For Mixing Patents (Class 206/219)
  • Patent number: 10301087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bottle comprising: a lower section, a container for enclosing and holding a first substance, the container being located inside the bottle, a lid for closing the container, an upper section connected to the lower section and for holding a second substance above the lid, a seal located between the lid and the container to assure that the second substance contained in the upper section does not mix with the first substance of the container (9), and a push-release system to displace the lid to permit mixing of the first and second substances. The push-release system includes the container movably mounted in the bottle between a first position where the container does not act on the lid and a second position in which the entire container is displaced to displace the lid to permit mixing of the first and second substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Angelo Giuliano
  • Patent number: 10286260
    Abstract: A kind of glow ball comprises a ball shell made of flexible and transparent material, and an empty cavity is formed in the said ball shell. The said empty cavity contains chemiluminescent reagents (2-A, 2-B), and the said chemiluminescent reagents solid or liquid or solid-liquid mixture, and the said chemiluminescent reagents are two kinds of reagent sealed separately and can generate chemiluminescent reaction when they are combined. At least one kind chemiluminescent reagent is contained in one or more breakable containers. The application adopts that the inner wall of the ball shell is with protrusions or polyhedral or many pits or grooves and/or protrusive ribs and is placed with dispersed particles, such as scraps of paper, plastic film, or small plastic particles, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Beijing Wenhaiyang Industry & Trading Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhaoyang Jin
  • Patent number: 10286368
    Abstract: System and method for enabling accurate spoilage monitoring of a liquid food product or the like from the moment it is created, until the time it is either consumed or needs to be discarded. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a container for the food product, or a device to be attached to a container, is equipped with a switch, thermometer, other environmental sensors, controller and alarm. The switch is activated automatically or manually at the moment when the liquid food product is created, and then the temperature and other environmental parameters of the food product are monitored during the subsequent course of time, all the while keeping track of the temperature history of the product throughout the period, until the controller calculates that the maximum safe period has expired; whereupon an alarm is activated to warn the user to discard the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Smita Deshpande
  • Patent number: 10285774
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a medical kit, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a medical kit for cleaning endoscopes. In some aspects, a medical kit may comprise an outer bag capable of being vacuum sealed, at least one inner bag contained within the outer bag, at least one solution container comprising a solution contained within the outer bag, at least one absorbent pad contained within the outer bag, and/or the like. The air from the outer bag may be evacuated to form a vacuum seal surrounding the at least one inner bag, the at least one solution container, and the at least one absorbent pad. In an additional aspect, the medical kit may comprise an absorbent pad and solution contained within a bag capable of being vacuum sealed. In yet another aspect, a dispenser may be implemented to dispense medical kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Certol International LLC
    Inventor: Edward A. Cassinis
  • Patent number: 10285844
    Abstract: A fiber-reinforced composite article useful in supporting or immobilizing an injured body part is disclosed. The composite is a multi-layer, flexible precursor including fiber reinforcement plies, which can be rapidly cured into a rigid body using a thermosetting resin. Methods of making and using the same are also disclosed, along with kits containing such composite articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Wichita State University, Commercial Chemistries, LLC
    Inventors: John S. Tomblin, Thomas Aldag, William T. McCarvill, Kimberly M. Reuter, Joel D. White, Andrea C. Meyer
  • Patent number: 10271670
    Abstract: A two beverage drinking lid device for attaching two separate beverage containers to a single lid allows for drinking selectively from either beverage container. The device includes a first connector coupled to a lid for coupling the lid to a first beverage container. A second connector is inset from a perimeter edge of the lid for coupling to a second beverage container wherein the second beverage container is held within the first beverage container. A first opening extends through the lid in environmental communication with the first beverage container. A spout is coupled to the lid and aligned with the second connector to be in environmental communication with the second beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventors: Ron Heiman, Kris Breien
  • Patent number: 10259636
