Patents Examined by Chun Hoi Cheung
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Patent number: 11713170Abstract: A screw cap intended to remain attached to a container after opening the container. The cap includes a cylindrical wall having an inner surface including a thread arranged to engage with a thread arranged on a neck of the container, a safety ring extending the cylindrical wall and connected to the cylindrical wall by at least one fracturable connection. A portion of the cylindrical wall forms a strip connected to the safety ring by way of a connecting element arranged to make it possible to displace the cylindrical wall during the unscrewing of the cylindrical wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: SOCIETE LORRAINE DE CAPSULES METALLIQUES—MANUFACTURE DE BOUCHAGEInventor: Mathias Mélan-Moutet
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Patent number: 11713183Abstract: A pack for smoking articles having; a container; an inner wrap, which encloses a group of smoking articles and is housed in the container; a hinged lid, movable between a closed position and an open position, a collar, which embraces the inner wrap and is glued on the inside of the container so as to partially project out of the open top end and engage a corresponding inner surface of the lid, when the lid is arranged in a closed position; a slider, which is firmly connected to the lid and is coupled to the container in a sliding manner so as to slide relative to the container along a sliding direction; a locking system, which is interposed between the container and the slider and, in the closed position of the lid, prevents the slider from sliding relative to the container. The hindering of the sliding of the slider relative to the container, determined by the locking system, can be deactivated by an external action by the user to elastically deform at least part of at least one wall of the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONIInventors: Roberto Polloni, Giuseppe Marchitto, Luca Federici
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Patent number: 11707349Abstract: A spinal implant package includes a tray having a body including spaced apart first and second cavities. The body includes a third cavity between the first and second cavities. The tray includes a first connecting feature that is movable relative to the body. A lid is coupled to the tray by a hinge. The lid includes a second connecting feature that is movable between a first position in which a bottom surface of the second connecting feature directly engages a top surface of the first connecting feature and a second position in which a top surface of the second connecting feature directly engages a bottom surface of the first connecting feature to provisionally fix the lid to the tray.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Leigh Anna Folger, David Mire, Caleb D. Smith, Christine Carmer Carmer
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Patent number: 11708204Abstract: An electronic component array includes a base tape including paper and having approximately elongated and substantially planar shape, the base tape being provided with a plurality of accommodation recesses provided in a longitudinal direction of the base tape; a plurality of electronic components; and a cover tape. The electronic component array includes a first bonding portion in which openings of the respective accommodation recesses are covered by the cover tape in a state where the electronic components are included in the respective accommodation recesses, and a second bonding portion in which openings of the respective accommodation recesses are covered by the cover tape in a state where the electronic components are not included in the respective accommodation recesses. A peel strength of the second bonding portion is about 10% or more and about 70% or less of a peel strength of the first bonding portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 11708203Abstract: A unit-dose packaging for a product comprising a chain of blister packs, the chain of blister packs being arranged in an alternating manner and having foldable regions between each blister pack in the chain of blister packs, characterised in that after use of the product, a chain of emptied blister packs forms a concertina fold, wherein all the blisters are of the same shape in the chain of blister packs such that the repeating units of the chain of blister packs are linked in such a way that their cavities fit into each other when stacking in an alternating way.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Oliver James Boulton, Nurani Dharmaraj Krishnaprakash Iyer
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Patent number: 11702274Abstract: A method of storing a product that contains a volatile component within a fluid storage reservoir formed with enclosing walls having a permeability that permits limited passage of the volatile component from the storage reservoir to the atmosphere, preferably with the method increasing the shelf life of the product stored, and a fluid storage reservoir with a first container containing the fluid product to be dispensed including the volatile component and a second container containing a sacrifice material including the same volatile component with an intermediate transfer wall shared by both the first container and the second container for transfer of the volatile component between the first container and the second container. The product preferably is a surface cleaner or a hand sanitizer including 30 to 95% ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: OP-HYGIENE IP GmbHInventor: Heiner Ophardt
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Patent number: 11696968Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventor: Michael J. Rataj
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Patent number: 11697540Abstract: An apparatus, system, and related methods for position-control packaging are provided. The apparatus has an outer container. An inner container is positioned within the outer container. At least one arm is connected between the outer container and the inner container. The at least one arm supports the inner container within the outer container. At least two joints are within, or in mechanical communication with, the at least one arm. The at least two joints are configured to provide free rotational movement of the inner container relative to the outer container along two or more axes of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Matthew Machata, Martin Johns
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Patent number: 11697534Abstract: A cap includes a lateral wall extending about an axis and a transversal wall positioned at one end of the lateral wall, a separation line being provided on the lateral wall to define a retaining ring; a closing element removably engageable with the neck, so as to open or close the container; the separation line extends about an axis and being circumferentially interrupted to leave the retaining ring and the closing element joined; wherein the retaining ring comprises a joining portion, a first connecting band, and a second connecting band; a tab, interposed between the first connecting band and the second connecting band and being protruding, or aligned with respect to it, so that, when the closing element is in an open condition and the connecting bands keep the closing element connected to the retaining ring, the tab can rest on the neck.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVAInventors: Vittorio Bassi, Alessandro Falzoni
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Patent number: 11678961Abstract: Packaging for individual strands of dental floss. The packaging may include a container defining a chamber having a dispensing portion. An insert is positioned in the chamber and includes a first panel defining a first edge and a second panel. The second panel defines a passage extending between its sides. The second panel also defines a second edge positioned on an opposite side of the passage as the first edge. The package also includes a serpentine floss guide path defined by the container, the first panel, and the second panel. The serpentine floss guide path extends from the dispensing portion, along one side of the first panel, around and over the first edge to one side of the second panel, through the passage, and around and over the second edge. Strands of floss extend along the serpentine floss path and may be removed from the container one at a time by grasping and pulling the end positioned at the dispensing portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: The Autoflosser LLCInventors: Thomas F. Jackson, Russell G. Kalbfeld
