With Structural Locking Modification Patents (Class 206/1.5)
  • Patent number: 11853952
    Abstract: A method of ordering and receiving goods is disclosed. According to an example embodiment, the method comprises: registering a user with an online entity to create a user account, the registration process includes: taking a photograph of the user's face next to a photo identification (ID) issued to the user, transmitting the photograph and the user's signature to the online entity, and receiving confirmation of creation of the user account from the online entity; submitting an order under the user account for the goods; receiving a delivery of the goods in a secured container; receiving a passcode separate from the delivery; and utilizing the passcode to unlock the secured container and retrieve the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Cameron Hughes
  • Patent number: 11833658
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a tool container system includes a container with base and cover pivotably attached by a hinge, base and cover locking members, and a latch moveable between unlatched and latched positions to allow or prevent movement of the cover relative to the base. The system also includes a utility knife blade retainer configured to be received in and held by the container, the retainer configured to define a generally trapezoidal shape and contact multiple faces of blades received therein. The retainer comprises an engagement feature to engage with the container to limit movement of the retainer. In another embodiment, a knife blade retainer is configured to be received in a container. The retainer includes a generally trapezoidal shape defined therein to contact multiple faces of a trapezoidal shape of blades received therein. An engagement feature engages with the container to limit movement of the retainer within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kenneth Adams, Gregory Tropea, Austin Charles Allessio, Aaron Jonathan Jones, Ralf Strauss
  • Patent number: 11827438
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 11820573
    Abstract: A tamper-evident, child-proof package, having an outer package and having an inner package, the inner package being at least partially received in the outer package, and the inner package for opening and closing the package being disposed so as to be displaceable in the outer package, and the package has at least one securing structure as an anti-tamper feature for impeding or preventing the opening of the package, or the access to the products disposed in the inner package. The at least one securing structure is effective between the inner package and the outer package so as to impede or prevent the inner package being displaced in the outer package in order for the package to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Irmin Steinkamp, Henry Buse, Gisbert Engel, Viktor Hein
  • Patent number: 11691793
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a first portion including a first latch portion; and a second portion including a second latch portion. The first and second portions are configured to be movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and the first and second latch portions are configured to releasably engage in the closed configuration. The first and second latch portions are configured to engage the first and second container portions together in the closed configuration to define an internal compartment. The second latch portion includes a latch cage defining a chamber configured to receive a portion of the first latch portion in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Promontory Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Hice, Ganesh Patgar
  • Patent number: 11535432
    Abstract: Child resistant packaging for storing medicine or medicinal compositions that frustrates or prevents a child's attempts to access the contents while permitting an adult to easily open the packaging through a series of movements or steps in coordination or combination to readily access the contents. The child resistant packaging includes a housing component and an insert component that is configured to slideably interact with an interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: JohnsByrne Company
    Inventors: Michael Drosos, John Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11519666
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of maintaining an initial quantity of mRNA vaccine cargo in an EPS container containing dry ice as a passive coolant during shipment from a manufacturing site, wherein the initial quantity of mRNA vaccine cargo is shipped to a first depot and then repackaged into smaller quantities at one or more additional depots en route to the final destinations. Dry ice can be added or ordered in advance to be available at the next depot for the cargo. Indicators show the status of the cargo and whether it has undergone unacceptable temperature or humidity excursions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: INTEGREON GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventor: Nima MokhtarzadehBahadorani
  • Patent number: 11505359
    Abstract: A package includes a housing assembly and a drawer assembly. The housing assembly is provided with an open cavity, and the housing assembly has an unlocking member and a blocking surface. The drawer assembly is configured to carry an article and is engaged with the open cavity to receive the article in the open cavity. The drawer assembly includes an elastic member. When the elastic member abuts against the blocking surface, the blocking surface prevents the drawer assembly from sliding out of the open cavity. When a force is applied to the unlocking member to deform the elastic member, the elastic member is misaligned with the blocking surface so that the drawer assembly can slide out of the open cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: shenzhen smoore technology limited