    Abstract: A container (1) with separate sealed compartments for different substances. The container (1) comprises separate and relatively sealed first (A), second (B) and third (C) compartments. The first compartment (A) receives a first substance (such as colorant); the second compartment (B) receives a second substance (such as a developing solution); and the third compartment (C) defines a mixing volume for receiving the first and second substances from the first and second compartments. A rupturable portion adjoins the third compartment (C) and separates the first and second compartments (A, B), from the third compartment so that in use, when the a rupturable portion is ruptured substances from the first and second compartments (A, B) can pass to the third compartment (C). A passage (16) is provided in a wall of the third compartment (C) along an edge not shared with either of the first or second compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventors: Charlotte Welch, Brian Welch, Sally Welch
  • Patent number: 10259637
    Abstract: A multi-functional package has a first reactive liquid component in a primary pouch and a second reactive liquid component in a secondary burstable pouch which is inside the primary pouch. The primary pouch has first and second compartments defined by an interior seal. The secondary pouch is in the second compartment. The interior seal extends only a portion of the way across the primary pouch, leaving a liquid flow passageway so that upon bursting the secondary pouch, the first and second liquid components can be mixed with one another. The internal seal is sized and located so that the multi-functional package is resistant to bursting when subjected to drop testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
    Inventor: John Conrardy
  • Patent number: 10246228
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing container may include a body, lid, valve assembly, and straw. The valve assembly may be movable between a first position to allow contents to be discharged by inverting and/or squeezing the container, and a second position to allow the contents to be discharged by sucking and/or squeezing through a straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, Nathan K. Hirst
  • Patent number: 10231567
    Abstract: Provided is a portable, self-contained beverage apparatus. The beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LIFEFUELS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathon E. Perrelli, David J. Wheatley, Maxim D. Wheatley, Todd Metlen, Connor J. Bacon
  • Patent number: 10226400
    Abstract: A multi-cell container includes a bag of substantially flat shape made of flexible film, a partition wall as a separable seal welding opposite inner surfaces of the bag and dividing an inner space of the bag into a plurality of compartments and an inlet-outlet port located at a periphery of the bag so as to be opened to one of the plurality of compartments for introduction and/or discharge of liquid. The partition wall has a horizontal section extending in a direction along the bottom of the bag and a vertical section bent therefrom and extending to the topside of the bag. A first larger volume compartment is formed on one side of the partition wall adjacent the bag bottom and a second smaller volume compartment is formed on the other side of the partition wall. The inlet-outlet port is opened to the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: EA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kouno, Hidetoshi Sakai, Kaoru Shimizu, Takahide Kawai
  • Patent number: 10220391
    Abstract: Storage assembly for two substances to be mixed prior to use, comprising a closable dropper tip (3). A first storage chamber (7) is formed by the closable dropper tip (3) and a first container part (2, 4), the first container part (2, 4) being provided with at least one aperture (43). A second storage chamber (8) is formed by a second container part (5) which comprises an open end part (52, 53) that closes off the at least one aperture (43) in a first operational position. The first and second container part (2, 4; 5, 6) are moveable with respect to each other, and are in fluid communication through the at least one aperture (43) in a second operational position wherein the total flow surface area of the at least one aperture (43) is at least equal to a cross sectional area of the first container part (2, 4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Eurotrol B.V.
    Inventor: Bartholomeus Henricus Antonius Maas
  • Patent number: 10214339
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a cosmetic arrangement can be provided, which can include a first structure that can enclose a cosmetic active ingredient(s), a second structure that can enclose a solvent solution, a third structure(s) that can separate the solvent solution from the cosmetic active ingredient(s), a medium that can be configured to absorb a mixture of the cosmetic active ingredient(s) and solvent solution, and an indicator structure that can be configured to indicate whether the cosmetic active ingredient(s) and the solvent solution have come in contact with one another. Upon an application of a particular amount of pressure on a portion(s) of the arrangement, the cosmetic active ingredient(s) and the solvent solution can be caused to come into direct contact with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventor: Steven Wang
  • Patent number: 10189617
