Patents Examined by Fenn C. Mathew
  • Patent number: 10335656
    Abstract: A golf bag having a body with a pair of flat sides. The body having a separator structure at an upper end that defines a plurality of openings to a plurality of club compartments. The separator structure defines a width between the openings configured to prevent contact between a club head of each club and the shaft of adjacent clubs. In some configurations, each compartment is fully separated from one another. Each club compartment defines a terminal point upon which the club rests within the compartment. The terminal points are configured to offset the club heads of adjacent clubs within the golf bag. In some configurations, a plurality of club receptacles can be provided on one or both of the pair of flat sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Olisaemeka Eze
  • Patent number: 10336406
    Abstract: A cover for a vehicle, such as a boat, including a ratchet and straps. The straps are connected to a plate for evenly distributing the load placed on the straps when the straps are tightened by the ratchet. The straps, when tightened, provide form to the cover such that water will run off the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dowco, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon Alexander
  • Patent number: 10336530
    Abstract: A disassembleable, reusable plastic container that can be used for the manufacture, storage and transportation of cheese products. The container may utilize wrap-around interlocks. The endwalls of the container may be flexible to allow the container to undergo minimal deformation when filled with cheese products. The container may also have a recessed pressboard that allows for increased capacity in the container. The container may also utilize positive corner interlocks that minimize unintentional disengagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: A.R. Arena Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Wilcox, Charles S. Arena
  • Patent number: 10327570
    Abstract: A product display and product display system is disclosed comprising a generally planar top panel and a side panel, the product display intended to comprise or be positionable over a hard, raised generally planar surface having a first size and shape, the generally planar top panel having a second size and shape substantially corresponding to the first size and shape, the product display further comprising on the side panel a plurality of generally vertical longitudinal sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: David Hunter, Eli Miller, Chris Beck
  • Patent number: 10327522
    Abstract: An assembly structured to maintain a bag in an expanded orientation when inserted therein and when the bag is not in use. A base is formed from a compressible, expandable, substantially cushioning material including inner and outer surfaces having connectors disposed thereon. The base includes at least one primary section and one or more secondary sections, respectively comprising a plurality of primary segments and secondary segments. Longitudinal and transverse fold lines extend between and interconnect adjacent ones of the primary and secondary segments and facilitate the selective disposition of the base into any one of a plurality of folded, operative orientations, which substantially correspond to the configuration of the bag in which the basis inserted. The removable attachment of correspondingly positionable connectors at least partially determine, which of the plurality of folded, operative orientations the base will assume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Karina Silvana Lustgarten
  • Patent number: 10327523
    Abstract: A collapsible luggage includes a rigid base, a plurality of wheel members, a flexible body, and a telescopic rod unit. The rigid base defines a receiving space. The flexible body includes two side segments and opposite front and rear segments. The telescopic rod unit is disposed on one of the side segments of the flexible body, and is pivotable relative to the base between an unfolded position, where the flexible body is expanded so that the flexible body and the base cooperatively define an accommodating space, and a folded position, where the flexible body is collapsed, and the telescopic rod unit and the flexible body are received in the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Liang
  • Patent number: 10322837
    Abstract: A hot fill plastic container has a dome portion with a convex outer surface that defines a maximum outer diameter of the container so as to extend outwardly beyond a main body portion of the container. The generally egg-shaped dome portion enhances the crush resistance of the dome and provides a point of contact between containers when they are placed adjacent to one another. A circumferential stiffening groove may be provided near a lower end of the dome portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott E. Bysick, Paul V. Kelley
  • Patent number: 10321744
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a travel bag or a packaging container. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a modular travel, garment bag or similar container system that can be customized based on the needs of the user. Furthermore, the various modules or segments of the bag may have different shapes and sizes so as to be adapted to carry items, with such modules or segments being combinable in varying arrangements to provide a flexibly configured bag that is suitable for a variety of uses. The present invention also relates to a packaging system for suits, blazers and jackets from garment, fashion and retail brands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: ABIBOO Corp.
