Patents Examined by Raven Collins
  • Patent number: 11649093
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tamper-evident closure, comprising the steps of: forming a body having a base and a lid; and inserting a dispensing member and a tamper-evident member into the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Claude Benoit-Gonin, Jean-Yves Rognard
  • Patent number: 11643263
    Abstract: A packaged product unit including a package with an inner cavity having a pocket portion containing a product and communicating with an elongated portion in which a straw is housed. The straw has a proximal end which leads into the pocket portion and a distal end which is closed by a cap portion of the package. An outer wall of the straw is welded perimetrically to the package in a proximal sealing area at the proximal end of the straw to prevent leakage of the product from the pocket portion along an outer surface of the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: UNIFILL S.R.L.
    Inventor: Moreno Monti
  • Patent number: 11634247
    Abstract: A bottle includes a bottom portion which includes a bottom wall portion with a grounding portion located at an outer circumferential edge thereof, and a tubular heel portion extending upward from an outer circumferential edge of the grounding portion, in which the bottom wall portion includes an inner circumferential wall portion extending upward from an inner circumferential edge of the grounding portion, and a recessed wall portion extending inward in a radial direction from an upper end of the inner circumferential wall portion, a plurality of concave portions or a plurality of convex portions are formed on the inner circumferential wall portion over the entire circumference, and the plurality of concave portions or the plurality of convex portions are located at a portion in the inner circumferential wall portion including at least a lower end edge of the inner circumferential wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadayori Nakayama, Takanori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11618603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass bottle neck suitable for the automatic production of bottles by means of a molding process for molding part of the neck of the bottle and subsequent blowing of the rest of the bottle, provided with an annular collar (20) for removing the bottle from the mold, wherein the neck consists of a collar segment (A) provided with an annular collar (20), a transition segment (B) provided with an annular outer recess (30), and a wide segment (C) with an outer wall face (11) flush with the outer collar face (21) and with an internal conduit (12) having a diameter that is larger than the internal conduit (12) of the collar segment (A), with the annular outer recess (30) being recessed with respect to the outer collar face (21) and with respect to the outer wall face (11) of the wide segment (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Jokin Arregui Letamendi
  • Patent number: 11613397
    Abstract: A glass container includes a sidewall circumscribing a central longitudinal axis, and including a neck finish, which includes a wall having a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface and a rim extending from the wall. The rim has a sealing lip, an outward lip, and a retention lip extending between the outward lip and the radially outer surface of the wall. A ratio of a radial thickness of the rim at a major outer diameter of the outward lip of the rim to a radial thickness of the neck finish wall below the rim and between the radially inner and outer surfaces is between 1.9:1 and 2.2:1. A package includes the glass container and a ring pull cap closure coupled to the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.
    Inventors: Donald P Delagrange, Raul M. Paredes
  • Patent number: 11597558
    Abstract: A container may have a base, a sidewall connected to the base, a bell connected to the sidewall, and a finish connected to the bell. The base may have strap ribs to resist deformation of the base. The sidewall may have recessed columns to resist bending, leaning, crumbling, and/or stretching. The strap ribs and recessed columns may vertically line up along a central axis of the container to communicate forces on the container vertically along the container to continuously resist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Clarke Hanan, Jochen Frosthövel, Alexander Schau
  • Patent number: 11590838
    Abstract: A fuel cap for a vehicle has a locking structure configured to generate a sound interval, including a head portion having a handle formed at a first side and one or more striking portions installed at a second side, and a body portion integrally assembled with the head portion and having a plurality of sound generators installed at the body portion and disposed in a state of being struck by the one or more striking portions installed at the second side of the head portion according to a rotation of the head portion by a locking torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seung-Hoon Choi, June-Young Park, Tae-Yoon Lee, Jun-Sik Lim, Sung-Won Lee, Raghavendar Peddi
  • Patent number: 11572228
    Abstract: A foldable container comprises a base and two pairs of side plates. The side plates are mounted on the base by means of a hinge mechanism in manner of being foldable relative to the base. The hinge mechanism is provided with an elastic reset structure, thereby the hinge structure on the side plates moves downwards synchronously in the courses that the side plates overturn from a folding state to an upright state. The hinge structure solves the problem of delay in the falling of a hinge in the prior art, is well adapted to the operation habits of various users, and is simple in structure and skillful in the concept.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HONGYAN RETURNABLE TRANSIT PACKAGINGS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuanli Jian, Kai Gong
  • Patent number: 11565857
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing nozzle includes a liquid dispensing opening and a removable cap configured to cover the liquid dispensing opening. The removable cap includes an outer casing and an inner casing that are coaxial and configured to move relative to each other in an axial direction of the nozzle between an unscrewing configuration wherein a pressing force applied to the removable cap is greater than a predetermined threshold, and a safety configuration wherein a pressing force applied to the cap is lower than the predetermined threshold, wherein the outer casing is configured to freewheel relative the inner casing in the first direction. A rotation of the outer casing in a first direction drives by friction a rotation of the inner casing in the same first direction to unscrew the cap, wherein the pressing force is different from a force required to rotate the cap in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Gaëtan Painchaud
  • Patent number: 11535433
