Patents Examined by Jes F. Pascua
  • Patent number: 11752742
    Abstract: A multi-layer film and a film package made from the film are described herein that provide resealing capabilities by utilizing a tacky layer within the multi-layer film. The multi-layer film can include an outer film portion including the embedded tacky layer and an inner film portion. An opening feature formed in the multi-layer film includes a flap configured to be manipulated by a user to create an opening through the multi-layer film. The inner film portion can include a release layer configured specifically to interact with the tacky layer to provide a desired separation peel force and resealing functionalities. The outer film portion can include an outer film layer disposed on an opposite side of the tacky layer from the release layer that is configured to permanently adhere to the tacky layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Mackintosh Blyth, Matthew James Down, Christopher Holt, Ying (Lora) Liang, Paul A. Zerfas
  • Patent number: 11753211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a safeguard zipper bag, and more particularly, to a safeguard zipper bag that has a dual opening part in order to disperse force applied to the zipper bag, such that the safeguard zipper bag is difficult to open by outer opening parts and easy to open by inner opening parts, and the safety of the safeguard zipper bag is improved. A safeguard zipper bag according to the present invention may include: an envelope in the form of a bag; and a male zipper part and a female zipper part attached to inner surfaces of the envelope, in which one portion or the other portion of at least one of the male zipper part and the female zipper part, which is spaced apart, at a predetermined interval, from a portion where the male zipper part and the female zipper part are coupled by male/female engagement, is attached to the inner surface of the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Jong-Soon Lee
  • Patent number: 11751649
    Abstract: A tote bag including an outer shell comprising a sidewall defining a top, an opening, a front, and a back, wherein the outer shell is flexible, and wherein the outer shell comprises a seam. A plurality of straps, wherein the plurality of straps is attached to the outer shell. A base defining a bottom of the bag, wherein the outer shell and the base form a storage compartment, and wherein the opening is configured to allow access to the storage compartment, the storage compartment further comprising, an inner pocket attached to an interior of the bag comprising a zipper, wherein the zipper is configured to open and close the inner pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Dustin Bullock
  • Patent number: 11738909
    Abstract: A sleeve (10) is for being provided in a bag body (20) to come into contact with an inner face of the bag body (20) in a tubular state and imparting a three-dimensional shape to the bag body (20), and comprises polyolefin and a filler. The packaging bag (1) includes a bag body (20) and a sleeve (10) provided in the bag body (20), and is capable of self-standing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Kenji Nagata
  • Patent number: 11738908
    Abstract: A gift bag with a pocket containing an integral pop-up structure which is operative to move between a first position wherein the pop-up structure is in a substantially flat position and substantially contained within the pocket of the gift bag, and a second position wherein the pop-up structure is unfolded into a three-dimensional structure that is substantially contained outside of the pocket of the gift bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 11718449
    Abstract: A bag includes a header, a body, a seal positioned between the header and the body, and an integral handle. The integral handle includes a central portion, a first end portion including a first end first branch and a first end second branch, and a second end portion including a second end first branch and a second end second branch. The header includes a top end generally opposing the seal. The handle is positioned between the top end and the seal. The handle is perforated, scored or cut. The first end portion and the second end portion are located at each end of the central portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele C. Payant, Stephen J. Klein, Chad D. Cope
  • Patent number: 11713177
    Abstract: A shipping mailer has a first wall and a second wall that at least partially define an interior of the shipping mailer. The shipping mailer has a closed first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion comprising an opening sealable by a closure. A plurality of corrugations are coupled to the first wall and to the second wall in the interior of the shipping mailer. The corrugations of the first wall and the corrugations of the second wall have respective preformed fold lines at the closed first end portion about which the first wall and the second wall are configured to fold when an object is inserted into the shipping mailer to create an end wall extending between the first and second walls at the closed first end portion of the shipping mailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventors: Keith A. Jackson, James D. Southwell, Nicholas A. Philips
  • Patent number: 11708194
    Abstract: Sealable pouch assemblies are described. In some embodiments, the sealable pouch assembly includes a soft pouch formed from an elastomeric material. The pouch includes a plurality of spaced apart external protrusions located near a top end of the pouch. A semi-rigid external frame is attachable to the pouch by the protrusions. The frame has a stable closed state and a stable open state. A slider is configured to slide over the external frame with the external frame in the closed state to seal the pouch in a closed pouch state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: humangear, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher A. Miksovsky
  • Patent number: 11707148
    Abstract: A surface mountable storage assembly for storing and organizing purses and handbags includes a housing, which defines an interior space. The housing has a top, which is open, and a front, which has an aperture positioned therein. Contents, such as purses and handbags, can be inserted into the housing through the top. A panel is engaged to the housing and extends over the aperture. The panel is substantially transparent so that the contents of the housing are visible therethrough. A fastener engaged to a back of the housing engages a surface to mount the housing thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventor: Candrassa Meredith
  • Patent number: 11702248
    Abstract: A one-way air outlet channel is disposed inside a vacuum compression bag. The one-way air outlet channel includes an air inlet opening, a horizontal air channel, inclined air channel and vertical air channel and an air outlet opening in communication with one another in sequence. One end of the horizontal air channel is the air inlet opening in communication with a space inside the bag body, and the other end of the horizontal air channel is in communication with the inclined air channel. A bottom end of the vertical air channel is in communication with the air outlet opening, and a top end is in communication with the inclined air channel, such that at least two corner points are formed, at a location where the horizontal air channel connects the inclined air channel and at a location where the inclined air channel connects the vertical air channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ZHONGSHAN TAILI HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhengbing Shi
  • Patent number: 11696859