    Abstract: A formulation dispensing device can include a cartridge receptacle to accommodate and/or secure a beverage ingredient cartridge and permit contents within the cartridge to flow into a bottle or beverage container. Additionally, a formulation dispensing device can include a drink through valve that can permit mixed contents from a beverage container to flow through the drink through valve and be consumed. For example, the formulation dispensing device can include ingredients that can be added to a range of different drinks, including sports drinks, dietary drinks, and as a critical life supporting drinks in humanitarian situations. The formulation dispensing device can also include a lid configured to pivot between open and closed positions and can seal the dispensing device which allows the beverage container to be inverted during consumption without leakage through the first aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Topsters LLC
    Inventors: Mario Junior Irizarry, Daniel Howard
  • Patent number: 10166057
    Abstract: Storage and mixing systems and methods for pasty multicomponent polymethylmethacrylate bone cements, the systems and methods comprise a first tubular cartridge with a first cylindrical internal space containing a first starting component, a first dispensing plunger, a second tubular cartridge that is arranged within the first tubular cartridge. The external wall of the second cartridge touches against the internal wall of the first cartridge and is attached to the internal wall of the first cartridge, whereby the second cartridge contains a second starting component and has a second dispensing plunger arranged in it, whereby a pressing device with a clamping edge for compressing the second cartridge that can be propelled axially in the internal space of the first cartridge is arranged, as seen from the cartridge head, behind the first dispensing plunger and the second dispensing plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: HERAEUS MEDICAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Vogt, Thomas Kluge
  • Patent number: 10150603
    Abstract: A joint compound system is provided including a main container of base joint compound; and an additive container isolated from the base joint compound and housing at least one and preferably multiple additive packages constructed and arranged so that the additive packages are protected from exposure to moisture prior to their ultimate mixing with the base joint compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Sheldon, Nancy L. Bernicke-Grussing, Jeffrey F. Grussing, Salvatore C. Immordino, Jr., Tyler Kincaid, Charles Miller
  • Patent number: 10130745
    Abstract: A package (1) is configured to store a powdery material (2) which is to be mixed with a solvent to form a medical solution, such as a dialysis solution. The package (1) comprises a filled cavity portion (6a) containing the powdery material (2), optionally separated into groups of different composition, and a tab portion (9) integrally formed with the filled cavity portion (6a) and being swept around the filled cavity portion (6a) so as to define a roll-up package. The tab portion (9) forms a protective barrier that shields the powdery material (2), e.g. by counteracting transport of moisture into and out of the package. The tab portion (9) may also stabilize the package. The roll-up package is compact, and simple to manufacture and handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: GAMBRO LUNDIA AB
    Inventors: Petronella Schroeder, Olof Jansson, Torbjorn Linden
  • Patent number: 10124356
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing apparatus may be used to dispense a paint fluid from a paint container that is under pressure and that has a pierceable membrane. The fluid dispensing apparatus may include a valve body having a bore, an adaptor having a bore and a piercing member, and a nozzle having a bore. The fluid dispensing apparatus may be operable to pierce the pierceable membrane to communicate the paint within the paint container with the adaptor bore and with the valve body bore. The nozzle may be operable to permit the paint to flow under the pressure out of the paint container, through the adaptor bore, through the valve body bore and through the nozzle bore to ambient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventor: James J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10123940
    Abstract: A bag assembly includes a pliable housing having a first panel secured to a second panel by a seam so that a cavity is formed between the first panel and the second panel, the seam encircling the cavity. A first tufting couples together the first panel and the second panel at a location spaced apart from the seam so that the cavity encircles the first tufting. In one embodiment the first tufting can circular. A first port is coupled with the pliable housing and communicating with the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: Rudolf Pavlik
  • Patent number: 10118748
    Abstract: Mixing stopper, fixed on the neck of a package which includes a capsule for anchoring to the neck of the package, a receptacle containing a product to be mixed with the content of the package, a lid for closing the open base of the receptacle and a spring fitted between the receptacle and the bottom of the capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Microgaia Biotech, S.L.