    Inventors: Jianbo Ling, Siguang Qi
  • Patent number: 11382831
    Abstract: Device containers, such as therapeutic kit containers, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device container comprises a first member configured to releasably hold a syringe barrel, a second member configured to releasably hold a vial, wherein the second member is coupled to the first member by a first hinge, and a third member configured to releasably hold a vial adapter, wherein the third member is coupled to the second member by a second hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BIOVERATIV THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Christine P. Janson, Ethan B. Jacoby, Frederick Carel Steinmann, Nikhil Gandhi, Chad Presher
  • Patent number: 11325756
    Abstract: An improved lid and pail combination provides a child resistant connection for use with pails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: M&M Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn H. Morris, Jr., Darrell Davis
  • Patent number: 11311793
    Abstract: A mechanical lock box comprising a housing including a lid and a hook fastener attached to the lid and a 3D multi-level printed maze. A release chamber is located within the maze and a ball is enclosed in the maze. The mechanical lock box further includes a hook bar having a first hook bar end which pivotally connects to a pivot box in the maze and a second hook bar end having a lock hook configured to engage with the hook fastener to hold the lid in a locked position. A hook pusher is configured to pivot the hook bar to unlock the lid when the ball pushes against the hook pusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Abdulrahman U. Alsaggaf, Asmaa Ubaid Al-Saggaf, Ahmed Ubaid Al-Saggaf, Zahraa Ubaid Al-Saggaf
  • Patent number: 11267621
    Abstract: A storage container includes a base having an interior storage volume, a lid, and a latch configured to move between an unsecured position in which the lid is movable from the closed position and a secured position in which the lid is retained in the closed position. The latch is configured to extend through an aperture defined by the lid and the base. The latch includes an extended edge to prevent the latch from passing entirely through the aperture. The latch is captured by the lid and floats within the lid portion of the aperture. The latch also includes a resilient portion configured to engage an opening in the base portion of the aperture to selectively retain the lid and the body in the closed position when the latch is in the secured position. The latch is not permanently attached to the base or to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan H. Guerdrum, Marina Okada, Joseph A. Prizzi, Jason Sagen, Joshua R. Cornish, Peter Goldsmith
  • Patent number: 11191702
    Abstract: A modular dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a hub containing electronics and have a plurality of side walls, with each side wall having a first coupling member that faces outward. The apparatus further includes a plurality of cartridges for holding the articles to be dispensed. Each cartridge has an inner wall that includes a second coupling member that is configured to mate with the first coupling member for detachably attaching the cartridge to a respective side wall of the hub. The cartridges are disposed radially beyond the hub such that the plurality of cartridges surround the hub. Each cartridge has an openable lid to provide access to an interior compartment of the cartridge for holding the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: COMPLIANCE MEDS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Moses Zonana, Lucas Castro, Alex Atala
  • Patent number: 11174082
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for container. The container comprises a first sleeve and a tray element. Both the first sleeve and tray comprise holes through the sides of their respective walls. In a locked position the tray is substantially housed within the first sleeve. The apparatus further comprises a foam insert disposed within an open area of the tray element. Located between the wall of the tray and foam insert, a button extends through the hole of the tray element. In a locked position, the button further extends through the hole of the first sleeve. The button may be depressed upon the foam insert to unlock the tray from the foam insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: JAM PACKAGING LLC
    Inventor: Michael Forenza
  • Patent number: 11166873
    Abstract: A pill box has a case holder and multiple pill cases. The case holder is divided into multiple compartments by multiple crosswise partitions, a rear panel and a bottom panel. The pill cases are fitted in the compartments of the case holder. Each pill case is able to pivot relative to the case holder between a close position and an open position. When intending to get pills that are in the pill box, a user can rotate one of the pill cases to the open position. Thus, the pill case protrudes forwardly from the case holder. Accordingly, the pills are able to be precisely poured onto the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: E-LINK PLASTIC & METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng-Hua Lee
  • Patent number: 11160727
