Patents Examined by Gideon R Weinerth
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Patent number: 12162649Abstract: Various systems for the containment or delivery of a product are provided. The systems allow for the storage of products at low temperatures and include a container closure inserted into a container (10). The container closure may have an elastomeric body (12) and include a material (14) having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion. In other systems, the material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion may be inserted between the elastomeric container closure and a seal. Other systems may include an insert at least partially embedded within the elastomeric body of a container closure, an actuator having a distal end movably attached to the insert, and a resilient element between the distal end of the actuator and the insert, wherein the resilient material expands radially upon displacing the distal end of the actuator toward the insert.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Inventors: Lawton E. Laurence, Alex Lyness, Geoffrey T. Rouin, Christopher Evans
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Patent number: 12157603Abstract: A storage container including one or more of: a first wall configured to be coupled to a support and having bifurcated extensions extending therefrom; a second wall opposed to the first wall and having bifurcated extensions extending therefrom; side walls situated between, and coupled to, the corresponding bifurcated extensions of the first and second walls, the side walls each being configured to fold at a hinge situated between the first and second walls; a bottom wall hingedly coupled to the first wall and configured to prevent the side walls from folding when in a down position; and a cover having proximal and distal ends and a hinge situated therebetween, the cover hingedly coupled to the first wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Inventor: Mirza Aliahmad
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Patent number: 12144446Abstract: A beverage container suitable for containing a beverage or beverage vessel, wherein the beverage container includes at least two separate displays, one of which is extendable and retractable. The container may further include a stowage compartment for stowing travel games or other objects.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: Michael J. Kretsinger
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Patent number: 12145781Abstract: A child resistant container can include a container body, a closed base, an open top, an exterior and a cap assembly configured to couple to the container body for closing the container. A cap assembly can include an inner cap configured to couple to a container body and an outer cap coupled to the inner cap. A first coupler can be coupled to the inner cap and a second coupler can be coupled to the outer cap and configured to optionally engage the first coupler. An outer cap can be configured to rotate relative to an inner cap when the outer cap is in one or more positions and to engage the inner cap when the outer cap is in one or more other positions. A child resistant container can be made from recyclable metal.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: Nicholas Patrick Karll
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Patent number: 12139298Abstract: Plastic container comprises a container body having a bottom portion, a sidewall portion and an upper portion, with a chamber defined therein. The bottom portion includes a support surface and a variable dynamic base portion. The sidewall portion includes a lower circumferential groove ring, an upper circumferential groove ring, and a pair of longitudinal grooves extending longitudinally therebetween to define a front sidewall segment and a rear sidewall segment. The rear sidewall segment comprises a waist groove extending circumferentially between the pair of longitudinal grooves to define an upper rear sidewall segment and a lower rear sidewall segment, wherein one of the upper rear sidewall segment or the lower rear sidewall segment includes two vacuum panels with a rigid longitudinal support therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: CO2PAC LIMITEDInventors: Sheldon E. Yourist, Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr.
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Patent number: 12127715Abstract: A grip for a cookware handle includes a first side, a second side, a pocket between the first side and the second side, a first aperture in the first side, a second aperture in the second side, and a plug comprising a thumb grip. The plug is configured to retain the grip on a shaft received in the pocket by extending through the first aperture, the shaft, and the second aperture.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: The Vollrath Company, L.L.C.Inventors: Jill Hundley, Carl Neess, Steve Vollmer
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Patent number: 12121167Abstract: A vessel, e.g., a bowl, suited for holding water or foodstuff for use as a pet bowl or human kitchen houseware may be. The bowl may have a modular design to allow for different portions of the bowl to have different attributes. The vessel is scaled for use by pets or humans. Generally, this means that an inner surface of the vessel defines a volumetric space of 60 cubic centimeters to 30 liters for holding water or foodstuff. The bowl has a water level, and, at the water level, the surface area of the bowl may be 56 cm to 900 square cm. To facilitate lifting and gripping by one or two human hands of a user, the vessel's outer surface may include one or more graspable elements disposed between the top and bottom of the vessel. Each graspable element is configured to receive one or more fingers of a user so that the user can grasp or otherwise engage the graspable element and lift the bowl from a surface when the bowl is upright on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Old Dog New Tricks LLCInventor: Alan Hardy
