Container Holder Patents (Class 220/737)
  • Patent number: 12048422
    Abstract: A urine specimen collection apparatus configured to collect a urine specimen from a human user or from an animal is described. The apparatus includes a planar component affixed between a handle portion and a collection portion. The collection portion comprises an outer periphery and an inner periphery, where the inner periphery is defined by an opening. The opening extends through a width of the collection portion and is configured to receive a urine specimen container therein. The handle portion is configured to be gripped by a user during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Inventor: Cynthia A. Green
  • Patent number: 11819140
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional cup holder for installation on a sofa and a sofa thereof. The cup holder includes: a base configured to attach to a sofa; a cup body; a flange disposed at an upper end of the cup body; and a control assembly disposed on the flange. A lower end of the cup body is attached to the base. The flange is detachable from the upper end of the cup body, and the flange extends radially inward towards a center of the cup body. The control assembly is removable from the flange and is configured to control operations of the multifunctional cup holder or adjustments of the sofa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Huizhou Upspring Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fayun Qi, Zeming Sun, Zuochao Peng, Dazhuan Tang, Dinglue Chen
  • Patent number: 11820271
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a cup holder. The cup holder includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall extending from the base, a first tab and a second tab coupled to an outer surface of the cylindrical sidewall, a sensor that measures the pressure applied to the first tab, a processor, and an actuator. When no pressure is applied to the first tab, the first tab is fully protracted into the cup holder and the second tab is fully retracted out of the cup holder. When pressure is applied to the first tab, the first tab moves away from a central axis of the cup holder and the second tab moves toward the central axis of the cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher John Ryan
  • Patent number: 11741927
    Abstract: A friction damped insert for highly stressed engineering components is disclosed. The disclosed inventive concept provides a method and system for increasing the damping capacity of an engineering system by adding a non-flat solid, highly damped insert to a system component that contributes most to the system's dynamic response. The insert can either be embedded into a system component during casting or be fastened to the system component outer surface. The insert is made of the single layer of flexible material by forming it into a rigid elongated body. The layer of material can be turned over on itself without folding to create a cylinder or can be folded over a number of times to create a prismatic bar. The layer of material may be shaped into a corrugated panel. The layer of flexible material may have a number of relatively small openings or perforations with a uniform spatial distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Yuri Karpenko
  • Patent number: 11667226
    Abstract: A beverage container holding device includes a housing member for housing a beverage container, a movable floor attached to the housing member for supporting a beverage container bottom, a movable floor biasing member for upwardly biasing the movable floor, and a movable floor locking mechanism for securing the movable floor at a predetermined height against the movable floor biasing member. The housing member has a guide groove, and the movable floor has a branch portion extending through the guide groove to an outside of the housing member, and a claw portion extending horizontally from the branch portion. The movable floor locking mechanism includes an annular member which is rotatably mounted below a bottom member, at least one column member extending upward from the annular member in parallel to the guide groove, and a lock piece integrally formed on each column member for suppressing an upper surface of the claw portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Kotsuji
  • Patent number: 11642997
    Abstract: A cup holder that can prevent malfunction and generation of abnormal noise due to adhesion of liquid or other foreign matter is provided. The cup holder (1) includes a holder main body (2) for accommodating a container therein, and arms (3) each including an upper arm piece (10), a lower arm piece (11), and a hinge joint (12) connecting a lower end of the upper arm piece (10) to an upper end of the lower arm piece (11). The arm is an integrally molded product made of a resin material, and the hinge joint (12) is a thin-walled hinge formed by a thin-walled portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NIFCO INC.
