Patents Examined by Tri M. Mai
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Patent number: 11975890Abstract: An airplane tray cover multi-compartment holder system and method for holding and transporting a plurality of airplane tray covers. The system and method generally includes a case with a plurality of individual compartments for holding a tray cover isolated from other compartments. Individual compartments are defined by an arrangement of exterior and interior panels and surfaces. Each compartment has a corresponding door that is pivotable between open and closed positions. Each door has a window through which tray covers can be viewed without opening the door. A window may include a movable spring-biased latch for automatically latching the door to a stationary latch on the case as the door closes. The tray covers and compartments may have indicia that uniquely identify them. A tether with magnetic elements on its ends may be selectively attached to the case by joining the magnetic elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: QBSleeves, Inc.Inventors: Barbara J. Booth, Cornelia J. Klenk-Quinn, Mario A. Turchi
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Patent number: 11974696Abstract: A method for covering an item with a framed cover is disclosed. A rigid tubular frame that is larger than the maximum planar dimensions of the item to be covered is constructed. The rigid tubular frame is built into a cover's opening makes it possible to find the opening, lift the cover evenly, place the cover over the item, rotate the cover to the proper position and drop the cover in an even manner and without snagging. In addition, the tubular frame can be made to fold so that the cover can be stowed away for storage in a controlled manner, and by folding the tubular frame on a larger size cover it makes it easier for the user to control the covers weight because its center of gravity is held closer to the user's body until it is properly positioned and opened on top of the item to be covered.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Divergent DevicesInventor: Elie Atalla
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Patent number: 11970050Abstract: Protective cover with an apron that provides a ground surface seal. In an embodiment, the protective cover comprises an apron and a plurality of straps. The apron may comprise an apron wall having a top edge and a bottom edge, and a hollow sealing tube along the entire bottom edge of the apron wall. The sealing tube may comprise at least one inlet for inserting a substance into the sealing tube. Each of the plurality of straps may have two ends that are both attached to the top edge of the apron wall on opposing sides of the apron wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventor: Kenneth J. Huening
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Patent number: 11963595Abstract: A combination bag workbench is provided herein. The combination bag workbench may include a rectangular bottom portion, a pair of wheels, and four legs rotatably coupled to the bottom portion. The bottom portion may include a length, a width, a pair of lengthwise sides defined parallel to the length, and a pair of widthwise sides defined parallel to the width. The pairs of lengthwise and widthwise sides define corners of the bottom portion. The pair of wheels may be coupled to the bottom portion along one widthwise side of the pair widthwise sides. Each leg may be coupled adjacent to a respective corner of the bottom portion. The four legs are configurable in a retracted position or an extended position associated with at least one of the legs extending beyond at least one of a nearest respective lengthwise side or a nearest respective widthwise side.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Caleb Crye
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Patent number: 11957640Abstract: A feeding device includes a fluid reservoir and a nipple configured to be attached to the fluid reservoir. The nipple includes a body portion defining a compartment configured to contain a liquid so as to mimic a feel of a mother's breast. The body portion comprises a nipple tip comprising a fluid outlet. The nipple includes a base member attached to the body portion, the base member including an attachment portion configured to attach the nipple to the fluid reservoir. The base member comprises a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The nipple includes a fluid passageway extending through the compartment from the fluid inlet to the nipple tip, where the fluid passageway allows fluid to flow from the fluid reservoir to the fluid outlet. A valve member positioned on the base member adjusts a flow rate of fluid from the fluid reservoir into the fluid passageway.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Proxamama LLCInventor: Shilo Ben Zeev
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Patent number: 11951075Abstract: A bottle teat consisting of a soft elastic material for a drinking bottle, in particular for infants and small children, having: a teat flange, a hollow teat sleeve that projects upward from the teat flange and is connected at its bottom end to the teat flange, a hollow suction part that is connected at its bottom end to the top end of the hollow teat sleeve and projects upward therefrom, a dome-shaped palate-contacting region on a side of the mouthpiece facing the palate, at least one drinking hole in the palate-contacting region that extends from the outside to the inside of the mouthpiece, wherein: an elevated surface that bulges to the outside is on the outside of the palate-contacting region, and the at least one drinking hole is arranged in the elevated surface so that the suction part with the elevated surface can be pressed in a sealing manner against an inwardly bulging sealing surface on the inside of the cap bottom of a cap to cover the bottle teat.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MAPA GMBHInventors: Uwe Wagenknecht, Bodo Warden, Sarah-Dimple Dass
