Patents by Inventor Russell S. BOWMAN

Russell S. BOWMAN 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).

  • Sliding cover assembly for a dunnage container
    Patent number: 11919707
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a dunnage container may include elongated first and second rails affixed to or integral with the container and extending along opposite edges of an opening thereto, first and second cover panels each configured to extend between the first and second rails over at least a portion of the opening and to slide along a parallel paths defined longitudinally along the first and second rails such that the cover panels can slidingly overlay one another, and a flexible panel affixed to and between opposing sides of the cover panels. The flexible panel is redirectable in response to sliding of either or both of the cover panels toward the other to trap the flexible panel therebetween as one overlays the other, and also in response to sliding of either or both of the cover panels away from the other to extend the flexible panel therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BRADFORD COMPANY
    Inventors: Calvin D. Nyeboer, Ronald Wilmot, Russell S. Bowman
  • SLIDING COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A DUNNAGE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20220219887
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a dunnage container may include elongated first and second rails affixed to or integral with the container and extending along opposite edges of an opening thereto, first and second cover panels each configured to extend between the first and second rails over at least a portion of the opening and to slide along a parallel paths defined longitudinally along the first and second rails such that the cover panels can slidingly overlay one another, and a flexible panel affixed to and between opposing sides of the cover panels. The flexible panel is redirectable in response to sliding of either or both of the cover panels toward the other to trap the flexible panel therebetween as one overlays the other, and also in response to sliding of either or both of the cover panels away from the other to extend the flexible panel therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Calvin D. NYEBOER, Ronald WILMOT, Russell S. BOWMAN