Patents Examined by Madison L Poos
  • Patent number: 12196369
    Abstract: A base for a pressurized gas tank, such as hydrogen, is substantially circular about an axis, and comprises a substantially cylindrical pipe of axis, which passes through the base in order to connect an outside of the tank to an inside of the tank. A substantially tubular notch of axis is arranged on an inner side of the tank and is suitable for receiving a sealing envelope. A substantially tubular sleeve of axis is arranged on the inner side of the tank and has an inner diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the pipe and an outer diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of the notch, and also has an axial extension at least equal to that of the notch. An O-ring and a groove of axis, capable of receiving the O-ring, are arranged in a side wall of the notch. The base also comprises a body and a substantially tubular ring of axis, interfaced by a surface of revolution about the axis passing through the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: FAURECIA SYSTEMES D'ECHAPPEMENT
    Inventors: Yannick Godard, Nicolas Bachelard
  • Patent number: 12187501
    Abstract: A closure for a container is provided with a top portion and a skirt depending from an outer periphery of the top portion. A generally circular rim extends downwards from the lower surface of the top portion. A liner is attached to the closure between an outer surface of the rim and an inner surface of the skirt. The liner is configured to provide a fluid tight seal for containers having varied neck dimensions and/or profiles. One or more projections extend into a space formed between the lower surface of the top portion, an inner surface of the skirt, and an outer surface of the rim, with the liner enveloping and being supported in the closure by the one or more projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Silgan White Cap LLC
    Inventors: Sungsuk Steve Kim, Timothy Graham Stephenson
  • Patent number: 12178338
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cup lid with double drinking mouth, including covering the body and drinking mouth. On the container, the cover body has the first central line set parallel to the container depth direction; drinking mouth two, on the other side of the first center line, and stay away from Drinking One. First, the cover body has a diversion channel two that penetrates the body of the body, which is formed by the Drinking Channel two for the drinking passage of the container when the diversion channel one and the diversion channel two are connected. There is a barrier block on one side, and the relative side of the other side is provided with an operating parts that drives the mouth of driving the mouth on the cover or relative to the cap. When the upper part of the body is, the lower end of the derivation channel is separated from the upper end of the Digital Channel 2 from the upper end of the Directorial Channel II. Thin, the second state of drinking is forming a closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Guangdong Musen Daily Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: SiHua Huang
  • Patent number: 12156579
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid product dispensing assembly including: an external container equipped with an opening, the container including an internal wall defining an internal space; an internal lining which is disposed in the internal space; and a dispensing member, such as a pump, which is used to dispense the fluid product. The assembly also includes a barrier envelope which is intended to contain the fluid product and which is disposed inside the aforementioned internal lining, such that the fluid product does not come into contact with the internal lining. The container is made from a transparent or translucent material, such as glass, such that the internal lining is visible through the container. The internal lining is substantially opaque so as to mask the above-mentioned barrier envelope at least partially and preferably completely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: POCHET DU COURVAL
    Inventors: Antoine Del Din, Frédéric Jouan
  • Patent number: 12091231
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward a product package filter assembly that prevents ambient contaminates from entering into the sealable product container. In some embodiments, the product package filter assembly includes an optional support element, a filter element, and a surface film element that are layered together with the filter element between the support element and the surface film element. The perimeters of the support element, the filter element, and the surface film element are sealably joined together. The product package filter assembly is then sealably joined over an opening of a product container. During heating of a product residing in the product container, gases generated in the product container vent out through the product package filter assembly, while the filter element prevents entry of contamination particles into the product container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventors: Charlotte C. Squires, Cole Gunderson
  • Patent number: 12075900
    Abstract: The container for containing a product, typically cosmetic, has an internal receptacle mounted in an external covering receptacle, by using an adapter insert. The receptacles are made of glass and an attachment region is provided internally on the internal receptacle, near its annular upper end, in order to secure the latter to the insert. The insert is provided with an insertion portion received internally within the external receptacle, a first locking unit and second locking unit. The first locking unit, formed in an elastically deformable portion separated from the rest of the insertion portion by slots are opposing the rotation of the insert around the internal receptacle, while the second locking unit is opposing the rotation of the external receptacle around the insert by engaging on a neck of the external receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: POCHET DU COURVAL
    Inventors: Antoine Del Din, Frédéric Jouan, Bruno Godard
  • Patent number: 12054325
    Abstract: A container adapter includes a first chamber. The first chamber is adapted to attach to a container. The container further includes a second chamber. The second chamber includes a sealing surface and a resealable interface disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The second chamber is exposed to an ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: C&AIP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David Andrew Koretz, David Henry Caldwell Karl, Travis Ronald Coleman, Raul Eugene Chinda
  • Patent number: 12054320
    Abstract: A lid apparatus for a multi-chambered container. The lid apparatus has a top-lid that is hingedly attached to a bottom-cap. The top-lid includes one or more openings for fluid filling multiple passages that extend from the bottom-cap. A lower bottom-cap includes welding features for welding to the multi-chambered container. The bottom-cap further includes one or more auxiliary ports for injecting a reagent when the lid apparatus is in a closed configuration sealingly attached to the multi-chambered sample container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cepheid
    Inventors: Paul Jordan, Rohan Kurse
  • Patent number: 12043458
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed container includes a container body having a bottomed cylindrical shape that opens upward, a lid having a cylindrical portion that is fitted into an end portion on an upper opening side of the container body, the lid openably closing an upper opening of the container body, and a sealing member having an annular shape, the sealing member being provided on the cylindrical portion and hermetically sealing a gap between the cylindrical portion and the container body. The container body having a contact surface that the sealing member contacts, the contact surface being a tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 12036181
