Patents Examined by Jenine Pagan
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Patent number: 11049748Abstract: Disclosed is a separator for semiconductor wafers vertically stacked in that the stacked wafers do not contact with each other, or the wafer does not contact to an inner top surface or an inner bottom surface of a conveyance container of the semiconductor wafer, the separator being interposed between two of the wafers neighboring vertically, between the wafer and an inner top surface, or between the wafer and an inner bottom surface of the container. The separator includes: a flat annular body; an annular convex portion having a wafer support surface coming into contact with a peripheral line of the wafer along a peripheral edge portion of the flat annular body, the annular convex portion forming cutout portions in a suitable number of places; and shock-absorbing function pieces neighboring to the cutout portions and extending diagonally upward or diagonally downward from a separator reference plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: ACHILLES CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Nishijima, Kenichi Hirose
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Patent number: 11038299Abstract: A connector and cabling system is provided. The system includes a plurality of pigtails, each pigtail of the plurality of pigtails are configured to couple to one of a plurality of electronic devices, wherein each electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices has a corresponding box or package. The system includes a cable and a plurality of first connectors. Each first connector of the plurality of first connectors is configured to extend through and attach to a wall of a box or opening of the package with a first port of the first connector inside the box. The first port is coupled to the pigtail, and a second port of the first connector outside the box or package. The second port is coupled to the cable. The plurality of electronic devices is provisioned via the cable, the plurality of first connectors and the plurality of pigtails, with each of the plurality of electronic devices, in the corresponding box or package. A method of preparing electronic devices for shipping is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: VCE IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Thaddeus Stoner, Joseph Layton
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Patent number: 11021293Abstract: A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: R.J.R. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Ryan A. Bailey, John A. Gelardi
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Patent number: 11000643Abstract: Packaging for medical containers, including a tub having a peripheral wall, a sealing cover sealable on an opening of the tub and a sealing envelope able to protect the sealing cover. The sealing envelope includes: a lower sealing part, having a frame able to be sealed to the peripheral wall of the tub, and a bonding surface that extends outwards from the frame, and an upper sealing part sealed on the bonding surface to enclose the opening of the tub and the sealing cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Becton Dickinson FranceInventor: Gregory Peruzzo
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Patent number: 10994891Abstract: A multi-compartment package for dispensing plural items is disclosed. The package includes plural individual sealed compartment units which are releasably secured to each other. Each compartment unit includes a flanged base from which a chamber depends. The chamber serves to hold an item to be dispensed and is surrounded by a flange. A closure member, in the form of a respective portion of a frangible cover sheet, is adhesively secured to the flange of each compartment unit. Each compartment unit includes at least one foldable tab in a corner of its flange, which can be folded down to enable the closure member to be removed from the compartment unit after the compartment unit is separated from other compartment units of the package.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Medi-Dose, Inc.Inventors: Robert Braverman, Donald A. Lawson
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Patent number: 10985043Abstract: A sealing member of this substrate housing container has: a base part-side deformation part that couples the base part and the container contact tip part and is elastically deformable to allow the container contact tip part to oscillate relative to the base part; and a protruding part that is present in the portion of the container contact tip part connected to the base part-side deformation part and that protrudes from the outer surface of the container contact tip part. The thickness of the container contact tip part in the oscillating direction of the container contact tip part is configured to be greater than the thickness of the base part-side deformation part.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuya Narita
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Patent number: 10959557Abstract: An ergonomic storage tray with enhanced stability to secure beverage storing cups and food items is provided. The storage tray includes a tray having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first pair of opposing side surfaces, a second pair of opposing side surfaces, and a plurality of compartments designed to store beverage storing cups and food items. The tray includes an off-center thumb hole and a cutout on a side surface in the first pair of opposing side surfaces. The thumb hole in the tray receives the thumb of the user, the cutout in the tray receives the upper arm and elbow of the user, and the bottom surface of the tray contacts the forearm of the user, thereby securely supporting the beverage storing cups and food items in the tray.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: THUMBZ, INC.Inventor: Henrik Nazarian
