Patents Examined by Nina K Attel
  • Patent number: 11643770
    Abstract: Disclosed is a garment bag comprising: a first and second panel attached along three sides, defining a bag interior; wherein a plurality of receiving fasteners are provided in the bag interior on the first panel adjacent to a top edge. The receiving fasteners may be used to securely provide garments having hooks into the garment bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Allure InDesign LLC
    Inventor: Jennifer R. Meyer
  • Patent number: 11634253
    Abstract: A storage bag has a first closure profile attached to a first side surface, with the first closure profile forming a lip between an interlocking member and an edge of the first closure profile. The bag also includes a second closure profile attached to the second side surface, with the second closure profile forming a lip between an interlocking member and an edge of the second closure profile. The lips of the first and second closure profiles are visually distinct colors or different shades of a color in order to aid the user in locating the lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Imtiaz A. Musaliar, Bunlim Ly, Jonathan David Horn, Pamela J. Weisenberger, Jose Porchia, Charles P. Althoff, Erica Eden Cohen
  • Patent number: 11628978
    Abstract: An insulated bag includes a pair of opposing main panels; and a pair of opposing side panels, each side panel attached to each main panel, the main panels and the side panels defining a bag cavity within the insulated bag; the main panels and the side panels defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank including a first paper layer; and a paper fiber pad coupled to the first paper layer, the paper fiber pad having paper reinforcement fibers interlocked with about 2% to about 25% by weight of a meltable PE/PP bi-component thermoplastic binder fiber distributed substantially randomly, wherein subjecting the repulpable shipping container to a repulpability test produces greater than 85% fiber yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott, Greg Sollie
  • Patent number: 11572219
    Abstract: A zipper closure for use in a package includes first and second closure strips. Each of the first and second closure strips includes at least one closure profile and a flange. The flange of the first closure strip includes outer and inner flange portions. The outer flange portion of the first closure strip encompasses and is integrally connected to the inner flange portion of the first closure strip at a bending point. The inner flange portion of the first closure strip includes the at least one closure profile. The inner flange portion of the first closure strip has a length less than the length of the outer flange portion of the first closure strip. The closure profile of the first closure strip is located between an open end of the inner flange portion and the bending point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Elplast Europe Sp. Z O.O.
    Inventor: Marcin Pawelak
  • Patent number: 11565871
    Abstract: An insulated container assembly includes an outer box defining a box cavity; and an insulated insert positioned within the box cavity, the insulated insert including a pair of opposing side panels including a first side panel and a second side panel; and a pair of opposing main panels including a first main panel and a second main panel, the first main panel connected to the first side panel by a first crease line, the second main panel connected to the first side panel by a second crease line, the second main panel connected to the second side panel by a third crease line, the pair of opposing side panels and the pair of opposing main panels defining a top end and a bottom end of the insulated insert, the first crease line, the second crease line, and the third crease line extending from the top end to the bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Waltermire, Paul Ott
  • Patent number: 11548712
    Abstract: A fully sealed pouch containing a drink is provided with a straw within the pouch accessible to allow a user to draw drink from the pouch. The pouch defines a top portion, a bottom portion, and respective side edges interconnecting the top portion and the bottom portion. A corner portion is defined between the top portion and one side edge, the corner portion being openable by a user to access the straw. The pouch forms a closed cavity containing the drink, the cavity being defined by the top portion, the bottom portion, and side edges and by at least one wall defining a front face and a rear face for the cavity. The front and rear faces are connected together in the top portion. The front and rear faces are continuous with each other at, or are connected along, the other of the side edges. The front and rear faces are connected, optionally via a gusset, to provide the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HANDIPAK HOLDINGS LTD
    Inventors: Julian Nash, Ryan Horn, Cyril Norman Phillips
  • Patent number: 11548688
    Abstract: A reusable container for storage, transport, and sale of firewood. The container has a rectangular floor panel supporting a plurality of vertically disposed wall panels. The wall panels are connected at a first end to the base so as to provide a container having an open top for loading firewood into the container. One or more handles are secured to a second end of one or more wall panels and a closure mechanism is provided for closing a portion of the second end of one or more of the wall panels around the firewood in the container. The container is a reusable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Leonard Gannet, Simon Shevelev
