With Recess Or Groove For Article Patents (Class 206/564)
  • Patent number: 8579122
    Abstract: A versatile modular display, with a compound module with a back lid; a frame which is assembled to the back lid, the frame consisting of an upper side, a lower side, lateral sides and a lid; a section with cavities which can be assembled onto the frame, the section including a front wall with a back face, a front face being in contact with the walls substantially perpendicular to a groove; optionally, a connector which can be assembled to the frame; and an interchangeable mask including a back wall and a brace holder to be able to support goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Dimension Espacio, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Dantus, David Canseco, Victor Finkelstein
  • Patent number: 8561828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receptacle (10) for pharmaceutical containers, wherein a plurality of containers are arranged in rows next to one another and behind one another, and each container is arranged in a tube-like receiver (15). According to the invention, the container is cylindrically shaped, and a stop element (16) is integrated in each receiver (15), said element limiting the axial movement of the container in the receiver (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Krauss, Steffen Humpfer, Klaus Ullherr, Werner Mayer
  • Patent number: 8545914
    Abstract: A carrier for food products such as muffins and cupcakes includes a pan and a cover. The pan including multiple pan wells that project from an upper surface thereof. At least some of the pan wells each includes an opening in respective bottom surfaces thereof. The cover includes multiple cover wells or supports projecting from a surface thereof, each corresponding to one of the pan wells. At least some of the cover wells each includes a support extending from a bottom surface thereof. The cover secures to and substantially covers the pan in a first configuration. The pan nests on the cover in a second configuration such that the supports project through a respective one of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Focus Products Group International, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. Mastroianni
  • Publication number: 20130248405
    Abstract: A consumer package is disclosed that can be opened with one hand. The packaging can have a finger or thumb loop attached to a panel that allows a user to use a finger of the same hand holding the package to open the package. The finger or thumb loop can be designed to have strength and structural integrity to open the package rather than just to hold the package. The package can have a finger or thumb grip portion attached to the panel to open the package. The package can have a finger or thumb hold attached to the panel to open the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Jan R. Lau
  • Patent number: 8505768
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a foldable food tray that includes first and second panels, each having upper and lower surfaces and inner, outer, and side edges. Each panel can also include one or more hinge members and one or more locking members. The hinge member(s) can be operatively coupled to one another to permit the first and second panels to move between a closed position and an open position. The locking member(s) can be configured to releasably lock the first and second panels in the open position, thereby preventing the first and second panels from inadvertently moving from the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Envionmental Dining, LLC
    Inventors: Michele E. Bardwell, Neal P. Barnes
  • Patent number: 8490781
    Abstract: A transport container system for spectacle lenses includes a base container having first and second insert receptacles. A first pair of identical inserts for the first and second insert receptacles are provided and each insert has a spectacle lens receptacle for receiving a spectacle lens in a positionally oriented manner. The inserts are insertable into the first and second insert receptacles so that the geometrical centers of the spectacle lenses are arranged at a first distance from one another. A second pair of identical inserts differing from the first pair is provided for the first and second insert receptacles. The inserts each have a spectacle lens receptacle for receiving a spectacle lens in a positionally oriented manner and are insertable into the first and second insert receptacles so that the geometrical centers of the spectacle lenses received therein are arranged at a second distance different from the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Meschenmoser, Wolfgang Widmann
  • Patent number: 8454909
    Abstract: The device comprises a support in the form of a tray or the like, which is at the top and provided inside with first grooves for guiding first cards arranged parallel to each other, forming a single level for the cards and is characterized in that it has sets of grooves interposed between the first grooves, allowing a second level of cards to be placed at a level higher than the first cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Grifols, S. A.
