Patents Examined by James N Smalley
  • Patent number: 11214418
    Abstract: A seal cover for sealing a filling tube of a container, includes a cover wall and a cover plate. An outer wall of the filling tube is provided with external threads; the seal cover includes an inner cover body and an outer cover body; the cover wall encloses a barrel structure, with one end sealed by the cover plate, and the other end being an open end; an inner surface of the cover wall is provided with internal threads matched with the external threads of the filling tube; a boss is formed on an end face of the open end of the inner cover body; the filling tube is provided with a wedge block; the external threads of the filling tube and the internal threads of the inner cover body are screwed with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN DEGUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Manfan Lin
  • Patent number: 11214413
    Abstract: A closure includes a hinged sealing element including a top wall and a first skirt. The first skirt has a sealing formation allowing engagement of a mating sealing formation of a bottle. A second skirt has an attachment formation engageable with a mating attachment formation of the bottle. A plurality of frangible members is attached to each of the skirts. A pair of hinge members is attached between the first and second skirts. A biasing member is attached to the first skirt between the hinge members and extending downwardly from the first skirt to interact with a neck portion of the bottle such that the sealing formation of the first skirt and the mating sealing formation of the bottle are biased toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Gary L. Berge, Thomas P. Hennessy
  • Patent number: 11192677
    Abstract: A delamination container includes a bottle-shaped outer layer body including a mouth, a barrel and a bottom and an inner layer body releasably laminated on an inner surface of the outer layer body, the mouth being provided with an ambient air introduction hole passing through the outer layer body, in which a lower portion of the mouth is provided with a neck ring which has a notch circumferentially outside of at least a portion immediately below the ambient air introduction hole; and the notch is provided within a range of 60° on both sides of a radial reference line passing through an axial center of the ambient air introduction hole and radially extending, in a planar view of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shintaro Kutsuzawa
  • Patent number: 11192687
    Abstract: A container lid is provided herein having structurally reinforcing ribs therein. The ribs increase the strength of the lid across a central region thereof. Specifically, the lid can have an outer perimeter and the ribs can be spaced inwardly from the outer perimeter. The inwardly spaced ribs can provide a distinct look for consumer differentiation. Additionally, the ribs can be arcuate so that they generally follow a curvature of the outer perimeter of the lid. As such, a label region within the lid central region is preserved, while the lid is still strengthened by the ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Michele M. Dziaba, Andrew Thomas Tilton, Jeffrey A. Johnson, Joseph M. Miskovic
  • Patent number: 11186118
    Abstract: A paint can caddie, including a can receiving portion to receive a base and at least a portion of an outer circumference of a paint can therein, and a paint storing portion circumferentially disposed around the can receiving portion to receive paint spilled from the paint can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Lowell Hughes
  • Patent number: 11167188
    Abstract: A golf bag cart attachment includes the golf bag having a durable waterproof exterior shell, a cylindrical and removable internal rotating golf club holder, a plurality of spring-hinged pockets disposed upon the exterior of the bag, a durable shell locking cover, a side-mounted holder suitable of supporting an umbrella or a putter, and a reusable attachment device which permits a user to temporally secure the golf bag to a golf cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Jamie Mais
  • Patent number: 11166596
    Abstract: A blender system includes a container having a rotatable blade assembly therein, a lid covering an open end of the container, and a base with a motorized unit. When the container is coupled with the base, the motorized unit is adapted to drive rotation of the rotatable blade assembly. The lid includes a hinged actuator lever adapted to actuate the motorized unit. A detent extends from the hinged actuator lever and passes through a series of apertures and presses against a slidable actuator shaft disposed in the container and maintained in its position by a spring force, thereby depressing a switch for the motorized unit. A rotatable blade system includes cutting blade(s) and crushing blade(s). The crushing blade extends longitudinally outwardly from a hub. When the hub rotates in a first direction or second direction opposite the first direction, a face of the crushing blade is leading or trailing, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Stephen Potter, David M. Audette
