Patents Examined by Stephen Castellano
  • Patent number: 9936782
    Abstract: An attachable organizer-caddy system, the system involving: a first planar sheet having a front surface and a rear surface; a second planar sheet having a front surface and a rear surface; and a third planar sheet having a front surface and a rear surface, the second planar sheet rear surface capable of coupling with the first planar sheet front surface by way of at least one of at least one coupling strip and at least one partition, whereby at least one primary compartment is provided therebetween for facilitating disposition of at least one informational item and at least one related item, and the third planar sheet rear surface capable of coupling with the second planar sheet front surface by way of at least one of the at least one coupling strip and the at least one partition, whereby at least one secondary compartment is provided therebetween for facilitating disposition of at least one informational item and at least one related item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Vito Puopolo
  • Patent number: 9936831
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a beverage container holding apparatus that floats in water. More specifically, the beverage container holding apparatus is configured for being floated in water and being supported by a rigid support surface such as, for example, a countertop or table. Advantageously, such a beverage container holding apparatus is configured for limiting a potential for the beverage container holding apparatus to overturn and to exhibit floatation stability as a volume of liquid with in the beverage holding container changes such as through consumption thereof. Preferably, such a beverage container holding apparatus additionally serves to insulate the beverage container held therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Alan P. Stanard
  • Patent number: 9938044
    Abstract: A box which is expandable vertically and horizontally is disclosed. The box can be expanded both vertically and horizontally simultaneously, or in only one of these directions. This is accomplished by pulling/pushing opposite sides further/closer to each other. Rails which at least partially extend between respective opposite sides allow such an expansion/or contraction, the rails, in embodiments, having a pin of one section of the box held within a slot of an adjacent section of the box. The box, in embodiments, is made up of four separate pieces, each being one quadrant (top & left, top & right, bottom & left, bottom & right) of the box. Such a box can be expanded/collapsed to fit within a window and hold an air conditioner there-in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Jose Gamboa
  • Patent number: 9932148
    Abstract: A portable gas cylinder is disclosed which includes a gas cylinder including an upper portion having a valve port and an annular mounting collar surrounding the valve port, a handle assembly including a housing having a body portion configured to mate with the upper portion of the gas cylinder, a pair of diametrically opposed gripping handles extending upwardly from the body portion and a central aperture providing access to the valve port, wherein an annular retention channel is formed in an undersurface of the housing, extending about the periphery of the central aperture for receiving the mounting flange of the gas cylinder, and a blocking ring for securing the mounting flange of the gas cylinder within the retention channel of the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: William Chohfi
  • Patent number: 9918573
    Abstract: The invention is a beverage garnish holder for placement on the rim of a beverage glass and comprises: a bispherical cradle for supporting the beverage garnish; a rim incurvation configured to engage the beverage glass rim; a transition neck connecting the rim incurvation to the bispherical cradle; and a depending tab configured to extend from the rim incurvation into the beverage glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Mark A. Loshuk
  • Patent number: 9914559
    Abstract: A detachable handle includes a substantially U-shaped structural member and a second attaching member. A proximal end of the structural member includes a first attaching member and a distal end includes a plurality of clip members and at least one hole to hold a plurality of connection fittings and couplers respectively. A central opening is formed to hold at least one valve assembly when the second attaching member is connected to the first attaching member using at least one fastening member. The detachable handle is designed to keep the plurality of connection fittings and the at least one valve assembly away from the ground and out of the dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Air Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9908450
    Abstract: A lifting container holder includes: a case having an opening of an accommodation space; a cylindrical outer cylinder portion configured to reciprocate in an external direction of the accommodation space from the opening; an inner member portion configured to reciprocate in an internal direction to the accommodation space from the opening; and a lifting unit configured to move the inner member portion and the outer cylinder portion in different directions, the lifting unit including: an outer cylinder lifting unit including an outer cylinder link; an inner member lifting unit including a first inner member link and a second inner member link further in the internal direction of the inner member portion; and a gear unit configured to transmit swinging of the outer cylinder link and swinging of at least one of the first inner member link and the second inner member link of the inner member lifting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Masatsugu, Shinichi Sawada, Kunihito Kondo
