Patents Examined by James N Smalley
  • Patent number: 11738904
    Abstract: A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Merrilee Kick
  • Patent number: 11731811
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disposable lunch box, which includes an upper cover and a bottom box, the upper cover includes a cover body and a first clamping part connected with the cover body, the bottom box includes a box body and a second clamping part connected with the box body, the first clamping part and the second clamping part are configured for assembling the upper cover and the bottom box together. An easily broken rib is arranged between the cover body and the first clamping part, and an easily broken edge is arranged between the box body and the second clamping part, or the easily broken edge is arranged between the cover body and the first clamping part, and the easily broken rib is arranged between the box body and the second clamping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: JIANGMEN CITY XINHUI HENGLONG INNOVATIVE HOUSEWARES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huayao Nie
  • Patent number: 11731814
    Abstract: A hinge cap formed by an injection-molding comprises an inner lid capable of being attached to a container body, a hinge, and an outer lid that is connected to the inner lid by the hinge to open and close the cap. The inner lid includes a claw portion. The outer lid includes a tubular outer wall portion and a plurality of convex portions as undercut portions and a plurality of concave portions. One convex portion and a concave portion adjacent to the one convex portion form an engaging portion capable of being engaged with the claw portion. An adjacent convex portion adjacent to the engaging portion and a concave portion adjacent to the adjacent convex portion form a mold pressing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU
    Inventors: Takahiro Saito, Hiroaki Takashima, Naoya Kitada, Rei Nishimura, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11723482
    Abstract: A drinking vessel for holding liquids, having a base engaged with a rotation platform, the rotation platform having two parts in rotational engagement and configured to enable the drinking vessel to spin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Godinger Silver Art Ltd.
    Inventor: Arnold Godinger
  • Patent number: 11723483
    Abstract: Briefly, a drinking set is provided that has a cup and a flow control disk set fully inside the cup. The flow control disk is constructed for creating a tortured flow path for any fluid flowing out of the cup. In this way, spills are substantially reduced or minimized, and the user has a stable and predictable sipping experience, even when the cup is jostled or violently moved. Fluid moving from the cup first hits a set of steeply angled entry fins, which absorb or reflect energy in the fluid. The fluid passes through a set of small entry openings, and flow to a set of exit fins, where the fluid strikes a face of the exit fins and changes direction to a set of larger exit openings. This tortured fluid path causes the drinking fluid to have a controlled flow and reduced kinetic energy as it approaches the user's mouth, multiple changes in flow direction, and provides several obstacles for absorbing kinetic energy and thus slowing the flow of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: David M Morelock, Joedin D Morelock, Richard C Yang
  • Patent number: 11717100
    Abstract: A water-blocking and air-enterable structure includes a cup lid disposed with a direct drinking mouth assembly and a drinking nozzle assembly. The direct drinking mouth assembly includes a direct drinking mouth flap, a direct drinking mouth plug and an air inlet plug. The cup lid is provided with a spout and a first air inlet. The drinking nozzle assembly includes a drinking nozzle flap, a drinking nozzle seat, a drinking nozzle and an air inlet valve. The cup lid is provided with a second air inlet plugged by the air inlet valve, and a lower end of the drinking nozzle is connected with the air inlet valve through a plastic strip. The structure adopts two drinking-modes of using the direct drinking mouth assembly and the drinking nozzle assembly both being integral structures, the problems of loss of components, difficult assembly, and assembly dislocation can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG FLY CUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feipeng Hu
  • Patent number: 11718457
    Abstract: A closure including a base, a cutter and a cap is described which is configured to be attached to a container. Upon initial removal of the cap from the base, the cutter is configured to move downwards relative to the base so as to create an opening through the container. The portion of the container through which the cutter creates an opening may be formed of a film that is configured to be easily pierceable by the cutter. Methods of molding the closure components may include co-molding the cutter and base an in integral unit so as to facilitate and expedite assembly of the base, cutter and cap components to form the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventor: Gary L. Berge
