Patents Examined by Tri M. Mai
  • Patent number: 11672314
    Abstract: A luggage apparatus and solution equipped with drawers and retractable wheels configured to facilitate the organization and segmentation of items packed for transit providing for ease of access of specific items without the need to unpack the entirety of the luggage. The apparatus is equipped with multiple compartments, as well as multiple drawers. Each drawer has a lock which is configured to bind against multiple sides of each drawer to ensure the drawers remain in the closed position even when subjected to shock. Drawers are further segmented with fabric dividers. A primary zippered compartment and top zippered compartment provide additional storage space. A carry-on embodiment and a large embodiment are disclosed. The carry-on embodiment employs solely fabric dividers in lieu of drawers, and has a retractable table integrated into the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Diana R Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11667459
    Abstract: A disposable receptacle useful with an infant feeding system, including a pliable pouch. The pliable pouch may have a single compartment, or a pair of compartments wherein a first compartment is filled with powdered formula, and a second compartment is filled with distilled water. When compartmentalized, the compartments are separated by a burst seal designed to fail upon subjection to pressure of between about 1-3 lbs. The receptacles include a cylindrical fitment with a one-way valve removably positioned therewithin. A top seal of the pliable pouch is secured about the body of the fitment. The receptacles may be used with an infant feeding system having a support disc with an aperture to receive and secure the fitment, and a nipple having an internal chamber sized and configured to tightly and removably receive a portion of the fitment. The infant feeding system may optionally include a bottle and a securing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Sonia Gonzales
  • Patent number: 11666129
    Abstract: A quick-release rifle mounting system, comprising: (a) a mounting panel having a back side for securely engaging to an interior surface of a bag, and a front side having at least two panel loops extending therefrom, whereby each panel loop forms an open channel between the panel loop and the front side of the mounting panel; and (b) a quick-release strap has a grip portion and two strap portions, each strap portion having an end attached to the grip portion, and a free end sized to be threaded through the channels on the front side of the mounting panel. The strap portions are releasably attached at their ends to form strap loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: David Robert L. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 11633026
    Abstract: A handle assembly include right and left straps secured to a handle, the right and left straps each have first magnetic elements secured thereto. A case has second magnetic elements mounted thereto, such mounted to the case with a portion of the right or left strap secured between itself and the case. The magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetic elements draws the handle toward the case. The case may define a recess such that the handle is drawn into the recess and does not protrude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Becklin Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Adrian Tayne
  • Patent number: 11627788
    Abstract: A freely-transformable multipurpose carrier bag. The freely-transformable multipurpose carrier bag can be conveniently moved in the form of a carrier bag both indoors and outdoors and irrespective of the size of a place, can be transformed into and used as a table having a chair, can expose a pre-embedded electronic device component to the outside if needed, so as to enable a user to enjoy various forms of entertainment such as watching TV, using a computer, playing a game, or singing along with music, and can also enable the user to perform a business task, so that the user can universally perform both work and play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Hyun Ok Kim
  • Patent number: 11596580
    Abstract: A nursing bottle having an air returning function comprises a bottle body, a fixing cover, a nipple, a ventilation component, an air conduit, an elastic one-way valve set at a second opening of the air conduit and is located at the interior of the air conduit, a mounting part located on the second opening of the air conduit to secure the elastic one-way valve. The ventilation component, the air conduit, the elastic one-way valve and the mounting part form a gas returning device and are located on the interior of the bottle. The bottle reduces the contacting area between the air and the milk, lowering the amount of vitamin loss. The phenomenon of vomiting milk, choking and flatulence will be omitted since no air bubble is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Qingyang Sun
  • Patent number: 11596843
    Abstract: A golf bag including a body defining a housing adapted to receive one or more golf clubs, and extending between a bottom portion and a top portion. The golf bag further includes an attachment mechanism coupled to the body and configured to secure a first portion of a towel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Olly Eades, Brian J. McGuire
  • Patent number: 11596212
    Abstract: The present invention is a compact wallet designed to present a minimal silhouette in a shirt, pants or purse pocket. Novel features hold the silhouette to the minimal dimensions of a credit card while affording maximal expandability for content storage and accessibility. A novel method makes additional features modularly available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Ridge Wallet LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Kane
  • Patent number: 11583046
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular utility kit employing a containerized storage system. The modular utility kit includes a core having a first pouch, a second pouch, a third pouch, a fourth pouch, a fifth pouch, and a sixth pouch. The modular utility kit further includes a first shell detachably surrounding the core, a second shell detachably surrounding the first shell and the core, and a third shell detachably surrounding the second shell, the first shell, and the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: James B. Obst
  • Patent number: 11583051
    Abstract: An angled wireless charging pocket of a luggage article may include a first cradle arranged to receive and secure at least portions of a power supply, and a second cradle arranged to receive and secure at least portions of a mobile device, the first and second cradles of the pocket aligned at a lower corner and arranged such that the power supply and the mobile device are held and engaged in overlying alignment at the lower corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.