    Abstract: A lockable medicine container includes a canister having a closed bottom end, an opposite top end defining an access opening, a surrounding wall between the bottom end and the access opening, and an interior volume within the surrounding wall. A radially inwardly extending ledge protrudes from the surrounding wall along at least a portion of a perimeter of the access opening. A lid is removably covering the access opening on the top end. A locking ring is rotatably and non-removably secured to the lid and is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locked position is when the locking ring is engaged with the ledge to prevent removal of the lid from the canister. The unlocked position is when the locking ring is disengaged from the ledge to allow removal of the lid from the canister. A lock member is connected to the locking ring to permit selectively moving the locking ring between the locked position and unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apothecary Products, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bruce Flygare, Daniel Darst
  • Patent number: 11117728
    Abstract: A blister and package system made of a blister card and an outer package with unique interacting locking mechanisms. The blister card or strip is inserted into the outer package or sleeve and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card or strip. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card or strip includes a formable, pliable sheet material, into which one or more individual cavities or blisters are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil. The blister card or strip contains a plastic rivet assembly that forms an interference mechanism. The rivet is trapped by an internally formed panel and stopped by a catch flap included in the outer package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Key-Pak Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Weston, Frank Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 11097885
    Abstract: A blister and package system made of a blister card and an outer package with unique interacting locking mechanisms. The blister card or strip is inserted into the outer package or sleeve and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card or strip. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card or strip includes a formable, pliable sheet material, into which one or more individual cavities or blisters are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil. The blister card or strip contains a plastic rivet assembly that forms an interference mechanism. The rivet is trapped by an internally formed panel and stopped by a catch flap included in the outer package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Key-Pak Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Weston, Frank Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 11059645
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein includes a packaging apparatus including an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, and at least one locking mechanism configured to lock the inner sleeve inside the outer sleeve. In some implementations, the locking mechanism is an interior sliding mechanism, which locks the inner sleeve in its entirety in the outer sleeve. In some implementations, the locking mechanism is an interior sliding mechanism, which permits the inner sleeve to move partially out of the outer sleeve. In some implementations, the locking mechanism includes a spring, a tab, a flap, a key, a magnet lock, or other locking component. In some implementations, the inner sleeve includes a pull tab for removal of the inner sleeve from inside the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: All Packaging Company
    Inventors: Christopher Chambers, Eric Gilger
  • Patent number: 11053045
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein includes a storage apparatus comprising an inner sleeve, including a first tab including memory-inducing laminated material, a second tab including memory-inducing laminated material, and an inner sleeve storage compartment; and an outer sleeve encompassing the inner sleeve when the storage apparatus is locked, and including a first aperture for receiving the first tab in a first locking mechanism, and a second aperture for receiving the second tab in a second locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: All Packaging Company
    Inventor: Christopher Chambers
  • Patent number: 11021293
    Abstract: A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: R.J.R. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey, John A. Gelardi
  • Patent number: 10977752
    Abstract: A method to market real estate includes providing a graphical user interface to a user for installation on a remote computer, receiving a street address at a server for a particular piece of real estate from the remote computer, and receiving digital photographs at the server of the particular piece of real estate. The server includes a microprocessor and a memory that stores user preferences for a marketing format and the street address, where the microprocessor formats the digital photographs in accordance with the user preferences and the marketing format, and generates a plurality of physical marketing items for the particular piece of real estate in accordance with the user preferences. The plurality of physical marketing items includes at least one of a door hangtag, a postcard, a thank you card, and a sign. The method also includes assembling the plurality of physical marketing items into a display box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Palmer
  • Patent number: 10954028
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for container. The container comprises a sleeve element and a tray element. Both the sleeve element and tray element comprise holes through the sides of their respective walls. In a locked position the tray element is substantially housed within the sleeve element. The apparatus further comprises a foam insert disposed within an open area of the tray element. Located between the wall of the tray element and foam insert, a button extends through the hole of the tray element. In a locked position, the button further extends through the hole of the sleeve element. The button may be depressed upon the foam insert to unlock the tray element from the foam insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: JAM PACKAGING LLC
