Patents Examined by Tri Mai
  • Patent number: 9597564
    Abstract: A golf bag comprises a bag body. A club protection cover capable of axially sliding along a golf bag mouth is disposed in the golf bag mouth at an upper end of the bag body. A slide mechanism is disposed inside the club protection cover. The club protection cover is connected in the golf bag mouth through the slide mechanism. The golf bag can prevent damage to the club, and extend the service life of the club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Aiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 9585452
    Abstract: Luggage of the pull-along type comprises a container, a sleeve fixed to the container, and a telescopic tube mounted in a sliding fashion in the sleeve between a retracted position, and a deployed position. The luggage further includes a resilient element interposed between the tube and the sleeve, designed to allow the tube to be pushed into the sleeve beyond the retracted position against a restoring force exerted on the tube by the resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Louis Vuitton Malletier
    Inventors: Richard Wilczak, Christophe Degoix
  • Patent number: 9580227
    Abstract: A baby bottle for feeding an infant is adapted to store baby formula powder in a nipple cavity separated from fluid in the bottle by a seal plate. The seal plate is dislodged by manual pressure applied to at least one seal plate release button integrated into a collar of the baby bottle, to permit the formula powder to mix with the fluid when the bottle is to be used for feeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Zak Wood
  • Patent number: 9560902
    Abstract: The article of luggage includes a luggage main body having a bottom surface and a cavity formed to receive articles for packing; an expansion body having a perimeter defining a cavity; a foldable gusset joining the luggage main body to the expansion body; and an expansion and locking device disposed internally at opposite ends of the article of luggage. The expansion and locking device is configured to allow free movement of the expansion body in a compression direction towards the luggage main body and configured to allow locking movement of the expansion body in an expanding direction away from the luggage main body. One expansion and locking device is preferably attached to two or more walls of the luggage. After finishing packing, the luggage is closed and the user pushes the expanding member towards the base member, ratcheting the pawl past the ratchet teeth to collapse the luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Briggs & Riley Travelware, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Hogan, Georgene Rada, Jessica LoVerso, Matthew Dierkes, Richard Krulik, Tsung-Ming (Min) Kung
  • Patent number: 9560901
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a container comprising a pump to vacuum the air contained in the container. The pump is combined with the telescopic handle of the container. A check valve in communication with the interior chamber of the container is connected to the vacuum pump for withdrawing air from the container to decrease the volume occupied by the items contained in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Inventors: Marguerite Wytenhove, Jean-Charles Agniel, Riou Agniel
  • Patent number: 9554631
    Abstract: A suitcase includes pivotally attached first and second shells, and latch means for releasably securing the shells when closed. A partition divides the second shell into first and second compartments. Second and third partitions sub-divide the second compartment into first, second, and third sub-compartments adapted to separately store two pairs of shoes, and a blow-dryer. A transparent flap releasably seals the shoe compartments using Velcro, preventing egress of dislodged debris. Fishnet secures the blow-dryer in the third sub-compartment. The first compartment receives a correspondingly shaped case that is partitioned to form a plurality of shaped sub-compartments, to receive correspondingly shaped toiletry items. A pivotal cover seals the case, and alternatively supports it in a selective upright position for hygienic display/use on a vanity countertop of a hotel room. A third shell is pivotally coupled to the second shell to form a tri-fold arrangement for use with a hotel luggage rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: James Bongiorno
  • Patent number: 9533204
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf bag having a stabilization and reinforcement system with a flexible one-piece hinge and methods to manufacture such a golf bag are generally described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. McGuire, John H. Loudenslager
  • Patent number: 9526317
    Abstract: An improved bottle having a mating clip is disclosed. The bottle includes a guide, preferably located on opposing sidewalls of the bottle, to direct attachment features of a clip toward mating attachment features of a bottle in order to facilitate attachment of the bottle to the clip in a tactile fashion. The guide further serves as a release mechanism, in which an inward force applied to the guide will cause deflection of the bottle to separate the clip from the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: AMPHIPOD, INC.
