Patents Examined by Brijesh V Patel
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Patent number: 12384602Abstract: A screwcap and a bottle assembly are disclosed. The screwcap seals a neck of a bottle. The screwcap includes a shell extending along a longitudinal axis and configured to be disposed on the neck. The shell includes a head, and a skirt having a nominal outer diameter and detachable connected to the head along a bridge line. The skirt includes a first support ring disposed proximal to the bridge line, a second support ring disposed distal to the bridge line, and a third support ring disposed between the first support ring and the second support ring relative to the longitudinal axis. The first support has a first maximum outer diameter greater than the nominal outer diameter. The second support ring has a second maximum outer diameter greater than the nominal outer diameter. The third support ring has a third maximum outer diameter greater than the nominal outer diameter.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Paul Haumont
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Patent number: 12384603Abstract: A sealing cap made of an elastic plastic material for a container closure includes a container socket base formed on a container for disposing a container socket having a bung plug disposed in a bung socket formed on the container socket base, the sealing cap comprising a lid disk which has a fastening means disposed on an underside of the lid disk and provided with a snap-lock means for forming a snap-lock connection with the bung plug, and an edge skirt disposed at the circumference of the lid disk and connected to the lid disk via a predetermined breaking means. The lid disk has a support means for supporting the lid disk on the container socket base, the support means being disposed radially inside adjacent to the predetermined breaking means on the underside of the lid disk.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: PROTECHNA S.A.Inventor: Bernd Klatt
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Patent number: 12384601Abstract: A container cap which is combined with a container containing a beverage or the like, and a container combined with the container cap. The container cap is combined with a container inlet of a container body. A plurality of close contact portions in contact with the container inlet are formed, and the close contact portions form a closed curve enclosing the container inlet so as to block inflow of external air from the outside into the container body.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Inventor: Jin Hee Ahn
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Patent number: 12377019Abstract: A sterile container, in particular for medical use or storage of medical products or articles, includes a tray with an external base surface and a lid with an external top surface. At least one slide support element is attached to the tray or to the lid. The sterile container is stackable with a second sterile container that is identical to the sterile container. The slide support element acts as a spacer and slide rail to prevent direct contact between facing base surfaces and top surfaces when handling or stacking the sterile containers.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Aesculap AGInventors: Matthias Henke, John Wallace, Martin Machill, Philipp Bohnenstengel, Matthias Schweizer
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Patent number: 12378049Abstract: Tamper-evident plastic container comprises a base portion having a sidewall and a base flange extending outwardly from at least a portion of the sidewall, and a lid portion having a lid tab joined to the base flange by a hinge, wherein the lid portion has an open position and a closed position. The lid portion is configured to lockingly engage the base portion in the closed position. One of the base flange or the lid tab has a non-linear path of weakness formed therein to define a frangible connection, wherein the frangible connection is configured to be ruptured to initially open the lid portion from the closed position. The non-linear path of weakness is spaced from the hinge to define a tamper indicator region between the non-linear path of weakness and the hinge, wherein the tamper indicator region remains joined to the hinge after the frangible connection is ruptured.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: PACTIV LLCInventor: Brian M. Murphy
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Patent number: 12344435Abstract: A container includes a base, four sidewalls, and four corner columns. Each of the sidewalls includes upper and lower edges, an upwardly-extending rail extending proximate to the upper edge, a curved wall extending proximate to the lower edge, and a downwardly-extending foot extending from the curved wall. The foot is horizontally offset from the rail. The four corner columns extend between adjacent ones of the sidewalls. Each of the corner columns includes a first corner wall. Each of the first corner walls includes one or more corner notches proximate to a lower edge of the first corner wall. The container is adapted to slide along at least a portion of another one of the container through slidable engagement of at least one of the corner notches with the rails on the other one of the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: INTERCRATE CONTAINER CORP.Inventor: Justin Elvin-Jensen
