Patents Examined by Justin Caudill
  • Patent number: 11786022
    Abstract: There is a bag system, comprising: a main bag, including a front side, wherein: a slit is disposed along the front side; and a buckle is coupled to an interior surface of the front side; and a supplemental bag, removably coupled to the main bag, and including a connector, wherein: the connector is disposed along a back side of the supplemental bag; and the connector is disposed through the slit and removably coupled to the buckle, the connector and the buckle thereby comprising a latch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Linda Kay Parker
  • Patent number: 11766104
    Abstract: A universal, wrap-around garment bag including a zippered storage compartment for storing garments therein, a plurality of adjustable straps including quick release fasteners for attaching the wrap-around garment bag to the outer surface of any suitcase, and openings provided at opposite ends of the garment bag for receiving hooks of garment hangers employed at opposite ends of the garment bag to maximize the ability to store more clothes in the storage compartment. In one embodiment, each garment hanger includes a S-shaped hook that slides through an aperture formed within the neck of each garment hanger to removably store the S-shaped hooks within the garment bag, or a conventional garment hanger having a standard curved hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Nicole Marie Hood, Thomas William Hood
  • Patent number: 11766105
    Abstract: A compression-expansion locking device for an article of luggage and an expandable article of luggage comprising one or more such devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a housing member having an internal passageway with protruding housing teeth and one or more cam elements. A rack member slidably disposed in the internal passageway has rack teeth releasably engageable with the housing teeth. A release member moveably disposed in the internal passageway comprises a release cam and is displaceable from a first position locking movement of the rack member in the expansion direction, to a second position wherein the release cam impinges against the housing cam element effective to urge apart the housing teeth and rack teeth sufficient to allow movement between the housing member and the rack member in the expansion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: BRIGGS & RILEY TRAVELWARE LLC
    Inventors: Richard Krulik, Georgene Rada, Florian M. Witt, Patric Moammer, Adrian Berr
  • Patent number: 11758994
    Abstract: A storage container includes a rigid bottom, a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, a fourth side wall and a top, wherein the first, second, third and fourth side walls each comprise primarily fabric. The top defines an opening to an interior of the storage container. A rigid exterior frame includes a first side wall frame portion connected to the first side wall, a second side wall frame portion connected to the second side wall, a first top frame portion, and a second top frame portion, the first top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion, the second top frame portion interconnecting the first side wall frame portion and the second side wall frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BIG TIME PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod Thomas Streng, Christopher Weed, Mark Butts, Ryan Kubica, James Blake Fievet, Jing Li
  • Patent number: 11758993
    Abstract: A holding device for cards and/or bank notes, contains an upwardly open housing including a bottom, the bottom including upwardly projecting side strips arranged at a distance from each other. All types of cards and/or bank notes can be received in the holding device in a permanently reliable manner and such that the material thereof is protected as far as possible. To this end, the side strips together with the bottom form a slide-in compartment that has a slide-in width along a defined grip length, at least in sections, which is larger than 52 mm and smaller than 53.98 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Frank F. E. Mayer
  • Patent number: 11751670
    Abstract: Child carriers, backpacks, bags, and alterable frames assemblies that resist buckling or breaking when an excessive force is applied. Frame members may move until engagement member engage when expanding the frame assembly. A fabric body may allow for movement of frame members, limit such movement, and support & strengthen the frame members within sleeves. The frame members include U-shaped and inverted U-shaped frame members engaging at engagement member when the frame is uncollapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Osprey Packs, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Graham, Le Nhu Quynh
  • Patent number: 11751655
    Abstract: A stabilizing device (1) for a telescopic handle (2) having at least an outer handle element (4) and an inner handle element (5) having a device body (6) extending along a longitudinal direction (L) of the stabilizing device (1), an opening (7), and at least an inner stabilizing element (8, 8?) and an outer stabilizing element (9, 9?). The inner stabilizing element (8, 8?) and the outer stabilizing element (9, 9?) are configured such that, in an installed position, wherein the inner handle element (5) is at least partially inserted into the stabilizing device (1) and the stabilizing device (1) is at least partially inserted into the outer handle element (4), the inner stabilizing element (8, 8?) acts on the inner handle element (5) and the outer stabilizing element (9, 9?) acts on the outer handle element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: VICTORINOX AG
