Patents Examined by T. Mai
  • Patent number: 7370788
    Abstract: A molded article (10) made predominantly of pulp and comprising a bottom portion (13) and a body portion (12), wherein the angle ? between the outer surface of a side wall of the body portion (12) and the ground contact plane (B) of the bottom portion (13) is 85° or greater, and the height of the body portion (12) is 50 mm or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Otani, Yoshiaki Kumamoto, Koichi Sagara, Shinji Kodama, Minoru Goto, Susumu Fujinami, Tokuo Tsuura, Shinji Otakura, Takehiko Tojo, Yukiya Sato, Masataka Ishikawa, Shingo Odajima, Masanori Takita
  • Patent number: 7066365
    Abstract: An apparatus, which can be secured to a vehicle, and which can be used to affix, transport, and deploy shooting sports equipment such as a target dispenser, or a gun-sighting bench rest assembly. The apparatus is most commonly secured to and transported by an all-terrain vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Inventor: Michael S. Brown
  • Patent number: 7036718
    Abstract: A container for carrying produce having dove tail locks is created from a container blank having nonsymmetrical, offset dove tail locks on the edges of the blank. When the blank is on a larger paperboard substrate having multiple blanks, the dove tail locks of a blank border the dove tail locks of an adjacent blank in a configuration that eliminates pinch points. The elimination of pinch points is achieved by having dove tail locks wherein the sides of the dove tail lock diverge from each other at different angles and for different horizontal vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventor: Benjamin W. Quaintance
  • Patent number: 7028872
    Abstract: A storage device for a motor vehicle, such as a station wagon, including at least one partially flexible storage bag, which can be firmly secured in the cargo space, wherein each of two opposing sides of the storage bag features a dimensionally stable supporting section extending along at least one entire horizontal length of the side to which it corresponds, wherein the opposing fronts of the supporting sections can be secured, in a detachable manner, in a mounting device in the cargo space, and the dimensionally stable supporting sections are connected to one another by a flexible folding structure that protrudes into at least one floor section of the storage bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Mark Lobanoff
  • Patent number: 7021526
    Abstract: A packaging case 1 is formed of a unitary blank 1a of paper material. The unitary blank 1a has at least two fold lines 2a, 2b between which a back side wall 6a is formed and both sides of which a bottom wall 10 and a top wall 11 are formed. The unitary blank 1a has also incisions 3a, 3b formed on both ends of the fold lines 2a, 2b. The unitary blank is deep drawn to form side walls 6 on each periphery of the bottom wall 10 and the top wall 11 and form rims 8a, 8b protruding outwardly from each upper end of the side walls 6. The unitary blank is folded along the fold lines 2a, 2b so that the rims 8a, 8b come into contact with each other, whereby the bottom wall 10, the top wall 11, the back side wall 6a and the side walls 6 constitute an inner space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Rengo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Nishikawa, Yousuke Tagami, Taku Furuta, Hiromu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7004365
    Abstract: A transport cage (“cage”) and enclosed case combination, wherein the cage is adapted to attach to a vehicle rack where the cage functions simultaneously as a transport container and as a supplemental rack. The cage comprises a first and second tubular framework respectively defining an open box (“box”) and a lid. The lid can move between an open and closed position with respect to the box. In the preferred embodiment the cage is designed to accommodate a rifle case. At least one connector enables the cage to be connected to a vehicle rack. The first or second tubular framework enable additional items to be attached to the cage such that the cage acts as a supplemental rack. The cage and case combination is particularly suited to carrying additional items on an ATV rack thereby extending the carrying capacity of an ATV rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Inventor: Joseph T. Ingram
  • Patent number: 6938763
    Abstract: A club-carrying apparatus includes a bag and a frame. The frame includes an annular element, a sternum-like element and at least one rib-like element. The annular element is attached to an upper portion of the bag. The sternum-like element extends from the annular element and includes a bone and a skin covering the bone. The rib-like element intersects the sternum-like element and includes a bone and a skin covering the bone. Each of two partitions includes a lower portion attached to the bag and an upper portion attached to the bone of the sternum-like element. Another partition includes a lower portion attached to the bag and an upper portion attached to the bone of the rib-like element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Chenterlon Inc.
    Inventor: Changfu Chen
  • Patent number: 6938806
    Abstract: A golf club rack for a motorcycle comprises a mounting plate that is removably mounted on existing holes in the side of a motorcycle fender and a cradle that is removably attachable to the mounting plate. The cradle has a bottom and upwardly extending sides that hold the golf clubs upright, preferably inclined inwardly, at the side of the motorcycle. The cradle preferably is attached to the mounting plate by a releasable mounting mechanism held in place by a single threaded fastener. Desirably, the mounting mechanism includes a mounting bracket on the cradle that is bolted on a mounting block on the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventor: Cameron P. James
  • Patent number: 6796450
    Abstract: A lightweight hot-fill blow-molded plastic container (10, 110) having a sidewall (16) with a rigid grip portion (24, 124) and a flexible vacuum absorption portion (26, 126).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Roger M. Prevot, David M. Melrose, Richard K. Ogg, Raymond A. Pritchett