    Inventor: Enrique Martinell Gispert-Sauch
  • Patent number: 8413809
    Abstract: A package of specialty shingles is provided, preferably for containing hip, ridge or rake shingles, with support in the bottom of the package for the shingles that is complementary to the lower ends of nested, stacked shingles in the package. Shaped constraining devices are provided, for retaining the shape of shingles in the package. An assembly of packages of the specialty shingles is provided, in a tray arrangement, and a pallet assembly of various levels of such packages disposed on a pallet are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Koch, Robert L. Jenkins, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Barbara A. McDonough, Paul J. Batt
  • Patent number: 8403144
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a distribution assembly is used to distribute a load of liquid containers. The distribution assembly may include a slip sheet, a pallet divider, and a rotating pallet. The slip sheet may be designed to laterally group two or more liquid containers. The pallet divider may divide the load into sections, each section containing a stack of liquid containers. The pallet divider may restrict access to one of the sections to distribute the liquid containers of the other section. The rotating pallet may rotate the load to allow the other section to be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dean Intellectual Property Services II, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl T. Eiten
  • Patent number: 8381910
    Abstract: A stackable unit having two longitudinal sections and two transverse sections forming a frame with at least one trough having each end fixed to the transverse sections and a fixed cover underneath. Vertical posts are distributed over each longitudinal section for support of a unit stacked above it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Armor Inox
    Inventors: Bernard Cadoret, Olivier Marquet
  • Patent number: 8371447
    Abstract: A portable caddy, comprising: a base portion; a handle portion removably secured to an upper surface of the base portion, the handle portion having a pair of support members and an elongated member extending therebetween, the handle portion being configured to rotatably support a roll of paper towels above the upper surface of the base portion; a plurality of recessed areas disposed in the upper surface; and an opening in a side wall of the base portion, the opening providing access to a receiving area disposed between the upper surface and a bottom surface of the base portion, wherein the receiving area is configured to store a plurality of plates therein and wherein the opening allows removal of the plates from the receiving area and a rotatable base portion securable to a lower surface of the base portion, wherein the rotatable base portion allows the portable caddy to be rotated with respect to the rotatable base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Dewolf, Michael Tomaszewski
  • Patent number: 8365980
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a container for non-liquid food, such as for popcorn, potato chips or french fries, and has a bottom and an upright peripheral wall which together delineate a cavity for holding the food, as well as a pocket, which is formed from parts of the peripheral wall for holding an object that accompanies the food. In order to prevent an escape of the food located in the cavity and/or a contact of the object in the pocket with the food in the cavity, the invention provides that a lower end of the pocket is formed from a movable peripheral wall part which is delineated by two fold lines diverging upwards in a V shape and a punch line or cut joining the upper ends of the fold lines at a distance from an upper edge of the peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: PCO Group GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Wettlaufer, Stefan Lemke
  • Patent number: 8348091
    Abstract: Provided are plate designs that enable a user to hold a plate in one hand, together with a drinking cup in the same hand. The subject designs find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate and a drinking cup simultaneously. The subject designs also find use in various situations in which a user desires to hold a plate securely, in the presence or absence of a drinking cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: John Zox
  • Publication number: 20120305440
    Abstract: A product-stacking structure that holds a plurality of products on a horizontal base and includes a plurality of side sections extending generally upright from the horizontal base section (e.g., walls). The walls are configured and dimensioned for retaining bottom features of the products within. The horizontal base includes a horizontal base surface and a void region creating a boundary that restricts movement of upper features of the products in at least one horizontal direction. The product-stacking structure also includes a supportive pad affixed to the first portion over the horizontal bottom section and within the plurality of side sections to cover the void region and configured for supporting products stacked thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Hexacomb Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Jaegers
  • Patent number: 8317028
    Abstract: A product package having a product tray and an information indicator that can be mounted in the tray. The information indicator is operable to be held in the product tray and the product placed into the tray on top of the information indicator. The tray is operable to protect the product from damage during storage or transport as well as provide an enhanced appearance during display. The information indicator is operable to convey information to the consumer as well as assist in removal of the product from the product tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Zippo Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Gary A. Doster
  • Patent number: 8307978
    Abstract: A suture loading package including a body portion including a securement structure for one or more lengths of suture such that the one or more lengths of suture can be stored prior to use. The suture loading package is configured and adapted to facilitate transferring each of the lengths of suture to a suture loading mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: David Kirsch, Matthew J. Chowaniec
