Patents Examined by Jenine Pagan
  • Patent number: 12347709
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reticle pod comprising a lower cover and a support mechanism. The lower cover includes a carrying surface and a plurality of securing seats distributed on the carrying surface. The support mechanism includes a supporting portion extending upward for supporting a reticle or a reticle carrier, and a securing portion opposite the supporting portion, wherein the securing portion is detachably connected with a corresponding securing seat, so that the support mechanism can be selectively installed on the lower cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chia-Ho Chuang, Kuo-Hua Lee, Shu-Hung Lin, Chia-Ch Lin
  • Patent number: 12325576
    Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are sealed within the package is described. The package has a plurality of panels and a top fold line. The plurality of panels includes a consumer-facing panel and a top panel disposed superjacent to the consumer-facing panel. Each of the plurality of panels has an inner surface and an outer surface. The top fold line is disposed between the consumer-facing panel and the top panel, and the top fold line is colinear, at least in part, with a cross-wise crease. And the package material has natural fibers and has a basis weight of between 60 gsm to 120 gsm, more preferably between 65 gsm to 105 gsm, or most preferably between 70 gsm to 90 gsm, as determined via ISO 536 as modified herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Remus, Stephan Spiekers, Peter Kramkowski
  • Patent number: 12269655
    Abstract: There is provided a container system comprising an outer container comprising a base and a plurality of upstanding walls defining a cavity, a closure flap extending from a top of one of the upstanding walls wherein the first closure flap covers an opening formed by the top ends of the upstanding walls when the outer container is in a closed configuration, and wherein the closure flap includes a retention element that extends from the closure flap downward into the cavity of the outer container when the outer container is closed, and an suspension insert including a product retention compartment and a plurality of suspension units extending outwardly from the suspension unit creating a suspension gap on all sides of the product retention compartment when the suspension insert is installed in the outer container, wherein the retention element exerts a retention force on a the suspension insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Brent Michael Comerford
  • Patent number: 12271227
    Abstract: Case accessories for portable electronic devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a case accessory may include a base configured to sit on a working surface, a support coupled to the base and configured to support a portable electronic device in an elevated position, a rotational mechanism coupled to the support configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support, and a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Targus International LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Gallagher, Robert Shortt, Daniel Ballou, Ron DeCamp, Mark Thoni, James C. Frinak
  • Patent number: 12178692
    Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material enclosing the one or more absorbent articles. The package material has natural fibers and forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel. The panels define an interior compartment. The package material has a Basis Weight of between about 55 gsm and about 115 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method. The package has a weakened region. The package is sealed such that the one or more absorbent articles are enclosed in the interior compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Remus, Naomi Ruth Nelson, Lee Mathew Arent, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Stephan Spiekers, Victoria Anne Borchert, Peter Kramkowski, Michael Wayne Taylor, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Nery Vanesa Breslin
  • Patent number: 12140860
    Abstract: A door of a reticle pod includes a window having a lens, sidewall, and a ledge. The window may be positioned or affixed internally in a door between the housing and a cover. A compressive seal may be used in conjunction with the window. The sidewalls, the ledge and the compressive seal work together to enable a compression fit in the door while maintained the desired level of protection from external contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn D. Eggum, Anthony M. Tieben, Brian Wiseman, Russ V. Raschke, Huaping Wang
  • Patent number: 12139312
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to various packaging devices or arrangements and the blanks configured to form the inner and outer packages that make up the devices. The blanks typically include a plurality of panels that are folded and bonded together to define a compartment when formed into a package. The compartment may be employed to store a consumable product, such as cartridges for an aerosol delivery device. Related methods for forming the blanks into the packages are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
    Inventor: Mark Shane Hatcher
  • Patent number: 12134505
    Abstract: A foam packaging assembly for protecting an article includes one or more pads including at least one corner pad and at least one side pad disposed between the corner pads, a packaging container configured to receive the article or an inner box storing the article, and a configurator determining one or more dimensions of the container based on at least one input variable of the article or the inner box. The configurator further determines a number of the pads for placement inside the container such that the article with the pads is protected during storage or transport. Further, the foam packaging assembly includes at least one insert board configured for placement over the article inside the container, and the configurator determines one or more dimensions of the insert board when the insert board is selected to be disposed inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: ROGER ZATKOFF COMPANY
    Inventors: David Zatkoff, Marc Staudt, Hamilton Marques
  • Patent number: 12125726
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and provides a mask pod and a semiconductor device. The mask pod includes: a body, wherein the body has an accommodation space configured to accommodate a mask, the accommodation space has a first opening, and the first opening is located on a circumferential side of the body; and a shielding member, wherein the shielding member is provided on the body and is movably provided relative to the body, to shield or release the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chuang Shan, Xiaoling Wang
  • Patent number: 12087605
    Abstract: A reticle pod with antistatic capability includes a base and plural of support members. The base has a carrying surface having a recess formed thereon and defined by a bottom surface. The support members encircle the carrying surface of the base and are adapted to support a reticle. The recess is defined by a depth extending between the carrying surface and the bottom surface. The depth ranges from 300 ?m to 3400 ?m to thereby weaken the electrostatic force exerted upon particles on the carrying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chia-Ho Chuang, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Hsing-Min Wen, Hsin-Min Hsueh
  • Patent number: 12076221
