Patents Assigned to B&G International, Inc.
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Patent number: 9396670Abstract: A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has an annular bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck where the bearing surface of the strap is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Patent number: 8453937Abstract: Disclosed herein is a security hang tag that includes a body, a head and a strap. The body includes a head-receiving compartment defining a circumferentially-extending flange. The head includes a circumferentially-extending lip to engage the flange, capturing the lip within the compartment such that the head is rotatably secured to the body. The head has a first strap-receiving channel including a first locking shoulder and a second strap-receiving channel including a second locking shoulder. The strap has first and second ends and includes a first cavity at the first end and a second cavity at the second end. The first end is configured for insertion within the first strap-receiving channel until the first cavity engages the first locking shoulder and the second end is configured for insertion within the second strap-receiving channel until the second cavity engages the second locking shoulder.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: B&G International Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Jake Strassburger
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Patent number: 8432286Abstract: A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck. The bearing surface of at least one of the strap and the housing is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Patent number: 7928849Abstract: The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore
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Publication number: 20110074583Abstract: A device supports an electronic tag to extending neck of a bottle where the extending neck includes a perimetrical undercut thereabout. The device includes a housing formed of a pair of matable housing portions for attachment about the neck of the bottle. At least one of the housing portions supports an electronic tag. A rim portion is formed on each housing portion. The rim portions are mutually aligned. The rim portions form a housing rim which is seatable in the undercut of the neck to prevent longitudinal movement of the mated housing portions along the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Patent number: 7893838Abstract: The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore
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Publication number: 20110017835Abstract: The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: B&G INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore
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Patent number: 7830264Abstract: The present invention provides a removable electronic tag housing. The housing includes a base for supporting the electronic tag. A cover is removably attachable to the base and defines between the cover and the base a passageway for accommodating an elongate member. The base includes a deflectable latch for locking engagement with the cover. The cover includes an access opening adjacent the latch for insertion of a removal tool thereinto to release the latch permitting detachment of the cover from the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventor: Alex Tetiyevsky
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Publication number: 20100253524Abstract: A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck. The bearing surface of at least one of the strap and the housing is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Patent number: 7804408Abstract: The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: B & G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore
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Patent number: 7804405Abstract: An overcap structure supports an electronic tag on a container cap. The overcap structure includes an overcap for supporting the electronic tag where the overcap is rotatably positionable about the cap of the container. The overcap includes a planar upper surface and depending annular skirt having an inwardly directed lip for positioning beneath the cap. The overcap is formed of mating components which are attachable about the cap preventing nondestructible detachment of the overcap from the container cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Michael Norman, Chester Kolton, Robert Whittemore
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Publication number: 20100133224Abstract: A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has an annular bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck where the bearing surface of the strap is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Publication number: 20100107708Abstract: A boot is positionable about a rotatable wheel having an axle extending therefrom. A pair of mating components include interconnecting elements for attaching the elements about the wheel preventing non-destructible detachment of the mating components. Flanges extend from the mating components to prevent attempts to rotate the boot about the wheel. The flanges which support the interconnecting elements are frangibly removable from the body to permit destructible detachment of the mating components from the wheel. The boot may support an electronic tag such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: B&G International, IncInventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman
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Publication number: 20100085191Abstract: A device supports an electronic tag to extending neck of a bottle where the extending neck includes a perimetrical undercut thereabout. The device includes a housing formed of a pair of matable housing portions for attachment about the neck of the bottle. At least one of the housing portions supports an electronic tag. A rim is formed on each housing portion. The rim portions are mutually engageable and align to form a perimetrical rim. The perimetrical rim of the housing is seatable in the undercut of the neck to prevent longitudinal movement of the mated housing portions along the neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Alex Tetiyevsky
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Publication number: 20100038431Abstract: Disclosed herein is a security hang tag that includes a body, a head and a strap. The body includes a head-receiving compartment defining a circumferentially-extending flange. The head includes a circumferentially-extending lip to engage the flange, capturing the lip within the compartment such that the head is rotatably secured to the body. The head has a first strap-receiving channel including a first locking shoulder and a second strap-receiving channel including a second locking shoulder. The strap has first and second ends and includes a first cavity at the first end and a second cavity at the second end. The first end is configured for insertion within the first strap-receiving channel until the first cavity engages the first locking shoulder and the second end is configured for insertion within the second strap-receiving channel until the second cavity engages the second locking shoulder.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Jake Strassburger
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Publication number: 20100019909Abstract: An electronic tag housing which may be secured to variously configured containers, such as containers having curved surfaces. The housing could have a base and a cover overlying the base for support of a tag therebetween. A flexible suction cup is secured to the base, the suction cup has an upper surface and an opposed lower suction surface for suction attachment to the article surface. An adhesive is applied to the lower suction surface for additional attachment to the suction cup to the curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Applicant: B&G INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Norman, Chester Kolton, Jacob Strassburger
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Patent number: 7412857Abstract: An electronic marker device affixes a fishing rod to a fishing reel. The device includes a marker housing having a base and a cover to wrap around an arm of a fishing reel and enclose a foot of the reel and a rod of a fishing rod thereby preventing removal of the fishing reel from the fishing rod. The marker housing also supports an electronic marker so as to deter unauthorized removal of the rod and reel combination. The marker may be preferably an electronic article surveillance (EAS) marker.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: B&G International, Inc.Inventors: Chester Kolton, Michael Norman, Robert Whittemore