Patents Examined by Fenn C. Mathew
  • Patent number: 10925421
    Abstract: A beverage container includes a parison. Inside the parison, at least one relief is on the internal wall of the parison. The relief extends helically from a height on the parison lower than or level with the lip down to a level above or level with the bottom of the parison. The relief is configured to accept the beverage along one of its profiles and cause it to slide along its helix. The relief inclines so as to form a gutter with the internal surface of the parison over at least part of the length of the helix formed by the relief. The beverage container has an overall symmetry of revolution about a vertical axis Z.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AB DESIGN CONCEPT & CREATION
    Inventor: Arnaud Baratte
  • Patent number: 10906738
    Abstract: A trash with an auto lid locking mechanism is designed to prevent accidental or unwanted exposure to waste and potentially hazardous material by humans, household pets and stray animals. In some embodiments, the lid of the trash can opens only when a force is continuously applied to the foot pedal of the trach can, and the lid automatically closes and locks when the force on foot pedal discontinues. In some embodiments, the trash can has an internal pulling force for the lid and does not rely on the weight (i.e., gravitational force) of the lid for it to close, thus the lid can still close automatically or remain closed even if the trash can is being knocked down and/or not in an upright position. In some embodiments, the foot pedal recesses and conceals within the trash can body, thereby making it more difficult for animals to step or continuously press on the pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Krista Barry
  • Patent number: 10906708
    Abstract: A drinking container with an integrated valve that uses surface tension to control the flow of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: James Chambers, Anna Carin Cecilia Chambers
  • Patent number: 10906698
    Abstract: A container system includes a container having a body with a lower surface a first opening extending from the lower surface; a first footing having a contouring of the opening and the first footing is pivotally attached to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Peter McCrossin
  • Patent number: 10907769
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure vessel having an outer layer with an improved gas barrier property, a lightweight liner with an excellent gas barrier property, and a novel method for manufacturing a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel contains a liner and an outer layer of the liner, wherein the outer layer is configured by a composite material that contains a continuous fiber and a polyamide resin impregnated into the continuous fiber; the polyamide resin contains a structural unit derived from diamine and a structural unit derived from dicarboxylic acid; and 50 mol % or more of the structural unit derived from diamine is derived from xylylenediamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomonori Kato, Nobuhiko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10899526
    Abstract: A perishable particle compression container stores and preserves a quantity of perishable particles, such as dry good particulates, coffee, tea, or tobacco. The compression container includes a container body and a lid. The container body includes a container-compression blade connected to a lateral wall, a container base, and a container-blade support. The lid includes a lid-compression blade connected to a lid base, and a lid-blade support. The lid-compression blade is positioned within the container body as the lid engages the container body. The lid pivots about the container body to allow the lid-compression blade to rotate around the container-blade support and compress the perishable particles within the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: United Southern Container LLC
    Inventor: Lonnie L. Perry
  • Patent number: 10893734
    Abstract: A cut resistant and highly translucent tote utilizes a multilayer knitted metal fabric having a knitted metal outside layer and a knitted metal inside layer. These two knitted layers may be independent in a portion of the tote, such as in a clear-view portion of the tote, configured to allow clear visibility of items retained in the tote. The independent layers of knitted fabric are highly cut resistant, as they can flex in multiple direction and also move and slide with respect to each other. The tote may have a gusseted base with a base-side sleeve extending at the intersection of the base and sides to allow the tote to be free standing. An opening in the top of the tote may have a closure feature, such as hook-and-loop fastener material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Armored Outdoor Gear Inc.