    Inventors: Cristobal Sánchez López, José Antonio Pascual Valero
  • Patent number: 10113840
    Abstract: A reactive target for use in target practice with a firearm is configured to, when hit by a projectile, such as a bullet, from a firearm with sufficient force, disperse a material in a manner that provides a visible report of the shooter's results from close up or from a long distance and directly and immediately to the shooter. The reactive target includes an inner container that carries a non-compressible material and an outer container that carries the inner container and a dispersible material, which may be a compressible material. The reactive target is particularly useful with high velocity, high impact force firearms. Methods for making the reactive target and methods of target practice using the reactive target are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Inventor: David P. Farnsworth
  • Patent number: 10107541
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a reusable chemical cold pack. The apparatus includes a body which defines a chamber having two volumes separated by a thin film composite membrane. The thin film composite membrane includes a fabric material sheet, a thermoplastic polymer material sheet, and a polyamide material sheet. A first volume disposed on one side of the thin film composite membrane contains a solvent and a second volume disposed on an opposite side of the thin film composite membrane contains a solute. A check valve is disposed through the thin film composite membrane and enables mixing of the solvent and the solute. The solvent and the solute may also be separated after mixing by diffusion of the solvent through the thin film composite membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kuczynski, Marvin M. Misgen, Debra Neuman-Horn, Joseph F. Prisco, Kevin J. Przybylski
  • Patent number: 10092141
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bag for separating fluids with differing densities. In particular the disclosure relates to a kitchen utensil that can use to separate, for example, gravy or pan juices from cooking fat. The bag includes upper and lower openings and an upper handle. Cooking juices can be placed into the bag via the upper opening. Once closed, the fat will rise while the gravy collects at the bottom of the bag adjacent the lower closure. The lower closure can then be opened to let out the gravy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: My Family's Seasonings, LLC
    Inventor: Christine Y. Quinn
  • Patent number: 10086988
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a configurable packet that enables separately packing two or more condiments which can be mixed according to the user's preferences before the opening of the package and dispensing. According to some aspects, the configurable package can include pre-perforated portions to facilitate or allow a user to controllably mix and/or dispense condiments. Additional aspects include the flexible but still defined package's structure which includes at least two separate internally breachable compartments for at least two separate condiments and a mixed chamber to enable the mixing of the condiments without having to open the packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventor: Katie Rose Grobman
  • Patent number: 10081486
    Abstract: A flexible pouch having a fitment for accessing the hydrogen water mounted in the corner of the pouch. A frangible seal is disposed between the contents of the pouch and the fitment. The frangible seal is placed on the pouch before the hydrogen water is filled into the pouch. The seal is placed just above the level of the hydrogenated water so as to minimize the amount of oxygen that can enter the pouch and contact the hydrogen water and also to prevent the hydrogenated water from coming into contact with the fitment and cap where the hydrogen can escape due to the fitment and cap having little or no barrier properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: R. Charles Murray
  • Patent number: 10080813
    Abstract: An apparatus for aseptic insertion includes a container, a first cover, and a second cover. The container includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a detachable wall disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment. The first cover is sized and configured to attach to the first compartment and the second cover is sized and configured to attach to the container. The detachable wall may defined by a top portion, a portion of a first distal wall of the first compartment, and a portion of a second proximal wall of the second compartment. The detachable wall may be removably attached to the first cover by the top portion of the detachable wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Kevin D. Felder, Michael J. Stokes, Christopher B. Anderson, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, David C. Yates, John W. Willis, Ashvani K. Madan, Donna L. Korvick
  • Patent number: 10076198
    Abstract: A food and condiment kit comprising a container with a top, a bottom, and an interior. A tray coupled to the top of the container includes at least one opening to receive a cup with a first end facing the bottom of the container. A ring with an interior edge and a plurality of clasps disposed around the interior edge is coupled to the first end of the cup. A cutting mechanism coupled to the ring protrudes towards the first end of the cup. A lining covers the open end of the cup sealing the contents of the cup from the contents of the container until the cup is rotated around the cutting mechanism to cut the lining and thereby release the contents therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventor: Bruno Bertin
  • Patent number: 10064473
