Patents by Inventor Shelley Stopper

Shelley Stopper 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).

  • Tiltless bulk material cargo container liner system for use with bulk material cargo containers
    Patent number: 7597525
    Abstract: A bulk material cargo container liner system comprises an inflatable bulk material cargo container liner which has at least one vacuum discharge tube member disposed internally within the bulk material cargo container liner and extending along the longitudinal extent thereof for discharging bulk cargo material outwardly from the bulk material cargo container liner, and at least one inflatable air bag component for conducting the bulk material, disposed within the bulk material cargo container, toward the vacuum discharge tube member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. McMahon, Stanley Piotrowski, Douglas Miller, Oswaldo Mino, Shelley Stopper
  • Tiltless bulk material cargo container liner system for use with bulk material cargo containers
    Publication number: 20070048113
    Abstract: A bulk material cargo container liner system comprises an inflatable bulk material cargo container liner which has at least one vacuum discharge tube member disposed internally within the bulk material cargo container liner and extending throughout the longitudinal extent thereof for discharging bulk cargo material outwardly from the bulk material cargo container liner, and at least one inflatable air bag component which also extends throughout the longitudinal extent of the bulk material cargo container liner and is initially disposed in a deflated state but which is adapted to be disposed in an inflated state when the bulk cargo material can no longer be evacuated under natural gravitational forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Michael McMahon, Stanley Piotrowski, Douglas Miller, Oswaldo Mino, Shelley Stopper
  • Tiltless bulk material cargo container liner system for use with bulk material cargo containers
    Publication number: 20050207878
    Abstract: A bulk material cargo container liner system comprises an inflatable bulk material cargo container liner which has at least one vacuum discharge tube member disposed internally within the bulk material cargo container liner and extending throughout the longitudinal extent thereof for discharging bulk cargo material outwardly from the bulk material cargo container liner, and at least one inflatable air bag component which also extends throughout the longitudinal extent of the bulk material cargo container liner and is initially disposed in a deflated state but which is adapted to be disposed in an inflated state when the bulk cargo material can no longer be evacuated under natural gravitational forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Michael McMahon, Stanley Piotrowski, Douglas Miller, Oswaldo Mino, Shelley Stopper