Patents Examined by Anthony D. Stashick
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Patent number: 11976498Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
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Patent number: 11970323Abstract: A package includes a support having a base having a product thereon, a peripheral flange surrounding the base and forming at least one gripping tab, and a film engaged with the peripheral flange to define a housing compartment for the product. The support has a first surface and a second surface, with the second surface presenting heat bonding properties to the film that are different from heat bonding properties of the first surface to the film. The gripping tab includes a first portion and a second portion arranged above the first portion. The gripping tab is externally defined by the second surface and includes a peripheral edge which is part of a radially external perimeter of the peripheral flange.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Cryovac, LLCInventors: Luca Sutto, Stefano Capitani
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Patent number: 11970306Abstract: The present application relates to a bottle comprising a reservoir, a first opening on a first end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir, a second opening on a second end of the bottle providing access to the reservoir; and a removable base covering the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CREW BOTTLE LLCInventor: Kyle Logan McElfresh
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Patent number: 11969393Abstract: In some embodiments, an affixed group of pharmaceutical vials with frangible connectors includes: a plurality of pharmaceutical vials arranged as a group of pharmaceutical vials, each of the plurality of pharmaceutical vials shaped and positioned to minimize a total volume of the group of pharmaceutical vials, each of the pharmaceutical vials including at least one external side with a surface configured to reversibly mate with a corresponding external side and a surface of an adjacent pharmaceutical vial; and a plurality of frangible connectors, wherein at least one frangible connector is affixed to the surface of at least two of the plurality of pharmaceutical vials within the group of pharmaceutical vials, and at least one frangible connector is affixed to each of the plurality of pharmaceutical vials.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventors: John Boomgard, Fong-Li Chou, Philip A. Eckhoff, Fridrik Larusson, Shieng Liu, Krishnan Natarajan, Nels R. Peterson, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Patent number: 11967438Abstract: Provided is a device and method for containing hazardous waste, including a container for hazardous waste, comprising a hangable bag having an interior volume, the hangable bag being constructed at least in part of collapsible material and configured to be lifted and configured to support an interior bladder, and the interior volume being variable; and an interior bladder, the interior bladder connectable with a through port to a lid.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS, LLC, AVANTECH, INC.Inventor: Dan Burns
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Patent number: 11950669Abstract: A jewelry case comprises separate earring and necklace holding portions, hingedly connected with a travel cover for storage and transport of jewelry, while allowing easy access to choose jewelry to wear. A separate ring storage portion includes a hinged door for access and storage of rings.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventors: Christina Ernst, Gregory R Ernst, Andrew C Ernst
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Patent number: 11952198Abstract: The invention relates to packaging (10) for the cooled storage of at least one product (12), with (a) an outer casing (14) that comprises (i) a base (22) and (ii) at least three walls (24), (b) an inner compartment (16) for accommodating the product (12) and (c) a coolant compartment (18) that (i) surrounds the inner compartment (16) on at least three sides and (ii) is water-tight, wherein (d) the outer casing (14) surrounds the coolant compartment (18) and wherein (e) the outer casing (14) and the inner compartment (16) are designed in such a way that the coolant compartment (18) is water-tight and can be filled with water such that, after the water freezes, the water cools the products (12) in the inner compartment (16).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RICHARD BRETSCHNEIDER GMBHInventors: Sven Holger Streiff, Maik Bermeitinger
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Patent number: 11952201Abstract: A gravity-oriented one-way valve container apparatus and method for separation of air from fluids providing an internal bladder, a one-way valve, and air vents allowing automatic opening of the container upon tilting and automatic closing of the container upon return to an upright position, thereby preventing the entry of contaminating air.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Gameel Gabriel
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Patent number: 11952180Abstract: A tray for holding food or other items is provided. The tray includes a base, a curved top, and an inner space. A one-piece blank to form such a tray is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ARVCO CONTAINER CORPORATIONInventor: Chad G. Oviatt
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Patent number: 11945628Abstract: An apparatus for housing botanicals during transport is disclosed. The apparatus may be configured to convert to a display assembly for the botanicals. The apparatus may include: a covering component having a primary opening on one end and a permeable structure on a second end; a sleeve component having a support structure on one end and a receiving opening on a second end, the sleeve component being configured to be partially inserted into the covering component; a holding component having a secondary opening at one end and a water-tight chamber wall at the other end, the holding component being configured to be partially inserted into the sleeve component, such that the secondary opening is positioned within the sleeve component; in order facilitate converting the apparatus into a display assembly, the covering component is removed from the sleeve component and the holding component is inserted into the covering component.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Inventors: Monica Llorente, Mariana Llorente, Catalina Llorente, Juan Sebastian Onate Guzman, Catalina Acero Corredor
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Patent number: 11945643Abstract: A pressure bag (1) has a bag-like shape including an opening (11) at one end thereof and a bottom portion (12) on the opposite side to the opening (11). The pressure bag (1) has a double structure in which an inner sheet (20) and an outer sheet (30) are laid one on top of the other so that the outer sheet (30) is located on the opposite side of the inner sheet (20) from the housing chamber (10). A pressure chamber (15) is provided between the inner sheet (20) and the outer sheet (30). All of the inner sheet (20), the outer sheet (30), and the pressure chamber (15) extend from one side to the other side of the housing chamber (10) via the bottom portion (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: JMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyomi Nakano, Megumi Uehara, Takahiko Kunishige
