Patents Examined by William A. Rivera
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Patent number: 11529027Abstract: Systems and methods for holding dispensing a paper roll product. Exemplary systems include a wall mount, a first arm coupled with the wall mount via a first bearing mechanism, a second arm coupled with the first arm via a second bearing mechanism, a third arm coupled with the second arm via a third bearing mechanism, and a holder arm coupled with the third arm via a fourth bearing mechanism, the holder arm configured to support a paper product roll, such as a toilet paper roll.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventor: Theodore R. Steinke
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Patent number: 11518645Abstract: A lightweight paper tube structure capable of high loading is provided. The tube structure comprises an inner tube and an outer tube with an annular space being formed between the outer tube and the inner tube; a first paper ring and a second paper ring fitted at two ends of the annular space respectively, and a foamed body discposed in the annular space, the annular foamed body being supported between the outer tube and the inner tube. The structure enables the paper tube to retain a light weight and can also enhance the loading strength of the paper tube, thus achieving the substantial effect of preventing deformation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Sonoco Development, Inc.Inventors: Kwang-Wei Ho, Hsiang-Shou Hsu
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Patent number: 11521652Abstract: Provided is a recording tape cartridge including: a case that accommodates a reel on which a recording tape is wound and includes a reference surface that serves as a reference in an axial direction of the reel in a case where the case is loaded into a drive device; noncontact communication mediums on which individual information is recorded, the noncontact communication mediums being accommodated in the case in a state where at least two noncontact communication mediums overlap each other and having a plate shape; and a supporting portion that is formed in the case and supports the noncontact communication mediums such that the noncontact communication mediums are disposed while being inclined with respect to the reference surface at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Yosuke Sumiya
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Patent number: 11518565Abstract: A portable film packing apparatus includes a main body including a holding-and-drawing rod at the middle portion of the main body, a first combining rod is at a one end, and a second combining rod is disposed at the other end of the main body; a first roller unit having a first roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a first roller unit gears; and a second roller unit having second roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a second roller unit gears, wherein the first roller unit and the second roller unit are provided with the pair of the first roller unit gears and the pair of the second roller unit gears to mesh with each other, wherein a diameter of the first roller is smaller than a diameter of the second roller.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventor: Ming Chu Voo
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Patent number: 11518566Abstract: A portable film packing apparatus includes a main body including a holding-and-drawing rod at the middle portion of the main body, a first combining rod is at a one end, and a second combining rod is disposed at the other end of the main body; a first roller unit having a first roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a first roller unit gears; and a second roller unit having second roller having its opposite ends respectively fixed with a pair of a second roller unit gears, wherein the first roller unit and the second roller unit are provided with the pair of the first roller unit gears and the pair of the second roller unit gears to mesh with each other, wherein a diameter of the first roller is smaller than a diameter of the second roller.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventor: Ming Chu Voo
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Patent number: 11510530Abstract: The hub described herein is adapted for specialized use with relatively larger diameter tissue roll cores and large width rolls. The hub prevents the practical use of smaller tissue rolls having smaller core diameters and/or being a smaller width roll. The hub allows for custom matching a bath tissue roll with a particular hub for quality control purposes. The hub facilitates the installation of a predetermined uniform bath tissue to be mounted in a dispenser with the hub.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: von Drehle CorporationInventors: Danielle Cannon, Jason Gscheidmeier, David Hine
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Patent number: 11497359Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing web of paper, the dispenser including a housing, a dispensing opening defined in the housing for dispensing paper. A tear unit is arranged at the dispensing opening for facilitating tear of the paper upon moving the tissue paper over the tear unit. The tear unit includes a tear unit body, and the tear unit body includes a friction surface provided with an elastomer. The elastomer includes rounded protrusions distributed along the friction surface such as to facilitate tearing during dispensing.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Ali Bagherzadeh, Per Möller, Martina Johansson, John Hulterström, Yves Stoeffler
