Patents Examined by Elizabeth J Volz
  • Patent number: 11679399
    Abstract: A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Ronald L. Gerson, Pierre LaPointe, Robert A. Brunell
  • Patent number: 11661271
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for securing a trash liner. The apparatus includes a retainer channel disposed on at least a portion of an interior surface proximate to an aperture of a support structure. The retainer channel includes an inner surface defining an interior space within the retainer channel for receiving a mouth portion of the trash liner therein. Further, the apparatus includes a retainer member. The retainer member includes one or more flange members. Each flange member of the one or more flange members extends from a bottom portion of the retainer member and is oriented along a longitudinal axis of the support structure. The retainer member is configured to removably secure to the retainer channel for retaining the mouth portion of the trash liner therebetween, while an unsecured portion of the trash liner is disposed within the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Erik Chan
  • Patent number: 11659951
    Abstract: A cooking appliance is provided. The cooking appliance comprises a cooker body for receiving food and a lid for covering the cooker body. The cooking appliance has a front side for facilitating cooking operations and a rear side spaced apart from the front side. The cooker body comprises at least one latch slot disposed on an inclined rear side of the cooker body. The lid comprises at least one latch bar disposed on a periphery thereof and extending outwardly therefrom. When the lid is detached from the cooker body, the latch bar is operable to be inserted into the corresponding latch slot to secure the lid at the inclined rear side of the cooker body, allowing a user to secure the lid to the latch slot without reaching a rear side of the cooker body by hand, and to retrieve the food without accidentally contacting the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Instant Brands Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Qin, Yok Chong Chi, Jiwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11647857
    Abstract: A drink cup includes a body formed to include an interior region providing a fluid-holding reservoir and a brim. The brim is coupled to the body to form an opening into the interior region. The body includes a floor and a side wall that extends away from the floor. The drink cup further includes a body-strengthening system coupled to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: David Y. O'Nan, Brad A. Ruminer, Jeffrey A. Mann
  • Patent number: 11643271
    Abstract: One example embodiment is adapted for use in facilitating collection and transport of memory devices, e.g., drives, motherboards, etc., e.g., for the purposes of subsequent destruction. The example embodiment has an outer bin, also called a garage or outer enclosure, within which is placed an inner bin with wheels. Once closed and locked, the outer bin has a door that can be opened so drives or other memory devices can be inserted. The drives then fall into the inner bin and, once sufficiently filled, the inner bin be easily wheeled out from the outer bin. The inner bin has its own locking lid that is secured when transporting the inner bin with the drives, e.g., to a destruction facility or area. Other features are provided as described below. Enhanced synergistic security features include use of multi-point locking latches to secure doors and lids, metal construction of the bins, and so on. The bins are sized to facilitate efficient collection and transport of potentially sensitive data center media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Nelson, Michael Hunter, Ismael Rangel
  • Patent number: 11643251
    Abstract: A foldable beverage shade is made from a fabric sheet having a bottom edge, side edges and a curved top edge, a first and a second spreader element, and a circular coaster element with a thickness less than one-half inch, a diameter greater than two inches but less than six inches, and a cylindrical outer surface. The spreader elements may be rotated and engaged in pockets to spread the fabric sheet into a shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Jeffrey Joel Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11627703
    Abstract: An expandable and collapsible grain bin is provided comprising at least two telescoping cylindrical sections adapted to interlock with one another when the grain bin is in an expanded position; a base member attached to the bottom most cylindrical section; and a bin cover for enclosing the grain bin, said bin cover adapted to be in a raised position when the grain bin is in the expanded position and in a lowered position when the grain bin is in a collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: David William Kosior, Patrick M. Beaujot
  • Patent number: 11623790
    Abstract: A bottle enclosure for holding a longneck bottle having a top, neck, shoulder, and main body. The bottle enclosure can include an upper portion configured to fit around the neck, shoulder, and main body of the longneck bottle, a cap removably coupled to an upper end of the upper portion and configured to fit over the top of the longneck bottle, and a base portion removably coupled to a bottom end of the upper portion. An elastomeric component can be arranged on an interior surface of one or both of the upper portion or the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: BottleKeeper, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew T. Campbell
  • Patent number: 11613407
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented for nesting lid containers. An apparatus includes a first container and a second container that includes a bottom, at least one side wall coupled perpendicular to an edge of the bottom and extending from the bottom to an open top to form a container, and a securing element coupled to a side of the bottom opposite the at least one side wall for preventing movement of the container while placed on a surface. A second container is insertable into a first container where at least one side wall of the first container is configured to receive at least one side wall of the second container such that the second container acts as a lid for the first container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Michael J. Perry
  • Patent number: 11613423
    Abstract: An animal waste containment assembly includes a container that is positioned outdoors to be accessible to people walking their pets. A drawer is slidably integrated into the container and the drawer supports a garbage bag for collecting animal waste that is deposited in the container. A lid is hingedly coupled to the container and the lid covers the opening in the container when the lid is positioned in a closed position. A deodorizer dispenser is disposed on the lid to dispense a measured amount of the chemical deodorant when the lid is opened. A foot pedal is movably disposed in the container and a linkage is movably coupled between the foot pedal and the lid. The lid is urged into the open position when the foot pedal is stepped upon to facilitate the person to deposit the bagged animal waste into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventor: Greg Bivins
  • Patent number: 11603262
