Patents Examined by Blaine G Neway
  • Patent number: 12144340
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a biological tissue packaging system, as well as a transport system, and, in some embodiments, comprises a first package, a secondary package, and a tertiary package. Each of the first, second, and tertiary packages is sterilized prior to packaging of a biological tissue therein. The first package comprises a pouch, and a first tray and a first lid configured for removable snap-fit attachment to one another so as to form a clamshell container. The secondary package is configured to contain the first package and interlock therewith. The tertiary package is configured to contain the secondary package and interlock therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Abeona Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip B. Maples, Clarisse Rogat, William G. Teags
  • Patent number: 12134497
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a food packaging body including a tray and a lid located above the tray, and the tray has two or more downward recessed cavities, wherein the lid has upward protruding cavities which are less than the downward recessed cavities, and each of the upward protruding cavities is corresponding to the position of a downward recessed cavity. The present disclosure provides a combination packaging body including an outer packaging component, and at least one food packaging body according to the present disclosure is accommodated in the outer packaging component. The food packaging body of the present disclosure can achieve accommodation of foods of different sizes and types in one packaging body and/or three-dimensional and patchwork food display at different levels in one packaging body and can seal a part of the cavities according to the requirements of different food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Benjamin Chen, Shengchuan Li
  • Patent number: 12129077
    Abstract: A container and a method of holding an object in a container. A container includes an outer wall defining a cavity and having an opening to an outside of the container; and a holding device in the cavity and including a wall spaced apart from the outer wall and defining a gap therebetween for holding an object between the wall and the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Matthew J. Farruggio
  • Patent number: 12017831
    Abstract: A packaging container for a car floor mat including: a main body; at least one post member extending from the main body for supporting the car floor mat, and a securing arrangement releasably secured to the post member, the car floor mat being retained on the post member when the securing arrangement is secured to the post member, the car floor mat being removable from the packaging container when the securing arrangement is released from the post member, wherein the securing arrangement includes a catch supported on the main body by a hinged connection, the catch including a ring member for encircling the post member when engaging the post member, the ring member having an inwardly directed engagement member for engaging an overbite provided on the post member when the catch is hinged towards and interlocks with the post member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Custom Accessories Inc.
    Inventors: Giles Frederick Matthews, Nathanael Andrew Hunt, Warwick James Brown
  • Patent number: 11980267
    Abstract: A modular, insulated, configurable combination meal and to-go box for facilitating ecologically responsible and reusable storage and transport of food and other items, with a double-wall-construction lid and utensil tray, an insulated double-wall-construction base member having sidewalls and a base, a removable divider, and a removable flexible shuttle member with a shuttle member lid that can form three configurations: 1) within the double-wall-construction base member; 2) extended to substantially fill the insulated double-wall-construction base member; and 3) extended to any multiple volume shapes of the shuttle member and kept outside of the insulated double-wall-construction base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Inventor: Aaron Sewall
  • Patent number: 11976498
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11932477
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bag for storing quilts, afghans, linens, blankets, hand-made clothing and other hand-made items. The present invention is further directed to a novel method of folding the item using interior flaps to protect the item. The storage bag of this invention includes an outer layer comprising a breathable, non-woven material, an interior layer that prevents damaging the quilt, a non-snagging sliding fastener proving access to an interior of the bag, and one or more interior flaps to protect the folded item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Zaremski
  • Patent number: 11926448
    Abstract: A system of attachable walls includes first and second walls. Each such wall includes a first side having a base surface and a repeatable pattern. The repeatable pattern includes first, second, third, and fourth lateral segments. The second lateral segment includes a resilient first flange extending outward and a flexible finger extending outward. The flexible finger has a first side facing the resilient first flange, a second side, opposite the first, facing away from the resilient first flange and toward the first lateral segment, a first mating component positioned on the second side of the flexible finger, and a receptacle formed between the resilient first flange and the flexible finger. The fourth lateral segment includes a second flange extending away from the base surface of the first side. The second flange includes a second mating component positioned on a side of the second flange facing the third lateral segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Joel Karsten
  • Patent number: 11912469
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a cap comprising: a plane defining an opening and a slidable closure adapted and configured to seal the opening. The slidable closure includes: a projection extending above an external surface of the plane and a flexible seal coupled to the projection and located on an internal surface of the plane opposite the projection. The flexible seal includes: a connection portion coupled to the projection; a sealing portion having a profile that is complementary to a shape of the opening; and a flexible hinge adapted and configured to bias the sealing portion against the internal surface. Another aspect of the invention provides a container assembly including: a container and the cap as described herein coupled to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Cool Gear International, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Roth, Troy Kyle
