Patents Examined by Sue A. Weaver
  • Patent number: 11510465
    Abstract: The utility model, discloses an ultra-thin folding luggage case, comprising an upper panel. A right side panel is arranged on a right side of a left side panel, and a lower panel is arranged on the bottom of the right side panel. A side lifting handle is fixedly connected with a side surface of the left side panel, and placing foot pads are fixedly connected with a side surface of the right side panel. A flip cover plate is arranged on a side surface of the lower panel, and a return spring is arranged inside the flip cover plate. A pull rod storage groove is fixedly connected with the bottom of the lower panel, and a pull rod is arranged inside the pull rod storage groove. Universal wheels are arranged on the bottom of the lower panel and the bottom of a connecting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Changfu Tang
  • Patent number: 11503799
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pet bowl assistance bag including: a rear support frame formed in a rectangular shape having a predetermined size; a front support frame extending from a lower portion of the rear support frame and having a size corresponding to the rear support frame; a folding portion coupled to both side portions of the front support frame and the rear support frame, and folded such that the front support frame is opened by a predetermined distance from the rear support frame; and a bowl holder frame having one end coupled to an upper portion of the front support frame and an opposite end attached to an upper inner surface of the rear support frame, wherein an angle of the bowl holder frame is adjusted and fixed, so that the pet is conveniently fed and the portability is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: Deok-Han Kim
  • Patent number: 11470932
    Abstract: A luggage system with a wardrobe element which extends from the luggage portion and supports a crossbar for hanging clothing or costumes. An arm extends away from the crossbar for supporting a privacy curtain. The wardrobe element is secured within the sides of the luggage, and the opening of the luggage can be opened and closed without needing to store the wardrobe element. In a preferred embodiment, the wardrobe element includes two pairs of structural legs extending out of respective pockets within the luggage, the legs terminating at the crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sanni McKelvey, Stephen McKelvey
  • Patent number: 11464309
    Abstract: A luggage system having a removable decorative storage crown for receiving and temporarily storing clothing items, such as suit jackets, uniforms, costumes, or other items using the same device that is used as a pull-handle. A stand element can be unfolded from the base of the luggage to act as a support, preventing the device from tipping when in a clothing rack orientation, but which can simply fold away when the luggage is being transported. A telescoping rod terminating in a cap may extend from the decorative storage crown for hanging hangers from the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Sanni McKelvey
  • Patent number: 11457704
    Abstract: A minimalist wallet is provided. The minimalist wallet includes a frame with an embedded magnetic material. A first band and a second band are attached to the frame. A securement mechanism is attached to the second band. The securement mechanism includes a magnet that is magnetically attachable to the embedded magnetic material. Alternatively, the frame may include the magnet that is magnetically attachable to a magnetic material embedded in the securement mechanism. The minimalist wallet is configured to retain receipts, coupons, credit cards, debit cards, and/or paper money, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Hoffman
  • Patent number: 11457703
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying one or more items in the form of a wallet includes one or more compartments. The wallet includes a slot to provide access to an interior of a compartment. The slot is positioned such that the one or more items within the compartment can be contacted along their bottom edge. In this manner the slot extends from the bottom edge of the wallet upwards towards the top of the wallet. In some instances the wallet includes interior dividers that have extended edges that extend past the length of the front and back of the wallet. These dividers with extended edges may also have a notch feature. These and other features of the wallet assist in inserting and removing the one or more items from the wallet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Curtis M. Calder
  • Patent number: 11453282
    Abstract: A vehicle rear window cover comprising: a cover portion; a first strap assembly, which comprises one or more strap loops; a second strap assembly, which comprises one or more strap loop; two hooks that are configured to engage with said strap assemblies and a vehicle, such that the cover portion substantially covers the rear window of a vehicle. Because the hooks may be moved from loop to loop, the cover is adjustable. The cover may also comprise support members that prevent bulging, flapping, or puckering of the cover portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Delk Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Matthew Finney, Eugenio Jose Duarte, Raymond Don Barnes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11445791