  • Patent number: 11472606
    Abstract: A storage bag includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall connected to the first sidewall so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior. The storage bag also includes at least one zipper profile provided adjacent to the opening to the interior of the bag. The at least one zipper profile has opposing closure elements that respectively interlock with each other. The storage bag also includes a slider with at least one opening member and at least one detent on at least one end of the bag. The at least one detent is configured to engage with the at least one opening member of the slider to provide a leak-proof end seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Lawrence C. Stanos, Bryan L. Ackerman, Christina J. Korinda, Caitlin M. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11472604
    Abstract: A woven laminated plastic bag having a weakened portion is provided. The weakened portion is generally defined by a plurality of perforations in the bag. In various aspects the bag can be fabricated from woven polypropylene and/or polyethylene layer which can be laminated with a film layer, can form a pinch bottom bag, and can have one or both sides include graphics and/or printing. The bag can also provide a top end and/or a bottom end either or both of which provide a discrete area which may contain discrete graphics and/or printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Polytex Fibers LLC
    Inventors: Jacobo Bazbaz, Alberto Zaroli
  • Patent number: 11465812
    Abstract: A patting bag structure, which is furled when an external force is applied thereto, includes a bag body and at least one elastic furling element. The bag body includes an opening, a patting portion and a housing portion, wherein the patting portion is connected to the housing portion, and the opening is connected to the housing portion by the patting portion. The at least one elastic furling element is disposed on the patting portion of the bag body, wherein the at least one elastic furling element is furled when the external force is applied thereto, and the patting portion is furled together with the elastic furling element so as to disconnect the opening from the housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CHANG YANG MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ju Wu, Ming Hua Huang, Lung Hsun Song, Dong Jhou Lee, Lin Chun Sun
  • Patent number: 11465809
    Abstract: A gripping device for enabling users to open a plastic bag more readily is disclosed. In one embodiment, the gripping device comprises a top half and a bottom half, wherein both halves include a base having a plurality of bristles. The base is configured to engage with one side of the mouth of a plastic bag via an attachment means, and is configured to allow the placement of a user's fingertip thereon. In another embodiment, the gripping device comprises a top half and a bottom half, wherein both halves include a base having a grip surface. The base is configured to engage with one side of the mouth of a plastic bag. The grip surface is configured to allow the placement of a user's fingertip thereon and configured to prevent the user's fingertips from slipping therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Herrington
  • Patent number: 11465832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flexible tank wherein liquid can be stored and which can transport liquid from one location to another location by means of a vehicle and having a lower compartment and an upper compartment positioned one above the other. As an improvement, said flexible tank comprises at least one tank body formed by at least one flexible wall joined in a manner forming a flexible pipe-like form and at least one folding region having at least one first folding line and at least one second folding line provided such that a passage throttle is defined in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LIKUA ENDUSTRIYEL AMBALAJ MALZM. SAN. VE TIC. LTD. STI
    Inventor: Yusuf Kohen
  • Patent number: 11390426
    Abstract: A mechanical elastic device is provided and designed for the closing and opening of bags manufactured from flexible material an indefinite number of times via the pressure exerted by this device (through taking the form of a Fermat's spiral) on the area of contact with the bag inserted into the same. The elastic device is operated by positioning the part of the bag to be fastened inside an interior space of the spiral and then aligning two hooks provided on the surfaces of the elastic device until they lock together, thus producing a reduction in the interior space of the spiral and, as a result, this part of the bag is tightened to remain hermetically sealed. The elastic device is opened by simply releasing the joined hooks with an external force, so the spiral will then return to its relaxed position and the bag can be extracted from the elastic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Jose Antonio Gonzalez Cortes
  • Patent number: 11383877