  • Patent number: 11167448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a preform (1) for a container (2) made of plastic, wherein the preform (1) comprises a body part (3) comprising a wall having a thickness (e1) which extends along a longitudinal axis (X) and which is connected, via a periphery (8), to a closed bottom part (5) which has an apex (10). According to the invention, the bottom part (5) has ribs (11) which each extend from the apex (10) of the bottom part (5) to the periphery (8) so as to form a star, and a substantially triangular zone (12) arranged between two adjacent ribs (11) and a portion (8a) of the periphery (8) has a thickness (e3) which is less than the thickness (e1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ D'EXPLOITATION DES SOURCES ROXANE
    Inventor: Stéphane Texier
  • Patent number: 11161686
    Abstract: A collapsible intermodal container includes first and second opposing parallel side walls, and an upper wall and a lower wall. The container has an erected configuration in which the upper wall extends from an upper end portion of the first side wall to an upper end portion of the second side wall, and the lower wall extends from a lower end portion of the second side wall to a lower end portion of the first side wall. In a collapsed configuration, the upper wall extends downwardly from the upper end portion of the first side wall to the lower end portion of the first side wall, and the lower wall extends upwardly from the lower end portion of the second side wall to the upper end portion of the second side wall. Front and rear end assemblies close front and rear ends of the container in the erected configuration and are engageable with the second side wall to secure the first side wall with respect to the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Spectainer Pty Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Oliver Press, Robert Bruce Tiller, Stephen Richard Hill, Daniel Graham Salmon, Lior Hershkovitz
  • Patent number: 11161660
    Abstract: A cap useful for reviving the carbonation level of a carbonated beverage, the cap configured to be screwed on the opening of the beverage bottle, the cap having a pressurized gas compartment that is sealed until selectively pierced by the user by pressing on a piercing means, after such piercing of the seal, the gas inside the pressurized gas compartment is free to move into the beverage container and into the liquid, providing carbonation to the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jerry Darsey, Sylvia Szwedo
  • Patent number: 11161679
    Abstract: A container assembly is provided comprising a container body, a stopper member removably attachable to the container to seal a container aperture thereof, and a thermal insulation member removably attachable to an upper body portion of the container body. The thermal insulation member has a sidewall extending downwardly from an upper portion and defining a downwardly opening cavity within which the upper body portion and the stopper are positioned. The sidewall and the upper portion of the thermal insulation member each include an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall. An insulation chamber is disposed between the inner and outer walls. The thermal insulation member includes an engagement portion adapted to engage with a corresponding engagement portion of the upper body portion to removably attach the thermal insulation member thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Pacific Market International, LLC
    Inventors: Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, Ping The Phan, Michael Carl Beckman
  • Patent number: 11161656
    Abstract: A child protective packaging container and a method of use thereof which includes a main body defining a cavity for receiving an article, a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion; and a safety button hidden and received inside a receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for restricting the opening and closing of the cap with respect to the main body. The present invention has the advantages of good safety performance, and high cost effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen Shikai Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shenyi Wang
  • Patent number: 11155406
    Abstract: A lid opener for interconnection with a waste container with a handle and a lid the lid opener is provided with a lever dimensioned to pivotally couple with the handle. The lid opener is further provided with a cord coupled with a force portion of the lever. A load portion of the lever is dimensioned to extend underneath the lid, whereby downward force applied to the cord causes the lever to pivot about the handle and open the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Something From Nothing LLC
    Inventor: Kim Cyril John Lavigne
  • Patent number: 11154149
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drinking dramatization glass that is lightweight and allows images to be projected on the side face of the glass by changing their aspect ratio according to the size of the glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NETAPPLI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Nishida
  • Patent number: 11154124
