Plural Inner Containers Patents (Class 220/23.88)
  • Patent number: 11839321
    Abstract: A fixing structure for a flower combination includes a container accommodated in a top of a flower vase. The container includes multiple stop tabs configured to contact with the container in the opening of the top of the flower pot, multiple spaced partitions formed in the container and having different shapes and sizes, and multiple accommodation grooves defined beside the multiple spaced partitions and having different depths, thus fixing multiple potted plants in different heights. A respective one accommodation groove has multiple cylindrical columns extending from a bottom thereof, and a respective one cylindrical column includes an orifice which has a flat section formed on a distal end of the orifice, such that a respective one of multiple positioning stems is received in the orifice of the respective one cylindrical column of the respective one accommodation groove of the container securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: CHU HSING METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuan-Chuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11814233
    Abstract: A microwaveable container for holding food includes a first container, a second container and a lid. The first container has a lower food holding space sized and shaped to hold a first food and a second container receiving space disposed above the lower food holding space. The first container has a shoulder extending outward from the lower food holding space. The second container nests with the first container and has an upper food holding space sized and shaped to hold a second food. The second container is positionable in the second container receiving space of the first container such that the second container separates the first and second foods held in the respective lower and upper food holding spaces. The second container engages and rests on the shoulder of the first container when nested. The lid attaches directly to the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Anthony M. Frankenreiter
  • Patent number: 11634252
    Abstract: A container for delivering ingredients of a meal kit to a consumer. The container comprises a main container and one or more cups removably locatable within the main container. The one or more cups may vary in size and shape. Various combinations of cups of different sizes and shapes can be located in the main container. In spite of the various sizes and shapes of cups that may be located in the main container, a lid may be provided that seals the main container and each of the one or more cups that are located within the main container for different selections and arrangements of the cups. In some embodiments, each of the one or more cups is supported above a base surface of the main container to create a space between the one or more cups and the base surface of the main container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Fresh Prep Foods Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Robinson, Sukhjinder Sidhu, Dhruv Sood
  • Patent number: 11297920
    Abstract: Beverage-carrying devices and apparatus are described herein. In various embodiments, a beverage-carrying apparatus may include: an insulated outer container comprising a bottom wall, one or more side walls extending perpendicularly from a perimeter of the bottom wall such that an interior with an open top is defined by the one or more side walls and the bottom wall, and a top wall that is securable to one or more edges of one or more of the side walls opposite the bottom wall to close the open top; a handle secured to the top wall; and a beverage tray positioned within the interior of the insulated outer container, the beverage tray comprising one or more cup holders that are accessible through the open top. In various embodiments, each of the one or more cup holders may include one or more inwardly biased components to snugly receive an inserted beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Roxanne Royce
  • Patent number: 11235906
    Abstract: A set of nestable and stackable cookware, for example, a set of pots and pans, is maintained in a stable configuration by stops attached to the outer walls of the cookware. Each stacked and nested item of cookware is supported on the rim of the lower item by two stops attached to its outer wall, on opposite sides of the item, so that the wall and base of the item is not contacting the lower item. Either or both of the stops include a handle extending outwardly from the stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: E. MISHAN & SONS, INC.