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Patent number: 11944175Abstract: A luggage article may include a plurality of walls together defining an outer structure of the luggage article, a wheel bracket attached to and extending from one of the walls, and one or more wheels attached to the wheel bracket. The wheel bracket may comprise a leaf spring having a loop-shaped profile and the one or more wheels may be rotationally attached to a lower end of the loop-shaped leaf spring. The configuration of the wheel bracket may result in higher shock absorption and reduced wheel noise comparative to conventional wheel brackets, and offer an improvement and alternative to conventional luggage wheel brackets.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.Inventors: Rik Hillaert, Vivien Cheng, Wim De Vos, Michael Vandemergel, Chui Wai Kin, Peter Ten Haaf, Benjamin Vandeputte, Bart Bauwens
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Patent number: 11944174Abstract: A unit of luggage configured to ascertain its own weight. The unit of luggage comprises a detection assembly with one sensor assembly disposed around each wheel. Each sensor assembly comprises a housing assembly and a shaft disposed therein. The sensor assembly comprises a sensor housing, a cylinder housing and a cylinder. A load cell sensor is generally disposed within the sensor housing and is operatively disposed adjacent to the shaft such that it may engage the sensor and cause an upward deflection that generates a stress indicative of the weight of the unit of luggage being transferred to the particular, corresponding wheel. The cylinder housing is disposed below the sensor housing and encloses the cylinder, which itself encloses the shaft. A frictional resistance between the shaft and the cylinder permits a controlled movement of the shaft therein and permits a processing unit to ascertain a corresponding weight reading.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Smart Luggage One, Inc.Inventors: Alberto Carballeira, Robert Brady, Anthony James Kelbert, Matt Vergin
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Patent number: 11937673Abstract: A modular wallet assembly including a casing, a rail fixed to the casing, and an accessory configured to be detachably coupled to the casing via the rail. The modular wallet assembly further includes a lever arm configured to dispense personal cards stored in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventors: Aaron Bryant, Kevin Bryant
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Patent number: 11930905Abstract: A rolling luggage bag includes a cover coupled to a base, the base including a first side opposite a second side and a bottom face extending there between, a first wheel and a second wheel coupled to the base, the first and second wheels configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and separated by a first distance along the axis of rotation, at least a portion of each of the first and second wheels projecting from the first side and from the bottom face, and a third wheel and a fourth wheel coupled to the bottom face, the third and fourth wheels configured to independently swivel about a respective swivel axis and separated by a second distance extending between the swivel axes. When the rolling luggage is in an upright position, the first, second, third, and fourth wheels all contact a surface the luggage bag stands on.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Brian J. McGuire, Ryan J. Bruce
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Patent number: 11930900Abstract: This document describes a handbag that includes: a bag-shaped body that defines an opening for receiving personal items; a handle for carrying the handbag, the handle being attached to the body; and a first and second flap each attached to the body along opposing edges of the opening, wherein the first and second flaps can be secured in a first position, in which the flaps overlap one another to substantially close the opening of the body, and in a second position, in which each flap extends away from the opening, along a side of the body.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Inventor: Shavon Smith
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Patent number: 11925842Abstract: A golf bag with a removable snap-in strap system wherein the strap system comprises a set of heterogeneous connectors that fasten a set straps to the golf bag. The connectors are able to accommodate the dominant hand of the user through a variety of heterogeneous configurations of the connectors, including geometry, ability to angle the straps, and surface area. These configurations allow the straps to create more arm space for the user, an easier assembly to a corresponding divider top, and equal distribution of weight across the straps, thereby, promoting comfort and balance for the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONInventors: James D. Martell, Jason S. Milligan
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Patent number: 11925272Abstract: A furniture covering includes a main body extending from a first end to a second end, the main body having a pair of first tabbed ends at the first end, and the pair of second tabbed ends at the second end, a pair of end portions coupled to a midsection of the main body, a pair of first wings coupled to the first tabbed ends, and a pair of second wings coupled to the second tabbed ends, the pair of first wings and the pair of second wings being set back from respective edges of the tabbed ends.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventors: Nathaniel Marshon Davis, Laurine Joanne Rohl