    Inventor: Koji Kondo
  • Patent number: 11641963
    Abstract: An improved beverage holder for supporting a beverage or beverage container while also providing pest repellant properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Alexander Rollett
  • Patent number: 11584580
    Abstract: A shock absorbing container for retaining a beverage container or a beverage. The shock absorbing container is configured to absorb jarring or jolting impacts to reduce the likelihood of a spill. The shock absorbing container comprises a support structure, a base shock absorbing component, and a retaining insert. The support structure is rigidly constructed. The base shock absorbing component surrounds a base portion of the support structure. The retaining insert is insertable within an upper portion of the support structure and retains the beverage container or beverage. A rim shock absorbing component is house within the retaining insert to absorb impacts to a rim of the container. A lid and straw may engage the retaining insert to retain a beverage when a separate beverage container is not used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: Kerin Harvey
  • Patent number: 11505394
    Abstract: A container enclosure for removably enclosing a container is provided. The enclosure includes a base component comprising an outer shell having a base wall and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, a support ring, and an interior sleeve. The enclosure further includes a cap component having a lower annular wall and a gasket. The gasket is disposed within a second cavity defined by the cap, and the gasket includes an aperture that is aligned with an opening of the cap component. The lower wall of the cap is configured to be inserted into the first cavity of the base component and the cap component is configured to be removably attached to the base component. The support ring is disposed around an upper end of the interior sleeve and configured to removably couple the interior sleeve to the outer shell. The interior sleeve is configured to receive a beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: BottleKeeper, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Callinan, Matthew T. Campbell, David-Henry Oliver
  • Patent number: 11462336
    Abstract: A pig for transporting a container of biohazardous material, wherein the container comprises a bottle and a bottle closure. The pig includes a body comprising a compartment dimensioned to receive the container; a cap attachable to the body for closing the compartment thereby to shieldingly contain the biohazardous material in the container, the cap including: a collar sealingly engageable with the body and having an opening therethrough in communication with the compartment thereby to provide access to the bottle closure; a cap closure sealingly engageable within the opening of the collar to sealingly close the opening and cause the bottle closure to be gripped within the cap, wherein when the collar is disengaged from the body while the cap closure is engaged within the opening of the collar, the container remains gripped within the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Kamen
  • Patent number: 11445841
    Abstract: An adsorptive anti-tipping device and a cup body matched therewith, being used to fasten the cup body to prevent it from tipping, including a driving rod, which driving rod comprises a sliding rod, a limit rod and an abutment rod, the limit rod is vertically fixed on the upper end of the sliding rod; the abutment rod is fixedly connected with one end of the sliding rod; on a fixed cover is arranged a sliding positioning hole, and the limit rod is limited above the fixed cover; the suction component is slidably clamped with the fixed cover, and has a driving slope and a driving block on it, the driving block corresponds to the position of the adsorptive surface of the suction component,. The present application is simple in structure and easy to use. Using a suction cup to adsorb the surface, the present application may prevent containers' tipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GENICOOK PRODUCT, LLC
    Inventors: David de Sicart Prieto, Marc Salvador Zamora, Jianzhong Zhang, Xiaojia Liu
  • Patent number: 11247599
    Abstract: A cup holder insert for increasing the depth of an existing cup holder includes a generally cylindrical body with an open top, a bottom and a sidewall. The body also includes an upper lip extending outwardly from the sidewall and surrounding the top. An engagement system having a flexible lip, an engagement aperture and an alignment flange functions to secure the cup holder insert into an existing cup holder to increase the existing cup holder depth. A method for inserting the cup holder insert into an existing cup holder is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Deer Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Ronnie I Matteucci, Patrick Joseph McDonough
  • Patent number: 11230213
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a height-adjustable cup holder. The cup holder includes a cup holder housing including a first stand and a second stand, which are positioned adjacent to each other, a guide member positioned on a bottom surface of the cup holder housing between the first stand and the second stand, a cup holder unit, which includes a first cup holder plate, a second cup holder plate, and a central member, which is positioned between the first cup holder plate and the second cup holder plate and is fitted onto the guide member, the cup holder unit being releasably coupled to the cup holder housing, and first and second support plates, which are moved along the respective cup holder plates so as to hold the cup holder unit on an inner side surface of the cup holder housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, NIFCO KOREA INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun An, Kyu Rok Kim, Ik Jin Jung, Won Sang Cho