    Abstract: A container closure includes an outer cap, an inner cap, and a seal. The outer cap includes a top wall and an outer sidewall extending downward from the top wall. The inner cap is secured within the outer cap and includes a bottom wall and an inner sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The seal is secured to the inner cap and includes a seal sidewall and a rim extending inwardly from the seal sidewall. The seal sidewall sealingly engages the inner sidewall and the rim sealingly overlaps the bottom wall. The inner cap together with the seal define an air pathway in fluid communication between a space between the outer and inner caps and an air opening formed on the bottom wall of the inner cap and selectively covered by the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Helen of Troy Limited
    Inventors: Conor McNamara, Benjamin Robert Hein, Shelley Palazzolo, Adam Zagorsky, Jarett Volkoff
  • Patent number: 11503805
    Abstract: The silent pet treats dispenser has a bottom wall with a sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The sidewall is provided with an aperture. A closure attaches to a top end of the sidewall and has a flange extending inside of the container. The flange has an aperture with the same size and shape as the aperture in the container sidewall. The closure can be silently rotated from a first position where the aperture in the flange aligns with the aperture in the sidewall to a second position where the apertures are not aligned. In the first position, the aperture in the sidewall is closed, preventing dispensing of the contents of the container. A tab extends from the flange and through the aperture in the sidewall to facilitate movement of the closure from the first position to the second open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Valerie W. Perlowitz
  • Patent number: 11505374
    Abstract: A child resistant maze type container system is disclosed. The system includes a cylindrical container member that includes a plurality of mazes thereon. A closure member includes studs for engaging the mazes and to releasably secure the closure to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mazetech, LLC
    Inventors: Barry A Goldberg, Duane Sawyer
  • Patent number: 11497286
    Abstract: Disclosed is a jewelry holder for holding engagement rings and other jewelry while the user is working out or doing other manual tasks with their hands. In some examples, the jewelry holder may be a wristband, ankleband, or hairband with a zipper pocket for safely enclosing a ring while performing physical activity that requires the hands. The holder may be made of a double sided material that includes a soft side that lines the inside of the pocket to prevent scratching to the jewelry. In some examples, the holder may be a wristband made from two pieces of fabric stitched together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: 1276046 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Rachel Parr, Niki Leah Cordell, Molly Elizabeth Rymarz, Jessie Fazio Kochalski
  • Patent number: 11492172
    Abstract: A collapsible container for receiving delivery packages is disclosed herein. The collapsible container comprises a bottom, and collapsible front and rear walls. Further, the collapsible container comprises sidewalls mounted to the front wall and the rear wall. Each of the sidewalls comprises a rail. Additionally, the collapsible container comprises an elongated rod slidable along the rails. The collapsible container comprises a top cover mounted to the rear wall. The top cover comprises a hook and an electronic keypad electronically mounted to the hook. The front wall and the rear wall are collapsed and the sidewalls and the top cover are placed over the front wall and the rear wall to form a flat structure such that the collapsible container can be used as a floor mat. The collapsible container provides an efficient and easy to use method for a user to secure delivery packages to their front porch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Roberto Izquierdo
  • Patent number: 11479405
    Abstract: A liquid product storage and delivery system is provided. The liquid product storage and delivery system includes a storage tank and a liquid bladder supported inside of the storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC
    Inventors: Greggory Sauder, Timothy Sauder, Nowell Moore
  • Patent number: 11472614
    Abstract: A two-part disposable, stackable and recloseable lid for a container holding a beverage. The lid has a dome configuration for higher volume beverages. The lid has a drinking aperture and an a moveable arm with a plug to seal the drinking aperture. The lid has a recess for storing the plug end of the arm when the drinking aperture is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LIDWORKS, CO.
    Inventors: Robert Schaefer, Ugo Mazzarolo
  • Patent number: 11459169
    Abstract: In an aircraft water tank, a mouthpiece is attached to an inner liner, and an overflowing adhesive is received in an annular missing portion provided to an expanded portion of the mouthpiece through the gap between a skirt portion and the inner liner. Further, a sealant fills the part of the annular missing portion, which is exposed from an end of a plate portion for the expanded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Kato, Takafumi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11447314
    Abstract: A separation structure includes a support seat having at least one passage defined transversely therethrough. At least two notches are defined from the top of the support seat. Each notch includes a guide portion and a positioning portion. The guide portion opens through the top of the support seat and narrows toward the root portion of the support seat. The positioning portion communicates with the guide portion. The transmission part of a lock is positioned in the positioning portion of the notch via the guide portion. Two operational ends of the lock are located on two sides of the support seat. A user extends his/her finger through the passage to carry the support seat and the locks. The support seats can be piled up to save space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan-Lin Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11447332
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly (10) of a tank container (20), an inliner (40) and a connection unit (60) for the transport and/or storage of a liquid. The inliner is present in the tank container and the outlet of the inliner is connected to the drain hole (25) of the tank container. A connection unit is present that secures the connection of both outlets and at the same time provides a liquid tight and an air tight connection with an external unit for the delivery or discharge of the liquid contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MEGA-INLINER INTERNATIONAL GROUP B.V.
    Inventor: Sidonius Joseph Victor Marie Van Laarhoven
  • Patent number: 11439544
    Abstract: A package comprising a stack of absorbent articles which are bi- or tri-folded, and each article comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer comprising a central portion, a first side portion and a second side portion, a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion. Each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side. Neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides. When the absorbent core is folded along the folding guides, the central portion and the side portions form a three-dimensional basin and the gaps between the winglets decrease, the neighboring sides optionally coming into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Hans Adolf Jackels, Claus Peter Stoelzel, Christine Elisabeth Zipf, Roland Engel