Patents Examined by David Fidei
  • Ophthalmic lens disinfecting storage case
    Patent number: 8528728
    Abstract: The present invention for a storage case for an ophthalmic lens, wherein the storage case facilitates disinfecting of the ophthalmic lens with disinfecting radiation. Various embodiments may include an alignment device, such as a pedestal or a concave bowl to position the lens to receive disinfecting radiation. In addition, the case may include one or more disinfecting radiation windows for admitting disinfecting radiation into the storage case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall B. Pugh, Edward R. Kernick, William Chester Neeley, Dwight Abouhalkah, Leslie A. Voss, Karson S. Putt, James Daniel Riall
  • Packaging and dispensers for adhesive backed elements
    Patent number: 8528730
    Abstract: An element dispensing package suitable for dispensing adhesive strips or bandages. Each element is contained within an envelope formed by opposed upper and lower sheets. The lower sheet has a release liner secured thereto to protect the element while it is within the dispenser. The element is releasably secured to a first tab and is separated from the package when the envelope is opened. The first tab has one or more gripping means to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package. Additionally, the upper sheet and the lower sheet have optional gripping means (e.g., a second tab) to facilitate dispensing of the element contained within the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Victor A. Grossman
  • Insulation sleeve for cup
    Patent number: 8523008
    Abstract: An insulation sleeve including a protrusion formed on a sidewall of the cup which is caught by a finger of a user's hand is provided, in which, in a case where the cup is filled with a hot content, the user can easily and safely grip the cup, without slippage, at movement with the cup. The insulation sleeve includes a sleeve body having a hollow portion which is formed when a force is applied both corners of the folded sleeve body so as to accommodate and support the cup therein; and a pair of protrusions formed by a -shaped, ?-shaped, ?-shaped or L-shaped cut line provided on the sleeve body, and protruding from the sleeve body in an outward direction when the hollow portion is provided, so that the protrusions are caught by a an upper portion of a finger of a hand gripping the sleeve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: To Go Sol Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Sub Kim, Jun Soo Kim
  • Jewelry storage case
    Patent number: 8522964
    Abstract: A jewelry storage case is provided for organizing jewelry into separate labeled compartments within a portable case. The case includes a housing having an interior and a top hingedly coupled to a bottom. A plurality of lower cups is positioned in the bottom of the housing. Each lower cup is configured for receiving and holding a pair of earrings. An elongated lower channel is positioned in the bottom of the housing. An elongated lower wall is positioned in the lower channel defining a lower inner compartment and a lower outer compartment configured for holding a bracelet and a necklace respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventor: Patricka S. Pledger
  • Packaging/displaying device made from foldable blanks
    Patent number: 8522970
    Abstract: A packaging/displaying device includes a main blank foldable into a housing that has a bottom panel, two side panels extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the bottom panel, a back panel extending upwardly from the bottom panel and connected between the side panels, and a top panel connected to a top end of the back panel and extending above the bottom panel, said top, bottom and side panels cooperatively defining a housing space for an object, the top panel having a through hole extending through said top panel to retain a top end of an object. The housing is open at its front side to display the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Habitex Corporation
    Inventor: Duan-Cheng Hsieh
  • Case for housing and container for elongated objects
    Patent number: 8522963
    Abstract: A case for housing elongated objects includes a box body (2), having a size such that the box body can adequately contain the elongated object (O), which is inserted in the body through a front opening (21). The case has a lock the object housed in the case including at least a movable plate (23) arranged along at least a border (24) of the opening (21), movable between an open position wherein the plate impedes the passage from the inside to the outside of the case to the object to be kept and a closed position wherein the plate substantially arranges along at least a side (25) of the box body, in such a way as not to substantially obstruct the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: OTO Melara S.p.A.
