Patents Examined by Chun Cheung
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Patent number: 9731862Abstract: The present disclosure includes a nestable containing for storing and dispensing wipes. The nestable container includes a container body comprising a bottom wall, side walls, and a corner region including an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. The nestable container includes a first ledge and a second ledge. The first and second ledges each have a proximal end region and a distal end region. The proximal end region of the first ledge is connected with the exterior surface of the corner region. The proximal end region of the first ledge comprises a groove and the distal end region of the first ledge comprises a ridge. The proximal end region of the second ledge is connected with the interior surface of the corner region. The proximal end region of the second ledge comprises a groove and the distal end region of the second ledge comprises a ridge.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Richard Shane Mays, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Lucio Frias, William Kater LaSala, James Matthew Owen
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Patent number: 9725199Abstract: A bag retrieval assembly and bag, which facilitates the covering of a bale of cotton or other fibrous material, are discussed. The bag is configured to be used with the bag retrieval assembly, which is configured to manipulate the bag from a stacked or stored configuration to an open configuration that may be raised and held into a position for further processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: H.W.J. DESIGNS FOR AGRIBUSINESS, INC.Inventor: Bradley P. Actis
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Patent number: 9717650Abstract: A child resistant blister pack includes a blister layer which includes one or more blister cavities for receiving a product. A frangible retaining layer is attached to the blister layer over the blister cavities to retain the product within the blister cavities. A first backing layer is attached to the retaining layer on a side opposite the blister layer. The first backing layer has one or more lines of weakness aligned with the blister cavities. A second backing layer is attached to the first backing layer on a side opposite the retaining layer. The second backing layer has a plurality of removable sections. At least two removable sections are arranged over each line of weakness in the underlying first backing layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions UK LimitedInventors: Spencer Johnston, David Bills
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Patent number: 9714134Abstract: A packet having: a group of articles; a sealed package enclosing the group of articles and having a first cover flap, which is defined by a first cut through the sealed package and is movable to allow access to the group of articles; a rigid container enclosing the sealed package and having a second cover flap, which is defined by a second cut through the container, is superimposed on the first cover flap of the sealed package, and is movable to allow access to the sealed package; and a reclosable adhesive panel, which is coated on the inside with re-stick adhesive, and has a grip tab with no re-stick adhesive and located at an edge of the adhesive panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: G.D SOCIETA' PER AZIONIInventors: Alver Tacchi, Lorena D'Alfonso, Roberto Polloni, Stefano Negrini
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Patent number: 9708112Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of articles. The carrier comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels can comprise a first top panel foldably connected to a second top panel and a back panel. The second top panel can be oblique with respect to the first top panel and the back panel. A crown retention feature can be in the back panel adjacent the first top panel for at least partially receiving a top portion of a first article of the plurality of articles. A crown receiving opening can be in the second top panel spaced apart from the first top panel for at least partially receiving a top portion of a second article of the plurality of articles so that the top portion of the second article extends at least partially through the crown receiving opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Sutherland, Mark Zammit, Colin P. Ford, Kevin T. May
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Patent number: 9706989Abstract: Provided herein is a medical suture package that enables a medical suture to be wound therearound, stored therein, and carried, and which allows the suture to be drawn out when needed. The medical suture package is configured such that, when the suture is drawn out, friction between the suture and a main body of the package can be reduced, thus preventing a curling phenomenon, and making the operation of drawing out the suture easy. Particularly, even if external force is applied to the main body, a winding depression that is formed in the main body and in which the suture is wound around the main body can be maintained in shape, thus ensuring ease of the drawing-out of the suture, thereby markedly enhancing convenience in use.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: SM Eng. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Gil Soo Lee
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Patent number: 9706904Abstract: An endoscopic treatment system includes: an endoscopic treatment device having an operating unit which has a distal end and a proximal end and a sheath; and a guide wire which has a coated region applied with coating at a distal end. A packaging material has a tray which maintains a predetermined position relationship between the sheath and the guide wire and holds the distal end side of the sheath in a state where the coated region of the guide wire is exposed from the distal end of the sheath. The tray is located on the distal end side of the sheath to a sheath holding portion, which holds the sheath, and has a wire accommodating portion which holds the full length of the coated region of the guide wire exposed from the distal end of the sheath in a linear form.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyotaka Matsuno, Hidenori Yoshida