    Inventor: Fred Hollinger
  • Patent number: 11072480
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container having multiple compartments, the container comprising: a first container having a first interior volume; a second container having a bowl, a second interior volume defined by the bowl, and a lid, and inserted into and occupied a part of the first interior volume, wherein the second container includes a first engaging mean located along an inner edge of the bowl, and a second engaging mean located along an outer edge of the bowl; wherein the first engaging mean engages with a third engaging mean located along an edge of the lid, and wherein the second engaging mean engages with a fourth engaging mean located along an upper edge of the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventor: Seungwoo Song
  • Patent number: 10966504
    Abstract: This pot comprises a shell (9) comprising a bottom (15) so that the pot (1) can be placed on a surface (3), and a side part (17), and an insert (11) designed to contain the cosmetic product (2). The insert (11) is designed to be inserted into the shell (9) and fixed on it in an assembled position of the pot (1), in which the insert (11) and the shell (19) define an interstitial space (43) extending in front of the bottom (15) and the side part (17). The pot (1) also comprises a mechanical tensioning element (13) of the shell (9) that can be in a compressed position between the shell (9) and the insert (11) when the shell (9) and the insert (11) are in the assembled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Luc Maelstaf, Pierre Yves Paslier
  • Patent number: 10736445
    Abstract: A beverage container system may include a vessel having an interior volume for containing a beverage and shell having an interior volume for removably coupling vessel therein. The shell may include an inner wall, an outer sidewall, and a sealed volume between the inner wall and the outer wall. The sealed volume may be at a vacuum pressure. The vessel may be constructed from glass while the shell may be constructed from a durable material such as stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Alexander Brown, II
  • Patent number: 10660233
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure apparatus includes a protective apparatus that permits forced-air cooling of the interior of the enclosure while resisting structures that are within in the interior from being blown out of the electrical enclosure as a result of an arc event or other event. The protective apparatus includes a flow apparatus formed from one or more blocks of ceramic material having foamed therein a plurality of elongated flow channels. The flow apparatus is supported inside a duct with the use of a support apparatus. The ceramic material from which the flow apparatus is formed is configured to withstand the heat that may be experienced in an arc event and is additionally configured to be sufficiently rigid and tough to retain within the duct any structures within the enclosure from being blown out of the protective apparatus, thereby protecting personnel who may be in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Wesley Byron Johnson, Jon Christopher Beaver
  • Patent number: 10531756
    Abstract: An inverted bottle holder intended to hold two bottles with necks upside down inside a container is described. The bottle holder includes a clip having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced to accept the exterior wall of the container in between, where the clip is formed at an arc corresponding to the arc of the exterior wall of the container, and a deck connected in a permanently fixed relationship to the clip and extending into the container. The deck includes two apertures each sized to accept the neck of one of the bottles, such that each bottle is held upside down in the container when inserted into the aperture. In addition the bottle holder may include an integral bottle opener in either the single bottle or double bottle designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Akacas IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Alexander K. Miller
  • Patent number: 10274251
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a package for cooling a product includes an exterior package wall, an interior package wall coupled to the exterior package wall and defining an interior cavity for retaining the product and an opening for receiving the product into the interior cavity, a coolant supply unit configured to be activated to introduce coolant into a space between the interior package wall and the exterior package wall, and an electronic monitoring device including a temperature sensor and a control unit configured to activate the coolant supply unit to introduce the coolant into the space between the interior package wall and the exterior package wall in response to a detection by the electronic monitoring device that a temperature in the interior cavity is above a predetermined threshold. Systems and methods of cooling a product are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Donald R. High, Tariq B. Islam, Chandrashekar Natarajan
  • Patent number: 10226034
    Abstract: A device that is inserted within a bait container or typical five (5) gallon bucket to subdivide said container or bucket into two (2) compartments. Additionally, the insert will allow water to flow through it and provide any bait oxygenated water in the newly created compartments from one (1) oxygen source (aerator).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Wayne Newkirk, Kyle Justin Rucker
  • Patent number: 9888811
    Abstract: An apparatus, pan and method for the preparation of food with hot air including a pan bottom providing a pan surface area for receiving food to be prepared, and side-walls at least partly surrounding the pan surface area, and a mounting connector for temporarily mounting the pan inside a food preparation chamber of an apparatus for preparing food. The pan bottom is provided with a plurality of through-holes as a hot air passage. The through-holes cover approximately 3 to 50% of the flat pan surface area and the heat capacity per area of a bottom surface of the pan bottom is between 10 and 75 JK?1 dm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Godwin Dirk Zwanenburg, Janine Willemijn Medema, Marc Alexander Pastoors
