Patents Examined by James M Van Buskirk
  • Patent number: 10710798
    Abstract: A reusable and disposable liner for large waste and recycling containers includes a waterproof or resistant material made of at least two pieces of the material comprising the body and the base. The base is constructed such that there is no seam below an upper edge of the base to allow for leakage of a liquid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: VANSTRUM, LLC
    Inventors: Derek C Westrum, Brock A. Vander Velden
  • Patent number: 10681898
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable feeding apparatus or bowl, more particularly to a travel feeding apparatus for pets having a hinged lid that converts to legs for supporting the bowl in an upright manner. The hinged lid has a lock for locking the lid in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Abbey, John James Stone
  • Patent number: 10676262
    Abstract: A sealing label for sealing a snuff container may include a structural layer and having first and second side edges extending in a length direction and first and second end edges extending in a width direction. The sealing label may be divided in the width direction into a container lid attachment area and a container base attachment area. A tear strip area may be arranged between the container lid attachment area and the container base attachment area and may be terminated by a pull tab arranged at the first end edge. The structural layer of the sealing label may be a single structural layer of the sealing label and may consist of a mono oriented polymer film having a direction of orientation coinciding with the length direction of the sealing label. A snuff container provided with the sealing label is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Philip Beardsall
  • Patent number: 10669068
    Abstract: A beverage bottle may include a handle that engages a neck of the bottle. The handle may include a band region that encircles a portion of the neck of the bottle. The handle may be easily assembled onto the bottle, and be aesthetically pleasing. In an embodiment, a grip portion may be aligned angularly higher than the band region when the bottle is resting in a vertical position. The handle may have a grip portion sized to enable an adult to comfortably hold the grip portion with at least one finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT, LLC
    Inventors: Clay Allen Burns, Sarah Kauss, James Best, Michael Circosta
  • Patent number: 10667586
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile device having a storage compartment for a user's personal items such as credit cards, license, cash, etc. is disclosed. The protective case includes a first or main panel and a second or sub-panel that are configured to cover the storage compartment and provide access thereto, via a hinged connection. Each panel may also function as independent pivot stand that can position the case in one or more operating/viewing positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Incipio, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Tu, Timothy Hemesath, Andy Fathollahi
  • Patent number: 10667589
    Abstract: Protective cases and case systems for a mobile device are disclosed. The cases include a multi component structure that defines a compartment that is dimensioned to receive a mobile device and includes one or more shock absorber elements embedded within its side walls. The multi-component construct may be configured as a standalone case or sleeve that reversibly fits within another external component or shell. The shock absorber element may be formed in multiple segments and may be formed of a softer material than adjacent regions of the case and co-molded into a channel in a supporting wall component that is formed of a more rigid material. The shock absorber component may have one or more channels formed in its outer surface and may extend internally into the device compartment to form relatively soft corner pads or cushions. When a shell is employed additional level of protection to the mobile device may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Incipio, LLC
    Inventors: Andy Fathollahi, Peter Tu
  • Patent number: 10624478
    Abstract: A glass neck for attachment to a container of a material other than glass is described. The glass neck comprises a wall defining a passageway having a first end and a second end, container-attachment means being provided at the first end and the second end defining a glass rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Sharon Kane
  • Patent number: 10611550
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a dent prevention structure of a food cooking container. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dent prevention structure of a food cooking container, in which the dent prevention structure allows vapor produced from contents in the container to be discharged to the outside of the container through a discharge hole, and allows outside air to be supplied to an inner space part of the container through the discharge hole, thereby preventing the container from being dented inwards. The dent prevention structure being open at an upper part thereof to store food includes: an inner space part; a flange surface; a main sealing protrusion part; an auxiliary sealing protrusion part; a discharge hole; a sharp part; and protrusion guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TAEBANG PATEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hee Kook Chung
  • Patent number: 10595953
    Abstract: An instrument tray is configured for use with surgical and/or other invasive or non-invasive medical procedures, such as in operating rooms or ICU rooms within a hospital, for example. The tray facilitates a safe transfer of instruments between a procedural team and performing the procedure. In an embodiment the surgical tray may be attached directly to the patient and/or patient's drapes so that the tray may rest upon the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Connected Rock, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Baradarian, Stephen Anthony Tunnell
  • Patent number: 10589910
    Abstract: A container assembly with an expiration date alarm that preserves its battery life by only triggering its alarm when needed. The container assembly includes a container for enclosing a food item, medication, or other product that should not be used after an expiration date; a sensor for sensing when the container has been opened; an alarm; and a timing circuit coupled with the sensor and the alarm for triggering the alarm only if the container is opened after the expiration date has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Rick L. Lavelock
  • Patent number: 10569932
    Abstract: A package for holding packaged goods, with a packaging body containing multiple packaging sides to create an essentially closed packaging volume, wherein the packaging body features a first packaging part and at least one second packaging part to form a boundary line between an edge section of the first packaging part and an edge section of the second packaging part, with a carrying handle which is connected in a fixing section through locking adhesive elements, and which features a suspension loop for grasping the carrying handle, wherein at least two locking adhesive elements respectively lie in an adhered state solely on an edge section of the first packaging part, and on an edge section of the second packaging part, and wherein the carrying handle runs along the boundary line of the packaging body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Wolf-Ruediger Pietsch
