Patents Examined by Anthony D. Stashick
  • Patent number: 11548720
    Abstract: A package comprising a plurality of disposable absorbent articles contained in an outer wrap is disclosed. The outer wrap is formed of a film having a thickness and has a path of scoring that partially but not completely penetrates the thickness, and defines a path of weakness in the film along which tear propagation is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Laveeta Joseph, William Winfield Cheeseman
  • Patent number: 11547519
    Abstract: An instrument tray is configured for use with surgical and/or other invasive or non-invasive medical procedures, such as in operating rooms or ICU rooms within a hospital, for example. The tray facilitates a safe transfer of instruments between a procedural team and performing the procedure. In an embodiment the surgical tray may be attached directly to the patient and/or patient's drapes so that the tray may rest upon the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Connected Rock, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Baradarian, Stephen Anthony Tunnell
  • Patent number: 11535445
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention are directed toward a folded carton (90) for holding a roll (R) of film web (F) such as catering foil and the like, having an integral feature (S1. S2) to assist with retention of the roll (R) of film web (F), to mitigate against the roll undesirably, inadvertently, falling out of the folding carton (90) during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: Jesus A. Padilla
  • Patent number: 11535432
    Abstract: Child resistant packaging for storing medicine or medicinal compositions that frustrates or prevents a child's attempts to access the contents while permitting an adult to easily open the packaging through a series of movements or steps in coordination or combination to readily access the contents. The child resistant packaging includes a housing component and an insert component that is configured to slideably interact with an interior space of the housing component between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: JohnsByrne Company
    Inventors: Michael Drosos, John Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11535425
    Abstract: A cooler is provided which has various improvements. The cooler may be a passive cooler or may be actively cooled for providing desirable cooling effects. The cooler may include an accessory system, for example, with bottle or can holders or a post holder which utilizes the weight of the cooler to support a sunshade. The accessory system may be positioned in various locations of the cooler, one location being in a recess which is utilized to open the cooler lid. The smart cooler may also comprise a cushion assembly which may be placed on an upper surface of the lid and may have straps to retain the cushion on the lid. The lid may be formed to accept and retain a cushion retaining feature so that the cushion does not excessively move from the top surface of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB
    Inventors: Joakim Ahlström, Samuele Meda
  • Patent number: 11535433
    Abstract: A container closure includes an outer cap, an inner cap, and a seal. The outer cap includes a top wall and an outer sidewall extending downward from the top wall. The inner cap is secured within the outer cap and includes a bottom wall and an inner sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The seal is secured to the inner cap and includes a seal sidewall and a rim extending inwardly from the seal sidewall. The seal sidewall sealingly engages the inner sidewall and the rim sealingly overlaps the bottom wall. The inner cap together with the seal define an air pathway in fluid communication between a space between the outer and inner caps and an air opening formed on the bottom wall of the inner cap and selectively covered by the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Shelley Palazzolo, Adam Zagorsky, Jarett Volkoff
  • Patent number: 11523696
    Abstract: A portable food service assembly includes a plate non-threadedly attached to, and detached from, an optional support. The assembly includes eating utensils and accessories, and can readily be carried by an individual from one place to another with one hand, and can be readily supported and held without tipping on a support surface, including in a compartment of a cupholder. All the components of the assembly are disposable, biodegradable, and, if desired, reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventor: Leonid Shendelman
  • Patent number: 11517088
    Abstract: A four-way stretch fabric case for storing a pair of goggles, the case having a hinged internal frame positioned inside a body portion and a cover portion. The internal frame is comprised of a cover frame sized and shaped to hingeably cover the body and further formed with a coupling point, a vertical leg and an open to load hinge affixed to both the cover frame and the vertical leg. A spring loaded release mechanism affixed to a lower end of the vertical leg is comprised of a post with a spring at its upper end and a hook at its lower end, with a release cord affixed to its lower end. The hook is adapted to disengage the coupling point by pulling the cord and moving the hook to allow the cover to hinge open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Ralph S. Carratura
  • Patent number: 11514822
    Abstract: A product display in accordance with the present disclosure includes a display header and a product-support structure. The display header is coupled to the product-support structure for showing product indicia related to products stored in the product-support structure to a customer at a retail location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK CONTAINER, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Ertl, Jeffrey P. Pratsch, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11503805
    Abstract: The silent pet treats dispenser has a bottom wall with a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall is provided with an aperture. A closure attaches to a top end of the sidewall and has a flange extending inside of the container. The flange has an aperture with the same size and shape as the aperture in the container sidewall. The closure can be silently rotated from a first position where the aperture in the flange aligns with the aperture in the sidewall to a second position where the apertures are not aligned. In the first position, the aperture in the sidewall is closed, preventing dispensing of the contents of the container. A tab extends from the flange and through the aperture in the sidewall to facilitate movement of the closure from the first position to the second open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Valerie W. Perlowitz
  • Patent number: 11504843
