third, and fourth channels fixed thereto for the use of a forklift device. The apparatus may be further comprised of a first device, which can be placed over an opening in the container body exposed by an opened first hatch door. The first device may include a hose, which can be attached to the fuel bladder in order for fuel from the fuel bladder to be supplied through the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventors: Paul J. Elstone, Sr., Daniel L. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 6182849
    Abstract: A folding box is provided including a bottom panel having a rear edge, a left edge, a right edge and a front edge. A lip extends along the edges of the bottom panel. A rear panel is permanently hinged to the rear lip. The rear panel has a left edge and a right edge. A rear left side panel is permanently hinged to the rear panel along the left edge of the rear panel. A front left side panel is permanently hinged to the rear left side panel along an edge distal to the rear panel. A rear right side panel is permanently hinged to the rear panel along the right edge of the rear panel. A front right side panel is permanently hinged to the rear right side panel along an edge distal to the rear panel. A front panel has a left edge and a right edge. The front panel's left edge is permanently hinged to the front left side panel along an edge distal to the rear left side panel. The front panel's right edge is permanently hinged to the front right side panel along an edge distal to the rear right side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Paul J. Elstone, Sr.