Patents Examined by King M Chu
  • Patent number: 12383667
    Abstract: A holding device, for holding a plurality of primary packaging containers for pharmaceutical, medical, or cosmetic compositions, includes: a plate-shaped carrier element which includes a plurality of through-holes; a plurality of receptacles, each being configured for accommodating a respective one of the plurality of primary packaging containers, each of the plurality of receptacles including a longitudinal direction and a receptacle wall which partially encloses a receptacle interior and forms a wall body, the wall body extending in the longitudinal direction through a respective one of the plurality of through-holes and, for each of the plurality of receptacles, having an interior surface which faces the receptacle interior and an exterior surface which faces opposite to the interior surface, at least 50% of respective ones of the plurality of receptacles having a maximum total height Rt of a roughness profile of the interior surface which is not more than 0.50 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: SCHOTT Pharma Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Christian Komann, Ulrich Walcher
  • Patent number: 12378037
    Abstract: A receptacle system includes a cup configured to hold consumable items and has a bottom surface and an interior. A dividing element is disposed within the cup interior and defines first and second chambers. A receptacle system includes a cup configured to hold consumable items and has a bottom surface and an interior. A dividing element is disposed within the cup interior and is configured to maintain disposable items separate from the consumable items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Altafresh LLC
    Inventor: Mac Riggan
  • Patent number: 12378048
    Abstract: A self-leveling container system may include a container and a lid. The lid may include a leveling mechanism coupled to a first portion of the lid a distance from a front edge of the first portion. The lid may include a second portion rotatably coupled to the first portion. The leveling mechanism may be configured to contact a scoop to remove excess of one or more substances in a scoop when the scoop is removed from the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Michael Roberts, Jonathan Levey, Ryan M. Gorham
  • Patent number: 12336648
    Abstract: A tray capable of holding a stemmed glass comprises a main portion, a first extending portion, a second extending portion, and an offset channel. The main portion includes a through hole, a hole edge surrounding the through hole, and a notch defined by two ends of the hole edge, with the notch communicating with the through hole. The first extending portion extends from the main portion and is located on one side of a radial centerline of the through hole in the main portion. The second extending portion extends from the main portion and is located on the opposite side of the radial centerline. The offset channel is defined by an inner edge of the first extending portion and an inner edge of the second extending portion, with one end of the offset channel communicating with the notch in the main portion and the other end forming an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Inventor: Chun-Yin Yu
  • Patent number: 12324533
    Abstract: A rotatable food and beverage holder includes a beverage rack with a handle and a first tank; a food rack rotatably mounted on a side of the beverage rack and provided with a second tank. When the beverage rack is rotated, the food rack remains stationary due to its own weight. In use, a container is placed in the first tank of the beverage rack, and one or more types of food such as fried chicken, chicken nuggets, peanuts, chips, or fries are placed in the second tank of the food rack. When a user holds the handle of the beverage rack and tilts it to pour out the liquid from the container or the tank to drink, the food rack remains stationary due to its own weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Inventor: Juan He
  • Patent number: 12322627
    Abstract: A wafer storage container is connected to an external chamber and has a storage chamber in which wafers received through a front opening are accommodated. The wafer storage container includes a fume removal unit that injects a first gas into the storage chamber and exhausts the first gas, and an outside air blocking unit that injects a second gas from a left side of the front opening and exhausts the second gas from a right side of the front opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignees: PICO & TERA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bum Je Woo
  • Patent number: 12318823
    Abstract: A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells. A reaction agent is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brian James VanDerWoude, David A. Maness, Bryan Matthew Ulmer, Dennis B. Meyer, Lucas Wade, Stephen Myers, Logan Castillo, Heather Benoit
  • Patent number: 12318231
