Patents Examined by Harry A. Grosso
  • Patent number: 7588156
    Abstract: Collapsible container (1), which includes a carrying base part (20), collapsible side walls (30) and a lid (40). The side walls (30) are movably attached to said base part (20) by lower hinge members (31). The first and second side walls are moveably attached to an upper frame member (50) via upper hinge members (35). An upper edge of third and fourth side walls (33 and 34 respectively) are each provided with at least one locking lip (37), limiting the outwards movement by interacting with an inner edge (51) of upper frame member (50). The lid (40) is provided with an inner rim (41) which is interacting with inner edge (51) of upper frame member (50). The inner rim (41) is furthermore interacting with locking lips (37) thereby limiting inwards movement of third and fourth side walls (33 and 34 respectively) while lid (40) is arranged on collapsible container (1) whereby undesired collapsing of said collapsible container (1) is prevented when lid (40) is arranged on container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Schoeller Arca Systems AB
    Inventors: Reinhard Lorenz, Axel Sommer
  • Patent number: 7584863
    Abstract: A container according to ISO standards as a mobile workspace in civilian and military use comprising a cuboid metal frame of ISO corners and edge profiles connecting these ISO corners as well as thermally insulated side walls, ceiling and floor. The edge profiles are designed in two parts and the two partial profiles of an edge profile run parallel to one another and the intermediate space between the two profiles is filled completely by a thermally insulating material, with the side walls, ceiling and floor having a vacuum insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: EADS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Bucher, Roland Krause, Andreas Serden, Albert Fritzsche
  • Patent number: 7584864
    Abstract: The structure of a container having a barrier material layer, formed by blow molding, having a multilayer section structure including the barrier material layer and thermoplastic resin layers positioned inside and outside the barrier material layer, and fixed to a fixation object by bolt through a flange formed in a pinch-off portion, wherein in the flange a thin thickness portion is locally formed so that a multilayer section shape is compressed and a bolt fixing hole is drilled to insert the bolt in the thin thickness portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignees: Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jyunji Yamamoto, Tatsushi Tani, Shouji Satoh
  • Patent number: 7578408
    Abstract: A patterned frame structure including a plurality of wire frame elements. The frame elements are made of wire shaped by press plates. The frame elements overlap each other, so that the frame elements create a basket or pad that has a bottom mesh and containment space. The frame elements have a central area and a plurality of petal-shaped portions extending therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: DECORWAY Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Steven Lin
  • Patent number: 7575127
    Abstract: A glass dish suitable for use in cooking applications is provided. The glass dish comprises a substantially homogenous glass body, a channel formed in a portion of the glass body and a silicone gripping surface. The channel has an open end and an inner surface comprised of a substantially planar bottom wall, an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall. The channel has a predetermined depth Do, and an open end of the channel has a predetermined width Wo. The silicone gripping surface is comprised of a protruding extent and an interior extent. The interior extent is disposed within the channel and directly contacts a portion of the inner surface and is adhered to the inner surface of the channel by chemical adhesion. The protruding extent protrudes beyond the open end of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Kishbaugh, William R. Pfaff, Mark P. Cooley, Sarah O'Neil, Brian T. Lyke, Anthony F. Vallone
  • Patent number: 7575128
    Abstract: A carrying handle mount on a plastic container has a mounting plate of plastic material. A carrying handle is connected to the mounting plate. A securing plate of plastic material is connected to the plastic container, wherein the mounting plate is connected by screwing to the securing plate. An overtightening protection device for the mounting plate is provided to protect the mounting plate from overtightening when screwing the mounting plate onto the securing plate. An anti-rotation device for the mounting plate is provided for protecting the mounting plate from becoming detached from the securing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Udo Schütz
  • Patent number: 7568592
    Abstract: A vehicle fuel tank made of a resin for storage of fuel is made by forming a substantially hexahedron by erecting left, right, front and rear wall surfaces from a bottom portion and connecting distal ends of the left, right, front and rear walls to an upper surface, wherein at least one of the suppressor walls extending longitudinally and perpendicularly is formed on at least one of the bottom portion and the upper surface for suppressing movement of the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Miyauchi, Hideharu Suwa
  • Patent number: 7565983
    Abstract: A fluid supply assembly. The fluid supply assembly includes a disposable cup and lid, and a reusable cup holder and outer lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Kosmyna, Ralph A. Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 7559431
    Abstract: A transport and storage container for liquids has a pallet-shaped support frame of metal or of an electrically conducting plastic material. An exchangeable inner container of plastic material is supported on the support frame and has four sidewalls, a bottom, and a top. The inner container further has an upper closable fill socket and a lower outlet socket with a tapping fixture or an upper closable tapping socket. An outer jacket surrounds the inner container and is made of grade bars of metal or sheet metal. The inner container has a single-layer or multi-layer body. The inner container has integral electrically conducting sections comprised of an electrically conducting plastic material, wherein the electrically conducting sections form electrical connections between an inner surface and an outer surface of the inner container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Protechna S.A.