    Inventors: James Martin Bell, Thomas Anthony Monroe, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10895348
    Abstract: A pressure vessel mounting structure (10) includes a plurality of bands (11) made of a composite material cured about the exterior surface (35) of the pressure vessel (30) to form an integral part of the vessel. The bands (11) may be spaced apart from one another to form a crisscrossing helical grid pattern with opposing ends (21) of the bands extending past a respective end (31) of the pressure vessel (30) and toward a longitudinal centreline (33) of the pressure vessel (30) to form a skirt (17). The skirt (17) provides mounting mounts (15) as well as a vertical standing mount for the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: CLEANNG, LLC
    Inventor: R. Matt Villarreal
  • Patent number: 10881228
    Abstract: A drinking cup having a receptacle with an open end and a lid assembly configured for releasable engagement with the receptacle over the open end. A lid assembly wall has an inner surface and an inner ring extending radially inward therefrom. The inner ring defines a plurality of fluid passages. A seal assembly is configured to be retained by the inner ring, with the seal assembly being resiliently deformable between a sealed configuration and an unsealed configuration. In the sealed configuration, the upper lip sealingly engages the inner surface and fluid is prevented from flowing through a lid assembly volume defined between the lid assembly and the seal assembly. In the open configuration fluid is permitted to flow from the receptacle, through the plurality of fluid passages, and between a gap defined by a portion of the seal lip and a corresponding portion of the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Handi-Craft Company
    Inventors: Charles Miller, Xiangwen Zhang, Mark Reed, Douglas Hanneken
  • Patent number: 10882662
    Abstract: A foldable liquid container includes a foldable supporting frame, a foldable container body arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a switch device arranged on the foldable supporting frame to be operated to transform the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode in a single puling operation. The foldable container body is able to be folded with the folding of the foldable supporting frame. The foldable supporting frame is supported and secured in the unfolded mode by means of the switch device, wherein the switch device can be operated to release the engagement of the foldable supporting frame while transforming from the unfolded mode to the folded mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Mengmeng Mu
  • Patent number: 10875681
    Abstract: A protective bottle enclosure includes a base portion defined by a base sidewall secured to a base bottom wall and having an open top. The base bottom wall has a base pad attached thereto. An upper portion is defined by an upper sidewall surrounding an internal cavity. The upper portion has a cylindrical body section with a generally constant body diameter between a lower section and a neck section. The lower section is narrower than the body section and ends in a lower opening. The neck section is narrower than the body section and ends in a neck opening. The neck section includes a tapered portion and a straight portion. The lower section can be inserted into the open top of the base portion and threadably and removably engage the base sidewall. A removable cap includes a cap sidewall. The cap sidewall can threadably and removably engage the neck section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Camcal Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew T. Campbell
  • Patent number: 10869814
    Abstract: A nipple for use with an infant drinking cup is disclosed herein. The nipple comprises a domed portion having a central region and an inner surface, a teat portion radially offset from the central region, and a radially-outer wall. The radially-outer wall is joined to the domed portion at a joining location and comprises an inner fluid-flow surface, defining a fluid flow direction. A region of the inner surface of the domed portion at the joining location is substantially parallel to said fluid flow direction, or the inner fluid-flow surface of the teat portion extends radially outwardly, away from said region of the inner surface of the domed portion at the joining location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Maybom (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Cudworth
  • Patent number: 10865013
    Abstract: A protective bottle enclosure includes a base with a cylindrical base sidewall secured to a base bottom wall and an open top. The base sidewall includes at least one thread disposed thereon. The base bottom wall has a substantially planar bottom surface. A body section has a cylindrical body wall and a bottom opening. A shoulder section has a cylindrical shoulder wall including a taper. The shoulder section is disposed between the neck section and the body section. The body section can threadably and removably engage the base sidewall of the base. A removable cap includes a cap sidewall surrounding a cap cavity. A top wall is disposed above a cap opening, and the cap cavity extends between the top wall and the cap opening. The cap sidewall can threadably and removably engage the neck section and includes a knob and an extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Camcal Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew T. Campbell
  • Patent number: 10858182
