Patents by Inventor Scott Jeffrey Kocian

Scott Jeffrey Kocian 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).

  • Method for forming a shipping support for a washing machine appliance
    Patent number: 10876244
    Abstract: A method for forming a shipping support for a washing machine appliance includes attaching an elongated post to a corrugated sheet. The elongated post is oriented perpendicular to flutes of the corrugated sheet when the elongated post is attached to the corrugated sheet. The method also includes attaching the corrugated sheet to a frame. The frame has a truncated pyramid base at a center of the frame. The truncated pyramid base is formed with a plurality of supports attached to a plurality of flaps of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Duane Tobbe, Scott Jeffrey Kocian, Richard Michael Thomas
  • METHOD FOR FORMING A SHIPPING SUPPORT FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20200024791
    Abstract: A method for forming a shipping support for a washing machine appliance includes attaching an elongated post to a corrugated sheet. The elongated post is oriented perpendicular to flutes of the corrugated sheet when the elongated post is attached to the corrugated sheet. The method also includes attaching the corrugated sheet to a frame. The frame has a truncated pyramid base at a center of the frame. The truncated pyramid base is formed with a plurality of supports attached to a plurality of flaps of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Duane Tobbe, Scott Jeffrey Kocian, Richard Michael Thomas