  • Patent number: 9902144
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to containers and other shaped articles that have a relatively thick substrate layer and one or more relatively thin liner sheets peelably adhered thereto. Animal litter can be placed atop the liner sheets, preferably in a concave portion to contain the litter. The liner sheets have perforations extending therethrough that permit the passage of non-soiled litter, but do not permit the passage of at least one of animal feces and soiled animal litter, such as clumps of litter and urine. After an animal has deposited waste on or in the litter, the liner sheet can be peeled from the container and waste unable to pass through the perforations can be collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Converter Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Millard F. Wallace
  • Patent number: 9889965
    Abstract: A leak-proof, interlocking, stackable travel container assembly has a sealing plug and a plurality of travel containers. The sealing plug is designed to create an airtight seal when positioned within an opening. In order to do so, the sealing plug has a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring and a lip. Each of the plurality of travel containers has a neck portion, an opening, a body portion and a base portion. The opening perpendicularly traverses into the neck portion allowing an user to place and remove items within the travel container. When required, the sealing plug is placed within the opening. Next, a protective cap is used to surround the sealing plug. If multiple travel containers are to be used, a base interlocking mechanism and a neck interlocking mechanism are used for interlocking each of the plurality of travel containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventors: William Earl Morgan, Linda Lee Morgan
  • Patent number: 9884695
    Abstract: Storage units are described for storing articles. The storage units include a number of compartments, and the compartments include a receptacle, a lid, and a holding member. The receptacle receives the article via an opening, and the lid may move into and out of engagement with the opening so as to define an open position and a closed position. The holding member may be disposed on the lid and may be configured to releasably secure the article to the lid. Thus, in the closed position, the holding member and an article secured to the lid via the holding member may be received within the receptacle, whereas in the open position the article may be at least partially removed from the receptacle. Thus, when the lid is opened, the article is automatically presented to the user for dispensing the article from the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventors: William B. Pattison, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 9877613
    Abstract: A food storage device for children is provided that is able to rinse and clean healthy snacks that may be placed within the food storage device. An inner shell having a number of draining holes allows a parent or caregiver to rinse fruits or vegetables prior to placing the inner shell within an outer shell and secure an access lid having a handle over the inner shell and outer shell. A toddler may be able to reach through the access lid, but the access lid may also prevent contents within the inner shell from falling out of a storage device. An outer lid may also be provided to help prevent spills and leaks from the food storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NUK USA LLC
    Inventors: Hannah Graffeo, Behnam Heydari, Adriana Jimenez, Peiju Shih, Hayley Somerville, Amanda Olar
  • Patent number: 9862523
    Abstract: A container system comprising a plurality of containers, each container comprising (a) a first end and a second end, each end defining an opening of the container and (b) a wall extending down from the first end to the second end so as to form a cavity within the container where least one of the plurality of containers can be removably mated with one or more containers to increase the internal volume of the container system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Deflecto, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Stuart, James DeChant, Cyril Bennett, Patrick Foley, Danielle Rodgers
  • Patent number: 9857030
    Abstract: A cryogenic tank includes a membrane anchor mechanism which fixes a membrane provided on an inner wall surface side of a concrete wall via a heat insulating material to the concrete wall, a pressing par which is provided by the membrane anchor mechanism and presses the membrane from the inside of the cryogenic tank, and an interposition part which is interposed between the pressing part of the membrane anchor mechanism and the membrane, and includes a first abutment surface coming into surface-contact with the pressing part and a second abutment surface coming into surface-contact with the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuzo Kanno, Michitaka Furikoma, Eiji Kamiya
  • Patent number: 9850028