    Abstract: A package of one or more absorbent articles is disclosed. The package includes a package material comprising natural fibers. The package material forms a front panel, a back panel opposite the front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite the first side panel, a top panel, and a bottom panel opposite the top panel. The panels define an interior compartment, wherein the one or more absorbent articles are disposed in the interior compartment. At least three of the panels are free of seams. The package material has a Basis Weight of between about 50 gsm and about 120 gsm, according to the Basis Weight Test Method. The package is recyclable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Remus, Edward Daniel Theiss, III, Ilana Jessica Krause, Stephan Spiekers, Lee Mathew Arent, Benjamin Jacob Clare, Emily Charlotte Boswell, Nery Vanesa Breslin
  • Patent number: 12065293
    Abstract: A package includes a carton (10) and a plurality of articles (B). The carton includes carton walls (14, 16, 26b/30b) and at least one handle structure (HA2) formed from at least one (26b/30b) of the carton walls. The at least one handle structure includes a tab (44b) formed from the at least one of the carton walls. The tab is hingedly connected, by a hinged connection (42b), to the at least one of the carton walls and arranged to fold at least in part about an article disposed within the carton to form at least a portion of a handle opening (40b) so as to allow a user (U) to grasp a portion of the article and the carton disposed adjacent to the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Bradford Walling, Brandon L Ramsuer, Caleb S. Loftin
  • Patent number: 12053361
    Abstract: A multipurpose emergency preparedness system may be provided. The system may utilize an exterior packaging layer forming a fluid-tight seal around an inner packaging layer. The inner packaging layer may have a plurality of perimeter retaining walls defining one or more cavities therein. The system may further utilize a plurality of survival kits disposed within the one or more cavities. The system may have a plurality of emergency preparedness items disposed within each of the plurality of survival kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Inventor: Brenda Cayea
  • Patent number: 12037173
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels includes a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The carrier also includes a central partition that divides the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, with each of the front portion and the back portion having at least one divider flap to divide the front portion and the back portion into respective compartments for receiving a respective article. The carrier also includes a plurality of reinforcement flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of reinforcement flaps includes at least one divider reinforcement flap reinforcing the at least one divider flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Smalley
  • Patent number: 11982937
    Abstract: The invention discloses a reticle pod including a base and a lid mounted to the base. The base has a bottom surface having at least one first mark and at least one second mark. The first mark has a first reflectivity relative to a light source, and the second mark has a second reflectivity relative to the light source. The first reflectivity is different from the second reflectivity, and both are also different from that of the rest area of the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GUDENG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chia-Ho Chuang, Hsing-Min Wen, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Hsin-Min Hsueh, Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 11975906
    Abstract: Provided is a cushioning material for being put into a packing box configured for encasement of electronic equipment. The cushioning material absorbs external stress applied to the electronic equipment encased in the packing box. The cushioning material includes: a first holder including a first plate configured to face the electronic equipment when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box, and a second plate configured to face an inner wall surface of the packing box when the cushioning material and the electronic equipment are encased in the packing box; and a first cushioning block provided between the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Kamigaki, Sanshiro Takeshita, Haoki Fushimi
  • Patent number: 11970322
    Abstract: A securing apparatus includes a main body that defines a cavity sized to receive a portion of an object, such as a box's corner. The securing apparatus includes at least one anchor extending from the main body that is configured to engage with the corner portion of the object such that the securing apparatus may be removably coupled thereto. The main body of the securing apparatus may include eyelets configured to receive a length of filament such that multiple objects may be secured to one another during packaging and shipping. Additionally, the securing apparatus may also include a projecting finger that is configured to retain a length of filament that may be used to attach the object more securely to a pallet or other structure for shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Encore Packaging LLC
    Inventors: Timothy H. Nelson, Richard Bustard Nelson
  • Patent number: 11969573
    Abstract: A medical device package includes: a medical device container including a nest which holds a plurality of medical devices (syringes) to be filled with medicine to be aligned in a predetermined direction, a medical device container main body which accommodates the nest, and a sheet-shaped first sealing member which seals the medical device container main body; and a storage container for packing with an outer peripheral surface of the medical device container maintained in a sterile state. The storage container is formed of a storage container main body accommodating the medical device container and having a shape-retaining property, and seals a transfer opening at an upper end of the storage container main body with a sheet-shaped second sealing member having an antibacterial property and air permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hitoshi Okihara
  • Patent number: 11945623
    Abstract: A foldable multi-purpose container filler includes a sheet of material that may be reversibly convertible between a compact form for storage or packaging and an expanded form to fill a container opening (e.g., bag, drinkware, vase, etc.). The container filler includes fold lines or creases that dictate the compact form and the expanded form and allow for reversible conversion between the forms. In addition, the container filler includes connectors for securing the container filler to a container, as well as a base to support the container filler upright on a surface absent a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: HALLMARK CARDS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mary Hund Emanuel, Lai Pui Betty Ko, Wing Ki Li, Fung Yee Wai
  • Patent number: 11912494
    Abstract: A packaging unit from a moulded pulp material and a manufacturing method therefor. The packaging unit comprises a bottom part with product receiving compartments and a number of cones that are provided between the compartments, a cover part a hinge configured for hingedly connecting the bottom part with the cover part, and a lock configured for locking the cover part to the bottom part, with the lock comprising a one or more locking openings and one or more corresponding locking cams. The bottom part comprises a support member that is configured for engaging the cover part and wherein the one or more locking openings comprise and/or are circumvented by a backwards curved upper edge that is at least partially positioned in the transition region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Sandor Klaas Veenje, Jelmer Gerhard Jan Van der Meij