Intercommunicable Compartments Patents (Class 220/501)
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Patent number: 11939112Abstract: A tray composite comprises a polymeric based liner including an exterior surface layer, an interior surface layer, and a formed base removably affixed to the interior surface layer of the polymeric based liner. A formed base is removably affixed to the interior surface layer of the polymeric based liner. The polymeric based liner and the formed base are manually separable after they have been removably affixed together by a first portion of the interior surface layer remaining affixed to the formed base and a second portion of the interior surface layer separating from the first portion of the interior surface layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Tara Kay Cruz, Andrew J. Lischefski, Hanna-Mari Lahti, Kalle Nattinen
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Patent number: 11839317Abstract: A drinking vessel has a body with a plurality of chambers formed therein and an access channel opening to a compartment at a base of the body. Each of the plurality of chambers opens to the compartment at the bottom of the body. Each of the plurality of chambers opens at a top of the body. The access channel is adapted to receive a straw or a tube therein. The body is a plurality of walls formed therein. The plurality walls define the plurality of channels in the body. The plurality walls extend from an inner wall of the body to an exterior of the access channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventor: William Hardy Smith, III
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Patent number: 11592208Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot water storage tank support system and a water heater pan. In one implementation, the hot water tank support system comprises a water heat pan having a bottom wall, an outer wall extending upwardly from and substantially surrounding the bottom wall, and at least one elevated support feature, and at least one substantially rigid supplemental support component. The at least one elevated support feature is configured to support the hot water storage tank, and the at least one elevated support feature includes at least one supplemental support cavity configured to receive the at least one supplemental support component. In some implementations, the supplemental support component(s) may be insertable and removable from the water heater pan.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: IPS CorporationInventors: Jeffrey A. Humber, Gordon L. Zeine, Jr.
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Patent number: 11564516Abstract: A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance comprises a storage container (12) for drinking liquid, at least one aroma container (20), through which air can flow, and a transporting channel (18) for drinking liquid, the transporting channel running from the storage container (12) to a mouth end (28) of the drinking device (10), and also comprises an air channel (22) for transporting aromatized air, said air channel running from at least one of the at least one aroma containers (20) to the transporting channel (18) for drinking liquid or to the mouth end (28).Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: air up group GmbHInventors: Tim Jäger, Magdalena Jüngst, Jannis Koppitz, Fabian Schlang
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Patent number: 10919378Abstract: A supporting assembly for a hollow tank body includes a supporting body (2) and supporting ends (1) provided at two ends of the supporting body. The supporting ends are provided with stepped transition assemblies (4) connected to the supporting body. The supporting body is configured with a hollow structure. The supporting body includes a supporting main body (5) and a base (6). The supporting main body is configured with a cylindrical structure or a cylindrical structure with a corrugated structure in the middle. With this structure, the deformation of the hollow tank body under the relatively high overpressure and the low negative pressure can be avoided, and the shape stability of the whole product can be enhanced. Meanwhile, the supporting structure needs less material, and has a light weight and lowered cost.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: YAPP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTDInventors: Lin Jiang, Liang Liu, Weidong Su
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Patent number: 10875816Abstract: A composting bin for breaking down organic material includes a container having an interior and an opening. The interior includes a plurality of regions, including a first region and a second region. The first region and the second region are configured to support decomposable organic material. In operation, a user positions decomposable organic material in, for example, the first region. The user then provides a composting animal in the first region. The user covers the composting bin to inhibit light from entering the composting bin. Upon completion of the composting process, the user causes the composting animal to move from the first region to the second region. The user causes the composting animal to move from the first region to the second region by allowing light to enter the first region, and/or providing food in the second region while denying food in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: WIMBY DETROIT, LLCInventors: Camila C. Duarte, Fai Y. Foen
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Patent number: 10800541Abstract: The use of flexible foam material to provide ignition mitigation in fuel tanks is described. In one example, a system for ignition mitigation includes a number of foam blocks, wherein each foam block is pre-cut from a flexible foam material. Each foam block can have a unique profile corresponding to inner surfaces of a fuel tank at a particular sector within a compartment of the fuel tank. In other aspects, one or more of the foam blocks can include one or more upper cutouts to provide clearance for upper stiffeners in the fuel tank, one or more lower cutouts to provide clearance for lower stiffeners in the fuel tank, and one or more arcuate cutouts to provide clearance for a tank fuel pump. The foam blocks can be arranged in a stack corresponding to a sequential installation at respective sectors within the compartment of the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: JETAIRE AEROSPACE, LLCInventor: Michael D. Williams