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Patent number: 11498800Abstract: A tape roll dispenser has a backplate, a spindle, a cutting surface, a tab, and a writing device holder. The spindle is an arcuate channel with a bottom trough that extends outwardly from the upper section of the backplate and a sidewall that is parallel to the backplate's plane. The cutting surface extends outwardly from the bottom section of the backplate, and the tab extends upwardly from a center section of the cutting surface between serrated edges at opposite sides. The writing device holder has a pair of posts connected to and extending outwardly from the external surface of the sidewall with a rod connected between the posts and alternative writing device holders can be attached to different locations on the spindle or to the backplate, the cutting surface, or the tab. The serrated edges have a longer tooth positioned between two sets of teeth.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventor: Emmanuel Robles Martirez
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Patent number: 11492224Abstract: A magazine has a generally rectangular, prismatic shaped body with a lid. The body has a front with an opening, an opposite back, a bin upon the back, a left side and an opposite right side spanning from the front to the back, a toothed rack on each side, a spindle assembly between the two racks, and a base beneath the front, the back, and the two sides. The lid rests upon the front, the back, the left side, and the right side in a spacing above the base. Each spindle of the assembly receives a roll of wrapping paper, oriented parallel to the front. Each spindle has an end cap and an opposite movable cap engaging a dock upon a cover. The spindles rotate upon gears with the spindle assembly upon the racks. Grips upon each spindle allow a user to unroll paper as desired.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventor: Ivan North
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Patent number: 11492225Abstract: The coating film transfer tool includes: a feeding core around which transfer tape is wound and that feeds a piece of transfer tape, the piece of transfer tape including a piece of base tape and a coating film that is provided on one surface of the piece of base tape; a transfer head that presses the coating film against a transfer target and transfers the coating film thereonto; a winding core that winds up the piece of base tape from which the coating film has been transferred; and an intermediate roller that rotates as the piece of transfer tape travels, in contact with a first surface of the piece of transfer tape fed from the feeding core, the first surface being a surface on which the coating film is not provided. A second surface of the intermediate roller is adhesive with respect to the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Watanabe
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Patent number: 11478112Abstract: An assembly, kit, and method for water-proofing a rolled web material dispenser. The assembly includes a mounting plate that is constructed to engage a back surface of a housing of the web material dispenser and includes a gasket that is disposed between a front surface of the mounting plate and the back surface of the housing to form a watertight seal therebetween. A plurality of ribs extend in a rearward direction towards a mounting surface from a back surface of the mounting plate and define a plurality of channels that guide water sprayed above the dispenser away from a cavity enclosed by the housing. The assembly preferably includes a plug that is preferably tethered to the mounting plate and is constructed to cooperate with a keyhole of the dispenser housing and form a watertight seal therewith.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: San Jamar, Inc.Inventor: Michael Young
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Patent number: 11479431Abstract: Various dispensing systems with floating support rollers are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dispensing system can include a housing, roll support arm, and a dispensing mechanism that can enable dispensing of tissue from a roll mounted on the roll supporting arm. The dispensing mechanism can include a main roller and a support roller. The support roller can move from a first position to a second position in response to a user pulling on a tail end of the tissue. The support roller can be biased towards the first position and can apply a compressive force to the main roller in the second position. The compressive force can urge the tissue towards the main roller and can provide improved tissue support.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Dispensing Dynamics International, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Trampolski
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Patent number: 11478113Abstract: A pivoting toilet paper holder system providing easy access to toilet paper. The novel system uses a pivoting shaped arm and a stop assist. The system has embodiments, alternatives, and variations.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventor: William Peter Spraul
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Patent number: 11478111Abstract: A sheet material dispenser can include a dispenser housing that supports one or more supplies of sheet material, and a feed roller configured to engage and feed the sheet material from the dispenser housing. The dispenser also can include a sheet material loading assembly including a cover that is rotatably connected the dispenser housing and movable between a closed position and an open position. The sheet material loading assembly further can include a roller that is rotatably connected to the cover and configured to be coupled to a portion of sheet material from one of the supplies, with the cover in its open position, and to press the portion of sheet material into engagement with the feed roller body, with the cover in its closed position, to initiate dispensing of the at least one supply from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Valve Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Charles Agnew Osborne, Jr.