    Inventor: Michael Forenza
  • Patent number: 10925405
    Abstract: A solar charged beach chair assembly includes a beach chair that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material. Thus, the beach chair can be employed at a beach or other environment with water. The beach chair includes a pair of arm rests and a back rest portion, and each of the arm rests has a storage well therein. A pair of doors is each hingedly coupled to a respective one of the arm rests. Each of the doors is aligned with the storage well in the respective arm rest for closing the storage well. A plurality of charge ports is each recessed into a respective one of the arm rests. Each of the charge ports can have an electronic device plugged therein. A power supply is provided and the power supply is coupled to the beach chair. Each of the light emitters, the speakers and the charge ports is electrically coupled to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Vladimir Dorsainvil, Hymsline Dorsainvil
  • Patent number: 10906714
    Abstract: A tool holder contains: a connector and a fixer. The connector includes at least one body, and each of the at least one body has a first side plate, a second side plate, and a connection plate. The first side plate has a first fitting portion, and the second side plate has a second fitting portion. The first fitting portion and the second fitting portion define a square fitting zone, and the first side plate further has a first locking projection. Between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion is defined a cavity so that the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion deform inwardly, and so that the first locking projection retract into the fitting zone. The fixer is housed in the cavity of the connector to limit an inward deformation of the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Chao-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 10876647
    Abstract: A quick release purge valve and a substrate container using the same are provided. The substrate container has a base including a bottom plate, a cover plate, and a quick release purge valve. The quick release purge valve includes a snap plate, a gasket fitting, and a valve element. The snap plate detachably engages with the bottom plate and is at most evenly aligned with the bottom plate. The gasket fitting is disposed between the cover plate and the bottom plate and has an airflow conduit communicating the two plates. The valve element is disposed in the conduit for limiting a flow direction of the gas. The gasket fitting is fixed in the base when the snap plate and the bottom plate are in an engaged state and is removable from the base when the snap plate and the bottom plate are in a disengaged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chia-Ho Chuang, Hsin-Min Hsueh
  • Patent number: 10870517
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a smart closure for any container that has lock/unlock features, and can be accessed using keypad or biometrics, also including RFID, Bluetooth, or wireless control and communication. This can also include monitoring solutions, with data logging. For example, time of access, temperature, weight, or other environmental conditions. The closure and container assembly present a positive lock mechanism designed to provide an affirmative indication that full closure has been attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas Evan Mott
  • Patent number: 10858142
    Abstract: A carton of the gable top style for packaging one or more articles. The carton includes a plurality of panels for forming walls of the carton including: a first side panel; a first end panel having an upper portion and a lower portion; a web panel formed from part of the upper portion and hinged to the first side panel. The carton is convertible from a flat collapsed form into an erected form. In the flat collapsed form, the first side panel is disposed in an overlying or face to face relationship with the first end panel. In the erected form, the first side panel and the first end panel form walls of a tubular structure and define at least in part an interior of the carton for receiving one or more articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Boukredine
  • Patent number: 10858146
    Abstract: The invention involves a childproof box that suitable for medicinal items such as tablets, medication or other consumables that may be desirably restricted from children. The childproof mechanism that restricts access to the contents of the box may employ a base shell that slides in and out of a cover shell, which respectively conceals and exposes a storage cavity. Both shells have corresponding tracks and corresponding protrusions configured to engage with each other in a manner so that the base shell may only be accessed (or slid open) when a user presses and pushes on a top surface of the cover shell. The structural elements of each of the shells are such that a user may operate the childproof box with a single hand. In exemplary embodiments, the childproof box comprises of flat surfaces that form a generally rectangular box, which is easy to carry, manipulate and store.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: David Aryanpanah
  • Patent number: 10843844