    Inventor: Alfredo Munoz
  • Patent number: 10314375
    Abstract: A storage bag is convertible into a travel seat when the bag assumes an open configuration. The bag includes a front part and a lid attachable to two side parts of the bag when the bag assumes a closed configuration. The front part and lid can be decoupled and separated from the two side parts when the bag assumes the open configuration. The bag includes a rigid structure provided with safety belts and padding. The includes a pass-through pocket integrally coupled to a rear part of the bag and a handle arranged on the lid that are configured to receive and to be crossed by an extensible handle of a suitcase to removably couple the bag to the suitcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Simone Antonino Ciraolo
  • Patent number: 10315802
    Abstract: A collapsible bottle with a channelway provided in a side wall which, in collapsed conditions of the bottle, the channelway becomes engaged with opposed portions of the side wall and define a flow passageway therethrough toward a discharge opening at one end of the bottle and a closed other end of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
    Inventor: Ali Mirbach
  • Patent number: 10306962
    Abstract: A protective housing includes a housing and a rotating cover mechanism. An opening and a restriction groove are defined in the housing, and the cover mechanism includes a cover body and a latching member rotatably mounted on the cover body. The cover body includes an outer cover and a supporting plate detachably coupled thereto. The latching member includes a handle, a latch between the outer cover and the supporting plate and coupled to the handle, and a mechanical button adjacent to the latch. The latch includes a positioning groove. The partly exposed mechanical button is located between the outer cover and the supporting plate. The handle causes the latch to be received in the restriction groove and the mechanical button is received in the positioning groove to lock the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NANNING FUGUI PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ying-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 10308395
    Abstract: A packing box contains: an accommodation casing, a first side casing, a second side casing, multiple bottom casings of various sizes, multiple top casings of various sizes, and a plurality of binding straps. The accommodation casing includes multiple first and second spaced holes, the first side casing includes multiple first and second spaced orifices, and the second side casing includes multiple first and second spaced apertures. Each bottom casing covers a bottom of each of the accommodation casing, the first side casing, and the second side casing, and each top casing covers a top of each of the accommodation casing, the first side casing, and the second side casing. Each binding strap includes a fastener, a male fastening face, and a female fastening face, wherein the fastener fastens with the male fastening face and the female fastening face so that said each binding strap fixes the packing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Jie Zhang
  • Patent number: 10307003
    Abstract: A plate comprises a planar central region with a perimeter and a lip with first and second sections, each including two ends. A first end of the first section extends from the perimeter up and away from the planar central region, and a first of the second section extends from a second of the two ends of the first section down and away from the planar central region. A plate comprises circular, mid and end regions. The mid-region protrudes from an outer edge of the circular region in a first direction away therefrom. The end-region protrudes from an outer edge of the mid-region in an opposite direction and away therefrom. The mid and end-regions include openings. A plate comprises a first area and a rim surrounding the first area. The rim has walls which intersect. Each of the walls is either straight or concave. Both of the walls includes openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventors: Connor Joseph Green, Jack Palmer Green
  • Patent number: 10308427
    Abstract: A lid system for a front load dumpster is provided. The lid system provides a container assembly, an upper frame assembly having a curved lid, and a lower frame assembly, wherein the container assembly may rotate relative to the lower frame assembly and the upper frame assembly in a forward direction and an opposing rearward direction, while the upper frame assembly may rotate relative to the lower frame assembly only in the rearward direction so that the curved lid opens during dumping when the container assembly is in an upended condition, but the upper frame assembly and its curved lid may remain locked in a closed configuration when the container assembly is in an upright condition, before and after the dumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Binova LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Daniel Kreitzer, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10308424
    Abstract: A corner piece for forming a corner of a container, with a hold which can be grabbed by external gripping device, stacking elements in the shape of a solid protrusion and coupling elements which can be activated and deactivated and which includes a movable coupling element which can be moved between an activated position and a deactivated position, as well as an activator mechanism for activating and deactivating the coupling elements, which activator mechanism can be coupled to external driving elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CAMING SOLUTIONS BVBA
    Inventor: Tim Vancampen
  • Patent number: 10301110
    Abstract: A trash container with a shade closure includes a trash can base including an internal cavity and track grooves located internally along sides of an opening of the cavity and the shade closure including a flexible material and a pin connected to an end of the material, with ends of the pin projecting from sides of the shade and with the ends being configured to fit within the track grooves. The container further includes a shade spool portion located along a back edge of the opening and attached to the shade closure comprising a rotational spring configured to rotate the shade closure around the shade spool portion into a spooled configuration and a latch device located along a front edge of the opening and configured to releasably lock the shade into a planar configuration when the pin of the shade closure is pulled out away from the shade spool portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Theodore Bryan Parker
  • Patent number: 10299555
    Abstract: A luggage cover includes a front panel; a back panel; a top panel coupled to the front panel and the back panel; a first side panel coupled to the front panel and the back panel; a second side panel coupled to the front panel and the back panel; a zipping mechanism formed along at least one of the first and second side panels and the top panel; and a plurality of flexible loops, wherein an opening is formed at an opposite side of the top panel to receive a luggage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Travelers Club Luggage, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Yu
  • Patent number: 10299551
    Abstract: An expandable luggage includes a first case member, a second case member, and a flexible member with opposite ends connected to the first and the second case members to form a chamber. The expandable luggage further includes a controller, which has a first member fixed to the first case member, a second member fixed to the second case member. The first member is movably connected to the second member to be moved between a first position and a second position. The first member is engaged with the second member when the first member is moved to the first position. The chamber is narrowed when the first case member is moved toward the second case member, and the controller is locked automatically. The controller further includes an unlocking device to be operated to disengage first member with the second member if the chamber is expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Wei-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 10301069
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide containers stronger than conventional containers with respect to a lateral load when stacked. [Solution] The containers according to the present invention are configured so that a corner engaging projection and a corner engaging recess are engaged at the four corners on the bottom face and the top face of a top and a bottom container when stacked, thereby allowing such containers to hold up against the lateral load received when stacked by dispersing the lateral load more widely than conventional containers. Thus, the present invention achieves a higher strength with respect to the lateral load when stacked than conventional containers and prevents incidents where a first sidewall and second sidewall would be separated from each other due to the first sidewall or second sidewall being pushed and bent outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SANKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetsugu Nakai
  • Patent number: 10302252
    Abstract: An illustrative example container includes a plurality of internal support members having a surface contour that at least approximates a minimum surface. The plurality of internal support members collectively provide structural support for carrying loads on the container. The plurality of internal support members collectively establish a plurality of cavities for at least temporarily containing fluid. An outer shell is connected with at least some of the internal support members. The outer shell includes a plurality of curved surfaces. The outer shell encloses the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrzej Ernest Kuczek, Matthew E. Lynch, Paul F. Croteau, Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Ellen Y. Sun, Wenping Zhao, Daniel V. Viens