Patents Examined by Bryon Gehman
  • Exhaust valve apparatus and gas filled cushion
    Patent number: 9700161
    Abstract: A gas cushioning material preserved by easily discharging a gas from a bag part and used by filling the bag part with the gas when used again is provided. Gas cells are disposed in parallel in a gas cell row by forming heat-fusion parts in the transverse direction. A discharge valve part for discharging gas is formed at an end portion of each gas cell row. A narrowed discharge passage is formed in the discharge valve part. When the bag part is filled with a gas, the discharge valve part is bent to close the discharge passage, and in the state in which the discharge valve part is bent, a first surface fastener and a second surface fastener formed on a front surface and a rear surface of the discharge valve part are coupled to each other to maintain a closed state of the discharge passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: G.E.S. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Yoshifusa, Hirotaka Yoshifusa, Lee-Jin Park
  • Bit and fastener holder assembly for a power tool
    Patent number: 9701008
    Abstract: There is provided a bit holder assembly for a power tool. According to a first aspect, the assembly comprises an elongate member shaped to extend around and selectively couple to a portion of the power tool. The assembly comprises a bit holder, a male member connected to the elongate member and a female member connected to the bit holder. According to a second aspect, the elongate member has a pair of longitudinal edges and the assembly comprises a mounting member connectable with the bit holder and having a pair of flanges each of which receives a respective one of the longitudinal edges of the elongate member. According to a third aspect, the power tool has a slot for receiving a belt clip adjacent to a bottom portion thereof and the assembly comprises a bracket connectable with the bit holder and the slot of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: In Song Cho
  • Container for articles with dispensing flexible sheet
    Patent number: 9701444
    Abstract: The present invention is a container for storing, selection, and dispensing many types of articles. In one embodiment, the container comprises a body having a cavity to store the articles and an open end having an inside surface for access to the articles. The container further comprises a flexible sheet having a body portion and first and second end portions. The first end portion is secured to the inside surface of the body. The flexible sheet can be moved between a first position where the flexible sheet is fully disposed within the body and a second position where the flexible sheet is disposed outward of the body with the articles resting on the body portion of the flexible sheet upon raising and tilting of the body to provide easy selection and dispensing of any article. The container and flexible sheet may be configured in many shapes and/or materials for different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: David Fleming Gallagher
  • Flexible packages having concealed graphics panel
    Patent number: 9694960
    Abstract: A flexible package includes a seal region and a concealed graphics panel. The seal region includes an unsealed area disposed between a first seal portion and a second seal portion. The concealed graphics panel is located substantially within the unsealed area of the seal region where it is not visible until the flexible package is opened. The configuration of the seal region and related location of the concealed graphics panel provides for a concealed graphics panel space that is separate from the product storage space at least when the flexible package is closed. The flexible package may be formed from simple film structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Bemis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheena E. Conners, Ellen M. Krabbe
  • Handheld surgical instrument repair station with associated alignment tools
    Patent number: 9689567
    Abstract: A surgical-instrument alignment station comprises a case having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The case comprised a top side and a bottom side joined along a hinge. A plurality of suction cups are fixed to the exterior surface of the bottom side of the case for allowing the case to be selectively attached to a surface. An alignment block is affixed to the exterior surface of the bottom side of the case. The alignment block comprises an elongated element that defines a plurality of slots for selectively holding a plurality of surgical-tool implements. The elongated element further comprises a clamping element configured to selectively engage surgical-tool implements. The station further comprises a first internal pocket in the top side of the case and a light source in the top side of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Gary Starnes
  • Pouch with child proof fitment
    Patent number: 9688447
    Abstract: A flexible pouch having a fitment with a neck having a large diameter and child safety cap is provided. The pouch is configured to hold a product not fit for human consumption, such a detergent. The large diameter neck makes the neck difficult to grip by a child so as to make it difficult for a child to manipulate the safety cap. Further, the child safety cap makes accessing the contents difficult for a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: R. Charles Murray
