Patents Examined by Eric C Baldrighi
  • Patent number: 12384613
    Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein generally relate to beverage systems. Particularly, beverage systems comprising a straw mechanism that is removably secured to a lid structure. The beverage systems in accordance with aspects herein have straw mechanisms that are selectively leak-proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: BruMate, Inc.
    Inventor: Dylan M. Jacob
  • Patent number: 12358697
    Abstract: A closure assembly for a container, comprising a coupling member adapted for engaging with an opening of the container and a lid assembly connected with the coupling member forming a closure for the opening. The lid assembly comprising a support member pivotably mounted to the coupling member, a closure member rotatably supported by the support member for allowing rotational movement with respect to the support member, and adapted for forming a closure engagement with an outlet of the coupling member. The closure assembly is provided with a locking mechanism configured for selectively maintaining the closure engagement, with the closure member rotatable between a first position in which the closure member and the outlet is sealed, and a second position in which the closure member is free to be disengaged from the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: AEGIS GLOBAL RESOURCES (HK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Siu Wah Wong, Shun Sang Poon, Fat Sun Kwok
  • Patent number: 12350959
    Abstract: A personal paint and brush holder apparatus for holding paint and brushes near a body of a user includes a pouch with an open top end. A waist strap and a thigh strap attach the pouch to the user. A container is removably positionable in a use position in which the pouch holds the container. The container defines a paint reservoir for holding paint. A brush holding compartment is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Inventor: Arthur Brown
  • Patent number: 12280924
    Abstract: A plug body includes a spout part and a pressure release valve arranged at a position different from an arrangement position of the spout part. A mass on a spout part side is larger than a mass on a pressure release valve side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: TIGER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12268293
    Abstract: A drinkware apparatus includes a liquid container with a reservoir therein, the liquid container having an exterior surface, and a dispensing lid that engages with the liquid container, the dispensing lid having an exterior surface. A pair of hinge lugs extend outwardly from the exterior surface of the liquid container or outwardly from the exterior surface of the dispensing lid, each of the hinge lugs having a mounting surface that opposes the mounting surface of the other hinge lug. Each of a pair of opposing hinge posts extends from the mounting surface of a respective one of the hinge lugs and is positioned between the hinge lugs. A carrying arm is rotatable about the hinge posts when mounted thereon. The carrying arm is selectively removable from and selectively remountable on the hinge posts without adjustment of the hinge posts, hinge lugs, dispensing lid, or liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zak Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Gillespie
  • Patent number: 12263997
    Abstract: A closure system including a cap and a spout, where the cap and/or spout contain at least one discrete layer of barrier material. In one example, the spout includes a conduit and a seal member, the conduit being arranged about an imaginary axis and the seal member having one or more surfaces configured to be secured to a container. The cap includes an inner circumferential surface, the inner circumferential surface arranged to encompass the conduit. The cap also includes a first discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a first discrete layer of barrier material and the seal member includes a second discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a second discrete layer of barrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Winpak Ltd.
    Inventors: Manuel Jose Moreno Brociner, Mustafa Bilgen, Olivier Yves Muggli, Ashley Robert Andrews
  • Patent number: 12258184
    Abstract: A food container and its method of construction are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the food container includes a body and a lid assembly. The body has an interior space. The lid assembly lid assembly includes at least one slide part and a rotating part. The at least one slide part is configured to translate linearly when the rotating part is rotated by a user to cause the interior space to be sealed or unsealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Paxson, David Veness
  • Patent number: 12250925
    Abstract: A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: TAN GROW INC.
    Inventor: Mengmeng Mu
  • Patent number: 12178198
    Abstract: A water bottle for pet includes a flexible water bowl, a bottle body and a switch unit, wherein the flexible water bowl has a top opening and a water inlet provided at a bottom thereof, the bottle body is coupled to the flexible water bowl in such a manner that water is allowed to be fed into the flexible water bowl through the water inlet, the switch unit, which is arranged between the flexible water bowl and the bottle body, includes a fixing seat having a water port which is aligned with the water inlet of the flexible water bowl and a displacement valve having a water access hole and a water sealing member, wherein one of the water access hole and the water sealing member is selectively aligned with the water port by relative movement between the displacement valve and the fixing seat, so as to result in open or close of the water port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: LesoRocity (Shenzhen) Industrial Co., Ltd, Shenzhen Rongcheng Innovation Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Weijun Xiao, Fangjian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12167808
    Abstract: A leak resistant lid assembly for a beverage container where the lid assembly has a straw or similar means for a user to drink liquid is disclosed. The lid assembly may include a base, a straw that extends through the base, a gasket, and a grommet. The base may have a primary opening that receives the straw and a secondary opening in the top of the base, where the secondary opening acts as a vent to prevent a vacuum from occurring when drinking from a straw. The grommet may have a spiral ring may help create a flow path for air from inside the beverage container to the exterior environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin R. Bullock, Nicholas James Lombardi, William Drinkwater
  • Patent number: 12145783
    Abstract: A security device for locking to a container in blocking access to content of the container. The security device has a locking mechanism contained within a housing, the locking mechanism includes a slider for sliding within the housing between an unlocked state and a locking state; and a catch mounted within the housing for displacement relative to the slider. The catch has a blocking condition in which it blocks sliding of the slider between its unlocked and locking states, and an activated condition in which the catch is displaced from its blocking condition in response to an activating action applied externally to the security device, the catch reverting to its blocking condition on termination of application of the activating action. The security device further includes a component coupled to the slider for locking the security device to the container as aforesaid when the slider is in its locking state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Algreta Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Matthew White, Paul Churchett