  • Patent number: 11702251
    Abstract: An improved snap-on/twist off closure which is very durable. The invention is also directed to a package comprising the closure, e.g., a bottle in combination with the closure. The closure includes an upper wall defining an opening and a cylindrical snap on pipe depending from the upper wall. The pipe includes threads designed to mate with external threads on a neck of the bottle. The threads on the pipe and threads on the neck of the bottle pass over each other when the closure is snapped onto the bottle during manufacture. The pipe includes a resistance recess and a guidance recess. The resistance recess and the guidance recess accommodate a forcing element on a shoulder of the bottle and permit unscrewing of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Slavica Cesare, Gregory Lalier
  • Patent number: 11697535
    Abstract: Described is closing cap for a container comprising a lateral wall extending about an axis, a separation line being provided on the lateral wall to define a retaining ring, which comprises a retaining portion which extends up to a free edge of the retaining ring and is configured to engage internally with a ring for locking a neck of the container in such a way as to remain anchored to the neck, and a closing element removably engageable with the neck, so as to open or close the container rotating the closing element about the axis. The separation line is circumferentially interrupted to define in the lateral wall a joining zone in which the retaining ring and the closing element are joined. The cap comprises in addition an incision line, which is also provided on the lateral wall to define, in association with the separation line at least a first connecting band and a second connecting band for connecting together the joining zone and the retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Alessandro Falzoni, Paolo Vitali
  • Patent number: 11696658
    Abstract: A leakage-proof cup with a cup body and a cup cover has an insertion hole penetrating through the cup cover, a sealing element made of an elastic material detachably connected in the insertion hole, and a notch for a straw to be inserted into the cup body formed in the sealing element. The outer edge of the lower end of the sealing element is provided with a flange annularly distributed along the sealing element and extending in a radial direction. The insertion hole is provided with a first step matched with the flange. When the sealing element is connected to the insertion hole, the flange is abutted against the first step. When the straw is taken out of the insertion hole, the sealing element is reset under the elastic force of the sealing element and closes the notch so the water in the cup cannot be spilled out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO HAILAN PLASTIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: Shuibing Zhou
  • Patent number: 11691811
    Abstract: A container apparatus comprises a mounting means, a lid connected to the mounting means by a connecting means and a frame slideably connected to the mounting means. The frame is adapted to support a waste container. The frame is slideable between a first frame position, wherein an open end of the waste container is entirely covered by the lid, and a second frame position which is offset from the first position in a first direction. The connecting means allows the lid to move between a first lid position and a second lid position which is above the first lid position and is offset from the first lid position. The apparatus has lid moving means which move the lid to the second lid position when the frame is moved from the first frame position to the second frame position. A collar for mounting a container between runners of a retractable container apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BLUEWATER RISE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
    Inventor: David Charles Howse
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    Patent number: 11685576
    Abstract: A lid is capable of easily taking out contents from an opening portion thereof, while securing sealability of a container. The lid includes a top lid made of a paper-based material, the top lid including: an opening portion communicating between the inside and the outside of the top lid; a lid piece formed to be capable of opening or closing the opening portion; and a holding portion for holding the lid piece in a state where the opening portion is opened; and the lid includes a holding reception portion configured to hold the holding portion in a state where the opening portion is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: KY7 INC.