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Patent number: 10682000Abstract: A cup for a patient suffering from dysphagia comprises a base upon which the cup is capable of standing when on a level surface and a leading wall extending from the base. The leading wall has a first portion that is substantially planar or concave when viewed from outside the cup, the first portion being at an angle of at least 100 degrees relative to the base. The cup also comprises a trailing wall opposite the leading wall, wherein the trailing wall extends from the base to the lip of the cup; and side walls extending between the leading and trailing walls, the side walls being convex when viewed from outside of the cup. The lip of the cup is upwardly inclined relative to the base in the direction of the trailing wall to the leading wall. The cup allows a patient suffering from dysphagia to drink without having to unduly tip back his or her head.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: FLAVOUR CREATIONS PTY LTDInventor: Bernadette Mary Eriksen
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Patent number: 10633109Abstract: A method utilizing quantities of flexible foam material inserted into a fuel tank, thereby providing ignition mitigation and minimizing the risk of explosion in the tank. The foam material is sculpted into a few, or a substantial quantity of foam blocks. In large-scale installations, the blocks are labeled according to exact placement within a stacking pattern that replicates the tank interior. The blocks are inserted by technicians through existing access ports until the tank is filled, excepting minimal planned void spaces. The foam material establishes ignition mitigation by acting as an ignition blocker, mechanically interfering with the compression wave created by a flame front in an explosion, and changing the vaporous mixture-above the fuel level in the tank. Upon completion of foam insertion, the fuel tank is filled with purging fluid, drained through a filter until no debris is found, and a new maximum fuel quantity recalibrated.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: JETAIRE AEROSPACE, LLCInventor: Michael D Williams
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Patent number: 10556840Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure, the invention provides a combination waste collection container and aerated composter for general composting and waste collection and more specifically to aerated composting and organic waste collodion. The utility of the invention can be extended to the complementary food scrap processing method known as anaerobic digestion, through specific modifications.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Inventor: Michael James Bradlee
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Patent number: 10548421Abstract: A multi-compartment beverage container includes a first container, including a first floor and a first circumferential wall having a first height and a first upper-most rim portion, a second container, including a second floor and a second circumferential wall having a second height and a second upper-most rim portion, a vacuum relief bore; a filling aperture, and a lid member including a top side and a bottom side configured to engage the first upper-most rim portion. The second container is configured to fit within the first container and be held in an upper half of the first container.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Inventor: Manus Lositisuk
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Patent number: 10543387Abstract: Systems, kits, and methods for testing a combustion arrester are disclosed. Systems include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a combustion arrester between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The upstream chamber includes an ignition port configured to receive an ignition source. And, the upstream chamber defines a convergent duct that converges toward the combustion arrester and terminates at the combustion arrester. The upstream chamber may include a hierarchical series of modular shell sections that define the convergent duct. The downstream chamber may include a series of modular shell sections.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignees: The Boeing Company, King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyInventors: Eddie Kwon, Jason Scott Damazo, Deanna A. Lacoste, William Lafayette Roberts, IV
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Patent number: 10517423Abstract: A jug for preparation of beverages includes a body with a first receptacle and a second receptacle for receiving ingredients for the preparation of the beverages. A first stirrer can be arranged in the first receptacle. The jug also includes a cover closing the body of the jug. A first fluid connection is arranged for receiving a beverage from a beverage producing machine and collecting the beverage in the first receptacle. A second fluid connection to a beverage producing machine is further provided, which is in fluid communication with the second receptacle. The first receptacle and the second receptacle have different depths, where one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle has a larger depth than the other.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Stefano Tonelli, Romeo Mattioli
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Volatile composition dispenser with increased membrane exposure and volatile composition weight loss
Patent number: 10471168Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser includes a housing having opposing first and second walls that are joined along their peripheries to one another. The first wall has an aperture and the second wall has a plurality of apertures. Within the housing, rests a volatile composition cartridge and a gap, which exists between the cartridge and a bottom surface of the housing, wherein said bottom surface is formed from a joinder of a base portion of one or both of the first and second walls, and wherein, upon activation, the exposure percentage of the dispenser is from about 40% to about 90%; wherein at least about 60% of the total surface area of the plurality of apertures results from individual apertures of said plurality that each have an area of at least 30 mm2 and an aspect ratio of at least about 1:2.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Hua Hu, Rahul Vyas -
