Patents Examined by Kelvin Randall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8052011
    Abstract: A device and method for dispensing a bag from a stack of bags, the device including a plate having a frame, a rotatable shaft coupled to the frame, at least one roller non-rotatably affixed to the shaft and arranged to engage a bag of the stack of bags, means for rotating the shaft, and means for automatically stopping rotation of the shaft after a single bag has been dispensed, wherein the stack of bags is held against one side of the plate, and the single bag is dispensed to an opposite side of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventors: Doron Tam, Ari Bichler, Yossi Bichler
  • Patent number: 8033425
    Abstract: A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided, the container including a storage compartment configured to store a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed; a dispensing chamber for receiving at least one unit of the product, the dispensing chamber configured for movement between a closed and locked position and a dispensing position; a dispensing pathway between the storage compartment and the dispensing chamber, the dispensing pathway sized for passage of at least one unit of the product; a locking mechanism adapted for releasably locking the dispensing chamber in the closed and locked position; and a blocking member operatively positioned to block the dispensing pathway when the dispensing chamber is in the dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventor: John Anthony Gelardi
  • Patent number: 8011533
    Abstract: A fluid-containing system includes an enclosure that houses a fluid that is contained in a bladder coupled to a spigot and houses a sleeve that is inclined relative to the bottom of the enclosure. The spigot protrudes through a spigot opening in the enclosure, while the sleeve contains dispensable items that can be fed through a dispensable item opening in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Teresa A. Reineccius, Gary L. Sotebeer