Patents Examined by Valentin Neacsu
  • Shrink-formed package
    Patent number: 11584558
    Abstract: An example technique of forming a package includes retaining a package precursor in a support. The package precursor includes a shrink-formable composition and defines an interior volume configured to enclose a component, such as a medical supply. The package may be formed by at least directing a flow of heated medium from a nozzle toward at least one region of the package precursor to cause the at least one region to shrink faster than an adjacent region of the package precursor. In some examples, an example system for shrink-forming a package includes the support and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Buccellato, Jeffrey B. Barnell
  • Methods forming a shipping and display container from a blank assembly using a pre-fold mandrel section
    Patent number: 11565492
    Abstract: A method for forming a container from a blank assembly including a tray blank and lid blank includes folding a first portion of the blank assembly about at least a first face of a first mandrel to form a partially formed container, and transferring the partially formed container towards a second mandrel using a transfer assembly that extends through the first face of the first mandrel. The method also includes transferring the partially formed container from the first mandrel to the second mandrel along a pair of guide rails extending between the first mandrel and the second mandrel, wrapping a second portion of the blank assembly about at least a first face of the second mandrel to form the container, wherein the first face of the second mandrel opposes the first face of the first mandrel with respect to a vertical direction, and ejecting the container from the second mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas D. Graham, Amer Aganovic, Claudio D'Alesio
  • Can lid
    Patent number: 11560255
    Abstract: In an easy open can lid a pulling-up direction of a tab acts toward a center of the lid while securing a finger hooking property with respect to the tab, by devising a shape of an embossed portion. In a can lid in which a tab for score breaking is fixed to a main body, and an embossed portion, into which a fingertip is insertable, is provided in the vicinity of a rear end of a finger hook portion of the tab, the embossed portion has a slope formed at a rear end side of the finger hook portion, and the slope of the embossed portion is provided with a guide recess for guiding a fingertip that extends toward the center of the lid at least up to a position thereof facing a central portion in a width direction of a back surface of the finger hook portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Oki, Atsushi Kominami, Ryotaro Isomura
  • Fire protection containment unit for intermediate bulk containers
    Patent number: 11559710
    Abstract: A fire protection containment unit for protection of an intermediate bulk container (IBC) having an internal flame and drain barrier disposed above a basin portion of the containment unit. The barrier includes pans having an impact surface that is angled to drain toward a central grid of the barrier to direct escaped liquid from the IBC into the basin portion of the containment unit. The basin portion includes a base surface on an incline to define a pooling region of the containment unit to collect escaped liquid from the IBC. The containment unit includes containment walls which define various configurations of the containment unit including an open configuration, partially open configuration, a completely contained configuration and a packaged configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Viking Group, Inc., Minimax Viking Research & Development GmbH
    Inventors: Martin H. Workman, Shawn J. Feenstra, Derek J. Scheffers
  • Compressible non-fibrous adjuncts
    Patent number: 11540832
    Abstract: Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the stapling assembly includes a cartridge having a plurality of staples disposed therein and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge. Adjunct systems for use with a surgical stapler are also provided. Surgical end effectors using the stapling assemblies are also provided. Methods for manufacturing stapling assemblies and using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hardik Kabaria, Farhad Javid, David Arthur Kelly, Elliott Baker
  • Lid assembly operable with one press action mechanism and container comprising the same
    Patent number: 11535431
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lid assembly for use in a beverage container, having a cap, a seal assembly configured to sealably close at least one drink orifice, and an actuator assembly. The actuator assembly is in operative connection with the cap and the seal assembly, and configured to synchronously actuate the cap to rotate and actuate the seal assembly to displace longitudinally, so as to open the drink orifice for dispensing and close the drink orifice via a single press action. The invention also relates to a beverage container comprising such a lid assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KING'S FLAIR DEVELOPMENT LTD.
