Patents Examined by Jeffrey R Allen
  • Patent number: 11873142
    Abstract: A container system includes a container having a plurality of sidewalls and a rim extending from the sidewalls at a top of the container. The rim of the container includes a first sealing part and a second sealing part. Parts of the rim extend along arcs as viewed from above the container. The container system also includes a lid for sealing the container, with the lid having a rim that includes a first sealing part that is configured to contact the first sealing part of the rim of the container to form a first sealing area, and a second sealing part that is configured to contact the second sealing part of the rim of the container to form a second sealing area. Parts of the rim of the lid extend along arcs as viewed from above the lid. The container may be tightly sealed by the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Marino, Kasey A. Fuller, Amy P. Goldsmith, Brian T. Davis, Pierce J. Peterson, Michael T. Robl, Donald E. McCumber
  • Patent number: 11858688
    Abstract: Multi-vessel drink containers. In examples, a multi-vessel drink container includes a primary vessel, a secondary vessel, a primary closure configured to close the primary vessel, and a secondary closure configured to close the secondary vessel. In examples, the primary closure includes a primary closure base portion that defines a storage compartment and a compartment closure configured to close the storage compartment. In examples, the secondary vessel is configured to be selectively transitioned between a nested configuration, in which the secondary vessel is operatively coupled to the primary vessel, and a drink configuration, in which the secondary vessel is removed from the primary vessel. In examples, the secondary closure is configured to be selectively transitioned between a stowed configuration, in which the secondary closure is received within the storage compartment, and a use configuration, in which the secondary closure is operatively coupled to the secondary vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Kelsey O. Hammond, Benjamin E. Vierck
  • Patent number: 11825927
    Abstract: A pot for a cosmetic product including a base topped by a substantially cylindrical neck defining an opening, and a lid equipped with a seal having top and bottom surfaces. The neck of the pot has a rim with an inner periphery having a shoulder forming a concave surface. The bottom surface of the seal includes a flexible annular lip that has a convex shape on an outer peripheral wall which, when the lid is tightened on the base, matches the concave surface over at least a portion of the height of the shoulder and presses sealingly against the rim around the entire inner periphery of same to sealingly close the pot. The flexibility of the seal and the shape of the lip thereof, which complements that of the rim, allow it to be deformed to be able to compensate for dimensional irregularities during at manufacture ensuring tight sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
    Inventor: Christian Salciarini
  • Patent number: 11807418
    Abstract: A system for displaying, transporting, storing, and serving food that includes stackable catering platters, containers, and covers. The system provides a modular catering platter system for use in both hot and cold food applications, even at the same time. At least two stackable sectional platters are provided including a larger sectional base and a smaller top section that stackably mate directly with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SABERT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohanan Siskindovich, Sarah Ovsiew
  • Patent number: 11794958
    Abstract: A one-piece paper lid and container system using the one-piece paper lid is provided herein. The one-piece paper lid comprises base having a central portion and peripheral portion, and a circumferential bead disposed adjacent the peripheral portion of the base. The circumferential bead is radially extendable between an inward position defining a first inner diameter and an outward position defining a second inner diameter. The one-piece paper lid further comprises a skirt extending downward from the circumferential bead. The skirt comprises an outer sidewall, an inner sidewall and an upwardly extending curl connecting the outer sidewall and the inner sidewall, wherein the inner sidewall comprises an inner protrusion extending radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Felix Kettner
  • Patent number: 11794960
    Abstract: A container having a canister can be configured to retain a volume of liquid. The canister can be sealed by a lid structure, and the lid structure can have a spout opening. The spout opening may be sealed by a removably-coupled cap. Further, the cap may have a magnetic top surface configured to magnetically couple to a recess on the top surface of the lid for temporary storage of the cap when manually removed from the spout opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, John Alan Tolman, Steve Nichols
  • Patent number: 11794398
    Abstract: A method for producing a blow molded plastic bottle starting from a preform comprises providing a preform with a specific wall thickness distribution and a blow mold are provided, the cavity of the mold having at least one channel at the locations of the plastic bottle that are to be strengthened. Subsequently, the preform is heated in such a way that the portion of the preform that correlates with the channel of the cavity is thinned to a lesser extent during the stretching and/or blow, and an accumulation of plastics material is brought about in the channel during the main blow molding operation. A plastic container produced by this process has strengthening elements formed as at least one outwardly protruding bead of material and have a wall thickness that is at least 30%, greater than the wall thickness of a portion of the wall adjacent to the bead of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ALPLA WERKE ALWIN LEHNER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Robert Siegl
  • Patent number: 11787602
    Abstract: A cover structure is disclosed. When an annular sealing portion of a cover body is engaged with a container, a sealing section of the annular sealing portion abuts against an annular inner surface of the container, and then, a folding section of the annular sealing portion is folded to a sealing state, so that part of the folding section abuts against the annular outer surface of the container to form a dual leak-proof sealing structure. The folding section of the annular sealing portion is an annular elastic and full-peripheral tightening structure. Therefore, the sealing between the container and the cover may be strengthened for a good sealing effect, and preventing liquid in the container from being splashed on surrounding articles. When the folding section is in the unsealing state, the cover can be separated from the container, which is convenient to carry and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Ronald Tuan
  • Patent number: 11779093
    Abstract: A sealable container for a volatile composition for use in a compact case, having a container having an upper rim and outer thread segments, a compact cover having an annular wall having inner thread segments, and an annular seal disposed between the upper rim of the container and a cover plate of the compact cover. The annular seal has a seal plate having an upper surface, and a seat seal ring that registers with the seal plate and engages the upper rim of the container when the compact covers the container. The seal plate includes a means for preventing the rotative force applied to the upper surface of the seal plate when rotating the compact cover to the second rotated position, to be downward onto the seat seal ring, to prevent tearing, bunching and deforming of the seat seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PT. KEMAS INDAH MAJU CO., LTD
