Patents by Inventor Rex M. Johnson

Rex M. Johnson 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).

  • Apparatus for crushing containers
    Patent number: 4599941
    Abstract: Crushing apparatus for crushing containers which includes a tray on which the container is received and which can be positioned along side the housing of a crushing unit. A wiper panel is operated to move the container off the tray and into the crushing unit and onto a lower crushing platen. An upper crushing platen is then stroked down to crush the container. Following crushing, the lower platen is slid away from the crushing unit housing and the crushed container falls to a collection location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Boro Recycling, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Johnson, Rex M. Johnson, Henry Jankowiak, Thomas J. Morley, Robert P. Dingwall, Henry R. Heimerich