    Abstract: A safety container having a liner disposed within an outer container. The liner includes a liner box removably coupled to a liner lid. The liner box has a liner floor with upwardly extending liner walls. In a first closed state the liner lid is positioned such that the liner lid engages the liner walls. The liner lid is removable from the liner walls in a first open state. The outer container box is slidingly coupled to the outer container lid through openings at opposing ends of the outer container lid. In a second closed state the outer container box and liner are enclosed by the outer container lid. The outer container box is slidably removed at least partially from the outer container lid to a second open state while the liner is configured to the first open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Assurpack, LLC
    Inventors: Nancy Warner, Jeremiah Buck
  • Patent number: 10836280
    Abstract: A seatback for a vehicle comprises: a lid having a closed position preventing access to a storage area and an open position allowing access to the storage area; and a locking element having an engaged position that prevents the lid from transitioning from the closed position to the open position and a disengaged position that does not prevent the lid from transitioning from the closed position to the open position; wherein, the locking element transitions from the disengaged position to the engaged position via the force of gravity when the seatback transitions from a fold down position to an upright position, and transitions from the engaged position to the disengaged position when the seatback transitions from the upright position to fold down position. The lid can pivot upward from a rearward portion of the seatback in the fold down position, as the lid transitions to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Muhsin M. Hamdoon, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Shravan Kumar Sabbani, Jeffrey Vonlinsowe
  • Patent number: 10759580
    Abstract: A package includes an outer sleeve and a slider for holding a blister pack slidably mounted within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has a locking edge. The slider has a locking flap extending in a direction away from the closed end of the outer sleeve for engagement with the wall of the outer sleeve. The flap has a free edge which provides a pair of locking edges for engagement with the locking edge of the outer sleeve wall. The outer sleeve has a release button which may be pressed to deflect the slider flap away from the wall of the outer sleeve and enable the free edge of the slider flap to slide past the locking edge to allow the slider to be withdrawn from the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Nigel Davis, Marc Scholiers
  • Patent number: 10710785
    Abstract: A lockable child-resistant, senior-friendly package of the sleeve-and-drawer style may be utilised for in healthcare type applications for the unit dose dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets, capsules and lozenges; in consumer good packaging applications for items such as food, recreational drugs (e.g., tobaccos, cigars, cigarettes, etc.), toys, hardware, and electrical items, or the like; and in security package applications to deter package pilferage for small high-value items, such as consumer electronics. The sleeve-and-drawer style package has an internal slidable lockable receptacle, having a two-part locking mechanism and an improved release mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: WestRock MWV, LLC
    Inventor: Tanuja A. Patwardhan
  • Patent number: 10699281
    Abstract: A method including accepting a registration of an item in a database, the registration including a registrant's ownership information and an identifier about the item known to the registrant; and verifying the item is the registered item to a buyer of the item in response to the buyer providing the identifier. A method of authenticating an item including registering an item with a database, the registration including a registrant's ownership information; providing a seal having a public identification tag on a first side and a private identification tag on a second side; storing data of the public identification tag and data of the private identification tag in the database; and affixing the seal on a container containing an item or a representation of the item, when the seal is not broken, the public identification tag is visible and the private identification tag is not visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Tomas Francis Klimt
  • Patent number: 10647482
    Abstract: A carton with fastening structure includes an inner box including an inner case body, an outer case cover including an outer cover body sheltering inner case body, and an elastic fastening part fixed inside the inner case body. The outer cover body includes an opening providing the inner case body to slide in. The outer cover body slips relative to the inner case body to shelter the inner cover body at a closed position. The elastic fastening part includes a shifting part. Each of the outer cover body and the inner case body includes an outer through-hole and an inner through-hole, respectively. The shifting part includes a fastening position, where the shifting part passes through the outer through-hole and the inner through-hole when the outer cover body is at the closed position, and a retracted position, where the shifting part does not pass through the outer through-hole and the inner through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: DONGGUAN TAPUMEI PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsuan-Hao Pai
  • Patent number: 10631669
    Abstract: A necklace security display hanger includes a body member, a closure member, and a base member. A body member has an upper body portion and a lower body portion wherein the lower body portion includes a plurality of locking parts and a first claw having a first claw opening at a distal end. A closure member has an upper closure portion, a lower closure portion, and an offset between the upper and lower closure portions wherein the lower closure portion includes a plurality of locking apertures and a second claw having a second claw opening at a distal end. When the plurality of locking parts are engaged with the plurality of locking apertures, tips of the second claw are positioned immediately next to tips of the first claw such that an enclosed hole is defined by the first and second claw openings of the first and second claws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Strassburger, Keith Cedro, Michael Norman