    Inventors: Goro Kikuchi, Nata Kumara Dinata
  • Patent number: 11767149
    Abstract: An insulating container may include an opening, which can be sealed by a closure. The closure may have an upper portion with a handle that has a circular curvature equal to the cylindrical portion of the closure. The closure may also have a lower portion that is joined to the upper portion by an injection molded polymer element. The closure may also be in the form of “flip” type of closure such that the lid can be selectably opened or closed by the user by rotating a flip closure into either the opened or closed position. The closure may also be a two-part lid having a lower cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the container and an upper cap that may be configured to be removably-coupled to the lower cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andy Bondhus, Evan Goldberg
  • Patent number: 11751706
    Abstract: A container system having an access portal is disclosed. The container system may contain a selected material for access and withdraw through the portal. The portal may be engaged in any appropriate manner, such as with the application of a vacuum or pouring out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BRITA LP
    Inventors: Rick T. Nishijima, Russell E. Bell
  • Patent number: 11738919
    Abstract: Containers are described that allow a consumer to see inside the container and to more easily access the products. One form of the container includes a base member with a lid defining a window. A flexible laminate with a peelable flap portion is attached to the lid to provide access to the products inside. The flexible laminate includes a first film layer laminated to a second film layer. The first film layer includes a first cut line defining a peelable flap portion and the second film layer includes a second cut line offset from the first cut line that defines an opening into the container. First and second reclose surfaces defined between the cut lines on the corresponding film layers include pressure-sensitive adhesive to allow the container to be re-sealed via movement of the peelable flap portion back into engagement with the flexible laminate remaining with the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott William Huffer
  • Patent number: 11732953
    Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including a vacuum space formed between an outer case and an inner case to improve an insulation function thereof, which includes an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, a plurality of spacers for supporting the inner case and the outer case space that are spaced apart from each other, and a radiation blocking film provided in the vacuum space, spaced apart from the inner case and the outer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Wonyeong Jung, Deokhyun Youn
  • Patent number: 11724847
    Abstract: A blow molded multilayer article having a hollow body defined by a wall comprising at least three layers. The wall has a first Layer A comprising an outer surface of the wall, a second Layer A comprising the inner surface of the wall and a Layer B between the first and second Layer As. The B layer can contain an effect pigment and/or an opacifying pigment and the Layer As can be transparent. The wall contains a deboss element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Lewis Agerton, Marc Andrew Mamak, Amanda Susan Ehrhardt, Andrew Joseph Horton, Bradley Scott Neufarth
  • Patent number: 11718451
    Abstract: A packaging assembly includes a container body defining an interior for housing a product and an opening leading to the interior. The assembly further includes a cap that moves with respect to the container body to move the assembly between a closed position in which the cap covers the opening, and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A first seal (40) is defined between the container body and the cap. The first seal includes a protrusion (42) formed on one of the container body about the opening or the cap, and a groove (44) formed on the other of the container body about the opening or the cap. The protrusion is received by the groove when the assembly is in the closed position, such that contact is maintained in a sealing relationship around the opening between the groove and the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Michael Bucholtz, Randall Christopher LeCroy
  • Patent number: 11708208
    Abstract: A closure for a container. The closure includes a carbon dioxide emitter, and a release rate control layer that is configured to control release of carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide emitter into the container when the closure is coupled to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA, LLC
    Inventors: John Brace, Farhan Ahmad, Seungman Sohn
  • Patent number: 11702246
    Abstract: A food storage system comprising a bottom receptacle, a plurality of stackable containers, a handle configured to extend over a topmost one of the plurality of stackable containers, and a fastening mechanism having a bottom end coupled to the bottom receptacle and a top end coupled to the top lid. A length of the fastening mechanism is adjustable so that a spacing between the bottom receptacle and the handle is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Stack—N—Go LLC
    Inventor: Myron Varan Cotton
  • Patent number: 11701297
    Abstract: A lockable container for securing items or objects, the container including a first element, which may include a cylindrical member and a retainer for capturing two or more rotatable rings on the cylindrical member, and a second element, which is mateable with the first element, cooperating with the rings to close an open end of the cylindrical member of the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Milton Cohen, Keir Hart, Daniel Estoque
  • Patent number: 11702253
    Abstract: A lid releasably connects to the rim of a container, such as a soda can or a disposable cup, and functions with the container as an effective insect trap. In operation, the lid is attached to the top of the container with a funnel positioned over and extending towards the topside of the container such that an insect attracted to sugars within the can may crawl or fly from the surrounding space into the funnel and enter the container through the bottom of the funnel and thereby become trapped in the container. The sidewall of the lid can have multiple tiers that fit different sized cans or cups or can have a single tier. Regardless of the number of tiers in the sidewall, the sidewall's riser portion that fits over the container's rim is vertical and its interior surface does not have any concavity so no water-tight seal is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Jesse Jonah White
  • Patent number: 11702254
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for container and lid thereof may include a container and a lid, and the peripheral edge of the upper opening of the container has a first periphery edge. At least two first coupling portions, which are located at symmetric positions, and at least two second coupling portions, which are located at symmetric positions, outwardly protrude from the first periphery edge respectively. The lid comprises a second peripheral edge at the outer periphery thereof, and the inner surface of the second peripheral edge is configured to couple with and cover the first peripheral edge of the container. At least two first connecting portions respectively protrude from the second peripheral edge at symmetric positions, and at least two second connecting portions, which are located at symmetric positions, outwardly protrude from the second periphery edge respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Chen-Hsuan Lee