Patents Examined by James N Smalley
  • Patent number: 11878836
    Abstract: A device is provided that assists with equalizing air pressure within a container with the atmospheric air pressure as liquid is being poured from the container and includes one or more relatively short air tubes. The device is provided with the ability to simultaneously equalize pressure in the container while also providing a drip collection mechanism. The device may be configured for unidirectional pouring or multi-directional pouring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: PAHA DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Meager
  • Patent number: 11873141
    Abstract: A tamper evidence closure is provided for rotatably engaging with a finish of a container to seal contents within the interior of the container. A multiplicity of thin connections attach a tamper evidence band to a circumference of the tamper evidence closure. A segmented cam extends around the circumference of the tamper evidence band. An angled lower surface of the cam facilitates passing the tamper evidence band over a tamper evidence ledge of the finish during assembly of the tamper evidence closure onto the container. An upper surface of the cam engages with the tamper evidence ledge to break the thin connections and retain the tamper evidence band positioned on the finish during loosening of the tamper evidence closure. Multiple overhang portions above the cam press against an upper portion of the tamper evidence ledge to ensure that the tamper evidence band remains engaged with the tamper evidence ledge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Patent number: 11866234
    Abstract: A container having a cylindrical pouring nozzle with an external thread and with a stop; a cap with an internal thread which can be screwed onto the external thread of the pouring nozzle as far as an end position in which the cap bears in the direction of rotation on the stop of the pouring nozzle; and a seal made of a material which is softer than a material of the cap and a material of the pouring nozzle. The seal is fixedly connected to the cap and has a first sealing element which, with the cap screwed on, is arranged in a radial direction between the cap and pouring nozzle and bears on a lateral surface portion of the pouring nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Dannielle Paola Borger, Ingomar Henning, Willem Ramon, Gerrit Jan Stegeman, Lenny Marita Ellenkamp-van Olst
  • Patent number: 11864673
    Abstract: A system comprises a device configured at a first position. A jar rim is configured at a second position. The jar rim is configured to couple with the device to enable the device to provide an additional use in addition to an original use. An inner connector is configured to enable the jar rim to couple to the device to allow the device to provide the additional use. A heat sink is configured within the device after the jar rim is configured with the device, wherein the heat sink is configured to maintain a temperature of one or more liquids within the device. One or more holes are configured at a top portion of the coupled jar rim and device to further enable the additional use to be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Russell Kramer
  • Patent number: 11858701
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a can lid that is child resistant, and at the same time senior friendly, and can be initially installed on a can to be removed by an adult, especially a senior adult, and be put back on the can in the same condition where a child could still not be able to easily remove it. The child resistant and senior friendly can lid provided has a replaceable can lid and a locking member, such that when a can is initially opened, it may be readily resealed. The child resistant and senior friendly can lid has tapered, smooth sides to make the lid difficult to grasp and a sealing ledge on the inside surface to grab the seam roll of the upper edge of the can. The lid sealing ledge is relieved in two areas ninety degrees apart leaving a ridge to maintain a seal when the lid is attached to a can. The can lid will be flexible enough to bend for removal by seniors but resistant to removal by children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: N2 PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Randy S. Martin, Michael G. Standlee, David P. Sibley
  • Patent number: 11858702
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a lid component for use with a jar and a band. The jar and band may be a mason jar and a band for a mason jar. The lid component is made of an air-impermeable material and is dimensioned and configured to be releasably attachable to the jar by the band and to seal a wide mouth opening of the jar in an air-tight manner. The lid component comprises a one-way valve adapted to allow gas to escape from the jar while, at the same time, prevent air from entering the jar, when the lid component is releasably attached to the jar. The one-way valve comprises a bottom opening and a protruding top wall. The lid component further comprises a sealing wall that extends radially outwardly from the bottom opening. The sealing wall is substantially flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: MASONTOPS IP HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Bacher, Philip D. Baron
  • Patent number: 11851249