  • Patent number: 10568457
    Abstract: The container for cooking food comprises a body (2) comprising a bottom wall (3) and at least one side wall (4) extending from the said bottom wall (3), at least one first non-stick coating (30) on at least part of the inside surface of the bottom wall (3), and at least one second non-stick coating (40) on at least part of the inside surface of the side wall (4); the first non-stick coating (30) differs from the second non-stick coating (40) and has greater resistance to scratching than the second non-stick coating (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: BALLARINI PAOLO & FIGLI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Ferron, Jacopo Ferron
  • Patent number: 10561579
    Abstract: A medicament container comprising in combination, a support band and a hollow medicament retainer with a medicament blister pack. The device is a disposable (i.e. single use), inexpensive, pre-loaded, sealed, condition specific, wearable device such that it can be carried virtually anywhere that the user goes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventor: Sallie Piering
  • Patent number: 10532847
    Abstract: A package including: a container; and a plug seal closure operatively engaged with an open end of the container; wherein the container has; a closed end opposing the open end; a container wall extending longitudinally between the closed end and the open end about a longitudinal axis; an end seam extending at least partially across the closed end; and a longitudinal overlapping seam extending from the end seam, a portion of the overlapping seam extending longitudinally along the container wall between the closed end and the open end; wherein the open end is narrower than at least a portion of the container away from the open end of the container; and wherein the closed end and the container wall consist of a one-piece thermoplastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Patrick Jean-Francois Etesse
  • Patent number: 10512348
    Abstract: An article that can be formed into a sleeve or a coaster for a beverage container. The article includes: (a) a first sheet that is at least sufficiently flexible to be wrapped around the cylindrical body of the beverage container to position an inner surface of an end portion of the first sheet adjacent an outer surface of a tab portion of the first sheet to form an overlapping area between the end portion and the tab portion; (b) a first adhesive on a first portion of an inner surface of the first sheet, wherein the first portion is at least partially within the overlapping area; and (c) a second adhesive on a second portion of the inner surface of the first sheet, wherein the second portion is at least partially outside the overlapping area, and wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: James E. Vara
  • Patent number: 10501349
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for a one piece tank that involves three steps results in a consistently watertight and structurally stronger unit than previous tanks. The three steps comprise a process for producing the body of the tank, a process for producing a preliminary lid, and a process for producing the final tank. An important step in the process for producing the body of the tank is extending reinforcing steel (rebar) a distance above the concrete walls of the tank. After the preliminary lid is placed into a groove of the tank, the rebar is bent over the lid and a water stop is applied between the walls of the tank and the preliminary lid. The water stop can be any of several forms. In one form, the water stop is in the form of butyl or rubber strip which projects from the walls of the tank above the walls with the rebar. In an alternate form, the water stop is in the form of a gasket of plastic or other suitable material inserted in a groove at the top of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: JARRETT CONCRETE PRODUCTS
    Inventor: Thomas Henry Jarrett
  • Patent number: 10485361
    Abstract: The rigid jewelry display pad is an apparatus that effectively stores and organizes at least one necklace. The apparatus maintains the natural structure of the at least one necklace while secured onto the apparatus. The apparatus includes a rigid pad, a plurality of metal-mesh straps, a plurality of fasteners, a main strap, a main fastener, and at least one elastic band. The rigid pad upholds the at least one necklace and is covered with a layer of velvet. The rigid pad includes a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The at least one necklace is positioned and secured onto the first planar surface with the plurality of metal-mesh straps and the main strap with the plurality of fasteners and the main fastener, respectively. The at least one elastic band presses and secures any portion of the at least one necklace that is hanging against the second planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Carol Newlin
  • Patent number: 10477996
    Abstract: This invention relates to anti-spill disposable and reusable drink-through lids for hot and cold disposable and reusable beverage cups. The present invention is directed to drink-through lids which may be placed over and attached to disposable and reusable beverage cups and which provides a drink-through opening near the perimeter of the lid's top surface for easy drinking. The drink-though lid can accommodate a consumer's lips or a beverage disposable or reusable straw. When used with a straw, the lid and straw combination creates a spill-proof seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Brockett Muir, III
  • Patent number: 10470539
    Abstract: A case for a portable electronic device configured to provide protection for the electronic device and further provide storage for one or more corded-accessories for use with the electronic device, including, but not limited to, headphones. The electronic device case includes a case member configured to cover at least a portion of an electronic device and a spool member configured to retain a pair of headphones. The case member includes a cavity configured to receive the spool member and one or more channels in fluid communication with the cavity configured to receive portions of headphone cord. The case member further includes recesses in fluid communication with the one or more channels and configured to receive and retain the headphone earphones within. The case member further includes a means of releasably retaining the spool member within the cavity of the case member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Glenn J. Tebo, Owen G. Tebo
  • Patent number: 10472130
    Abstract: A handle and assembly for a bucket. The bucket has first and second attachment regions on the inner surface of the sidewall near the rim. The sidewall has a compressed condition in which compressive forces are applied to opposite sides to reduce the distance between the attachment regions, and a relaxed condition with forces. The handle has attachment ends with an axis between them. The attachment ends attach to the attachment regions such that the handle rotates about the axis and can also move laterally along the axis. The handle has a first rotational position in which the handle is above the rim, and a second rotational position in which the handle is below the rim. The handle cannot rotate between the first and second positions when the sidewall is relaxed, but can when the sidewall is laterally compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Norman Foster