Patents Examined by Stephen Castellano
  • Patent number: 10117543
    Abstract: Provided is a baking set including a disposable baking pan and a corresponding detachable baking paper. The components of the baking set can be used together for cooking and serving purposes or they can be used separately. When used together as a set, after use, the user can either dispose of the set or detach the baking paper from the disposable baking pan to reuse the disposable baking pan. The baking set may further include another baking paper which may serve as a lid for steam cooking by attaching the baking paper upside down over the baking pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Inventors: Shmuel Fishel, Abraham Natan Bar On, Alexsander Shmuel Bar On
  • Patent number: 10113728
    Abstract: Junction boxes for enclosing and making electrical connections to multiple LED drivers are disclosed. The junction boxes include a bottom or base and a cover. Dividers arising from the base divide the junction box into high-voltage and low-voltage compartments. A cut-out open at the top of each divider allows drivers to be placed in a junction box without having to pull wires through holes or openings. Typically, the base is open along two sidewalls, with the cover being U-shaped to complete the enclosure. Various mounting mechanisms are disclosed for securing drivers within junction boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Elemental LED, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley Buck, Russell Petersen
  • Patent number: 10107452
    Abstract: A system for storing natural gas comprises a plurality of straight sections of tube. The plurality of straight sections of tube are dense packed. The plurality of straight sections of tube are configured to fill a designated volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Other Lab, LLC
    Inventors: Saul Griffith, Peter S. Lynn, Samuel Eli Calisch, Tucker Gilman, Kevin Simon
  • Patent number: 10106296
    Abstract: A cooking vessel is provided. The cooking vessel includes a vessel body, a handle, a locking portion and a bail. The vessel body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The handle has an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the handle is coupled to the vessel body. The locking portion is disposed in one of either the lower surface and the distal end of the handle. The bail is coupled to the handle proximate the distal end of the handle. The bail is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, and the bail is configured to cooperatively and lockingly engage a locking portion of a second cooking vessel when the bail is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: WKI Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason LePinske, Kenneth C. Lundgreen, Hsuan-Tsun Wang
  • Patent number: 10106307
    Abstract: An explosion retaining housing includes a sheet metal member or outer skin which at least in part forms an interior region of the housing. At least one structural element provides additional strength to the member to retain the explosion in the region. The structural element can be inside of, or, outside of the region. The structural element can have a plurality of components which cooperate together to resist the force of an explosion in the interior region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Life Saftey Distribution GmbH
    Inventor: Christopher Day
  • Patent number: 10106180
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a transportable container may include a container portion with an opening into an interior space; a lid for closing the opening; a handle for carrying the container; and a pivotable side latch, pivotally connected to the lid, moveable between a retaining position and a storage position. The pivotable side latch may be configured to engage a retaining structure of another container when the pivotable side latch is in the retaining position. The pivotable side latch may be configured to be in a depression of the lid when the pivotable side latch is in the storage position. With the container in an upright position, the pivotable side latch may move toward the depression when the pivotable side latch is released from the retaining position. The container portion may include a retaining structure with an upward-projecting lip configured to engage a pivotable side latch of a further container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: The Stanley Works Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Sharon Bar-Erez, Gil Vilkomirski, Yosi Sabbag, Elad Hay Shitrit
  • Patent number: 10099828
    Abstract: A drink device 16 is shown and described. The drink device 16 can be located adjacent to a beverage can 17 such that a first position provides closure of the drinking hole 36 on the top of can 17. When the user applies a force to the drink device 16 the drinking hole 36 is exposed (second position) allowing the user to consume the beverage. When the force is removed from the drink device 16 another manual force is used to close the drinking device 16 adjacent to the drinking hole 36 or first or closed position. Alternatively, a spring 68 and spring force is used to bias the drinking device 16 against the drinking hole 36 and the top of the can 17 or back to the first or closed position. Decorative items such as stickers and sports paraphernalia can be affixed to the top of the pivot top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Defer
  • Patent number: 10092140
    Abstract: A fanning plate for a baked potato provides an arched top surface to fan out the slices of a Hasselback potato during the seasoning and baking process, allowing the potato slices to crisp properly, as well as raised rims and endcaps to keep the seasonings contained and prevent a mess. Multiple plates may be easily stacked for compact storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Arnold Dasen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10088105
    Abstract: A suspension system (3) for an inner container (2, 2?) mounted for thermal insulation in an outer container (1, 1?) comprises a single fixed bearing (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39) comprising fixed bearing securing elements (5, 5?, 5?, 5??) which engage, on the one hand, the outer container and, on the other hand, the inner container and which can be stressed in tension and in compression, the fixed bearing securing elements (5, 5?, 5?, 5??) engaging while being arranged so as to be distributed in an annular installation space (7) defined between the inner container (2, 2?) and the outer container (1, 1?) and the fixed bearing securing elements (5, 5?, 5?, 5??) engaging the outer container (1, 1?) while being distributed in the annular installation space (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: CRYOSHELTER GMBH
    Inventor: Matthias Rebernik
  • Patent number: 10081479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for keeping fermented food, having for example, a main body for accommodating fermented food in an interior space; a pressing plate coming into contact with the surface of the fermented food in the main body; and a cover for blocking the opening of inside of the main body; wherein the main body has a stepped part protruded inwards from the inner circumferential surface of a neck part at an upper end portion, and the pressing plate has a protruded rim provided to the periphery of the upper end portion thereof so as to be placed on the stepped part, a vertical section provided to the lower end of the protruded rim and having an outer circumferential surface coming into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the stepped part, and a round surface provided at the lower end of the vertical section and having a bottom surface part coming into contact with the surface of the fermented food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CJ Cheiljedang Corporation
