Patents Examined by Allan D Stevens
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Patent number: 11058195Abstract: The present invention contains a select number of tools appropriate for use in creating life story works with older adults in long-term care facilities. The present invention is a portable, well-organized toolkit providing the user with the necessary tools for capturing and preserving older adults' life stories, photos, and/or memorabilia.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Theresa Colleen Chrisman
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Patent number: 11058252Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a cooking vessel, including the following steps: forming a blank from a sheet of stainless steel; drawing of the blank to form a cap comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface comprising a flat base area surrounded by a side wall; hot stamping of a diffuser base onto the exterior surface of the cap; engraving of a grid pattern over at least one portion of the base area of the interior surface of the cap to form a network of ribs having top surfaces that extend above the valleys and side surfaces that are distinct from the bottom surfaces of the valleys, said side surfaces of the ribs connecting the top surfaces of the ribs to the bottom surfaces of the valleys, the side surfaces of the ribs forming ramps connecting the top surfaces of the ribs to the bottom surfaces of the valley; sanding of at least the engraved base area of the interior surface of the cap, to create roughness; applying a non-stick coating on at least the sanded, engravedType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Simon Allemand
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Patent number: 11045387Abstract: A single-dose package for transdermal therapeutic systems or film-shaped administration forms, in the form of a tear-open sealed-edge pouch with a completely surrounding and continuous non-peelable sealing surface. The single-dose packages are provided with two packaging material elements, which are arranged one lying on top of the other and form the upper side and underside of a pouch that contains the product. At least one packaging material element is a tear-resistant film laminate with an at least three-layer structure, wherein at least one layer of the packaging material elements is a metal layer. The single-dose package also has a linear weakening, which lies in the sealing area, does not touch the edge of the package and extends in the direction of the weaker tear resistance of the upper side and underside and the linear form of the anisotropically tear-resistant plastic.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: LTS LOHMANN THERAPIE-SYSTEME AGInventor: Markus Krumme
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Patent number: 11034511Abstract: A cargo securement system for securing cargo in a container includes a number of extendable upper and extendable lower braces. The extendable upper braces mount to an upper portion of the framework of a module and extend to engage the container. The extendable lower braces extend from the floor system of the module and engage the walls of the container to apply a force that secures the module in place.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Irish Dawg Industries, LLCInventor: Harry Ralph Ford, III
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Patent number: 11014715Abstract: The present invention relates to a spout for a pouch-type container in which a cap is coupled to a body fused to a pouch-type container body in a one-touch manner, and more particularly, to a spout which is applied to a safety cap and allows to accurately cut the guarantee seal and expose a cut-off state to an outside of an outer cap upon opening of the safety cap so as to achieve accurate opening and easy recognition, in which a guarantee seal is coupled to a latching protrusion of the body such that the latching protrusion is positioned on the guarantee seal and selectively latched to a plurality of latching grooves formed in the guarantee seal.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: JOONGANG PLATEC CO.,LTDInventor: Oh-Joon Kwon
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Patent number: 11001430Abstract: A battery package is described herein that advantageously maintains separation between batteries received therein while also providing a resealable opening to sequentially retrieve batteries therefrom. Further, the battery package can include an outer covering.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Scott Stewart, Joseph Cerone, Bryan Shova, Kelly Lin, Jacqueline Denham
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Patent number: 10981718Abstract: Packet of smoke articles, including: a container, which has a parallelepiped shape and has a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall and two lateral walls; a parallelepiped-shape inner wrapper that wraps a group of smoke articles, which is housed inside the container and has a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and two lateral walls; and a separating element, which is arranged inside the inner wrapper and divides the inner volume of the inner wrapper so as to form several partitions of the group of smoke articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: G.D S.p.A.Inventors: Roberto Polloni, Alver Tacchi, Lorena D'Alfonso, Giuseppe Marchitto, Marcello Tenaglia, Stefano Negrini
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Patent number: 10982814Abstract: Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a shroud configured to attach to a collar of the cylinder to surround a valve port of the cylinder, the shroud having a first plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers extending downward in a first direction, and a second plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers extending upward in a second direction, and a handle configured to attach to the shroud, the handle having a body configured to surround and abut the shroud, and a first plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending through the body. The first plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers are deflectable to engage respective openings in the collar to attach the shroud to the collar, and the second plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers are deflectable to engage a respective one of the first plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in the handle.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.Inventors: Tiago Teixeira Rego de Oliveira, Carlos Aguiar
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Patent number: 10974861Abstract: A container having enhanced wall integrity and a rotational element is provided that includes a sidewall having polygonal cross-sectional shape and an alignment structure formed therein. The alignment structure is adapted for orienting the container with respect to a second container such that the panel sections of the containers become parallel with one another and the containers may be fully nested one within the other. The alignment structure can be recessed into the sidewall to form peaks and valleys along an inner surface of the container. The peaks include first and second faces sloping in opposite directions designed to direct corners of the first container's sidewall toward the interior valleys of the second container in order to orient the containers as they are stacked.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HUHTAMAKI, INC.Inventors: Mike Liming, Don Tomalia, Joe Trombley, Pete Brushaber
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Patent number: 10968022Abstract: The present disclosure describes a hot-fill container for use with a hot-filling process. The container includes vacuum absorption sections that resist partial collapse and uncontrolled deformation of the container's walls during the hot-filling process. The vacuum absorption sections are asymmetrically-formed and include respective edge portions and panel portions configured to deform and pivot about a linear part of the edge portions when a vacuum is created inside the container. The edge portions have a curvilinear part that is adapted to comfortably receive and engage a user's fingers during use of the container, making the container more user friendly. The vacuum absorption sections are arranged about the container's central longitudinal axis such that their respective panel portions substantially form the sides of a polygon when viewed in top plan view. The polygon appears to be inscribed within an otherwise circular container periphery.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventors: Monis Bangi, Lesley Corker
