Patents Examined by Niki M. Eloshway
  • Patent number: 11926457
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sampling system for processing a liquid sample, including a retrieving module configured to be fluidically connected to a liquid-source and configured to retrieve a liquid sample from the liquid-source, a filling module configured to fill the retrieved liquid sample into a sampling container, a storing module configured to store the sampling container filled with the liquid sample, and a disposal module configured to discard the liquid sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Bo Ottersten, Eckhard Sommer
  • Patent number: 11919687
    Abstract: Disclosed are configurations of inner and outer shells for a multi-piece closure assembly. The inner shell includes a base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from the base wall, carrying external thread segments, and including an axially outward portion, and an axially inward portion terminating in a grip petal portion having petals with radially inwardly projecting container engagement lugs and radially outwardly projecting outer shell engagement lugs. The outer shell includes a base wall, an inner skirt extending away from the base wall, and an outer skirt extending away from an outer periphery of the base wall at a location spaced radially outwardly from the inner skirt and including an internally threaded portion carrying internal thread segments and an unthreaded extension extending away from the threaded portion and on an axial side of the internally threaded portion opposite that of the base wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Brozell, Thomas Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11919384
    Abstract: A resin filler tube includes: a tubular body; a flange having a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the tubular body, a thickness greater than a thickness of the tubular body, and a predetermined width in an axial direction, and having a first axial end face forming a weld surface to be welded to an outer circumferential edge of an opening hole of a fuel tank; and a base-end-side reverse tapered portion which connects between an end of the tubular body on the fuel tank side and an end of an outer circumferential surface of the flange on a side opposite to the fuel tank side, and which is reversely tapered so as to increase a diameter toward the flange. The base-end-side reverse tapered portion has an inner diameter that is not less than an inner diameter of the tubular body over an entire range in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiya Mizuno, Tomoyuki Fukuyasu, Atsuo Miyajima, Yoshikazu Kaneyasu, Nao Sato, Tsubasa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11919679
    Abstract: A storage container may include a hollow main body, a lid, and an attachment mechanism for removably attaching a shackle holder. The hollow main body has a plurality of sidewalls, a first end, and a second end, opposite the first end. The lid may be disposed on the first end of the main body and the attachment mechanism may be disposed on the second end of the hollow main body. The shackle holder may be configured to retain a shackle. The shackle holder is capable of being disposed on storage containers with main bodies that vary in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: RUGGED SAFETY, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Turner
  • Patent number: 11912487
    Abstract: A bag-in box includes a storage box provided with a through hole of a pouring nozzle opening and closing mechanism at a lower side wall; and a suspension container suspended in the storage box. A bottom portion of the storage box is provided with a base for holding the suspension container inclined toward the through hole. An upper portion of the storage box is provided with a suspension unit for suspending an opening and closing plug provided at an upper portion of the suspension container. The opening and closing plug is opened when filling a liquid content. When pouring the liquid content, the opening and closing plug is suspended and held by the suspension unit and the opening and closing plug is closed, so that the liquid content is pourable by opening of the pouring nozzle opening and closing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Inter Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Hagihara
  • Patent number: 11911542
    Abstract: A medical apparatus that includes an apparatus body that has a surface with an opening and a cover coupled to the apparatus body about an axis of rotation angled to the surface. The cover is operable to rotate about the axis of rotation to move between a first position wherein the cover closes the opening and a second position wherein the cover is moved to allow access to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael T. Brubaker, Nathan Wray Matheny, Kurosh Nahavandi
  • Patent number: 11905073
    Abstract: A cap comprises a cap body including a top plate portion and a skirt portion integrally provided with the top plate portion through a corner portion and screwed to a mouth portion of a can container, and a disk-shaped sealing member including a sliding layer which is provided separately from the cap body to face the top plate portion, includes a protrusion portion formed on an outer peripheral side of a portion opposed to the mouth portion when the cap body is screwed with the can container and gradually decreasing in thickness toward an outer peripheral edge, and slides on the top plate portion and a sealing layer which is integrally provided with the sliding layer and seals the mouth portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Eiji Araki, Takashi Kawada, Kenji Takagi
  • Patent number: 11906110
    Abstract: An insulation arrangement configured to cover a vessel containing a liquified gas is provided. Embodiments include an insulation arrangement including an aerogel composition and a vapor barrier, where the insulation arrangement reduces heat transfer between the ambient environment and the liquified gas. Other embodiments include an insulated clamping device configured to connect a vessel to a framework and a connection system including the insulated clamping device, where the vessel includes the aforementioned insulation arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Zrim, Mihael Gruden
  • Patent number: 11905747
    Abstract: A liftable hinge mechanism includes a base, a connecting component and a pin. The base has a narrow slot. The connecting component has an axle hole. The pin slidably passes through the narrow slot and rotatably inserts into the axle hole. The connecting component can be rotated and/or shifted relative to the base via the pin. A reciprocating engaging mechanism includes a shaft, a rotary plate, a first engaging component and a linkage module. The rotary plate is rotatably disposed on the shaft. The linkage module is connected between the rotary plate and the first engaging component. Rotation of the rotary plate drives the linkage module to move the first engaging component into a locking mode or an unlocking mode. The liftable hinge mechanism and the reciprocating engaging mechanism are applied to an airtight device with a housing and a cover capable of being folded and unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wiwynn Corporation
    Inventor: Pai-Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 11905071
    Abstract: An auto-lock sealing valve structure of a rubber jointing ring using the lid attached to the rubber jointing ring includes a lid, a rubber jointing ring, and a bottle body. The rubber jointing ring connects the lid and the bottle body. The designation of the vapor escaping groove in the lid body helps the air inside the rubber jointing ring escape out, simultaneously the raised edge on the bottle lid prevents the rubber jointing ring part from coming out off. The gaps on the body part of the rubber jointing rings help the air inside the bottle body to entirely escape but still ensure that the liquid inside the devices cannot escape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Ly Huy Sang
