Patents Examined by Glenn D. Dayoan
  • Console box structure
    Patent number: 6682116
    Abstract: A console box structure includes a box body comprising a pair of side walls, a rear wall connecting the pair of side walls to each other, and a bottom part, such that an opening is formed at a front of the box body and an opening is formed at a top of the box body, and a cover member capable of opening and closing the opening formed at the top of the box body. The console box structure is makes it less difficult to open and close a cover member and provides improved versatility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akinori Okumura
  • Apparatus and method for raising can handles
    Patent number: 5097937
    Abstract: Cans, such as paint cans, provided with pivotable handles are handled by apparatus so that the handles are moved to an erected position. The apparatus comprises a sleeve structure through which each can is passed, and as the can passes through the sleeve structure, cam tracks on the sleeve structure engage the handle and raise it to the erected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: CCL Label, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Freeman