  • Patent number: 11125014
    Abstract: Ladder hanger systems and methods are disclosed, including a hanger assembly engaged with a ladder, the hanger assembly comprising: a plate having a longitudinal axis, a front having a textured surface, and a back; a first track and a second track connected to the back of the plate, the first track substantially aligned with the second track along the longitudinal axis, the first track spaced longitudinally from the second track; a first clamp moveably engaged with the first track, a second clamp moveably engaged with the second track; and mounting hooks connected to the plate between the first track and the second track, the mounting hooks forming a receiving space for a rung of a ladder, engaged with the first rung, and positioned between a pair of spaced apart rails of a side rail assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventor: Chad Alan Parks
  • Patent number: 11089701
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Raffel Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Ken Seidl
  • Patent number: 11062686
    Abstract: Damped highly stressed engineering components are disclosed. The disclosed inventive concept provides a method and system for increasing the damping capacity of an engineering system by adding a non-flat solid, highly damped insert to a system component that contributes most to the system's dynamic response. A friction damped insert can either be embedded into the damped components during casting or fastened to the outer surface of the damped component. The insert is made of the single layer of flexible material by forming it into a rigid elongated body. The layer of material can be turned over on itself without folding to create a cylinder or can be folded over a number of times to create a prismatic bar. The layer of material may be shaped into a corrugated panel. The layer of flexible material may have a number of relatively small openings or perforations with a uniform spatial distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Yuri Karpenko
  • Patent number: 10961040
    Abstract: A cup sleeve structure for a cup-shaped container includes a body having a first lateral face and a second lateral face, the first lateral face having a first strap, the second lateral face having a second strap. Inner and outer edges of the first strap and the top end of the first strap each have a cutting line. The tail end of the first strap is connected to a first folding line. Inner and outer edges of the second strap and the top end of the second strap each have a cutting line. The tail end of the second strap is connected to a second folding line. When the first strap and second strap are torn off the first lateral face and second lateral face, respectively, and folded to be above the body. The first strap and second strap are connected by engagement to therefore form a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: JSC INTSYS CO.
    Inventor: Kun-Chan Lee
  • Patent number: 10960675
    Abstract: In an example, a supply retainer may include a carton having a spout opening extending to a base edge of the carton. The spout opening may receive a spout of a supply bladder, in some implementations. The supply retainer may also include a retention clip having a retention opening extending to a leading edge of the retention clip to receive and retain the spout. The retention clip may also include a carton slot to slidably engage with a dividing wall of the carton so as to align the spout opening and the retention opening such that the spout may extend through the spout opening and the retention opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Carlos E. Rosario, Segi Gonzalez Sanchez, Eladia Velez Vazquez
  • Patent number: 10940086
    Abstract: A mount for supporting a cylindrical bottle includes an annular core having an inner side surface defining a hollow opening, an outer side surface, a top surface and a base surface. A plurality of pliable ribs each at least partially encircles the annular core so as to overlap the outer side surface, the top surface and the base surface such that at least an upper end of each rib where it overlaps the top surface extends into the hollow opening. The mount may be used in conjunction with a collar having a body portion for surrounding the bottleneck and defining along at least a portion of an axis thereof a substantially quadrilateral cross-section having in each corner thereof a respective arcuate recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SCALPAL LLC
    Inventors: Eliot Robert Gitman, Tuvia Gitman
  • Patent number: 10882433
    Abstract: A console has a separable cup holder in which the mounting height of the separable cup holder can be adjusted depending on the height of a beverage container to be stored therein. The position of the separable cup holder can be slidingly moved to store beverage containers with a large volume and diameter or a small volume and diameter, as well as other small items, by allowing the separable cup holder to be coupled to the console space such that the height and front and rear positions are adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Han Kim, Dong Ho Shin, Keun Chul Lee, Jung Yup Lee
  • Patent number: 10854184
    Abstract: A friction damped insert for highly stressed engineering components is disclosed. The disclosed inventive concept provides a method and system for increasing the damping capacity of an engineering system by adding a non-flat solid, highly damped insert to a system component that contributes most to the system's dynamic response. The insert can either be embedded into a system component during casting or be fastened to the system component outer surface. The insert is made of the single layer of flexible material by forming it into a rigid elongated body. The layer of material can be turned over on itself without folding to create a cylinder or can be folded over a number of times to create a prismatic bar. The layer of material may be shaped into a corrugated panel. The layer of flexible material may have a number of relatively small openings or perforations with a uniform spatial distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Yuri Anatoly Karpenko