  • Patent number: 9468293
    Abstract: A combined rack for connecting two sliding rails includes a front plate, a back plate, a left component, a right component and a carrying component. The front plate, the back plate, the left component, the right component and the carrying component together form an accommodation space. The left component and the right component are used for being installed on the two sliding rails respectively, in a slidable manner. The carrying component includes a carrying member, a front combining component and a back combining component. The lower edge of the front plate includes a back support structure, and the front combining component and the back combining component on opposite two sides of the carrying component are installed on the front support structure and the back support structure respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ULIKE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jui-Lien Yang
  • Patent number: 9204752
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the described technology, a multi-chamber cup is used to brew coffee or other (hot) drink in a brewing machine. Such a device allows one to add any coffee, but use all the features of an automated single-cup or multi-cup brewing machine. The multi-chamber cup has an inner cup, an intermediate cup, and an outer cup each having sides with circular cross-sections between a top side and bottom side, defining an inner cavity there-between, each with a lip at a top side of the respective cup, extending outwards from a respective inner cavity of each cup. This allows water to enter and flow through multiple cups (at least three) before exiting the multi-chamber cup, such that the liquid becomes homogenized with dissolved particulate solid matter to produce a flavorful, high-quality drink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Louis Dakis
  • Patent number: 9145687
    Abstract: An improved support pad apparatus for distribution of weight loads and enabling the worker greater stability and balanced footing upon an underlying generally level or sloped surface includes a base platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and one or more cleat members attached to or integrally formed within the top surface, and one or more cross members disposed in spaced relation across and formed integrally within or attached to the top surface. Also provided are riser members detachably connected to and conforming to the shape of the cross members to give additional height and surface area to the sides of the cross members to enable improved and more stable footing for the worker. A resilient pad is attached to the bottom surface for conforming to the contours of the underlying surface and distributing weight loads. A cover platform with reinforcing support rib members is provided for overlaying the base platform to convert the base platform for use on level underlying surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Russell N Bancroft
  • Publication number: 20150121941
    Abstract: The invention concerns a storage device (23, 45) for storing receptacles (10), preferably cryo-vials (10), in a carrier structure (3), the storage device (23, 45) comprising pockets (20) each for holding an individual receptacle (10), wherein the pockets (20) are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis (59) and the storage device (23, 45) being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles (10) into and from said pockets (20) in longitudinal direction (60) and/or in lateral direction (61). Also a storage and storage-access system according to the invention is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Tiran, Christian Amon, Herbert Ritter
  • Publication number: 20150108125
    Abstract: A collection apparatus for collection of articles, the collection apparatus including a first hinged body and a second hinged body connected by a hinge longitudinally along a length of the first and the second hinged body to form a hinged central body. A first assembly having a cover with a slot in communication with a top of the first hinged body, wherein the first assembly includes a collection container with an opening attached to the slot. A second assembly having a cover with a slot in communication with a top of the second hinged body and the support surface, wherein the second assembly includes at least one collection container with an opening attached to the slot. The hinged central body includes the hinge in an open hinge position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Park, Brian Matt
  • Publication number: 20150108124
    Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging system (1, 20) of two or more objects or containers (2) in a controlled environment, able to contain a first container (1), equipped with a barrier of sterility, and a casing or package (20), externally coupled to the first container (1) and provided with at least one removable wall (8), so that said container (1) can be accessible from outside and/or can be decoupled from said casing or package (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Fabiano Nicoletti
  • Patent number: 8991609
    Abstract: A tray for carrying at least one bottle that has to be positioned and held precisely on the tray, includes a support on which the bottle is intended to be placed, at least two rails running substantially parallel to one another along the support, the rails including at least one shoulder extending above the support toward the other rail so that a lower edge of the bottle can fit between and be immobilized in the rails in a longitudinal or transverse direction and in an upwards direction, each rail having at least one imprint, the imprints being positioned facing one another, each imprint being designed to accommodate an immobilizing element provided on the bottle so that the bottle can be immobilized in the rails in a longitudinal or transverse direction. A bottle used with a tray such as this is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: NOVACYT