    Inventor: Alexander Kälin
  • Patent number: 11737533
    Abstract: A two-piece hinged hard shell plastic frame includes a set of shoulder straps. Additionally, the backpack includes a pair of triangle shaped wheels for climbing stairs and a retractable pull handle. A concave back plate structure is positioned on the rear of the backpack for conforming to a person's back. A concave head rest portion is also included on the top end of the backpack which provides a comfortable resting area for a user's head. Furthermore, multiple mesh net style pockets on the exterior of the case for holding various items is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: John Jones
  • Patent number: 11737531
    Abstract: A wallet includes a first shell with one or more openings on a shell perimeter adapted to clip one or more objects to the one or more openings; and a second shell coupled to the first shell, the second shell including a storage compartment; and first and second rails on each side of the second metal shell to slideably receive one or more cards in the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Dango Products, LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Tran, Charlie Carroll, Binh Tran
  • Patent number: 11730242
    Abstract: A card clip configured to accommodate card includes an upper clamping plate, a lower clamping plate, and two elastic bands. The upper clamping plate includes two first portions arranged opposite to each other. The lower clamping plate is arranged opposite to the upper clamping plate. The lower clamping plate includes two second portions arranged opposite to each other. The two second portions are respectively corresponding to the two first portions. The two elastic bands are arranged on two opposite sides of the card clip. A first end of each of the elastic bands is fixedly arranged in a corresponding first portion, and a second end of each of the elastic bands is fixedly arranged in a corresponding second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Qiyong Peng
  • Patent number: 11717069
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a draw bar structure with a multifunctional bracket and a multifunctional suitcase. The draw bar structure with the multifunctional bracket includes a draw bar body. A bracket fixing seat is transversely arranged between two draw bars of the draw bar body; the multifunctional bracket is fixed on the bracket fixing seat and positioned between the two draw bars; the multifunctional bracket is of a foldable structure; and the multifunctional bracket at least has one functional surface after unfolded. In the draw bar structure with the multifunctional bracket and the multifunctional suitcase in the present application, the multifunctional bracket is added on the draw bars, so that use convenience is brought to a user, and overall sense of line and attractive appearance of the suitcase are not affected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TAIXIN (SUZHOU) TRAVEL ACCESSORIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-hsuan Weng, Po-Lun Chi, Chin-hua Yang
  • Patent number: 11707121
    Abstract: An item of luggage, including: an upper side and a lower side, the lower side being provided with at least two luggage casters with which the item of luggage can be moved over a ground surface; at least two side surfaces and at least two main surfaces. A first three-dimensional pattern is arranged on at least one of the main and/or side surfaces and the first pattern has multiple first surface structures repeating in the first pattern, which protrude in relation to their respective main and/or side surface and/or are recessed in the same, is provided with a plate-type element on at least one main and/or side surface, the element being connected to the main and/or side surface by at least one connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: RIMOWA GmbH
    Inventor: Benoît Gérad Marie Dauchin
  • Patent number: 11700923
    Abstract: A wallet is designed to be folded in half along a central bill loop that can hold paper currency thereunder. The opened wallet, on each side of the bill loop, can include a card slot formed therein. When opened, the wallet can have four corners that, when folded, meet to form two outside corners of the folded wallet while two inside corners are formed at ends of the folded portion. The left-side card slot can be offset from the right-side card slot such that, when folded, cards in the left-side card slot can provide support adjacent one outside corner of the wallet, while cards in the right-side card slot can provide support adjacent the other outside corner of the wallet. Thus, the wallet is structurally supportive without requiring any additional elements to provide such support, outside of the user's own cards stored in the wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Steven H. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11700927
    Abstract: A container, such as a suitcase, bag, cart, valise, or trunk includes various only one of its kind wheel sets combinations, including a wheel set combining both spinner wheels and inline skate wheels in the same article, wheels that extends and retracts for ultimate maneuverability in different scenarios, and utilizing powered wheels incase located at the corner or back side to provided added stability and control when tilting the container or transporting it up stairs. The container also may include advanced convenience features to include other than power assisted motion, may include telescopic handle with electronic components and various additional “high tech” options, such as built-in communication, navigation, navigation and/or direction indication capabilities, mobile phone, WiFi capabilities, USB outlet, rechargeable batteries, electronic power bank charging ports, smart locking, identification and/or tracking, and various safety features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Ali Sami Bek Osseiran