    Inventor: Udo Schütz
  • Patent number: 7556166
    Abstract: A collapsible container has adjustable height walls. The container includes a base defining the bottom wall of the container, an opposing pair of side walls, and an opposing pair of end walls. The side walls and end walls are pivotable between an upright position and a collapsed position over the base. The side walls and end walls each further include extension walls movably connected thereto between a nested, unextended position and an upright, extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Inventors: John Parnall, Susan Melanie Shoop
  • Patent number: 7556170
    Abstract: A lightweight horizontal dispensing container comprising a pallet base, a pallet cover and a three sided sleeve of plastic material extending between the pallet base and the pallet cover may be stacked on top of similar pallet covers or below similar pallet bases. A rectangular frame is secured to the sleeve and defines an opening on a fourth side of the horizontal dispensing container. Dunnage provides horizontal access to parts inside the container. This container enables a horizontal dispensing container to be stacked above or below conventional pallet loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Bradford Company
    Inventor: William J. Vroon
  • Patent number: 7552840
    Abstract: A disposable plate for carrying and serving food is disclosed. One particular aspect of the invention includes a plate with a substantially circular food-contact area with a substantially oval rim periphery. The rim is formed to make the plate easy to hold, with grooves adapted to accommodate fingers and/or thumbs. The present invention may be designed to segment the food storage areas of the plate into multiple compartments by using a divider wall. Also, the food-contact area can be slightly domed to force food to shift to the outer portion of the food-contact area and inhibit the food from slipping to the middle of the plate, thus keeping the plate center from sagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Solo Cup Operating Corporation
    Inventors: John Stewart Gitschlag, Stephen Alan Smith, James Tam Joines, Jr., Kimberly Vaile Healy, Warren Giles Wiedmeyer, Bryce G. Rutter, John Howard Loudenslager, Ryan J. Bruce, Brian C. Bone, Jan R. Stillerman
  • Patent number: 7552835
    Abstract: Method of producing a multiple pack subdivided into at least two chambers separate from one another and each containing a product, characterized in that a first pack element having at least one chamber containing a first product is subjected to a first treatment process and is sealed, either previously or subsequently, and a second pack element having at least one chamber containing a second product is subjected to a second treatment process, which is different from the first, and is sealed, either previously or subsequently, and that the two pack elements are assembled into one unit to form the multiple pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Hans-Richard Kiel, Uwe Nehus, Bernard De Turckheim
  • Patent number: 7549554
    Abstract: A portable storage container that both stacks and nests with similar containers includes a plurality of walls extending upwardly from a floor. At least one bail member is moveable between a plurality of positions for supporting the similar containers at varying heights. The bail member includes at least one rib extending radially outward. A similar container stacked on the bail members of the container will interlock with the at least one rib, thereby preventing lateral movement of the upper container relative to the lower container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Jon P. Hassell, Justin M. Smyers, William P. Apps
  • Patent number: 7549551
    Abstract: A multi-cellular polypropylene container with a cut-scored region connecting the cells of the container is described. By varying the cut-score depths depending on the orientation of the plastic material, greater consistency in the tearability of the individual cells is achieved. One or more star-cut patterns may be provided between the cells. The star-cut patterns have curved edges that lead to the separation region. The curved edges provide a generally smooth surface that does not cut or snag the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Anchor Packaging
    Inventor: Michael B. Tyberghein
  • Patent number: 7540394
    Abstract: The mold for cooking comprises a base made of a flexible material possessing a side wall having a top end that defines an opening, and rigid reinforcement. The base further comprises a top ring extending radially outwards from the side wall at the opening. The annular reinforcement is fixed to the top ring around its entire periphery and at a predetermined distance from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: SEB SA
    Inventor: Jean-François Brasset
  • Patent number: 7537136
    Abstract: A foldable air insulating sleeve for insulating beverage and food containers is herein provided. More particularly, the foldable air insulating sleeve secures a cup in a manner that leaves a pocket of air surrounding the cup. This provides for improved temperature regulation and sufficient thermal insulation to assist the user in firmly grasping and handling the cup despite excess heat or condensation caused by the temperature of the cup's contents. Because the bases of most disposable cups are narrower than their respective rims, more air and thus greater insulation is found towards the bottom of cups secured by foldable air insulating sleeves. The wider base also gives such cups more stability. Support rings may be placed medially in on the inside of the sleeve to strengthen the sleeve and prevent it from collapsing when held by a user. The sleeve may also be short so as to insulate a medial portion of a cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventor: Laurent Hechmati
  • Patent number: 7523837
    Abstract: A two-piece, flush-mounting box designed for installing plumbing elements consists of the flush-mounting box itself and a flange that may be fastened to the side walls of the flush-mounting box at a certain distance from its front. That distance is preset prior to installation in order that, as the case may be, removal of its protruding portion will be unnecessary or the front surface of the flange will be flush with the front or rear surface of the wall when it has been installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hansgrohe AG
    Inventor: Alois Schoenweger
  • Patent number: 7523840
    Abstract: The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids poured from said chambers when drunk by humans. The design allows for nesting of cups and thermal insulation of the inner chamber. An advantageous method of delivering mixed drinks to patrons can be obtained using one or more cups having an outer chamber and an inner chamber and having a space below the inner chamber disposed inside said outer chamber and a tray having mandrels having a shape corresponding to the space below the inner chamber, whereby the cups can be mounted on the mandrels and prevented from sliding off the tray when tipped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hurricane Shooters, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan D. Mansfield, Ricky R. Lambert
  • Patent number: 7520404
    Abstract: A food container in the form of a paper cup having a top edge and a plastic rim structure which is injection molded to the edge so as to firmly be adhered thereto. The rim structure exhibits a flat annular upper surface to which a heat sealable closure made of metal foil with heat sealable plastic underlayer can be attached after filling the container with a suitable food product. The mechanical attachment between the rim and cup is enhanced either by rolling the top edge prior to the molding steps, or forming holes in the cup just below the top edge in the paper blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Inventor: Ivonis Mazzarolo