Patents Examined by Bryon P. Gehman
  • Patent number: 11528976
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional electronic equipment cleaning storage box, which includes a box body, a first box cover, a second box cover, a rag, a large cleaning sweep, and small cleaning sweep, an end of the box body defines a accommodating groove having an opening facing forward, the first box cover and the second box cover, being openable and closable, are disposed on the box body, in closed state, the first box cover and the second box cover are respectively enclosed with the box body to form a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity, and the first box cover defines a card slot for a mobile phone to be inserted for supporting and positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Yandong He
  • Patent number: 11530088
    Abstract: A bicycle transport container includes an outer container which is designed so as to be in particular cuboidal. A frame retaining element is arranged inside the outer container. The frame retaining element can be taken out of the outer container, together with the bicycle frame. Since the frame retaining element includes a bottom side that is designed as a base, the frame retaining element can stand autonomously, independently of the outer container, together with the bicycle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Canyon Bicycles GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Neuhofer
  • Patent number: 11524826
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, an article carrier, and a blank (810) for forming the article carrier. An aspect of the invention provides an article carrier comprising a plurality of primary panels (812,814,816) at least partially extending around an interior of the article carrier. The plurality of primary panels comprises a first side panel (812), a top panel (814), a second side pane (816)1 and at least one bottom panel joined together to form a tubular structure having first and second opposed open ends. The article carrier comprises a carrying handle (H) including a handle feature defined in at least the top panel and foldable handle structure (HS) having opposed connecting panels and a handle strap. The handle strap extends (882) between the connecting panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Fahrner, Julien D. Merzeau
  • Patent number: 11519787
    Abstract: A device for conditioning products intended to maintain the products within a determined temperature range, including a first box of parallelepiped shape; a second box of parallelepiped shape. The second box having overall dimensions less than the first box is intended to be positioned inside the first box in a removable manner. At least one thermal stabilisation element is intended to be positioned in a space formed between the first box and the second box. A temperature monitoring system includes a data monitoring unit and at least one temperature probe coupled to the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit is intended to be fixed onto the first box and the temperature probe is intended to be inserted into the second box. The second box includes a slot for positioning the temperature probe. The positioning slot maintains the temperature probe in position by compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: EMBALL'ISO
    Inventor: Pierre Casoli
  • Patent number: 11518605
    Abstract: A packaging unit includes a carton having top and bottom surfaces and side walls extending between said top and bottom surfaces. The unit further includes molded pulp fiber bottom and top trays, with each tray defining a plurality of securement chambers. The unit further includes a self-adjustable, middle dunnage including a main body disposed between the molded fiber bottom and top trays. The main body includes a plurality of holes extending through the main body and a plurality of slots extending from a perimeter of each of the holes to define a plurality of self-adjustable tabs surrounding each of the holes. The middle dunnage further includes a first plurality of foldable flaps extending from the main body towards the bottom surface and a second plurality of foldable flaps extending the main body towards the top surface of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Moulded Fibre Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Schnell, Thomas L. Stanhope, Andrew D. Beyer
  • Patent number: 11511528
    Abstract: A plastic film for cling film application packed in a box, and a box including such a film, are described. The cling film includes a polyolefin such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), metallocene LLDPE, polyolefin plastomer, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA), ethylene butyl acrylate (EBA), polypropylene (PP), cyclic olefin copolymer, or combinations thereof; and a polymer with a Young's modulus higher than 500 MPa selected from ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), polyamide, polyester, cyclic olefin copolymer, polypropylene and polylactide (PLA), or combinations thereof. The film includes an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is free of polypropylene. The film is packed in a box which does not include any cutting unit. The film is configured to be manually cut by a user without using any cutting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: FLEXOPACK S.A.
    Inventor: Dimitris Ginosatis
  • Patent number: 11505357
    Abstract: A food product package for containing a shingled stack of food product slices is provided including a package bottom and a non-planar periphery, the package bottom having walls oriented to be substantially the same geometry as the shingled stack of food product slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Sargento Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Purkey, Jeff Karp
  • Patent number: 11498741
    Abstract: A cushioning, which is used for packaging an embedded air blower, forms a three-dimensional shape which partially coincides with a shape of the embedded air blower in a packaged state. The cushioning is capable of forming a planar plate shape in an unpackaged state. The cushioning includes a slit which coincides with an outer periphery of an embedding hole for embedding the embedded air blower, in the planar plate shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Tsubouchi, Daisuke Kanematsu, Shogo Maeda, Yuto Masuda
  • Patent number: 11498734
    Abstract: A packaged redeemable code system is disclosed. The packaged redeemable code system includes a paper insert having a front surface with a removable item, and a rear surface with redeemable code. The packaged redeemable code system further includes a paper sleeve having an interior that encloses the paper insert and conceals the redeemable code. The paper sleeve also having a ripcord configured to open an edge of the paper sleeve to provide an access point for removal of the paper insert. The paper sleeve further having a front surface with a cutout extending therethrough. The cutout aligns with and provides visual access to the removable item. The removable item is a different color than or provides contrast with the front surface of the paper sleeve. The paper sleeve further having a rear surface with an activation code that is associated with the redeemable code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Vanslette
  • Patent number: 11492185
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels having at least one attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers, at least one top panel, and at least one handle panel foldably connected to the at least one top panel. The carrier also includes a handle formed from the at least one handle panel, the handle is positionable between a first position wherein the at least one handle panel is generally parallel to the at least one top panel, and a second position in which the at least one handle panel is folded relative to the at least one top panel and is positioned for grasping and carrying of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Zammit, Kevin T. May
  • Patent number: 11492176