    Abstract: This cosmetic product dispensing head (30) comprises: a dispensing member (32) for the cosmetic product, having a tubular duct (34) defining a passage (36) for the cosmetic product, and a stopper (60) for closing off the passage (36), movable between a position freeing the passage (36) and a position closing off the passage (36), the stopper (60) comprising a finger (62) and a skirt (64), the outer face (48) of the duct (34) and the inner face (78) of the skirt (64) having complementary cooperating means (80, 82) for securing the stopper (60) to the dispensing member (32). The finger (62) bears a peripheral scraping member (70) protruding radially from a peripheral face (72) of the finger (62), the scraping member (70) having at least one perimeter line (74) suitable for being in contact with the duct (34) when the stopper (60) is in the closing off position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Julien, Patrick Charnay, Gilles Baudin, Patrice Barre, Matthew Forrester
  • Patent number: 10059912
    Abstract: A multi-compartment water-soluble capsule thermoformed from two sheets of water-soluble film, the capsule comprising a least two compartments with a different part of a detergent composition in each compartment, the two sheets of film being sealed together to form seal areas around each compartment, all the seal areas lying substantially in a first plane; —the capsule having at least one larger volume outer compartment and at least one smaller volume inner compartment generally enclosed in the first plane by the outer compartment(s), the outer compartment(s) being separated from the inner compartment(s) by a continuous partition seal area which is substantially rectangular and lies in the first plane, —the outer compartment(s) having a generally rectangular outer perimeter with rounded corners and a substantially uniform cross-section taken along a plane perpendicular to the first plane and perpendicular to the inner seal separating the inner and outer compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart Stephen Cooley, Paul Naylor
  • Patent number: 10059493
    Abstract: A dispensing capsule having a cap body, a bulbous actuator, and a sealing member. The cap body has a lip around its top portion that includes an annular groove on its underside. The bulbous actuator has a perimeter lip around its bottom portion, the perimeter lip having an annular protrusion extending upward. The bulbous actuator is attached to the underside of the cap body such that the annular protrusion of the bulbous actuator engages said annular groove of the cap body. The sealing member is disposed across the bottom portion of the bulbous actuator such that the perimeter lip of the bulbous actuator is disposed between the sealing member the lip of the cap body. The sealing member is configured to rupture upon application of force to the bulbous actuator causing an ingredient in the ingredient storage chamber to be dispensed from the capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Anderson
  • Patent number: 10035146
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the claimed invention includes an oral-fluid collection and testing device that. is simple to operate. The device includes a body assembly and a cap assembly that are easy to handle by a user. A collection sponge projects from an end of the body assembly for absorbing the oral fluid of a donor, A cap assembly is easily aligned with the body assembly by way of visual alignment indicators on both the body and the cap. Once the cap is aligned with the body, a user simply pushes the cap onto the ‘body, which causes a first stage fluid, flow. More specifically, a buffer fluid is released from the cap and mixes with the oral fluid collected on the sponge—After waiting a short time* the cap is rotated, then pushed again, causing a second-stage fluid flow in which the sponge is compressed such that the buffer fluid/oral fluid exits the sponge and flows toward a. pair of test strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Premier Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin S. Fuller, Wayde J. Altendorf, Todd Bailey
  • Patent number: 9993060
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cosmetic container having dual contents, in which first and second materials are separated, but the second material is discharged into the container body 10 and mixed with the first material by a user in use. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the second material that is sensitive to external environments from being exposed to the outside until a user uses it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: F.S.KOREA INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Jae Kwang Hwang
  • Patent number: 9994363
    Abstract: A system and method for supplying liquid laundry detergent refills to a consumer. A new empty refillable original laundry jug or container made of plastic or similar is sold with a small, lightweight first-use pouch of water-soluble laundry detergent pre-mix as a unit at a retail point of purchase. A separate supply of refill pouches of the pre-mix powder are available for purchase at any time after or separately from the original purchase of the original new empty jug. A consumer only needs to purchase the new empty refillable jug (with its included first-use pouch) once; subsequent refill pouches are purchased without a jug, and used to make an unlimited number of liquid refills in the originally purchased jug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Selestial Soap, LLC
    Inventors: Ruth A. Smith, Stephen J. Ezell
  • Patent number: 9974711
    Abstract: Elements of the present invention relate to a portion control cup with multiple chambers for storing, mixing and dispensing substances. Some elements relate to a lower chamber with a removable seal and seal removal tab that can be removed through a slot in an upper chamber wall. Some elements relate to nesting characteristics of the portion control cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Adam Calvin Leffler
  • Patent number: 9975138
