Patents by Inventor Robert J. Van Schaack

Robert J. Van Schaack 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).

  • Container truckload restraint feature (CTRF) incorporated in extruded side wall (ESW) ordnance containers
    Patent number: 11377019
    Abstract: The apparatus includes metal elongate plates shaped to be received through open ends of the aluminum extruded side walls found on munition containers. The extruded side walls provide excellent side support and overall rigidity to the containers. Each of the elongate plates has an end with an upper slot through which a chain Can slide, therein providing lateral support from a trailer's side rail to the load. Each of the elongate plates has a pronged end with a pair of prongs that projects further outward. The apparatus, in combination with conventional tractor trailer truck gear, functions to provide lateral and longitudinal support to a stack of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert J. Van Schaack, Matthew A. Boyer, William M. Wheeler