Patents Examined by Chun Cheung
  • Patent number: 9975664
    Abstract: A method of displaying an article, a package configured to display a selected portion of an article, and a blank for forming a rectangular box, which is configured to contain an elongate body are disclosed. The method includes establishing a box structure having an inner cavity and a side portion; dividing the side portion into a lower retention portion, and upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, the dividing including: establishing a side recess panel at a location along a side panel of the box structure; establishing a front recess panel along a front panel of the box structure, the front recess panel adjacent the side recess panel, the front recess panel having a greater width than the side recess panel; and establishing the window recess portion by folding the first and front recess panels into the box structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Scott A. Fath
  • Patent number: 9968518
    Abstract: A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end, and a slider slidably mounted within the container. A releasable locking feature is provided at a side of the package, which comprises a pair of locking edges, one associated with a sidewall of each of the slider and container respectively, and a release area for releasing a locking abutment between the locking edges. The release area is provided in the sidewall of the container having the locking edge, and the locking edge of the slider comprises two or more plies of a material used to provide the slider. The package includes means for biasing the locking edge of the slider into engagement with the locking edge of the container. The biasing means extends from a blister pack carrier connected to the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Carol Lynn Hammond, Nigel Davis
  • Patent number: 9969541
    Abstract: A carrier tape may include a tape, a plurality of pockets, and a plurality of vents in each of the plurality of pockets. The plurality of vents may provide a vapor egress path for vapor that may occur during a dry bake process of the carrier tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Newman, Kevin Caffey
  • Patent number: 9963286
    Abstract: A protective structure for protecting bottles, particularly wine bottles, comprises a first pair of elements (10) which are spaced apart horizontally. The elements have recesses (12, 14) in their upper surfaces for receiving bottles. There is a second pair of elements inverted with respect to the first pair and having recesses in their lower edges. The recesses of the second pair of elements register with the recesses of the first pair of elements so as to define circular bottle receiving openings. A ring of cushioning material lines each opening. The cushioning material is in the form of semi-circular strips, the strips of registering recesses forming a ring, or in the form of a complete ring. Each ring includes a web (24) which lies against the semi-circular faces (20, 22) of the recesses (12, 14) and flanges (26) which lie against the side faces of the elements (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: JF HILLEBRAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Pierre Corvisier
  • Patent number: 9944443
    Abstract: A joint compound system is provided including a main container of base joint compound; and an additive container isolated from the base joint compound and housing at least one and preferably multiple water soluble additive packages constructed and arranged so that the additive packages are protected from exposure to moisture prior to their ultimate mixing with the base joint compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Sheldon, Nancy L. Bernicke-Grussing, Jeffrey F. Grussing, Salvatore C. Immordino, Tyler Kincaid
  • Patent number: 9938061
    Abstract: A lockout box for locking in objects, in particular keys, comprises a container having an upwardly open reception space for the objects and comprises a cover attached, in particular pivotably, to the container for closing the reception space, wherein the cover is adjustable from a closed position in which the reception space is closed into at least one open position in which the reception space is open, with a plurality of securing openings being provided in the cover and in the container for attaching a plurality of locking elements, in particular padlocks, and with at least one fastening device being provided at the container and being designed to attach the container to a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SOHNE KG
    Inventor: Bernhard Garthe
  • Patent number: 9932163
    Abstract: A packaging structure for a cooking device is so configured that a packaging material (101) with trays (91, 92) packaged therewith is disposed in a heating chamber (2) with such an inclination that a one-side portion of the packaging material (101) becomes higher than the other-side portion of the packaging material (101). Also, the one-side portion of the packaging material (101) is placed on a one-side-portion side tray holder (16A). Further, a cushioning material (201) is inserted between an upper portion (2e) of the heating chamber (2) and the one-side portion of the packaging material (101), so that the one-side portion of the packaging material (101) is pressed against the one-side-portion side tray holder (16A) while the other-side portion of the packaging material (101) is pressed against the other-side-portion side inner side surface (2c) of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masahiro Nishijima
  • Patent number: 9931273
    Abstract: A package includes a container having an open end and a closed end, and a slider slidably mounted within the container. The slider has sidewalls a facing panel and an end wall. The slider has a first end that is closest to the end wall of the container and opposite second end defined by the end wall of the slider. The end wall of the slider is connected to the facing panel of the slider at a first edge thereof, and is connected to a panel of a blister pack carrier at an opposite second edge thereof, the first and second edges of the end wall being connected by side edges of the end wall. The sidewalls of the slider terminate at a position spaced from the end wall of the slider, and a pair of flaps are connected to respective side edges of the end wall of the slider along respective foldlines, each flap being folded toward an end of the sidewall on its respective side of the slider and extending over at least a portion of the distance between the end of the sidewall and the end wall of the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
    Inventors: Carol Lynn Hammond, Nigel Davis
  • Patent number: 9931886
    Abstract: An artist palette having a tray with an upper surface, a plurality of recessed wells positioned in the tray, an aperture in an edge of the upper surface of the tray providing a place for a painter to hold the tray, a drip ledge groove positioned on a periphery of the upper surface of the tray including a first upwardly extending edge useful for removing excess paint and water from a paintbrush, and wherein the drip ledge groove serves to hold paint or water that has been removed from the paintbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Borse, Michael Borse, Robert J. Borse
  • Patent number: 9918534
