Patents Examined by Gideon R Weinerth
  • Patent number: 11224309
    Abstract: A chafing dish set may comprise a stand, a water pan capable of being restably coupled to the stand, wherein the water pan comprises a holding portion configured to receive and hold a liquid, and a food pan capable of being restably coupled to the water pan, wherein the food pan comprises an interior portion configured to receive and hold at least one of a food and a liquid. In some embodiments, the chafing dish set further comprises a lid capable of being restably coupled to the food pan, wherein the lid is configured to substantially cover the interior portion of the food pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Table Dress Boutique, LLC
    Inventor: Shaja B. Joyner
  • Patent number: 11198546
    Abstract: A cartridge (1) which is suitable to cooperate with the neck (3) of a container (5) in order to allow a product contained in the cartridge (1) to flow out into said container (5), said cartridge (1) including at least one reservoir (7); moveable sealing means (13) to close the opening (9) of the reservoir (7), and a socket (23) wherein the moveable sealing means (13) comprises at least one ring (19, 21) configured to cooperate with the neck (3) of the container (5) in order to allow the moveable sealing means (13) to slide along the lower wall (11) of the reservoir (7) by a pressure exerted on said ring (19, 21) by the neck (3) of the container (5) causing the opening of the one or more flaps (17) and further wherein at least one ring (19, 21) of the moveable sealing means (13) comprises holding lugs (25) configured to cooperate with an internal relief (27) of the socket (23) in order to maintain the moveable sealing means (13) in position inside the socket (23), closing the opening (9) of the reservoir (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Guery, Corinne Herlin
  • Patent number: 11192690
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a coupling mechanism for detachably attaching two or more utility modules to one another, utility assembles, mobile carriers and other attachable modules and articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Keter Plastic Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaron Brunner, Grant T. Squiers, Christopher S. Hoppe, Steven W. Hyma
  • Patent number: 11174099
    Abstract: A container comprising a threshold assembly. The threshold assembly comprises an outer end plate, a horizontal connecting member and a middle connecting member. The outer end plate comprises a horizontal portion and a vertical portion; the horizontal member connects to a floor of the container; and the middle member connects to the plate and the horizontal member, wherein one end of the middle member extends to the intersection of the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the plate; an opening and a clamping groove at the other end of the middle member; and an inserting portion at one end of the horizontal member for inserting into the clamping groove through the opening to connect the horizontal member and the middle member. When force is applied to the threshold assembly, gaps among the horizontal and middle members and the plate are sealed, preventing liquids from causing steel corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd., CIMC R&D CENTER, CIMC Containers Holding Company Ltd., Taicang CIMC Reefer Logistics Equipment Co.
    Inventors: Guohao Huang, Weiting Yang, Zhaoyun Ma, Yugang Shen, Hong Zhang, Cuiqun Guo
  • Patent number: 11173099
    Abstract: A system for storing breast milk includes a container having a top opening and a bottom recess extending into an interior of the container towards the top opening. A container cap is configured to attach to the container and cover the top opening. The container cap includes a probe thermometer having a sensing tip positioned above the bottom recess when the container cap is attached to the container. A non-insulated cooling base has a protrusion configured to mate within the recess when the container is resting on the base. An insulated shell assembly includes a top and bottom configured to connect to each other, wherein the shell assembly is configured to at least partially encapsulate the container, the container cap and the cooling base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Pippy Sips LLC
    Inventors: Amber Lee Venti, Joseph Alan Venti
  • Patent number: 11114073
    Abstract: Example aspects of a storage case for musical accessories and a method for using a storage case for musical accessories are disclosed. The storage case for musical accessories can comprise a compartment configured to receive a musical accessory therein, the compartment comprising a floor and a sidewall enclosure extending from the floor, the sidewall enclosure defining an opening distal from the floor; and a lid defining a first orifice configured to receive the musical accessory inserted therethrough, the lid movable between a closed position, wherein the opening is covered by the lid, and an open position, wherein the opening is uncovered by the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: James C. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 11111056