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Patent number: 12102245Abstract: A floating beverage holding apparatus includes a c-shaped body, a webbing, and a collapsible fastener. The c-shaped body is an inflatable apparatus and includes a top surface, an outer lateral surface, an inner lateral surface, a bottom surface, a lateral opening, and a central opening. The top surface and the bottom surface are perimetrically connected to each other by the outer lateral surface and the inner lateral surface. The central opening is delineated by a curved section of the inner lateral surface and the webbing is terminally connected onto the curved section of the inner lateral surface to receive a beverage container. The lateral opening is delineated in between a first section and a second section of the inner lateral surface. The collapsible fastener is connected onto the outer lateral surface and extended across the lateral opening to secure a beverage container to the c-shaped body.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Inventor: Justin Rietema
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Patent number: 12096831Abstract: According to some embodiments, a basket that converts to a picnic mat is disclosed. The picnic basket includes a planar material comprised of equally sized panels arranged in a three-row by six-column configuration and a support strap system. The support strap system is disposed across a column next to a first edge column wherein the support strap system is centered between the first pocket and the second pocket by folding the column three columns from the first edge column and two columns from the second edge column over the column next to a first edge column.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2024Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Inventor: Alicia Collins
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Patent number: 12089568Abstract: A vessel, e.g., a bowl, suited for holding water or foodstuff for use as a pet bowl or human kitchen houseware. The vessel is scaled for use by pets or humans. Generally, this means that an inner surface of the vessel defines a volumetric space of 60 cubic centimeters to 30 liters for holding water or foodstuff. The bowl has a water level, and, at the water level, the surface area of the bowl being 56 cm to 900 square cm. To facilitate lifting and gripping by one or two human hands of a user, the vessel's outer surface includes one or more graspable elements disposed between the top and bottom of the vessel. Each graspable element is configured to receive one or more fingers of a user so that the user can grasp or otherwise engage the graspable element and lift the bowl from a surface when the bowl is upright on the surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Old Dog New Tricks LLCInventor: Alan Hardy
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Patent number: 12082728Abstract: A cup and/or food holding tray for stable storage and movement of food/beverage containers, having a center cup basin and periphery cup basins about the center cup basin, wherein each cup basin is capable of receiving and securely holding a food/beverage container. The invention further comprises ribbing between adjacent cup basins. The center cup basin and the ribbing provide for increased structural rigidity of the cup holding tray of the invention. The cup basins are defined by multiple planar support walls.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Inventors: Evan J. Lampsa, John B. Lampsa
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Patent number: 12084232Abstract: A moisture-tight, re-sealable container is disclosed having a lid and body. The lid and body have a non-round seal that is substantially moisture tight when the lid is seated on the body, admitting less than 1000 micrograms per day of water to a package. A reinforcement stiffens or reinforces at least a portion of the seal against inward deflection along an axis defined by the minor diameter when the lid is seated on the body. Optionally the reinforcement is at least one spline subdividing the reservoir. A method of making dispensers for objects of varying length to customize particular dispensers to dispense such objects of a particular length is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Bucholtz, Ronald Supranowicz, John Belfance
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Patent number: 12077361Abstract: A packaging device for eyewear frames has a structure for supporting lenses. The device has a first and a second lateral temple, including a body, having a front abutment wall, configured to abut against an inner side of the structure of the frame. A rear wall is opposite the front abutment wall relative to a longitudinal direction, to abut the second lateral temple in a folded configuration towards the frame. A transverse notch extends along a transverse direction, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and passing through the body. The transverse notch partially extends between a pair of lateral walls of the body, from an open insertion end, which emerges onto a pair of the lateral walls, at a closed bottom end. The body includes a hole passing through the body, between the transverse notch and the front abutment wall, positioned to substantially align with the closed bottom end.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KERING EYEWEAR S.P.A.Inventors: Mauro Stocco, Paolo Masiero
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Patent number: 12071277Abstract: A cap for a container comprises: a retaining ring suitable for being associated with a neck of the container; a closing element comprising a lateral wall which extends around an axis and a transversal wall which extends transversally to the axis for defining a closed end of the closing element; a hinge structure which connects the closing element to the retaining ring, so that the closing element is displaceable between an open position and a closed position. The closing element comprises a projection which projects from an outer surface of the lateral wall transversally to said axis, the projection extending around said axis by an angle of at least 180°.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVAInventors: Alessandro Falzoni, Giulio Fabbri
