Patents Examined by Bryon P. Gehman
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Patent number: 11487320Abstract: A protective cover for a laptop computer having a screen portion has a main body that extends to an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter including a downwardly extending wall which extends downwardly from the outer perimeter. The cover further has a plurality of tabs extending inwardly from the downwardly extending wall of the top cover, adjacent the outer perimeter, adapted for attaching the top cover to the screen portion of the laptop computer. The main body, the plurality of tabs, and the downwardly extending wall are all of integral construction, and further have a perimeter covering that covers at least a portion of the main body and the downwardly extending wall, the perimeter covering being formed of a resilient material.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Max Interactive, Inc.Inventor: Albert George Giazzon
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Patent number: 11485555Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels having at least one central panel, at least one attachment panel foldably connected to the at least one central panel and configured to receive a portion of at least one container of the plurality of containers, and at least one side panel foldably connected to the at least one attachment panel. The at least one central panel includes a plurality of openings and is positioned between and attached to adjacent containers of the plurality of containers, and the at least one side panel is attached to at least one container of the plurality of containers.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLCInventors: Ana Maria Gonzalez Manzano, Steve M. Gould
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Patent number: 11479401Abstract: A cushioning device and a packaging assembly for a base station antenna includes an inner cushioning member and an outer cushioning member. Each cushioning member comprises an inflated airbag. The inner cushioning member is configured to abut an end cover of the housing of the base station antenna and to surround at least one protruding member that is provided on the end cover within a cavity defined by the inner cushioning member. The outer cushioning member is configured to cover both ends of the base station antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Hua Yin, Hong Ye, Ying Zhang, HongJun Qian, Keyun Di, Yinqin Shao
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Patent number: 11472618Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels includes at least one central panel and at least one attachment panel for receiving a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers. The at least one central panel is for being positioned between adjacent containers of the plurality of containers, and the at least one attachment panel is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. The at least one attachment panel is positionable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the at least one attachment panel overlies and receives a portion of one or more of the containers. In the second position the at least one attachment panel is folded relative to the at least one central panel and in an upright position to form a handle for carrying the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLCInventors: Justin McCree, Brian Smalley, Steve M. Gould
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Patent number: 11470877Abstract: A cigarette butt holding tube including a tube assembly, lid assembly, and a cigarette pack assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide an easy-to-use cigarette butt disposal solution to help reduce littering. The cigarette pack assembly includes a spacing within the cigarette pack for a tube of the tube assembly to be received therein. The tube includes a tube opening at a top end that is larger than the width of a cigarette butt. The tube is selectively sealed by a lid of the lid assembly. Once a user is finished smoking a cigarette, the used cigarette butt can be conveniently disposed of and sealed within the tube. The tube being smell proof, fireproof, and fire resistant prevents the smell of smoke within the cigarette pack. The tube also prevents a still lit cigarette butt from setting fire to the remaining cigarettes.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventor: Johan Tumba
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Patent number: 11472627Abstract: A packaging box for a roll-shaped material wound around a cylindrical core, including a prism-shaped case body, and respective side surface portions at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the prism-shaped case body, the prism-shaped case body and the side surface portions being formed of a single sheet member, that includes a holding unit inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material to hold the roll-shaped material within the prism-shaped case body, wherein, when the holding unit is inserted into the cylindrical core of the roll-shaped material, a region facing an end portion of the cylindrical core in a cross direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in which the prism-shaped case body extends, is formed with a recessed portion that is recessed in the cross direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Reina Tanaka, Masahiro Akamine
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Patent number: 11465800Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a presentation box for a gift, a cake or a celebratory bakery item. More specifically, the invention relates to a presentation box comprised of a cake box having a repositionable lid, and a greeting card that is fixedly attached to the lid of the cake box. In differing embodiments of the presentation box, the lid of the cake box may have a transparent viewing window, as well as a speaker, a prerecorded message or song, and a plurality of LED lights that are activated and play once the greeting card and/or repositionable lid are opened.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Inventor: Orlando Freeman
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Patent number: 11467629Abstract: A method of protecting a computing device is provided including detachably connecting a leading edge of a base portion of the computing device to one or more device receiving members of a first portion of a case. The trailing edge of the base portion is secured to the first portion of the case. The first portion of the case may substantially envelope the base portion of the computing device and a plurality of perimetral fastening members may be detachably connected to a second portion of the case. The perimetral fastening members may detachably connect to perimetral edges of a screen portion of the computing device. A protective shell may be formed around the computing device by pivoting adjoining edges of the first and second portions of the case about a linking pliable member in communication with the trailing edge of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Urban Armor Gear, LLCInventor: Steven Armstrong
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Patent number: 11465817Abstract: A packaging system and method for an article includes a strap having an elongate shape and being made from a flexible material, and container having an opening. The container defines a space. In a packaged configuration, first and second ends of the strap are connected to one another to form a loop, the article is folded in a bundle and disposed within the space in the container, and the loop extends through a portion of the bundle and two slits formed in the container to secure the article into the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Custom Accessories Inc.Inventors: Nguyen Trung Lau, Jason Carr
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Patent number: 11464705Abstract: A holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications includes a plurality of receptacles for receiving the containers therein at least in sections. The receptacles each have an open upper end for inserting the containers into the receptacles and a bottom end having a holding portion for limiting an axial movement of the containers in the receptacles. Guide portions are provided for guiding the containers as they are inserted into the receptacles. The guide portions are formed as guiding ribs extending in the longitudinal direction of the receptacles. Lead-in bevels are formed at upper ends of the guiding ribs which are inclined relative to the guiding ribs.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Schott Schweiz AGInventors: Christian Komann, Levent Kusogullari, Arne Kloke