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Patent number: 11479440Abstract: Described herein is a fish tape reel comprising a housing with two side shells coupled together. The housing defines an internal cavity. An internal portion of the housing defines a plurality of flat gripping portions and a plurality of finger notches. The housing comprises a plurality of tabs in the internal cavity, the tabs interfacing against an inner annular portion that is coupled to the handle when the handle rotates around the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Caleb C. Adams, Eric J. Williams, James A. Cemke, Jr.
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Patent number: 11472653Abstract: A strapping material dispenser may include a housing having a hinged door. A roll of strapping material may be received within the housing and fed into contact with an advancing wheel. A portion of the advancing wheel may extend outside the housing to be contacted by a user. Rotation of the advancing wheel dispenses strapping material from the dispenser. A cutting mechanism may be arranged within the housing to cut the strapping material once the desired length has been dispensed from the dispenser. A motor and digital control circuit may be provided to electronically control the advancing wheel and therefore the dispensing of material from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Case-N-Cut, Inc.Inventors: Micheal D. Jones, Jeffrey M. Jones
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Patent number: 11465876Abstract: A multi-functional winding roll, comprising: a housing (4), the housing having a cuboid hollow structure, circular openings (61, 62) being provided on a front panel (41) of the housing and a rear panel (42) of the housing respectively, rectangular openings (63, 64) being provided on a left panel (43) of the housing and a right panel (44) of the housing respectively; a grip (2), both ends of the grip being rotatably connected to an upper panel (45) of the housing, an elongated groove (8) being provided at the upper portion of the grip; a work lamp (1), the work lamp being provided inside the elongated groove; a roller (11), the roller being provided inside the housing; a socket (5), the socket being fixed inside the roller; and a box cover (10), the box cover fitting the end of the roller which is close to the rear panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SHANGHAI EASY-USE TOOLS ENTERPRISE CO., LTDInventor: Shiyu Sun
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Patent number: 11465871Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tape dispenser for dispensing tape from a tape roll received therein. In one embodiment, the tape dispenser comprises a main body with a mandrel adapted to receive and releasably retain a tape roll, and wherein the mandrel allows rotation of the tape roll about a mandrel axis. It further includes a cutting arm comprising a blade attached to the main body for cutting the tape and positioned at a distance from the mandrel axis. The tape dispenser further includes an attachment unit for temporarily and releasably attaching the tape dispenser to a furniture, wherein the main body is pivotably attached to the attachment unit, and wherein a pivot axis is perpendicular to a mandrel axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventor: James E. Nash
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Patent number: 11465781Abstract: A tape drive comprises a roll of a tape that can be extended from a rolled state to an extended state. The tape includes a rigid material that supports the tape and a pliable material disposed at least partially on one side of the tape. A compression roller is disposed on a side of the tape and is biased toward the tape. A drive roller is disposed on the other side of the tape. The drive roller comprises an uneven surface that mechanically engages the pliable material of the tape, without protruding through the tape, as a result of the bias of the compression roller forcing the tape toward the drive roller. A motor turns the drive roller to extend the tape from the roll as the protrusions of the uneven surface of the drive roller mechanically engage the pliable material of the tape as the drive roller turns.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: River Front Services, Inc.Inventors: Donald Ray Brown, Anthony Miles Brown, Thomas Jeffrey Harvey, Colleen Roseanna Harvey, Toby Justin Harvey
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Patent number: 11465872Abstract: A device for dispensing rolled items, such as tape. The hand-held or mounted tape dispensing device is designed to accommodate variously sized or shaped rolls of tape. The tape dispensing device for dispensing a tape may comprise a support structure and one or more tape holder sliders configured to be moveable from a first position to at least one second position. The tape dispensing device may also include one or more tape holder sliders, which may move simultaneously in a single direction. The tape dispensing device may also include a tape dispenser blade having a cutting edge and configured to be moveable from a first position to at least one second position and to rotate to a position along the cutting edge at different angles.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: SNJ Patents, LLCInventors: Charles Theofilos, Stefan Theofilos, Krutik Shah