    Abstract: A mixing bowl with protuberances one the outer surface of the side wall of the bowl. A first mixing bowl has a diameter greater than a second mixing bowl. The two bowls form a mixing bowl assembly wherein the protuberances of the inner bowl contact and abut the inner surface of the outer bowl to define a clearance gap between the two bowls, wherein if the bowls cool at different rates after being washed, the mixing bowls are not jammed together. Each protuberance extends outwardly about one-fourth inch and the gap defined between the bowls has a clearance dimension of about one-fourth inch. The inner bowl has three or four protuberances and the outer bowl has four protuberances. The mixing bowls are made of stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan T. Chisholm, Benjamin R. Newlin
  • Patent number: 11110659
    Abstract: An additive-manufacturing build-material container comprises a reservoir to hold build material, a build-material outlet structure to allow build material to exit the reservoir through an outlet opening in a top portion of the reservoir, a longitudinal collection unit (313a) to collect build material from the bottom and guide the build material to the outlet opening at the top, and bottom-venting structure to admit vent gas into a bottom portion of the reservoir. The bottom-venting structure may include a vent tube to admit venting gas into the bottom portion of the reservoir. A concentric collection tube structure may be employed including the longitudinal collection tube nested within a vent tube (333A, 354A). The concentric collection tube structure may be mounted along the central axis of the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ismael Chanclon Fernandez, Xavier Alonso Becerro, Ernesto Alejandro Jones Poppescou
  • Patent number: 11104073
    Abstract: There is provided a 3D printing build material container (31) comprising a reinforcement structure (34), a collapsible reservoir (33) to hold build material, a build material outlet structure (313), at least one first inlet structure (314, 316), and a second inlet structure (315). The reinforcement structure encloses an airtight space and the reservoir is disposed within the reinforcement structure. The build material outlet (313) structure is to allow build material to exit the reservoir. The at least one first inlet structure (314, 316) is to allow recycled build material to enter the reservoir and to selectively allow a gas to enter the reservoir. The second inlet structure (315) is to selectively allow a gas to enter a space between the reservoir and the reinforcement structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xavier Alonso, Ismael Chanclon, Marc Morros, Marc Nicolau, Angel Santos
  • Patent number: 11097866
    Abstract: The invention relates to the storage and transportation of liquid products, and specifically to a plastic bottle. The challenge which this invention is designed to address is to increase the performance characteristics of a bottle, i.e. to create a lightweight design of bottle which is easy to manufacture and enables said bottle to be securely attached to items of clothing etc. The challenge in question is addressed by the fact that the plastic bottle, comprising a hollow thin-walled body ending with a neck, and a holder which is designed in the form of an open groove, molded in the body, parallel to the central axis of the bottle and extending for more than half the height of the bottle, is characterized by the fact that the projections of the walls of the groove on the plane, which is perpendicular to the transverse axis of the groove, are in the form of zigzag-shaped lines. Furthermore, each zigzag-shaped line may consist of sections of straight lines and/or sections of curved lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: GSGRUPP LLC
    Inventors: Mark Mikhailovich Styskin, Konstantin Mikhailovich Golenkov
  • Patent number: 11090231
    Abstract: A compressible device for use on a drinking container includes a base and at least one spill-proof unit. The base includes a base wall defining a liquid flow passage, and a separation wall connected to the base wall and dividing the liquid flow passage into a liquid inlet zone and a liquid outlet zone. The at least one spill-proof unit includes a through slot formed in the separation wall and communicating with the liquid outlet zone, and a spill-proof seat including a plate body opposite to the through slot and formed with a first slit. When the plate body is compressed and deformed, the first slit is opened to communicate the liquid inlet zone with the liquid outlet zone through the through slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Yu-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11091266
    Abstract: A conformable tank includes a body with a plurality of walls defining a cavity in the body, and an internal support connected to an internal surface of one of the plurality of wall of the body and protruding into the cavity of the body. The body and the internal support are an additively manufactured integral structure formed by a fiber filament reinforced composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel Ching, Casey Slane, Jin Hu
  • Patent number: 11084632
    Abstract: A can comprises a can body (10) and a lid (4). The can body is manufactured using only a single homogeneous piece of material and has an edge that defines a top opening into the can. The can body also has an inwardly directed bead (23), which extends around the body, is adjacent to the can body edge, and defines an inwardly facing sealing surface (24) of substantially constant transverse cross-sectional dimension along an axial extent. The lid defines an outwardly directed sealing surface which abuts the inwardly facing sealing surface presented by the inwardly directed bead in order to seal the lid to the can body. An alternative can body has an inwardly directed pinched or collapsed bead which defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (34) for engagement with a downwardly facing sealing surface of a can lid. The alternative can body additionally has an inwardly directed bead (35) between the can body edge and the pinched or collapsed bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Christian Gregory Combe, Stephen John Osborn, Lucy Michelle Winstanley