    Abstract: Packaging for retaining an article to be personalized in a predetermined position relative to the packaging may include a first container defining an interior cavity and an insert designed to retain the article in a predetermined position and orientation relative to the insert. The insert may be positioned within the interior cavity so that the article retained by the insert is within the interior cavity. At least one of the first container may define an opening designed to provide access to a personalization system for personalizing a predetermined surface of the article while the article is retained by the insert and the insert and article are positioned within the interior cavity so that the predetermined surface can be personalized based on the position of the first container relative to the personalization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CreateMe Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Thomas C. K. Myers, David Wayne Blizzard
  • Patent number: 11485163
    Abstract: A gift card carrier for use with a greeting card and a greeting card for carrying a gift card is provided. The gift card carrier and the greeting card comprise a base panel comprising a front surface and a back surface, where the front surface has a holding area that is sized and dimensioned to receive the entire gift card therein. They also include a retaining member secured to the front surface for releasably securing the gift card in the holding area, and a metal shield secured to the front surface or the back surface of the base panel, where the metal shield sized to cover, and positioned to correspond with, the holding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Edgar Davin Salatandre
  • Patent number: 11487320
    Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion has a main body that extends to an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter including a downwardly extending wall which extends downwardly from the outer perimeter. The cover further has a plurality of tabs extending inwardly from the downwardly extending wall of the top cover, adjacent the outer perimeter, adapted for attaching the top cover to the screen portion of the laptop computer. The main body, the plurality of tabs, and the downwardly extending wall are all of integral construction, and further have a perimeter covering that covers at least a portion of the main body and the downwardly extending wall, the perimeter covering being formed of a resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Max Interactive, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert George Giazzon
  • Patent number: 11485555
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels having at least one central panel, at least one attachment panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel and configured to receive a portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers, and at least one side panel foldably connected to the at least one attachment panel. The at least one central panel includes a plurality of openings and is positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers, and the at least one side panel is attached to at least one container of the plurality of containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Ana Maria Gonzalez Manzano, Steve M. Gould
  • Patent number: 11479401
    Abstract: A cushioning device and a packaging assembly for a base station antenna includes an inner cushioning member and an outer cushioning member. Each cushioning member comprises an inflated airbag. The inner cushioning member is configured to abut an end cover of the housing of the base station antenna and to surround at least one protruding member that is provided on the end cover within a cavity defined by the inner cushioning member. The outer cushioning member is configured to cover both ends of the base station antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hua Yin, Hong Ye, Ying Zhang, HongJun Qian, Keyun Di, Yinqin Shao
  • Patent number: 11472618
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels includes at least one central panel and at least one attachment panel for receiving a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers. The at least one central panel is for being positioned between adjacent containers of the plurality of containers, and the at least one attachment panel is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. The at least one attachment panel is positionable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the at least one attachment panel overlies and receives a portion of one or more of the containers. In the second position the at least one attachment panel is folded relative to the at least one central panel and in an upright position to form a handle for carrying the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Justin McCree, Brian Smalley, Steve M. Gould
  • Patent number: 11470877
    Abstract: A cigarette butt holding tube including a tube assembly, lid assembly, and a cigarette pack assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide an easy-to-use cigarette butt disposal solution to help reduce littering. The cigarette pack assembly includes a spacing within the cigarette pack for a tube of the tube assembly to be received therein. The tube includes a tube opening at a top end that is larger than the width of a cigarette butt. The tube is selectively sealed by a lid of the lid assembly. Once a user is finished smoking a cigarette, the used cigarette butt can be conveniently disposed of and sealed within the tube. The tube being smell proof, fireproof, and fire resistant prevents the smell of smoke within the cigarette pack. The tube also prevents a still lit cigarette butt from setting fire to the remaining cigarettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Johan Tumba
  • Patent number: 11472627
    Abstract: A packaging box for a roll-shaped material wound around a cylindrical core, including a prism-shaped case body, and respective side surface portions at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the prism-shaped case body, the prism-shaped case body and the side surface portions being formed of a single sheet member, that includes a holding unit inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material to hold the roll-shaped material within the prism-shaped case body, wherein, when the holding unit is inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material, a region facing an end portion of the cylindrical core in a cross direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in which the prism-shaped case body extends, is formed with a recessed portion that is recessed in the cross direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Reina Tanaka, Masahiro Akamine
  • Patent number: 11464705
    Abstract: A holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications includes a plurality of receptacles for receiving the containers therein at least in sections. The receptacles each have an open upper end for inserting the containers into the receptacles and a bottom end having a holding portion for limiting an axial movement of the containers in the receptacles. Guide portions are provided for guiding the containers as they are inserted into the receptacles. The guide portions are formed as guiding ribs extending in the longitudinal direction of the receptacles. Lead-in bevels are formed at upper ends of the guiding ribs which are inclined relative to the guiding ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Schott Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Christian Komann, Levent Kusogullari, Arne Kloke
  • Patent number: 11465800
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a presentation box for a gift, a cake or a celebratory bakery item. More specifically, the invention relates to a presentation box comprised of a cake box having a repositionable lid, and a greeting card that is fixedly attached to the lid of the cake box. In differing embodiments of the presentation box, the lid of the cake box may have a transparent viewing window, as well as a speaker, a prerecorded message or song, and a plurality of LED lights that are activated and play once the greeting card and/or repositionable lid are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Orlando Freeman