Patents Examined by Andrew T Kirsch
  • Container for transport and storage of food products
    Patent number: 10737867
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing compostable food containers which preserve the quality of a food product for an extended duration of time, and which optionally allow for cooking of the food product therein. In some implementations, the food containers are sturdy, stackable, insulating, and require minimal or no manual labor to assemble. In some implementations, the food container includes a base and a cover which cooperate to form a closed chamber for supporting, protecting, insulating and optionally cooking a food product, such as a pizza. The base and cover may each be formed of a single layer of material including, but not limited to, molded sugarcane fiber (“bagasse”), molded wood fiber, molded bamboo fiber, molded paper or plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ZUME, INC.
    Inventors: Casper W. Chiang, Douglas J. Minkler, Julia Collins, Alexander John Garden, Chester Wajda
  • Fuel pump cover
    Patent number: 10731612
    Abstract: A fuel pump cover includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The first cover member has an attachment flange configured to attach to a surface of a fuel tank, a cover part coupled to the attachment flange and configured to cover a first fuel pump outlet to a fuel pump, and an attachment feature. The second cover member is configured to be removably attached to the attachment feature, and configured to cover a second fuel pump outlet to the fuel pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Teresa Aponte Hernandez, Takayuki Fuwa
  • Fuel cap
    Patent number: 10723223
    Abstract: A closure system including a filler neck, a guide socket arranged inside the filler neck, a closure cap to be introduced between the filler neck and the guide socket and which is fastenable to the filler neck and an annular seal to be received in an annular groove of the closure cap and which is secured to an inner face of the filler neck. The annular seal is arranged between the filler neck and the guide socket such that a nozzle placed between the filler neck and the guide socket does not reach thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA STEYR FUEL SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Ralf Malskorn
  • Bottle housing
    Patent number: 10717575
    Abstract: A bottle housing, bottle housing structure and system for use is disclosed. The bottle housing includes a first member having a top, a first end, and a second end. The bottle housing also includes a second member having a top, a first end, and a second end. The second member is coupled to the first member along respective first ends. The first member and the second member are transitionable between an open position and a closed position. The first member and the second member define a housing cavity when in the closed position. The first member and the second member are configured to house a bottle body in the housing cavity. Respective tops of the first member and the second member are configured to surround a portion of a bottle neck when in the closed position. The bottle housing is configured to receive at least one component therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: PROFESSIONAL DISPOSABLES INTERNATIONAL. INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Schiering, Howard I. Moed, Thomas A. Klos
  • Beverage container insulator
    Patent number: 10717587
    Abstract: A beverage container insulator for accommodating and completely enclosing a beverage container. The insulator has a base element and a cover element, each of which has an interior cavity. The base element and the cover element can be arranged in an assembled state, in which the beverage container is accommodated within the interior cavities, and an interconnected state which couples the base and the cover elements to each other. The cover element includes an insert having an outer diameter that corresponds to an inner diameter of the base element such that when the insert is inserted into the base element, the base element and insert of the cover engage each other with an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: TARBUTTON TRUMP REAL ESTATE LLC
    Inventor: Charles S. Tarbutton
  • Base for hot-fill plastic containers
    Patent number: 10710765
    Abstract: A base structure for a blow-molded container having an annular sidewall and a central longitudinal axis, the base structure comprising: a bottom portion; an annular support heel positioned between the sidewall and the bottom portion, wherein the annular support heel is angled inwardly at an angle ? of from about 15° to about 65° relative a plane extending from the sidewall; and a plurality of partial sphere structures on the annular support heel and extending beyond the bottom portion thus forming a contact surface supporting the container, and wherein the blow-molded container comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin and polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Michael P. Wurster
  • Soft core bottle
    Patent number: 10710772
    Abstract: A soft core bottle includes a bottle housing and a liner. The liner includes a first bottle opening and a first bottle body. The first bottle body is made of a soft material. The bottle housing is made of a hard material. The liner is attached to the bottle housing via the first bottle opening in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Xing, Ningning Li, Lei Zhang
  • Nested insulated packaging
    Patent number: 10710790
    Abstract: A nested insulated packaging assembly includes: an outer box including an outer top side wall, an outer bottom side wall, and a plurality of outer lateral side walls; an inner box received in the outer box, the inner box including an inner top side wall, an inner bottom side wall, and a plurality of inner lateral side walls; a first thermal liner contacting a one of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a one of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box; and a second thermal liner contacting a second of the outer lateral side walls of the outer box and a second of the inner lateral side walls of the inner box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yavuz Aksan, Joshua David Kayne
  • Insulated enclosure for recessed light fixture
    Patent number: 10697618
    Abstract: A blank for an enclosure for a recessed light fixture in an attic comprises a sheet of a thermally resistant material subdivided into a plurality of square panels by living hinges. The panels are foldable to provide a housing for the recessed light fixture. A package of blanks is constituted by a pair of such sheets, each sheet having a panel pivoted against an adjacent panel of same sheet in a back-to-back relationship when the sheets are juxtaposed relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jerrold R. Zich, Clifford R. Jackson, Jr., Brett T. Jackson, Ryan C. Jackson
  • Cooperating tank and rack superstructure
    Patent number: 10696154
    Abstract: A cooperating rack structure comprising at least two modules affixed to legs and a method of reduced weight vertical storage of fuel tanks for use in motor vehicles wherein the fuel tanks form a cooperating portion of the rack superstructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Quantum Fuel Systems LLC