    Inventor: Frank Anthony Quartarone, III
  • Patent number: 11583047
    Abstract: Provided is a lunch box container including a lower housing that is formed to have an inner containing space; an upper housing that is hinged to one edge of the lower housing and is rotatable; an inner case contained in the lower housing and provided with partition walls to separate a plurality of inner spaces; and a locking wing that is formed on the other edge of the lower housing or the upper housing. The upper housing includes a trench portion formed on a lower surface to correspond to an upper end portion of the inner case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FLEXNLOCK
    Inventor: Kyung Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 11583048
    Abstract: A bag with a transparent compartment is shown and described. The bag with a transparent compartment includes a first compartment. The first compartment includes a base having a plurality of sidewalls rising therefrom and a top section secured to the sidewalls at an end opposite the base. At least one of the sidewalls is comprised of a transparent material. An opening is located through the top section. The opening leads into the first compartment and the opening is further comprised of a closure device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Lenora Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11571053
    Abstract: A portable pack includes a bag having a chamber defined by an end wall, a first side wall extending from the end wall, and a second side wall extending from the end wall and spaced apart from the first side wall. A distance between the first side wall and the second side wall defines a width of the chamber. The portable pack also includes an inner wall having a central panel, a first end panel connected to a first end of the central panel by a first living hinge and connected to the first side wall by a second living hinge, and a second end panel connected to a second end of the central panel by a third living hinge and to the second side wall by a fourth living hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa R. Gaynor, Carl Behrend
  • Patent number: 11564869
    Abstract: A combined infant feeding and pacifier retention device is an apparatus used to retain and distribute breastmilk or other fluids. The apparatus is also configured to store a pacifier for selective use. The apparatus comprises a liquid retention chamber, a pacifier retaining mechanism, and a feeding spout. The liquid retention chamber is a contained volume that enables transportation of inserted liquids, particularly milk or breastmilk. The pacifier retaining mechanism is a unit that enables storage of any of a variety of pacifiers. The feeding spout is a unidirectional valve that enables fluid transfer from the liquid retention chamber. The feeding spout is preferably made of any of a variety of soft, bisphenol A-free (BPA-free) materials that effectively operates when utilized as a mouthpiece for an infant. The general configuration of the aforementioned components allows the apparatus to efficiently and effectively store and distribute fluids to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Carlos DaVhon Casarez
  • Patent number: 11547192
    Abstract: Various implementations include a bag organizer system that includes at least one pocket disposed within a bag cavity and is coupled to a fixed surface within the bag cavity. The pocket includes at least one pocket side wall having a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge along a longitudinal axis of the pocket. The first and second edges of the pocket side wall at least partially define an opening to a pocket cavity defined by the pocket side wall and a closed end of the pocket cavity, respectively. The pocket is expandable and collapsible, and the pocket is coupled to the fixed surface by a single seam extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pocket, and the closed end of the pocket is not coupled to the fixed surface such that the pocket is hingedly coupled to the fixed surface via the single seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Renee Boncore Scalzini
  • Patent number: 11547635
    Abstract: A dispensing cap comprising a grasping body, a spout engaging bore and a dispensing coupling. The dispensing coupling has a dispensing cap coupled thereto through a tether. A pouch assembly is likewise disclosed, as is a process of enteral feeding with a pouch and a dispensing cap attachable to the spout. The dispensing cap can be provided and attached to a spout of a pouch (upon removal of a filling cap) wherein the dispensing cap may be provided in a sterilized bag or pouch prior to use. Methods and processes are likewise disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: LACTALOGICS, INC.
    Inventors: Glenn Wayne Snow, Laura Jane Salter
  • Patent number: 11547189
    Abstract: A transparent bag suitable for carrying into venues holding out such security requirements and a cover that can be removeably secured to the bag to provide privacy and safety when the bag is not being inspected but that can be removed to facilitate bag inspections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Leigh Ann Barnes-Bauerle
  • Patent number: 11547190
    Abstract: A travel bag assembly that utilizes a bag construct with a top surface. A retractable pull handle is provided. A depression is formed in the top surface of the bag construct. A support platform is provided that either directly fits into the depression or can be folded to fit in the depression. The support platform is connected to the bag construct by at least one adjustable shaft. The adjustable shaft enables the support platform to be selectively adjusted in elevation throughout a range above top surface of the bag construct without effecting the retractable pull handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Eric A. DeVeaux
  • Patent number: 11540606
    Abstract: A luggage cover and wheel well assembly for transporting luggage. The luggage cover includes a generally rigid base and wheel well assembly positioned within the protective base. The wheel well assembly includes a base support and a pair of expandable members. The expandable members cooperate with the base support to move between a retracted position to an expanded position to secure luggage of various sizes within the luggage cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Carlton W. Chandler
  • Patent number: 11540607
    Abstract: A bag accessorizing system that enables a user to attach and remove personal items to a bag. The items thus attached can quickly be located during transport and removed for use. The accessories are attached by an attachment device that uses a slot and locking strap along with a ring that is attached to the bag. Some accessories can serve in multiple roles such as a belt acting as a bag strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Dixie Sandra Berger, Kirby Alan Berger