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Patent number: 12064046Abstract: A sleeve for a water bottle and a method of making a sleeve is provided. The sleeve comprising a bottle holder portion having a first plurality of elastic straps arranged to define a cylindrical center portion. The cylindrical portion has an open first end, and a second end at least partially enclosed by a second plurality of elastic straps, the open first end being sized to receive the water bottle. At least one first storage portion is provided having a third plurality of elastic straps, at least a portion of the third plurality of elastic straps extending from the first plurality of elastic straps.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SAFETY NAILER LLCInventors: Kristen Eifes, Daniel Eifes, Cori Zirkle, Drew Zirkle
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Patent number: 12042468Abstract: A tray for positioning, in a fixed positional relationship, a medical vial 7 together with a vial adapter 4 is disclosed. A tray member 10 includes a vial accommodation cavity 11 and a vial adapter accommodation cavity 12, each comprises retaining members 19, 37a, 37b, 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b configured to position the vial adapter 4 and the vial 7 spaced apart from each other and in axial alignment in an intermediate position. The retaining members 19, 37a, 37b, 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b are further configured to guide a relative axial movement of the vial 7 and vial adapter 4 from the intermediate position to a transfer position while maintaining the axial alignment of the vial 7 with the vial adapter 4. In the transfer position the vial adapter 4 is locked to the vial 7 and a piercing mandrel 57 pierces a vial stopper 76 for liquid transfer.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: KAIRISH INNOTECH Private Ltd.Inventors: Rishad Kairus Dadachanji, Pratul Prakash Potdar, Keyurkumar Arvindbhai Patel, Krupal Ashokbhai Chudasma
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Patent number: 12043471Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a durable beverage container insulator that may enhance the consumer's enjoyment of the beverage by a combination of visual and tactile enhancements to the beverage container. For example, the insulator may be composed of a transparent material that enables the consumer to see the label and type of beverage being consumed. The insulator may be sufficiently firm to ensure durability over multiple uses, and/or sufficiently pliable to enable users to deform the insulator and enjoy a “cushy” feeling while holding the insulator. In some embodiments, the insulator is configured to enhance ease and/or enjoyment of sliding a beverage container in and out of the insulator. For example, in some embodiments, an aperture disposed on a base of the beverage container may generate a whistling sound as the beverage container is inserted in and/or pulled out of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Inventor: Scott Ward
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Patent number: 12030376Abstract: Structure for reducing sloshing noises, said structure being provided for disposal in a liquids container for a motor vehicle, having a random arrangement of mutually interlinked threads, wherein a plurality of the threads at least in portions are connected in a materially integral manner to at least one or a plurality of further threads of the structure, wherein the structure has at least one side in the region of which a planar cover of the random arrangement of mutually interlinked threads is provided at least in portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: KAUTEX TEXTRON GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Volker Treudt
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Patent number: 12017821Abstract: The intention relates to a closure (1) for sealing of a neck finish (2) of a liquid container comprising a top deck (3) and an outer skirt (4) extending from the top deck (3) in an axial direction (z) away from the top deck (3) comprising at least one locking means (5) for engaging the closure (1) to the neck finish (2) of the liquid container. A with respect to the top deck (2) deformable primary sealing lip (6) is arranged on an inner surface (7) of the top deck (3) and extends in a circumferential manner along the inner surface (7) of the top deck (3). The primary sealing lip (6) comprises with respect to its cross-section a dorsal end (8) connected to the inner surface (7) of the top deck (3) and a free distal end (9) arranged opposite to the dorsal end (8), wherein the primary sealing lip (6) with respect to its cross section is arranged in an inclined manner facing inwardly.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Creanova Universal Closures LimitedInventor: Rodney Druitt
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Patent number: 12017836Abstract: A thermoplastic bag includes structures that direct liquid away from areas of the bag more susceptible to failure and leaking. For example, one or more implementations include seals that direct liquid introduced into the bag away from corners of the bag. Additionally, one or more implementations include an insert positioned within the bag between the liquid directing structures such that the liquid directing structures direct liquid to the insert. In one or more implementations, the insert comprises an absorbent material. Thus, the liquid directing structures can direct liquid to a liquid absorbing insert.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: The Glad Products CompanyInventors: Ranyi Zhu, Michael G. Borchardt, Robert T. Dorsey, Jason R. Maxwell, Edward B. Tucker, Shaun T. Broering, Deborah K. Fix