Patents Examined by Andrew D Perreault
  • Patent number: 12150247
    Abstract: A base tape includes a tape main body including a pair of main surfaces opposed to each other and extending in a length direction with a longitudinal direction of the base tape being defined as the length direction and a direction of a short side being defined as a width direction, the tape main body including a plurality of component accommodation portions located at a predetermined distance from each other in the length direction, each of the plurality of component accommodation portions defining and functioning as an accommodation area of an electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12129075
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and extracting an edible substance includes a container including an opening at a first end of the container and an aperture disposed through a surface at a second end of the container, a platform disposed within an interior portion of the container and operable to maintain the edible substance, and a stem extending from a base to the aperture of the container, wherein the stem is operable to move through the aperture of the container, wherein the platform is operable to move from a first position in the interior portion of the container to a second position within the interior portion of the container in response to movement of the stem through the aperture of the container, and wherein, when the platform moves to the second position, the edible substance is positioned for removal from the platform and from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Ethyl Ambrosia LLC
    Inventors: DeAnna Bryant, Gill Martinez
  • Patent number: 12129101
    Abstract: A collapsible beverage insulator and methods of using the same are disclosed. The collapsible beverage insulator can have one or more collapsible zones, each of which can move between a collapsed state and an expanded state, optionally including partially collapsed states in-between. The collapsible beverage insulator can have a first end with a first opening sized to receive common beverage containers. The collapsible beverage insulator can be separated from the beverage container to be used in games. The collapsible beverage insulator can be tossed and the way the collapsible beverage insulator lands (e.g., on an end, on a particular end, or on its side) and how the collapsible zones collapse can be used to determine points to be awarded to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Sven Johnson
  • Patent number: 12103763
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a shipping and display box. In example embodiments, a shipping and display box includes a bottom panel, the bottom panel comprising a distal end wall at a distal end of the bottom panel and a proximal end tab at a proximal end of the bottom panel. In embodiments, the shipping and display box further includes a first side wall adjacent to and at an approximate right angle to the bottom panel at a first crease line. The shipping and display box further includes a top panel adjacent to and at an approximate right angle to the first side wall at a second crease line, the top panel comprising a proximal end wall at a proximal end of the top panel and a distal end tab at a distal end of the top panel. In embodiments, the shipping and display box further includes a second side wall adjacent to and at an approximate right angle to the top panel at a third crease line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jose Mata
  • Patent number: 12065282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transport container (1) having an interior (4) which is delimited by a container base (2) comprising guide receptacles and by a container cover (3) which is opposite the container base (2) and from which there project guide bodies (6) on the cover outer side (5) opposite the interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Entenfellner, Andreas Holzleithner
  • Patent number: 12053680
    Abstract: A golf equipment case and a golf marker adsorption structure are described, which are operable to adsorb a golf marker regardless of the type. The golf equipment case for housing golf equipment includes a marker adsorption part that adsorbs a golf marker, wherein the marker adsorption part comprises a pair of magnets and a support part that supports the magnets, and wherein the pair of magnets of the marker adsorption part is arranged adjacent to each other and have different magnetic poles facing the side where the golf marker is attracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: AQUA LLC
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kusumoto
  • Patent number: 12048397
    Abstract: A tissue holder includes a mounting bracket, a tube axle, a hanging rod, a cover plate, and a clamping driving mechanism. The tube axle is connected with the mounting bracket. The hanging rod is connected with the tube axle. The cover plate is pivotally mounted on the tube axle. The clamping driving mechanism is arranged between the tube axle and the cover plate. The clamping driving mechanism is configured to drive the cover plate to move toward a side of the hanging rod to clamp roll paper hung on the hanging rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: NANCHANG KOHLER LTD.
    Inventor: Kuihua Zhang
  • Patent number: 12030699
    Abstract: A cross-brace assembly for a package for a household appliance and method of assembling are provided. The cross-brace assembly can include a holder having a body having opposing first and second sides. The body includes first and second inner tabs that include first and second apertures, respectively. A first outer tab projects from the first side of the body, adjacent to the first inner tab, and a second outer tab projects from the second side of the body, adjacent to the second inner tab. A brace having opposing first and second ends can be received within the first and second apertures such that the first end of the brace is disposed adjacent the first outer tab and the second end of the brace is disposed adjacent the second outer tab to retain the brace relative to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Homprakash Hariharan, Jayakumar Jayabal, Sadasivam Narayanan
  • Patent number: 12029335
    Abstract: An eating utensil doubling as a plate and a bowl. A plate has a center, four quadrants, an outer plate edge and an underside. A perforation is formed through the plate extending from the center to the outer edge. Adhesive tape is secured to the underside, the tape including a receiving portion and spanning portion, the spanning portion being of a length substantially equal to the perforation and traveling adjacent to the perforation; and, the receiving portion disposed substantially perpendicular to the spanning portion, wherein upon one of the four quadrants being partially separated from the plate at the perforation to thereby form a quarter piece, the quarter piece can be folded and adhered to the receiving portion such that a cone-like bowl is formed from the plate. An accompanying generally rectangular strip forms the base of the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Volpe-Bonomo, Robert Volpe-Bonomo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12030708