  • Patent number: 12122561
    Abstract: A package includes a container and a closure. The container has an external thread formation on the neck portion and a circumferential bead. The closure includes a first and second closure portion. The first closure portion includes a top wall portion, a skirt portion, and first and second frangible connections. The first frangible connection extends around the closure circumference. The second frangible connection is spaced from the first frangible connection. At least a portion of the second frangible connection is located further from the top wall portion than a portion of the first frangible connection. The second frangible connection defines an area adapted to form a tab. The second closure portion includes a tamper-evident band. The closure is adapted to be opened by twisting to break the frangible connections and expose the tab and then flipping the first closure portion from the second closure portion via the exposed tab. The closure is adapted to be locked when flipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Closure Systems International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Migas, Jeremy Morin
  • Patent number: 12116179
    Abstract: Provided is a storage container for storing a material, the storage container including a lid and a container body having a first portion for holding the material and a second portion to which the lid is configured to be attached. The second portion is spaced from the first portion in a longitudinal direction by a collar defining a gap between the first and second portions. The first portion has a wall with a closed bottom portion defining a cavity for the material and the second portion has a wall defining an opening for accessing the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Yajko, Eugene M. Merrill
  • Patent number: 12097992
    Abstract: A container for food liquids, in particular for the storage and/or fermentation of alcoholic beverages, has a body in which a substantial portion of the walls of the container is made of a ceramic material with controlled porosity. The body of the container is shaped as a truncated pyramid, in which each of the faces of the side wall includes a slab of ceramic material with controlled porosity, and in which a support structure made of cementitious material is formed along the external corners of the side wall and in correspondence with the bases of the truncated pyramid. Axial openings are defined in the bases of the container and are adapted to cooperate with suitable closing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventors: Luca Risso, Maurizio Gasco
  • Patent number: 12097995
    Abstract: A customizable storage system includes at least one removable storage container and a container caddy. The at least one removeable storage container includes a container shell and a tilt bin located in the container shell and configured to tilt relative to the container shell. The container caddy includes a container support frame having first and second container docks that each define first and second container-receiving spaces the receive the at least one storage container and a carrying handle coupled to and extending away from the container support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Deflecto, LLC
    Inventors: Rob Wolff, Craig R. Malmloff, Matt Dawson
  • Patent number: 12077345
    Abstract: A closure (10) for a container mouth, comprising a cap (15) and a retaining ring (20) for retaining the closure on a container mouth, a tether (45) is provided between the cap side wall and the retaining ring along the circumference of the cap, one end of the tether is fixedly connected to the side wall and the other end is fixedly connected to the retaining ring, in which the tether is connected to the cap by a root (30) and extends from the root in a clockwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GMBH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Sebastien Widmer, Axel Rognard, Lino Dreyer, Graeme Hood
  • Patent number: 12049349
    Abstract: A canister apparatus configured to protect and seal a range of jars and perishable items therein from light, dehydration, loss of volatiles, and or rapid change in temperature. The canister apparatus comprising a canister lid, a canister base and a cup fit within the canister base. The canister lid may comprise a gasket and a boss that are sized to accommodate an airtight seal of a jar upon insertion substantially within the canister base. The cup is configured to secure a jar upon insertion substantially within the canister base. The canister apparatus may include a jar and a cover configured to couple to the jar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Lee
  • Patent number: 12043455
    Abstract: A storage case where a case cover is openably and closably connected to a case body, the storage case includes a latch mechanism fixing the case cover to the case body and a handle swingably connected to the case body. The handle includes a support arm swinging about a swing shaft extending in a case width direction, and a grip extending from the support arm in the case width direction. A part of the latch mechanism is located on a side of the grip from the support arm in the case width direction when the handle is downed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taku Shiosaka
  • Patent number: 12017824
    Abstract: The present application belongs to the technical field of daily necessities, and in particular relates to a cup cover and a thermos cup. Aiming at the defect that the position of the front button of the existing bouncing type cup cover is fixed, the present application adopts the following technical solution: a cup cover, the cup cover including: a cover seat, a water outlet being formed in the cover seat; a flip cover assembly, the flip cover assembly including a flip cover, a button and an elastic member, the flip cover being capable of covering the water outlet, and a clamping structure being formed between the button and the water outlet; and a movable lock, the movable lock being movably provided on the cover seat, the movable lock moving between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the movable lock being provided with a blocking part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: EVERICH AND TOMIC HOUSEWARES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huajun Yao
  • Patent number: 12006108
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are tethered cap and spout combinations. The tethered cap and spout combinations prevent loss of the cap after opening. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms for puncturing or opening a seal that may be present at a throat or neck of the container which provides both an anti-tampering and freshness function. In an implementation, the tethered cap and spout combinations may provide anti-tampering mechanisms. The tethered cap and spout combinations may provide mechanisms to hold an opened and tethered cap away from the container opening during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Nypro Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Minnette, Ryan P. Davidson