Patents Examined by Fenn Mathew
  • Patent number: 9624001
    Abstract: Drip collar which includes a tubular sleeve body that is made of a flexible material having an open first end and an open second end, the first end having a surface extending around an entire circumference of the sleeve body that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve body. The first end of the sleeve body further having a drip kerchief contiguous with the surface of the first end, the drip kerchief comprising a folded-over portion (1) extending around the circumference of the first end, and (2) extending from the first end towards the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Kirk Hill
  • Patent number: 9617073
    Abstract: A lid for a storage receptacle includes a substantially planar top panel including a plurality of openings, a substantially planar slideable closure having a plurality of closure portions capable of closing each of the plurality of openings in the top panel, and a plurality of accessible portions capable of allowing access through each of the plurality of openings in the top panel. The lid further includes a guide mechanism capable of guiding the slideable closure between a first position and a second position, and an activation mechanism capable of receiving an input to move the slideable closure between one of the first position and the second position along the guide mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Darren C. McIntosh
  • Patent number: 9617028
    Abstract: A bottomed cylindrical bottle formed of a synthetic resin material through biaxially oriented blow molding, includes a bottom portion of the bottle having a bottom wall portion, the bottom wall portion including a ground portion disposed at an outer circumferential edge portion, a rising circumferential wall portion continuously extending upward so as to be connected to the ground portion from an inside in a bottle radial direction, a movable wall portion protruding from an upper end portion of the rising circumferential wall portion toward the inside in the bottle radial direction, and a recessed circumferential wall portion having a diameter in the bottle radial direction such that the diameter gradually decreases in a direction from an inner end portion of the movable wall portion toward an upper side thereof, an annular recess depressed upward being formed at the movable wall portion in a circumferential direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tadayori Nakayama
  • Patent number: 9611674
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a door latch mechanism of a door in a container for bulk material that has an interior lined with a membrane for holding fluid. The interlock assembly includes a plunger in an aperture formed through the door, which moves between an extended position, where the plunger extends into the interior of the container, and a locked position, where the plunger is urged outwardly from of the interior of the container. A spring is positioned to apply a force to urge the plunger to the extended position. A lock member is connected to move with the plunger between the extended position and the locked position. The spring force is selected to enable the membrane, under static pressure of fluid within the container, to urge the plunger to the locked position, thereby engaging the lock member to interlock against operation of the door latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ConeCraft, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Anthony Cox, James A. Austin
  • Patent number: 9603424
    Abstract: A luggage case with two zipper pockets includes: a case body, a first zipper pocket and a second zipper pocket. The front surface of the luggage case body is a multi-stepped surface, and the first and second zipper pockets are provided on the front surface of different levels, which can prevent interference of the first zipper with the second zipper, when the two zippers move to the boundary between the two zipper pockets. Besides, since the front surface of the luggage case body is a multi-stepped surface, so as to prevent high moment of force from acting on the second zipper pocket, thus extending the life of the luggage case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Wei-Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 9596913
    Abstract: Expandable luggage devices are provided. Included within expandable luggage devices is an expandable backpack that is convertible between at least two positions. An uppermost cover portion of the backpack converts to a side or back portion when the backpack is expanded, and a secondary cover portion is withdrawn from an internal area of the device to enclose or cover the backpack in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Eddie Bauer LLC
    Inventor: Jesse Brian Thompson
  • Patent number: 9596939
    Abstract: A collapsible chair which may be attached to luggage, used by itself, or configured as a backpack or a handbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: AT THE HELM LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Helman
  • Patent number: 9592947
    Abstract: An interior portion of a container (e.g., a lid portion, a base portion, etc.) includes one or more walls of a body of material (e.g., in a hexagonal configuration, a spiral configuration, a concentric circular configuration, etc.) that define one or more reservoirs. The one or more reservoirs are open to receive fluid composition therein (e.g., when the lid is positioned to close the container).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: VALSPAR SOURCING, INC.
    Inventors: Stephan Domburg, George Onderdelinden
  • Patent number: 9592931
    Abstract: A storage apparatus having a plurality of panels that can be placed into corresponding grooves forming a plurality of compartments having an enclosed interior volume and an open upper in which items, such as potato chip bags, can be stored therein. The interior panels may further comprise centrally located cutout holes in which an elastic cord can be inserted therethrough, which is connected to a pair of closure clips that are used to ensure the user has access to a closure clip when securing closed opened potato chips bags within the compartments. The storage apparatus is detachable, wherein each of the plurality of panels can be disconnected from one another and placed in a mesh bag for storage thereof. The plurality of panels can connect to one another via a sliding channel groove mechanism and/or a stopped dove tail or through dove tail channel groove mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Inventors: Donna M Kilgore, Samuel A. Kilgore, William L. Woodruff
  • Patent number: 9586714
    Abstract: A bottle is presented including a body portion having a dividing wall therein; a first chamber for holding a first liquid; a second chamber for holding a second liquid; a removable cap adapted to be operational in an oblique configuration with respect to a base portion of the bottle; and a single slidable orifice configured to travel on a substantially circular track adapted and dimensioned to be flush with a non-movable top surface of the removable cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventor: Theodosios Kountotsis
  • Patent number: 9578938
    Abstract: A travel preparedness system that generally comprises four components: a multifunction configurable case with multiple compartments, including at least one detachable compartment, with a carrying strap that can be attached to either the configurable case or the detachable compartment; a thermally insulated container; a plurality of commercially available resealable containers and an array of commercially available preparedness articles useful or necessary for a traveler. The preparedness articles are selected from a group of articles intended to aid a traveler to recover from a multitude of adversities, injuries or maladies, that also includes articles useful for entertainment and for the preparation, consumption and storage of food stuffs. The four components cooperate and, together with a method, prepare a traveler for emergency and non-emergency travel situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Emile Verneuille
  • Patent number: 9580242
    Abstract: A device for collecting soiled objects, such as used diapers, comprising a collecting container (1) closable by a cover (2) having a cover section (6) with a tubular chamber (7) open at one end providing an inlet/outlet opening (8), said cover section (6) being movable between a first position, in which an object may be deposited from the outside through said opening (8) into said chamber (7), and a second position, in which said object may drop through said opening (8) into the collecting container (1) and a transfer bag (12) of a flexible material removably mounted within said chamber (7), said bag (12) being open at one end and having a bottom cooperating with an expel body (11d) at the opposite end, wherein the collar (12b) of the transfer bag (12) is attached to said opening (8) by a locking ring (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sanalife B.V.