  • Patent number: 10799910
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a brushable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall. The apparatus additionally comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a brush-arm assembly, coupled to the sleeve a linear actuator to control flow of the brushable substance from the valve, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall, and a twist-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge. The cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall and between the twist-lock pressure cap and the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Pringle, IV, Raul Tomuta, Angelica Davancens, Martin Guirguis, Martin Lozano, Jake B. Weinmann
  • Patent number: 10791825
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a brushable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket about a first axis. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall. The cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall. Apparatus additionally comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a brush-arm assembly, coupled to the sleeve, a linear actuator to control flow of the brushable substance from the valve, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall and movable along the first axis, and a push-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Pringle-Iv, Raul Tomuta, Chris J. Erickson
  • Patent number: 10773628
    Abstract: A cup holder insert having an insert assembly, a support assembly, and a cup holder assembly is disclosed herein. The adjustable large cup holder insert includes three assemblies each having a specific shape to cooperate with each other. Additionally, the adjustable large cup holder insert is configured to be fitted into an existing cup holder in a vehicle or wherever else a cup holder is found. Each assembly of the adjustable large cup holder insert is fitted into each other to provide a secure attaching means to an existing cup holder. Furthermore, the three assemblies include a cup holder assembly which can be shifted across a support assembly to provide an optimal position for a placing a large cup for a user. The cup holder insert provides a user with an efficient way of securing a large cup to an existing cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: David Super
  • Patent number: 10654238
    Abstract: A device for forming a peripheral edge of a cup blank made of paper material, having at least one forming tool, wherein the forming tool is arranged on a tool carrier which is arranged so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis, wherein the rotation axis coincides with a longitudinal centre axis of the cup blank inserted into the device. The forming tool and the tool carrier are configured and arranged so as to travel along a profile, deviating from a circular shape, of the peripheral edge of the cup blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: MICHAEL HOERAUF MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH UND CO. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Messerschmid, Peter Nille
  • Patent number: 10624818
    Abstract: A support system for a baby bottle includes a support body. The support body includes a first rim at a first end defining a first opening, a second rim at a second end defining a second opening, a channel extending between the first opening and the second opening, a slot extending between the first end and the second end, a neck portion configured to be positioned about a bottle neck of a baby bottle, and a generally convex or generally concave portion extending between the neck portion and the second end. The support system also includes a pair of handle portions coupled to the support body. Each handle portion includes a handle grip portion and a handle attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Harley Hausman
  • Patent number: 10596946
    Abstract: Embodiments of a drink holder assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, the drink holder assembly includes a drink holder and a support holder. The support holder is configured to hold the drink holder such that the drink holder is removeably secured to the support holder. In this manner, the support holder can be fixed or mounted on a vehicle, desk, or building. However, the user can remove the drink holder from the support holder so that the drink holder can be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: T-H Marine Supplies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery William Huntley, Matt Drudge
  • Patent number: 10441102
    Abstract: A portable, personal sized, beverage container holder or kouzie with cover to prevent entry of insects and spiders into open beverage container. The cover also prevents spillage of beverage from the container. The holder includes a sleeve to receive the container and a cover to fit over the mouth of the container. The cover is removable and detachable but allows drinking from the container without removal of the cover or the container from the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Leland Bunting
  • Patent number: 10384856
