Patents Examined by Nathan J. Newhouse
  • Golf bag strap systems and methods to manufacture golf bag strap systems
    Patent number: 11395536
    Abstract: Golf bag strap systems and methods to manufacture the same are generally described herein. In one example a strap system may include a strap connector having a body portion, a plurality of slots in the body portion, and a plurality of ports extending orthogonally into the plurality of slots. The strap connector may include a plurality of self-adjusting strap fitments pivotally coupled to the strap connector. Each of the plurality of self-adjusting strap fitments may independently self-pivot relative to the strap connector. Other examples may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Duane E. Pacha, Candace Chen, William W. Sliger, II
  • Backpack with a horizontal hydration reservoir
    Patent number: 11388976
    Abstract: A backpack and horizontal hydration reservoir combination is provided. The backpack does not extend downward beyond the middle of the back of the wearer, thereby eliminating the need for long shoulder straps and maintaining the weight of the hydration reservoir, housed within the backpack, in a horizontal orientation above the middle of the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Jon Erik Espeland
  • Vehicular rack having modular design with outside handle and quick release
    Patent number: 11390222
    Abstract: A hitch-mount bicycle carrier including a vehicle engaging frame, an elongate support member coupled to the vehicle engaging frame, a foot, and a trigger. The vehicle engaging frame has a proximal end configured to be coupled to a hitch receiver of a vehicle. The elongate support member has a longitudinal axis and a distal end. The elongate support member is configured to move between a plurality of orientations relative to the vehicle engaging frame. The foot is fixedly coupled to and extends distally from the distal end of the elongate support member. The foot defines an interior space, and the trigger is disposed within the interior space. A distal end of the foot is the distal-most end of the bicycle carrier. The foot and the trigger are configured to be gripped by a user, and the trigger is configured to translate linearly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Keith L. Prescott, Jeffrey R. Edgerly
  • Vacuum pouch for athletics
    Patent number: 11388981
    Abstract: A pouch or pocket may act as a container and may be used to securely hold objects (e.g., cell phone, keys, wallet, etc.) during athletic activity (e.g., running). The pouch may be a standalone item or integrally formed as part of other items. The pouch may hold the object to be stored in place within the pouch or pocket. The pouch may provide some cushioning or impact force attenuation to protect the object being held within the pouch or pocket. Additionally, the pouch may be attached to a garment, such as running clothes. The pouch includes an outer envelope sealable by a closure and a one-way valve with foam layers located inside the pouch. After the object is placed in the pouch, the closure is closed, and the air within the pouch is expelled via the one-way valve by compressing the foam layers from the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Cooper, Austin Orand, Nadia M. Panian, Peter P. Williams, II
  • Package assembly
    Patent number: 11390419
    Abstract: A package assembly is provided with a plurality of pivotally connected panels to collectively at least partially enclose a product. At least one hang tab is pivotally connected to a minor panel of the plurality of pivotally connected panels, to extend through a slot in one of the plurality of pivotally connected panels to support the package assembly at retail. A method of assembling a package assembly provides the plurality of pivotally connected panels to collectively at least partially enclose and package the product. At least one hang tab is provided on a minor panel spaced from a pivotal connection of the minor panel to extend within the package. The minor panel is folded into the package. The at least one hang tab is inserted into a slot in one of the plurality of pivotally connected panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventor: Ryan Martin
  • Portable handle assembly
    Patent number: 11383876
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable handle assembly for use with one or more secondary packages. The handle assembly includes a base portion. The base portion includes a first handle pocket at a proximal end extended towards a second handle pocket at a distal end. Each of the handle pocket includes a recess having an inward opening and an outward opening. The handle assembly further includes a handle having a gripping portion extended towards a first enclosed portion at the proximal end and towards a second enclosed portion at the distal end. Each of the enclosed portions is adapted to be received within the recess of at least one of the handle pocket such that it is slidingly clamped there within. When a user grasps the handle by lifting up the gripping portion, at least one of the enclosed portion slides out to a locked state and moves back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A.
