Patents
US 9676548 B2: Container having generally L-shaped slotted tracks to facilitate movement of dunnage
- Granted
- 2017-06-13
- Filed
- 2014-11-12 application 14539339
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has guides containing generally L-shaped slotted tracks having horizontal and vertical portions. A plurality of dunnage supports extend between the tracks. Dunnage is suspended by the dunnage supports. The dunnage supports have narrowed portions engaged with the slotted tracks.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170613.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Company 77 patents | US company or organization | Holland, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judson A. Bradford | Holland, MI | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allen L. Burns | Holland, MI | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew S. Sanger | West Olive, MI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian T. Dobrinski | Zeeland, MI | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric S. Bruinsma | Holland, MI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy A. Bublitz | Grand Haven, MI | 13 | 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 | B65D81/05 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BRADFORD, JUDSON A. signed 2015-03-04 BRUINSMA, ERIC S. signed 2015-03-04 BUBLITZ, TIMOTHY A. signed 2015-03-04 BURNS, ALLEN L. signed 2015-03-04 DOBRINSKI, BRIAN T. signed 2015-03-04 SANGER, MATTHEW S. signed 2015-03-04 | BRADFORD COMPANY HOLLAND, MI | 35102/766 | 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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