    Inventor: Akira Takano
  • Patent number: 11685579
    Abstract: The container with a lid and threaded closure mechanism includes a receptacle having a mouth surrounded by a thread, a lid, a sealing ring and a closure mechanism formed by a disc with a hollow interior and a perimetral tubular skirt provided with an engagement configuration complementary to the thread of the receptacle. The closure mechanism surrounds the lid and holds it against the mouth of the receptacle by means of a threaded attachment between the engagement configuration of the closure mechanism and the thread of the receptacle, assuring proper hermetic closure of the lid with the receptacle in cooperation with the sealing ring. The lid and the closure mechanism have mutually engaging elements with a complementary non-circular geometry and size, with both elements being tightly fitted preventing relative rotation of the closure mechanism with respect to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Bettina Bottger
  • Patent number: 11679918
    Abstract: A cap for a container is provided and a related method for making the cap. The cap comprises a side wall extending about an axis and a transversal wall arranged at an end of the side wall, a separation line being provided on the side wall for defining: a retaining ring, which is intended to remain anchored to a neck of the container and is configured to internally engage with an enlargement of the neck; and a closure element which can removably engage the neck, so as to open or close the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SACMI COOPERATIVA MECCANICI IMOLA SOCIETEA' COOPERATIVA
    Inventors: Alessandro Falzoni, Vitttorio Bassi
  • Patent number: 11667441
    Abstract: The present invention provides a storage box (100) for storing an article, the storage box (100) having a locking assembly arranged on a portion of the body (100b) to facilitate an open position and closed position of the storage box (100). The locking assembly includes a biasing member (110), a latching member (120) and a button (130). The biasing member (110) is attachable to a side or front portion of the body (100b). The latching member (120) arranged on a portion of the biasing member (110). The latching member (120) is adapted to engage with an engaging portion of the lid (100a). The button (130) operably configured on the biasing member (110) such that upon pressing the button (130), the biasing member (110) biases and enable the latching member (120) to disengage with the engaging portion of the lid (100a) thereby opening the storage box (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: JMS DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Michael E. Salemi
  • Patent number: 11661251
    Abstract: A nozzle, such as a nozzle for use as a part of a beverage preparation package. The nozzle may include a nozzle body with a conduit, the conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end. The nozzle may also include a plug that is connected to the nozzle body in a detachable manner. The plug and the conduit may be configured such that, when the plug is detached from the nozzle body, the plug is adapted to travel along the conduit and be retained within the conduit at the outlet end such that fluid can flow through the conduit from the inlet end towards the outlet end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LAVAZZA PROFESSIONAL NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Darren Nicholls, Simon Wilson
  • Patent number: 11661253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing structure for packing a gap between two bodies, and more particularly, to a packing structure which tightly seals a gap between two bodies and maintains the tight contact therebetween for a long time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Hyun-Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11659915
    Abstract: A collapsible, reusable drinking container is provided having a first opening suitable for pouring and filling, a second opening for accessing the interior of the container for cleaning, and a flexible straw for drinking the contents while the container is held in an upright position. The first opening is reversibly sealed with a cap, the second opening with an interlocking ridge and groove fastener, and the straw is reversibly sealed using a plug, a cap, a push-pull cap, a reversibly discontinuous portion of the straw, or an element for reversibly kinking the straw. The straw is attached to the container wall, to the cap for sealing the first opening, or to the fastener for sealing the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Arianna Chen
  • Patent number: 11655084
    Abstract: The present invention has the advantage of allowing a user to establish or release a seal between a container and a container lid with a single touch through a seal packing made of an elastic material and having a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NEOFLAM INC.
    Inventors: Hyun Dong Kim, Ju Yeon Yun, Jae Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 11649092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plastic enclosure for enclosing industrial components. The enclosure comprises a case (2), a lid (9), and a latch device (13) for locking the lid to the case. The lid (9) has a grip means formed as a rigid lug (14) molded to be monolithic with the lid (9), the lug comprising a throughhole (19) to which a hook portion (17) of a rocker (15) can grip. The lug (14) is arranged, in the closed position of the lid, to extend over and at a distance from the second wall (7) to be substantially in parallel with a wall of the case to limit an intermediate space between the wall (7) and the lug (14) when the lid is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Ensto Building Systems Oy
    Inventors: Reijo Mattila, Timo Tuomisto, Markus Niemi, Turkka Heiska, Marjo Kurri