Patents by Inventor Rene Kloeters

Rene Kloeters 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: 11718447
    Abstract: A pallet made of plastic, having a pallet deck and pallet runners. The runners extend the length of the pallet and have a substantially rectangular form. The runners and the pallet deck have formations that allow a form-fit engagement of two pallets of the same type that are stacked one above the other. The form-fit engagement creates a stable stack. The formations on the pallet deck are also designed to allow wooden pallets to be stacked on the pallet according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Rene Kloeters, Ralf-Peter Finke
  • Publication number: 20220002026
    Abstract: A pallet made of plastic, having a pallet deck and pallet runners. The runners extend the length of the pallet and have a substantially rectangular form. The runners and the pallet deck have formations that allow a form-fit engagement of two pallets of the same type that are stacked one above the other. The form-fit engagement creates a stable stack. The formations on the pallet deck are also designed to allow wooden pallets to be stacked on the pallet according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Rene Kloeters, Ralf-Peter Finke
  • Patent number: 10399739
    Abstract: A plastic pallet comprising a deck for storing objects to be transported, feet which are formed protruding from a deck underside, and runners which are formed in each case connecting at least two feet to each other on their undersides. The plastic pallet also comprises at least one stiffening structure which comprises lower side rails arranged in the runners, and upper side rails arranged spaced apart therefrom, which are arranged above the lower side rails running parallel thereto. The stiffening structure comprises rungs, each with a predominantly closed surface, which connect the lower side rails in the feet to the upper side rails. The rungs are formed in one piece on the side rails or are connected thereto in each case via contact surfaces in bonded, friction-locking or form-locking manner. As such, the pallet bending stiffness and shear strength in a plane parallel to the deck upper side are increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Cabka Group GmbH, GreenCycle Umweltmanagement GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Lenz, Stefan Mueller, Gat Ramon, René Kloeters, Thomas Tappertzhofen
  • Publication number: 20180339802
    Abstract: A plastic pallet comprising a deck for storing objects to be transported, feet which are formed protruding from a deck underside, and runners which are formed in each case connecting at least two feet to each other on their undersides. The plastic pallet also comprises at least one stiffening structure which comprises lower side rails arranged in the runners, and upper side rails arranged spaced apart therefrom, which are arranged above the lower side rails running parallel thereto. The stiffening structure comprises rungs, each with a predominantly closed surface, which connect the lower side rails in the feet to the upper side rails. The rungs are formed in one piece on the side rails or are connected thereto in each case via contact surfaces in bonded, friction-locking or form-locking manner. As such, the pallet bending stiffness and shear strength in a plane parallel to the deck upper side are increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten LENZ, Stefan MUELLER, Gat RAMON, René KLOETERS, Thomas TAPPERTZHOFEN
  • Patent number: D915725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ralf-Peter Finke, Rene Kloeters