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Patent number: 10959556Abstract: Tray utensils of identical dimensions are stacked into an assembly and wrapped within a transparent package displaying a visual image of a tray utensil holding within a tray receptacle a standard beverage can upright generally vertically while the tray is oriented generally horizontally and used to hold selected hors d'oeuvres.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventor: Gregory C Manos
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Patent number: 10948943Abstract: A case for a laptop computer, the case comprising upper and lower shells which are entirely separate from one another. Each shell comprises an outer layer of a first injection moulded polymer and an inner liner of a second injection moulded polymer softer than the first. Each shell defines a cavity having a back surface and upstanding side walls, the cavity being arranged to receive, in use, one half of the laptop computer. The second polymer comprises a plurality of inwardly extending clips which protrude across the cavity from an edge of the side wall furthest from the back surface to, in use, retain the shell on the laptop half.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: TECH 21 LICENSING LIMITEDInventors: Jason Roberts, Wilhelm Marschall, Benjamin Thorpe
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Patent number: 10940974Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLCInventors: Bradford J. Walling, Brandon L. Ramsuer, Caleb S. Loftin
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Patent number: 10940983Abstract: A closure capsule for closing a container, comprising: —a cap (2) to be associated with a container and comprising a frangible mouth (20); —a cutter (3) comprising a cutting edge (30) designed to open said frangible mouth (20); at least the cap (2) and the cutter (3) in combination defining a reservoir (8) for containing a substance to be dropped into the container when the frangible mouth (20) is opened; —a protective covering (4) for the cap (2) and the cutter (3), separate from the cutter (3) and, in turn, comprising: i) a lateral wall (40) that encloses a zone (402) for at least partially housing the cutter (3); ii) a base (41) from which said lateral wall (40) extends; —transmitting means (5) for transmitting an opening torque, from the covering to the cutter, for opening the frangible mouth (20), said transmitting means (5) comprising a first and a second portion (51, 52) incorporated in the covering (4) and in the cutter (3), respectively; said first portion (51) being incorporated in the base (41).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: BORMIOLI PHARMA S.P.A.Inventor: Valerio Paganuzzi
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Patent number: 10875696Abstract: A transportation and storage container (20) for fluids having an inner container (22) made of plastic, an outer jacket (31) preferably realized as a lattice made of metal as well as a pallet-like base frame (24) formed for being handled by means of forklifts or similar modes of transportation, and comprising a support base (23) made of sheet metal for supporting the inner container (22) provided with at least one filling neck (45) at an upper side (47) of the inner container (22), wherein an intermediary container (21) receiving the inner container from all sides and made of sheet metal is arranged between the inner container (22) and the outer jacket, said intermediary container (21) comprising a jacket case (25), a container lid (26) connected to the jacket case (25) and a container bottom connected to the jacket case (25), the container bottom being formed by the support base (23) of the base frame (24).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: PROTECHNA S.A.Inventor: Udo Schütz
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Patent number: 10835687Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for protecting individuals from the sharp ends of medical objects following use on a patient. Such sharp objects include hypodermic needles, scalpel blades, cannulae, trocars, and the like. The protective cover is designed to surround and sequester the sharp in a shell that is will not permit further puncture or cutting with the sharp. In an embodiment, the protective cover also absorbs any fluids on or in the used sharp and prevents any fluids from escaping the protective cover. The devices are configured to be integral to procedure trays or kits such that space and discarded materials are minimized along with the potential for injuring someone with a used, contaminated medical sharp.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: St. Joseph Health SystemInventors: Eric Alcouloumre, Jay Lenker, Richard Reedy, Marc Habib
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Patent number: 10832927Abstract: An interlocking ring wafer separator for reducing particles during shipment of integrated circuit wafers has a wafer shelf, an interlocking tab which prevents the edge of the wafer from coming into contact with the inner wall of the wafer shipping container, and an interlocking slot into which the interlocking tab of a second interlocking ring wafer separator may be inserted locking the two interlocking ring wafer separators together in the coin stacked wafers.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Albert Winston Dulay Escusa, William Casuga Nisperos, Lorence S. Pareja