    Abstract: A container is disclosed herein. The container includes a base and a lid, with the lid being movable between an open position and a closed position. The lid includes a first resealing feature defined by an inner lip and a second resealing feature defined by an outer lip. The resealing features are configured to connect when the lid is in moved into the closed position and disconnect when the lid is moved into the open position. Thus, the lid is releasably held to the base when the lid is closed. The lid incorporates a film layer for reducing waste and weight. The film layer is situated and sized to define a vent into the interior of the base to allow any products disclosed therein to be vented and non-airtight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Direct Pack, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert P. Urciuoli, Craig R. Snedden
  • Patent number: 11851247
    Abstract: A flip-top closure includes first and second closure portions. The first closure portion includes a polymeric top wall portion, a sealing mechanism, and a polymeric annular skirt portion depending from the top wall portion. The skirt portion includes an internal thread formation for mating with a container. The second closure portion includes a polymeric tamper-evident band depending from and being partially detachably connected to the skirt portion by a frangible connection. The frangible connection extends partially around the periphery of the closure. The first and second closure portions are attached via at least one hinge. The at least one hinge assists in moving the closure between an open and closed positions after the frangible connection has been broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Closure Systems International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Migas, Jeremy Morin, Marina Lennartz
  • Patent number: 11845602
    Abstract: A tank for the storage of liquid or gaseous substances with a fiber-reinforced plastic sheathing, which limits at least one interior space for holding the materials to be stored. At least one circumferential section of the fiber-reinforced plastic sheathing comprises an evacuable sandwich structure, which completely encloses the circumferential section. As a result, the tank has a low weight with a high thermal insulation capacity. Furthermore, a reliable explosion protection of the tank is provided. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a tank for the storage of liquid or gaseous substances is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ArianeGroup GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wendt, Gerrit Quappen, Michael Quatmann, Markus Quadt, Markus Kleineberg, Dirk Röstermundt, Jan Stüve, Daniel Stefaniak, Andreas Kolbe
  • Patent number: 11841184
    Abstract: Provided is a movable refrigerator allowing bidirectional door opening. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body and a refrigerator door, wherein the refrigerator door is detachably connected to the refrigerator body; door frames are provided at four corners of the refrigerator body, and convex door columns are fixedly provided at the door frames; mounting grooves are provided at two ends of one side of the refrigerator door, and accommodating grooves are provided at two ends of the corresponding side; and limiting protrusions are provided in the mounting grooves, and the door columns are clamped between the mounting grooves and the limiting protrusions, so that the refrigerator body and the refrigerator door are rotatably connected, and the door columns on the opposite sides are accommodated in the accommodating grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LEISURE-TEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Andreas Bischof
  • Patent number: 11840382
    Abstract: A closure includes a pivoting closure cap and a closure base configured to more easily align and securely pivot open without uncoupling. In various embodiments, the pivoting closure cap includes a pair of hinge assemblies including hinge pins pivotable between a closed position and an open position where the pivoting closure cap is opened for pouring. The closure base includes a pair of hinge pin receivers with a hinge pin sockets. The hinge pins located and rotatable within the sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventor: Gary Berge
  • Patent number: 11840384
    Abstract: A container closure system comprising a container (e.g., a coffee cup) with a lid comprising a sip hole, wherein the closure system further comprises a stirrer that may be used to removably plug the sip hole in the lid, said stirrer being optionally further capable of stirring liquid within the container. The present invention also may include an attachment mechanism or attachment means on or adjacent to the lid, whereby the stirrer may by releasably attached to the lid for storage, transportation, and to facilitate facile relocation of the stirrer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Alexander J. Simakovsky
  • Patent number: 11834232
    Abstract: The present invention provides a push type cup lid, which has a lid body, provided with a water outlet; a flip-top lid for covering the water outlet, the flip-top lid being rotatably connected with the lid body; a sealing assembly for plugging the water outlet, the sealing assembly being movably connected with the lid body; and a button arranged on the lid body in a pressed manner, both the sealing assembly and the flip-top lid being in linked connection with the button. The present invention has the beneficial effects that according to the cup lid, the water outlet is plugged by the sealing assembly and the water outlet is further covered by the flip-top lid, so that the reliability of the cup lid which is closed is ensured; when it is opened, the sealing assembly and the flip-top lid can be opened simultaneously by pressing the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO LISI HOUSEWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lixin Li, Yongning Zhou, Yaxue Jin
