Patents by Inventor Shawn L. Kellen

Shawn L. Kellen 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).

  • Patent number: 6168371
    Abstract: A container, such as a transfer trailer, a roll-off container, or other container that can be transported, has expandable side walls. The walls are hydraulically, or otherwise, forced outward to increase the inside width dimension of the container. A loading device, such as a garbage route collection truck or other similar vehicle can then be backed into the container whereby the solid material waste or other commodities can be directly loaded into the container. Once the container has been loaded, the side walls can be retracted to their original positions, such that the container maintains its standard regulated width dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Raymond Keith Foster
    Inventors: Jerome R. Lesmeister, David K. Evink, Larry A. Krenz, James E. Lesmeister, Shawn L. Kellen
  • Patent number: 6048167
    Abstract: A container, such as a transfer trailer, a roll-off container, or other container that can be transported, has expandable side walls. The walls are hydraulically, or otherwise, forced outward to increase the inside width dimension of the container. A loading device, such as a garbage route collection truck or other similar vehicle can then be backed into the container whereby the solid material waste or other commodities can be directly loaded into the container. Once the container has been loaded, the side walls can be retracted to their original positions, such that the container maintains its standard regulated width dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Raymond Keith Foster
    Inventors: Jerome R. Lesmeister, David K. Evink, Larry A. Krenz, James E. Lesmeister, Shawn L. Kellen
  • Patent number: 5711566
    Abstract: A container, such as a transfer trailer, a roll-off container, or other container that can be transported, has expandable side walls. The walls are hydraulically, or otherwise, forced outward to increase the inside width dimension of the container. A loading device, such as a garbage route collection truck or other similar vehicle can then be backed into the container whereby the solid material waste or other commodities can be directly loaded into the container. Once the container has been loaded, the side walls can be retracted to their original positions, such that the container maintains its standard regulated width dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Brothers Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome R. Lesmeister, David K. Evink, Larry A. Krenz, James E. Lesmeister, Shawn L. Kellen