  • Patent number: 8292079
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip holding tray, includes: a base substrate; a first projection provided on the front surface of the base substrate, and disposed on a short edge side of the perimeter of a holding area, has a depression; a first raised portion provided on the front surface, and is disposed on a long edge side of the perimeter; a triangular cross-section second projection provided on the rear surface of the base substrate, and is disposed on a short edge side of the perimeter of a holding area; and a second raised portion provided on the rear surface, and is disposed on a long edge side of the perimeter of the holding area. The tray is arranged such that when two trays are stacked the second projection is fitted in the depression of the first projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Ryohei Tamura
  • Publication number: 20120241349
    Abstract: A bakery tray includes a base and a pair of opposed side walls extending upward from side edges of the base. Front and rear walls extend upward from front and rear edges of the base. A plurality of recesses for receiving bakery items therein are formed in the base. This increases the number of bakery items that can be received in the tray and/or permits a decrease in the stacking height of the trays, thereby permitting another tray to be received on the stack. In one embodiment, the recesses are a plurality of parallel troughs formed in an upper surface of the base. In another embodiment, the plurality of recesses are formed in the ribs in the base, such that the bakery items are received in the recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Gerald R. Koefelda, Alan J. Cook
  • Patent number: 8240474
    Abstract: A packaging article comprises first and second packaging members with one or more depressions and corresponding protrusions, respectively, and can be assembled with their each protrusion received within the corresponding depression. A transverse cross section of each depression is concave. A transverse cross section of each protrusion includes a secondary protrusion that forms a longitudinal ridge; a longitudinal cross section of the ridge comprises one or more concavities. A substantially rectangular object is place in a depression and the first and second packaging members are assembled. The object, received within the depression and located between the assembled packaging members, rests with two opposing edges of the object urged against the concave surface of the depression with corresponding lines of contact oriented substantially longitudinally, and with two other opposing edges of the object urged against the concavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: LightSmyth Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Mossberg, Dmitri Iazikov, Christoph M. Greiner
  • Publication number: 20120160862
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blister package including a blister tray having a plurality of upwardly opening blister depressions. A plurality of consumable products are provided where each blister depression supports one of the plurality of consumable products. A blister cover overlies and encloses the blister depression. The cover is sealed to the tray at a depression boundary about each depression. Each blister depression includes a tapered wall for urging the consumable product out from the blister depression at a location at the blister boundary upon manual exerted on the depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventor: Hector Hugo Jimenez Gutierrez
  • Publication number: 20120138505
    Abstract: Cup retaining apparatus and methods are described herein. Retaining a cup or glass within or along a plate assembly allows for the user to hold both the plate and cup or glass with a single hand. Generally, a cup or glass retaining plate assembly may comprise a platform defining an opening which is sized to support a cup or glass extending at least partially through the platform. A retaining clip or arm may be pivotably attached to the platform and movable between a retaining position and a releasing position, wherein the opening opens along a portion of a periphery of the platform such that the cup or glass is secured within the opening when the retaining clip or arm is in the retaining position and wherein the cup or glass is removable when the retaining clip or arm is in the releasing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Eileen M. RAYNOR
  • Patent number: 8177776
    Abstract: A portable surgical tray unit can include a portable surgical tray for housing a processing unit, and that includes an opening extending entirely therethrough. The portable surgical tray unit can also include a plurality of instruments connected to the portable surgical tray and operably coupled to the processing unit, and a user input device positioned on at least one of the instruments. The user input device can be operably coupled to the processing unit and can be configured to receive a user input for controlling an operating parameter of one or more of the instruments. The processing unit can be configured to receive user input through the user input device and transmit an operating command to the one or more instruments. The portable surgical tray and the plurality of instruments can be sterilized and prepackaged in a single package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
    Inventors: Mark Humayun, Charles DeBoer, Ralph Kerns, Matthew McCormick, Prashant Bhadri, Lawrence Chong
  • Patent number: 8177064
    Abstract: A surgical pack includes a platform having a plurality of recesses configured to function as a surgical tray. A plurality of surgical instruments are contained in a corresponding recess of the platform. The recess may have the shape of the surgical instrument that it is designed to receive. The recess may also include safety mechanisms to protect the tips of certain instruments and to lower the risk of injury caused by them. A packaging or covering holds the platform and the plurality of surgical instruments in a substantially sterile condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
    Inventors: Matthew McCormick, Lawrence Chong, Ralph Kerns, Charles DeBoer, Mark Humayun
  • Patent number: 8166689