    Abstract: The present invention is a dispenser that is secured to a structure wall. Back walls of the dispenser are fixed relative to each other such that a first spring mechanism applies a first outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser, a second spring mechanism applies a second outward force on at least one wall of the dispenser, and the first and second outward forces are transmitted to the structure wall through one or both of first and second walls and the back walls. An aperture in the front wall is configured to inhibit flexing of the dispenser when the first and second outward forces are applied to the walls of the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Bowman Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Danté G. DeGraaf
  • Patent number: 10328835
    Abstract: Devices for holding beverage containers that can be used inside a vehicle or attached to a structure. In one example, a cup holder device for use in a vehicle may include an upper portion having a bottom surface, a peripheral rim offset from the bottom surface, and a side surface connecting the peripheral rim to the bottom surface. The peripheral rim defines an opening that is configured to receive a cup in the upper portion. A lower portion is coupled to the upper portion. The lower portion is configured to fit into a gap of an interior vehicle door, the impression typically formed by at least a first inside wall, a second inside wall, and an inside bottom surface. The lower portion may include a molded form configured to fit inside the impression of an interior vehicle door, or a spring-biased connector to attach to the impression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Karen Meyer
  • Patent number: 10279723
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The juvenile seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. The juvenile seat further includes a cupholder coupled to the seat bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul D Gaudreau, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10213032
    Abstract: An insulated beverage container has a handle that extends from a side surface of the container and houses a battery, electrical connections, a luminescent strip and a speaker. An outside surface of the handle is provided with a control switch to activate the electrical components. The container is provided with an attachable lid. A user activates the switch to produce sounds from the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: Renee Fontaine-Cole
  • Patent number: 10206528
    Abstract: A round serving tray and accessory system used to secure stemware. The serving tray and accessory system comprises an arcuate sleeve that has an inner and outer part, and a top, a bottom, a first and a second side. The top inner part of the sleeve defines an arcuate cavity wherein an innermost part of the sleeve is curved upward. The outer part of the sleeve defines an arcuate shoulder, the arcuate shoulder has a top, a bottom, a first and a second side, the bottom side of the arcuate shoulder defines and arcuate opening that linearly runs from the first side of the arcuate shoulder to the second side of the arcuate shoulder. And, a round serving tray that has a raised edge, the arcuate sleeve is mounted on the raised ledge of the serving tray via the arcuate opening so that the inner part of the sleeve rests on the round serving tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventors: Clemente Lequio di Assaba, Andrea Fernandez
  • Patent number: 10196182
    Abstract: A container includes a body defining an inner cavity, where the body has a top opening and a bottom opening, and a removable bottom cap that mates with the body such that the bottom cap covers the bottom opening. The bottom cap may include a seal member disposed on the bottom cap for fluidly sealing the bottom opening. The seal member may include a gasket or any other suitable seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Cool Gear International, LLC
    Inventors: Donna Roth, John D. Mason
  • Patent number: 10182971
    Abstract: A child feeding system includes a spout pouch having a spout and a pouch formed integrally with the spout and configured to hold a liquid for feeding to a child, and a holder having a top and a body, the top having an opening configured to laterally receive and removably secure the spout to the holder when the spout is pushed transversely into the opening, the opening partially surrounding the spout, and the body having an interior area configured to receive at least a portion of the pouch. Other systems, methods, and components are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Kiinde LLC
    Inventors: John M. McBean, Kailas N. Narendran
  • Patent number: 10130203
    Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a cup with mobile device support, the cup comprising: a container body having an inner space to receive content; a grip coupled to the container body, wherein the grip extends downwards inclinedly and has a holding portion at a lower end thereof, wherein the holding portion is structured to hold and stop a mobile device thereon, wherein the holding portion extends upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventor: Hyo Sang Yoo
  • Patent number: 10086736
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly includes a container aperture, a travel guide, a stabilizer arm aperture, a stabilizer arm, and a biasing member. The travel guide is on an exterior surface of the container aperture. The stabilizer arm aperture is radially inward of the travel guide. The stabilizer arm is pivotable about a living hinge and is inserted into the stabilizer arm aperture. The travel guide guides radial actuation of the stabilizer arm. The biasing member biases the stabilizer arm radially inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Neal Jacobsen, Michele M. Mathews
  • Patent number: 9981171
    Abstract: An edible adapter device that enables smaller drinking cups to fit within larger drinking cups for a modified beer pong-drinking game. The device comprises a continuous band that is either flexible or rigid but can be worn about a human wrist as a drink counter or consumed when made from candy, a cookie material, pretzel, compressed cereal or a cracker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Gary P. Topolosky