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Patent number: 11673734Abstract: A hollow article for use as a beverage cup, or as a container, the hollow article having an annular sidewall and a base wall defining a central hollow cavity, a top rim of the sidewall and a bottom end of the sidewall, wherein the annular sidewall has a plastics material composed of a sandwich structure of inner and outer skins and an integral expanded cellular foam layer therebetween, wherein at least a portion of the annular sidewall has an inner surface of the sandwich structure inclined at a first acute angle to a longitudinal axis of the hollow article and an opposite outer surface of the sandwich structure inclined at a second acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the hollow article, wherein the second acute angle is greater than the first acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Bockatech Ltd.Inventor: Peter Reginald Clarke
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Patent number: 11666730Abstract: Packages for medical products are disclosed. The packages include a housing (12) and a lid (14) attached to said housing. The lid includes a lifting member (30) that contacts an engagement surface (23) on the medical device whereby opening of said lid allows for removal and presentation of the device for hygienic retrieval by the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Owen Ryan, Pascal Launois
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Patent number: 11667455Abstract: A configurable container includes a first divider and a container body. The divider has a divider body and a first projection extending from the divider body, wherein the first projection has a length having a first dimension and a width having a second dimension different than the first dimension. The container body includes a first wall that includes a first groove facing inward toward the internal cavity, wherein the first groove has a width configured to receive the width of the first projection of the first divider in a first orientation. At least one of the first wall and a second wall includes a second groove also facing inward toward the internal cavity, wherein the second groove has a width configured to receive the length of the first projection in a second orientation, wherein the width of the second groove is different than the width of the first groove.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Otter Products, LLCInventors: Grady E. Barfoot, Joshua R. Cornish, W. Travis Smith, Alan V. Morine
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Patent number: 11659907Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion and an attached keyboard portion. The cover has a bottom shell for placement on the keyboard portion, or a top shell for placement on the screen portion, or both a bottom shell and a top shell. The cover also has at least one removable locking clip that attaches to the bottom shell when the keyboard portion is placed in the bottom shell, or attaches to the top shell when placed on the screen portion. The locking clip has at least one protruding flange that inserts into a slot in the bottom shell or top shell to internally lock the shell to the keyboard portion or the screen portion. A tool can be inserted into the slot to compress the protruding flange to unlock the bottom shell or top shell from the keyboard portion or the screen portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Gamber-Johnson LLCInventors: John R. Matthews, Jr., Walter P. Rothan, Steven M. Gibson
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Patent number: 11655090Abstract: A film package with a resealable access opening providing improved access to the package contents is provided. The film package may include a tray, frame, or other reinforcing structure containing or holding discrete articles disposed in a row, column, or array, a flexible film forming at least a top of the film package, an access opening disposed at least in the top defined by a cut in the film, and a sealing layer adhesively sealed to the film or a remainder of the film around the access opening. In one embodiment, the access cut forming the access opening into the film has an expanded portion that extends outward from the remainder of the access cut to facilitate easier removal of the discrete articles within the package. To further improve access, the tray may have an opening or window therein to permit the discrete articles to move longitudinally and/or laterally therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLCInventors: Kristi M. Halgren, Carole A. Vogt
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Patent number: 11649104Abstract: A connecting system for providing a fluidic connection, preferably between containers, wherein the connecting system has at least two connecting arrangements configured to provide the fluidic connection, namely a first connecting arrangement and a second connecting arrangement, each of which is fluidically sealed in an initial state, wherein the first connecting arrangement has, in particular, an opening region that is deformable outside the opening region and is configured such that deformation causes the first connecting arrangement to open in the opening region.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBHInventors: Marcus Rainer Rahmel, Guido Endert, Jonas Ruf, Horst Wergen
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Patent number: 11649099Abstract: A blister package for a contact lens includes a base sheet and a sealing sheet. Either the base sheet or the sealing sheet includes a bowl, and the other sheet includes a dome and a sealing surface. The dome has a radius of curvature of about 13 mm to 19 mm and a height of less than 7 mm relative to the sealing surface. The dome is configured to protrude into the bowl to form a cavity. Related methods are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Matthew John Ellis, Timothy Noyce, Dmitrijus Sluka
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Patent number: 11643258Abstract: A container with a security lock is provided. The container has a top unit and a bottom unit. The bottom unit may have a first side and a second side wherein the first side and the second side each have a compressible tab. The top unit may have a first opening and a second opening wherein the first opening and the second opening receive a portion of the compression tabs when the top unit is locked to the bottom unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN LK TIN PACKAGING CO., LTD.Inventor: Jing Lei
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Patent number: 11641983Abstract: A travel case for a bar of soap is provided. In various embodiments, the travel case permits accelerated drying of the bar of soap and prolongs the life of the soap. The travel case is designed to maintain the bar of soap in a fixed horizontal and vertical position during transport. The travel case includes a lid and a base with a walled receiving portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive a bar of soap that is attached to a soap support and hold the soap support such that the bar of soap is prevented from contacting the surface of the soap case. A method of reversibly securing a bar of soap within a soap case while maintaining the soap in a fixed horizontal and vertical position is also provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: James Gould, Sam Shifron
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Patent number: 11641923Abstract: A cosmetic container may comprise a tubular sleeve that defines a cavity. The tubular sleeve may include a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening. The first opening may be defined by at least one upper sidewall which may include outer threads. The cosmetic container may include a cap assembly which may be configured to engage with the second opening of the second end, thereby sealing the second opening of the second end.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Denis Pierre Maurin, Thomas Sang Chun, Lewis On Hang Lee