    Abstract: An ornamental enclosure for the display of a decorative pin. The ornament may be hung or stood on a flat surface. The enclosure has an opening in the front for viewing the interior which is a cavity for the reception of a puncturable, resilient and removable insert with a central portion made of a material for the piercing through of the post(s) portion of a decorative pin and defining a mounting surface for a decorative pin. The removable insert is placed in the enclosure producing a background for the decorative pin. Once inside the enclosure, the resilient insert assumes a shape conforming to a portion of the interior of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Julie Lyn Emshoff
  • Patent number: 8167129
    Abstract: A tray system, comprising one or more retaining portions for a food container, the one or more retaining portions receiving and securely holding fitted non-slip inserts. The tray system includes one or more feet which are of a depth at least equal to deepest recessed retaining portion of the tray. The feet may allow the tray to sit stably on a flat surface. The tray may have a non-slip removable insert inserted into the retaining portion which may be fitted to the bottom of the retaining portion and may maintain grip on serving tray and food container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Archer Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Ashley Hatcher
  • Publication number: 20120085677
    Abstract: A food storage container system including a plurality of food containers and a tray is provided. Each food container includes a container body defining an interior space for holding a product therein and a lid configured to open and close the interior space. The container body is formed from a material including a silicone elastomer. The tray includes a plurality of holders. Each holder defines a recess sized and shaped to removably hold one container of the plurality of containers therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: HANDI-CRAFT COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller, Janine Berger
  • Publication number: 20120080348
    Abstract: A product package having a product tray and an information indicator that can be mounted in the tray. The information indicator is operable to be held in the product tray and the product placed into the tray on top of the information indicator. The tray is operable to protect the product from damage during storage or transport as well as provide an enhanced appearance during display. The information indicator is operable to convey information to the consumer as well as assist in removal of the product from the product tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Zippo Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Gary A. Doster
  • Patent number: 8142740
    Abstract: A rack for an automated processing system. The rack includes a number of wells adapted to hold at least a first sample container having a first size, and a second sample container having a second size. The second size, which may be a diameter, a height, or both, is substantially different from the first size. A structure joins the wells. The rack is adapted to fit in an automated processing system that is adapted to remove both the first sample container and the second sample container from the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Qiagen Gaithersburg, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Austin Self, James Hal Godsey
  • Patent number: 8136668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to articles of manufacture for the packaging of brittle, elongated, and/or asymmetrically-shaped retail items for retail display to consumers. In some embodiments, the article of manufacture serves to protect the retail items from breakage during display or transit while allowing ready visual inspection by the consumer. In a preferred embodiment, the retail items are candy canes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Atico International, USA
    Inventors: Gerald I. Katz, Marlen Rosales
  • Publication number: 20120061273
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide plant-based separators for bottles or other cylindrical objects that require separation within a pack, for example for use in storage, transport, or display. In various embodiments, plant-based separators, dividers, and containers are disclosed that may include a tray-like cradling apparatus with a first active/engaging face and a second active/engaging face. In various embodiments, both engaging faces may be provided with functional shapes that include projections that may allow the separator to operate in laydown or upright dividing engagement with items such as bottles, candles, or other substantially cylindrical articles adjacent to the separator in order to provide impact and friction protection, while maintaining separation and location of the items in multi-item configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Western Pulp Products Company
    Inventors: Jon Taljaard, Sean O'Brien
  • Patent number: 8118157
    Abstract: A firework launching platform apparatus includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge. The panel has a plurality of apertures therein extending into the top side and outwardly of the bottom side. The apertures receive a body of a firework to support the firework in an upright manner. The apertures include primary apertures and secondary apertures. Each of the primary apertures is positioned adjacent to the peripheral edge of the panel. A plurality of channels is positioned in the bottom side of the panel. The channels each extend through the peripheral edge and into one of the primary apertures. Each of the primary apertures is linked by at least one of the channels to the peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Attilio M. Piccolin
  • Patent number: 8113380
    Abstract: An ergonomic serving tray with a unique design, which allows the user to lift, carry, and set down said ergonomic serving tray with a single hand, without tilting the ergonomic serving tray, comprising an ergonomic serving tray 100 equipped with at least one leg 106 that elevates the tray, allowing the user to easily insert a single hand under the ergonomic serving tray and lift it, and which is further equipped with a unique grip 108 that is ergonomically shaped to comfortably increase both the user's lifting capacity and the user's control over the ergonomic serving tray, said grip being located substantially adjacent to the center of gravity, to facilitate lifting, balancing, and carrying of the ergonomic serving tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Dafna Goren
