Patents Examined by Rafael A Ortiz
  • Patent number: 11718442
    Abstract: A beverage container packaging assembly includes a bottom tray, center support, and top tray. A bottom tray of molded paper pulp includes a plurality of cup-shaped elements. The cup-shaped elements include a first deformable element and a second deformable element. At least one of the first deformable element and the second deformable element includes at least two overlapping elements. A top tray of molded paper pulp includes a plurality of bottle neck accommodating spaces. A center support of molded paper pulp disposed between the bottom tray and the top tray. The center support includes beverage container support cavities bounded by one or more center support posts. The beverage container support cavities are configured to surround at least a portion of the beverage container. The support cavities include a draft such that the cavities decrease in diameter from a bottom end to a top end of the center support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ACORN WEST LLC
    Inventors: John Gilligan, Rick Gant, David Weissberg, Ron Valtierra, Gord Heyting, Chris Russell
  • Patent number: 11717067
    Abstract: Systems and methods involve implementations such as a first aperture extending through an interior base surface and an exterior base surface, and a second aperture extending through the interior base surface and the exterior base surface, wherein the first aperture includes a first plan-view shape and the second aperture includes a second plan-view shape, the first plan-view shape of the first aperture being different that the second plan-view shape of the second aperture; and a bumper assembly including a first engagement member sized and shaped to couple with the first aperture and the least one second engagement member sized and shaped to couple with the second aperture. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lewis Piper, Jaimie Emerald Chan
  • Patent number: 11718448
    Abstract: Provided is a container with handle including an upper surface portion, a side surface portion, a bottom surface portion, and a grip portion formed to the side surface portion, in which the grip portion includes a first connecting end portion, a second connecting end portion, a grip body portion, and a hollow portion, and an area of a cross section of the hollow portion cut by a plane, which passes through a first end point of the second connecting end portion closest to a central axis of the container and is orthogonal to a central axis, is larger than an area of a cross section of the hollow portion cut by a plane which is at the grip body portion and is orthogonal to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Sunohara
  • Patent number: 11713160
    Abstract: A pallet comprising: (a) a base tray having one or more walls extending upward from the tray to create a perimeter around a central portion of the base tray; (b) an insert disposed on the central portion of the tray within the perimeter of the base tray, the insert being recessed from a terminal edge of the one or more walls; (c) a post secured within the perimeter of the tray and extend away from the base tray; and (d) a support assembly secured to the insert and positioned along the central portion of the base tray free of contact with the one or more walls, wherein the support includes a pair of support panels that are interconnected and secured to the insert free of an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Simons, Jeff Williams, Shane Wright, Rick T. Vulgamott, Aaron McDonald, Shannon Hoover
  • Patent number: 11708201
    Abstract: A bundle of tubular and/or rod-shaped glass articles is provided that includes a longest dimension, a plurality of layers (NL) of the glass articles, and a thread-like element. The longest dimension extends in a first direction. The glass articles in each layer are arranged side by side in a second direction. The plurality of layers are arranged side by side in a third direction. The first, second, and third directions being perpendicular to one another. The thread-like element is around two of the glass articles in at least one layer so that the two glass articles are spaced apart. The thread-like element has a cross section between at least 0.25 mm and at most 4.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventor: Georg Helmut Sparschuh
  • Patent number: 11708212
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Bellamah
  • Patent number: 11708207
    Abstract: A protective packaging (2) for an object (4) including: a sheath (6) and an element (8) for supporting the object (4) configured to slide in the sheath (6), characterised in that the element (8) for supporting the object (4) comprises two hollow holding elements (12A, 12B) connected to each other by at least one hinge and at least one of the two hollow holding elements (12A, 12B) has an imprint configured to enclose at least a portion of the object (4) by interlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventor: FĂ©lix Jaeggi
  • Patent number: 11701302
    Abstract: A portable medicament case that includes a medicament provided in a package, and first and second housing members that are configured to form a medicament package receiving cavity when joined together. Each housing member including a mating member that is configured for engagement with the other housing member in order to join the first and second housing members together in a sealed configuration that prevents moisture or contaminants from entering into the cavity. Also, a magazine containing a plurality of medicament cases for administration of medicaments to a group of people, and a method of administering medications to mass casualties of multiple persons that are in need thereof. The medicaments are rapidly disintegratable and can include a dye that stains the person's mouth so that medical personnel can determine who has been treated with the medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GRAM TACTICAL LLC
    Inventors: James William Staggs, Scott Gordon Rhodes, Brian Cummings
  • Patent number: 11697538
    Abstract: A direct-to-consumer heat shrunk bundled product made up of a plurality of paper product rolls each individually packaged by a first package material and arranged relative to one another so as to form a bundle, the bundle being packaged by a second package material, wherein a substantial portion of the inner surface of the second package material is in contact with the first package material of the plurality of paper product rolls and is nonstick relative to the first package material. The bundle includes fused end seals so that the bundle does not include open gussets that might otherwise catch on machinery during sorting and shipping. The packaging material and/or wrapper may include laser energy absorbing material or adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: First Quality Tissue, LLC
    Inventors: Chris B. Anklam, Byrd Tyler Miller, IV, Justin S. Pence, James E. Sealey, II
  • Patent number: 11691781
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a box for receiving goods, the box having an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Oleksandr Zhurba
  • Patent number: 11679915
    Abstract: A container assembly is provided with a container and a lid, with the lid cooperating with the container to enclose the interior of the container. A magnetic member is supported by the lid or the container for transverse movement between a first position and a second position. When the lid is cooperatively associated with the container, the magnetic member is in the first position and inhibits movement of the lid along a longitudinal axis of the container to lock the container. With the magnetic member in the second position, the lid is moveable along the longitudinal axis to open the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kirsten Fung, Alexandra Huszcza, Marliana Marraccini, Adeline Hayes Mock