    Inventors: Byung Kook Lee, Yoon Seung Nam, Kwang Soo Park, Hae Sun Lee, Gyu Hwan Cha
  • Patent number: 10077137
    Abstract: A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and form or define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles mounted to sides of the rigid basket. The flexible bag and the rigid basket include magnetically compatible components that cause the flexible bag to remain nested within the rigid basket when such components are within a close proximity of one another. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a materials handling facility may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket after executing a purchase for the items therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Wang, Thomas Duester, Ashley Anne Arhart, Rodger Benson
  • Patent number: 10070743
    Abstract: A grommet of resilient material having a top and bottom circumferential surfaces, wherein the body defining a central passage therethrough and defining a plurality of flanges forming an integral part of the grommet and extending inwardly from the body. The body further comprising an external holding groove extending longitudinally from the rear toward the front and extending completely around the outer periphery thereof to engage edges of the circular aperture of a beverage container. The flanges, when not engaged, forming a closed barrier across the grommet to frictionally create a hermetic seal against the passage of heat, moisture, and vapor therethrough. The flanges, when engaged, bending in a downwardly extending position against the outer surface of a straw and frictionally forming a hermetic seal between the flange and the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Simply Straws
    Inventor: Cyndi W Sladics
  • Patent number: 10065699
    Abstract: A fuel tank disposed between a head pipe and a rider's seat is provided, which includes a pair of grooved portion that are positioned on a top surface in symmetrical relation with respect to a longitudinal center plane. The pair of the grooved portions are positioned rearwardly of a tank top portion, each so formed as to have a transverse sectional shape that is represented by a smooth curved line. The grooved portions are parallel to the longitudinal center plane or inclined to extend with a distance therebetween gradually decreasing towards a rear, the distance being set to be within the range of 0.25 to 0.40 at a front end of each of the grooved portions and within the range of 0.08 to 0.35 at a rear end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABSUHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Takeshi Kashihara
  • Patent number: 10070544
    Abstract: A configuration compensates for the pressure in a housing, in which at least one housing wall has a pressure compensation opening which is sealed with a semi-permeable membrane. The membrane is fixed, at least in a material fit to the housing wall and is covered by a protective element. Accordingly, the housing wall has, in the region of the pressure compensation opening, an indentation and/or recess for receiving the membrane. The respective periphery thereof corresponds to a periphery of the membrane and the height thereof corresponds at least to the thickness of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignees: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Beer, Radu Bobitan, Cristian Dragos, Kenji Morizumi, Takahiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10059511
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention described herein thus provide systems and methods for improved securement of a cargo cover/flexible door to a cargo container. The systems generally provide securement using cooperating frame securement features positioned on the cargo container and securement plates positioned on door straps of the cargo cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Driessen Aerospace Group N.V.
    Inventors: Reinier Kleis, Kees Portegies
  • Patent number: 10053840
    Abstract: A Modular Architectural Cistern (MAC) may be provided. The cistern may be embodied as slim, vertically ribbed structure. The interior of the structure may be configured to receive, store, and output rainwater. The cistern may comprise slip-fit connection joints configured to allow a plurality of connections to other MACs. Connections with other MACs may increase the rainwater storage volume available to the MAC. Moreover, the MAC may be aesthetically designed so as to accompany various architectural structures without taking away from the aesthetic appeal of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffrey Steven Ginn
  • Patent number: 10053281
    Abstract: A folding cargo container is disclosed. The folding cargo container has a left frame, a right frame, a rear frame, a bottom frame, a cross bar, a first connection member, a second connection member, and a third connection member, the left frame is foldably connected to the rear frame via the first connection member, the right frame is foldably connected to the rear frame via the second connection member, the left end of the bottom frame is foldably connected to the left frame via the third connection member. Locking slots can lock the bottom frame and right frame. The described cargo container has a simple structure and low production cost, and all frame parts thereof may be folded together, which takes up less space when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventors: Guangwei Wang, Zhoumin Ni
  • Patent number: 10039422
    Abstract: A powdered drink shaker bottle is provided with a rigid, disposable liner to minimize clean up and eliminate residual odors. The liner is shaped to fit inside the cup of the bottle, and includes a plurality of projections to facilitate mixing of a powdered drink in the bottle. The projections eliminate the need for a separate, removable mixing device, such as a ball or grate. An optional cap liner may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: FITSOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Fouad
  • Patent number: 10040624
    Abstract: A tank port includes a reinforcing sheet, an inner member, and an outer member. The reinforcing sheet is attached around a through-hole on the outer peripheral surface of a cylinder. The inner member includes an inner fitting plate portion attached to the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder and an inner cylindrical portion inserted into the through-hole. The outer member includes an outer cylindrical portion attached to the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical portion protruding from an opening and an outer fitting plate portion attached around the opening of the reinforcing sheet. The entire periphery of the through-hole of the cylinder is reinforced by being disposed between the inner fitting plate portion and the reinforcing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsutaka Masuda
  • Patent number: 10040604
    Abstract: A large container (100) for a water dispenser having side handles (8) formed as recesses in the side wall of the container (100) and bottom handles (9) formed as recesses in the central portion of the bottom (3) of the container (100). The side handles (8) and the bottom handles (9) are provided for facilitating the lifting and the transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: S.I.P.A. Societa' Industrializzazione Progettazione E Automazione S.p.A.
    Inventors: Elena Baldo, Paolo Tadiotto, Dino Enrico Zanette, Matteo Zoppas