Patents Examined by Mollie Llewellyn
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Patent number: 8851282Abstract: A transportable tool box comprising a large compartment configured with upright extending side walls defining a top opening of the large compartment configured with a locomotive arrangement, and two compartmented covers slidingly displaceable over the top opening of the large compartment between a closed position wherein the covers coextend and cover the top opening, and an open position wherein the two covers are displaced away from one another and expose the large compartment to allow access thereto. A locking arrangement is provided for arresting the compartmented covers at the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Keter Plastic Ltd.Inventor: Yaron Brunner
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Patent number: 8844753Abstract: The present invention relates to the storage and transportation of fluids, and more particularly to a rigid outer container for aseptic transport of pharmaceutical fluids. In one embodiment, a system for aseptic storage and/or transport of a fluid includes a rigid outer container including a front wall and a back wall, a main cavity inside the outer container, and an inner wall dividing the main cavity into first and second compartments. The first compartment is located between the front wall and the inner wall, and the second compartment is located between the inner wall and the back wall. The second compartment may carry a biocontainer, and ancillary equipment for the biocontainer may be stored in the first compartment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Meissner Filtration Products, Inc.Inventor: Christopher J. Starnes
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Patent number: 8844719Abstract: A module for stacking thin panels and a method of stacking thin panels when a plurality of thin panels are vertically stacked in a state of being supported by the modules capable of securing an adequate load transfer area for transferring a load of the thin panels. The module for stacking the thin panels includes: a support portion for supporting the thin panel from below; a load transfer portion connected to the support portion for transferring a weight of the thin panel downward; and a drop-off preventing portion for regulating horizontal movement of the thin panel. The load transfer portion includes a load transfer surface extending outward from the support portion, the load transfer surface includes a load receiving surface provided in an upper portion of the module and a load releasing surface provided in a lower portion of the module, and the drop-off preventing portion includes a protrusion portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the module.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Kyoraku Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kouichirou Yoshida
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Patent number: 8839952Abstract: A package for an instrument string includes a base plate, and a fastening unit which includes at least two fasteners provided on the base plate to receive the instrument string where the instrument string that is in a wound state is inserted between the base plate and the at least two fasteners and fastened to the base plate before the instrument string is packed into a packing bag to make a work of packing the instrument easy.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Inventor: Hak Yeoul Kim
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Patent number: 8833581Abstract: The present invention provides a packaging box and stop wall of packaging box. The packaging box includes at least bottom plate, four third box-body splicing elements and four stop walls. The third box-body splicing element is fixed at each corner of the bottom plate and the two ends of stop wall are connected respectively to the two third box-body splicing elements on a side of the bottom plate and fixed between the two third box-body splicing elements to form with the bottom plate a semi-closed packaging box having open top. As such, the present invention can realize the packaging of liquid crystal panels of different sizes and increase the utilization efficiency of the packaging box to protect the liquid crystal panels as well as reducing packaging cost.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventors: Yi-cheng Kuo, Shih Hsiang Chen, Jiaxin Li, Jiahe Cheng
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Patent number: 8800763Abstract: A multi-function case and support for an electronic device, such as a tablet computer. The case may be adapted to support the tablet in a variety of configurations, such as similar to a laptop computer configuration, and as a raised support. The case may also protect the electronic device from rough contact and other wear. In the raised support configuration, the case and support may be adapted to allow for rotation of the tablet from a landscape to a portrait attitude.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Daymen US, Inc.Inventor: Eric C. Hale
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Patent number: 8777051Abstract: Venting systems for use with fuel tank systems are described. An example venting system includes a membrane disposed within a vent line or an emission control component to form a passageway through the venting system. The membrane is coated with a hydrophobic material to substantially prevent the flow of liquid and permit the flow of vapors or gases through the passageway.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventor: Sean Whelan