  • Patent number: 8105555
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipette tip package, which has one pipette tip (1) in an enclosure (2) with a closed bottom end and a top end tightly closed by a lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy
    Inventor: Arto Lahti
  • Patent number: 8104615
    Abstract: A tool positioning pad has a body, at least one positioning slot and two containing recesses. The body is a plastic foam block and corresponds to and is normally mounted in a tool box. The at least one positioning slot is formed in the body and each position slot has two ends and at least one non-straight section. Each non-straight section may be arced or curved and is integrally formed longitudinally in the positioning slot and has a convex inner sidewall. When a thin tool such as a spanner is placed into a positioning slot, the convex inner sidewall is deformed to press and securely hold the spanner inside the positioning slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Wen-Chin Liu
  • Patent number: 8083057
    Abstract: A screw feeder includes a magazine configured to store a plurality of screws arranged along a single line, and a magazine table configured to support the magazine. A pair of rail members slidably support head portions of the screws. A spacer is sandwiched and fixed between the rail members. Threaded portions of the screws are accommodated in a slot formed by the spacer being sandwiched between the rail members. The rail members and the spacer are detachably attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Makoto Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 8083065
    Abstract: A tray for organizing various objects, e.g., medications, their receptacles and medical implements, that are needed in a typical nursing task is provided. The tray is advantageously constructed to balance all the objects during transport and during use such that its contents are prevented from toppling over in motion or in station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Madina Musse
  • Patent number: 8056725
    Abstract: A product package having a product tray and an information indicator that can be mounted in the tray. The information indicator is operable to be held in the product tray and the product placed into the tray on top of the information indicator. The tray is operable to protect the product from damage during storage or transport as well as provide an enhanced appearance during display. The information indicator is operable to convey information to the consumer as well as assist in removal of the product from the product tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Zippo Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Gary A. Doster
  • Publication number: 20110259785
    Abstract: A carrier for cups includes at least two accommodations for cups and a circumferential wall surrounding and connecting the accommodations, wherein the carrier is made from moulded fibre, and between two accommodations, the circumferential wall includes a widened part. It provides additional strength. The carrier can be obtained by providing a wet layer of fibre material on suction moulds, and subsequently the wet layer of fibre material is provided on a hot mould in which the layer is pressed to a moisture contents of less than about 5% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: HUHTAMAKI MOLDED FIBER TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Sandor Klaas Veenje, Jan-Willem Struiksma
  • Publication number: 20110226663
    Abstract: A system or container for delicate baked goods is provided from two mating parts: a top part including a plurality of domes and a bottom part formed with a plurality of wells. When the two parts are mated, the domes and wells cooperate to form cavities for the individual baked goods, each baked good being grasped or secured within each cavity by a press nip to insure that the delicate crown of the baked good is not damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Brian BUSHELL, Matthew Baer
  • Publication number: 20110203965
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for storing food articles. The apparatus comprises a body having a plurality of cavities each being formed to have a size and shape corresponding to a food article to be stored therein and a cover engageable on the body so as to sealably enclose the plurality of cavities so as to form a plurality of compartments therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Sandra L. Richard, Ronald W. Richard
  • Publication number: 20110192751
    Abstract: A product package having a product tray and an information indicator that can be mounted in the tray. The information indicator is operable to be held in the product tray and the product placed into the tray on top of the information indicator. The tray is operable to protect the product from damage during storage or transport as well as provide an enhanced appearance during display. The information indicator is operable to convey information to the consumer as well as assist in removal of the product from the product tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ZIPPO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventor: Gary A. Doster
  • Patent number: 7992714
    Abstract: A toddler food tray assembly includes a panel that has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge. The panel has a plurality of apertures therein extending through the top and bottom sides. The perimeter edge has a front edge. A plurality of sleeves is provided. Each of the sleeves has a closed lower end and an upper edge defining an access opening. Each of the apertures has a peripheral edge that is attached to and coextensive with one of the upper edges of the sleeves. The sleeves each extend downwardly from the panel. A plurality of food supporting members is provided. Each of the food holding supporting members has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. Each of the bottom walls includes a mount that is extendable into one of the sleeves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventors: Diane M. Devault, Steven E. Wagner
  • Patent number: 7975857
