Patents Examined by Sanjidul Islam
  • Patent number: 11459145
    Abstract: Disclosed is a collapsible box, comprising a base (1) and two pairs of opposite side plates. A protrusion edge (10) is provided at the periphery of the base (1). The side plates are hinged to the base and foldable relative to the base (1). Each of the side plates is smooth at both sides thereof and at least one pair of the side plates are each provided with a cavity in lower edges. When a collapsible box (100) is deployed, the lower edges of one pair of side plate are connected with the lower edges of the other pair of side plates so as to form a frame. The frame is hinged to the base (1) by means of hinges, so as to form a reinforced structure which resists the base from depressing and the protrusion edge from recessing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongping Su
  • Patent number: 11459205
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of manufacture and implementations of cable storage and dispensing systems combining the advantages of reel-based systems and box-based systems. The present system may be manufactured entirely out of corrugated cardboard or similar materials, reducing expense and weight compared to systems with wood, plastic, or metal reels or flanges, and adding recyclability in a single paper-based waste stream. The system may dispense cable in the same manner as reel-based systems, reducing tangling and aiding installation and deployment compared to box-based systems that do not utilize reels or spools. The system does not require the use of reel stands or other external components, and may be light and portable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BELDEN, INC
    Inventor: Wayne Roussel
  • Patent number: 11458611
    Abstract: A storage system is disclosed, and that may be in the form of a drawer, shelf, or the like. One or more customized, flexible partitions may be attached to a relevant storage surface. For instance, each partition may be cut to a desired length from a bulk source (e.g., a roll). Moreover, each partition may be flexed into a desired shape and then adhesively bonded to a relevant storage surface. A release liner may be removed from a bottom surface of the partition to adhesively bond the partition to the relevant storage surface. Double-sided adhesive tape could also be applied to the bottom surface of the partition to adhesively bond the partition to the relevant storage surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Michael F. Sand
  • Patent number: 11453537
    Abstract: A portable, resealable storage container and a method for manufacture are provided. The container includes a body having a bottom opposite an opening, and sidewalls attached to the bottom, wherein the body defines a storage cavity. A top having an attachment band and a flap operable to connect to and disconnect from the attachment band covers the opening of the body when connected to the body. A ridge is disposed along an outer surface of the sidewalls and is configured to provide a seat for the attachment band of the top. A mating surface disposed at an upper end of the sidewalls above the ridge and is operable to contact the attachment band of the top. When the top is positioned to sit atop the ridge, the attachment band is in substantially continuous contact with the mating surface. The top is securely fastened to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Edge-Works Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Scott V. Evans, Nicholas R. Tomczak
  • Patent number: 11446808
    Abstract: The trowel protector accessory is configured for use with a trowel. The trowel protector accessory is a guard that attaches to the trowel. The trowel protector accessory encloses a plurality of lateral faces of the trowel. The trowel protector accessory prevents the edges of the trowel from causing inadvertent damage. The trowel is stored within the trowel protector accessory. The trowel is removed from the trowel when the trowel is in use. The trowel protector accessory comprises the trowel and the edge guard. The edge guard encloses the plurality of lateral faces of the trowel when the trowel is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Samson Alemayehu
  • Patent number: 11434089
    Abstract: An adapter plate assembly for stocking a variety of different modular boxes includes a first adapter plate that has a plurality of protrusions to engage structural features of a first modular box. The first adapter plate has a plurality of holes each extending to accommodate structural features of a second modular box. A pair of first blocks is each of the first blocks is pivotally coupled to the first adapter plate to abut an outer wall of the second modular box. A second adapter plate has a plurality of openings to accommodate structural features of the second modular box. A pair of second blocks is each removably coupled to the second adapter plate to abut an outer wall of the second modular box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Devin Nelson
  • Patent number: 11435172
    Abstract: An ammunition organization system having a plurality of ammunition organization rows connected to each other through magnetic row couples to form an ammo stack, and a cover attached to the ammo stack row couples by magnetic cover couples. The ammunition organization system allows for ammunition to be stored neatly, while reducing the difficulty of extracting ammunition by allowing the rows to be selectively separated from or combined to each other. Each ammunition organization row has a known quantity of ammunition slots for holding ammunition, making it easy to determine the amount of ammunition held within. The ammunition slots also allow for easy identification of each round, allowing multiple types of ammo to be organized concisely within the same ammunition organization system. Alternative coupling methods including pins, clasps, or other coupling systems may also be used in connecting the ammunition organization rows to each other as well as the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan Mansell