Patent number: 10449501Abstract: An apparatus configured for mixing the contents of one or more fluid containers includes a fluid container support platform configured to hold one or more fluid containers. The fluid container support platform is configured to index the container to one or more specified locations and to be moved in an orbital path about an orbital center independently of the rotation about the central axis of rotation. The apparatus further includes an indexing drive system configured to effect indexing movement of the container support platform and a vortex drive system configured to effect powered orbital movement of the container support platform about the orbital center. An evaporation limiting insert placed within containers reduces exposure of the fluid contents of the container to atmospheric air, thereby reducing susceptibility of the fluid contents to evaporation.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Gen-Probe IncorporatedInventor: Byron J. Knight
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Patent number: 10202236Abstract: A vertical fluid storage tank including a body extending from a first end to a second end and including a substantially oval-shaped cross-section, a top wall connected to the first end of the body, a bottom wall connected to the second end of the body, at least one access opening positioned on the top wall configured for access to an interior cavity of the body, and at least one discharge valve connected to the body. The storage tank is configured to be arranged in at least two positions. The at least two positions include a first position in which the storage tank is arranged parallel to a surface, and a second position in which the storage tank is arranged perpendicular to the surface. A walkway may be positioned in the interior cavity of the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: JWF INDUSTRIESInventors: William C. Polacek, Marc J. Speciale, Matthew J. Hughes
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Patent number: 10155440Abstract: The invention relates to a tank (1) for storing a liquid, comprising a wall (10) made of plastic and a device for stopping the filling of said tank (1) with a liquid at a maximum fill level, this device extending inside the tank (1) and comprising at least one opening (71) of which the position inside the tank (1) fixes the said maximum fill level. The device that stops the filling of this tank (1) comprises a first part formed with the wall (10) and a second part which is fixed hermetically to the first part.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and ResearchInventors: Franck Dhaussy, Gwereg Paolini
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Patent number: 10030888Abstract: Disclosed are systems and apparatus adapted to control a temperature of a process liquid in a metering line of an instrument. In one aspect, a temperature-controlled liquid delivery apparatus has a pre-flux member operable to control a first temperature set point SP1 of the process liquid in a flow path between a feed tank and a metering apparatus, a metering line connecting the metering apparatus and a probe, and a line flux member directly thermally coupled to the metering line and operable to control a second temperature set point SP2 of the process liquid contained in the metering line. Methods of operating the system are provided, as are other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventor: Nicolae Dumitrescu
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Patent number: 9850000Abstract: An equipment dry bay is provided. The equipment dry bay includes at least one partition that subdivides the equipment dry bay into a plurality of compartments, wherein the at least one partition includes a plate, and at least one flame arrestor positioned within the plate and providing vapor and fluid communication between a first compartment and a second compartment of the plurality of compartments, the at least one flame arrestor configured to vent combustion gases in the first compartment into the second compartment.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Tracy Lee Tweet, Michael Kent Dove
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Patent number: 9730539Abstract: A double-barreled beverage container is described. The container includes two mugs, glasses, or similar-shaped drinking containers joined together alongside one-another, with at least one hole at or near the bottom of the glasses passing between the two drinking containers at the junction. In this way, as a person drinking from one of glass of the beverage container tips the container upward, a beverage flows from the uppermost glass through the hole into the lower glass from which the person drinks. The double-barreled beverage container employs a whimsical but functional device for party or other use reminiscent of a “two-fisted drinking” activity, wherein a person holds a glass or mug in each hand and alternates drinking from each container. The double-barreled beverage container enables one who wishes to drink from two glasses at once to drink from a single device.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Two Fisted Drinker, LLCInventor: Michael J. Bolland
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Patent number: 9643485Abstract: A resin fuel tank includes a fuel tank main body (19) in which a closed space for storing fuel is formed in its interior; a built-in part (24) that is disposed within the closed space and is fixed to a wall portion of the fuel tank main body by at least two mounting portions (46); connecting portions (32, 34) of the built-in part, which are separated from the wall portion and that connect the two mounting portions (46); and deformation absorbing portions (48A, 48B) of the built-in part which are elastically deformable, are upside-down U-shaped as seen in side view and are provided between the mounting portions (46) and the connecting portions (32, 34), one ends (68A, 68B) of the deformation absorbing portions being fixed to the connecting portions, and other ends (56A, 56B) of the deformation absorbing portions being separated from the connecting portions in a height direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Tanabe, Shinsuke Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9453293Abstract: A composite resin tank includes a wall joined to a dome along a joint. A softening strip is located in the joint.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Michael J. Robinson, Michael Leslie Hand, Creed Ernest Blevins