    Inventors: Siu Wah Wong, Chi Yeung Chan, Fat Sun Kwok, Shun Sang Poon
  • Cup
    Patent number: 11535427
    Abstract: A cup includes a cup body and a cup lid. The interior of the cup body is hollow, and the top of an inner wall of the cup body is provided with a connecting piece. The cup lid is covered on the cup body. The cup lid includes an inner layer cylinder, a sandwich cylinder sleeved on the inner layer cylinder, an outer layer cylinder sleeved and clamped on an upper portion of the sandwich cylinder, a first sealing ring with an elasticity sleeved on a lower portion of the sandwich cylinder, a sealing cap detachably mounted at the bottom of the sandwich cylinder, and a cap shell covered to the outer layer cylinder and fixedly connected to the inner layer cylinder. A cylinder wall of the outer layer cylinder is provided with a connecting groove corresponding to the connecting piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DREAM HOUSEWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zengyu Wang
  • Staple cartridge comprising driver retention members
    Patent number: 11529137
    Abstract: A staple cartridge for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a cartridge body comprising a tissue-supporting surface, a staple cavity defined within the cartridge body, a staple removably positioned in the staple cavity, and a staple driver movably positioned within the staple cavity, wherein the staple driver is configured to support the staple. The staple cartridge further comprises a wedge sled translatable between a proximal end and a distal end of the staple cartridge, wherein the wedge sled is configured to move the staple driver from an unfired position to a fired position during a staple firing stroke, and a driver retention member configured to retain the staple driver in a retention position that allows for the wedge sled to be retracted after the staple firing stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris
  • Multipurpose carrier with compartment for western hat
    Patent number: 11523667
    Abstract: A cowboy hat carrier compartment is defined by a substantially rigid base and cover. The cover may be opened with a zipper, buckle or latch. The hat compartment contains a rigid tray on which the hat is stored. The tray includes a frustum-shaped mandrel that is sized, shaped and positioned to fit into the dome of the hat. The tray also includes a pan for supporting the brim of the hat. The front of the pan includes a recess sized and shaped to receive a dipped front of the brim of the cowboy hat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: HatPac, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Brent Walker
  • Tank and manufacturing method for tank
    Patent number: 11486545
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a tank includes: a step of forming a structural body constituted by a liner and a fiber reinforced resin layer placed on the outer periphery of the liner, the structural body including a cylindrical portion and dome portions provided in opposite ends of the cylindrical portion in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion; a step of winding a heat insulating sheet around the fiber reinforced resin layer after the step of forming the structural body, the heat insulating sheet having notches in dome forming portions provided to correspond to the dome portions; and a step of covering the dome portions with the dome forming portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Katano
  • Tamper evident plastic food container
    Patent number: 11479389
    Abstract: The tamper evident container includes a base with a base hinge panel and a lid with a lid hinge panel. A hinge connects the panels. A frangible line extends from an edge of the lid hinge panel to a first point on the panel and then outwardly to the hinge. The frangible line crosses the hinge and extends inwardly to a second point on the base hinge panel. From the second point the frangible line extends to an edge of the base hinge panel. When the container is initially sealed, the frangible line separates upon the application of an upwardly directed force to a first portion of the lid hinge panel while a second portion of the lid hinge panel is held in a fixed position or moved downwardly. The separation of the frangible line creates two grasping portions that can be used to pull the lid from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Anchor Packaging, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Krueger
  • Surgical stapling device
    Patent number: 11478245
    Abstract: Surgical stapling apparatuses have a buttress attached thereto. The buttress includes an elongate rectangular body having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and opposing lateral sides running along the elongate rectangular body from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The buttress possesses a layer of a therapeutic agent on at least the proximal portion. In embodiments the buttress possesses the therapeutic agent at both the proximal portion and the distal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: COVIDIEN LP, MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Gerald N. Hodgkinson, Michael A. Soltz, Sulaiman Hussaini, Souad Sedlik
  • Tamper evident plastic food container
    Patent number: 11479392
    Abstract: The tamper evident container includes a base with a base hinge panel and a lid with a lid hinge panel. A hinge connects the panels. A frangible line extends from an edge of the lid hinge panel to a first point on the panel and then outwardly to the hinge. The frangible line crosses the hinge and extends inwardly to a second point on the base hinge panel. From the second point the frangible line extends to an edge of the base hinge panel. When the container is initially sealed, the frangible line separates upon the application of an upwardly directed force to a first portion of the lid hinge panel while a second portion of the lid hinge panel is held in a fixed position or moved downwardly. The separation of the frangible line creates two grasping portions that can be used to pull the lid from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Anchor Packaging, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Krueger