    Abstract: A cover for an electronic device comprises a back sheet portion comprising a first section and a second section and a front sheet portion comprising a first section and a second section. The second end of the front sheet portion is connected to the second section of the back sheet portion, and the first end of the front sheet portion is connected to the first section of the back sheet portion at a distance of the first end of the back sheet portion, the cover having an end section. The cover is foldable between a cover position and a support position. In the cover position, the back sheet portion and the front sheet portion are substantially planar and resting against each other. In the support position, at least a part of the end section rests against at least a part of the first section of the front sheet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sami Säilä, Jose M. Perez
  • Patent number: 9918524
    Abstract: A multifunction key fob for retaining a plurality of keys and extending a selected key into a useable position. The multifunction key fob includes a housing with a motorized key tray inside the housing for selectively aligning a key with an ejection port in the housing. The key tray includes a plurality of key slots and a moveable key carriage in each key slot for moving a key up and down inside its respective slot. When a button on the surface of the housing is pressed, a key in a corresponding slot is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventors: Desmond Byrd, Brian Byrd
  • Patent number: 9914574
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a temperature condition indicator disposed upon the top surface of a lid or cap for a container or on the container or vial for a perishable product, such as a food or a drug composition. The indicator can change appearance when exposed to a temperature condition, such as a freezing event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: TEMPTIME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frederick R. Grabiner, Dene H. Taylor, Thaddeus Prusik
  • Patent number: 9914206
    Abstract: The tool bag of the present application comprises a rigid frame, a flexible cover and a removable container. The cover is disposed over the frame and the removable container passes through an aperture formed by one wall of the frame and the bottom of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Inventor: Edward G. Guirlinger
  • Patent number: 9908684
    Abstract: A shipping container has an inner insulative sleeve having an outer, longitudinally extending, polymer film with lateral edges folded on itself to form a pocket having an opening and sealable by a flap. An assembly has an inner, longitudinally extending, biodegradable film having lateral edges and a longitudinal extending pad composed of textile cuttings and microbial and super-absorbent powders. The inner film extends longitudinally around the pad and is attached to the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventor: Chad A. Collison
  • Patent number: 9908673
    Abstract: A secure drinking assembly includes a container that may contain a beverage. A valve is coupled to the container and the valve selectively opens and closes the container. A security lock is coupled to the container. The security lock may be manipulated thereby facilitating the security lock to receive a security code. The security lock actuates the valve to selectively open the container when the security lock receives the security code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventors: Eunice Rogers, Carl Rogers
  • Patent number: 9902550
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a box. The box includes six outwardly facing surfaces, the surfaces comprising a first face spaced apart from a second face, a top face spaced apart from a bottom face, and a left side face substantially parallel to and spaced apart from a right side face, the surfaces forming an interior space of the box, and at least one flap formed in a first face, wherein the flap is configured for deflection from the surface of the first face into the interior of the box, wherein the box is configured to enclose one or more sheets in an interior of the box, wherein the at least one flap is configured to support the one or more sheets in a position nearer the top face than the bottom face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: Shahram Roozrokh
  • Patent number: 9901796
    Abstract: A smart phone holding system for coupling a smart phone to a golf bag includes a golf bag has an upper edge. A stanchion is removably coupled to the golf bag having the stanchion extending upwardly from the golf bag. A gripping unit is movably coupled to the stanchion. The gripping unit may retain an electronic device thereby facilitating the electronic device to be observed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: Fred Murray
  • Patent number: 9895015
    Abstract: A spill resistant cup comprising: a substantially hollow body; a lid, where the lid is removably attached to the body such that the lid spans the top of the body and where the top of the lid has an opening; and an insert located between and spaced from the top of the lid and the bottom of the body, where the insert has an opening and where the opening in the insert aligns with the opening in the lid. The insert, along with the alignment of the openings, allows a user to drink from the cup unimpeded while preventing liquid from within the cup from spilling out in significant quantities when the cup is tipped over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: No Spill Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Christopher Salles, Jr., Armond Albert Kaiser, Steven Swisher
  • Patent number: 9895014
    Abstract: A cup that harnesses the positive psychological effects of cartoon to encourage and motivate a user to consume a beverage served in the cup. The cup has a beverage container and a sound-emitting base that is attached to the bottom of the container. The cup contains a capacitive liquid sensing system: two electrodes forming a capacitor that are flush mounted in the bottom of the beverage container, two spring loaded connectors that bridge between the electrodes and a capacitive liquid sensor that is contained in the base. The base further includes a power source, a processing unit, a memory module, an audio circuitry and an audio output device. When the beverage container is filled with a beverage, a resultant capacitance change activates playback of audio files saved in the memory module, which contains pre-recordings of cartoon voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Umm Al-Qura University
    Inventors: Taghreed Sindi, Saima Malatani
  • Patent number: 9896262
    Abstract: A cushion package structure includes at least a plate and two or more blocks. The plate is disposed within a storage box and the blocks are the same and pivotable with one another. As a number of blocks are connected with one another serially with various including angle between each adjacent two, one or multiple block sets may be formed thereby. Positioning holes on the plate having substantially same contour as corresponding positioning sections on the blocks are further prepared to engage with the positioning sections as the block sets are put to be disposed on the plate, thereby forming a storage space with a specific shape within the storage box. The blocks may be removed from the plate, rearranged, and redisposed on another plate, so that a storage space with a different shape may be defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Yang, Shih-Chi Chen, Chung-Kuan Ting