    Inventor: Eric Peltier
  • Patent number: 8960467
    Abstract: A lunch box assembly having a main housing having a lid rotatably, hingedly attached to a base to provide access to an opened interior of one or more compartments is disclosed. The lid can have ferrously magnetic material and recesses to accept magnets. The magnets can be shaped to fit the recesses. The base can have compartments aligned with corresponding compartments in the lid. The base and the lid can form one or more closed food storage compartments that separate the contents from the neighboring compartments. A latch on the base and lid can produce a clamping force on a small lidded container or containers placed in one or more of the compartments. The clamping force can clamp the lidded container closed and prevent leakage of fluids in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: PlanetBox, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. J. Miros, Caroline S. Miros
  • Patent number: 8960823
    Abstract: A cabinet includes a pair of side walls; a rear wall connected to the pair of side walls; a top wall connected to the pair of side walls and the rear wall; and a slidable tray which slides between the pair of side walls. The tray includes a front wall, a pair of side walls, a rear wall, and a bottom wall connecting the front wall, the pair of side walls, and the rear wall. A first reinforcement member extends across the front wall. The reinforcement member includes a raised wall extending from the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Metal Fabricating Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Golias, Gary W. James, Gary R. Kish, Bernard J. Golias, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8960470
    Abstract: A compact, organized, space-saving storage design for multiple coolers allows each smaller cooler in a set of coolers fitting into the next larger cooler. The lid of each of the next larger coolers may be capable of fully closing and the smaller cooler may fit completely inside the larger cooler. The nesting coolers may improve the use of storage space, omit risk of falling over, reduce stress and organize all coolers in one easily located place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Carol Tarble, Michael Tarble
  • Patent number: 8955353
    Abstract: A device for storing food and displaying food for service includes a base with a side wall extending upwardly from the base and a puck assembly removably disposed therein. The puck assembly has a generally flat plate surface on one side and a functional surface with a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon on the opposite side, a sealed cavity disposed between the plate surface and the functional surface, and a cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity. A food tray is disposed proximate the puck assembly, and a lid shaped to alternatively fit on the top surface of the wall of the base and to fit on the external surface of the bottom of the base such that the base can nest in the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company
    Inventors: E. Mark Harris, Frances M. Coursey, Jill Zmrhal
  • Publication number: 20150041464
    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage system for storing devices including: a frame for demountably supporting multiple carry cabinets, each carry cabinet being adapted to receive a device, characterised in that, said devices can be inserted or removed through a port in their respective carry cabinet while said multiple carry cabinets are mounted on the frame, and said devices can be transported in their respective carry cabinets when each of said carry cabinets are demounted from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: DEMAIN TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD
    Inventors: Benjamin Luke Van Der Linde, David Leigh Scrimshaw, Paul Francis Connor, Paul Miller, Ben Eyers, Sion Netzler, Lucas Lastman
  • Patent number: 8887942
    Abstract: A collapsible drinking cup assembly having a plurality of annular ring segments each flexibly coupled together, end-to-end. An upper drinking lip segment of the ring segments includes an interior and exterior sidewall such that the drinking lip segment tapers inwardly from a lower base portion to an annular upper distal edge thereof. A support floor of the cup apparatus includes an annular bottom flange extending radially beyond an exterior wall of the bottom ring segment. Atop lid member extends over an opening into the cup apparatus, and includes a pair of opposed, inner and outer contact walls that collectively define an annular receiving groove therebetween. The cup apparatus can be expanded from a collapsed position to an expanded position when both the annular bottom flange and the lid member are radially gripped and axially pulled apart longitudinally thereof before separation of the lid member from the drinking lip segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Humangear, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Miksovsky, Clint N. Slone
  • Patent number: 8875934
    Abstract: An ice chest or portable cooler is disclosed which includes a unique construction which enables the cooler to maintain the contents therein at or below a desired temperature for an extended period of time. The top, walls, and bottom of the cooler utilize a shell which includes an inner and outer layer of a plastic and a relatively thick layer of an insulation material between the layers of plastic. The construction adds strength and rigidity to the cooler, while not increasing the weight as a result of the relatively light insulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Donald Deka
  • Patent number: 8863546
    Abstract: This disclosure presents a stackable, multicompartment portable cooler with enhanced climate control and delivery features. The cooler may include adjustable vents for precisely controlling the temperature differential between adjacent compartments, a brochure receptor for including information about the delivery, and/or an automatic delivery flag for notification purposes. In addition, the cooler is modular and may be assembled/disassembled through the use of removable compartment dividers that subdivide the stacked main compartments into many subcompartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Oberweis Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph S. Oberweis