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Patent number: 9416917Abstract: Small scale metal tanks for high-pressure storage of fluids having tank factors of more than 5000 meters and volumes of ten cubic inches or less featuring arrays of interconnected internal chambers having at least inner walls thinner than gage limitations allow. The chambers may be arranged as multiple internal independent vessels. Walls of chambers that are also portions of external tank walls may be arcuate on the internal and/or external surfaces, including domed. The tanks may be shaped adaptively and/or conformally to an application, including, for example, having one or more flat outer walls and/or having an annular shape. The tanks may have dual-purpose inlet/outlet conduits of may have separate inlet and outlet conduits. The tanks are made by fusion bonding etched metal foil layers patterned from slices of a CAD model of the tank. The fusion bonded foil stack may be further machined.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Inventor: Adam London
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Tight connection and tight transfer between two housings in view of an aseptic transfer therebetween
Patent number: 9283556Abstract: A device for a tight connection between a first housing (1) having a wall (3), an opening (4), a flange (5) and a door (6), and a second housing (2) having a wall (7), an opening (8), a flange (9) and a door (10). The flanges are complementary, and elements are used to displace the door (6). Elements are used to hold the two doors against each other, and the housings communicate between each other via a communication space (13). There is an inner annular critical line on the door (6) and an outer annular critical line of risk of contamination on the flange (9). The device includes elements (25 and/or 26) that are structurally integrated into the door (6) and/or the flange (9) and can form a separation between the communication space and the inner annular critical line and/or the outer annular critical line, when the doors are open.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: SARTORIUS STEDIM ASEPTICSInventors: Stephanie Armau, Isabelle Gay, Mathieu Labedan, Gaelle Nodin -
Patent number: 9205292Abstract: The flame arrester is optimized for installation within fuel containers, such as fuel tanks and portable fuel containers, or immediately within the neck of the tank or spout of the container. The flame arrester has an elongate, generally cylindrical skeletal frame having opposing first and second ends. The first end is configured as a mounting flange adapted for permanent, immovable installation within the tank or container. The frame is covered by a woven or nonwoven textile material, or alternatively, by a porous or foraminous sheet material. Fuel and vapors pass through the cylindrical textile wall, the porosity of the textile serving to prevent flame propagation through the textile material. The frame is formed of a flexible, fuel-impervious plastic material to allow the flame arrester to be bent or curved for installation within a curved tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: EMPYREUS SOLUTIONS LLCInventor: Brian Riordan
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Publication number: 20150136783Abstract: The present invention relates to a small food storage container including: a food storing body having a shape of a container having a food storing space in which food is stored; a food filling body detachably mounted on the food storing body and having one or more air inlets formed along the periphery thereof to allow the inside to communicate with the outside and a food filling space formed at the inside thereof to communicate with the food storing space to fill the food thereinto; and a food opening/closing part fitted to the inside of the food filling body and having a shape of dishes facing each other to define the food storing space and the food filling space to open and close the food filling space by means of suction and discharge pressures of air.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Wonseo PANG, Seongtaek PANG, Jaehui PANG
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Patent number: 8999703Abstract: This invention relates to methods and devices that improve the process of culturing cells and/or shipping cells from one location to another. They have the capacity to reduce the risk of contamination, regulate pressure in the medium surrounding cells, and maintain cells in a uniform distribution throughout transit. This leads to an improved level of process control relative to current methods.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Inventors: Daniel P. Welch, John R. Wilson
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Patent number: 8985376Abstract: A frac tank adapted for vehicular transport and field storage of a liquid, comprising two parallel, elongated, hollow, intersecting cylinder sections that are capped at the longitudinal ends. Each section has an arcuate wall defining a cross-section of greater than 180°, a major diameter, and a minor diameter at the ends of the arcuate wall, wherein the ends of the arcuate wall of each section are sealingly joined to form the tank wall. The joined ends of the arcuate walls form inwardly directed cusps along the length of the tank with the major diameters spaced apart on either side of the cusps.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Crown Tank Company, LLCInventor: Tom W. Musso
