Patents by Inventor Will Lewallen

Will Lewallen 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).

  • Roof assembly for a storage container
    Patent number: 8025331
    Abstract: A roof assembly is provided for a storage container having two opposing side walls that together define a length of the storage container. The roof assembly includes a plurality of roof panels arranged atop and between the two opposing side walls along the length of the storage container in side-by-side relationship. Each of the plurality of roof panels has opposite sides and opposite ends. Each of the opposite ends of the plurality of roof panels is configured to be secured to a top of a corresponding one of the two opposing side walls of the storage container. Each of the opposite sides of each of the plurality of roof panels is configured to be attached to the side of an adjacent one of the plurality of roof panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Wabash National, L.P.
    Inventors: Rodney P. Ehrlich, Will Lewallen
  • Modular Storage Container
    Publication number: 20110100860
    Abstract: A modular storage container includes a one-piece canopy defining the roof and sidewalls of the storage container. A rear frame assembly, a front frame assembly, and a base assembly of the storage container are each coupled to the canopy. A method of manufacturing the canopy is provided as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: James B. Brown, Will Lewallen, Todd Blaising, Leonard W. Baker
  • ROOF ASSEMBLY FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20090230727
    Abstract: A roof assembly is provided for a storage container having two opposing side walls that together define a length of the storage container. The roof assembly includes a plurality of roof panels arranged atop and between the two opposing side walls along the length of the storage container in side-by-side relationship. Each of the plurality of roof panels has opposite sides and opposite ends. Each of the opposite ends of the plurality of roof panels is configured to be secured to a top of a corresponding one of the two opposing side walls of the storage container. Each of the opposite sides of each of the plurality of roof panels is configured to be attached to the side of an adjacent one of the plurality of roof panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Rodney P. Ehrlich, Will Lewallen