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Patent number: 8714351Abstract: A protective cover for a tablet computer includes a front board, a back board having a hinge, and a spine board. A cradle assembly affixed to a first portion of the back board releasably grips the tablet computer. A riser board is attached to the back of the cradle assembly. Attachment means removably attach the riser board to the back board to provide an adjustable angle between the cradle assembly and a second portion of the back board. The attachment means may be a mechanical stopper, a magnet, a clasp, a rivet, or an adhesive. The protective cover may include a wrapping that conceals the front board, the back board, and the spine board and that provides a pattern, a logo, or a pleasing image.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Graphique de France, Ltd.Inventor: Jean-Jacques Toulotte
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Patent number: 8714395Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a container, in particular a large-volume disposable container made of plastic, such as a keg (1) for holding liquids of all types, for example, for holding beverages. The container is equipped in general with a connecting fitting (2) having a gasket (3). According to the invention, the connecting fitting (2) and/or the gasket (3) define an unclosable passage (9) for reducing pressure inside the container during the subsequent automatic closing operation after a previously defined opening operation.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: KHS GmbHInventor: Alois Monzel
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Patent number: 8695835Abstract: Closure cap (1) for a fluid container (30), which has a receiver (31), at which an applicator body (32) is movably supported, wherein the closure cap has a sealing element for contacting the receiver and/or the applicator body and has a cap base body (10) with an axial support (20, 20?), and wherein the sealing element and at least a part of the support are connected to each other by material bond.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Weener Plastik GmbHInventor: Hartmuth Timmer
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Patent number: 8678185Abstract: A tool box contains a body including a receiving area formed therein and a stop area, the body also including two slots defined on two opposite sides thereof, and each slot having a cutout defined on a top end thereof and communicating therewith; a cover including two retaining portions arranged on one end thereof and sliding in the two slots, and each retaining portion having a locking recess defined on a bottom end thereof, the cover also including two projections mounted on two inner surfaces thereof; a stopping unit secured in the stop area of the body and moving between an engaging position and a releasing position of the body.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Inventor: Yi-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 8662304Abstract: A pharmaceutical package and an associated method are provided that is child resistant, but that may be readily accessible for users having arthritis or otherwise having limited mobility in their fingers. The pharmaceutical package includes a housing and a card carrying medication that is slidably disposed at least partially within the housing such that the at least one medication is positioned within the housing. The pharmaceutical package also includes an engagement member configured to engage the card in an instance in which the card is disposed within the housing. For example, the card may define an opening and the engagement member may be configured to extend into the opening defined by the card when the card is in the housing. The pharmaceutical package also includes a twistable actuator configured to disengage the card and the engagement member in response to rotation of the twistable actuator relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: McKesson CorporationInventor: Nicholas R. Myszak
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Patent number: 8657143Abstract: The present subject matter relates to systems and methods for coupling a fuel tank assembly to a combustion engine in which a cover configured for covering at least a portion of the combustion engine can include a recess configured for receiving a fuel tank therein. The recess can include a receptacle positioned against an inner wall of the cover and configured for receiving a protruding ear of the fuel tank, a first protruding tab extending from the inner wall of the cover at or near the receptacle, and a latch strike extending from the inner wall of the cover at or near the receptacle. A retaining clip with a first retaining portion and a latch arm can be positioned in a blocking position with respect to the receptacle to prevent the protruding ear of the fuel tank from being removed from the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Christopher Todd Walker
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Patent number: 8657116Abstract: A point of sale packaging assembly includes a support portion for supporting a toy and a fastener device. The support portion has opposing surfaces and a slot extending therethrough and configured for receiving a looped extension member of a toy. The fastener device includes an elongate portion and a base portion pivotally coupled to the elongate portion. The elongate portion includes a distal end portion releasably securable to an engagement surface on the base portion. The elongate portion is configured to be received through the looped extension member of the toy so that the toy is releasably coupleable to the support portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Mattel, Inc.Inventors: Robert Michael Buresch, Justin Petit