    Abstract: A trash container includes a container body, a cover unit, and an internal shelter arrangement. The container body has a top opening and a trash cavity for receiving a trash object through the top opening. The cover unit includes a cover panel for selectively opening and closing the top opening. The internal shelter arrangement includes a shelter boundary frame detachably coupled between the container body and the cover unit, and a shelter unit movably coupled at the shelter boundary frame to seal a shelter opening of the shelter boundary. When the top opening is opened, the shelter unit is downwardly and pivotally folded to open up the shelter opening in response to an external force of a weight of the trash object for disposing the trash object in the trash cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Shiping Wang
  • Patent number: 11589696
    Abstract: A beverage holder with an insulating sleeve holds a beverage container and a magnetic mount to magnetically secure the insulating sleeve with the beverage container therein to a ferromagnetic support structure. The magnetic mount comprises an exterior housing located outside the insulating sleeve and on a lateral wall of the insulating sleeve. A magnet is carried by the exterior housing and located outside of the insulating sleeve. An interior backing is located on an interior of the insulating sleeve and fastened to the exterior housing through the insulating sleeve. The exterior housing and the interior backing sandwich a portion of the lateral wall of the insulating sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Best Promotions, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan Leimer
  • Patent number: 11583117
    Abstract: A beverage system can include a pitcher and at least one coaster. The pitcher can contain a quantity of a beverage and extend along a vertical axis between an upwardly-facing opening at the top and a first closed end. The pitcher can also include a base portion having a second wall defining a downwardly-facing opening. The base portion can also include a second closed end adjacent to the first closed end. The at least one coaster can be selectively engageable with the base portion and thereby positionable inside the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Peter Luchak
  • Patent number: 11584561
    Abstract: A container for holding a food product. The container can comprise a flange comprising a central panel. An opening can extend in the central panel. The container further can comprise a sidewall comprising at least a panel foldably connected to the central panel and a denesting feature extending outwardly from the sidewall. The denesting feature can be for engaging a nested container positioned below the container in a stacked arrangement and for forming a denesting gap between the flange and the nested container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Tye, Elliot Hithersay
  • Patent number: 11584587
    Abstract: A diaper pail incorporating a refrigerated compartment is described herein, wherein the interior of the compartment can be cooled to low temperatures, typically less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit, to hinder and/or substantially slow the generation of noxious odors. Additionally, the diaper pail freezer includes a double lid with a bag retaining system to help ensure a good seal is maintained between the lid and the top of the pail to help contain any residual odors within the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Austin McKee, Eric M Sia
  • Patent number: 11577885
    Abstract: An individual beverage bottle, with added convenience features making the bottle easy to open, and provides features to customize, personalize, and/or share in a very hygienic manner and providing a mechanism to secure a cup to the bottle such that an otherwise ordinary cup adapts and screws onto existing beverage containers that can be used to share the beverage or just be able to drink from a cup rather than directly from the bottle wherein, existing bottles can be utilized with very little, if any, extra footprint and minimal retooling. A proprietary labeling system is adapted to the bottle and cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Stathis & Liebesfeld, LLC
    Inventor: James Stathis
  • Patent number: 11576531
    Abstract: A modular, top-loading, food transport cabinet and serving platform apparatus is disclosed in various embodiments. The food transport cabinet and serving platform is advantageous because it is alternatively configurable in both a transport condition (e.g., for transporting or delivering prepared food while maintaining a desired (hot or cold) temperature of the food) and a serving condition (e.g., presenting the prepared food for serving while maintaining a desired (hot or cold) temperature of the food). The apparatus can be configured to accommodate various food presentation and serving requirements and arrangements, including heating (e.g., chafing or direct heat) and chilling (e.g., ice) without having to remove the food items to be presented and served from the food transport cabinet to a special serving platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: InterMetro Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Olson, Todd Robinson
  • Patent number: 11554907
    Abstract: A cooler capable of achieving a sufficient temperature gradient between an inside of the cooler and an outside of the cooler such that at least a partial vacuum forms within the cooler may include an enclosure defined by at least one wall and a lid. The lid may form a relatively airtight seal with a wall of the cooler when in a closed position. A vacuum release assembly may be disposed in one of the walls or lid of the cooler, the assembly being capable of reducing a pressure differential between the enclosure and the outside of the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: H-E-B, LP
    Inventors: Eric Newland Wooldridge, Daniel Bailey Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11548018
    Abstract: A connector system for a liquid container system for a spray gun includes a lid that includes a liquid outlet and an adapter. The adapter includes a spray gun end and a lid end. The ends are connected with a liquid-tight passageway. Further, the spray gun end is adapted for releasable engagement with a liquid inlet port of the spray gun and the lid end is adapted for releasable engagement with the liquid outlet. The connector system also includes a plurality of interlocking tab assemblies for releasably attaching the adapter to the lid. Each assembly includes a first tab and a second tab, wherein an end of the first tab is adapted to secure the adapter to the lid when the first tab and the second tab are interlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Ronald L. Gerson, Pierre LaPointe, Robert A. Brunell
  • Patent number: 11534012
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel container/guacabowl and apparatus system that assists in the removal and apportionment of the semi-solid items, such as guacamole, salsa, dip and humus, from the interior of a bowl or container using an external object such as a tortilla chip or cracker, while minimizing the risk of spilling the semi-solid items as they are being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Justin Ederheimer