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Patent number: 12325575Abstract: Provided is a portable insulated lunch box, including: a box body (1) and a cover body (2) adapted to the box body (1); the cover body (2) defines a mounting cavity (4) passing vertically through the cover body (2), an upper opening of the mounting cavity (4) is arranged with a pressing member (5), and multiple locking members (6), that are transversely, elastically, and movably connected, are arranged in the mounting cavity (4); an outer end of each locking member (6) passes through a cavity wall of the mounting cavity (4), and an inner end of each locking member (6) is arranged with an internal push bevel (7) matched with a lower edge of the pressing member (5); an inner side wall of the box body (1) is arranged with multiple clamping grooves (8) each matched with the outer end of a corresponding locking member (6).Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: EVERICH COMMERCE GROUP LIMITEDInventor: Huajun Yao
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Patent number: 12297033Abstract: In a packaging for pharmaceutical products, comprising a primary packaging for receiving a dose or several doses of a pharmaceutical product, and a secondary packaging designed as a cardboard box, in which the primary packaging is received, the primary packaging is arranged in an insulation shell having a latent heat storage material and the insulation shell is held in the secondary packaging at a distance on all sides to form an insulation gap.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: REP IP AGInventor: Nico Ros
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Patent number: 12251640Abstract: A puzzle case that allows for a puzzle to be displayed including a top panel and a base panel that when connected together define a cavity that can hold a puzzle. Typically, each panel comes in four sections that are adapted to be connected and then attached to each other to define a space or cavity to hold a jigsaw puzzle. Mounting points allow for the assembled case to be hung up.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Pinnacle Puzzle Pty LtdInventor: Daniel De Cianni
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Patent number: 12252304Abstract: A closure includes a cap having a top wall and a skirt perpendicular to the top wall and extending downwardly from the top wall to a lower edge. The skirt includes an inner surface having a sealing formation. A band is concentric with and attached to the lower edge of the skirt by a plurality of frangible members. A tab is formed at a hinge location from the band and extending from the lower edge of the skirt to one or more lines of weakness.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLCInventor: Richard D. Lohrman
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Patent number: 12240676Abstract: A packing material includes: a packing case; a support member arranged inside the packing case and having a first side plate facing one side face of a packed article in a first direction; a cushioning member disposed between the packing case and the first side plate and absorbing shock applied from the first direction to the packed article; and a shock distribution plate disposed between the first side plate and the cushioning member, larger than the contact area with the cushioning member and elongate in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The shock distribution plate has such rigidity as not to deform against shock from the cushioning member.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Atsuhiro Wakimoto, Shinji Nemoto
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Patent number: 12234067Abstract: A transport structure (1) for a lead-acid battery (10) includes: a packing box (20) in which a lead-acid battery (10) is packed, in which an upper wall portion (23) is formed by two flaps (24) extending from two first side wall portions (21) facing each other of the packing box (20), and in which a distal end portion (26) of at least one of the flaps (24) is bent and inserted into the packing box (20); and an upper buffer body (42A) disposed outside the upper wall portion (23), the upper buffer body (42A) including an upper wall portion (51) facing the upper wall portion (23).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Yuya Nakamura, Yu Kojima
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Patent number: 12202650Abstract: [Object] To provide a synthetic resin cap of a structure that is further improved in convenience when drinking while suppressing falling or loss of the cap when a container is opened. [Solving Means] A synthetic resin cap as a specific example of the present invention has a tamper-evident band to be fitted on an outer peripheral surface of a container mouth portion of a container, and a cap main body having a skirt wall and a top plate, and including, in the skirt wall, a fixing rib coupled with the tamper-evident band via a weakened portion and a strap portion and extending to a radially outer side of the skirt wall. The fixing rib is formed from a first inclined portion that flares downwards, and a protrusion portion that is disposed below the first inclined portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, NIPPON CLOSURES CO., LTDInventors: Shinji Omori, Masaharu Ezaki, Reiko Kohara