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Patent number: 10940991Abstract: A knitting needle storage/display device includes a display flap, and a main flap, which is foldable at first and second fold regions, to form a first end flap portion, a middle flap portion, and a second end flap portion. A strap, being intermittently secured to the display flap, releasably supports a knitting needle between adjacent pairs of intermittently secured locations. The display flap, being secured to the main flap, can be folded between its first and second ends into a display position, and be releasably secured thereat using hook and loop fastening materials. The folded display flap in the display position exposes the ends of the needles. Snap members releasably secure the first and the second end flap portions together, when respectively folded at the first and second fold regions, in either a closed position, or an open position while the display flap is in the display position.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Knitting Fever, Inc.Inventor: Sion Elalouf
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Patent number: 10934055Abstract: An expandable bowl has an open top and a plurality of configuration changing side members connecting the open top to a base member. The configuration changing side members are designed to allow a user to pull the base member to changing the side members from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, thereby increasing the overall volume of the bowl. The expandable bowl may be useful for various products, such as pre-packaged salads, where the salads may be packaged and displayed in the collapsed configuration, thereby minimizing shelf space, and may be changed to the expanded configuration by a user to permit tossing of the salad without risking spillage of the contents of the bowl.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Inventors: Jay Ferro, John Stump
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Patent number: 10913580Abstract: A container cap assembly provides a tamper-evident component for detecting cap integrity on a container includes one or more elongate bridges connecting a tamper-evident ring to a cap. The cap assembly also provides radially-extending links on the cap and the tamper-evident ring to help protect the integrity of the bridges as the cap assembly is applied to a container.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: GE HEALTHCARE ASInventor: Martin M. Browne
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Patent number: 10910247Abstract: A substrate container including a casing, a rack, a casing holder, a casing lifting mechanism, a lid, and a lid holder. When holding of substrates with the rack shifts to holding of the substrates with the casing holder and the lid holder, the casing lifting mechanism moves the casing holder upward, whereby the casing holder moves the substrates upward. When the holding of the substrates with the casing holder and the lid holder shifts to the holding of the substrates with the rack, the casing lifting mechanism moves the casing holder downward, whereby the casing holder moves the substrates downward.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Inventors: Kazuhiro Honsho, Mitsukazu Takahashi, Akito Hatano, Koji Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10894636Abstract: A device having a base part (1) and a removable member (3) that is mounted in removable manner on the base part (1), the base part (1) and the removable member (3) including a magnetic means (15, 35) that generates axial magnetic attraction between them that is at its maximum in an assembled rest position. The device further includes a mover means (4), distinct from the removable member (3), for moving the removable member (3) axially away from the base part (1), starting from the assembled rest position, by turning an actuator member (7) that forms part of the mover means (4), so as to reduce the magnetic attraction between the base part (1) and the removable member (3), and thus facilitate the removal of the removable member (3).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SASInventors: Frederic Duquet, Thierry Hondier
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Patent number: 10894154Abstract: This invention is directed to a sterile IV tube end cap including a housing attached to a panel; an end cap received in the housing and removably attached to the panel; so that when the IV-line end is attached to the end cap, the end cap cannot be removed from the IV-line end without removing the end cap from the housing. The end cap can receive the IV-line end wherein at least a portion of the IV-line end is received in the housing and the IV-line is secured to the panel so that the IV-line is supported by the panel, end cap, and/or housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Inventor: Jonathan D. Whitfield
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Patent number: 10888199Abstract: utility pan handle is provided, has a base body, a lower jaw, an upper jaw, a handle, a pivot pin, and a bottle. The lower jaw is pressed on an outer brim edge portion of an external container from outside. The upper jaw clips on an inner brim edge portion of the external container from inside. The handle extends vertically from the upper jaw and has an overall L-shape. The pivot pin is installed rotatably through holes disposed though the middle portion of the base body and a connecting portion of the handle and the upper jaw. The bottle engages the second end portion of the base body vertically to the base body and substantially in parallel to the handle. The upper and lower jaws open and close about the pivot pin by closing and opening the handle against the bottle, gripping the brim edge of the external container.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Inventor: Ok Bin Im
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Patent number: 10888114Abstract: A storage tube for a smoking material includes a hollow tube extending along a central longitudinal axis from an open first tube end to a closed or closable second tube end. The tube has a sidewall with an inside surface and a cross-sectional dimension sized to receive a smoking material, wherein the second tube end has a lower inside end surface extending transversely to the central longitudinal axis. An upper end cap is removably attachable to the first tube end and forms an air-tight seal. A rigid protrusion extends axially into the tube from the lower inside end surface and has a protrusion body and a protrusion tip. The protrusion defines a gap between the protrusion body and the inside surface of the sidewall. Optionally, the protrusion is removable.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Inventor: Lloyd D. Chipman
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Patent number: 10882666Abstract: Containers with closures are disclosed. A closure may include at least a polymer orifice reducer configured to be permanently secured to a rim of an opening of a container and a flexible tamper evident seal disposed on the topside of the orifice reducer. The flexible tamper evident seal, optionally foil, covers one or more openings in the orifice reducer. Processes for permanently securing a closure to a container, optionally by forming a heat seal between the orifice reducer and container rim, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
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Patent number: 10875693Abstract: A carton for containing at least one article. The carton includes a plurality of panels at least partially forming an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels includes a top panel. The carton includes an article protection flap foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels. The article protection flap is moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the top panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the top panel. The at least one access feature in the top panel is for positioning the article protection flap from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Graphie Packaging International, LLCInventors: O'Neal Alexander, Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Mark Baldino, Ana Gonzalez, John Murdick Holley, Jr.