Patents by Inventor Robert P. Warren

Robert P. Warren 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).

  • Flexible bulk container and detachable support structure therefor
    Patent number: 9120620
    Abstract: A flexible bulk container includes side walls coupled to a bottom wall. The side walls and the bottom wall generally enclose an interior space that is accessible through a top of the flexible bulk container for loading materials therein. A support structure includes elongate frame elements. Each of the frame elements may be attached to at least one of the side walls and is configured to support the at least one of the side walls generally upright so that the flexible bulk container is maintained in a generally open position. Each of the frame elements may be detachable from the respective at least one of the side walls. The flexible bulk containers and the support structures may be used in a waste management system for loading and sorting of bulk waste materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: BETTER BAGS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventors: Robert P. Warren, Michael G. Sirois, Roderick D. Muir, Philip Streets
  • FLEXIBLE BULK CONTAINER AND DETACHABLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20120103981
    Abstract: A flexible bulk container includes side walls coupled to a bottom wall. The side walls and the bottom wall generally enclose an interior space that is accessible through a top of the flexible bulk container for loading materials therein. A support structure includes elongate frame elements. Each of the frame elements may be attached to at least one of the side walls and is configured to support the at least one of the side walls generally upright so that the flexible bulk container is maintained in a generally open position. Each of the frame elements may be detachable from the respective at least one of the side walls. The flexible bulk containers and the support structures may be used in a waste management system for loading and sorting of bulk waste materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Robert P. Warren, Michael G. Sirois, Roderick D. Muir, Philip Streets