    Abstract: A stackable container, including a body and a cap threadingly engageable with a neck portion of the body and having a vaulted interior and a top portion formed with a frustrum-shaped depression for snap-registered engagement with a base portion of a counterpart of the body, the cap further including handle projections and a skirt. Opposite stop structures prevent rotation of the cap relative to the body beyond predetermined threaded engagement; a detent releasably captures the body in the predetermined threaded engagement. A base portion of the body having inclined side walls facilitates rotation of the body with respect to the cap. The skirt guides the body into alignment with the cap. The base can have four of the side walls forming a square, the containers of a stack having any of four relative orientations. A consumable product such as a cosmetic can extend into the cap from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Markwins Beauty Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Emily Huang
  • Patent number: 9834364
    Abstract: Disclosed is a storage tank for molten salts, preferably of the thermocline type. The tank is provided with an insulation on the inside, which is provided by molten salts captured and retained in an appropriate metal structure. The metal structure has openings allowing molten salts to flow into it, and may consist of metal supports that hold elements which allow retaining molten salts, such as a structured packing, metal boxes, or gutter wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: Stamicarbon B.V., Enea, Agenzia Nazionale Per Le Nuove Tecnologie, L'energia E Lo Sviluppo Economico Sostenibilie
    Inventors: Adriano Barsi, Fabrizio Fabrizi, Walter Gaggioli, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Luca Rinaldi
  • Patent number: 9827851
    Abstract: A fuel tank includes a plurality of extending members that extend from an inside surface of a fuel tank main body, a connecting member that is arranged between the plurality of extending members and connects each of these extending members together, and a flexible portion formed on the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Nagasaku
  • Patent number: 9827358
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing device for sealing at least one first volume of an arrangement for the treatment of at least one medical fluid against at least one second volume, wherein the first volume is provided for receiving at least one external functional device. The sealing device includes at least one first connection device whereby the sealing device may be connected to the arrangement. In addition an arrangement and a method are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Goetz Günther, Markus Koehler, Uwe Lapp, Martin Lauer, Ralf Mueller, Peter Scheunert, Wolfgang Schulz, Udo Waeber, Manfred Weis, Andrea Günther, Richard Robert Bernd Günther, Gesa Dagmar Günther
  • Patent number: 9828164
    Abstract: An intermodal container includes a supporting frame having a rectangular base; a first pair of upright posts extending upwardly from the rectangular base; and a first cross-beam coupling the first pair of upright posts. A second pair of upright posts extends upwardly from the rectangular base proximate an opposite end thereof, and a second cross-beam couples the second pair of upright posts. A longitudinally extending connector beam has a first end coupled to the first cross-beam, and a second end coupled to the second cross-beam. The intermodal container further includes a plurality of panels, and each panel is made of fiber reinforced plastic and insulation foam that have been integrally molded together. The panels are coupled to the supporting frame and serve as side walls, end wall, roof, and floor of the container. A method for constructing an intermodal container is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Fontaine Engineered Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John Clifford Denson
  • Patent number: 9821954
    Abstract: A system for transporting fluid cargo within a shipping container, the system comprising an open topped box having side walls and end walls and a flexible membrane which either independently or in combination with the box contains the fluid cargo. The box supports the portion of the cargo within the box and is designed to flex and absorb at least part of the horizontal forces generated within the cargo during its transportation thus preventing overloading of the walls of the surrounding container. The membrane may be a bladder which completely encloses the cargo and is disposed partially within the box to contain the cargo independently of the box. The box may have a floor pan which can seal the box against leakage of any cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Clive-Smith, Brendan Paul McKenna
  • Patent number: 9819167
    Abstract: Electrical accessories and associated methods of use and manufacture are provided. In one embodiment, an electrical accessory can be provided. The electrical accessory can include a frame including two side walls in parallel relation to each other, and two end walls in parallel relation to each other, and disposed between the two side walls. The electrical accessory can also include at least one positioning arm mounted to at least one of the end walls, wherein the at least one positioning arm comprises a support leg mounted to the at least one end wall, and a prong substantially perpendicular to the at least one positioning arm, wherein a side wall portion of an adjacent electrical accessory can be positioned between the prong and at least one side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cantex, Inc.
    Inventor: Randy Deon Kummer