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Patent number: 8651309Abstract: A collapsible, re-usable container of unitary construction is disclosed. The container is able to be locked into a flat, folded configuration as well as locked into an open, unfolded configuration, and includes a base, two opposing end walls that are pivotably attached to the base, and two opposing side walls, which are pivotably attached to both the base and to the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Inventors: Enrico Gualersi, Emilio Libera, Patricio Ortiz
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Patent number: 8640914Abstract: A tamper-evident tab construction for a thermoformed package. In one embodiment, the package includes top and bottom parts with overlapping tabs. The top and bottom parts may include locking tabs that interlock with one another and provide a structure for holding the package while it is being opened. The top part may also include a pull tab located proximate the locking tabs. The pull tab is configured to provide a structure for pulling the top part away from the bottom part to open the package. The pull tab may be joined to the top part by a small land of material that is configured to deform when the package is opened. As a result, the pull tab may remain at an angle after opening to provide a visual indication that the package may have been opened or tampered with.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Display Pack, Inc.Inventors: Marc R. Meyer, Gordon L. Beach, Andrew J. Blackmore, David A. Korhorn
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Patent number: 8607987Abstract: A packaging system includes an outer shell having a display frame structure. A transparent or plastic container may be disposed in the outer shell. The transparent container may include mounted therein, a box insert formed from a paperboard body blank. The box insert may include a pair of laterally disposed sidewalls each including a locking slot and an arcuate portion. A front panel is disposed between the pair of sidewalls being connected by a vertical fold line at each sidewall. A display panel has laterally disposed locking tabs that are received in the locking slots of the sidewalls to cause the display panel to form a curved region supported by the arcuate portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Mari-Annika Oja, Oliverio Cruz-Diaz, Mika Mattila
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Patent number: 8602243Abstract: A flexible, collapsible semi-bulk container for storing and transporting content is provided. The container has the strength to hold up to two tons of contents while being stacked up to five high. The container is also collapsible for ease of storage and transport. In some embodiments, the container includes swing walls that provide support to the side walls when positioned substantially adjacent to them. In another embodiment, the container includes partial swing walls that support cassettes for dividing the container into smaller compartments. In a still further embodiment, the container includes an interior baffle for dividing the container into smaller compartments.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Composite Containers LLCInventor: Andrew Hunter
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Patent number: 8596457Abstract: This invention provides a holder for a sandwich that covers and protects the sandwich, and that allows an end of the sandwich to be exposed to the user while gripping the shell/housing. The holder includes an advancing mechanism that allows the sandwich end to be variably directed through an open end of the holder's shell/housing so that a portion to be eaten is exposed exclusively, while the remainder of the sandwich remains covered and isolated from the user's hands. In an illustrative embodiment, the holder and advancing mechanism is particularly suited to a small child's hands and associated motor skills. A flexible strip can extend from an actuation mechanism, such as a roller spool with an external knob assembly, around a plurality of guides to form a sling around a sandwich-holding base. Rotating the knob in an advance direction cause the strip to be drawn in, thereby raising the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Inventors: Hope Goblirsch, Michael J. Strasser, Imraan Aziz
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Patent number: 8590734Abstract: A child-resistant lift-off cap for a container is adapted to be difficult to unseat independently to open the container. An overlay portion associated with the cap is adapted for use to lift the cap from a container to unseat it. The overlay portion has a thumb tab and is deformable to engage and lift the seated cap only when the thumb tab is lifted. The overlay portion raises independently of the cap when the deformable portion is not deformed into engagement with the cap. Alternatively, a lift-top cap having a slot through it, the slot having a first opening near an edge of the cap to be lifted to unseat the cap and a second opening. A slide in the slot has a first end biased to be flush with or recessed into the first opening and a second end biased to normally protrude out of the second opening. The second end of the slide can be depressed against the bias of the slide to displace the first end of the slide out of the first opening to function as a thumb tab to assist in lifting the cap from a container.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2006Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Inventor: Jean-Pierre Giraud