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Patent number: 10765232Abstract: A rotary display hanger is provided, including a base, including a first receiving room and a hollow portion, the first receiving room being adapted for receiving a rotary device, the hollow portion being adapted for receiving the driving head; a position-limiting member, the position-limiting member and the base at least forming a second receiving room which is adapted for receiving the torque wrench; an index portion, received in the hollow portion, including a base portion being configured to connect with the driving head of the torque wrench and an identification portion protruding radially from the base portion, the identification portion being freely rotatable about an axis of the base portion together with the base portion and the driving head in the hollow portion; wherein each of the base portion and the identification portion is radially distanced from an inner face of the hollow portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Inventor: Jin-Lan Lai
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Patent number: 10766691Abstract: Example aspects of a bicycle packaging and a method for assembling a bicycle packaging are disclosed. The bicycle packaging can comprise a first packaging body comprising a primary fastener and a secondary mating fastener; and a second packaging body comprising a secondary fastener and a primary mating fastener, the first packaging body and second packaging body defining a void, the primary fastener engaging the primary mating fastener, and the secondary fastener engaging the secondary mating fastener.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Larry Barker
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Patent number: 10738935Abstract: An apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first front side wall, a first rear side wall, a top wall, and at least one pivotal pin structure extending from the first rear side wall. The at least one pivotal pin structure comprises a base, a shaft, and a head having a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The second portion includes a second front side wall, a second rear side wall, a bottom wall, and at least one pin holder extending from the second rear side wall. The at least one pin holder defines an opening for accepting the head of the at least one pivotal pin structure at an alignment. The head of the at least one pivotal pin structure extends through the opening. The first portion and the second portion are pivotally movable between an open configuration and a closed container configuration.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tse-Lun Hsu, Fang-Yu Liu, Tsez-Chong Tsai
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Patent number: 10661947Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pouch (1) for tobacco comprising a first pocket, wherein at least a wall of the pouch is formed of a flexible sheet laminate (6) composed of at least a first and a second layer (61, 62), the pouch further comprising a slide-in pocket (4) formed within the flexible sheet laminate, wherein the slide-in pocket comprises a pocket front wall (42) formed of a part of the first layer (61) of the flexible sheet laminate, a pocket back wall (41) formed of a part of the second layer (62) of the flexible sheet laminate and a first opening (5) arranged in the first layer or the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate, the interior of the slide-in pocket being accessible via the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GMBHInventors: Carmen Bühr, Björn Urban
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Patent number: 10658212Abstract: A ring spacer interposed between plate-shaped objects above and below in a container for storing and transporting the plate-shaped objects when a plurality of plate-shaped objects is stored in an up-and-down direction includes a ring-shaped abutment portion and a control portion. An upper face and a lower face in the abutment portion have an approximately flat shape and the upper face in the abutment portion abuts against a lower face of a peripheral edge portion of the plate-shaped object. The lower face in the abutment portion abuts against an upper face of the peripheral edge portion of the plate-shaped object. The control portion includes a control portion upper face positioned to protrude further upward than the support face of the abutment portion and a control portion lower face positioned at an appropriate location in a thickness direction of the abutment portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: ACHILLES CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Nishijima, Takayuki Tachikawa
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Patent number: 10640256Abstract: A shipping and display container includes a top box installable over a bottom box. The bottom box is configured to receive goods provided in the bottom box in an upright and folded orientation and includes a pair of opposed sidewalls and at least one elongate divider affixed to the bottom box and extending between the opposed sidewalls and configured so as to maintain the goods in the upright and folded orientation. The top box is installable upon the bottom box with the goods received therein in the upright and folded orientation for shipping of the goods and is removable from the bottom box after shipping. The bottom box and the divider cooperate to maintain the goods in the upright and folded orientation for display thereof after removal of the top box.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Dongguan Shichang Metals Factory Ltd.Inventor: Chen-Kang Lin