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Patent number: 11910899Abstract: A rolling luggage bag includes a cover fixedly coupled to a base, the base including a first side opposite a second side and a bottom face extending there between, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of panels, arranged in a direction away from the base, wherein the plurality of panels defines an interior chamber, the interior chamber comprising an internal cover fixedly attached to the panels of the fifth panel zone, a first wheel and a second wheel coupled to the base, the first and second wheels configured to rotate about an axis of rotation and separated by a first distance along the axis of rotation, at least a portion of each of the first and second wheels projecting from the first side and from the bottom face, and a third wheel and a fourth wheel coupled to the bottom face, the third and fourth wheels configured to independently swivel about a respective swivel axis and separated by a second distance extending between the swivel axes.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Brian McGuire, Ryan Bruce, James Martell
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Patent number: 11882910Abstract: Various carrying mechanisms to transport a storage device, container or unit are shown. The carrying mechanisms actuate between various positions that may interfere with opening a lid of the storage unit. Various configurations of the carrying mechanisms reduce their profile when in use. Also described are multi-segmented carrying mechanisms that provides a beneficial weight distribution while facilitating actuating the carrying mechanism between different positions.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Michael Stearns, Christopher S. Hoppe, Aaron S. Blumenthal, Scott M. Hangartner, Benjamin T. Jones, Matthew A. Lownik, George Barton
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Patent number: 11877637Abstract: A light-weight, easily portable luggage combination is described. The combination comprises a garment bag and a general purpose bag and optionally a utility bag, wherein the garment bag and general purpose bag may be reversibly secured together or used separately if desired. The combination provides for a first interior space in the garment bag so that hanging clothes can be stored in the garment bag and a second interior space in the general purpose bag so that other items (for example, clothing, shoes, accessories, and toiletries) can be stored separately from the hanging clothes.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: RJH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Robert P Davis, Rashmi Jain Hudson
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Patent number: 11877633Abstract: An adjustable interlocking wallet includes a body comprising a flexible loop of stretchable material and at least two clasps which interlock with one another to secure the wallet in a closed position. The wallet also includes clips that are attachable to the loop, slide thereon and retain the at least two clasps on the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventor: Boonchoke Wongdeelert
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Patent number: 11857042Abstract: A satchel and wallet combination assembly includes a container that is flexible and includes a perimeter wall having an upper end open to access an interior of the container. The container may be manipulated into a folded condition wherein the container is folded multiple times upon itself and into a deployed condition wherein the container is unfolded. A wallet is attached to a front wall of the container such that a top edge of the wallet is positioned adjacent to the upper end and the first lateral edge of the container. The wallet is positionable in the container when the container is in the deployed condition. The container is abuttable against the wallet when the container is in the folded condition such that the container has a length and width substantially equal to a length and width of the wallet.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: James Ganino
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Patent number: 11857047Abstract: A piece of luggage includes a holding system including at least one strap intended to hold an object in a storage position inside the piece of luggage by pressing the object against a wall of the piece of luggage called the support wall. The holding system includes: at least one rail carried by the support wall, the strap extending to cover the rail in the absence of stresses; and at least one tightening member slidably mounted on the rail at least partially covering the strap.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: PA.COTTE SAInventor: Yannik Frank
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Patent number: 11849826Abstract: A bag having a hidden compartment includes a plurality of sides connected to a bottom portion, the sides and bottom portion forming an interior cavity of the bag. The bag further including an insert secured to a least one side of the bag within the interior cavity via an attachment mechanism, the insert having an upper surface, an underside surface, and a panel portion that is removable from the insert via one or more tear lines. The insert including a compartment secured to the underside surface of the insert and wherein the panel portion forms a removable false bag bottom and hides the compartment from view.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: CAMP NYC, INC.Inventors: Benjamin Kaufman, Scott P. Shephard