Patents by Inventor Rick Sayers

Rick Sayers 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).

  • Three piece winding reel
    Patent number: 12759836
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an industrial reel. The industrial reel may include a spool comprising a cylindrical hub, a first spool flange positioned at a first end of the cylindrical hub and a second spool flange positioned at a second end of the cylindrical hub. The industrial reel may further include at least one first insert removably affixable to the first spool flange. The at least one first insert may include a first cylindrical barrel having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the second longitudinal end includes at least one or more castellations. The at least one first insert further includes a first insert flange extending from the first longitudinal end of the first cylindrical barrel, the first insert flange is removably affixable on a radially outward edge thereof to a radially outward edge of the first spool flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Lagace, Rick Sayers, Joshua Stall
  • THREE PIECE WINDING REEL
    Publication number: 20250171268
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an industrial reel. The industrial reel may include a spool comprising a cylindrical hub, a first spool flange positioned at a first end of the cylindrical hub and a second spool flange positioned at a second end of the cylindrical hub. The industrial reel may further include at least one first insert removably affixable to the first spool flange. The at least one first insert may include a first cylindrical barrel having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end, the second longitudinal end includes at least one or more castellations. The at least one first insert further includes a first insert flange extending from the first longitudinal end of the first cylindrical barrel, the first insert flange is removably affixable on a radially outward edge thereof to a radially outward edge of the first spool flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Chad Lagace, Rick Sayers, Joshua Stall