  • Patent number: 8839741
    Abstract: A litter box cleaning kit includes a litter shovel having a nonporous bottom section for collecting non-solid waste, a curved section having a plurality of openings for collecting and sifting solid waste, a bag holder for positioning disposal bags in an open configuration and a caddy for storing each of the shovel, bag holder and disposal bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Inventor: Bradley Cheek
  • Patent number: 8800795
    Abstract: Disclosed therein is to an icebox, which has volume varying means so as to selectively vary a storage space of the icebox for storing various food supplies and to simultaneously store various portable means and household items to thereby prevent convenience in use. The icebox includes: an icebox body having a bottom and side walls, which are filled with insulating material, and a storing part opened at one side for storing foods therein; a cover for selectively opening and closing the opened side of the icebox body, the cover having a receiving part; a capacity varying part interposed between the icebox body and the cover and slidably joined to the storing part so as to vary the capacity of the storing part. Because the capacity of the storing part of the icebox is selectively varied, the icebox enables the user to utilize the space of the storing part in various ways, can accommodate various kinds of food supplies and household items, and is convenient in going long distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Hyung Keun Hwang
  • Patent number: 8800796
    Abstract: A storage system for storing a plurality of fluids or other goods has a plurality of containers adapted to fit within a receptacle. Each of the containers has an inner sidewall, an outer sidewall, and a top sidewall having a spout sealable with a cap such that the container contains the fluid or other goods when the cap is engaged with the spout. The plurality of containers are shaped such that the containers are stackable or nestable within the receptacle such that the containers tessellate, the inner sidewalls of the containers abutting each other, and the outer sidewalls abutting the inner surface of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Paul Wagner
  • Patent number: 8763848
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to provide storage and includes a container having an opening, a panel, a plurality of bins, and a cover. The panel has at least one through-hole. The perimeter of the panel is larger than the perimeter of the opening of the container. Each bin has an opening, and each bin is configured to be received by a corresponding one of the through-holes of the panel. The cover is attached to the container. The apparatus may be used to transport food and other items needed for a tailgate party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: BF Gate Mate Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Carey
  • Patent number: 8689999
    Abstract: A hair styling device holster includes a bottom section, a middle section, and a top section. The bottom section includes a flat bottom surface. The middle section is coupled to the bottom section and includes walls that define an interior compartment sized and configured to receive a heated end of a hair styling device. At least a portion of one of the plurality of walls including a mesh grating. The top section is coupled to the middle section and defines at least one opening in communication with the interior compartment defined by the middle section. An insulating material is disposed on an upper interior surface of the bottom section for insulating the bottom section from a hair styling device when the hair styling device is disposed within the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Polder Housewares, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry Cooper, George Calvin Scott, Joel Beebe, Christopher Hawker, Jessica Moreland, Christopher Trunek
  • Patent number: 8672161
    Abstract: A nestable display crate for bottle carriers having a floor and a wall structure with that is designed to reveal the labels on the bottle carriers. The wall structure is of double thickness and comprises a lower wall portion adjacent the floor and a plurality of integrally formed contoured upper wall portions extending upward from the lower wall portion. The wall structure is hollow throughout allowing the contoured upper wall portions to be received within the lower wall portion of a crate nested thereabove. The contoured upper wall portions are tapered to be smaller in cross section at the top and larger near the lower wall portion to enable easy nesting and to avoid nested crates from becoming wedged together due to interference. The upper wall portions are in the shape of gear teeth that are spaced along the opposing sidewalls and endwalls of the crate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventor: William Patrick Apps
  • Publication number: 20140069917
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a stackable container system that includes containers and lids that are configured to allow any of the lids to be used on any of the containers. The bottom of each container interlocks with the top of each lid to allow the containers to be stacked. A handle may also be included that is configured to attach to any of the lids to form a handle for carrying a stack of the interlocked containers. The stackable container system may also include a storage container, such as a beverage bottle, for storing a stack of interlocked containers. Accordingly, each container can be used to store ingredients that are to be later combined in the storage container for consumption. The lids can be configured to be heated or cooled to provide heating or cooling to contents of the container or to the storage container in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: RUNWAY BLUE, LLC