    Inventors: Keith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
  • Patent number: 9499188
    Abstract: The luggage sliders include various embodiments for permanent or removable installation upon the underside of a roll-around suitcase, wheeled cart, or similar article to facilitate movement of the article up a flight of stairs or other stepped inclined surface. Some of the sliders are pivotally extendible and retractable. Others are telescopically extendible and retractable. Still others are pivotally attached to one edge of the article, and pivotally fold against a surface of the article for storage. Still others may be adjustably clamped about the base of the article. Still others are pivotally attached about a wheel axle to rotate and lie beneath the wheel for operation. Still others may be removably attached directly to the wheels of the luggage, cart, or other wheeled article. Still others are pivotally attached to a point on the luggage and telescopically extend to project below the wheel for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mehmet Dondurur, Ahmet Z. Sahin
  • Patent number: 9481388
    Abstract: The luggage sliders include various embodiments for permanent or removable installation upon the underside of a roll-around suitcase, wheeled cart, or similar article to facilitate movement of the article up a flight of stairs or other stepped inclined surface. Some of the sliders are pivotally extendible and retractable. Others are telescopically extendible and retractable. Still others are pivotally attached to one edge of the article, and pivotally fold against a surface of the article for storage. Still others may be adjustably clamped about the base of the article. Still others are pivotally attached about a wheel axle to rotate and lie beneath the wheel for operation. Still others may be removably attached directly to the wheels of the luggage, cart, or other wheeled article. Still others are pivotally attached to a point on the luggage and telescopically extend to project below the wheel for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mehmet Dondurur, Ahmet Z. Sahin
  • Patent number: 9474949
    Abstract: A golf bag is disclosed that includes base formed of a flexible material, such as a polymer foam material. The base is formed as a one-piece element, and the base may be flexible such that the golf bag is supportable in an upright position or an inclined position. A flexion line may be formed in the base to promote flexing or pivoting in a specific area, and wear elements may be added to an exterior surface of the base to impart wear-resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Campbell, Christopher H. Pearson, Randy Wolfe
  • Patent number: 9462863
    Abstract: A rolling bag adaptable for ascending and descending a staircase safely as well as for level and incline rolling. A handle selectively tilts to an angle that provides maximum leverage for ascent and descent of the bag on a staircase. The handle has a locking device that sets the desired tilt angle. The rolling bag has a recessed conveyor at the rear that has a track that selectively loosens when adapting to a staircase by increasing distance the conveyor rolls, the track conforming to a tread and a riser of a staircase. The conveyor has an offset device that selectively adjusts the track tension, the offset device coupled to handle so that when the handle tilts the track tension is loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: David Augenstein
  • Patent number: 9440129
    Abstract: An animal-shaped golf bag is a golf bag that houses, transports, and protects golf clubs and additional items. In addition to maintaining the original functionality of a golf bag, the animal-shaped golf bag additionally provides the aesthetic appearance of an animal. The animal-shaped golf bag features a main animal-shaped body with a club-receiving cavity for storing golf clubs. A rigid base is provided for stability when resting on a surface. A plurality of animal feature-shaped pockets is also present for storing the user's items and providing the aesthetic appearance of an animal. Additionally, the animal-shaped golf bag features a plurality of aesthetic ornaments and a plurality of aesthetic displays that further enhance the aesthetic appearance of an animal provided by the animal-shaped golf bag. The animal-shaped golf bag may be conveniently transported by means of a carry handle and a carry strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Graal Umangil Gaerlan
  • Patent number: 9433838
    Abstract: A shoe holder is arranged for attachment to a golf bag. The shoe holder includes a basket in which a pair of shoes may be retained. The basket includes a cavity that is arranged for accepting the toe-portion of the shoes. An elongate central member extends upwardly from the basket to an upper end. A pair of elastically-deformable spring clips extends from the upper end of the elongate central member and is arranged to engage the rim of the golf bag to secure the shoe holder to the golf bag. A retention strap attached to the elongated central member is configured to extend across the shoes and retain them against the elongated central member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Stout Products, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Stout
  • Patent number: 9421608
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf bags, top dividers for golf bags and methods of making top dividers are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Loudenslager, Brian J. McGuire
  • Patent number: 9408450
    Abstract: A carry-strap assembly for supporting a bag is reinforced, as by elongate members such as wire cables for security. An elongate recess with a mouth is integrally formed within a textile strap adjacent a longitudinal edge of the strap. Adjacent strips of the strap are fastened to close the elongate recess within which the elongate reinforcing member is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: MRM HK LIMITED
    Inventor: Robert Wesley Schlipper
  • Patent number: 9403625
    Abstract: A bottle includes a neck portion having an opening configured to permit filling and emptying of the bottle, a shoulder portion connected to a lower end of the neck portion, a sidewall connected to a lower end of the shoulder portion and extending vertically downward from the shoulder portion, and a base connected to a lower end of the sidewall and forming a bottom surface of the bottle. The sidewall has a plurality of annular ribs extending around a periphery of the sidewall. Each of the annular ribs includes a plurality of sequential enlarged portions interconnected by bridges, with each of the enlarged portions having a vertical width that is greater than a vertical width of each of the bridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: Tropicana Products, Inc., Graham Packaging Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bryan J. Lembke, Raymond A. Pritchett, Jr., Matthew A. Russell
  • Patent number: 9398793
    Abstract: A clutch case comprises a pair of clamshell members hinged together at a bottom edge thereof such that the members, when closed, form an interior chamber for containing objects and, when open, provide access to the interior chamber. The clutch case also includes a smartphone mounting plate to hold a smartphone. The mounting plate is configured so that both any physical buttons as well as the touch screen of the smartphone will be useable when it is still attached to the clutch case. The mounting plate also allows a user to utilize the smartphone's camera while it is still held in the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Fiona Kotur Marin
  • Patent number: 9381797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a recreational vehicle cover, especially a vehicle protecting cover. It is a long rectangle box with a faced down opening and is made of rain-proof and sun-resistant material, comprising a plurality of external surfaces of a right wall and a left wall thereof respectively disposed with a row of laces extended downward; a plurality of internal surfaces of a plurality of upper ends of the right and left walls of the long rectangle box respectively disposed with a row of pocket portions each comprising a pocket with a faced down opening and a pulling rope extended downward; a left rear zipper disposed between a rear edge of the left wall and a left edge of a rear wall of the long rectangle box; and a right rear zipper disposed between a rear edge of the right wall and a right edge of a rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Zhixiong Chen
  • Patent number: 9371172
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention provided a garment box comprising a bottom panel and a container portion that includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall. In particular embodiments, the garment box further includes a walled enclosure portion contiguous to the first side wall and comprising a first fold over panel, a second fold over panel, and a third fold over panel. In particular embodiments, the first and third fold over panels include holes located proximate a mid-point of the panels and the second fold over panel includes a slot. The holes are configured to support a rod that is inserted into the walled enclosure portion. The rod is configured to support one or more heads of clothes hangers inserted through the slot and hung on the rod to secure clothes placed in the container portion for shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Quinto Alessandro Marini, Patrick M. McDavid, Carmichael Salandanan Galang, Briana Marie Wiegele, Matthew James Robke, Stefan Joseph Figurski, Earl Stacey Lee, Jr.