    Inventors: Mark Arold, Joseph Hudak, Christopher Jaeger, Tae Kim, Derrin Olischefski
  • Condiment packet holder
    Patent number: 10689188
    Abstract: A holder for a single-serving condiment packet that allows an opened packet to maintain an upright position without spilling its inner contents and also without having the opening of the open packet touch any part of the holder. The single-serving condiment packet holder has a thin three-dimensional cavity which is defined by one or more internal sidewalls. The holder may also have sidewalls, a base side, and a top side that is any geometric shape. A clip may be used to suspend the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BOSCAL, LLC
    Inventor: Amy Goldstein
  • Electrical device cover with hinge pin lock
    Patent number: 10681828
    Abstract: An electrical device cover assembly having a hinge pin lock is disclosed. The electrical device cover assembly comprises a base having at least a first base hinge aperture and a lid having at least a first lid hinge aperture. The lid is hingedly coupled to the base along an axis by at least a first pin coupled to both the first base hinge aperture and the first lid hinge aperture. The hinge pin lock comprises an opening sized to receive a portion of at least the first pin in a direction normal to the axis, and at least a first locking surface. The hinge pin lock is directly and releasably coupled to the first pin such that the first locking surface is between a first pin capture surface of the first pin and a head of the first pin. The electrical device cover assembly may further comprise a second pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein
  • Container, preform assembly and method and apparatus for forming containers
    Patent number: 10675783
    Abstract: Preform assembly for blow moulding a container, comprising at least a first and a second perform, wherein the first perform is positioned inside the second perform before blow moulding the performs into the container, wherein each perform has a body forming portion having a wall thickness of less than about 8 millimetres, preferably less than about 6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman, Pieter Gerard Witte
  • Delaminatable container
    Patent number: 10669059
    Abstract: A delaminatable container having excellent restorability of the outer shell shape, transparency, and heat resistance is provided. According to an exemplary aspect, a delaminatable container is provided that includes an outer layer and an inner layer, the inner layer delaminating from the outer layer and being shrunk with a decrease in contents, wherein the outer layer includes a propylene copolymer layer containing a random copolymer of propylene and another monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Eguchi, Shinsuke Taruno
  • Garage door storage system
    Patent number: 10667609
    Abstract: A garage door storage system which can be mounted on an interior surface of garage doors for securely storing various items or storage bins. A base bracket is connected to the interior of the garage door, and a mounting hanger is attached thereto for receiving and securing items or the storage bins thereon, even as the garage door transits between an up or down position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph Haines
  • Support apparatus for plate and beverage container
    Patent number: 10667635
    Abstract: A support apparatus for a plate and a beverage container is provided. The support apparatus allows a user to handle food, drink and a napkin, preferably in one hand, at a cocktail reception or other venue where the patrons stand and mingle. This allows the user to freely use his or her opposite hand for eating, drinking, greeting or gesturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Howley, Robert Kruckemeyer
  • Container, preform assembly and method and apparatus for forming containers
    Patent number: 10661481
    Abstract: Preform assembly (1) for blow moulding a container (20), comprising at least a first (2) and a second (3) preform, wherein the first preform (2) is positioned inside the second preform (3) before blow moulding the preforms into the container, wherein each preform has a body forming portion having a wall thickness of less than about 8 millimetres, preferably less than about 6 mm. A container blow moulded from the preform assembly and a method and an apparatus for forming the preform assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V.
    Inventors: Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman, Pieter Gerard Witte
  • Pressure reinforced plastic container and related method of processing a plastic container
    Patent number: 10661939
    Abstract: Exemplary hot-fillable plastic containers are disclosed. In some embodiments, the containers may include a threaded neck portion, a body portion, and a base portion including a standing surface and a movable element. In some embodiments, the moveable element may be arranged to be recessed either substantially above, or substantially below, the standing surface in an initial pre-filling position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CO2PAC Limited
    Inventors: David Murray Melrose, Paul Kelley, John Denner
  • Modular stackable enclosure system
    Patent number: 10666033
    Abstract: A modular stackable enclosure system is disclosed herein. The system includes a base structure including a cavity that includes a component mounting surface. The base structure also includes a plurality of modular ports configured to provide openings to the cavity. The base structure also includes a plurality of accessory mount interfaces, configured to receive a plurality of corresponding toolless-attachable accessory mounts. The system also includes a plurality of port plates, each configured to fit into a port of the plurality of modular ports. The system also includes a plurality of port plate attachments, each configured to fit into a corresponding port plate. The system also includes a cover, configurable to attach to the base structure, such that the cover is movable to cover or expose the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Suttle, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas B. Larsson
  • Gas tank and method of manufacturing gas tank
    Patent number: 10654226
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gas tank comprises: a step (a) of preparing a liner having a hollow cylindrical shape; a step (b) of forming a first layer by winding a first fiber bundle impregnated with resin around the liner; a step (c) of forming a second layer by winding a second fiber bundle impregnated with resin around the liner with the wound first fiber bundle in such a manner that portions of the second fiber bundle overlap each other in a direction parallel to a center axis of the liner; a step (d) of causing a section where the portions of the second fiber bundle overlap each other to get into the first layer; and a step (e) of curing the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Ueda, Katsuki Imai