Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Rosby

Thomas J. Rosby 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: 5348176
    Abstract: A cargo carrier liftable by, a lift element of a vertical mover includes a floor, a roof, a pair of parallel side walls, and first and second end walls, at least one of the side walls and end walls including a opening to permit the entry and exit of cargo. A plurality of low profile floor supports extend between the side walls to increase container capacity without increasing exterior dimensions of the container. A plurality of lift pockets are fixed to the side walls adjacent the roof, each lift pocket including a back plate and a guide plate attached to lie in parallel contiguous relationship to the side wall and in spaced apart parallel relationship to the back plate to define a cavity therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Rosby Corporation
    Inventors: Howard J. Yurgevich, Thomas J. Rosby
  • Patent number: 5248051
    Abstract: A cargo container generally includes a floor, a roof, a pair of parallel side walls, and first and second end walls, at least one of the side walls and end walls including an opening to permit the entry and exit of cargo from the enclosed space. The floor is formed to include a a plurality of low profile support elements extending transversely between the side walls. The plurality of support elements are uniformly distributed thoughout the entire length of floor, with each support element consisting essentially of a pair of uniformily spaced apart vertical members having upper and lower ends, a horizontal member joining the lower ends of the vertical members to form in cross section a U-shape, a reinforcing strap contiguously welded to the horizontal member, and outwardly extending flanges from the tops of each of the vertical members. The floor surface is coupled to the support element flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Rosby Corporation
    Inventors: Howard J. Yurgevich, Thomas J. Rosby
  • Patent number: 5205428
    Abstract: A cargo container generally includes a floor, a roof, a pair of parallel side walls, and first and second end walls, at least one of the side walls and end walls including an opening to permit the entry and exit of cargo from the enclosed space. The floor is formed to include a a plurality of low profile support elements extending transversely between the side walls. The plurality of support elements are uniformly distributed thoughout the entire length of floor, with each support element consisting essentially of a pair of uniformily spaced apart vertical members having upper and lower ends, a horizontal member joining the lower ends of the vertical members to form in cross section a U-shape, a reinforcing strap contiguously welded to the horizontal member, and outwardly extending flanges from the tops of each of the vertical members. The floor surface is coupled to the support element flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Rosby Corporation
    Inventors: Howard J. Yurgevich, Thomas J. Rosby