    Abstract: The elastomeric money or wallet band is a fastening structure. The elastomeric money or wallet band comprises an elastic band and one or more negotiable instruments. The elastomeric money or wallet band is configured for use with the one or more negotiable instruments. The elastomeric money or wallet band binds the one or more negotiable instruments together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Anthony Jones
  • Patent number: 11425976
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a money clip comprising a chassis defining a first side, and a second side located opposite the first side, and a curved member mechanically coupled to the second side of the chassis adjacent a top portion, the curved member configured to curve around the top portion to the first side of the chassis. The money clip may also comprise a stretchable band configured to wrap around the chassis, a first portion of the stretchable band located between the first side of the chassis and the curved member and a second portion of the stretchable band located on the second side of the chassis. The money clip may be configured to receive at least one personal card and/or at least one paper bill between the curved member and the first side of the chassis, and between the stretchable band and the second side of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Dango Products, LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Tran, Charlie Carroll, Binh Tran
  • Patent number: 11412822
    Abstract: An adjustable luggage trunk stroller with seat cushion is provided. The luggage trunk stroller has an innovative structure, comprising a casing, a rod assembly, a seat cushion and a seat belt. As comparing to the conventional structure, the casing can be manually rotated for changing the tilt angle of the casing at 0˜90 degrees and fastened to a certain position with the coordination of the rod assembly. When disposing the casing at a certain angle, the seat cushion can be swayed and extended for an infant to sit. Or, when the casing is disposed in a horizontal planar state, the seat cushion can be swayed and folded for the infant to lie flat. Thus, the luggage trunk stroller is capable of carrying the infant during walking. The luggage and the infant can be carried at the same time for effectively improving the added value of the luggage trunk stroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Tongsen Guo
  • Patent number: 11399608
    Abstract: A card clamp is provided. The card clamp includes a first clamping plate (1), a second clamping plate (2), a connecting belt (3), a first metal connector and a second metal connector. The first clamping plate (1) is provided with a first through groove (4), a first side surface (5) and a second side surface. The first side surface (5) and the second side surface are parallel to each other. The first through groove (4) penetrates through the first side surface (5) and the second side surface. The second clamping plate (2) is provided with a second through groove (7), a third side surface (8) and a fourth side surface, The third side surface (8) and the fourth side surface are parallel to each other. The second through groove (7) penetrates the third side surface (8) and the fourth side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN CASEKEY INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haiyan Huang, Youguo Zhou
  • Patent number: 11395944
    Abstract: An equipment caddy is provided that is convertible between a container and an equipment rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas Matthew Kurzynski
  • Patent number: 11375786
    Abstract: Embodiments include a pack bag including an outer container and an inner removable accessory organizer. The inner removable accessory organizer includes multiple compartments. The outer container includes an external easy-access portal through which contents of at least one of the compartments of the inner organizer are accessible. The pack bag includes a second external easy-access portal through which contents of another compartment of the inner organizer are accessible. The inner organizer includes a first pull handle to unfold and deploy the compartments when bundle straps are unfastened, and a second pull handle to fold the compartments one atop the other when the bundle straps are unfastened. When the bundle straps are fastened, the compartments are held together as a single bundled unit, such that the inner organizer is liftable as the single bundled unit out of the outer container simultaneously using the first pull handle and the second pull handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: OREGAMI, LLC
    Inventors: David Kao, Richard P. Christen
  • Patent number: 11377286
    Abstract: A hot-fill PET container or bottle (10) filling with a liquid at an elevated temperature has a side wall (9) extending to a lower portion including a pressure panel (11) and a base (21) in its unfolded or pre-fill position. The panel (11) is transversely oriented and has a decoupling or hinge structure or element (13), an initiator portion (1) and control portion (5) of a steeply angled inverting conical section between 30 and 45 degrees. The control portion enables the inversion of the panel (11) into the container (10) to compensate for vacuum or reduced pressure induced within the container as the liquid cools down. The base (2) can also have a plurality of reinforcing ribs (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CO2 PAC Limited
