Patents by Inventor Robert E. Thompson, Jr.

Robert E. Thompson, Jr. 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).

  • Modular storage system for barrels
    Patent number: 11974667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular storage system for barrels. The modular storage system includes a base rick module, an aisle rick module, and an end rick module, whereby a plurality of each module type may be assembled to construct a rickhouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Koetter-Rax, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Koetter, Jr., Kenneth E. Koetter, Gerald T. Koetter, Raymond Todd Magner, Brian S. Keith, Greg Schmidt, Anthony Ferrera, Mark Duane Cooke, Clark Gregory, Darr Scott Thompson, Adam Ray
  • Security and alarm apparatus
    Patent number: 4369437
    Abstract: A cover for a fill pipe opening of an underground fuel tank which contains a transmitter which will be activated when the cover is disturbed to transmit an alarm signal to a remote location. The signaling equipment is fully contained within the cover and the cover is sealed to protect the equipment from contamination. A rechargeable power source such as a battery is also contained within the cover, and it can be charged without breaking the sealed cover. The cover can be used in place of the existing cover without any modification to the fill line or fill access opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Inventors: Robert E. Thompson, Jr., Leo D. Snedegar