Patents by Inventor Robert P. Wimmer

Robert P. Wimmer 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).

  • Uniform interlocking foam packing material/building material apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6840372
    Abstract: A foam structure for protecting a product in a package can interlock with another foam structure, concrete or wood to form a structural unit of building material. The foam structure can be made of two nested parts, which can be made of differing materials. A structural unit that can be used as building material can be made from packing material. A foam structure that can be used to pack a product in a package is interlocked with another foam structure, wood or concrete to form the unit of building material. The structural units can be used in construction products or in flotation products. The structural units can be used as part of a wall form and can be attached to the wall or to the other side of the wall form with connectors. The structural units can have conduits. The conduits can pass electrical conductors, air, fluids, ducts or pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: HoamFoam Alliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Conley W. Giles, Aaron S. Williams, Robert P. Wimmer
  • Uniform interlocking foam packing material/building material apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20020166860
    Abstract: A foam structure for protecting a product in a package can interlock with another foam structure, concrete or wood to form a structural unit of building material. The foam structure can be made of two nested parts, which can be made of differing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: HoamFoam Alliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Conley W. Giles, Aaron S. Williams, Robert P. Wimmer