    Abstract: A method for fitting a piping nozzle (1) or a part of a piping nozzle (1) in a piping bag (2) comprises placing the piping nozzle (1) in an initial position (3), which initial position (3) is situated at a substantial distance from a piping position (5) located in the piping bag (2), using a piping nozzle applicator (4), which is movable between the initial position (3) and the piping position (5), to releasably engage with the piping nozzle (1) at the initial position (3), using the piping nozzle applicator (4) to bring the piping nozzle (1) from the initial position (3) substantially to the piping position (5) in the piping bag (2), releasing the piping nozzle (1) from the piping nozzle applicator (4) at the piping position (5), and pulling the piping nozzle applicator (4) back from the piping position (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Kee Plastics AB
    Inventors: Lars Krewer, Ebbe Persson
  • Patent number: 9962896
    Abstract: Peelable seals including porous inserts are described. An example peelable seal includes a porous insert positioned between a first sheet and a second sheet. The porous insert includes a plurality of interwoven strands and a plurality of pores adjacent the interwoven strands through which a bond is formed between the first sheet and the second sheet when heat is applied to at least one of the first sheet, the second sheet or the porous insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Fenwal, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Davis, Mark B. Jones
  • Patent number: 9944443
    Abstract: A joint compound system is provided including a main container of base joint compound; and an additive container isolated from the base joint compound and housing at least one and preferably multiple water soluble additive packages constructed and arranged so that the additive packages are protected from exposure to moisture prior to their ultimate mixing with the base joint compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua D. Sheldon, Nancy L. Bernicke-Grussing, Jeffrey F. Grussing, Salvatore C. Immordino, Tyler Kincaid
  • Patent number: 9931458
    Abstract: A method of preparing a pharmaceutical product in a single multiple chamber flexible bag. A pharmaceutical product is introduced in a liquid state into a first chamber of the flexible bag through a first port. The pharmaceutical product is lyophilized within the first chamber of the flexible bag to provide a lyophilized pharmaceutical product. The flexible bag has a second chamber and the first chamber and the second chamber are separated by a breakable seal. The second chamber further includes a reconstituting solution for reconstituting the lyophilized pharmaceutical product in the first chamber. A user may apply pressure to the flexible bag to break the seal and mix the lyophilized pharmaceutical product and the reconstituting solution to order to administer the pharmaceutical product to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ADIENNE PHARMA & BIOTECH SA
    Inventor: Antonio Francesco Di Naro
  • Patent number: 9933198
    Abstract: A personal cooling device that provides cooling to a user, e.g., a wearer's feet, assuring even temperature distribution across contoured surfaces irrespective of the orientation of the personal cooling device and regardless of the pull of gravity. The personal cooling device includes a flexible non-porous upper component, a flexible non-porous lower component, a porous absorbent carrier component, at least one dry chemical reactant and at least one containment including at least one liquid reactant. The carrier component includes at least one dry chemical reactant distributed on the surface area thereof. When the at least one dry chemical reactant is combined with the at least one liquid chemical reactant and is absorbed by the carrier component, an endothermic reaction is produced. The carrier component absorbs the resulting cool substance evenly distributed thereover and, thereby assures equal distribution of this actual cooling throughout the entire device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene L. Benfatti, JoAnne Leff
  • Patent number: 9919859
    Abstract: A food package for wet and dry ingredients with a pull-through sleeve. A container is filled with a wet food product. A sleeve filled with a dry food product is enclosed within the container by having the bottom end of the sleeve affixed to the bottom of the container and the top end of the sleeve extending through a narrow slot in the lid of the container. The sleeve is formed with perforations along its length in a helix. When top end of the sleeve is pulled up through the narrow slot in the lid of the container, the sleeve is stretched and the perforations break following the helical pattern thereby releasing the dry food product from the sleeve into the wet food product in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Rachel Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9913703
    Abstract: An oestrus detector includes a reservoir portion which contains a coloured liquid. The detector further includes a generally planar portion that is attached to and sealed from the reservoir portion, except for an open or closed passage in a seal line separating the reservoir portion and the generally planar portion. In use the liquid is squeezed from the reservoir portion, through the passage, and into the generally planar portion, when the reservoir portion receives pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: BEACON AUTOMATION PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jock McDonald Roberts
  • Patent number: 9901380
    Abstract: A device and method store, mix, and apply polymethylmethacrylate bone cement, and comprise a first container (51) for a first pasty component of the bone cement, a dispensing plunger (54) that is arranged such that it can be shifted in the first container (51) for pressing the content of the first container (51) through a dispensing tube (62) situated opposite from the dispensing plunger (54), whereby the dispensing tube (62) is arranged such that it can be rotated and shifted in longitudinal direction through a feed-through in a side of the container (51) opposite from the dispensing plunger (54), and a mixing facility (72) for mixing the content of the first container (51), whereby the mixing facility (72) is arranged in the first container (51) and is secured to the dispensing tube (62), such that the mixing facility (72) can be moved in the first container (51) by moving the dispensing tube (62) in order to mix the content of the first container (51), whereby a closure (71) that can be opened is arranged
