Patents Examined by Mollie Llewellyn
  • Patent number: 9375106
    Abstract: A bowl or mug system has various extensions from the handle or rim portions that are indicative of parts of various sports games, such as soccer and hockey nets, field-goal posts, and other extensions containing openings, holes, or back stops that are connected to the rim or handle of a mug and extend over the open container portion of the mug or bowl. Embodiments also contain launching platforms formed opposite from the sports equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: HMDYH Holding Company, LLC
    Inventors: Max J Ash, Jennifer B Ash, Ronald A Ash, Jordan Nollman
  • Patent number: 9370964
    Abstract: A carrier for painting panels includes a box-like container including first and second opposing side walls, front and rear walls, and a floor closing the lower end of the container. A stepped track extends along at least one of the side walls, the stepped track including at least first and second channels for engaging first edges of first and second panels, respectively. The first and second channels are spaced from the corresponding side wall by first and second distances, respectively. The second distance exceeds the first distance by at least 0.25 inch, and preferably by 0.50 inch or by 1.0 inch. Preferably, the stepped track includes a third channel for engaging an edge of a third panel; the third channel is spaced from the corresponding side wall by a third distance which exceeds the second distance by at least 0.25 inch, preferably by 0.50 inch or by 1.0 inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Raymar Art, Inc.
    Inventor: Cathy A. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 9365335
    Abstract: A closure cap for a container, said closure cap having a cap housing including a substantially cylindrical recess which has a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the bottom opening is closed by means of a piercable membrane, a plunger comprising a cover and a substantially cylindrical lateral surface extending downward from an underside of the cover, wherein the lateral surface engages in the top opening of the recess and has an outside diameter corresponding substantially to the inside diameter of the recess, and a chamber defined by the cylindrical recess and the plunger which engages in the recess by way of its lateral surface, the plunger and the cap housing being movable relative to one another between a first, non-active position, and a second, activated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Incap International Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Sean Burgess, Axel Hauck
  • Patent number: 9365316
    Abstract: A container including a first side wall and a second side wall that are permanently joined by at least one seam such that a chamber is formed between the side walls. A peelable seal separates the chamber into a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber that are capable of receiving liquid contents, which may be mixed if the peelable seal is opened. The seam includes a protrusion that extends into the chamber, and the peelable seal extends over the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB
    Inventors: Peder Flank, Michaela Hagermark, Maria Leonora, Petronella Schroder, Jens Gustafsson, Emma Leander
  • Patent number: 9353910
    Abstract: A boss (1) for a composite pressure container for fluids, in which the radial thickness of a lip (23) of the boss arranged between the coupling or valve member (5) and an embedded member (2) is especially adapted to the intended pressure inside the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: HEXAGON RAGASCO AS
    Inventors: Rune Ulekleiv, Per Vidar Hamnvik
  • Patent number: 9351605
    Abstract: In summary there is provided in one embodiment a combination of a pan with a box for holding a roasting material. The roasting bag is positioned within and removable from the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Handi-Foil Corporation
    Inventors: Norton Sarnoff, David Sarnoff, Raj Patel
  • Patent number: 9347545
    Abstract: A vent cap for a transmission is provided. The vent cap includes an insertion part for attaching the vent cap to the transmission. The insertion part has portions forming a first channel through the insertion part. The vent cap also has a vent part for attaching the vent cap to a hose. The vent part is attached to the insertion part. The vent part may have a vent base and a hose attachment portion extending from the vent base, wherein the hose attachment portion defines a second channel therethrough. The second channel is in communication with the first channel. The second channel may be orientated substantially perpendicular to the first channel. The insertion part may have at least one insertion attachment feature that mates with at least one vent attachment features of the vent part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Barry Hensel
  • Patent number: 9340343
    Abstract: Plastic egg cartons having mating cell and lid posts for improved egg protection. The carton has a base tray and hinged lid, the tray including a plurality of cells for receiving individual eggs, and the tray having a plurality of cell posts each formed at an intersection of four adjacent cells as an extension of the sidewalls of the four adjacent cells. Preferable, each cell post has four generally planar ramp surfaces, one disposed respectively on each of the four sidewall extensions. The lid has a plurality of lid posts for mating with the cell posts when the lid is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Tekni-Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Ramirez, Mark A. Bergeron, Roger P. Lichtle
  • Patent number: 9340334
    Abstract: This concerns sealable containers for household use that combine a container for food, beverages and the like with a lid for closing the container in a tightly sealed manner. The container bottom on the outside has a downwardly projecting flange within which is an open outside volume, while the lid top on the outside has an upwardly projecting raised panel with a sidewall. The raised panel of the lid snappingly and realeasably fits into the outside volume at the bottom of the container, by virtue of which the lid snaps onto the container bottom, creating a stackable situation. Also, the lid can contain on its inside a temperature-maintenance block such as a freezer pack that affects temperature within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Fit & Fresh, Inc.