  • Patent number: 11903512
    Abstract: Provided is an article of cookware and a method of making the same. The cookware has at least one stainless steel layer and at least one copper layer metallurgically bonded directly to the at least one stainless steel layer via solid state bonding. The at least one stainless steel layer may be a ferritic stainless steel layer, and the at least one copper layer may be a grain stabilized copper. The at least one stainless steel layer may be made from a 400 series stainless steel, such as a 436 stainless steel alloy, a 439 stainless steel alloy, or a 444 stainless steel alloy. The at least one copper layer may be made from a high purity, oxygen free copper alloy, such as a C101 copper alloy, a C102 copper alloy, or a C107 copper alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: All-Clad Metalcrafters, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William A. Groll, Bruce W. Perry
  • Patent number: 11901092
    Abstract: A tight device including a flange joined to an enclosure to connect interior and exterior of the enclosure via a through opening of the flange, a door moving between closed and open configurations, and a joint integral with the flange and joining the through opening from the door in the closed configuration. To limit risk of pollution when transferring sterile material through the device, a tubular member is mounted on the flange to move between a retracted position, where the tubular member is arranged outside the through opening when the door is in the closed configuration, and a deployed position, where the tubular member is arranged in the through opening so as to cover the joint when the door is in the open configuration. An elastic member drives the tubular member from its retracted to its deployed position when the door is in the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JCE BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Eric Gohier
  • Patent number: 11884484
    Abstract: A bin aid is provided that is adapted to raise and lower a bin lid of a bin, the bin aid including a main body and a connection means functionally connectable with the main body and able to functionally engage with the bin lid. The connection means includes a rotatable unit and a control means for controlling one or more functions to aid the use of a bin including to selectively control the connection means. The connection means is able selectively to raise and to lower the bin lid with respect to the closely located bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Mehmet Cileli
  • Patent number: 11884098
    Abstract: A nesting paint bucket and tray system includes a paint bucket and a paint tray. The paint bucket has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint bucket. The paint tray has a spout extending outwardly from the perimeter of the paint tray. The paint tray includes feet that extend along the length of the paint tray, with the feet positioned adjacent the side walls of the paint bucket. The paint bucket includes first and second roll off surfaces while the paint tray includes one paint roll off surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: Joshua R. Robertson, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Sarah B. Mulroy
  • Patent number: 11884400
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for controlling a lid of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory. Generally, the systems, methods, and articles of manufacture disclosed and described herein facilitate controlled opening and closing actuations of a lid of a trash receptacle of an aircraft lavatory. By controlling the opening and/or closing actuations of the lid, hygiene and sanitation of the lavatory are improved, odors are prevented from dispersing throughout the lavatory and/or cabin of the aircraft, and fire hazards are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventor: Manikandan Dhanapal
  • Patent number: 11881686
    Abstract: There is provided a resin structure including: a first resin body; a second resin body; and a third resin body. A recessed groove of the first resin body is configured to guide an inspection tool, which is used for inspecting an engagement state between a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, toward the first engagement portion along the recessed groove in a state where the second resin body is assembled to the first resin body and the third resin body is not assembled to the first resin body. A groove bottom surface of the recessed groove and the second engagement portion engaged with the first engagement portion are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction by a protruding portion protruding in the thickness direction of a wall portion of the first resin body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Iida, Kei Tomita, Mamiko Kondo, Kengo Ishida, Koji Makiyama
  • Patent number: 11872187
    Abstract: A tamper evident seal structure for a vial septum or other cover having a housing including a sidewall terminating in oppositely disposed open and closed ends. A retainer is fixedly disposed within the housing and structured for retaining engagement with a portion of a vial, substantially adjacent the vial cover. The housing also includes a pressure member disposed within an interior thereof in attached, relation to the closed-end. The pressure member and the retainer are cooperatively disposed and structured to respectively exert pressure on the vial cover concurrent to retaining engagement with the vial. Tamper evident capabilities are at least partially defined by a detachment of a removable sidewall section from a remainder of said sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan Vitello, Peter Lehel
  • Patent number: 11871876
    Abstract: A removable handle for a cooking container having a side wall extending upward by an outwardly curved portion including a free end, the removable handle extending in a longitudinal direction and including an internal support member and an external support member designed to rest against, respectively, an inner surface and an outer surface of the side wall, an upper support member designed to rest against the free end, a lock movable in translation between an open position and a closed position, with the lock including a blocking wall designed to be separated from the internal support member when the lock is in the open position and designed to generate a force on the free end when the lock is in the closed position, a gripping body that extends along the longitudinal direction and a structural part that includes the internal support member and the upper support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Michel Bouvet, Denis Gruaz, Michel Montgelard
  • Patent number: 11866238
    Abstract: A cap of the press-twist type for a container, includes: a metal capsule having a transversal wall of longest extension which extends transversely with respect to an axis of the container, and a lateral wall; a curling in the distal part with respect to the transversal wall of the lateral wall by means of a curling operation; a sealing gasket with an annular shape for engaging with an opening of the container. The sealing gasket is made of a PVC-free material and includes a lateral portion, positioned in contact with the lateral wall of the capsule, which includes two portions away from the transversal wall of the capsule: a first distal portion relative to the transversal wall of the capsule and a second proximal portion relative to the transversal wall of the capsule, with a thickness greater than the first distal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PELLICONI & C. S.P.A.
    Inventors: Antonino Lo Piccolo, Doriano Naldi
  • Patent number: 11858695
    Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Livingston Miller, Arjen David Kat