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, Steven M. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 8616397
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly (10) for disposing of one or more of fluid pharmaceutical waste and solid pharmaceutical waste includes a first waste receiver (614) and a receiver retainer (16). The first waste receiver (614) includes a first receiver body (621) having a first body access (621BA). Additionally, the pharmaceutical waste moves in a first direction (695C) toward the first body access (621BA) through which the pharmaceutical waste is directly received by the first receiver body (621). The receiver retainer (16) substantially encloses the first waste receiver (614). Further, the first waste receiver (614) is removable from the receiver retainer (16). Moreover, one of the first waste receiver (614) and the receiver retainer (16) includes a first waste guide (667A) that guides the pharmaceutical waste in a second direction (695A) away from the first body access (621BA) and in the first direction (695C) toward the first body access (621BA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cactus, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Maness
  • Patent number: 8616390
    Abstract: A bottle including a body portion having a plurality of dividing walls extending from a base portion to a plurality of connection regions; a first chamber for holding a first liquid; a second chamber for holding a second liquid; a third chamber for holding a third liquid; and a removable cap; wherein a height of the plurality of dividing walls is less than an overall height of the body portion and the plurality of connection regions are configured to be a maximum height of the plurality of dividing walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventor: Theodosios Kountotsis
  • Patent number: 8613249
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus facilitates cooking with a heated/boiling liquid of a food item by utilizing a cooking bag, a cooking tray, and/or a cooking film. A food product that utilizes the cooking apparatus and food items produces cooked food that may be plateable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: ConAgra Foods RDM, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. France, Adam Pawlick
  • Patent number: 8607978
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse that has a body including at least one frame, holders supported by the body and a plurality of stationary support members extending between the holders. Each support member may be fixed in a stationary position by the holders. The support members support dunnage for supporting product for storage or shipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Bradford Company
    Inventors: Judson A. Bradford, Allen L. Burns, Mark J. Feenstra, Eric S. Bruinsma
  • Publication number: 20130327765
    Abstract: Described herein is a multi-section housing unit for a trash bin comprising: one or three sides, a top surface and a bottom surface such that an inner space is defined within the housing unit, and wherein said inner space is separated into three compartments; said top surface having three openings, each of said openings positioned over each compartment; three cabinet doors, wherein each cabinet door defines a portion of the one to three sides of the bin and opens into one of the three said compartments; and an opening means on each cabinet door. The multi-section housing unit is useful for the collection of waste and the separation of trash, recyclable, and compostable waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew Hirota, Eric D. Scott
  • Patent number: 8579136
    Abstract: Limited flow cups are provided which deliver a metered amount of fluid to a user during a drinking motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Reliant Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Burke, Richard M. Davis, Gerald Melsky, David Porat, Jerry Porter
  • Patent number: 8573426
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly (10) includes a receiver body (19), a receiver guide (62), a fluid absorber (70) and a fluid distributor (64). The receiver body (19) receives fluid pharmaceutical waste. The receiver guide (62) guides the fluid pharmaceutical waste into the receiver body (19). The fluid absorber (70) is positioned within the receiver body (19), and is adapted to absorb at least a portion of the fluid pharmaceutical waste that is received by the receiver body (19). The fluid distributor (64) is coupled to the receiver guide (62), and extends at least partially into the fluid absorber (70) so that the fluid distributor (64) distributes the fluid pharmaceutical waste within the fluid absorber (70). The fluid distributor (64) includes a plurality of distributor apertures (278) that allow the fluid pharmaceutical waste to flow from the receiver guide (62) to the fluid absorber (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cactus, LLC
    Inventor: Dave A. Maness
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    Patent number: 8573429
    Abstract: A retail display apparatus has a transparent inner cylinder with a top. An outer sleeve surrounds a portion of the transparent inner cylinder and has a top such that a first part of the top of the outer sleeve is a first distance from the top of the transparent inner cylinder and a second part of the top of the outer sleeve is a second distance from the top of the transparent inner cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Laura L. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8544648
    Abstract: A system for stacking fire-resistant archive boxes on top of one another is provided. Each of the archive boxes comprise an outer shell, an inner shell disposed within the outer shell, a drywall support shell, and a lid. The inner shell has an opening defining a storage compartment, and is spaced apart from the outer shell defining a cavity therebetween. The inner shell includes a bottom wall and side walls. The drywall support shell is disposed within the cavity and surrounds a substantial portion of the inner shell. The lid is configured to be disposed over the opening in the inner shell to selectively enclose the storage compartment. The drywall support shell of the upper archive box is substantially aligned with the drywall support shell of the lower archive box whereby the lower archive box is supportive of the upper archive box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Terri P. Cleveland, Kelvin H. Wildman, Douglas O. Nichol