  • Patent number: 11425977
    Abstract: An eyeglasses case has a case main body having an eyeglasses accommodating portion in which electronic eyeglasses are accommodated, and a charger accommodating portion that is provided so as to be sectioned off from the eyeglasses accommodating portion and in which a charger of the electronic eyeglasses is accommodated. Further, the eyeglasses case has a cover portion that, by being engaged with the case main body, forms a space in which the electronic eyeglasses and the charger are accommodated between the cover portion and the case main body, and the cover portion has a displacement restricting portion that restricts movement of the charger within the charger accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Mutsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuki Kan, Masayoshi Hino, Akihiro Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11413738
    Abstract: A toolbox is provided, including a first shell body, a second shell body and at least one locking assembly. The first shell body includes a first flange and a first frame disposed on the first flange. The second shell body is rotatably connected with the first shell body. The second shell body includes a second flange and a second frame disposed on the second flange. The at least one locking assembly includes a first locking unit, a second locking unit, first positioning members and second positioning members. The first locking unit is connected with the first frame through the first positioning members. The second locking unit is connected with the second frame through the second positioning members. Each of the first positioning members is disposed through the first frame. Each of the second positioning members is disposed through the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MING SHIN TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yung-Shun Chen
  • Patent number: 11414254
    Abstract: A holding receptacle for effectively storing contents in a reduced air environment to retard oxidation, drying, and other issues related to air exposure. The holding receptacle comprises a body with a flexible liner integrated to the body such that the flexible liner sits within an interior portion of the body to define an interior body to act as a conduit for a content of the holding receptacle. The holding receptable also comprises of an air valve which adjusts the air within the interior portion of the body by compressing the flexible liner toward an upper end of the body. This expels excess air from an interior portion before a lid is placed over the upper end of the body to allow the contents within to be stored in an air-free environment and improving the shelf life of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Michael J. Latimer
  • Patent number: 11400581
    Abstract: A case for storing drivable components includes first and second half shells, a frame member included in the first or second half shell, a first rail having a first length and including a first plurality of receptacles configured to receive a first set of drivable components, and a second rail having a second length shorter than the first length and including a second plurality of receptacles configured to receive a second set of drivable components. The frame member includes rail holding slots. Both the first and second rail are removable from the rail holding slots and rotatable therein between a storage position and an in-use position. When in the storage position, the first rail is retained at a first bit storage layer within the case and the second rail is retained at a second bit storage layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: James Chester Spaulding, Jr., Stephen M. Batsa
  • Patent number: 11390417
    Abstract: A synthetic resin container, the container including: a parting line; and a plurality of reduced pressure absorbing panels each formed as a groove extending in the vertical direction while twisting in the circumferential direction, the reduced pressure absorbing panels being disposed in the trunk, in which: when the parting line passes through an upper part of a first reduced pressure absorbing panel and through a lower part of a second reduced pressure absorbing panel, the first reduced pressure absorbing panel is shallower in depth at the upper part thereof than at a central part thereof in the vertical direction, and the second reduced pressure absorbing panel is shallower in depth at the lower part thereof than at a central part thereof in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Usami
  • Patent number: 11383883
    Abstract: A portable beverage container includes a portion pack and a fixing cap, wherein the portion pack includes a tubular-shaped fastening part having a first screw formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; and a storage part extending from the fastening part and configured to store a tea bag or a concentrate therein, and the fixing cap includes an inner insertion part disposed by inserting into the fastening part of the portion pack and having a second screw formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof to be screwed with a screw formed at an inlet of a bottled water container; and an outer insertion part extending from an upper end of the inner insertion part parallel thereto and having a third screw formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof to be screwed with the first screw formed on the fastening part of the portion pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ROYALGREENS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jee Lim Choi
  • Patent number: 11377274