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Patent number: 9701461Abstract: Packages and methods of packaging a plurality of glass sheets provide a stack of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between each adjacent pair of glass sheets. An outer portion of each interleaf protective sheet is bent over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of a corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another. The stack of glass sheets are sandwiched between pressure members of an outer housing such that the pressure members each apply a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Sean Matthew Garner, Jeffrey Allen Miller
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Patent number: 9701458Abstract: An eye-mountable device, having an anterior convex side and a posterior concave side, is packaged in a container having a base and a wall. The wall extends from the base and defines an opening of the container. Disposed within the container is a pedestal, which has a first end attached to the base of the container and a second end opposite the first end. The eye-mountable device is mounted on the pedestal such that the posterior concave side contacts the second end of the pedestal and the eye-mountable device is elevated from the base of the container. The opening of the container can be sealed by a lidstock.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Daniel Patrick Barrows, Jeffrey George Linhardt
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Patent number: 9694963Abstract: An apparatus used for preventing heat transfer from a cup holding a hot beverage to the hand of a user contains a perimetric sleeve and a plurality of insulation units. The plurality of insulation units is connected to the perimetric sleeve providing thicker holding area for the user. The plurality of insulation units, which can vary in shape and size, is positioned in between a first edge of the perimetric sleeve and a second edge of the perimetric sleeve. Different mechanisms, such as a plurality of vents, can be integrated into each of the plurality of insulation units in order to improve the heat transfer process from the cup to the atmosphere. Moreover, the plurality of insulation units can also be connected to the perimetric sleeve in different methods to improve the overall efficiency of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: RAO INNOVATIONS LLCInventor: Vijendra Rao
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Patent number: 9694968Abstract: Packaging for elongate objects such as a screw (20, 30) having a head (21) of enlarged diameter and a bolt part (23, 24) having reduced diameter. The packaging (1) includes a packaging sleeve that is open at at least one end and that is made of an elastically bendable material. The packaging sleeve has at least one upper insertion opening (2) and securely holds the head (21) of the object screw (20) in an axial direction in an elastically expandable clamping collar (5) that is adjacent to the insertion opening (2) and maintains the bolt-side end of the object at a distance from the inside of the plastic packaging.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Rose Plastic AGInventor: Peter Roesler
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Patent number: 9688454Abstract: A double bag vacuum insulation panel for use in a temperature assured shipper made in a steam chest molding machine is provided. The double bag VIP comprises a porous core, a heat sealable inner envelope and an outer bag. The inner envelope is made from a substantially gas impermeable first material having a first thickness and defines an interior having a pressure of less than or equal to about 30 millibar. The outer bag is made from a substantially gas impermeable second material having a second thickness. The outer bag encapsulates the inner envelope. The double bag vacuum insulation panel has an R value of at least about 28 hr-ft2-° F./BTU-in and the R value drops less than about 10% after being exposed to a temperature of up to 95C for up to 7 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventor: Ajit Ranade
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Patent number: 9687096Abstract: Container for drinking glasses includes a foot, in particular for sparkling wine glasses, and a base body. The base body includes a bottom and first and second side walls extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom, retaining means for retaining the feet of the drinking glasses is associated with at least one side wall, and the retaining means is embodied and arranged such that in a transport position the drinking glasses are supported by the bottom and extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the container, and the bottom includes at least one folding line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom and the bottom is foldable along the at least one folding line such that in a presentation position the drinking glasses have a substantially upright position and are supported by the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: deSter B.V.B.A.Inventor: Francis Woestenborghs
