Patents Examined by Andrew T Kirsch
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Patent number: 11352184Abstract: A container is configured so that a bottom section has a ground contact section provided to the outer periphery of a body section, and a raised bottom section provided inside the ground contact section and deformed in accordance with a change in inner pressure; the raised bottom section is provided with an upper surface section provided at the center, and a connection section which connects the upper surface section and the ground contact section; the connection section is formed so that, when the inner pressure is normal pressure, the upper surface section-side end of the connection section is positioned closer to a neck section than the ground contact section-side end of the connection section; and at least the connection section of the bottom section is provided with a reinforcement section which extends in the radial direction of the bottom section and reinforces the bottom section.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Yukihiro Uehara
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Patent number: 11345509Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compartment system for storing and organizing various items and objects. The compartment system includes an exemplary divider which fits within pre-existing boxes and separates the same into various storage compartments. The divider is generally made of one or more sidewalls, one or more transverse divider walls, and optionally one or more axial divider walls. Methods of forming the exemplary dividers are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Youfang Xu, Jensen Tuen, Daniel Perella, Benjamin Hietanen, Ashlee Hientanen, Zhenghong Li, Ziyu Duan
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Patent number: 11338071Abstract: A fluid medical waste canister has interior surfaces that are exposed only to compressive stresses when a vacuum is applied, thereby eliminating the potential for environmental stress cracking. The canister is compatible with medical procedures that generate fluids having high fat/lipid content, such as liposuction procedures. The canister avoids certain stress concentration distributions that cause cracks to close onto themselves, which can cause one or more pieces of the canister wall to rupture into its interior volume. Because the canister is designed to avoid conditions that initiate canister implosion during liposuction procedures, low-cost polystyrene may be used as a waste canister material for such procedures.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Denis Jardret, Walter Cleveland Cowart, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: 11325752Abstract: A bottle cap is disclosed. The bottle cap includes a cap body having a cover plate and a cylinder part integral with the cover plate. A stopper member protrudes from an inner surface of the cover plate. The stopper member includes a sealing part supported by a support structure integral with the cover plate. An annular guiding plate protrudes from a sidewall surface of the cylinder part and is inclined toward the stopper member to engage with the sealing part.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takihiko Satonaka
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Patent number: 11325750Abstract: A container for storing at least one personal care item includes a base plate and well. The base plate defines an aperture and has top and bottom surfaces. The well passes through the aperture and has: an open top portion and a closed bottom portion collectively defining a chamber accessible through the top portion, a seat abutting the bottom surface, and a flange overlying a portion of the base plate. A cap is removably secured atop the chamber and abuts the flange such that the flange seals between the cap and the base plate when the cap is secured atop the chamber. The well has an uppermost point and a lowermost point and a height defined therebetween, and the lowermost point is collapsible toward the uppermost point to a maximum distance of: at least forty percent of the height and no more than sixty percent of the height.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Pak Products, LLCInventor: Kate Westad
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Patent number: 11319110Abstract: A linkable child-proof safety container that includes corresponding slide locks.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Chubby Gorilla, Inc.Inventor: Ibrahiem H. Aboabdo
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Patent number: 11312557Abstract: A container is provided with a body portion. The body portion includes a first vacuum panel, a second vacuum panel, a third vacuum panel, a first diagonal column between the first vacuum panel and the second vacuum panel, and a second diagonal column between the second vacuum panel and the third vacuum panel. The second vacuum panel and the third vacuum panel are oriented in opposite directions. In response to a change in an internal container pressure, the body portion flexes at the first vacuum panel such that a surface of the first vacuum panel increases in concavity in response to an increasing pressure change.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Michael Andrew Lohmeier, Toby Richard David Wingfield, Lori Evans Bartman, Robert Jon Groll
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Patent number: 11312562Abstract: A heat insulating container includes a bottom box and a surrounding wall surrounding the bottom box. A top portion of the bottom box is open and connected with the surrounding wall. An inner space of the surrounding wall is connected with an inner space of the bottom box, an opening is defined by a top edge of the surrounding wall, a handle portion is downward extended from an external surface of a junction between the bottom box and the surrounding wall, the handle portion and the bottom box are arranged at interval and a rubber strip is arranged wrapping the handle portion. Thereby the user is avoided from directly contacting with the bottom box. Therefore, the heat insulating container could be immediately taken out of a microwave oven after heater by the microwave oven.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: FREE-FREE INDUSTRIAL CORPInventor: Sheng-Yu Liu
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Patent number: 11286104Abstract: Containers for holding particulate materials are provided. The containers may be formed from molded pulp. The containers may included molded pulp shaped or threaded features formed integrally on the container that may aid in providing closure to the device. The containers may optionally include a fitment and/or liner, or may be free of fitments and liners. The containers may optionally have inner load bearing members. The containers may be stackable.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: ECO.LOGIC BRANDS INC.Inventors: Julie Corbett, Robert Watters, Romeo Graham, Michael Sirois, Glenn May
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Patent number: 11254470Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for covering containers are disclosed herein. Embodiments thereof include a cover member, a support assembly, and a retainer assembly. The cover member having each of top and bottom edges and first and second lateral sides, together defining a cover member body having upper, middle, and lower portions. The cover member is configured both to be supported by a container and to adjustably wrap around at least a portion of the container to conceal the portion from a point of view. The support assembly is configured both to removably attach the cover member to the container and to adjust a vertical position of the cover member relative to the container, thereby positioning the cover member at the container, allowing adjustment of the cover member's tautness around the container. The retainer assembly is configured to secure and to adjust and maintain the cover member's tautness around the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventors: Kevin Patrick McNamara, James Edward Hangge