  • Patent number: 11673709
    Abstract: A shipping container comprising a basket, a plurality of feet, and a plurality of removable corner columns. In some embodiments, the shipping container comprises a basket, a plurality of feet, and a plurality of foot pads. Further embodiments include foot pads with drill release locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MACRO PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Todd T. Turner
  • Patent number: 11673733
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides packages that are configured for containing a prophylactic device and a quantity of lubricant material. The package can include a first portion defining a first chamber containing a prophylactic device; and a second portion defining a second chamber containing a quantity of lubricant composition; wherein the first chamber of the first portion and the second chamber of the second portion are arranged to separably engage one another about external surfaces of the first portion and the second portion so as to form a unitary package. The present disclosure further provides methods for providing a lubricated prophylactic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Platt, Caryn Culleton Oryniak, Richard James Elliott Gilbert, Jonathan Andrew Wharton, Gerhart P. Huy, Michael T. Pinchiaroli, Rajesh Ranjan, Velissa Van Scoyoc, David Schweitzer, Jacob Daniel Taylor
  • Patent number: 11672739
    Abstract: A drug dispensing device includes: a variable cassette configured to dispense any type of drug; a mounting portion, to and from which the variable cassette is mountable and dismountable; a drive controller configured to cause the drug corresponding to the plurality of pieces of prescription data to be dispensed from the set; an allocation processor configured to allocate, based on the plurality of pieces of prescription data, drug information on the drug to be dispensed included in the plurality of pieces of prescription data to the variable cassette or the mounting portion; and a drive controller configured to drive the variable cassette in accordance with a driving condition set in advance in association with the drug information allocated to the variable cassette or the mounting portion by the allocation processor, to thereby dispense from the variable cassette the drug corresponding to the plurality of pieces of prescription data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shibata
  • Patent number: 11660739
    Abstract: An elevated tool box assembly includes a tool box that has a pair of receivers that is each integrated into the tool box. Each of the receivers is oriented to extend along a horizontal axis to insertably receive a respective one of a plurality of horizontal members of a guard rail on an elevated platform. In this way the tool box can be suspended on the guard rail. The tool box has a crown and the crown has a plurality of slots integrated into the crown for receiving a hand tool for storage. A door is hingedly integrated into the crown for opening and closing the tool box. A plurality of suspensions is each coupled to the crown and a plurality of lanyards is each removably attachable to a respective one of the suspensions. Additionally, each of the lanyards is attachable to a respective one of the hand tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Royce Coffey
  • Patent number: 11664055
    Abstract: A storage system includes a cassette tape case having a first portion defining a recess extending along a length of the case and a second portion that is rotatably coupled with the first portion. The second portion has two protrusions that extend into an interior of the case at a medial position. The protrusions are aligned with a longitudinal axis of the case. A storage device is insertable within the case, the storage device having a storage device body with a two sides and being generally shaped like a cassette tape. The body defines two circular apertures that extend at least partially through a thickness of the body. When the storage device is inserted within the case, each protrusion extends at least partially into a respective circular aperture. The body defines a recess extending along a length of the body and extending partially through the thickness of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: WILLIAM EARL LLC
    Inventors: Jesse Mizell, Tanner Cochran
  • Patent number: 11661230
    Abstract: A carton for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, a back panel, and at least one side panel, and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels, the plurality of end flaps includes at least one top end flap foldably connected to the top panel. The at least one top end flap is upwardly folded relative to the top panel to at least partially maintain a closed configuration of the carton in which the top panel is recessed below a portion of each of the front panel, the back panel, and the at least one side panel to form a recessed top portion for receiving a portion of a vertically adjacent carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventor: Steven M. Oliveira
  • Patent number: 11655596
    Abstract: This disclosure presents a deployable spill containment system and method. In one embodiment, the spill containment device forms a shallow container covering a large area. The coverage area and depth may vary. The spill containment device may have deformable walls that allow vehicles to drive over and into the protection area during deployment. Furthermore, the spill containment device may be rolled, folded, or both, for storage and transportation, such as fitting in a bed of a pickup truck. The spill containment system includes replaceable components for easy repair, exchange, and modification when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ARMOR PONDS, LLC
    Inventor: Roger Kieschnick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11655092
    Abstract: A more robust packaging structure for maintaining the integrity of compressible biologically active materials during storage and especially during transportation is provided. These containers protect the materials from shock, vibration, deformation, or separation from agitation. The compressible materials may be in the form of synthetic fibers, and may include a composite of fibers and beads or granules. Suitable materials that may benefit from such a robust packaging structure include synthetic materials that comprise a biologically active ceramic or glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ETS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Steven B. Jung
  • Patent number: 11649100
    Abstract: A carrier and related methods of use are provided for packaging irregular-shaped products. The carrier has a footing and a vertical support member partially enclosing at least one irregular-shaped product. The vertical support member has: (1) a pair of sidewalls facing one another and having lower tabs joined to opposite ends of the footing, and (2) a rear wall with edges along the junctures with the sidewalls and a lower edge along the juncture with the footing. A wrap encloses the irregular-shaped product(s) and the carrier. The method includes uniformly aligning the irregular-shaped product(s) in the carrier and securing the carrier and product(s) by enclosing them with a wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BIG HEART PET, INC.
    Inventors: Morgan Pearl Moak, Andrew Douglas Gordon, Randall Burt Cotton