Patents by Inventor William G. Norris, Jr.

William G. Norris, Jr. 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).

  • Publication number: 20090127256
    Abstract: An improved storage unit of the type having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a floor, a pair of side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a roof. The roof is translucent, attaches without any puncturing thereto, and has overhanging eaves and bows with centers that are bowed thereat. A ventilation system allows the storage unit to benefit from storing in a climate controlled warehouse and provides airflow when the storage unit is stored outside. The rear wall has a roll-up door. The pair of side walls, the front wall, and the rear wall are attached from the exterior surface and the interior surface is smooth and non-abrasive. The floor is plastic undercoated plywood. Towing brackets front and rear provide a safe, strong, and secure method to attach a winch system of a transport system for maneuvering the storage unit on and off the transport system and to maneuver the storage unit with forklifts or pallet jacks in a yard or warehouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: William G. Norris, JR.
  • Patent number: 7497347
    Abstract: An improved storage unit of the type having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a floor, a pair of side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a roof. The roof is translucent, attaches without any puncturing thereto, and has overhanging eaves and bows with centers that are bowed thereat. A ventilation system allows the storage unit to benefit from storing in a climate controlled warehouse and provides airflow when the storage unit is stored outside. The rear wall has a roll-up door. The pair of side walls, the front wall, and the rear wall are attached from the exterior surface and the interior surface is smooth and non-abrasive. The floor is plastic undercoated plywood. Towing brackets front and rear provide a safe, strong, and secure method to attach a winch system of a transport system for maneuvering the storage unit on and off the transport system and to maneuver the storage unit with forklifts or pallet jacks in a yard or warehouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventor: William G. Norris, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7422124
    Abstract: A stacking pocket for disposing at a corner of a roof of a shipping container and for holding a caster wheel of an above-stacked shipping container. The pocket includes flat bars, a plate, and a wheel. The plate is triangular-shaped to substantially conform to the corner of the roof of the shipping container, attaches to the corner of the roof of the shipping container, and has a periphery. The flat bars are disposed in a truncated triangular configuration forming an open apex about the periphery of the plate, are attached to the plate, and hold the caster wheel of the above-stacked shipping container therebetween. The wheel is horizontally rotatably attached to the plate and is disposed at the open apex of the flat bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Inventor: William G. Norris, Jr.