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Patent number: 11938097Abstract: A bottle comprises a body having an opening in an upper end for receiving fluid; a membrane provided to seal across the opening; and a receptacle sealingly secured to a surface of the membrane within the body. Separation of the membrane from the opening in the receptacle releases the receptacle such that the contents of the receptacle are released into the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: BOTTLE GO PTY LTDInventors: Brendan Paul James Richard Clark, Adam Brand, Michael Barton Longman, Edward Joseph Khoury
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Patent number: 11937807Abstract: A suturing device includes a clamshell body having a first side coupled to a second side by a hinge at a hinge end. The first side and the second side each have a cantilevered end opposite the hinge end. The clamshell body is configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position. A suture retainer is positioned within the clamshell body and is configured to receive a suture. An opening is formed in a wall of the second side of the clamshell body.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventor: George Swope Munday
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Patent number: 11932477Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bag for storing quilts, afghans, linens, blankets, hand-made clothing and other hand-made items. The present invention is further directed to a novel method of folding the item using interior flaps to protect the item. The storage bag of this invention includes an outer layer comprising a breathable, non-woven material, an interior layer that prevents damaging the quilt, a non-snagging sliding fastener proving access to an interior of the bag, and one or more interior flaps to protect the folded item.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventor: Mark Zaremski
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Patent number: 11932447Abstract: A bite-proof spout is disclosed which contains multiple durometer material, such that the higher durometer material is in closer contact to the mouth of a user to be able to withstand biting without undue deterioration than the lower durometer material which is positioned further away from the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Munchkin, Inc.Inventors: Mark Gerard Tebbe, Nairi Khachikian, Mark A. Hatherill, Kevin Douglas Johnson
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Patent number: 11932466Abstract: A battery packaging container includes: a plate-shaped bottom wall; a first lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a second lateral wall formed integrally with the bottom wall; a partition wall formed integrally with the first lateral wall and extending diagonally from an upper end of the first lateral wall toward the second edge of the bottom wall; and a lid formed integrally with the second lateral wall and extending from an upper end of the second lateral wall to cover the partition wall from above. The partition wall includes a storage hole to store a battery, the storage hole being defined by an end portion of the partition wall, a root portion located on an opposite side of the end portion, and a pair of lateral portions connecting the end portion and the root portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FDK CORPORATIONInventor: Takuro Ito
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Patent number: 11931881Abstract: A tool box with vertically stacked monolithic trays. Each tray has pockets specifically shaped to receive complementary tools. The trays have upstanding cantilevered posts, which can space apart the superjacent tray. Alternatively, the posts can be received in complementary sockets of superjacent trays to prevent undue lateral movement while in the tool box. The post and socket geometry can be constructed to index the order in which trays are stacked and index how individual trays are oriented for optimal and sequenced access to the tools.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventor: Courtney O'Brien
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Patent number: 11925541Abstract: A package of personal care articles. Each of the personal care articles has a nonwoven substrate as a component. The nonwoven substrate can have a first surface defining a plane of the first surface and a non-regular pattern of a plurality of three-dimensional features extending outwardly from the plane of the first surface. The non-regular pattern can include a first zone of first three-dimensional features and a second zone of second three-dimensional features, wherein in at least one of the first or second zones of the plurality of three-dimensional features has a first three-dimensional feature having a first intensive property and a second three-dimensional feature having a second, different intensive property. The personal care articles can be compressed in the package.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Arman Ashraf, Paul Thomas Weisman
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Patent number: 11926448Abstract: A system of attachable walls includes first and second walls. Each such wall includes a first side having a base surface and a repeatable pattern. The repeatable pattern includes first, second, third, and fourth lateral segments. The second lateral segment includes a resilient first flange extending outward and a flexible finger extending outward. The flexible finger has a first side facing the resilient first flange, a second side, opposite the first, facing away from the resilient first flange and toward the first lateral segment, a first mating component positioned on the second side of the flexible finger, and a receptacle formed between the resilient first flange and the flexible finger. The fourth lateral segment includes a second flange extending away from the base surface of the first side. The second flange includes a second mating component positioned on a side of the second flange facing the third lateral segment.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventor: Joel Karsten
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Patent number: 11925488Abstract: Embodiments herein describe tools and instruments for holding, transferring, delivering, deploying an implantable device and methods and means of aseptically storing and shipping the implantable device including but not limited to a device case for protecting, housing and filling the device, a surgical sizer for preparing the implantable site, a deployer for transferring the implantable device from the device case and delivering or deploying the implantable device at the prepared implantable site.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: ViaCyte, Inc.Inventors: Vincent So, Erik Olson, Michael Scott, Chad Green, Giacomo Strollo, Gustavo Prado, Craig McGreevy, Laura Martinson, Donald Koenig