  • Patent number: 8540076
    Abstract: Whether constructed of square or rectangular configuration with handles for lifting and carrying about, and with internal shelves or braces to receive and hold compartmentalized partitioned layers to accept the various tools of various trades, the container of the invention, when of a composition to support the weight of studs and boards placed upon them, provides a crate which cannot only carry the tools of the trade, but can serve as a workbench in performing needed work at a jobsite location, as well as to support the weight of a workman standing upon included boards and studs as a “step” to reach elevated heights in the doing of a required job.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Gary Bucholz
  • Patent number: 8534482
    Abstract: A waste collection system has an outer shell arranged at least partly underground. A waste container (6) is inserted partly into the outer shell, and has a frame mainly above the ground (8), and a top container (9) mainly above the ground and inside the frame. A bottom container is arranged mainly underground inside the outer shell. The waste container has a cover which opens to emptying the container and one or more filling openings arranged on the cover for introducing waste into the waste container. Lifting means are arranged on the frame, and are engaged by a lifting mechanism (20) so the waste container can be lifted out from the outer shell and emptied and returned. The frame has protrusion(s) (18, 19) toward the inside of the frame and the top container has corresponding recesses (21, 22) which attach the top container to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hannoa Oy
    Inventors: Mika Petri Juhani Tuunanen, Reino Pekka Kotro
  • Patent number: 8534483
    Abstract: An apparatus for separately storing recyclable and/or disposable refuse in separate inner containers within one outer receptacle. Two nestable and duplicate interior recycle can inserts are used to separate the refuse. One interior recycle can insert may store the recyclable refuse and the second interior recycle can insert may store the disposable refuse until they are ready for emptying. Each interior recycle can insert tapers from the top periphery to the lower periphery to facilitate easy insertion and removal from the outer receptacle. Each interior recycle can insert has air holes to equalize relative air pressure such that the interior recycle can inserts may be easily removable from the outer receptacle. Each interior recycle can insert has cut-out handle and a contoured handle surface to allow easy insert to the outer receptacle and easy removal from the outer receptacle. The device replaces conventional trash cans and is useful for recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Laura Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 8499955
    Abstract: An apparatus for at least one of the transport, storage, and display of one or more items of at least one of apparel and accessories is provided. The apparatus includes at least one crib defined by a bottom plate, a back plate, and first and second side plates, each of the at least one crib for having disposed therein one or more items of at least one of apparel and accessories. The at least one crib includes the bottom plate that is one of square and rectangular in shape, the back plate that is one of square and rectangular in shape, and the first and second side plates that have the same shape and that are facing each other. Each of the back plate and first and second side plates are perpendicular to the bottom plate. One edge of each of the back plate and first and second side plates is coupled to a respective one edge of the bottom plate. One edge of each of first and second side plates is coupled to a respective one edge of the back plat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Kristin Marie Raffone Vazquez, Robert Gooch, Douglas D. Stout
  • Patent number: 8490781
    Abstract: A transport container system for spectacle lenses includes a base container having first and second insert receptacles. A first pair of identical inserts for the first and second insert receptacles are provided and each insert has a spectacle lens receptacle for receiving a spectacle lens in a positionally oriented manner. The inserts are insertable into the first and second insert receptacles so that the geometrical centers of the spectacle lenses are arranged at a first distance from one another. A second pair of identical inserts differing from the first pair is provided for the first and second insert receptacles. The inserts each have a spectacle lens receptacle for receiving a spectacle lens in a positionally oriented manner and are insertable into the first and second insert receptacles so that the geometrical centers of the spectacle lenses received therein are arranged at a second distance different from the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Meschenmoser, Wolfgang Widmann
  • Publication number: 20130161321
    Abstract: A storage system for storing a plurality of fluids or other goods has a plurality of containers adapted to fit within a receptacle. Each of the containers has an inner sidewall, an outer sidewall, and a top sidewall having a spout sealable with a cap such that the container contains the fluid or other goods when the cap is engaged with the spout. The plurality of containers are shaped such that the containers are stackable or nestable within the receptacle such that the containers tessellate, the inner sidewalls of the containers abutting each other, and the outer sidewalls abutting the inner surface of the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Paul Wagner