    Inventors: Keenan Thompson, Wim Dekocker
  • Wearable carrying system
    Patent number: 11382403
    Abstract: A wearable carrying system for a container such as a backpack or a bag has one or two straps that extend over the shoulder(s) and torso of a user. The strap or straps include a bladder system that is sequentially inflated or deflated by the controllable introduction and removal of a fluid into and out of the bladder system. A shoulder pad is located on a portion of the strap, the shoulder pad having an additional controllable bladder system to adjust the load bearing position of a strap on the shoulder of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Gantz, Russ Knize
  • Hanging pocket with tamper detection
    Patent number: 11377283
    Abstract: A hanging pocket for point-of-sale display is provided. The hanging pocket comprises a front panel, an upper rear panel connected to a top edge of the front panel long an upper fold line, and a lower rear panel connected to a bottom edge of the front panel along a lower fold line. The upper and lower rear panels are configured to fold towards the front panel to form a pocket with open sides. First and second side flaps connected to lateral edges of front panel fold inwardly and join with both the upper and lower rear panels to enclose open sides of the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Park Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Cunningham Charters
  • Packages having octagonal autobottoms and blanks therefor
    Patent number: 11377253
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a package can include an octagonal side body formed of at least eight body panels and an autobottom connected to the octagonal side body and formed of a plurality of bottom panels extending from a respective body panel of the plurality of the at least eight body panels. The autobottom can connect all of the at least eight body panels together in an octagonal shape when the plurality of bottom panels are interacting with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: John Valencia, Jesus A. Padilla
  • Heat-sealable paperboard structures and associated paperboard-based containers
    Patent number: 11377251
    Abstract: A paperboard structure including a paperboard substrate having a first major side and a second major side, a barrier coating layer on the first major side of the paperboard substrate, a top coat on the first major side of the paperboard substrate, wherein the barrier coating layer is positioned between the paperboard substrate and the top coat, and a heat-sealable barrier coating layer on the second major side of the paperboard substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: WESTROCK MWV, LLC
    Inventors: Jiebin Pang, Natasha G. Melton, Steven Parker, Teresa Krug
  • Multi-use pack stay
    Patent number: 11369185
    Abstract: Backpacks are described herein. An example backpack may comprise a main body. The main body may define a cavity for carrying a load. The example backpack may comprise one or more shoulder straps. The one or more shoulder straps may be coupled to the main body. The one or more shoulder straps may be configured to extend adjacent a first surface of the main body. The example backpack may comprise one or more multi-use stays. The one or more multi-use stays may be disposed adjacent the first surface of the main body. The one or more multi-use stays may comprise a generally curvilinear stay body configured to provide support to the main body. The stay body may comprise a first utility feature disposed adjacent at least one of a pair of longitudinal ends thereof. The stay body may comprise a second utility feature formed therein between the longitudinal ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Jansport Apparel Corp.
    Inventors: Ahren Bonnema, Howard Li, Jayson Yagi
  • Storage box blank
    Patent number: 11370577
    Abstract: Example aspects of a main body blank for a storage box, a tray blank for a storage box, and a storage box blank are disclosed. The main body blank can comprise a planar sidewall assembly comprising a plurality of sidewalls, each of the sidewalls defining a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge; and a first fastener panel formed monolithically with the sidewall assembly and hingedly connected to the bottom edge of a first one of the sidewalls by a first fastener bend line, the first fastener panel coplanar with the sidewall assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Sollie, Paul Ott, Jamie Waltermire, Shifeng Chen
  • Combination strap and stand support for tablets and hand held electronic devices
    Patent number: 11369189
    Abstract: A support for a portable electronic device, the support having a case that is configured to receive and hold the portable electronic device. A strap is coupled to the case and configured for fitting around an appendage of a user and allowing the user to support the case relative to the appendage. A support stand is coupled to the case independently of the strap and includes a portion that is swivelable away from the case and is configured, when swiveled away from the case, for supporting the case on an external surface in an angled arrangement relative to the external surface. Optionally, the base is positioned on a back plane of the case, and a rotational mechanism is coupled between the base and the case such that the case is rotatable relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: National Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Carnevali
  • Motorcycle accessory mounting system
    Patent number: 11364964
