Patents
US 10858148 B1: Modular shipping base
- Granted
- 2020-12-08
- Filed
- 2020-04-06 application 16841351
- Type
- Utility · 51 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A re-usable, returnable, stackable, modular shipping base incorporates replaceable components to make the base relatively quick and cost effective to repair. The shipping base is formed from a number of stamped or cut sheet materials (e.g., sheet metal) that are then folded and attached to one another using a tab system. When a component is damaged, the damaged component may be removed from the base and replaced with another mass produced, stamped sheet material component. Components are attached to one another via adhesive, stitch welding, skip welding, spot welding, or any other applicable process. Some components (e.g., a center support) may also be assembled using a tab (from the center support) and slot (in a deck pan) system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 3 Precision Products, Inc. 9 patents | US company or organization | Centralia, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Heinzmann | Walnut Hill, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alan Scheidt | Glen Carbon, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joe Biagi | Centralia, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D19/0018 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02W | Climate change mitigation technologies related to wastewater treatment or waste management | Y02W30/80 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2025-10-28 THE EASTERN COMPANY signed 2025-10-28 VELVAC, INCORPORATED signed 2025-10-28 | CITIZENS BANK, N.A. HARTFORD, CT | 73461/8 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-10-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | TD BANK, N.A. signed 2025-10-28 | BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. CENTRALIA, IL | 72739/949 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-06-23 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THE EASTERN COMPANY signed 2023-06-16 VELVAC, INCORPORATED signed 2023-06-16 BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2023-06-16 | TD BANK, N.A. MT. LAUREL, NJ | 64083/430 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-04-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BIAGI, JOE signed 2020-04-07 HEINZMANN, ROGER signed 2020-04-07 SCHEIDT, ALAN signed 2020-04-07 | BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. CENTRALIA, IL | 52337/341 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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