    Abstract: A heavy duty pack, comprising a main body including a front, a rear, a bottom, and opposite sides that join the front, the rear, and the bottom; a top section including a flat flange with a front panel and a back panel, and angled sections that join the main body to the flat flange. The flat flange includes opposite ends with respective seals adjacent thereto securing the front panel and the back panel together adjacent to the opposite ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Innovative Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos I. Cornejo
  • Patent number: 11363865
    Abstract: A tote bag including an outer shell defining a sidewall, wherein the outer shell also includes multiple shoulder straps, wherein the shoulder straps also include hand straps, and wherein the shoulder straps are configured to remain above a plane of the base of the bag when the tote bag is carried by the hand straps is disclosed. An inner bottom liner and the outer shell form a storage compartment with an opening configured to allow access to the storage compartment. Further, a semi-rigid base configured to keep the tote bag upright is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Dustin Bullock
  • Patent number: 11358755
    Abstract: A sealable container comprising: a base having a geometric shape; sides extending from the base and defining a mouth opposite the base, wherein cross-sections of the sides parallel to the base have a geometric shape; and a seal of the mouth comprising: a first zipper member and a second zipper member, wherein when the seal is closed to seal the mouth the first and second zipper members engage each other to make the seal and when the seal is open the first and second zipper members disengage to break the seal, wherein the base, sides and seal comprise silicone, wherein the base and at least a portion of the sides adjacent the base are of sufficient thickness and rigidity for the container to freely stand vertically on its base with the mouth at the top, and wherein the seal and at least a portion of the sides defining the mouth are sufficiently flexible to allow the seal and side portion to be deformed between open and closed mouth configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ZIP TOP LLC
    Inventor: Rebecca Finell
  • Patent number: 11358753
    Abstract: An equipment containment and transport assembly (20) includes an open-top equipment-receiving primary bag (22) having upstanding sidewall structure (26) equipped with lifting lug opening pairs (30, 32), and a bottom wall (28). The assembly (20) further has a flexible sleeve (24), which is secured to the sidewall structure (26) and is shiftable between a ready position surrounding the sidewall structure (26) and a deployed position extending upwardly for closure or the assembly (20). When deployed, the sleeve (24) covers the lug opening pairs (30, 32). The assembly (20) is particularly useful for containment and shipping of electrical transformers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Andax Industries LLC
    Inventors: Patrick F. McAtarian, Mark McAtarian
  • Patent number: 11352182
    Abstract: An example milk storage system and associated methods are described. The example milk storage system includes a milk storage bag with a body forming an inner chamber for receiving milk. The milk storage bag includes a first closure mechanism extending across the body and separating the body into a bottom section and a top section. The milk storage bag includes a preperforated section formed in both the first and second side walls of the top section of the body and spaced from edges of the top section. The preperforated section is removable from the top section of the body to form an opening extending through the top section. The milk storage system includes a hanging apparatus including a mounting section and an extension protruding from the mounting section. The extension passes through the opening in the milk storage bag to support the milk storage bag in a hanging orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Sarah A. Redford
  • Patent number: 11338977
    Abstract: The invention comprises, in an embodiment, a resealable packaging structure comprising a container having a bottom and at least one sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, wherein the sidewall terminates in a flange. A flexible resealable lid is sealed to the flange. The lid comprises a polyethylene terephthalate layer disposed adjacent the flange, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed adjacent the polyethylene terephthalate layer, and an oriented polypropylene layer disposed adjacent the pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The polyethylene terephthalate layer comprises a laser scored line which penetrates through the thickness of the inner layer but not through the outer layer and defines an opening portion that can be lifted out of the plane of the inner layer, thereby creating an opening through the lid defined by the laser score line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Charles Hebert, Scott William Huffer, Barry Roland Reese, John A. Prizzi
  • Patent number: 11319128
    Abstract: A reusable food storage bag manufactured from material which is sewn to form a bag with an opening and has been soaked in a solution containing bees wax, oil, and resin. Also, a method of making a reusable food storage bag comprising the steps of obtaining a piece of rectangular material, folding the material in half lengthwise, double folding side edges of the material in a tapered fashion, and soaking the material in a solution comprising bees wax, oil, and resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ENVIROLUV INC.
    Inventor: Kristi MacDonald