    Abstract: An automatic locking trashcan system including: a trashcan assembly having a trashcan-body having an inner volume; and an outer-surface; a trashcan-lid; and an automatic-locking-assembly; wherein the trashcan assembly includes the trashcan-body, the trashcan-lid and the automatic-locking-assembly in functional combination such that when the trashcan-body is not normal to a ground surface the automatic-locking-assembly secures the trashcan-lid to the trashcan-body such that trashcan-contents are not able to leave the inner volume. Structurally speaking, the trashcan-body is defined by the inner volume and the outer-surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew Moffatt
  • Patent number: 10857922
    Abstract: A mechanism for holding at least one article in an enclosure having a sliding cover. The mechanism includes a first track, a second track, and a third track configured on a wall of the enclosure. The third track is configured to hold the articles in a holding position. The mechanism further includes a track changing mechanism and a supporting link. The track changing mechanism connects the first track to the second track and to the third track. The supporting link supports and prevents the lateral movement of the article from the holding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Hridaynath Patil
  • Patent number: 10857069
    Abstract: A medicine cup, preferably stackable, disposable, of frustoconical configuration and optionally biodegradable. The medicine cup includes a cup member for the medicine and an infection control tab coupled to the cup member. The tab is preferably coplanar with and integrally mounted to the sidewall of the cup member and has a textured frictional surface. The infection control tab is for holding the cup by the health care provider, the tab minimizing the possibility of contamination of the cup and patient through the health care provider's hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Dennis Christopher Riordan
  • Patent number: 10850904
    Abstract: Improved packages and methods for constructing packages are provided that reduce or prevent leakage into or out of the package. In particular, the package includes a base member and a lidding member with a reinforced perimeter portion that blocks channels that may form at the interface between the base member and the lidding member from extending to the edge of the base member, such that, e.g., liquids have no path to the package exterior. The perimeter portion may be a thicker region of a first film of the lidding member (e.g., a polyethylene emulsion), or the perimeter portion may be formed using permanent adhesive. Frangible layers and/or cut lines may be defined in the material of the base member or the lidding member to allow a controlled break to occur when the lidding member is peeled away from the base member to provide access to the package contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SONOCO DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Scott William Huffer, Sharayla Ann Cleare
  • Patent number: 10843863
    Abstract: A cooler assembly for the storage of one or more objects includes a cooler portion having a main portion and a cover portion that is removably or pivotable relative to the main portion. First and second main portion securement features are disposed on a side wall of the main portion, and the first and second main portion securement features may be identical. First and second attachment assemblies, which may include a container, have identical first and second attachment securement features, respectively, which may releasably engage either of the first and second main portion securement features to allow the first and second attachment assemblies to be transported with and stored on the cooler portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Alan V. Morine, Matthew M. Glanzer, Todd Eichinger, Cory R. Bloor, Jonathan B. Rayeski
  • Patent number: 10843861
    Abstract: A drink cup having an automatic retractable straw is disclosed herein. It comprises a main body having an outer cup, an inner cup having a guide inclined surface at a bottom thereof, and a vacuum insulation layer between the outer cup and the inner cup; a lid covered on the main body and having an opening at one side thereof for corresponding to an upper end of the guide inclined surface, a containing groove adjacent to the opening on a top surface thereof, and a flip cover pivotally disposed on the containing groove and having a convex part corresponding to the opening; and a straw accommodated in the inner cup and having a connecting member formed with a first perforation at one end thereof for connecting to an upper end of the straw and a second perforation corresponding to the bonding part of the lid at the other end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Yuan Min Aluminum Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kuan-Hsiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10836557
    Abstract: An insulated bottle includes an inner container having an inner wall that defines an inner chamber within which a product is received. The insulated bottle includes an outer container having an outer wall that defines an outer chamber. The inner container is received within the outer chamber of the outer container. A space is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall. The insulated bottle includes a label shrink wrapped to an outer surface of the inner wall of the inner container. The label is positioned within the space defined between the inner wall and the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Shorefield Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Brendan Thompson