    Abstract: A needle disposal container includes a container body and a covering attached to the container body. The covering includes a lid body that covers the open top of the container body and a movable member movable relative to the lid body between a hold position and a retract position. The lid body has a first wall having a first surface, and the movable member has a second wall having a second surface. The first and second surfaces together form a cylindrical surface that defines an insertion opening. The cylindrical surface has a first rotation-preventer that prevents rotation of a first needle unit inserted into the insertion opening and a second rotation-preventer that prevents rotation of a second needle unit inserted into the insertion opening. The second needle unit has a second needle hub with a smaller diameter than a diameter of a first needle hub of the first needle unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: NITTA MOLD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takumi Moro
  • Patent number: 12313213
    Abstract: A case for a portable electronic device includes a cavity defined by a plurality of sidewalls and a rear wall and configured to support the portable electronic device therein, and a kickstand arrangement coupled to the rear wall, the kickstand arrangement comprising a first kickstand rotatable about a first rotational axis between a stowed position and a support position and a second kickstand rotatable about a second rotational axis transverse to the first rotational axis, wherein the second kickstand is configured to rotate into an auxiliary support position in which the second kickstand extends between the rear wall and the first kickstand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventors: Erica Serna, Wilson Tse, Alex Klinkman
  • Patent number: 12292258
    Abstract: A protective carrying case for medical supplies is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a top component, a bottom component, and semi-hexagonal ends, wherein the top component and the bottom component are constructed from carbon fiber. The protective carrying case additionally includes a retaining element with vacuum split functionality to retain elements within the case. The retaining element includes a flexible bag with an outer antimicrobial layer for safe and sanitary transport of the medical supplies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: GSTC LLC
    Inventors: Gideon P. Searle, Theodore Bobrick Root, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12286291
    Abstract: A trash receptacle comprising an independent frame assembly, wherein the independent frame assembly has at least two parallel bars, wherein the bars are structurally configured to receive and dispense bags; and a clip mechanism located at the free non-affixed end of each bar, wherein each clip mechanism is configured to receive a bag so that the bag is pinched by the clip mechanism and the clip functions to prevent the bag from sliding off the bars or from collapsing inward. The trash receptacle is configured to be enclosed by placing the receptacle within at least one environment comprising at least one cabinet. The trash receptacle further comprising additional space to carry supplies in a cart configuration. The trash receptacle wherein the additional space comprises one of a cabinet, one or more drawers, one or more shelves, or one or more compartments. A trash receptacle on a cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventor: Deja S. Castro
  • Patent number: 12287172
    Abstract: A protective carrying case for a firearm is disclosed, wherein the protective carrying case includes a top component, a bottom component, and semi-hexagonal ends, wherein the top component and the bottom component are constructed from carbon fiber. The protective carrying case additionally includes a retaining element with vacuum split functionality to retain elements within the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GSTC LLC
    Inventors: Gideon P. Searle, Theodore Bobrick Root, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12280928
    Abstract: The invention of the present disclosure may be a pressure sensitive locking mechanism comprising a first tine, a second tine, and a third tine. The locking mechanism may further comprise a tab disposed on the second tine, where the tab may be orthogonal to the second tine. In an embodiment, the second tine is configurable in a locked state and an unlocked state, where the second tine comprises a second tine bell disposed on the lower portion of the second tine, and where the second tine bell is tapered from the tab to an upper portion of the second tine. The tab may be configured to receive a pressure, application of the pressure may be configured to convert the second tine from the locked state to the unlocked state, and withdrawal of the pressure may be configured to convert the second tine from the unlocked state to the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Sunshine Enclosures LLC
    Inventors: Edward Ubell, Harry Kubetz
  • Patent number: 12274386
    Abstract: A foldable tray assembly for securely storing food and beverages in a vehicle or an article of luggage includes a tray which includes a first panel hingedly coupled to a second panel such that the tray is positionable between a flattened position and a folded position. A net is attached to the tray and the net surrounds the tray to inhibit the objects from sliding off of the tray. A cup holder unit is hingedly attached to the tray and the cup holder unit is positionable in a deployed position when the tray is in the flattened position to support a pair of beverage containers. A pair of grapples is each pivotally attached to the tray to engage a support object thereby mounting the tray to the support object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Morgan Merkes