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Patent number: 8978919Abstract: A gas storage cartridge includes a sealed cartridge unit for storing a gas storage material. The gas storage cartridge is defined by a first slab, a peripheral wall, and a second slab. At least one gas-guiding channel is accommodated within a receptacle of the gas storage cartridge. The first slab has a first gas inlet/outlet port and the second slab has a second gas inlet/outlet port aligned with the gas-guiding channel. Consequently, a gas is guided into the receptacle through the gas-guiding channel to be adsorbed by the gas storage material within the receptacle of the gas storage cartridge. Alternatively, the gas released from the gas storage material can be guided to the first gas inlet/outlet port and the second gas inlet/outlet port through the gas-guiding channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd.Inventors: Jefferson YS Yang, Cheng-Ham Liao, Feng-Hsiang Hsiao, Tzu-Wei Kuo
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Patent number: 8950595Abstract: In one embodiment, a dishwasher rack includes: an interior structure divided into separate compartments, each sized and configured to hold an individual beverage container; a top side through which the compartments may be loaded; a bottom side having a support surface; and a release mechanism. The top and/or bottom side has a configurable surface that provides a closed configuration in which it is capable of supporting beverage containers and an open configuration in which beverage containers are able to pass through. When the dishwasher rack is placed on top of a desired exterior surface with the configurable surface immediately adjacent to the exterior surface, the release mechanism can be operated to change the configurable surface from the closed configuration to the open configuration, causing any enclosed beverage containers to drop down onto the exterior surface and remain there when the dishwasher rack is lifted up and away.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Inventor: Justin Ammon
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Patent number: 8931711Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a volatile material in a continuous manner is disclosed. The apparatus includes a delivery engine having a reservoir for containing a volatile material; a rupturable substrate secured to the reservoir; a rupture element positioned adjacent to the rupturable substrate; and a breathable membrane enclosing the reservoir, rupturable substrate and rupture element. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing having a notch for compressing the rupture element and breaching the rupturable substrate as it is inserted into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Jason John Olchovy, Scott Kendyl Stanley, James Douglas Still, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 8899427Abstract: A baby bottle including a nipple and separable compartments for holding powdered formula and water. By sliding or rotating a knob to a pre-selected mix position, apertures in the separable compartments are aligned thereby allowing mixture of the powdered formula from an upper compartment into a lower compartment containing the water. The bottle is shaken to thoroughly mix the formula and the water, after which, the bottle and formula mix are ready to use.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Inventor: LaShana M. Harris
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Publication number: 20140328633Abstract: A material collection unit for a material handling system is disclosed. The material collection unit includes an elongated housing section, a separator, and an accumulation bin. The separator is disposed within the housing section and partially bisects the elongated housing section into first and second sections. The first section is in communication with an inlet for materials to pass through. The second section is in communication with an exhaust. The accumulation bin is disposed below the elongated housing and has an open top section that is in communication with the elongated housing section and a second opening that is configured to mate with an opening of a baler unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Centurion Medical Products CorporationInventors: Jason NIERESCHER, David TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20140318378Abstract: A content cartridge is disclosed having a base with a sterile chamber and a content chamber, where the sterile chamber has a sterile chamber opening and the content chamber has a content chamber opening. A cover is sealed to the base, covering the content chamber opening and the sterile chamber opening. A first frangible seal is provided between the cover and the base extending from the content chamber. A second frangible seal is provided between the cover and the base extending between the sterile chamber and the content chamber. When the sterile chamber is pressured with a pressurizing fluid, the pressure in the sterile chamber will increase. When the predetermined pressure is exceeded in the sterile chamber, the second frangible seal opens forming a fluid path between the sterile chamber and the content chamber. In this manner, the pressurized fluid can flow from the sterile chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Sunbeam Products, Inc.Inventors: David Ertur, John Harrington
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Patent number: 8863546Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: The Oberweis Group, Inc.Inventor: Joseph S. Oberweis
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Publication number: 20140251149Abstract: A device for separating a first space (C) and a second space (9A) from one another is disclosed. The device comprises a partition wall (29), arranged such that the first space and the second space are located on opposite sides of said partition wall (29). The partition wall (29) is provided with a through aperture, which connects the first space and the second space and allows a bulk material to move from the first space (C) into the second space (9A). A shutter (39) is provided, slidingly movable with respect to the partition wall (29), for selectively opening and closing the through aperture (37). The shutter has a port (41), which can be selectively brought in an alignment position and in an out-of-alignment position with respect to the through aperture (37).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventors: Cesare Lenzi, Marco Marchi, Andrea Pecci