    Inventor: David Murray Melrose
  • Patent number: 11375783
    Abstract: A containment device that converts between three different forms and includes a multilayer base. The forms include: 1) a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface; 2) a small volume bag or flexible container for holding the items inside, where the lip is gathered or compacted, e.g., by a drawstring, to form an annulus from the lip; and 3) a larger-volume, cylindrical-shaped bag, which may be used as a shopping bag. The cylindrical-shaped bag may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the mat configuration or the drawstring bag configuration, and the lip may be stored between the layers of the base when the device is in the cylindrical-shaped bag configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Amy S. Fazackerley, Adam D. Fazackerley
  • Patent number: 11375788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luggage with a support. The luggage with the support according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body unit having a storage space therein; a cover unit closing the storage space of the main body unit; and a frame unit provided on a rear surface of the main body unit to form a support supporting the main body unit. Here, the frame unit includes: a first frame having one side fixed to a lower portion of the main body unit and the other side that is rotatable; and a second frame moving along the rotation of the first frame and forming the support with the first frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: JOURNEY JOURNAL PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsuk Shim, Meiqi Beatrice Wee
  • Patent number: 11350715
    Abstract: Case for containing an item and method of manufacture comprising: a first panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the first panel. A second panel having a perimeter edge and at least one hinge for folding the second panel. A side panel. A first fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the first panel. A second fastener configured to attach the side panel to the perimeter edge of the second panel. Method of manufacture of a layered material comprising the steps of: placing a substrate between a first and a second layer of self-reinforced polypropylene (srPP). Bonding the layers of srPP and substrate by: stitching, or riveting through the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP; or gluing the first layer of srPP, the substrate and the second layer of srPP together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PAUA TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Bladd-Symms, Michael Titley
  • Patent number: 11350717
    Abstract: A footwear carrying system may include first and second separate carriers, each having a first attachment point near a first end of the carrier, a second attachment point near a second end of the carrier opposite the first end, and a third attachment point along a side of the carrier. A first strap may be adapted to connect the first and second attachment points of the first carrier, and a second strap may be adapted to connect the first and second attachment points of the second carrier. The third attachment points of the first and second carriers may be adapted to connect the first and second carriers together. The carriers may be suspended from one or more shoulders of a wearer, or attached to another carrier using the straps or a connection between the first and second carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SWings Products, LLC
    Inventor: Elizabeth Yolanda Dalton
  • Patent number: 11344091
    Abstract: A mechanical wallet or cardholder can be opened using one hand by sliding a top or second plate along rails parallel to a bottom or first plate. A card arm forces cards in the cardholder (i.e., located between the first and second plates) out a second end of the cardholder in a fanned or stepped fashion. A magnet in the card arm and in a first end of the frame (opposite the second end of the cardholder and frame) cooperate to return and retain the card arm and first plate in the closed position. A card lock at the second end of the frame retains cards in the cardholder when the cardholder is in the closed position and allows the cards to be pushed from the second end of the cardholder by the card arm when the second plate is moved to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Peter M. Goodwin
  • Patent number: 11337498
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a wallet comprising an open-sided shell, a flexible member coupled to the open-sided shell, and an elastic band coupled to the flexible member. The flexible member may comprise an internal surface and an external surface located opposite the internal surface. In some embodiments, the open-sided shell is coupled to the internal surface. The wallet may be configured to move between open, closed, and clamshell positions. In the clamshell position, the elastic band may be configured to wrap around an external surface of the flexible member, thereby holding the wallet shut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Dango Products, LLC
    Inventors: Thuan Tran, Charlie Carroll, Binh Tran