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Heraeus Medical GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Vogt
  • Patent number: 9897549
    Abstract: An analytical device, including: a processing system for treating a liquid sample and for supplying the treated liquid sample to a measuring cell, to the liquid sample; a measuring transducer for registering a measured value of the treated liquid sample variable; a control unit to control the processing system; and an evaluating unit for determining the measured variable based on the measured value registered by the measuring transducer. The analytical device includes at least one first supply container containing a first reagent component, at least one second supply container containing a second reagent component and a mixing apparatus, for mixing a predetermined amount of the first reagent component contained in the first supply container with a predetermined amount of the second reagent component to form a predetermined amount of the reagent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Kathe, Ralf Steuerwald, Thomas Schipolowski, Matthias Knopp, Tobias Zachmann, Thomas Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 9851476
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a bottle that may contain an object. A magnifying unit is positionable within the bottle. Thus, the magnifying unit may magnify the object contained within the bottle thereby facilitating the object to be seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Traci Cole
  • Patent number: 9844490
    Abstract: A device for administering medicine to a person includes a housing that supports an edible carrier. An element is disposed within the edible carrier for forming a recess within the edible carrier when the element and edible carrier are separated. The method includes the steps of forming the recess within the edible carrier, placing medicine within the recess, and administering the edible carrier and medicine combination to the recipient. The edible carrier provides lubrication and a pleasant taste to the person receiving the medicine. The housing may be in the form a spoon with the edible carrier sealed to the spoon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventor: Dolores R. Ewing
  • Patent number: 9834351
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved capsule for substances to be mixed at the time of use. The capsule object of the present invention is applied to close the mouth (1a) of a container (1) containing a solvent (10), and comprises a first part (2), of the known type, intended to be connected to the mouth of the container, and a second part (3), connected to the first part, by a wall (4) which firmly closes the bottom (3a) of the second part (3) and the mouth of the container intended to contain the active substance; the second part has an open upper mouth (3b), which is closed by hermetically removable sealing means when the second part contains the active substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: BIODUE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vanni Benedetti, Roberto Nisica
  • Patent number: 9828143
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing container is provided. The container includes a container body formed from a first flexible material defining an interior cavity. The container includes a membrane formed from a second flexible material and a seal coupling the membrane to the inner surface of the container body. The membrane divides the interior cavity into a contents chamber and a dispensing chamber, and the membrane and the seal are configured to be fluid tight to maintain fluid within the contents chamber prior to rupture of the membrane. The rupture stress of the second flexible material is less than the rupture stress of the first flexible material such that, as fluid pressure within the contents chamber increases, the membrane is configured to rupture without the container body rupturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: MaxPax LLC
    Inventor: Bill Nathan
  • Patent number: 9814846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for detecting information related to a drug reservoir. According to one example disclosed herein, a method includes a detector feature determining an electrical property related to a coded material for a drug reservoir, wherein the coded material comprises at least one circuit. The at least one circuit may be printed onto the drug reservoir. The method further includes determining information related to the drug reservoir based at least on the determined electrical property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Shane Alistair Day, Barry Yates, Richard James Vincent Avery
  • Patent number: 9808585
    Abstract: A drug delivery device for administering a dose of a medicament by way of injection is disclosed, the device including a housing to receive a cartridge at least partially filled with a medicament and being sealed with a piston slidably disposed therein, a drive mechanism having a piston rod to be displaced in a distal direction to operably engage with the piston of the cartridge, a dose button operably engaged with the drive mechanism for at least one of preparing or initiating a dose dispensing action of the drive mechanism, and a protective member adapted to impede actuation of the dose button, wherein the protective member is releasably connected to the housing via a breakable seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Wendland, Steffen Raab, Peggy Rabe
  • Patent number: 9801837
    Abstract: A stabilized formulation of triamcinolone acetonide in a bioadhesive base material is provided. The present invention further includes a method of producing a stabilized non-aqueous TAA formulation and methods of measuring the stability of such TAA formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Michael A. Repka, Hossein Shabany, Angela Sutterer