  • Primary packaging for a sterile medical device
    Patent number: 9688433
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to packaging for an item of medical equipment. The packaging includes a sheet for receiving the contents, a cover element and closing mechanism. The packaging is simple to manufacture, reliable, allows easy and safe access to the medical equipment, and without any particular excess cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Peters Surgical
    Inventors: Caroline Camedda, Nathalie Van Landeghem
  • Product package with product mechanism
    Patent number: 9682793
    Abstract: A product package including: an inner part and an outer part, the outer part being configured to move in relation to the inner part between an open configuration and a closed configuration; wherein the inner part comprises a compartment configured to store a product; and wherein the package further comprises an opening mechanism configured to automatically pull the product out of the compartment of the inner part upon opening the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Birgir Magnusson, Sami Saila
  • Combined device mount and protective case
    Patent number: 9681718
    Abstract: A combined mount and protective case apparatus for an electronic device which includes a protective housing member to store and protect an electronic device and an attachment arm member having one or more adhesive portions configured to detachably mount to a plurality of surfaces, the attachment arm member rotatably connected to the protective housing member by a hinge member coupled to the protective housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy E. Poole, Craig Dean
  • Wire organizer basin with spools
    Patent number: 9675778
    Abstract: A wire organizer includes a basin having an inner surface that defines a reservoir. The reservoir has a liquid therein. A hub is positioned within the reservoir. A plurality of spools are positioned on the hub such that the spools are spaced apart from the inner surface and are rotatable relative to the basin. The spools each have a wire wrapped around each of the spools. At least a portion of each of the wires extends through the liquid. Systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventor: Kevin Klayman
  • Server packing assembly
    Patent number: 9676517
    Abstract: A server packing assembly includes a server unit, a pallet unit and an anticollision unit. The server unit includes a rack that includes bottom and top walls and a pair of spaced-apart side walls that interconnect the top and bottom walls and that cooperate with the top and bottom walls to define front and rear openings, and at least one server disposed in the rack. The pallet unit includes a main board supporting the server unit thereon and positioned relative to the rack. The anticollision unit includes a front protector that removably covers the front opening and that is removably coupled to the rack and secured to the pallet unit, and a rear protector that removably covers the rear opening and that is removably coupled to the rack and secured to the pallet unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jheng-Ying Jiang, Sun-Lai Chang
  • Rotor assembly having a concentric arrangement of a turbine portion, a cooling channel and a reinforcement wall
    Patent number: 9670840
    Abstract: The present disclosure introduces a rotor assembly having a concentric arrangement comprising a rotating turbine portion, a cooling channel and an annular reinforcement wall. The concentric arrangement is configured to rotate around a common axis. Also introduced is a rotary engine comprising the rotor assembly, in which the cooling channel further functions as a rotating compressor portion. The rotary engine also comprises a stator assembly that itself comprises a static turbine portion positioned upstream of the rotating turbine portion, a static compressor portion positioned downstream of the rotating compressor portion, and a combustion chamber positioned downstream of the static compressor portion and upstream of the static turbine portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SOCPRA—SCIENCE ET GENIE, S.E.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Plante, David Rancourt, Mathieu Picard
  • IR sensor/system for detection of heating associated with crack propagation during operation of rotating equipment
    Patent number: 9670793
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system that detects the growth of cracks in a structural element, where the system has particular application for detecting the growth of cracks and similar defects in a turbine blade. The thermal imaging system includes at least one infrared (IR) fiber optic cable where a sensing end of the fiber optic cable is positioned in close proximity to a location where a crack in the structural element may occur. Infrared emissions generated as a result of crack growth are collected by the IR fiber cable and transmitted by the cable to an infrared monitoring device. The amount of heat that is detected provides an indication of whether the crack is growing, and if so, at what rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventor: Paul J. Zombo
  • Container clip for engaging at least one container
    Patent number: 9669976