    Abstract: A container is configured to house a consumer product. The container includes a base, a cap, and an over-cap. The base has a bottom wall and a side wall extending from the bottom wall. The cap is engaged with the base so as to define a first compartment. The first compartment is configured to house the consumer product. The over-cap is engaged with the base and at least partially defines a second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hession, Christopher L. Simpson
  • Patent number: 11364618
    Abstract: A tool chest may include a base portion, two opposing sidewalls and a foldable lid. The sidewalls extend to define a tool repository therebetween. The lid has a closed position covering a top of the tool chest and at least a part of a front of the tool chest, and an open position in which both the top of the tool chest and the part of the front of the tool chest are open to provide access to the tool repository. The lid comprises a top section, an overhang portion and a front section. The top section extends perpendicular to the top section. The front section extends substantially parallel to the overhang portion in the closed position and substantially perpendicular to the overhang portion in the open position. A hanger space is formed between the front portion and the top portion when the lid is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Samsel, Matthew Poppe, Andrew Speciale
  • Patent number: 11325771
    Abstract: A method for storing and preserving moisture sensitive products includes providing a moisture tight container (400) having an insert (300) made from a desiccant entrained polymer that is less than 3.25 g in mass, disposing a plurality of moisture sensitive products into the interior compartment when the container is in the open position, and moving the container into the closed position, thereby creating a moisture tight seal between the lid (420) and the container body (401). The container provides a shelf life to the moisture sensitive products of at least 12 months. The container, when in the closed position, has a moisture vapor transmission rate, at ambient conditions of 30° C. and 75% relative humidity (RH), of less than 500|ig/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Freedman, Donald Lee Huber, Brian Tifft, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11286091
    Abstract: A container including a base having a first flange extending from a side of the base; a lid having a second flange extending from a side of the lid, wherein the first flange and second flange are coupled together at a living hinge, a first perforation cut positioned on the first flange or the second flange, a plurality of bubbles or raised portions positioned on the flange which does not have the first perforation cut, wherein the bubbles or raised portions are positioned over the first perforation cut when the lid is closed on the base, wherein when the bubbles or raised portions are pressed down onto the first perforation cut, the first perforation cut is broken to separate the lid from the base, and wherein the bubbles or raised portions are deformed when they are depressed to provide a visual indication that the container has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Robert J. Borse, Michael R. Borse, Joseph J. Borse
  • Patent number: 11284692
    Abstract: A carrying case or container having an box structure having a top opening and a lid configured to cover the top opening; and a locking mechanism having a first dial; wherein the locking mechanism is used to lock the lid to the open box structure so that the lid covers the opening of the box structure; wherein the box structure includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall, and a bottom member; wherein the first wall is parallel to the third wall, the second wall is parallel to the fourth wall, and the first wall is perpendicular to the second wall; and wherein the first dial is rotatably mounted to the first wall, so that the first dial rotates in a plane which is parallel to the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Shonna Marie Simon, Sydney Weiss
  • Patent number: 11273946
    Abstract: A square bottle that includes a mouth portion, a shoulder portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion provided to be continuous in this order from the top to the bottom in a bottle axis direction, wherein in the body portion a plurality of panel surface portions are provided to be continuous with each other with corner portions therebetween in a circumferential direction around a bottle axis and in the body portion a first peripheral groove straddling at least the corner portions in the circumferential direction is formed, and a ridge portion straddling the corner portions in the circumferential direction is formed on an inner surface defining the first peripheral groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Sugizaki, Hiroki Oguchi
  • Patent number: 11273960
    Abstract: To provide a hinged cap is capable of preventing liquid content from squirting out and minimizing adhesion of the content on the top face of the cap or around an outer circumferential abutment part, with a simple structure. A hinged cap (100) includes a cap body (110) and an upper lid (130) connected by a hinge (150), with a tubular spout wall (112) provided on an upper surface side of the cap body (110), and a circular suspended part (132) provided on an upper lid top face (131). The circular suspended part (132) has an outer circumferential abutment part (133) that makes contact with an inner circumferential surface of the tubular spout wall (112). The hinged cap includes a liquid build-up prevention part (134) at least in a lower part of the circular suspended part (132) opposite to a part connected to the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Sahara, Yuji Takayama