    Abstract: A wall-mounted drug overdose response kit with a wall-mounted carrier and a pouch that is configured to hold at least one dose of a drug that needs to be accessed by first responders, wherein the pouch is configured to be held by the carrier such that the pouch can be easily removed from the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Joshua J. DeLisle
  • Patent number: 11691790
    Abstract: A storage bag has first and second closure profiles adjacent to an opening of the bag. The first and second closure profiles are each provided with a closure member that extends along the length of the respective closure profile, with the closure member of the first closure profile being configured to engage with the closure member of the second closure profile to form a seal for the opening of the bag. The first closure profile further includes (a) a plurality of gripping ridges that extends from the closure member to the top edge of the first closure profile, and (b) a texture that extends in an area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the texture extending continuously (i) in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, and (ii) between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Jose Porchia, Daniel P. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11691789
    Abstract: A zipper for a reclosable bag including an elongated groove profile having two arms which form a general U-shape to define an opening to a channel, and an elongated rib profile opposing the groove profile, wherein a plurality of first segments of the rib profile alternate with a plurality of second segments of the rib profile to create a structural discontinuity along a length thereof, wherein during interlocking the groove and rib profiles, an audible clicking sound of at least 50 dB on average is created during opening and closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
    Inventor: James C. Pawloski
  • Patent number: 11673697
    Abstract: A food dispensing module for a delaminating food dispensing system includes an outer housing; and a delaminating housing. The delaminating housing has a first portion being located within the outer housing and a second portion located outside the outer housing. The delaminating housing includes delaminating nips, a first film take-up roller, a second film take-up roller, an output opening, and a trap void. The output opening is located in the second portion of the delaminating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Almblad
  • Patent number: 11673726
    Abstract: A game card carrier is disclosed that has a first panel having a first interior surface and a first edge, a second panel having a second interior surface and a second edge. The first panel and the second panel are disposed such that the first interior surface and the second interior surface face one another, the first edge is in alignment with the second edge. A band overlays at least a portion the first panel and at least a portion of the second panel to hold the first panel and the second panel adjacent one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company
    Inventor: James L. Warmus
  • Patent number: 11667466
    Abstract: A container includes a robust semi-rigid main bag, a tarpaulin top section, and ties on the main bag. The main bag has a base and side panels for containing bulk garden products. The top section engages an upper portion of the main bag and has an opening. When open, it enables access into the main bag. When selectively closed, the top section protects the bulk garden products against outside elements. The ties can selectively tie down the top section and enable clear and ready access into the main bag containing the bulk garden products. Ties located about midway down the main bag, after it has been emptied of about half the bulk garden products, can also selectively tie down the upper portion for continued clear and ready access to any bulk garden products that then remain in the main bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: THE GREENHORIZONS GROUP OF FARMS LTD.
    Inventors: Fraser Jansen, Peter Rauwerda, Steven Schiedel
  • Patent number: 11667439
    Abstract: A reinforced multilayer material includes a mesh material covered on at least one side, and possibly both, by a layer of a resinous film material. The mesh material includes filaments that intersect one another, at least some of the filaments being composite filaments having a carrier portion of a relatively high melting point and a bonding portion of a relatively low melting point, the bonding portion of each composite filament being thermally bonded to other filaments at least some points of intersection. The multilayer material has a mass per unit area of less than 9.0 oz/yd2 and at least one of a) a bursting strength to mass per unit area ratio of at least 9.0 lbs./(oz/yd2), where bursting strength is measured in accordance with ASTM-D37 86 and b) a breaking elongation of at least 5% in the warp direction when breaking elongation is measured in accordance with ASTM-5034. A bag is provided that is made at least in part from a multilayer material having at least some of the characteristics described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Volm Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Frei, Corbett Hefner
  • Patent number: 11655091
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a flexible container (10). In an embodiment, the flexible container includes: a front panel (22), a rear panel (24), a first gusseted side panel (18), and a second gusseted side panel (20). The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals (41) to form (i) a top portion, (ii) a body portion, and (iii) a bottom portion. The top portion comprises a neck (27) and a fitment (30) in the neck. The top portion comprises a top handle (12) extending above the fitment, the top handle having a reciprocal attachment member (5). The bottom portion comprises a bottom handle (14) and a tether (6) extending from the bottom handle. A distal end of the tether has an attachment member (7), the attachment member adapted to secure to the reciprocal attachment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Liangkai Ma, Marc S. Black, Chad V. Schuette, Brian W. Walther, Fabrice Digonnet
  • Patent number: 11655085
    Abstract: A tamper-resistant, sealable container, comprising a container having a bottom portion, a top portion, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the bottom portion and the top portion, wherein the bottom and top portions and sidewalls define an interior of the container and an exterior of the container; and a plurality of strips of self-sealing, pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on surfaces of the container, wherein the strips of self-sealing, pressure-sensitive adhesive do not engage one another when the container is in an open configuration, wherein the strips of self-sealing, pressure-sensitive adhesive do engage one another when the container is in a closed configuration, and wherein the engagement of the strips of self-sealing pressure-sensitive adhesive with one another seals the container closed in a tamper-resistant manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Yambao, Ashley Yambao, Maria Eleanor P. Yambao, Allen Yambao
  • Patent number: 11643770
    Abstract: Disclosed is a garment bag comprising: a first and second panel attached along three sides, defining a bag interior; wherein a plurality of receiving fasteners are provided in the bag interior on the first panel adjacent to a top edge. The receiving fasteners may be used to securely provide garments having hooks into the garment bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Allure InDesign LLC
    Inventor: Jennifer R. Meyer