  • Patent number: 10625910
    Abstract: A case comprises a case body, a case cover, and a snap-fitting assembly comprising a snap-fitting member and a connecting member for fastening the case cover and the case body. The connecting member comprises a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end of the connecting member is rotatably connected to one of the case body and the case cover. The other one of the case body and the case cover is provided with a snapping block. The second end of the connecting member is rotatably connected to the snap-fitting member. The snap-fitting member comprises a snapping part configured to be snapped with the snapping block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dengfeng Hu, Aiqing Liu
  • Patent number: 10604296
    Abstract: A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Merrilee Kick
  • Patent number: 10583954
    Abstract: A packaging for a shaver may include a shell configured to shift between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the shell is configured to receive the shaver. The packaging may also include an image of the shaver disposed on an outer surface of the shell, and an actuator coupled to the outer surface of shell, the actuator being disposed within the image of the shaver, and wherein activation of the actuator while the shell is in the closed configuration, causes the shell to shift from the closed configuration to the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Bic Violex S.A.
    Inventors: Vasileios Stamoulis, Dionysios Klavdianos, Emmanouil Komianidis, Aristeidis Stathis, Andreas Vasiliadis
  • Patent number: 10583970
    Abstract: A childproof storage box with an open-ended box shaped housing which holds a first drawer, a tray member and a bag member. The open-ended box can be closed with a first hinged lid that doses the open end and a second hinged lid that folds over the top of the open-ended box. A male locking member is attached to the top of the open-ended box. An aperture in the second hinged member allows it to go over the male locking member and be held in place by the female locking member. The tray fits into the first drawer and the bag fits within the tray. The bag can hold botanical materials and the drawer can hold accessories that are used when smoking botanical materials. The bag may be a vacuum type bag and a vacuum pump may be included within the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eileen Fernandez Castro, Robert Cabotaje Castro
  • Patent number: 10562688
    Abstract: A blister and package system made of a blister card and an outer package with unique interacting locking mechanisms. The blister card or strip is inserted into the outer package or sleeve and locks immediately without having to further process the outer package or the blister card or strip. The user is able to expose the blisters from the outer package by disengaging the lock. The blister card or strip includes a formable, pliable sheet material, into which one or more individual cavities or blisters are formed. The separated cavities are loaded with product and sealed with one or more layers of puncturable or tearable sheet material, such as aluminum foil. The blister card or strip contains a plastic rivet assembly that forms an interference mechanism. The rivet is trapped by an internally formed panel and stopped by a catch flap included in the outer package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Key-Pak Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael H. Weston, Frank Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 10549132
    Abstract: A breathing apparatus including a case containing a chemical for generating oxygen and a monitoring circuit in the case is disclosed. The monitoring circuit includes multiple sensors to that sense parameters within the case relevant to an operational status of the breathing apparatus, and a controller to receive signals from the sensors and to produce an output signal indicating the operational status of the breathing apparatus. A method for monitoring a breathing apparatus is also disclosed. The method includes using multiple sensors within a case of a breathing apparatus to sense parameters relevant to an operational status of the breathing apparatus, and processing signals from the sensors to produce an output signal representative of the operational status of the breathing apparatus. The sensors may include humidity, impact, pressure and temperature sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CSE Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Murray, Scott Shearer
  • Patent number: 10548697
    Abstract: A refillable flosser dispenser including a housing and a cover. The housing can include a dispensing body, a door attached to the dispensing body, and a multi-state actuator structured to alternate between compressed and extended positions. The interior space created by the dispensing body and the door is structured and configured to house flossers in a stacked orientation. The cover can include an open bottom and can fit over and around the housing, the cover having an interior shape larger than an exterior shape of the housing. By pushing the cover down, the user activates the multi-state actuator, which causes a bottom portion of the housing to be exposed so that the user can remove a single flosser at a time. The top and bottom halves of the housing are mirror images of each other and allow the dispenser to dispense from either end, thereby making the dispenser ambidextrous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: One-Two, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Wartman, Chris Bollis, Jeff Brown