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Patent number: 11459153Abstract: The present invention relates to a shipping container for rolled goods, particularly relatively heavy and rigid rolled products such as high count rolls of trash bags. In at least one embodiment, the shipping container may be used for shipping a product enclosure containing a pair of rolled trash bags. The shipping container can include a pair of opposing side reinforcing trays to prevent damage to the shipping container when in transit. The invention can conserve the amount of materials used and reduce the shipping weight of the container. The shipping container can further include a flexible overwrap to maintain the reinforcement trays on the opposing side ends of the product enclosure and to provide for additional reinforcement to the shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Poly-America, L.P.Inventor: Brandon J. Lee
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Patent number: 11459160Abstract: The present application discloses a packaging box and a container, the packaging box includes a box body and a desiccant, the box body includes a bottom plate and a side wall, where the bottom plate and the side wall form a cavity for holding a product, a desiccant groove is provided in the side wall, the desiccant groove includes an opening in communication with the cavity, and an anti-gipping structure is disposed at the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Xiaogang Hu, Haijiang Yuan
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Patent number: 11459155Abstract: A pallet container for storage and for transportation of liquid or free-flowing contents has a thin-walled, rigid plastic inner container composed of thermoplastic material, having a tubular lattice frame, which, in the form of a supporting jacket, tightly encloses the plastic inner container and which is composed of horizontal and vertical tubular bars which are welded to one another, and having a rectangular bottom pallet, on which the plastic inner container bears and to which the tubular lattice frame is firmly connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: MAUSER-WERKE GMBHInventor: Detlev Weyrauch
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Patent number: 11457707Abstract: An earbud storage apparatus may include a main body configured to receive a set of earbuds therein. The apparatus may further include a lid configured to enclose the earbuds within the main body, where a profile of the lid includes a circular arc. The apparatus may also include a bar attached to the main body, where the bar is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body about a rotation axis, and where a surface of the bar that faces the rotation axis is adjacent to and moves along the circular arc of the profile of the lid during rotation of the bar.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: NLU PRODUCTS, L.L.C.Inventor: Ryan Hunter Hofstrand
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Patent number: 11453544Abstract: A die cut tray insert is provided including a first face and a second face, opposite and parallel to the first face; first and second assemblies secured at one end to one of the first and second faces and configured to swing between an open position and a closed position such that a pot associated with a live sample is secured on two sides; and a third face and a fourth face, perpendicular to the first and second faces and opposite and parallel to one another, the third face configured to cover a top portion of the pot associated with the live sample and the fourth face configured to contain the pot within the first, second and third faces. The third face covering the top portion of the pot is configured to reduce spillage from the pot when the first and second assemblies are in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Whimsical Wings Farms, Inc.Inventor: Donna Hughes Pless
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Patent number: 11447318Abstract: A wax ring tray configured to store a wax ring therein includes a base, a first flexible member and a second flexible member. The first and second flexible members are positioned radially outward from a center of the base, and extend from the base to respective first and second ends. The first flexible member and the second flexible member are configured to transition between respective first positions and second positions. In the first position of the first flexible member, the first end of the first flexible member is positioned radially outward relative to the first end in the second position. In the first position of the second flexible member, a second end of the second flexible member is positioned radially outward relative to the second end of the second flexible member in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: OATEY CO.Inventor: Alexander Lee Davis
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Patent number: 11447285Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes an outer housing including a box portion and a hinged lid portion pivotable between open and closed positions, an inner package arranged within the outer housing, the inner package including an access opening, an insert that can be pulled out of the container, including a front panel and at least a first side panel that are connected to each other, and wherein the front panel is arranged between a front wall of the inner package and a front wall of the box portion, and the first side panel is arranged between a first side wall of the inner package and a first side wall of the box portion, and the first side panel includes a first grasp portion that extends above the first side wall of the box portion in a longitudinal direction, when the insert is in a retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventor: Jens Franzen
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Patent number: 11440716Abstract: A top-engaging carrier includes a top panel (18a) and a sloping shoulder panel (16a) hinged to the top panel by a first fold line (21a). The first fold line is interrupted by at least two curved cut lines (40a) such that by folding the shoulder panel about the first fold line, an article-engaging edge is defined by each of the at least two curved cut lines. The shoulder panel includes a stress-reducing second fold line (29a) extending alongside at least a part of the first fold line.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: WESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLCInventor: Patrick Blin
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Patent number: 11433280Abstract: A method and a bowling ball enclosure are provided for encasing and reducing temperature fluctuations of and within a bowling ball. The bowling ball enclosure includes a flexible inner vapor barrier layer and a flexible outer layer that are made of a polymer material, the inner layer forming an interior region that receives the bowling ball. The bowling ball enclosure also includes a bottom portion and a top portion, wherein the top portion is positionable from a first position to a second position to encapsulate the bowling ball. In the first position, the top portion being in an open position to receive the bowling ball into the interior region. In the second position, the top portion being in a closed position to encapsulate the bowling bowl. A bowling ball bag includes a vapor ball layer to reducing the emission of volatiles from a retained bowling ball.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Magnum Shielding CorporationInventors: Scott L. Hurwitz, Cameron F. Hurwitz
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Patent number: 11419364Abstract: The present invention discloses a peg system for modularly arranging cigars. The modular arrangement may include at least stacking the cigars and separating them from other cigars placed on the same tray. The peg system comprises a plurality of components including at least a wall and a connector. The wall fits into a connector gap of the connector to form the peg system. The peg system is removably attached to a tray by inserting a base of the connector into a tray gap of the tray. Thereafter, a plurality of cigars is stacked and separated on the tray by using the installed peg system on the tray.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: Michael Slate, Ian Winston Scott Bennett