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Patent number: 11235907Abstract: A storage container having a base storage compartment configured to receive a divider by which the storage compartment is divided into two or more sub-compartments, wherein divider comprises one or more engagement features for selectively engaging with the storage container, the storage container further having a retainer lid configured to retain a divider within an engagement surface of the storage container.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Inventor: Jeanne Workman
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Patent number: 11230433Abstract: An automatic, roll-top waste container with a spring-activated lid includes a receptacle, a flexible lid, a sleeve, a retraction mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The receptacle has curved corners that prevent a trash bag from tearing while being loaded and unloaded. The flexible lid is slidably engaged over an opening of the receptacle. In the open position, the retraction mechanism retracts the flexible lid into the sleeve for storage and safe-keeping. To close the receptacle, a user must manually pull the flexible lid out of the sleeve and engage the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is operatively coupled onto a front wall of the receptacle. In the engaged position, the locking mechanism prevents the flexible lid from retracting into the sleeve. The user can disengage the locking mechanism to allow the flexible lid to retract back into the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Inventor: Dennis Ferrara
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Patent number: 11225365Abstract: The embodiments provide a container (40) of the type to hold fresh food or produce. Container (40) has a base (42) and a lid (44) moveable with respect to the base (42) between an open position and a closed position. The lid (44) has a planar area (54). The base has a second planar area (56). In the closed position, the first planar (54) and the second planar area (56) include a substantially flat area suitable for receipt of an adhesive membrane, such as a self-adhesive label. The substantially flat area includes an edge (55) of the first planar area (54) and at least part of the second planar area (56).Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Inventor: Maurice Joseph Paul Tabone
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Patent number: 11225635Abstract: Beverage containers are provided for storing liquid contents. In various embodiments, containers are provided with devices and means for allowing a controlled ingress or oxygen or similar material to the container contents. In preferred embodiments, devices and methods for storing wine are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: BALL CORPORATIONInventors: Erik E. Gatewood, John L. Siles
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Patent number: 11214398Abstract: A flexible liner is provided for insertion into and containment within a bottle that has a neck portion with an upper edge. The flexible liner has a flexible hollow body formed of silicone, wherein the flexible hollow body has a neck portion that terminated in a lip at a top edge of the flexible hollow body for placement above the upper edge of the bottle.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventor: John Spaccarelli
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Patent number: 11208237Abstract: A container for selective display is an apparatus enabling users to store perishable items under controlled conditions. The apparatus includes a display container and an obstruction mechanism. The display container includes an open container end, a closed container end, a lateral wall, a window, and a sealing lid. The display container is designed to store the items under ideal conditions and facilitates the monitoring and control of the conditions inside the display container. The obstruction mechanism maintains the interior of the display container sealed from exterior light. The open container end enables access to the contents inside the display container. The closed container end and the lateral wall form an enclosed storage space to hold the contents. The window enables the users to inspect the contents without opening the display container. The sealing lid hermetically seals the display container to maintain the ideal conditions for the contents to be preserved.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Inventor: Dwight Hendrickson
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Patent number: 11207244Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, and nipple. The nipple comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion allowing movement of the teat portion towards and away from the base portion. According to a second embodiment, a feeding bottle comprises a vessel, collar, nipple and handle portion removeably secured to the vessel by the collar. The invention includes a flexible region or regions to provide a more natural feeding by closely mimicking the human breast.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Mayborn (UK) LimitedInventors: Arnold Rees, Ian Webb, Mark Armstrong, Tom Cotton
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Patent number: 11198531Abstract: A resin made container includes a spout portion to/from which a cap can be attached/detached, a shoulder portion continuous with the spout portion, a body portion continuous with shoulder portion and a bottom portion continuous with body portion and disposed at a lowermost portion of the bottle. Bottom portion includes a bottom face which comes into contact with a disposing surface and a sloped portion extending with a slope from the bottom face to the body portion. At least a portion of a vertical cross sectional shape of the sloped portion is a linear portion or a curved portion which protrudes to the inner side of the container. An angle formed between the linear portion of sloped portion and disposing surface or an angle formed between a straight line interconnecting an upper end and a lower end of the curved portion and disposing surface ranges from 15 to 70 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Ayumu Kitagaki, Shinya Ito
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Patent number: 11192686Abstract: A box for packaging core samples from rock drilling is provided, used in particular in the field of mineral sampling from geological exploration activities for subsequent analysis. The box is defined by a structure formed by a single body produced by injection molding of a thermoplastic material which includes female fittings and male fittings for laterally interlocking the boxes, closing and locking devices for the cover on the box, anatomical transport handles, openings and channels for draining liquid fractions and texturing for identifying the collected samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Inventors: Flavio de Barros Ramos, Daniel Bortowski Carvalho
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Patent number: 11192289Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fuel tank is described herein. The method includes subsequent to molding of a housing of a fuel tank, positioning a strut inside the housing. The method additionally includes snap-fitting a flexible projection of the strut with a corresponding flange section in a first wall of the housing, the flange section surrounding an opening in the first wall of the housing and the flexible projection including a surface overlapping an interior surface of the flange section subsequent to the snap-fitting.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brian Aitken, Mark Bunge