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to fluid transfer fitments or devices, fluid dispensing devices including such fitments or devices, and methods for their construction and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides a fluid transfer fitment comprising: a tubular body having a sealed first end and a second end; a flanged member extending from the second end of the tubular body to form a flanged opening having a width greater than a width of the tubular body; a void formed between the flanged opening and the sealed first end; and a membrane within the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: Hovina Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery Bruce Hover, Sergio Medina Servin
  • Patent number: 12025369
    Abstract: A hard-sided cooler box may include a channel or cylindrical-shaped hole that extends from the outside of the cooler box to the inside of the cooler box. This cylindrical-shaped hole or channel may be covered/sealed by one or more latches of the cooler box when the cooler box is closed, and the latches are secured. However, when the latches of the cooler box are released, the cylindrical-shaped hole or channel may be unblocked, and the air from the interior of the cooler box can escape to the outside of the cooler box before the lid is lifted from the body. This allows the lid to be opened with no struggle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Academy, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael Middleton
  • Patent number: 12024335
    Abstract: The application relates to a container assembly and a container. The container assembly comprises a first and a second container that are assembled to each other in a detachable manner. The first container has a first surface and the second container has a second surface. When the first container is assembled with the second container, the first surface is associated with the second surface. The first container comprises a first container body and a connection element mounted to the first container body. The connection element has an arm suspended on the first surface. The second container comprises a latch element arranged on the second surface, wherein the latch element is configured to be associated with the arm for assembling the first and the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUZHOU DAKE INVESTMENT CONSULATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huamin Zheng, Wenjie Li
  • Patent number: 11987416
    Abstract: Plastic container (1) being composed of a neck (3), a shoulder (5), a body (4) and a base section (2), where the base section (2) comprises at least two tie members (6a) extending from a central area (8) to the side wall of the base (2). According to the invention, the tie members (6b, 6c) and/or the function of the tie members (6b, 6c) of the base (2) at least in certain areas extend into the body section (4) or into the body (4) and the shoulder section (5) of the plastic container (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventors: Jochen Forsthövel, Alexander Schau, Gerald Hüttner, Andrew Dimitri Peykoff, Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Patent number: 11958136
    Abstract: A metal assembled body including a first member formed by forging a metal material, the first member including a peripheral wall portion in which a metal flow is formed along an axial direction and an extending portion extending from the peripheral wall portion and having an opening, the peripheral wall portion and the extending portion being formed integrally, and a closing member welded to a welding surface on the extending portion to close the opening, before the closing member is welded, the extending portion being formed to expose an end portion of the metal flow at the welding surface, and a welding position of the closing member on the welding surface being set to make a width of a first region larger than a width of a region excluding the first region, the first region being a region divided by a welding site, where arrival of a gas is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akifumi Noda
  • Patent number: 11937714
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a container (or cup) and a lid, and functions as a training cup assembly. The lid activates by a force applied by the user of the cup in order to withdraw fluid from inside the cup volume. The training cup feature permits removal of the contents from the cup while mitigating against leaks and/or spills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: JMBH Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Renz, Robert F. Rosasco, III
  • Patent number: 11939116
    Abstract: A lid assembly is disclosed for drink containers. An example lid assembly can include a lid and a slider. The lid includes a sip hole, a first lid flat portion, and a first lid recess portion having a first track on a side wall adjacent to the first lid flat portion. The slider includes a winged extension configured to fit the first lid flat portion, and a central portion configured to fit the first lid recess portion. The central portion includes a first tab on a side of the central portion to engage the first track. The lid further includes a first lid step portion from the first flat portion that restrains the first winged extension from sliding out of the first track and a nose recessed portion at the end of the first lid recessed portion that allows the slider to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Ruumi Cup Corporation
    Inventor: B. Robert Polt
  • Patent number: 11932441
    Abstract: A container for storing a liquid or a solid may include a container body having a container side wall and a container bottom and a container lid having a pop top arm to pivot and cooperate with a weakened area to provide access to the interior of the container body. The container body may be formed from plastic and the container lid is formed from metal, and the container body may include a vertical neck. The container body may include a lip, and the bottom wall may include a center protrusion. The bottom wall may include a depression, and the bottom wall may include a radial extending depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Merrilee Kick
  • Patent number: 11897669
    Abstract: The spout cap of the present invention includes: a cap body that tubularly surrounds a mouth portion of a spout body, and is an injection molded article made of resin; and a sealing film that is bonded to one side in a penetration direction of the cap body and can be thermally bonded to a tip surface of the mouth portion. The cap body includes a tubular body portion, and a tab portion disposed outside in a caliber direction with respect to the body portion. The tab portion includes a tab base portion that projects outward in the caliber direction from the other side in the penetration direction of the body portion, and a tab body portion that extends from the tab base portion toward the one side in the penetration direction and faces the body portion on an outside in the caliber direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HOSOKAWA YOKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Tanaka, Ryosuke Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 11891219
    Abstract: A lid apparatus for a multi-chambered container. The lid apparatus has a top-lid that is hingedly attached to a bottom-cap. The top-lid includes one or more openings for fluid filling multiple passages that extend from the bottom-cap. A lower bottom-cap includes welding features for welding to the multi-chambered container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Cepheid
    Inventor: Paul Jordan
  • Patent number: 11864673
    Abstract: A system comprises a device configured at a first position. A jar rim is configured at a second position. The jar rim is configured to couple with the device to enable the device to provide an additional use in addition to an original use. An inner connector is configured to enable the jar rim to couple to the device to allow the device to provide the additional use. A heat sink is configured within the device after the jar rim is configured with the device, wherein the heat sink is configured to maintain a temperature of one or more liquids within the device. One or more holes are configured at a top portion of the coupled jar rim and device to further enable the additional use to be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Russell Kramer