    Inventor: Andrea Chiappini
  • Dishwasher basket assembly
    Patent number: 8522998
    Abstract: Provided is a basket assembly that includes a container portion and a lid rotationally coupled thereto. The lid may include a rib that extends therefrom at a location proximal to an axis of rotation of the lid. The lid may be configured to interfere with an interference portion of the container portion as the lid is rotated between a closed position and an open position relative to the container portion, the interference between the rib and the interference portion being configured to maintain the lid in at least one of the open position and the closed position. Various associated apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Allen Stephen Crookshanks, Ronald Gene Tynes
  • Holding device for antibacterial wipes and gel
    Patent number: 8517171
    Abstract: A device for holding antibacterial gel and wipes in two separate compartments that are connected, one compartment having a slot to dispense antibacterial wipes, the other compartment having an opening with a lid to dispense an antibacterial liquid or gel. The device also has an attachment mechanism which can be attached to items such as a key ring for easy access while on the go.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Richard Delgado
  • Display package for a plurality of products
    Patent number: 8511467
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a display package that, in one embodiment, comprises a plurality of packs containing one or more products and a sleeve. The primary packs are arranged in a bundle and disposed within the sleeve. A separator panel can be included in certain embodiments of the bundle between the packs. Portions of the packs may protrude through apertures in the front and rear panels of the sleeve and apertures within the separator panel to assist with maintaining the bundle within the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Alan Sorrentino, Andreas Haefliger
  • Wafer container with elasticity module
    Patent number: 8505732
    Abstract: A wafer container, comprising: a container body, the container body having a plurality of slot portions on two opposite sidewalls of the interior of the container body for horizontally sustaining a plurality of wafers, each slot portion having a horizontal carrying portion, an opening being formed on one side of the container body for exporting and importing a plurality of wafers; and a door, said door having an inner surface and a outer surface, the inner surface being joined with the opening of the container body for protecting the plurality of wafers therein, the characteristic in that: an elasticity module is disposed on the inner wall of the rear end of the container body opposite to the opening, the elasticity module having a rectangular body and a convex portion bending toward the interior of the container body being respectively formed on two longer opposite sides of the rectangular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shao-Wei Lu, Pao-Yi Lu, Chien-Feng Wang
  • Fixed seat for a tool
    Patent number: 8499935
    Abstract: A fixed seat for a tool has a sleeve joint pillar set into a polygonized pillar, of which the circumference side part contains abutment surfaces and edges. The abutment surface can abut the groove wall of the sleeve's square casing groove, and said edge or margin part permits spanwise locking of the sleeve during its rotation. A positioning convex part is protruded from an abutment surface on the circumference side part of the sleeve joint pillar, and interlocked with the positioning concave camber on the groove wall of the square casing groove. A lateral through-hole is set onto one side of the sleeve joint pillar. Both ends of the lateral through-hole pass through separately the abutment surface on the circumference side part of the sleeve joint pillar. A wall rim is formed between the abutment surface and the lateral through-hole, so that the positioning convex part could be squeezed flexibly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Chih-Chien Hsieh
  • Suspension packaging system
    Patent number: 8499937
    Abstract: A suspension packaging system can include a foldable member configured to form a cavity as well as a suspension device for suspending an article to be packaged within the cavity. The suspension portion can include foldable portions configured to cooperate with a retention member having pockets. The foldable portions can fit into the pockets and then be folded so as to generate tension in the retention member. The entire device, with the exception of the retention member, can be made from a single piece of material, such as corrugated cardboard, which thus reduces waste and simplifies bulk distribution of such a suspension packaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Clearpak, LLC
    Inventors: John McDonald, Frank Comerford, Myles Comerford
  • Pan having secured thereto roasting materials
    Patent number: 8496112
    Abstract: In summary there is provided in one embodiment a combination of a pan with a label for holding a roasting bag. The pan is defined by having a bottom base having a base periphery edge and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base periphery edge and terminating at a side edge to create a well therebetween. The label includes front and rear sides. The rear side being secured to the bottom base and includes a pocket formed thereon. The pocket has an access opening into an internal space of the pocket. The roasting bag is positioned within and removable from the pocket of the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Handi-Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Norton Sarnoff, Raj Patel, David Sarnoff
  • Clamshell container hold open mechanism
    Patent number: 8490808
    Abstract: An open clamshell-type food container is prevented from collapsing by means of a securing tab joined to the side wall of one of the container shells, a side wall joined to the other container shell, the two side walls being in alignment, and the securing tab being affixed to the other side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Robert George Snyder
  • Tactical equipment carrier
    Patent number: 8490788
    Abstract: A carrier for weapons and/or other tactical equipment can include a main body and an extension sleeve. The extension sleeve can be withdrawn so as to lengthen an internal storage region to, e.g., accommodate longer weapons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Aerial Machine & Tool Corp.