    Abstract: A flexible magnetic socket holder is disclosed having a flexible elongated strip having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The top wall has a plurality of posts each adapted to receive a socket and having an opening on each side of the posts for exposing a magnet. The bottom wall has a retaining member extending downwardly from the bottom wall and adapted to receive the magnet. The first side wall and the retaining member have an opening adapted to receive the magnet and retain the magnet by friction fit. The second side wall is adapted to retain the magnet in the retaining member. The magnet is inserted in the retaining member through the opening in the first side wall and the retaining member. The top wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically hold the sockets at each post and the bottom wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically attach to different shaped ferrous surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Cacciabeve
  • Patent number: 11505377
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure (101) for a container neck comprises a first portion (105, 106), a second portion (102, 104) comprising a window (103) through which a view of the first portion is visible, a locking mechanism, and an RFID device (107) associated with the first portion (105, 106). The second portion (102, 104) is rotatable relative to the first portion (105, 106) upon first opening of the tamper-evident closure (101) from a first position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a first relative relation and the RFID device (107) is aligned with the window (103) and is readable, to a second position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a second relative relation and the RFID device (107) is masked by the second portion (102, 104) and is not readable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: GCL International S.A.R.L
    Inventors: Alexander Donald Meiklem Mcpherson, Marco Antonelli
  • Patent number: 11505374
    Abstract: A child resistant maze type container system is disclosed. The system includes a cylindrical container member that includes a plurality of mazes thereon. A closure member includes studs for engaging the mazes and to releasably secure the closure to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mazetech, LLC
    Inventors: Barry A Goldberg, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11498294
    Abstract: A kit for repairing material includes an external packaging defining an interior cavity and a repair packet inside the interior cavity. The repair packet includes a delivery layer, a frame positioned on the delivery layer, the frame being more rigid than the delivery layer and a repair material adhesively located on a first surface of the delivery substrate. A sacrificial layer is juxtaposed with the repair material such that the repair material is sandwiched between the delivery layer and the applicator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Anthony Scaturro
  • Patent number: 11497203
    Abstract: A fishing tackle box having removable tray. The box is designed to prevent the contents of the removable tray from becoming dislodged and mixed together if the box is dropped or tipped over while it is closed. In one embodiment, the tackle box comprises a base portion, a lid portion pivotally connected to the base portion, and a removable tray that includes a plurality of open compartments suitable for storing fishing items. A removable cover member rests on top of the removable tray, thereby covering each of the compartments and preventing their contents from becoming dislodged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Pure Fishing, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron Kaihara, Holly Hansen
  • Patent number: 11497286
    Abstract: Disclosed is a jewelry holder for holding engagement rings and other jewelry while the user is working out or doing other manual tasks with their hands. In some examples, the jewelry holder may be a wristband, ankleband, or hairband with a zipper pocket for safely enclosing a ring while performing physical activity that requires the hands. The holder may be made of a double sided material that includes a soft side that lines the inside of the pocket to prevent scratching to the jewelry. In some examples, the holder may be a wristband made from two pieces of fabric stitched together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: 1276046 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Rachel Parr, Niki Leah Cordell, Molly Elizabeth Rymarz, Jessie Fazio Kochalski
  • Patent number: 11492172
    Abstract: A collapsible container for receiving delivery packages is disclosed herein. The collapsible container comprises a bottom, and collapsible front and rear walls. Further, the collapsible container comprises sidewalls mounted to the front wall and the rear wall. Each of the sidewalls comprises a rail. Additionally, the collapsible container comprises an elongated rod slidable along the rails. The collapsible container comprises a top cover mounted to the rear wall. The top cover comprises a hook and an electronic keypad electronically mounted to the hook. The front wall and the rear wall are collapsed and the sidewalls and the top cover are placed over the front wall and the rear wall to form a flat structure such that the collapsible container can be used as a floor mat. The collapsible container provides an efficient and easy to use method for a user to secure delivery packages to their front porch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Roberto Izquierdo
  • Patent number: 11486427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a latch mechanism configured to secure two bodies together by simply placing one body on top of the other and applying moderate downward pressure to the top body. The latch mechanism includes a housing and a latch partially disposed within the housing. The latch includes a main body, and a primary hook and an opposing secondary hook both extending from the main body. The latch is configured to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the primary hook is not obscured by the housing. In the second position, the primary hook is substantially obscured by the housing. The latch mechanism also includes a bias configured to bias the latch toward its first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Stanley Works Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Danny Baruch, Lev Adin
  • Patent number: 11484436
    Abstract: A sexual accessory pack comprising a transparent or translucent sterile ring pack including a penile ring enclosed therein by a releasable film having a pull tab, where the ring pack is removably attached to the outer surface of a condom pack to provide integral packaging of sexual accessories. One or more sexual accessory packs are packaged in an at least partially transparent or translucent retail, such as a transparent or translucent window, to allow purchasers to visually access various characteristics of the packaged penile rings, such as style, shape and size, prior to completing a purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Dean John Christopoul
  • Patent number: 11479405
    Abstract: A liquid product storage and delivery system is provided. The liquid product storage and delivery system includes a storage tank and a liquid bladder supported inside of the storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC
    Inventors: Greggory Sauder, Timothy Sauder, Nowell Moore