    Abstract: A motorcycle accessory mounting system for conveniently riding with beverages and a cellphone includes a cellphone mount apparatus and a beverage mount apparatus. The cellphone mount apparatus comprises a cellphone clamp to selectively engage a handlebar of a motorcycle. A cellphone holder back is coupled to a cellphone rod. A pair of cellphone holder sides is coupled to the cellphone holder back and to selectively engage a cellphone. The beverage mount apparatus comprises a beverage clamp to selectively engage the handlebar. A beverage holder is coupled to a beverage rod and has a cup bottom, a cup sidewall coupled to the cup bottom, and an open cup top side. The beverage holder serves as a cup holder to receive a cup conforming to the cup sidewall. A lid and a straw are engageable with the open cup top side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Darwin Summers
  • Container with air flow cooling channels
    Patent number: 11365021
    Abstract: A container has a plurality of planar panels integrally arranged with respect to each other and with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, the z-axis defining a direction line in which the container is configured to support a stacking load, the plurality of panels being foldable to create the container. The plurality of planar panels form at least one outer surface disposed orthogonal to the z-axis, wherein a substantial portion of the outer surface has a recessed central portion of the outer surface that extends substantially across an entire outside dimension of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORRUGATED LLC
    Inventor: Richard Allen Borek
  • Hand-carried hydration bladder
    Patent number: 11357314
    Abstract: A hydration bladder according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a flexible body having a first stiffness. A port is coupled to the flexible body. A liquid chamber is formed by the flexible body. The liquid chamber is configured to carry a liquid therein and in is communication with the port. A reinforcement member is coupled to the flexible body. The reinforcement member having a second stiffness, and the second stiffness is greater than the first stiffness. The reinforcement member includes a first width, a second width greater than the first width, and a third width disposed on an opposite of the second width than the first width. The third width is less than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Shock Doctor, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Peter Karl, IV, Benjamin Casey Lanza, James Creath Frazier, Bradley Philip Fishkin, Faith LeAnn Piotrowski
  • Working machine support belt
    Patent number: 11357312
    Abstract: A working machine support belt includes: a back plate portion; a left shoulder belt and a right shoulder belt; a waist belt; a left suspender band that connects the left shoulder belt and the waist belt; a right suspender band that connects the right shoulder belt and the waist belt; a left side belt that extends left-downward from the back plate portion, turns forward, and is connected to a left end portion of the waist belt; a right side belt that extends right-downward from the upper portion of the back plate portion, turns forward, and is connected to a right end portion of the waist belt; a locking member that locks the left end portion and the right end portion of the waist belt; and a pad member supported via a rear support band and a front support band, and provided with a hook that supports a working machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hasegawa
  • Card object carrier
    Patent number: 11345515
    Abstract: A card carrier includes a presentation substrate, a pocket layer connected to an interior side of the presentation substrate, and a notification carrier configured to fit within a receiving pocket. The presentation substrate defines a presentation address window. The receiving pocket is defined by the pocket layer and the presentation substrate. The pocket layer defines an interior display window configured for displaying card object data and is connected to the presentation substrate such that the interior display window is positioned in a top half of the presentation substrate. When the notification carrier is positioned within the receiving pocket, an address on the notification carrier is visible through the presentation address window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Rikuno Shimizu, Ifeoma M. Metu
  • Rapidly deployable protective backpack
    Patent number: 11344104
    Abstract: A backpack (11) provides a protective utility vestment including a panel of armor material fully stored beneath the openable cover (22) an anterior chamber within the backpack, obscuring its existence. A pair of hand-graspable pull-tabs (31) connected to opposite lateral sides of the vestment allow rapid deployment of the vestment over the user's head and into position on the user's chest. The pull-tabs can be obscured on the shoulder supports (14,15) of the backpack until used. Decoy bands (43) on the shoulder supports can further enhance the obscuring effect. The pull-tabs can secure to the hip support pads (16,17) to further secure the vestment on the user's chest. A bottom deployed utility caddy can be stowed within a hidden medial compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Brian M. Miller
  • Backpack with airflow system
    Patent number: 11337509
    Abstract: A backpack includes a back panel having an airflow system. The airflow system includes protrusions extending from a base of the back panel and defining boundaries of lateral and vertical flow channels. The flow channels are configured to promote active airflow through the back panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Chrome Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Valvano, Peter Hill, Wendy Lai, Michael Leoniak