    Inventor: Jessica DeSiena
  • Patent number: 9340349
    Abstract: Plastic egg cartons having mating cell and lid posts for improved egg protection, and able to accommodate up to jumbo size eggs in a standard footprint. The carton has a base tray and hinged lid, the tray including a plurality of cells for receiving individual eggs, and the tray having a plurality of cell posts each formed at an intersection of four adjacent cells as an extension of the sidewalls of the four adjacent cells. Preferable, each cell post has four generally planar ramp surfaces, one disposed respectively on each of the four sidewall extensions. The lid has a plurality of lid posts for mating with the cell posts when the lid is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Tekni-Plex, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Ramirez, Mark A. Bergeron, Roger P. Lichtle
  • Patent number: 9326580
    Abstract: Containers are described herein for the transportation and distribution of replaceable consumer products, e.g. interchangeable shaving assemblies. The containers described herein include a mechanism to securely hold the container in predetermined open and closed positions. The interior of the container may provided features which serve to hold and protect the shaving assemblies when not in use, e.g., during transport or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SHAVELOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Craig A. Provost, John W. Griffin, William E. Tucker
  • Patent number: 9314143
    Abstract: A cleaning system is provided that includes a bucket having a channel defined therein and a divider. The divider has a main body and a pair of sealing walls that extend from a periphery of the main body in such a manner that the sealing walls are separated from one another. Each of the sealing walls is configured to resiliently flex inwardly toward one another when the divider is in the channel to form a seal against the channel and divide the bucket into first and second reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Leon Bensussan, Joesph K. Patterson, QinXue Zhou
  • Patent number: 9303816
    Abstract: The present application is directed to containers operationally configured to capture, contain or otherwise store or hold fluids and solids. A suitable container may be travelable and include a first member defining the outer surface and inner surface of the container and one or more second members housed within the first member for forming the perimeter of the container. The one or more second members are suitably operationally configured to allow the container to be folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventor: Michael D. Browning
  • Patent number: 9271595
    Abstract: A lid handle having vacuum and overflow prevention function is installed in a lid for a vacuum cooking pot, the lid being locked to a container using a locking member installed in a container handle. The lid handle may have a check valve having an open-close flange, a top unit, a central hole flange, a connecting section connecting the open-close flange with the central hold flange to form a relief path, and a flange formed in between the top unit and the open-close flange. The locking member may include a locking slider, a guide member for guiding the locking slider, and an elastic clip that determines the position of the locking slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: HappyCall Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun sam Lee
  • Patent number: 9259044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package for a hair product having hair strands which include curls. The package includes a substantially planar panel for mounting the hair product thereto. The panel is elongated along a longitudinal axis. The package also includes a plurality of forms attached to the panel. The forms are arranged on the panel and spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis. Each of the forms has a curved portion for engaging and maintaining a corresponding set of the curls of the hair strands of the hair product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Shake-N-Go Fashion, Inc.
    Inventors: James K. Kim, Peter Ough, Hye Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 9254929
    Abstract: Provided is a reusable food storage container, comprising a vessel that can store a food and/or beverage and a removable cap that closes the vessel. The cap can have a tube or other through-passage formed therein to enable a user to squeeze or draw out the contents of the vessel. The cap can include a mouthpiece and a plug to close the mouthpiece. The cap can be configured to make at least one of a seal, e.g., an airtight and/or water tight-seal, with the vessel, by being press fit into the top of the vessel. And the plug can be configured to close and seal the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Luft Industrie Inc.
    Inventor: Oliver Albers
  • Patent number: 9226861
    Abstract: In one embodiment, taped and pant articles of the present disclosure may comprise first and second chassis that are at least substantially identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventors: Gary Dean LaVon, Michael Gary Nease, Gene Xiaoqing Huang, Jacob Alan Barnhorst, Masaharu Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 9220374
    Abstract: A removable holding device for manipulating a cooking utensils has a shell having an internal cavity that opens laterally on a front face thereof via an oblong orifice. The internal cavity is adapted to receive a lug of the cooking utensil when the lug is inserted through the oblong orifice. A locking mechanism is received within a clearance chamber in the shell that is at least partially closed. The locking mechanism cooperates with an opening in the lug when the lug is received in the internal cavity. The shell is a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: CRISTEL (A FRENCH COMPANY)
    Inventors: Paul Dodane, Pascal Drouville
  • Patent number: 9215917
    Abstract: Protective eyewear cover that may be folded into or onto itself when removed from the eyewear, resulting in a profile that is slightly thicker than and slightly larger than the size of a single lens of the eyewear. The protective eyewear cover of the present invention is compact in comparison to certain conventional eyewear protection, such as a hard or semi-hard eyeglass case, yet offers maximum protection in comparison to other conventional eyewear protection, such as eyeglass bags or pouches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Richard Pluta
  • Patent number: 9211993
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated liner-based system having an overpack and a liner provided within the overpack, the liner comprising a mouth and a liner wall forming an interior cavity of the liner and having a thickness such that the liner is substantially self-supporting in an expanded state, but is collapsible at a pressure of less than about 20 psi. The liner and overpack may be made by blow molding the liner and the overpack at the same time using nested preforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced Technology Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Tom, Greg Nelson, Wei Liu, Amy Koland, Don Ware, Daniel J. Durham, Tracy M. Momany, Chantel Roush