  • Patent number: 10543950
    Abstract: A package includes an outer sleeve and a slider for holding a blister pack slidably mounted within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve includes a wall having an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel has a locking edge formed at a terminal end thereof spaced from and facing a closed end of the sleeve. A locking flap is formed at a terminal end of the slider extending in a direction away from a closed end of the outer sleeve for engagement with the said wall of the outer sleeve. The flap has a free edge for engagement with the locking edge of the inner panel to prevent the slider from being removed from the outer sleeve when the slider is fully received within the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Carol Lynn Hammond, Nigel Davis
  • Patent number: 10518927
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein includes a storage apparatus comprising an inner sleeve, including a first tab including memory-inducing laminated material, a second tab including memory-inducing laminated material, and an inner sleeve storage compartment; and an outer sleeve encompassing the inner sleeve when the storage apparatus is locked, and including a first aperture for receiving the first tab in a first locking mechanism, and a second aperture for receiving the second tab in a second locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: All Packaging Company
    Inventor: Christopher Chambers
  • Patent number: 10472136
    Abstract: A container includes container body (120) defining an interior (122) and an opening (124) leading to the interior. A lid (140) is movable with respect to the container body to move the container between a closed position in which the lid covers the opening and an opened position in which the opening is exposed. A housing (180) is affixed to an upper portion of the container body, adjacent to the opening. A release (160) is movably housed within the housing. The release is configured to move between a locked position in which the release retains the lid in the closed position, and an unlocked position, in which the release permits the lid to move into the opened position. The release moves from the locked position to the unlocked position by a first movement in a radially inward direction of the container, followed by a second movement in an axially upward direction of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: CSP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Herve Pichot, Franklin Lee Lucas, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10470976
    Abstract: Medication packaging includes a body defining a cavity for disposal of medication. A closure member is disposed with the body. The closure member includes an advancement mechanism and a window that displays indicia of a medication dosage regimen. The closure member is rotatable between a medication accessible configuration and a closed configuration that includes a sealing position and an advance position to incrementally advance the indicia. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Mylan Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Warden, Eric Richardson, JoAnna Terhune, Michael Scouvart, Anthony R Mauro
  • Patent number: 10463793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shell assembly for a medicament delivery device, which shell assembly comprises at least one first shell section provided with an entry passage and designed such that at least a major part of a medicament delivery device entered through said entry passage is accommodated inside said at least one first shell section, a closure element operably arranged to said at least one first shell section for closing said entry passage, and fixation elements arranged for fixating said medicament delivery device in relation to said at least one first shell section and said closure element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHL MEDICAL AG
    Inventors: Wen-An Chang, Hsueh-Yi Chen, Chia-Hsin Su
  • Patent number: 10453317
    Abstract: An anti-theft hangtag is revealed. The anti-theft hangtag is used for packing tools with circular grooves. The hangtag includes a hanging portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion consists of a receiving portion and antitheft members. The antitheft members are arranged at one end of the receiving portion with an opening. The antitheft members are used to clamp the tool and preventing the tool from being removed from the hangtag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ROTE MATE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ying-Tsung Lai
  • Patent number: 10301081
    Abstract: Implementations herein may involve a packaging system including a first box part including a plurality of lid walls, where a first lid wall comprises an aperture and a latch slidably disposed within the aperture. The packaging system may also include a second box part having a plurality of tray walls, where a first tray wall comprises a channel sized to slidably receive the latch. The channel may include an assembly channel segment and a locking channel segment, where the assembly channel segment intersects an edge of the first tray wall. Further, the second box part may be configured to fit within the first box part such that a) the assembly channel segment is aligned with the latch when the latch is in a first position within the aperture, and b) the latch is slidable within the locking channel segment to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Krieger, Michelle Enright, Matthew Ka-Ming Chung, Stefan Reichert, Jeremiah Robert Etchison, Christopher George Palmer