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Patent number: 12186638Abstract: A golf bag includes a bag, a hood, a guider and a lock device. The bag has a bag body and a frame, wherein the bag body is connected to the frame to hold a shape of the bag body. The hood has a lid to be opened and closed, wherein the hood is connected to a top of the bag to be moved between a first position and a second position. The lid is proximal to the bag when the hood is moved to the second position. The guider movably engages the hood with the bag to guide the hood to move between the first position and the second position. The lock device detachably connects the hood to the bag when the hood is moved to the first position to hold the hood at the first position, wherein the hood is free to move to the second position from the first position when the lock device disconnects the hood to the bag.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventor: Wei Hung Lai
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Patent number: 12172810Abstract: The leash system for use with a beverage container lid includes an anchor and a leash. The leash system for use with a beverage container lid may be used to tether a lid to a beverage container. The anchor may be coupled to the lid. The leash may detachably couple to the beverage container. An aperture located at a top end of the leash may detachably couple to an anchor tab on the anchor to prevent loss of the lid. A bottom end of the leash may detachably couple to a handle of the beverage container by virtue of the leash wrapping around the handle and passing through a slot located at the bottom end of the leash.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Todd Richard Barber
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Patent number: 12171954Abstract: A urinary catheter package with a case having a hollow tube which is closed at one end and open at the other end, the hollow tube having a wall and a pierceable cover attached to the open end of the hollow tube. Also an assembly including the urinary catheter package and a catheter with a funnel at a first end.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Hollister IncorporatedInventors: Daniel E. O'Brien, Vincent Naughton, Martin P. Creaven, Scott J. Pupino, Daniel A. March, Joseph N. Hanley, Kevin Anthony Ludlow, Paige Erin Kendell, Jeffrey A. Ambourn, David Benjamin Wolgemuth, David Louis Nett, Brandon Lee Michal, Christopher L. Belisle, Timothy Alan Parmer
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Patent number: 12157610Abstract: A flip-top closure includes first and second polymeric closure portions. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion, a sealing mechanism and an annular skirt portion. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band. The closure portions are attached by a line of weakness. The closure portions are further attached via a hinge. The hinge includes a locking tab, a flexible tab and linking segments. The locking tab extends further outwardly from a center of the closure in a closed position than the flexible tab and the linking segments. During the opening of the flip-top closure, the locking tab moves and passes the flexible tab such that the flip-top closure locks in a fully open position.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2024Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Jeremiah Migas, Marina Lennartz, Jeremy Morin
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Patent number: 12139308Abstract: The invention relates to a folding box for packaging, storing or protecting goods, having an outer shell, wherein the outer shell has at least three side walls, an upper side and a bottom side, wherein uprights are at least partially arranged at the corner edges of the side walls and wherein the side walls have connecting elements at the bottom side and/or at the upper side for connecting to the uprights, wherein the connecting elements are adapted to compensate positional tolerances and/or shape tolerances of the uprights.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: DEPOT—PRODUKTIONS—LAGER—& HANDELS GMBHInventor: Bernhard Fischhuber
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Patent number: 12134496Abstract: A wine bottle is provided with a punt at a lower end which includes a cork retainer therein. A cork can thus be stored within the cork retainer. In one embodiment, the cork retainer includes two retainer surfaces which are opposing each other horizontally, and spaced apart by a length similar to opposing portions of the cork to allow the cork to fit tightly between these retainer surfaces. Space above the retainer surfaces can hold a foil wrap with the cork within the cork retainer and holding the foil wrap in place. Full re-use of the bottle is thus facilitated. In one embodiment, the bottle has an octagonal shape so that multiple bottles can be shipped together and placed adjacent each other with flat surfaces distributing loads therebetween, without forces concentrated at points thereof, and to keep the bottles in good shape for washing, re-filling and re-use.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: LECAVALIER CELLARS LLCInventors: Michel M. Fournier, Evan Mackenzie
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Patent number: 12134510Abstract: An insulating device can include a body assembly and a lid assembly where an insulating layer is connected to both the body assembly and the lid assembly. An aperture with a closure is formed between the body assembly and lid assembly to form a storage compartment. An insulating tab may be formed from a portion of the insulating layer and an inner liner of the body assembly to help insulate the closure region. In addition, a first magnetic element may be secured within the insulating tab that may engage a second magnetic element secured within the lid assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Kyle Edward Rogers, Jeffrey Charles Munie, John Loudenslager