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Publication number: 20140224809Abstract: A structural component having an internal support structure extending between outer wall portions of the component with one or more compartments included within the support structure. The support structure has support members including internal walls positioned between and/or defined by the compartments. At least one support member connects between the outer wall portions of the component to enhance the structural integrity of the component. The structural component, including the internal support, are cast from a molten material, and in some cases the support members of the internal support structure are formed with a rectilinear configuration. In some cases the cast structural component is a container and the one or more compartments are configured to store a fluid, such as a gas or a liquid. One or more preforms can be used to form a container and may be retained or eliminated from the container after casting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Inventors: Adam R. Loukus, Josh E. Loukus, Roy H. Loukus, Travis Pennala, Luke Luskin, Steven J. Benda
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Publication number: 20140217102Abstract: According to some aspects of the present disclosure, a container includes a bottom, a top opposing the bottom, and a plurality of sides extending from the bottom to the top. The bottom, the top and the plurality of sides define an enclosure. The container includes a partition panel extends from a first one of the plurality of sides to a second one of the plurality of sides thereby dividing the enclosure into a first chamber and a second chamber. The container further includes a pass-through opening in the partition panel configured to permit flow of contents from the second chamber into the first chamber. The container also includes a pour spout configured to permit egress of the contents from the first chamber out of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Pakaging Corporation of AmericaInventors: Rory I. Wilson, Marcus Humphrey
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Publication number: 20140183225Abstract: A beverage container includes a primary reservoir adapted to hold a first fluid and a storage compartment located external to the primary reservoir. The primary reservoir is accessible through an opening for filling the primary reservoir with the first fluid and for consuming the first fluid. The beverage container further includes a coupler attached to a wall that defines at least a portion of the storage compartment. The coupler is adapted to mate with a portion of a peripheral container so that the peripheral container is securely housed in the storage compartment. The peripheral container holds a second fluid having a composition that is different from a composition of the first fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Lawrence William Wales, Joseph Donald Farrell
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Patent number: 8757405Abstract: A bottle liner or insert for administering at least two different liquids to a feeding child, includes a first reservoir of polymer fabric, the reservoir comprising two walls sealed together at their mutual bottom and sides and having an open top and flaps extending from both walls at the top of said first reservoir; a sheet of polymer fabric having a smaller area than either wall of said first reservoir, the sheet sealingly anchored to the inside of either wall such that the sheet and inner wall together form a second reservoir extending to and open at its top, the sheet also having a flap extending from its wall at the top; and a valve in fluid communication with and disposed between the first and second reservoirs.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: DrinkNRinse, LLCInventor: Sharon L. Snyder
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Publication number: 20140166155Abstract: A repair device and method comprising a canister having an internal cavity, an input connecting valve, an output connecting valve, and an output hose for purposes of inflating a pneumatic device such as a flat tire. The utility of this device is as a readily available bridge to connect a deflated tire with any available air source such as an inflated tire. A sealing mixture may be stored in the internal cavity of the canister for injection into a leaking or flat tire to effect repairs by sealing any leaks. When attached between an inflated tire and a flat tire, the sealing mixture is injected into the flat tire by the pressure of the inflated tire and the flat tire may then be inflated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2011Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Paasch Products, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Paasch
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Patent number: 8740110Abstract: An apparatus for delivering a volatile material in a continuous manner is disclosed. The apparatus includes a delivery engine having a reservoir for containing a volatile material; a rupturable substrate secured to the reservoir; a rupture element positioned adjacent to the rupturable substrate; and a breathable membrane enclosing the reservoir, rupturable substrate and rupture element. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a housing having a notch for compressing the rupture element and breaching the rupturable substrate as it is inserted into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Jason John Olchovy, Scott Kendyl Stanley, James Douglas Still, Walter Sordo, Stefano Deflorian, Cedric Morhain
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Patent number: 8733578Abstract: A dual-chambered beverage container in the form of a shot glass. The interior of the glass is bisected via a hinged divider flap, creating two separate chambers within the glass. The upper chamber holds a first beverage, preferably a shot of hard liquor, while the bottom chamber holds a volume of a second beverage, such as soda or juice. When the shot glass is in a resting position, the divider flap is closed, segregating the beverages in their respective chambers. A user begins to drink the first beverage, the hinged diver flap will slowly swing open, allowing the second beverage to flow out of the bottom chamber, through the upper chamber, and into the user's mouth. Thus the user experiences the taste of the shot of hard liquor only briefly before consuming the chaser beverage.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Inventor: Paul Michaels
