Patents Examined by Chun Cheung
  • Patent number: 10259614
    Abstract: A product, system, and method for creating a film capable of allowing a user to create a custom graphical representation is described, which may allow a user to create a custom graphical representation in a film by depressing select areas of the film to form the custom graphical representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Peter Socci, Wenny Wingping-Ng Noha, Subhankar Chatterjee, Mikhail Laksin, Prasad K. Adhikari
  • Patent number: 10251815
    Abstract: A delivery system and method for storing and delivering colostrum or milk to an infant are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a syringe for delivering a dose of colostrum or milk, a swab container, and a swab. The swab is contained in the swab container and the swab container connected to the syringe. In another aspect, the delivery system includes a plurality of syringes for delivering a dose of colostrum or milk and a storage container for storing the plurality of syringes having the colostrum or milk therein. The method includes loading a first syringe with a dose of colostrum or milk and placing the loaded first syringe in a first slot in a storage container. The method further includes loading a second syringe with a dose of colostrum or milk and placing the loaded second syringe in a second slot in the storage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Rush University Medical Center
    Inventor: Nancy A. Garofalo
  • Patent number: 10244842
    Abstract: A blade disposal container is provided. The blade disposal container includes a housing including an upper end, a base, a first sidewall opposing a second sidewall, a rear wall, and an open front face including a perimeter edge. A slot disposed on the upper end extends through the upper end and into the interior volume and is configured to receive a utility blade therethrough. A channel disposed adjacent the perimeter edge of the open front face enables a shield to slidably retract and extend over the open front face. A magnetic member removably attachable to the base fastens the shield over the open front face and is configured to draw the utility blade into the interior volume and magnetically adhere the blade against the base via its magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Luis Tirado
  • Patent number: 10238803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dual-chamber pack with a first chamber comprising a container; and a second chamber comprising a reservoir, a biphasic connector, a plunger, and a plug with a breakable polymeric membrane. The container of the first chamber is prefilled with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and the reservoir of the second chamber is prefilled with a solid composition of an active ingredient, wherein the solid composition of the active ingredient is mixed with the pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle to form a liquid pharmaceutical composition upon activation of the dual-chamber pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Ashish Kumar, Kalaiselvan Ramaraju, Romi Barat Singh, Bhupesh Kumar Mittal, Rahul Bhargava, Mohit Mittal
  • Patent number: 10227158
    Abstract: An improved drinking can enables a user to have fluid return into the can after drinking The improved drinking can comprises a can body comprising a contoured bottom edge immediately adjacent to a bottom recess. The can body further comprising a can top mechanically coupled to a spout. Where the spout is shaped to funnel fluid back into the can body. The bottom recess is shaped to enable a first improved drinking can to sit upon a second improved drinking can where bottom recess covers can top. This protects the drinking area from becoming contaminated during shipment, storage, and display. The can body is covered with a mural where the mural is covered by a mural cover comprising a tab such that the mural cover can be removed by applying force to the tab displaying the mural.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventor: Derrick T. Miller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10220995
    Abstract: A sandwich-type blister card is provided to contain a product item such as a pliers or scissors with a handle extending outside of the blister. The blister card includes a back panel, a front panel, and a blister having a blister cavity and a peripheral flange. The blister includes a wrap-around strap attached to the blister at a first end of the strap to secure a portion of the product therein. The peripheral flange and a second end of the strap are sealed between the front and back panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: WestRock MWV, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew E. Zacherle
  • Patent number: 10214320
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a system including an adjustable tray comprising at least one edge and a frame, wherein the tray is constructed and arranged to form a plurality of varying compartments within a partially enclosed space at least partially defined by the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Taryn E. Dyle
  • Patent number: 10213032
    Abstract: An insulated beverage container has a handle that extends from a side surface of the container and houses a battery, electrical connections, a luminescent strip and a speaker. An outside surface of the handle is provided with a control switch to activate the electrical components. The container is provided with an attachable lid. A user activates the switch to produce sounds from the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: Renee Fontaine-Cole
  • Patent number: 10207401
    Abstract: A magnet tool bit wallet includes a fabric body formed from first and second overlying panels, and having a magnetic support portion, a bit retainer portion, and a closeable pocket portion. The magnetic support portion encloses a pair of elongate magnet assemblies between the panels, each magnet assembly including a row of disc magnets disposed between a pair of ferromagnetic strips. The rows of disc magnets have opposite polarity to adjacent magnets, and opposite polarity to corresponding magnets in the other magnet assembly. The bit retainer portion includes at least one block configured to retain tool bits. In a folded configuration the magnet assemblies overlie each other, and a flap on the magnetic portion overlies the pocket portion to retain the wallet in the folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Pedrin
  • Patent number: 10206851
    Abstract: A child-resistant package is provided having a hollow carton with opposed front and rear walls and a separate blister card having a plurality of separate, spaced-apart hollow blister compartments contained therein. The front wall of the hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of openings, gates, or pull tabs and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to the exterior wall panel. The interior wall panel of the front wall has a plurality of chads aligned between the openings and blister compartments. The rear wall of the hollow carton comprising a structure including an exterior wall panel having a plurality of separate, openings and an interior wall panel adhesively secured to the exterior wall panel. The interior wall panel of the rear wall having a plurality of break-away chads located directly between the blister compartments and the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: AndersonBrecon Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Gherdan, Jr., Thomas Moyer, Douglas Jahn, Jr., Jennifer McHale