    Abstract: A container clip for engaging at least one container having a top rim and a bottom rim. The container clip can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the container clip. The interior can be for receiving at least a portion of the at least one container. The plurality of panels can comprise a top panel and a bottom panel disposed generally opposite the top panel. At least one top locking flap can be foldably connected to the top panel for engaging the top rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container. At least one bottom locking flap can be foldably connected to the bottom panel for engaging the bottom rim of the at least one container for at least partially coupling the container clip to the at least one container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond S. Kastanek, James C. Fogle
  • CMP brush packaging
    Patent number: 9669982
    Abstract: A method of packaging a CMP brush having a cylindrical brush portion and a pair of end connection portions. The method includes saturating the brush with a liquid; covering the cylindrical brush portion with a flexible sheet that extends around and engages the surface of the cylindrical portion; engaging each of the end connection portions with a respective end support; inserting the dampened brush into a rigid polymer tubular shipping container and supporting the end connection portions within the polymer tube; and providing an additional exterior self-supporting packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Entegris, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Doering, David Trio, Chintan Patel, Chester L. Bejtlich, Christopher Vroman, Bradley H. Wood, Matthew B. Nicolas
  • Crossbow case including ethylene-vinyl acetate
    Patent number: 9664474
    Abstract: A crossbow case with an exterior shell and an interior compartment within the exterior shell. The exterior shell is made of ethylene-vinyl acetate. The exterior shell has a thickness in the range of about 1/16 to ¼ of an inch. The exterior shell includes a top member and a bottom member in a hinged configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Barnett Outdoors, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Barnett
  • Tray for a wafer with tape frame
    Patent number: 9666468
    Abstract: A tray for storing a wafer with a tape frame in a storage container includes a ring-shaped frame, a dicing tape and a semiconductor wafer. The dicing tape is stuck on the rear surface of the ring-shaped frame, and the semiconductor wafer is supported on the dicing tape. The tray has a substantially circular shape and is positioned on the upper side and the lower side of the wafer with tape frame. The front surface of the tray has a flat portion for mounting the wafer, and at least a portion of the outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the tray includes a convex portion. A projecting portion is formed on the rear surface so that the projection portion is positioned outside the outer periphery of the semiconductor wafer of the wafer with the tape frame when the tray is positioned on the wafer with tape frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ACHILLES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayuki Nishijima
  • Holder for consumer products, flap portion for such a holder, and combination of such a holder and a panel element
    Patent number: 9655422
    Abstract: A holder for consumer products, including an at least substantially rectangular, flat storage portion having a first and a second at least substantially flat wall, the walls defining between them at least one flat compartment provided with an opening for accommodating the consumer products therein, and an at least substantially flat flap portion having an at least substantially rectangular plate-shaped wall element, wherein a first elongate connecting element is provided at the location of a first longitudinal edge of the wall element is designed for being accommodated in a first passage that is provided in the first wall for interconnecting the wall element and the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: VELCRY DESIGN
    Inventor: Marcus Henricus Nobertus Buijssen
  • Syringe packaging system including oxygen absorber
    Patent number: 9656016
    Abstract: A syringe packaging system that includes a packaging member defining a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment that are in gaseous communication theretogether is disclosed. The first compartment is structured to receive a syringe barrel therein, the second compartment is structured to receive a plunger rod therein, and the third compartment is structured to receive an oxygen absorber therein. With the packaging member enclosing the syringe barrel, the plunger rod, and the oxygen absorber, the oxygen absorber is adapted to draw oxygen from within the syringe barrel and to absorb oxygen contained within at least one of the first compartment, the second compartment, and the third compartment of the packaging member. The syringe packaging system of the present disclosure also allows for reduced storage space of a syringe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Beckton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Hemanth Amarchinta, Jennifer Vo, Richard Giddes, Christopher Hilliard, Yusuf O. Oni, Gerald Bonczynski
  • Extension ladder toolbox
    Patent number: 9657518
    Abstract: An extension ladder toolbox which can be attached to the existing holes on the ends of the rungs in such a way that it does not interfere with the users use of the ladder yet it allows for easy access to necessary tools and equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Mikesell, Sr.