    Abstract: A protective case for large objects including a lock housing formed from a first section and a second section, both of the sections including at least one external subsection and at least one internal subsection configured to telescope inside the external subsection; and an extension lock comprising a lock housing and a compression lock, the lock housing including a screw-threaded channel, and the compression comprising at least one screw-threaded shaft with a compressive component on the interior end and a lock handle on the exterior end, the screw-threaded shaft configured to matingly engage with the screw-threaded channel of the lock housing; the compression lock configured to descend in the lock housing and compressingly lock the internal subsection in an extended position upon locking rotation of the compression lock; and the compression lock configure to ascend in the lock housing upon unlocking rotation of the cam latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: David A. Boyles
  • Patent number: 11147402
    Abstract: A drinking container is provided that can include a lid member and a cup member. The lid member can include a base member and a spout extending up from the base member. The spout can provide a fluid passageway from outside the drinking container to the volume of the cup member so that a child may drink liquid contained within the cup member. When the lid member is removably coupled to the cup member, two or more seals are created around the circumference of the drinking container between the lid member and the cup member to decrease the likelihood of leakage from between the cup member and the lid member when the lid is coupled to the cup member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Rubin, Elliot Cohen
  • Patent number: 11148869
    Abstract: A water resistant tote box is provided. The tote box includes a base, longitudinally extending sidewalls, laterally extending end walls, and a two-piece lid. The base includes a concave lower surface that matches a convex upper surface of the lid, for preserving the structural integrity of the convex upper surface when stacking a like tote box thereon. The two-piece lid includes a pair of lid halves including a rear end hingedly attached to the sidewalls and a free end including interlocking flaps that are securable via a line of connection. Drain troughs disposed on the walls are in fluid communication with drain channels disposed on the lid, enabling moisture to flow off the top of the tote box. Drain gutters disposed on the lid halves are configured to direct moisture, permeating the line of connection, towards the walls. In this way, the tote box has a synergistic effect of resisting water by directing moisture away from the top of the tote box and preventing moisture from leaking into its interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Richard Dunlap
  • Patent number: 11147743
    Abstract: A bottle assembly is provided including a bottle having an end portion with a first detent formation, and a collar having a second complementary detent formation. The collar is arranged to snap fit to the end portion by engagement of the detent formations by application of force only in a direction towards the bottle. In addition, a valve assembly for use with a drinking vessel is provided including a base member and a sealing member. The sealing member is moveable, dependent on a pressure difference across it, between a sealed position, wherein the sealing member is sealed against the base member, and an unsealed position, wherein the sealing member is unsealed from the base member. One or more channels are formed between the base member and the sealing member and are arranged to allow air to enter the drinking vessel when the sealing member is in the unsealed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Mayborn (UK) Limited
    Inventors: James Roe, Jason Roebuck, Matthew O'Brien, Richard Parker, Peter Angus
  • Patent number: 11148514
    Abstract: An inflatable vehicle cover. The inflatable vehicle cover has a plurality of inflatable air chambers in fluid communication with each other. At least one valve is connected to the plurality of inflatable air chambers. A pump that inflates and deflates the inflatable air chambers is removably securable to the valve. A plurality of fastening straps that secure the inflatable vehicle cover over a vehicle is connected to the underside of the plurality of inflatable air chambers. The underside surface of the inflatable vehicle cover includes a material that covers the plurality of fastening straps to prevent the inflatable vehicle cover from damaging the exterior of the vehicle. The inflatable vehicle cover is removably securable to the exterior of a vehicle to protect the vehicle from inclement weather and debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Roland S Rother, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11142372
    Abstract: A telescopic container comprises an upper part of the container, a lower part of the container and a top cover, the upper part of the container is sleeved on a periphery of the lower part of the container, and the lower part of the container can move in the upper part of the container; and the top cover is detachably connected to a top end of the upper part of the container and is provided with an air valve. A telescoping property between the lower part of the container and the upper part of the container is used in the invention, a user downwardly presses the upper part of the container, or upwardly presses the lower part of the container, or performs the two actions at the same time, so as to achieve an object of changing a capacity of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BOTTO DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: Sui Ling Ho