  • Patent number: 10202236
    Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: JWF INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10196193
    Abstract: An insulation element includes a roll, or a panel, of insulating material, such as glass wool or rock wool, the insulation element further including at least one label including, on the one hand, an outer film having a top printed face and, on the other hand, a layer of adhesive material situated under the outer film, the label being applied against a surface of the insulation element and adhering to this surface by the layer of adhesive material, the label having a handle to manually grasp the insulation element, wherein the label includes at least two longitudinal incisions which both pass through the outer film and the layer of adhesive material over all of their respective thicknesses and a portion of support film which is situated on the one hand at least partly between the two longitudinal incisions and on the other hand under the layer of adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER
    Inventor: Jerzy Ross-Zolkiewicz
  • Patent number: 10189639
    Abstract: A Tea Display and Storage Device includes a front and back cover, a centralized spine with pages bound to it, a plurality of tea bag holders on each page to carry individual tea bags and a fastener to keep the Tea Display and Storage Device closed when not in use. The covers and the tea bag holders contain an absorbent layer to keep the tea bags fresh. Each tea bag holder can either be open to allow easy removal of tea bags, or be closed to seal the tea bag against the page. The seal on the tea holder can be a tongue and grove system, magnets or a type of adhesive strip. To aid in identification of the tea bag in each holder, the teabag holder can be clear or if the holder is opaque, a name tag can be attached to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Noah Bleich
  • Patent number: 10189635
    Abstract: An adjustable tilting packaging box is provided for holding a liquid crystal module. A supporting rack is arranged in the box for carrying the liquid crystal module thereon and is connected to a support element for being mounted on a bottom of the box. The support element includes an adjustment mechanism connected to a side of the supporting rack and includes a support pillar having a lower end selectively positionable on a plurality of levels provided on an end of the pull rod having an opposite end extending outside the box, such that a movement of the pull rod allows different ones of the levels to support the support pillar thereon so as to change a position of the supporting rack to thus change an angular position of the liquid crystal module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shihhsiang Chen, Jiahe Cheng
  • Patent number: 10183090
    Abstract: A cleanroom autoclave system including a reusable autoclave breather bag and a reusable fill line hopper cover. The autoclave bag is formed from a launderable abrasion resistant inner fabric layer and a launderable polyester outer fabric layer, and has a zipper closure. The hopper cover is formed from a circular bonnet and an open tubular skirt formed from a launderable polyester fabric, and includes an elastic portion and snaps to secure the hopper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Michael J. Rataj
  • Patent number: 10178901
    Abstract: A card holder for storing a plurality of transaction cards in a stacked alignment inside a case with a lever arm that when lifted, forces the lateral edges of the cards outward in a fan-like manner through a side opening formed on the case. The case includes a close cavity with a lower frame configured to hold a stack of transaction cards. The lower frame includes a flexible arm used to support the cards. The lever arm includes a push arm that extends into the case and positioned adjacent to the inside edges of the cards. When the lever arm is lifted, the push arm travels in an arc inside the case. Formed on the push arm are a plurality of sequentially offset steps configured to individually press against the adjacent edges of the cards causing the cards to rotate and extend in a fan-like manner through the side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventors: Ronald Chi-Yin Chan, Yau Sing Hubert Sin, Brian Hiyin Lee
  • Patent number: 10173816
    Abstract: A closure (20) is provided to selectively permit or restrict communication between the exterior and the interior of a system that has an opening between the exterior and interior. The closure (20) includes a closure body (24) that defines an access passage (30) and a membrane (60) that initially occludes the access passage (30). The connection of the membrane (60) to the body (24) is defined by a tearable portion (68) of material that defines a tear path along which the material can be torn. The tear path has; (A) a first separation path (80) where separation of the membrane (60) from the body (24) initially originates; and (B) a second separation path (90) where separation of the membrane (60) from the body (24) terminates. The second separation path (90) has a generally tapered configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: APTARGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Danks, John Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 10165885
    Abstract: An apparatus and an associated method that includes a lap tray, the lap tray having a flat portion and a raised perimeter edge, wherein the flat portion defines a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the flat portion defines an aperture. The apparatus further includes a tray compartment operably engaged with the lap tray. The tray compartment has a sidewall and a bottom wall, the sidewall and the bottom wall define, in part, an interior space accessible via the aperture. A lid operably engaged with the tray compartment is configured to enclose the interior space of the tray compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Zhomart D. Sandybayev
  • Patent number: 10160113
    Abstract: A tool repair system that aids in the repair of malfunctioned inner tool components. The system includes a package having a fully assembled component disposed on top of a component locating structure and held in place by one or more retainers. After removing the malfunctioned component, the tool can be lowered onto the component locating structure, thereby pushing the retainers off the fully assembled component and coupling the fully assembled component to the tool via an opening in the tool. Repairing the tool is therefore quick, easy, and does not require extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventors: Brent J. Grinwald, Frank J. Beno
  • Patent number: 10150603
    Abstract: A joint compound system is provided including a main container of base joint compound; and an additive container isolated from the base joint compound and housing at least one and preferably multiple additive packages constructed and arranged so that the additive packages are protected from exposure to moisture prior to their ultimate mixing with the base joint compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Sheldon, Nancy L. Bernicke-Grussing, Jeffrey F. Grussing, Salvatore C. Immordino, Jr., Tyler Kincaid, Charles Miller