    Abstract: A cooking utensil support apparatus for catching and containing runoff from supported cooking utensils has a support body with an integral depressed catch well or basin. The support body further has a pair of spaced-apart and mutually parallel walls, each terminating upwardly in a top edge. The top edge of each wall has a plurality of slots for resting cooking utensils therein. The slots extend downwardly from the top edges in mutually aligned pairs between the walls. A tray is positioned below where the working ends of utensils are positioned when resting in the slots so that runoff drips into the tray for easy disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventors: Paula Restis, Thomas T. Restis
  • Patent number: 7967137
    Abstract: The invention provides a tray organizer apparatus for safely organizing routine expendable medical supplies for in hospital patients disclosing a plurality of variants in the form of a non power embodiment of a surface tray with shaped recesses for retaining medical supplies and power embodiments with 110 ac volt supply with a multiplicity of 110 volt outlet and a plurality of USB ports, Firewire port, and other devices such tiltable LED illuminated mirrors. The tray organizer is formed of injection molded plastic, folded sheet metal or other equal structures and incorporates a peripheral upstanding rim connected to a lower planar surface from which a number of recessed openings are formed with enclosed bottom surfaces to retain expendable supplies in a variety of shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventors: Jason D. Fulbrook, David J. Fulbrook, Jim E. Fulbrook
  • Publication number: 20110132789
    Abstract: A group of trays is configured for storing and transporting workpieces. Each tray includes a base and a frame. The base includes a plurality of receiving portion for receiving the workpieces. The frame surrounds the base to form a cavity. A plurality of projections are formed at the outer side of the flange. When two trays are stacked whether in a same direction or opposite direction, the lower tray is partially received in the cavity of the upper tray, and the projections of the lower tray resist the frame of the upper tray to stop the lower tray from being further inserted into the cavity of the upper tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: SHU-HAI PENG, JIAN-BIN DENG, BO LIU, QING-MING YUAN, XI-WEN XU, YE SUN
  • Publication number: 20110127191
    Abstract: A method includes the steps of preparing a tray having at least one chamber with an opening facing upward; placing at least one electronic component in the chamber; filling the chamber with a liquid that does not react with the at least one electronic component; and sealing the chamber. In light of this, when the electronic component having any kind of shape is placed in the chamber, the space for movement of the electronic component is limited, so that the electronic component is not subject to damage incurred by collision during transportation. In light of this, the chances of damaging the electronic component during transportation can be effectively decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: DOMINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeff BIAR
  • Patent number: 7946425
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward an airtight, refrigerated cosmetics handbag that can be used as a stand alone product or inserted into other, larger handbags. The handbag has a pocket in the top panel into which frozen gel packs can be inserted, so that heat-sensitive cosmetics are cooled from the top. The exterior of the handbag is constructed of heat-shielding and/or heat reflective materials. The inside of the handbag additionally comprises means by which the cosmetics can be retained in a safe but compact form, and, optionally, a bi-directionally modifiable valve through which excess air can be removed subsequent to the cosmetics being placed in the handbag. The handbag can be manufactured in a variety of sizes and shapes, and, preferentially, from recycled materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Joyce Diana Hayes Burnett
  • Patent number: 7946423
    Abstract: A portable workstation for beadcrafting operations is provided. The workstation includes a base including at least one receptacle for holding parts such as beads, preferably in a desired pattern. A cover interfittable with the base includes a seal portion that engages and surrounds the receptacle so as to maintain the parts in their desired position, despite movement of the workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: DPG USA Inc.
    Inventor: Nikhil Gupta
  • Patent number: 7921552
    Abstract: A process carrier is capable of supporting printed circuit boards during manufacturing and testing. The process carrier includes a base plate, a first top plate and a second top plate. The base plate has an upper surface including a recessed area sized to receive a panelized group of printed circuit board substrates and a lower surface. The first top plate is coupleable to the upper surface of the base plate during a first manufacturing process. The first top plate includes a plurality of connected rails configured to secure the panelized group of printed circuit board substrates. The second top plate is coupleable to the upper surface of the base plate during a second manufacturing process. The second top plate is configured to cover the panelized group of printed circuit board substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: JoAnn C. Vigil, Robert Gibson-Taylor
  • Publication number: 20110068019
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that provide effective packaging items with at least one gummy surface. In particular, implementations of the present invention provide a package for items with a gummy surface that does not require a separate liner to be placed on the gummy surface. In example implementations, the package includes inadhesive polymers such that the item can be removeably adhered to a portion of the package. Moreover, example embodiments of the present invention provide packaging devices, systems, and methods that allow an item with a gummy surface to be packaged without any part of the package interfacing with the gummy surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: CAO GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Steven D. Jensen, Densen Cao