  • Patent number: 11780645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery box and a vehicle, the battery box comprises an upper box body, a lower box body, a connecting member, a fixing member. The upper box body comprises a first eave portion, the lower box body comprises a second eave portion. The first eave portion is provided with a first connecting hole, the second eave portion is provided with a second connecting hole and a mounting hole. The connecting member passes through the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole to connect the upper box body and the lower box body. The fixing member passes through the mounting hole to make the lower box body mounted to external equipment, compared with the conventional battery box, the lower box body is equivalent to the arrangement of eliminating the third eave portion, it simplifies the structure and reduces the weight, thereby improving the energy density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Xingdi Chen, Lei Wang, Linggang Zhou, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11753225
    Abstract: A package including a stack of absorbent tissue paper material and a packaging, wherein, in the stack, the absorbent tissue paper material forms panels having a length, and a width perpendicular to the length, the panels being piled on top of each other to form a height extending between a first end surface and a second end surface of the stack; the absorbent tissue paper material including at least a structured tissue material, the stack, when in the package, having a selected packing density D0 of 0.20 to 0.65 kg/dm3, and exerting a force along the height of the stack towards the packaging, the packaging encircling the stack so as to maintain the stack in a compressed condition with the selected packing density D0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Hans Wallenius, Fredrik Welander
  • Patent number: 11713175
    Abstract: Packaging comprising a base having an interior space for receiving an item, wherein the base includes a bottom surface and one or more side surfaces; a ledge formed along a side surface; and a holder supported by the ledge, wherein the holder includes a retaining mechanism for retaining the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve P. Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Peter Russell-Clarke, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
  • Patent number: 11701963
    Abstract: There is provided a high pressure container including a plurality of container bodies, each of the container bodies housing a fluid in a huh pressure state and being able to release the fluid through a release portion, (ii) opening section that is linked to the container bodies, and that opens at or above a predetermined opening temperature to release the fluid inside the container bodies, and (iii) a cover member that straddles the plurality of container bodies, that covers at least a portion of the plurality of container bodies, that is able to withstand a temperature of no less than the opening temperature, that is linked to the opening section, and that is capable of transmitting heat to the opening section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Osamu Sawai
  • Patent number: 11685573
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Andy Bondhus, Liza Morris, Ryan Nixon, John Loudenslager, John W. Dow, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11655070
    Abstract: Contact lens packages are provided and each includes a base member having a cavity and a sealing member coupled to the base member. An unworn contact lens is provided in a packaging solution within the sealed cavity. The base member is a thermoplastic or other recyclable material. The base member includes at least one connecting member that can be an interlocking feature and/or a stackable feature. The connecting member is configured to connect to the connecting member of another base member, after the contact lenses are removed from the cavities. A recyclable thermoplastic contact lens assembly is also provided that includes empty contact lens package base members stacked and connected together. A method of manufacturing contact lens packages and a method to recycle used contact lens package base members, such as by curbside recycling, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Jesus Javier Rivera Velez, Javier E. Alayon Rivera, Jose A. Burgos Cruz, Lucas Sievens Figueroa
  • Patent number: 11584565
    Abstract: The collapsible container is constructed from semi-rigid to rigid wall panels, such as eight panels, that are held together by fasteners that allow the wall panels to be folded in multiple manners while remaining attached. When in use, the eight panels form side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a bottom floor of a basket or container that are attached and rigid. The rigid walls and floor of the container secures, holds, and supports items within the container. When fully opened and ready for use, the bottom panels of the floor are connected to the side wall panels by at least one rigid hook shaped fastener, including two fasteners. When fully collapsed, the eight rigid panels fold so that all eight panels are stacked immediately upon one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Hugh Mills Jarratt
  • Patent number: 11577907
    Abstract: Protective covers for rotors are disclosed. The protective covers may include a first liner portion contacting and covering a first portion of the rotor, and a second liner portion positioned adjacent and at least partially aligned circumferentially with the first liner portion. The second liner portion may contact and cover a second portion of the rotor. The protective covers may also include an outer casing covering the first liner portion and the second liner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Senkiw, Michael Ericson Friedman, Bryan Edward Williams
  • Patent number: 11572221
    Abstract: A lid of molded plastic construction, includes a lid body and a cap attached to the lid body by a tether. The tether is substantially continuous with an adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body, with a tear zone between the tether and the adjacent peripheral edge of the lid body formed during molding of the lid. The tear zone is disruptable by application of a tearing pressure to free the tether from the peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC
    Inventors: Walter C. Cowart, Randall Harris
  • Patent number: 11383881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a panel including a peripheral edge to be connected to a container body of a container, and a tab connected to the panel, which tab includes a front tab part and a rear tab part for gripping and forming an opening in the panel, wherein the panel is provided with means preventing an external can structure to engage with the rear tab part, and to a can body and a can including such a panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Ardagh MP Group Netherlands B.V.
    Inventor: Fabrice Leboucher
  • Patent number: 11375831
    Abstract: A propeller food plate assembly has a plate component and a propeller component that includes a plurality of propellers that subdivide the plate into a plurality of compartments for holding food during a dining activity. During a different recreational activity, the components rotate when the assembly is thrown and spun in the air. During flight, the components initially engage each other in a torque-transmitting relationship, and subsequently move apart. The propellers have contoured, aerodynamic surfaces configured to enhance an aerodynamic flight characteristic of the assembly, One or more light sources may be mounted on the assembly to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Leonid Shendelman