Patents by Inventor Steven Leo Underbrink

Steven Leo Underbrink 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).

  • Methods for loading an item upon a pallet having a pallet deck with a movable portion
    Patent number: 6769368
    Abstract: A pallet and an associated method are provided for supporting an item mounted upon casters. The pallet includes a pallet deck having a fixed portion and a movable portion. The movable portion moves between a first position in which the movable portion is displaced, such as by being rotated downwardly, from the fixed portion and a second position in which the movable and fixed portions cooperate to define a support surface. The movable portion is in the second position while the item is loaded, but is moved to the first position during shipment. The pallet also includes a support for supporting the item once the movable portion is in the first position. Prior thereto, however, the item is typically spaced from the support. Each support can include a stationary portion and a movable portion that moves between a retracted position to facilitate loading and an extended position during shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Leo Underbrink, James Robert Underbrink
  • Methods for loading an item upon a pallet having a pallet deck with a movable portion
    Publication number: 20030097967
    Abstract: A pallet and an associated method are provided for supporting an item mounted upon casters. The pallet includes a pallet deck having a fixed portion and a movable portion. The movable portion moves between a first position in which the movable portion is displaced, such as by being rotated downwardly, from the fixed portion and a second position in which the movable and fixed portions cooperate to define a support surface. The movable portion is in the second position while the item is loaded, but is moved to the first position during shipment. The pallet also includes a support for supporting the item once the movable portion is in the first position. Prior thereto, however, the item is typically spaced from the support. Each support can include a stationary portion and a movable portion that moves between a retracted position to facilitate loading and an extended position during shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Leo Underbrink, James Robert Underbrink
  • Pallet having a pallet deck with a movable portion and an associated method
    Patent number: 6539881
    Abstract: A pallet and an associated method are provided for supporting an item mounted upon casters. The pallet includes a pallet deck having a fixed portion and a movable portion. The movable portion moves between a first position in which the movable portion is displaced, such as by being rotated downwardly, from the fixed portion and a second position in which the movable and fixed portions cooperate to define a support surface. The movable portion is in the second position while the item is loaded, but is moved to the first position during shipment. The pallet also includes a support for supporting the item once the movable portion is in the first position. Prior thereto, however, the item is typically spaced from the support. Each support can include a stationary portion and a movable portion that moves between a retracted position to facilitate loading and an extended position during shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Leo Underbrink, James Robert Underbrink