Patents Examined by Mollie Impink
  • Patent number: 11713162
    Abstract: A container for holding personal items is disclosed. The container includes a body with one or more dividers that at least in part define one or more compartments for holding personal items. The container includes one or more covers attached to the container body to cover and secure the personal items in the compartments. Each cover may form at least a top of a compartment. The container is less than about 8 mm in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Mote LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Ramponi, Anthony J. Longo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11713165
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides generally for transforming the exterior of everyday products, such as toiletries and makeup, to have a decorative aesthetic. More specifically, the present disclosure describes a decorative sleeve for soft-packaging products, such as toothpaste, tubes of makeup, or lotion containers. In some aspects, the decorative sleeve may be universal, wherein the decorative sleeve may be adaptable to a range of soft-packaging products. In some embodiments, the decorative sleeve may be customizable, wherein a user may customize one or more parameters of the decorative sleeve, such as size, color, functionality, or text, as non-limiting examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Amber Askins Gearhart
  • Patent number: 11710651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for storing a wafer, particularly to a container for storing a wafer in which a plurality of purging areas is vertically partitioned in the interior of a storage chamber, and a purge gas is sprayed into the plurality of purging areas, thereby allowing not only uniform purging of the wafer to be assured but also efficient purging of the wafer without waste of the purge gas to be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: PICO & TERA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Je Woo, Seok Mun Yoon, Jang Heo, Young Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 11708200
    Abstract: The present application relates to milk powder packaging field. The present application provides a powder dispensing apparatus for dispensing fixed amount of powder, including a powder outputting member, a bottle mouth connecting assembly and a plurality of resetting members, the powder outputting member has a powder outlet, the bottle mouth connecting assembly includes a valve and a bottle mouth connecting member, the bottle mouth connecting member has a sliding groove, each the resetting member is located in the sliding groove, one end of each resetting member is connected to the bottom of the sliding groove, the other end is connected to the powder outputting member, the valve and the powder outlet are detachably connected, a side of the bottle mouth connecting member deviating from the valve is connected to the powder storing bottle. The present application improves the accuracy of fixed amount of powder dispensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN JINGDU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaoyuan Xu, Tiejun Li, Huchun Xiao
  • Patent number: 11701916
    Abstract: A paint brush holder includes a rigid sheet with a first surface and a second surface. The holder has a ledge surrounding an aperture that accommodates a mouth of a regular mouth mason jar, recessed with respect to the first surface. Grooves extend across a portion of the first surface on a first side of the aperture. Holes extend through the rigid sheet on a second side of the aperture opposite the grooves. The holes have a diameter larger than a smallest diameter of a paint brush handle and smaller than a largest diameter of the paint brush handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Jeremiah A. Zambrotta
  • Patent number: 11697549
    Abstract: A liner L has a liner body (11) with a front wall (12), rear wall (16), bottom wall (13), a top wall (14). The top wall also includes a tubular excess liner material or chute (19) located close to the rear wall and which includes a filling fitment (20) with a fitment cap (21). The liner also has a cylindrical, hose content inlet/outlet port or bottom fitment (23). The liner may include a gap-filler or filler strip (70) of foam material extending outwardly from a position closely adjacent the outlet fitment. The filler strip is mounted to the front wall directly over and closely adjacent the outlet fitment. The filler strip may taper so that at least a majority of the strip's longitudinal length or height so as to increase in its lateral width as it approaches the outlet fitment, thereby increasing the material volume of strip material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: Randy R Sullinger, Tony R. McKee, Adam Michael Sadkowski
  • Patent number: 11673714
    Abstract: A novel and advantageous packaging system for card packaging system is provided. The card packaging system can hold a card and a promotional item and can display the serial number of the card while keeping the personal identification number for the card hidden. The card packaging system can be easily hung from a merchandise display. The card packaging system may include a card unit comprising a card, a hanger, and a stem, the stem being positioned between the card and the hanger, wherein the card may be separate from the hanger and the stem. The card packaging system may further comprise a case for receiving the card unit, the case including a slot for receiving the stem such that the card is positioned in the case and the hanger extends outwardly from the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Imagine Group, LLC
    Inventor: Wayne E. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11667450
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a portable system for absorbing shock and carrying electronic equipment. The system includes a container having an open end, a closed end, and an interior wall. The system includes at least one first standoff attached to a first interior wall portion and at least one second standoff attached to a second interior wall portion such that the first and second standoff oppose each other. The system includes at least one piece of electronic equipment attached to a plate. The plate includes a rail. Each standoff also has a groove to receive the rail. The system further includes a relief section defined by an area between the interior wall of the container and at least one of a perimeter of the plate and a perimeter of the electronic equipment. The system also includes shock absorbing properties to protect the electronic equipment from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Eric Lindhart
  • Patent number: 11659905
    Abstract: A modular case includes: a base having opposing side rails formed along sides of the base, the side rails forming elongate channels therein; a plurality of container modules removably secured on the base, the plurality of container modules having a base plate having a width extending across a width of the base such that sides of the base plate fit within the elongate channels formed by the side rails of the base, one or more containers formed on the base and extending upwardly therefrom, the one or more containers including an open end, and one or more caps secured to the one or more containers over the open end. Sides of the plurality of base plates slidably engage the elongate channels formed on the base such that the plurality of container modules are removably secured to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Jennifer Kerr De Leon
  • Patent number: 11660254