  • Patent number: 12275574
    Abstract: An anchored beverage container assembly includes a canister that has a top end which is open to insertably receive a beverage container. A stem slot extends through the canister to accommodate a stem of a wine glass and the canister has a base slot extending through the canister to accommodate a base of the wine glass. The canister has a locking slot extending into the canister. A first anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a spike extends downwardly from the first anchor to penetrate a support surface for securing the canister to the support surface. A second anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a suction sup extends downwardly from the second anchor for securing the canister to a support surface. A third anchor is insertable into the locking slot and a buoyant float extends downwardly from the third anchor to float in a body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Bryan Pack
  • Patent number: 12274293
    Abstract: A cannabis storage assembly for storing objects related to cannabis consumption and playing music includes a box that has a pair of drawers each slidably integrated into the box and a lid hingedly coupled to the box for opening and closing the box. An audio unit is integrated into the lid and the audio unit emits audible sounds when the audio unit is turned on. A set of first light emitters is each integrated into the lid and each of the first light emitters is oriented to emit light upwardly from the lid. A set of second light emitters is each integrated into the lid and each of the second light emitters is oriented to emit light downwardly from the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Tyrone Ratcliff
  • Patent number: 12269661
    Abstract: A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier includes a plurality of panels including an attachment panel, a first side panel foldably connected to the attachment panel, and a second side panel foldably connected to the attachment panel, container retention features including a plurality of container openings in the attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and locking features for maintaining a secure engagement of the carrier with the plurality of containers, the locking features including at least one locking tab foldably connected to one of the first side panel and the second side panel, and at least one locking cut at least partially receiving the at least one locking tab, the at least one locking cut positioned in the other of the first side panel and the second side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Colin P. Ford
  • Patent number: 12271110
    Abstract: Reticle pods include interfacing surfaces to secure segments of the reticle pod to one another. At least one of the interfacing surfaces is a ramped surface, such that when the reticle pods are secured to one another, the reticle is clamped between reticle contacts provided on the segments of the reticle pod. When the reticle pod is assembled and contains a reticle, a purge gas flow passage can be formed in the reticle pod. The height of the reticle contacts and the thickness of the reticle can be such that the reticle pod segments are spaced apart from one another by a gap, with the gap providing the purge gas flow passage. The reticle pod can be a stocker pod for the transportation and storage of reticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ENTEGRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Russ V. Raschke, Caleb Elwell, Matthew Reber
  • Patent number: 12268532
    Abstract: Clinical waste container (100) comprising a lower basket part (110) and an upper lid part (120), comprising a cylindrical part (121) having an upper lid opening (122); and a lid cap part (130), arranged to be fastened to said lid part so as to cover said lid opening, wherein the lid part and the lid cap part each comprise cooperating snap-lock means (123, 133), comprising several separated elongated protrusions (133a,133b), together defining a broken circle. The lid part comprises at a lower end (124) a bend (125) of at least 60°, with an inner radius (R1) of at the most 5 mm and an outer radius (R2) of at the most 5 mm, defining a local material thickness increase of at least 25%. The lid part and the lid cap part comprise at least 30% by volume wooden fibres. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FrostPharma AB
    Inventor: Peter Wall
  • Patent number: 12264001
    Abstract: A container with an opening for receiving items for later disposal is disclosed. The container includes a container body with a bottom and a sidewall extending upwards from the bottom, as well as a removable lid to close the container. The container also includes a lock to lock the lid to the container. An engagement structure is provided on a side opposite the lock to prevent separation of the lid from the container body. The container may be stackable by including complementary male and female structures on the bottom and the lid. The container may also include a handle adjacent the bottom that contacts the ground when the container rests on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BUSCH SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Craig Busch