  • Compressible non-fibrous adjuncts
    Patent number: 11471158
    Abstract: Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the stapling assembly includes a cartridge having a plurality of staples disposed therein and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on the cartridge. Adjunct systems for use with a surgical stapler are also provided. Surgical end effectors using the stapling assemblies are also provided. Methods for manufacturing stapling assemblies and using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Michael J. Vendely, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hardik Kabaria, Farhad Javid
  • Portable airtight box and box cover thereof
    Patent number: 11472607
    Abstract: A box cover for a portable airtight box, comprising an upper cover, a lower cover, a sliding plate, a reset spring, a pinching member, a lower cover plate, and a sealing ring, wherein the upper cover is fixedly connected to the lower cover, an accommodating space is formed between the upper cover and the lower cover, and the sliding plate is movably arranged within the accommodating space, wherein the reset spring is disposed between the sliding plate and the lower cover, wherein the sliding plate is capable of moving upward relative to the lower cover, wherein the pinching member is movably arranged on the upper cover, and the pinching member abuts against the sliding plate, wherein the lower cover plate is movably arranged at outer bottom of the lower cover, and the lower cover plate is fixedly connected with the sliding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hui Hu, Siwen Wang
  • Self opening wide mouth carryout bag pack, apparatus and method of making same
    Patent number: 11472148
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a self-opening wide mouth bag pack includes a supply of flexible film material. An extruder forms a continuous tube. A flattener flattens the tube. A first sealer forms a bottom seal across a width of the flattened tube. A cutter cuts the flattened tube into bag blanks has a bag mouth at a predetermined distance from the bottom seal. Second and third sealers form angled seals at lower corners of the bag blank forming a flat bottomed bag. An adhesion knife penetrates the bag pack adhering adjacent bag blanks together in the bag pack. An aperture maker forms apertures for suspending the bag pack from a dispensing rack. The pack is attached to the dispensing rack and the front wall of the subsequent bag is adhered to the rear wall of a first bag, thereby causing the first bag to open when pulled from the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Gregorio Lim Tan
  • Self opening bag pack, apparatus and method of making same
    Patent number: 11472147
    Abstract: An apparatus for making a self-opening bag pack includes a supply of film material. An extruder forms a continuous tube of film. A flattener flattens the tube. A corona treater treats at least one surface of the flattened tube. A first sealer forms a bottom seam across a width of the flattened tube. A cutter cuts the flattened tube into bag blanks at a predetermined distance from the bottom seam. A stacker forms the bag blanks into a bag pack. A non-linear adhesion knife penetrates the bag pack and adheres adjacent bag blanks together in the bag pack. An aperture maker forms means for suspending the pack from a dispensing rack. The pack is attached to the dispensing rack and the front wall of the subsequent bag will be adhered to the rear wall of a first bag, thereby causing the first bag to open when pulled from the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Gregorio Lim Tan
  • Head frame of golf bag with self-locking support rod
    Patent number: 11471735
    Abstract: A head frame of a golf bag with a self-locking support rod includes a frame body, a through hole, a groove, a snap lock and a rotatable fixing shaft. The through hole, the groove, the snap lock and the rotatable fixing shaft are provided on the frame body. The snap lock is configured to rotate around the rotatable fixing shaft in the groove to open and automatically block the through hole. During use, the support rod can be freely inserted in the through hole, a bag body and a fixing hole at a bag base to straighten the golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Youli Wang
  • Container closure for a beverage can
    Patent number: 11465827
    Abstract: A container closing device for a beverage can having an opening tab which is disposed on a can lid and pivotable about a pivot reception formed in a lid bottom, the opening tab being provided with a reactive surface on its underside facing the lid bottom for contact with a liquid pouring from the pouring opening, a sealed space being realized in the area of the reactive surface and a closing piece disposed in the lid bottom between a pouring protrusion and the lid bottom so that the reactive surface is disposed at least partially in the sealed space and is sealed against the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SEIDEL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Franz Christian Ritzenhoff
  • Removable divider
    Patent number: 11452350
    Abstract: A divider assembly including a divider having a divider wall, a first divider attachment structure coupled to a first end of the divider wall, and a second divider attachment structure coupled to a second, opposite end of the divider wall. Each of the first and second divider attachment structures has one of a protrusion configured to be slidably received in a correspondingly-shaped channel, or a channel configured to slidably receive therein a correspondingly-shaped protrusion, to thereby retain the divider in place. The first and second divider attachment structures each have a pair of parallel flanges that closely receive the divider wall therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BIG TIME PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod Thomas Streng, Christopher Matthew Weed, Mark Lee Butts, Ryan Lee-Nowland Kubica, James Blake Fievet, Jing Li