    Abstract: A frame package including a back panel, an inside panel tab, a front panel, and an inside panel is provided. The inside panel tab extends from the back panel. The front panel extends from the back panel and defines a region to rest upon a corner portion of a frame. The inside panel extends from the front panel and includes an inside panel tab slot. The back panel, the front panel, and the inside panel are arranged with one another to fold about the corner portion of the frame and for the inside panel to extend through a frame opening such that the corner portion of the frame is covered by at least one of the back panel and the front panel. The inside panel tab is received within the inside panel tab slot to secure the back panel to the inside panel without an additional fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Ryan Martin, Earl David Forrest
  • Patent number: 12030691
    Abstract: A container system utilizing interlocking structural elements and magnetic attachment to facilitate modular assembly of one or more internal container sections for enhanced customizability and ease of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CHILOMA, LLC
    Inventor: John Toben
  • Patent number: 12018472
    Abstract: A kit, and an assembly formed with components of the kit, comprises a fitting for the top of a septic tank or water tank, one or more frusto-conical rings shaped to interconnect with an identical ring to form an undulating wall riser that extends upwardly from the tank top fitting, and a lid. The lid is shaped for multi-purpose use: closing off the opening of either the large end or the small end of a ring/riser—whichever is uppermost, or closing off the fitting when there is no riser. Joints between the rings of the riser, and between a ring/riser and the fitting of a tank, are held together by latching tabs and/or screws. A fitting may be integral with a tank top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Paul R Holbrook
  • Patent number: 12004560
    Abstract: A smoking storage device has an elongate housing with a top end and a bottom end, the top end having openings into a lighter receiving chamber, a pipe receiving chamber, and a smoking product receiving chamber, and wherein the bottom end is closed. The lighter receiving chamber is sized and shaped to receive a lighter, the pipe receiving chamber is adapted to receive and store an elongate smoking pipe, and the smoking product receiving chamber is adapted to receive and store a smoking product. An overcap is pivotally mounted adjacent the top end of the elongate rigid housing pivots between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Dan Beal
  • Patent number: 11993417
    Abstract: A multi-piece plastic tank is provided and includes a tank top section, wherein the tank top section defines a tank top opening surrounded by a top flange that extends along the length of the top flange, a tank bottom section having, wherein the tank bottom section defines a tank bottom opening surrounded by a bottom flange that extends along the length of the bottom flange, wherein the top flange and bottom flange are configured to be connected to form the multi-piece plastic tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul R. Holbrook
  • Patent number: 11970327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a packaging assembly that may include a blank for forming a corner lock. The blank for forming the corner lock may include a first body panel foldably connected to a side panel, a second body panel foldably connected to the side panel, where the first and second body panels may be foldable about the side panel to form a slot within the corner lock in an assembled position. The blank may further include a first and second locking panel foldably connected to the first body panel, and a third and fourth locking panel which may be foldably connected to the second body panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Veritiv Operating Company
    Inventor: Mark Rockers
  • Patent number: 11919673
    Abstract: A lift van crate formed as a rectilinear shaped compartment formed by a base; a first long wall having tabbed edges and a second long wall having tabbed edges, mounted to said base; a first short wall having tabbed edges and a second short wall having tabbed edges, mounted to said base, said first short wall and said second short wall having short wall receivers configured to receive at least one long wall interior tab of each of said respective adjacent first long wall and second long wall; a lid having an interior face and an exterior face, at least one lid receiver formed in said lid interior face, said lid configured to mount to each of said first long wall, second long wall, first short wall and said second short wall respectively by insertion of said tabbed edges into said at least one lid receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew James Austin, Chad Colin Cash
  • Patent number: 11912464
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a container with an increased movable range of an upper wall with respect to a side wall. According to the present disclosure provided is a container including a side wall, an upper hinge member, and an upper wall, wherein the upper hinge member and the side wall are connected rotatably around a first rotation axis, the upper hinge member and the upper wall are connected rotatably around a second rotation axis, and the first and second rotation axes are parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kouichiro Yoshida, Yoshitaka Matsubara, Teruhisa Hanafusa
  • Patent number: 11891210
    Abstract: A basket assembly having a main basket (1) and an extension part (2) and connecting posts (3). The main basket (1) has a basket base (4) and side walls (5) and socket recesses (6, 7) for the connecting posts (3) are formed in each case in the side walls (5) and in the extension part (2). The extension part (2) is fastened or is fastenable on the main basket (1), at a distance from the main basket (1), by the connecting posts (3) locked releasably in the socket recesses (6, 7), and the connecting posts (3) are each releasably locked or lockable in one of the socket recesses (6) of the side walls (5) of the main basket (1) by a twist lock (8), and are each releasably locked or lockable in one of the socket recesses (7) of the extension part (2) by a twist lock (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: FRIES Planungs—und Marketinggesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventors: Markus Grabher, Tobias Watzenegger
  • Patent number: 11877675
    Abstract: A support element (100, 200) for a timepiece (10) or a piece of jewellery including a receiving surface (111) configured to be at least partly in direct contact with the timepiece (10), or piece of jewellery, the support element (100, 200) including a peripheral portion (110) carrying the receiving surface (111), and a central portion (120, 220) formed by a block of material, the support element (100, 200) including an internal cavity (130, 230) forming a recess of the central portion (120, 220); the internal cavity defining a volume configured to receive and hold in position an object (140) inside the support element (100, 200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Gregory Kissling
  • Patent number: 11871823
    Abstract: A novel thermally insulated enclosure includes an insulated wall and a magnet assembly coupled thereto for mounting the insulated enclosure to ferromagnetic structures. In a particular embodiment, the magnet assembly includes a plurality of magnets coupled to the insulated wall. In another particular embodiment, the magnet assembly is a removable magnetic device that can be connected and disconnected from the insulated enclosure. In another particular embodiment, the magnet assembly is a removable magnet carrier that can be incorporated into the structure of the insulated enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Lewis William James, Jr.