    Inventor: Anthonius Gerardus Adrianus Van Veen
  • Patent number: 9578942
    Abstract: A capture apparatus and method for safely picking up and moving a portable electronic device into a fire containment case. The apparatus includes a tray portion having a rectangular base, opposing sides orthogonal to the base, tapered rod attached to the rectangular base between the opposing sides, and slide rails attached to the opposing sides. A lid portion is also provided and includes five sides of a rectangular prism-shaped structure defining a cavity within the apparatus for holding the malfunctioning portable electronic device. The lid portion has a first handle on a first side end, a second handle on a cover portion orthogonal to the first side end, and opposing sides attached to the cover, the first side end and a second side end. The first side end and the second side end of the lid portion include slides for slidable engagement with the slide rails of the tray portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Highwater Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: George H. Brilmyer, Michael E. Gilchrist, Donald G. Coffman
  • Patent number: 9580231
    Abstract: There is provided a container having a bottom shell and a top cover configured for partial rotation with respect to each other. In its closed configuration the container maintains the items in an interior holding region, while in the open configuration the container exposes a section that opens to the interior holding region and which permits the items to be dispensed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Berlin Packaging, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Sanguinet, Brett Niggel
  • Patent number: 9573739
    Abstract: A structural element for a bottle closure having means for showing a first use in nominal conditions. This structural element can be made from components such as a pouring dispenser or a frame. This structural element is characterized by the use of two components which are linked such that the attachment between both disappears after the first use in nominal conditions when said structural element is mounted in the operating mode on the bottle. The first use in nominal conditions requires removing one of the components and it cannot be put back in its original position, restoring its also original attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: COMPAÑIA DE TAPONES IRRELLENABLES, S.A.
    Inventor: David Torrent Ortega
  • Patent number: 9572443
    Abstract: A serving container includes a structure for holding one or more utensils. In one approach, a removable insert is provided within the holding structure. In another approach, the holding structure is removable and forms a part of the sidewall of the serving container. The holding structure can also be embodied in a ledge sized to receive a handle of a utensil or can be formed on a lid to the serving container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Mortissa Osborne
  • Patent number: 9573735
    Abstract: A crown cap, configured based on a sheet with a circular body perimetrally presenting, after being adjusted to the rim of the mouth of a bottle, a plurality of folds. The sheet has an extension that extends from the circular body and a first transverse folding line to determine a folded arm with two sections, an upper, external section that extends from the circular body followed by a lower, internal section, located between the external or front section and the bottle. The extension also has a continuous cut on the external section that determines a flap with an inverted U-shaped surface, the continuous cut allowing the flap to bend out of a plane of the external section so that during removal of the cap from the bottle, a distal end of the flap engages an area where the extension extends from the circular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: DESARROLLOS TAMARIT PLAZA SL
    Inventor: Ramon Tamarit Rios
  • Patent number: 9567156
    Abstract: A container for holding product therein during shipment and being returned for reuse has a body, track assemblies attached to opposite sides of the body, and a plurality of support assemblies extending between the track assemblies. Outer members of the support assemblies have notches which enable the support assemblies to slide along the track assemblies to move parts supported by dunnage suspended by the support assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Bradford Company
    Inventors: Judson A. Bradford, Allen L. Burns
  • Patent number: 9561718
    Abstract: A fuel filler system for use in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a fuel filler tube, a locking bracket coupled to an inner surface of the fuel filler tube, and a closure device coupleable within the tube end and including an outer wall and a radially movable tab extending from the outer wall. The tab engages the locking bracket after rotation of the closure device from a first rotational position to a second rotational position to prevent rotation of the closure device relative to the locking bracket. The closure device further includes a web flexibly connecting the tab to the outer wall and a region of weakness defined in the web, such that upon forcible rotation of the closure device from the second rotational position to the first rotational position, the region of weakness facilitates separation of the web from the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hidekazu Nobata, Masaru Tomimatsu, Hiroyuki Hagano
  • Patent number: 9555929
    Abstract: A hanging condiment container holder is provided including a clip portion for removably attaching the holder to an upper portion of a food package, a loop portion for receiving a condiment container, and an extension wall extending between the clip portion and the loop portion. The clip portion may be contoured to the shape of the upper edge or lip of a food package such as a cup. Various clip portions may be employed for removably attaching the hanging condiment container holder to a food package such as a cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CPC Properties, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Ciarrocchi, Jr.