  • Patent number: 11834237
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a child resistant double seam container lid including an adapter ring for securely affixing to the double seam top rim of conventional containers that will be difficult for children to open, yet readily openable by adults. More particularly, a two-piece, and three-piece child resistant double seam affixable container lid is provided having a first piece lid portion, a second piece adapter ring locking member second piece and optionally a third piece securing unit piece, with first and second rotational alignment indicators on the lid portion and adapter ring, and optional additional integral features such as a liquid measuring cup feature, a liquid tight lid feature, a threaded lid portion, a replaceable double seam container lid portion and a double seam container lid locking member adapter ring variously configured to be securely affixable to the double seam container rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: N2 PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Randy S. Martin, Michael G. Standlee
  • Patent number: 11834233
    Abstract: Drink containers include a liquid container and a cap assembly removably coupled to the liquid container. Cap assemblies include a switch, a trigger and seal bar. Upon actuating the trigger the seal bar slides back to form a drink outlet opening in the cap assembly. To hold the seal bar in an open state without additional external force from the user, the switch is slid from an unlocked position to a locked positon, thereby keeping the drink outlet and a vent formed in the cap assembly open in order to cool down a warm beverage in the liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CAMELBAK PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Luhrs, Ben Vierck
  • Patent number: 11834230
    Abstract: A snap fitting, tamper evident overcap for drums and bung covers is described. The tamper evident strip is attached to a peripheral edge of the overcap, and it is removed by tearing along a vertical groove formed in the strip and then, by way of a grasping handle, rotationally pulling the strip so as to break the frangible bridge elements that previously held the strip to the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: RIEKE LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Angelozzi, Dale Taylor
  • Patent number: 11832744
    Abstract: A drinking cup assembly includes a drinking cup configured to retain a liquid within an interior of the drinking cup, and a retainer configured to retain ice within the interior of the drinking cup while permitting the liquid to flow from the interior of the drinking cup. The drinking cup comprises a grip portion, wherein the grip portion comprises a retainer attachment section. The retainer comprises a cup attachment section, wherein the retainer attachment section disposed within the cup attachment section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Gregory Capizzi
  • Patent number: 11834231
    Abstract: A child-resistant container including a container body, a lid, and at least one resilient tab is provided. The lid is pivotable about an axis through a hinge joining the lid to the container body to open and close the container. The resilient tab has a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid, and at least one abutment on the distal portion. The abutment on the distal portion of the tab is normally biased into engagement with an abutment on the container body when the lid is in its closed position. The distal portion of the tab is displaceable against the bias to disengage the abutment of the tab from the abutment of the container. Displacement of the tab releases the lid so that it can be pivoted about the hinge to open the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CSP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Joseph W. Rogers
  • Patent number: 11834239
    Abstract: Provided herein is reusable dispenser lid. The reusable dispenser lid can be removably fitted to the mouth of a container containing a fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PSIMOS, INC.
    Inventors: Aleksei Valentinovich Kramarenko, Mikhaylov Dmitry Mikhaylovich, Gordeev Vladimir Vladimirovich, Stolyarov Alexander Dmitrevich, Paul Ostling, Ilman Shazhaev
  • Patent number: 11819148
    Abstract: A vent assembly for use with a drinking vessel includes a flexible ventilation member configured to sealingly engage an opening in the drinking vessel and having an air passage extending therethrough, wherein the ventilation member is configured to allow an inflow of air when pressure within the drinking vessel enters a negative pressure state in relation to pressure outside the drinking vessel, wherein the ventilation member comprises one or more venting portions disposed within the air passage. A vent actuator is operably coupled to the ventilation member and configured to change a state of the ventilation member between a ventilation state and a closed state, wherein the vent actuator is integral with the ventilation member and configured to bring the ventilation member into the ventilation state upon contact with a cam portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: b.box for kids developments Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Sylvain Jacques Amatoury, Lisa Edlund Tjernberg