  • Patent number: 11077996
    Abstract: A packaging assembly for holding contents is provided. The packaging assembly includes a self-supporting liner having a wall that encloses sides and bottom of an interior of the liner and defines an open top end of the liner, and a rim that projects outwardly from the wall proximal to the open top end. The packaging assembly also includes a lidding assembly including a cover region and a destructible seal region that seals the cover region to the liner extending over and closing the liner open top. The destructible cover region is weaker than the liner and the cover region so that detachment of the cover region from the liner causes the destructible seal region to fail. The lidding assembly includes a first lidding material having a center portion and an outer portion that surrounds the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: CDF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joseph Sullivan, Maxwell Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11066219
    Abstract: The present invention is a portable drinking bottle for carrying re-usable articles like spoons, fork and knives and preventing the need of disposable polymeric articles and hence save environment. Portable drinking bottle includes a main casing and an auxiliary casing, an inner closure and an outer closure. Auxiliary casing is introduced in main casing to form a cavity therebetween so that drinking liquid can be filled therewithin. Main casing and auxiliary casing are enclosed by an inner closure that has a central aperture to insert in and remove articles from auxiliary casing. Inner closure also has a spout which is in connection with cavity and hence enables drinking of liquid. Also, auxiliary casing can be removed for cleaning or when not desired thus providing a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Bakovsky
  • Patent number: 11040797
    Abstract: A tamper evident feature for a container is provided. The tamper evident feature may include a locking tab connected to a wall panel of the container and a receiving slot provided on a cover panel of the container. The locking tab may include a locking end portion with an outer terminal edge and a slit extending laterally across the locking tab. The slit may provide a cut edge extending partially across an intermediate portion of the locking tab and allow for a tab end portion to bend relative to the remainder of the locking tab. The receiving slot may include a receiving slit defined into the cover panel of the container and configured to receive the locking end portion of the locking tab. The receiving slit may provide a receiving edge that engages with the cut edge of the locking tab to secure the cover panel in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: HUHTAMAKI, INC.
    Inventor: George Zeiler
  • Patent number: 11033133
    Abstract: A configurable beverage container that insulates a disposable lidded cup (which can be of varying sizes) while a user drinks from it while travelling. A user can then remove a disposable cup for increased beverage portability while leaving the insulated portion in a desired location. Similarly, if a person chooses to drink the beverage more slowly the container will assist in maintaining the desired temperature of the beverage for a longer period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. O'Hare, Steven S. Moon
  • Patent number: 11027883
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a coupling mechanism for detachably attaching two or more utility modules to one another, utility assembles, mobile carriers and other attachable modules and articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Keter Plastic Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaron Brunner, Grant T. Squiers, Christopher S. Hoppe, Steven W. Hyma
  • Patent number: 11027897
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing improved child-resistant safety container systems. Exemplary container systems include a container body having a registration mark and two apertures, a cap body having a registration mark and two apertures, and a locking pin. The container body and cap body can be configured so that when they are engaged, there is alignment between the registration marks of the container and cap bodies, and there is vertical alignment and radial alignment between respective apertures of the container and cap bodies so as to allow insertion of the locking pin through the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Charles Volk
  • Patent number: 11006773
    Abstract: A beverageware includes a container adapted to contain liquid, a base, a leg supporting the container and resting on the base, and a handle disposed in the middle of the container. The container includes a horizontal segment and two vertical segments extending away in the same direction from two opposite ends of the horizontal segment. The container includes a cavity running through the horizontal segment and the two vertical segments. The two vertical segments provide two outlets respectively, the handle extends away from the horizontal segment and is disposed between the two vertical segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Lance S Bi