    Inventors: Timothy Perkins, John D. Marcaccio, Philip J. Ernst
  • Article for smokers
    Patent number: 8490784
    Abstract: An article for smokers comprises a main body (1) of elongate form exhibiting a first end (11) and a second end (12). The main body (1) has a cavity (4) accessible from outside at the second end (12) adapted for receiving the lit end portion of a cigarette. An element (5), which is associated to the second end (12), is provided with a base (51) and with a cutting profile (52) for cutting the cigarette. The element (5) is translatable with respect to the second end (12) of the main body (1) between an open position (A) of the cavity (4) of the main body (1) and a closed position (C) of the cavity (4), with the displacement of the element (5) from the open position (A) to the closed position (C) determining the cutting of the cigarette by means of the cutting profile (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: On-Off Cigarette S.r.l.
    Inventor: Pierpaolo Cortesi
  • Watch presentation case
    Patent number: 8490787
    Abstract: The invention relates to a case for receiving, in a fixed position, an article secured to a support (5). This case (1) includes a bottom part (3) forming the base and a top part (2) forming the cover. The bottom part (3) and top part (2) cooperate with each other to define a closed space in a closed position. The support (4) includes holding means (6) so that the article does not rest on the base, or against the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Swatch S.A.
    Inventors: Remo Biedermann, Joao Ornelas
  • Inverted dome to supply dose
    Patent number: 8490786
    Abstract: The invention provides a dispensing closure to supply a dose with an inverted dome having a housing, the housing having a septum, a convex dome, and an end plate seal. A main vessel can be attached to the inverted dome dispensing closure, and a user-actuated means for dispensing from the inverted dome dispensing closure into the main vessel is also provided. The invention provides a point of use dispensing device that will supply fresh healthy ingredients that are stored inside the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Liquid Health Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dale Rohr, Kenneth Edward Milligan, Richard Arthur Laveault, Derek David Hopkins
  • Injectable fluid vial housing
    Patent number: 8479919
    Abstract: A container for housing an injectable fluid vial. The container includes a calculation aid formed specific to the injectable fluid vial. The container is formed from a bottom, a top, and an inset side wall therebetween with a resealable lid. The top includes an opening constructed and arranged to receive the fluid vial housing. Alternatively, the container is formed from two half sections that are hinged together for holding the fluid vial housing therebetween. An inner label is permanently attached to the sidewall having at least one row of dosing indicia coordinated with a base line indicia selected from the group of weight, age, fluid volume or area. An outer label is rotatably secured over said inner label with at least one transparent window allowing selective viewing of the dosing and base line indicia and predetermined dosing rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Accudial Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Kaplan, Robert Terwilliger, Richard Haskins, Paul Schlie
  • Hand-held medical device protective sleeve
    Patent number: 8475365
    Abstract: A clear, sealable isolation sleeve for use in a medical environment especially with hand-held electronic devices, for the purpose of reducing the spread of infectious diseases. The sleeve offers an isolated containment for such hand-held medical devices while in patient proximity. The sleeve features a perforated tear zone for easy removal and disposal. Embodiments of the present invention can be manufactured from a clear material that allows the hand-held device to read bar codes through it, while also allowing the clinician to read displayed data and manipulate keypads on the device all while contained within the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventors: Rebecca L. Modin, Lisa A. Runion