Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Hoppe

Thomas E. Hoppe 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).

  • Apparatus for retaining collapsible totes
    Patent number: 11439256
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for retaining a collapsible tote. The apparatus comprises a base, a projecting member having a first end attached to the base, and an engagement member attached to the projecting member at a second end opposite the first end. The engagement member defines one or more slots extending into the engagement member from a top surface. At each slot of the one or more slots, portions of the engagement member that define the slot are configured to, responsive to receiving a respective portion of a handle of the collapsible tote into the slot, apply a force to retain the respective portion of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Dungan, Thomas E. Hoppe
  • RETAINING COLLAPSIBLE TOTES
    Publication number: 20220192397
    Abstract: Aspects described herein include an apparatus is disclosed for retaining a collapsible tote. The apparatus comprises a base, a projecting member having a first end attached to the base, and an engagement member attached to the projecting member at a second end opposite the first end. The engagement member defines one or more slots extending into the engagement member from a top surface. At each slot of the one or more slots, portions of the engagement member that define the slot are configured to, responsive to receiving a respective portion of a handle of the collapsible tote into the slot, apply a force to retain the respective portion of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: William L. DUNGAN, Thomas E. Hoppe