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Patent number: 8684219Abstract: A tank for holding liquid having internal partitions. The partitions have enlarged bottom ends fillable with liquid and restable on the bottom wall of the tank to limit sideways movement of the partitions. The partitions are mounted to the tank only above the liquid within the tank by a channel that loosely receives the top ends of the partition.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Advantage Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Ronald A. Wolfe, Andrew J. Sander
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Patent number: 8678224Abstract: An insert for a receptacle intended to contain a concentrated product in solid or liquid form includes a main part (1) formed by a base (2) extended on the edge by a wall (3) perpendicular to the base, with an opening (4) formed in the base. A receptacle with such an insert is also provided. In order to enable emptying the receptacle entirely without leaving dead spaces in which the products to be solubilized may accumulate, the face of the base (2) intended to be in the receptacle after assembly is concave at the opening, so that the opening is at the bottom of a trough (6). This avoids corners in which the liquid would not circulate sufficiently, and prevents solid product from accumulating elsewhere than in the trough, so that it is always subjected to the flow of liquid.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbHInventors: Francois Dumont D'Ayot, Paul Gastauer, Philippe Laffay
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Patent number: 8672176Abstract: An apparatus for holding a beverage includes a base, a frame, and a plurality of biasing members. The base includes at least one inner region and at least one outer region for collecting moisture. The frame is configured to be supported by the base and to receive drinking vessels of varying sizes and configurations. The plurality of biasing members are detachably coupled to the frame and form with the frame an inner cavity of varying capacity for supporting a drinking vessel. The capacity of the inner cavity is adaptively configured when a portion of the drinking vessel is received in the inner cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Souksomboun Sayasithsena
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Patent number: 8668107Abstract: A modular recycling unit comprises a support for supporting a first container. The first container is tiltable between a first position where the interior of the container is accessible and a second position where the interior of the container is inaccessible. The first container is freely removable from the support. A second container is supported on the support such that it is in a stacked relationship relative to the first container. The second container is freely removable from the support.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Rubbermaid IncorporatedInventors: Nicholas Decker, Bradley Hooley, David McNamara
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Publication number: 20140061200Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid container. The liquid container includes a container portion, a supply opening through which the liquid inside the container portion is supplied outside of the liquid container, and a detection member for detecting an amount of the liquid in the container portion. The container portion is partitioned into a first, second, third, and fourth chambers, which are downstream from each other in this order with respect to flow of the liquid from the container portion toward the supply opening. The fourth container chamber is inside the third container chamber, but partitioned from the third container chamber by a first sheet member. The detection member is inside the fourth container chamber. The method includes forming an injection opening in communication with the container portion at the fourth container chamber or downstream from the fourth container chamber and injecting liquid into the injection opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Taku Ishizawa, Hiroyuki Kawate, Hiroshi Nose
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Patent number: 8662351Abstract: A secondary container assembly includes a skirt configured to securely and removably engage the rim of a beverage can. The secondary container includes a secondary compartment holding a secondary liquid. A primary flow channel extends through the secondary container to provide a fluid flow path from the open beverage can to an outlet of the secondary container. A plurality of mixing apertures provide fluid communication ports between the secondary compartment and the primary flow channel, allowing the secondary liquid to mix with beverage from the can in the primary flow channel. A vent tube prevents a vacuum from forming that would otherwise impede flow of the secondary liquid into the primary flow channel. A removable seal covers the outlet and mixing ports. A threaded lid holds the seal in place.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Inventor: Fadi Kalaouze
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Publication number: 20140054294Abstract: A packaging for filling products capable of flowing and pouring, with a metering device for removing the filling product in portions comprises a main chamber for storing the filling product, a metering chamber, which is connected to the main chamber by a first channel, to provide filling product portions, and a second channel leading from the metering chamber to a dispensing opening and crossing the first channel, the main chamber, the metering chamber and the two channels being formed in a tube-like manner from a film-like, flexible packaging material and being limited by an arrangement of surface regions of packaging material abutting one another and connected to one another by sealing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen LTdInventors: Martin Rothenbühler, Vitor Mota