  • Patent number: 11700924
    Abstract: An integrated self-opening and self-closing stairs-climbing trolley case is provided. The integrated self-opening and self-closing stairs-climbing trolley case includes a case body, wherein a bottom of the case body is provided with universal wheels, a telescopic draw bar is arranged on a side of the case body, a bottom of a sliding plate is provided with unidirectional wheels, an inner bracket is respectively connected with the telescopic draw bar and the case body, limiting connecting rods on left and right sides are movably connected with the inner bracket via a first connecting rod and are movably connected with the sliding plate via a second connecting rod, torsional spring connecting rods on the left and right sides are movably connected with the inner bracket via a third connecting rod and are movably connected with the sliding plate via a fourth connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Yinglai Deng
  • Patent number: 11659906
    Abstract: The suitcase with wagon-style cart capability is an item of luggage. The suitcase with wagon-style cart capability is formed as a cart. The suitcase with wagon-style cart capability: a) contains one or more domestic articles of a client; and, b) transports additional luggage items over a supporting surface. The suitcase with wagon-style cart capability is a rolling structure. The suitcase with wagon-style cart capability incorporates a suitcase, a plurality of telescopic handles, a plurality of casters, and a plurality of wheels. The plurality of telescopic handles, the plurality of casters, and the plurality of wheels attach to the exterior surface of the suitcase. The suitcase is a container used to store one or more domestic articles of the client. The exterior surfaces of the suitcases form one or more horizontally oriented supporting surfaces on which the additional luggage items of the client are placed for transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventors: Alton Campbell, Jacqueline Campbell
  • Patent number: 11653730
    Abstract: Luggage or apparatus for carrying items where a frame member collapses to allow the front to collapse toward the back to reduce the volume of the apparatus for shipping or storage. The frame member may extend: across the left side, along the bottom, from the left side to the right side, across the right side, from the back to the front, or a combination thereof. The bottom may include a folding bottom board attached with a fabric hinge. Shoulder straps may be stored in a front compartment to carry the apparatus as a backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Osprey Packs, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Meyer, Hanh Doan, James J. Matthews
  • Patent number: 11647820
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a telescopic rod, a steering device and an electric luggage box. The telescopic rod comprises a hollow first tube, a second tube sleeved outside the first tube and being slidable relatively to the first tube, a positioning mechanism configured to lock and unlock the first tube in position relative to the second tube, and a control member configured to control the positioning mechanism to lock and unlock in position, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a pushrod connected to the control member and movable in the first rube, an abutment unit provided at a bottom end of the pushrod, and a positioning unit adapted for being abutted by the abutment unit for locking and unlocking in position; the first tube has a limiting structure provided therein, for limiting a space for movement of the abutment unit. The steering device comprises a handle and the afore-mentioned telescopic rod connected to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventor: Yiyi Zuo
  • Patent number: 11641916
    Abstract: A luggage case includes a pair of shoulder hooks mounted on a telescoping assembly that extends from the luggage case to allow the user to place the shoulder hooks over the user's shoulders and tow the luggage case without having need for the user to use their hand(s) to tow the luggage case. The shoulder hooks are configured to swivel so that, when the telescoping assembly is collapsed, the shoulder hooks are received in respective pockets formed the top of the luggage case, and when the telescoping assembly is extended to a desired length, the shoulder hooks can be rotated to hook over the user's shoulders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Scott Paul Faivus
  • Patent number: 11633027
    Abstract: A wheeled carrier according to aspects of the disclosure includes a concave base coupled to a durable fabric body. A pair of wheels is connected to the base and an ergonomic telescoping handle, spaced from a central axis of the wheels, is connected to the base providing a user with a carrier having even weight distribution and storage on both sides of the telescoping handle. The fabric body and internal pocket sleeves provide a plurality of organizational structures inside the wheeled carrier for tools, spare parts, and other equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: VETO PRO PAC, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Brouard, Lee Griswold