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Patent number: 9682012Abstract: Various embodiments are described for a container for storage of a medicament, the container comprising a surface having at least a cavity configured to store at least one dose of the medicament; and a covering disposed over at least the cavity of the surface and comprising at least two adjacent edges and a set of perforations disposed on the covering and spaced apart from the at least two adjacent edges of the covering. A container comprising a sheet of separable units and methods for use are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Mylan, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Pattison, Michael Doon Armstrong
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Patent number: 9682472Abstract: An accommodating apparatus configured for accommodating screws and a screw driver includes a sleeve and a support. The sleeve defines a receiving hole, and a sidewall of the sleeve defines a fixing groove in communication with the receiving hole. The support includes an accommodating plate, and the accommodating plate includes two opposing clamping blocks for clamping the screw driver, and a protrusion corresponding to the fixing groove. The accommodating plate has a mounting surface, and the support defines a plurality of through holes in the mounting surface for receiving the screws. The protrusion is releasably-engagable with the fixing groove, thereby enabling the accommodating plate to be received in the receiving hole of the sleeve, and further enabling the accommodating plate to be disengaged from the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yin-Li Chang, Guo-Liang Yeh
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Patent number: 9668555Abstract: A water resistant device case includes a front and back assembly that mate to enclose an electronic device. The front assembly includes a rigid front frame, a touch screen cover bonded to the front frame, an inner bumper attached to the rigid front frame and an elastomeric main seal attached around a periphery of the rigid front frame. The back assembly includes a rigid back frame, an elastomeric over mold formed on an exterior of the black frame and an inner bumper attached to the rigid back frame. A snap tab attached to the rigid back frame mates with a snap hook on the front assembly to hold the front and back assemblies together when the device is enclosed within the case. A main water resistant seal is formed around a perimeter of the front and back assemblies by the elastomeric main seal on the front assembly being held against an inner surface of the rigid back frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Griffin Technology, LLCInventors: Daniel Poon, Jeff Fielder, Aaron Jones
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Patent number: 9661906Abstract: A protective cover for an electronic device, such as an electronic tablet computer, can transform into an adjustable stand to hold the device in multiple viewing angles. The cover protects the electronic device and allows a user to view and access the device without removing it from the cover. The stand can be adjusted to allow for multiple viewing angles.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Incase Designs Corp.Inventors: Markus Diebel, Hyun Hong
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Patent number: 9656795Abstract: A method of shipping at least one child-resistant medicate container via a carrier includes providing or obtaining at least one child-resistant medicate container including a front sidewall, and an opposing rear sidewall, a right sidewall, an opposing left sidewall, and at least one locking mechanism. The method also includes creating or obtaining a flat-rate shipping package from a carrier, inserting the at least one child-resistant medicate container into the package, and closing the package to enclose the at least one child-resistant medicate container within the package so that the package is generally flat and acceptable by the carrier for a flat-rate shipping. The method also includes causing the closed package to be shipped or transported by the carrier at a flat-rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Juno Technologies, LLCInventors: Thomas Guschke, Richard M. Lee
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Patent number: 9656789Abstract: A carton for containing a plurality of articles is disclosed herein. The carton can comprise a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel and a side panel foldably connected to the top panel. The carton further comprises at least one end flap foldably connected to the top panel and at least partially closing an end of the carton. A handle comprises a handle portion in at least the top panel and a handle flap in at least the end flap. The handle portion is connected to the handle flap. The carton comprises an upper portion that is removably attached to a tray portion. The handle being configured to carry the tray portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Inventor: Emili Requena
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Patent number: 9649472Abstract: A catheter and package combination including a package having opposed front and rear panels that are sealed together to define a sealed interior cavity. The package also has top and bottom edges and opposed side edges. The cavity has a first height extending in a direction between the top and bottom edges. The front and rear panels are configured to tear adjacent to one of the side edges in the direction between the top and bottom edges to form an opening in communication with the cavity wherein the opening has a second height in the direction between the top and bottom edges that is smaller than the first height of the cavity. A urinary catheter in a compact configuration is disposed within the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Hollister, Inc.Inventors: Barbara J. Kearns, Adam J. Foley, David L. Doerschner, Robert A. Greynolds, Jerome A. Henry, Thomas Renehan, Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas, Shane O'Malley, Martin McMenamin, Michael G. Murray, Brendan J. Heneghan