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pill organizer. The pill organizer comprises a box body. The box body comprises at least one pill storage cavity and at least one cover. The pill storage cavity defining an upper end opening. The cover is matched with the upper end opening and is disposed on the upper end opening of the pill storage cavity. One end of the cover is rotatably connected with the box body. Another end of the cover is detachably buckled with the box body. An elastic piece is disposed om an inner surface of the one end of the cover rotatably connected with the box body. One end of the elastic piece is fixed on the box body. Another end of the elastic piece of the covers is buckled with one side of the pill storage cavity of the box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ZHUHAI QUIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinpeng Guo, WeI Du
  • Patent number: 11655073
    Abstract: Provided is a bucket including a bucket body with an improved handle attachment. The bucket body includes a reinforcing collar extending about the perimeter of the bucket body. A ring is engaged to the bucket body by locating the ring within a channel defined on the exterior surface of the bucket body. The ring extends about the perimeter of the bucket body and engages a pivotable arcuate handle. The engagement of the ring in an annular channel and the handle to the ring results in the even distribution of a lifting force across the ring and reinforcing collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: David A. Smith, Danielle Maria Shacklady McAtee
  • Patent number: 11649088
    Abstract: A storage container, comprising a rigid body including a floor, a front wall, a back wall, and side walls, at least one separating wall, and a plurality of fixing elements for removably fixing the separating walls to the storage container. The storage container further comprises a locking element. The container further comprises a plurality of compartments configured to be separated by the separating wall and locked via the locking element. Further, a system comprising a mobile robot and the storage container is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for secure package delivery employing the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: STARSHIP TECHNOLOGIES OÜ
    Inventor: Lauri Väin
  • Patent number: 11643262
    Abstract: A delaminatable container is provided that includes a valve member allowing suppression of interference with the motion of a mobile part during use. The present invention provides a delaminatable container including an outer shell and an inner bag, the inner bag to be shrunk with a decrease in contents, wherein the outer shell includes a fresh air inlet communicating an external space with an intermediate space between the outer shell and the inner bag, the fresh air inlet has a valve member mounted thereto to regulate air communication between the intermediate space and the external space, the valve member includes a tube having a cavity provided to communicate the external space with the intermediate space and a mobile part movably stored in the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KYORAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinsuke Taruno
  • Patent number: 11646214
    Abstract: A substrate storage container comprises a container body capable of containing a plurality of substrates, and an air supply member capable of supplying gas from outside of the container body to an internal space, wherein for the substrate storage container the container body is formed in a front open box and the air supply member is attached to the bottom surface, and wherein a functional unit that changes the environment of the internal space to different states are connected with the air supply member so as to be able to be exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ogawa, Kiminori Tominaga
  • Patent number: 11634258
    Abstract: The cover for a drug product bottle with transfer tubes extending therefrom. The cover is made with two parts that close on each other over a screw cap on a drug product bottle. The parts each have a ledge that fits under the screw cap, an intermediately disposed flange that rests on the screw cap and a semi-circular lid spaced from the flange. The flanges and lids define an encapsulated space when the parts are in a closed position to encapsulate the transfer tubes extending from the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: BioFlex Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Jason C. Nisler, Ralph M. Meola
  • Patent number: 11634273
    Abstract: A liner (L) has a liner body (11) with a front wall (12), rear wall (16), bottom wall (13), a top wall (14). The top wall also includes a tubular excess liner material or chute (19) located close to the rear wall and which includes a filling fitment (20) with a fitment cap (21). The liner also has a cylindrical, hose content inlet/outlet port or bottom fitment (23). The liner may include a gap-filler or filler strip (90) of foam material extending outwardly from a position closely adjacent the outlet fitment. The filler strip is mounted to the front wall and/or top wall. The filler strip may taper so that at least a majority of the strip's longitudinal length or height so as to increase in its lateral width as it approaches the outlet fitment, thereby increasing the material volume of strip material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ILC Dover IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony R. McKee, Wayne A. Fearn
  • Patent number: 11602212
    Abstract: In one embodiment there is provided a cosmetic case for holding at least one sachet. The case includes a refillable and removable sleeve that holds the at least one sachet. The case includes a spring biases a platform that keeps the sachets in position for a user to take one when the case is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Beauty Molecules International Limited
    Inventors: Pierre Chariot, Ralph Chami, Natalie Cox, Audrey Bois Nicolai, Celine Talabaza
  • Patent number: 11603691
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hinge, a freight container that includes the hinge and a freight container that includes a locking rod and optionally the hinge. The hinge includes a locking pin, a first wing, a second wing and a first hinge pin that pivotally connects the first wing to the second wing. The hinge further includes a pair of hinge lugs each having a first set of surfaces defining openings through which a second hinge pin passes and at least one of the pair of hinge lugs having a surface defining an opening through which a locking pin reversibly travels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: George E. Kochanowski
  • Patent number: 11597571
    Abstract: A closing assembly for a spout with tube for a thin-walled flexible packaging includes a cap and a connecting device comprising a strap and a guarantee seal provided with breakable bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Guala Pack S.P.A.
    Inventor: Stefano Tamarindo
  • Patent number: 11584567
    Abstract: An enclosing cup includes a base, an enclosing container for holding liquid, a handle and a mouth. The enclosing container is supported by the base. The mouth is supported by the enclosing container. The enclosing container incorporates a cavity for containing liquid, and an aperture. The mouth communicates with the cavity via the aperture. Liquid flows into and out of the cavity via the aperture and the mouth. The handle is disposed within the enclosing container. The liquid is disposed around the handle and a user's hand that holds the handle. The handle makes contact with the inner side of the enclosing container at one or more points. The handle allows a user to hold and operate the enclosing cup, while the mouth of the enclosing cup allows the user to drink the liquid out of the enclosing cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LPIP LLC
    Inventor: Ling Shi