  • Patent number: 9955810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for holding a stemmed glass and in particular to a holder attachable to a camping style chair or other structure. The device, in one embodiment has a holder with an opening for supporting a stemmed glass. A top piece is integral with the holder and is generally coplanar therewith. A bottom piece acts as a spring. In this regard, the bottom spring piece can be separated from the top piece wherein it can clamp onto a chair arm bar or other surface (round or flat). The top piece has an arched inside surface with two parallel rails. The bottom piece has a notch therein. In a second embodiment, a wire device is provided having a holder, a first arm, a second arm, a third arm and a lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Gregory Roger Diederich
  • Patent number: 9931969
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle cupholder is provided. The adjustable cupholder may include a console including a recessed portion defining a cupholder and a track extending along a length of the console. The track preferably terminates at the cupholder. The vehicle cupholder may also include a spiraling fitting that has an elongated shape and extends from the track. The spiraling fitting may be configured to spiral from a first diameter to a second smaller diameter as the spiraling fitting moves along the track and within an inner periphery of the cupholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Phillip Kerry Muldowney
  • Patent number: 9820598
    Abstract: A holder for a single-serving condiment packet that allows an opened packet to maintain an upright position without spilling its inner contents and also without having the opening of the open packet touch any part of the holder. The single-serving condiment packet holder has a thin three-dimensional cavity which is defined by one or more internal sidewalls. The holder may also have sidewalls, a base side, and a top side that is any geometric shape. A clip may be used to suspend the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: BOSCAL, LLC
    Inventor: Amy Goldstein
  • Patent number: 9585541
    Abstract: A stabilizer for glassware in an automatic dishwasher has an inside to contact the item of glassware and an outside opposite the inside. A resilient mesh is selectably mountable on an item of glassware to at least partially encircle an outer circumference of the item of glassware to removably retain the item of glassware in the automatic dishwasher. The mesh includes a longitudinal axis defined by the mesh, and channels open on the inside to channel water from between the stabilizer and the item of glassware under an influence of gravity to prevent an accumulation of water in the stabilizer or between the stabilizer and the item of glassware. At least one permanent magnet is affixed to the resilient mesh to selectively magnetically attach the stabilizer and the item of glassware to an adjacent magnetically responsive object disposed in the dishwasher to thereby stabilize the item of glassware in the dishwasher and to cushion the item of glassware from impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventor: Michael John Babcock
  • Patent number: 9560431
    Abstract: The embodied invention relates to an audio system-drink holder assembly, and, in particular, to an audio system/drink holder assembly where an audio system is an integral part of the assembly and encompasses a drink holder. The drink holder is designed to take a variety of drink sizes and securely hold them in place as well as providing insulation for a hot (or cold) beverage temperature. The embodied invention also includes an AM/FM radio with an embedded antenna, a music player, connection to an external Bluetooth device, speakers connected to a digital audio control system, a microphone for recording messages and providing control commands, a user interface for control and for display, an electronic clock with alarm, a rechargeable battery pack with charging cord, and weather reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Kirk W. Lilly
  • Patent number: 9499327
    Abstract: The invention provides a conical container (1) with a bottom (2) and a perimetral wall (3) which is preferably made out of a single layer of cardboard. The perimetral wall has annular projections (11), which are formed by overlapping portions (13,15) of the perimetral wall and which are extending approximately parallel to the perimetral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Seda International Packaging Group SpA
    Inventor: Gianfranco D'Amato
  • Patent number: 9470611
    Abstract: A sample plate includes a top surface, a plurality of wells, and a plurality of reservoirs. The plurality of wells is mounted to the top surface. Each well includes a well bottom surface and a well wall extending up from the well bottom surface. The plurality of reservoirs is mounted to the top surface. Each reservoir includes a reservoir bottom surface, a reservoir wall extending from a first side of the reservoir bottom surface, and the well wall extending from a second side of the reservoir bottom surface. Each reservoir of the plurality of reservoirs surrounds a corresponding well of the plurality of wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Gilson, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fawcett, Gregory J. Robinson, David John Guckenberger, Scott Berry
  • Patent number: 9394154
    Abstract: An example system for installing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser includes: a container for insertion of a carton containing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser, the container including a base surface, and a front surface, a back surface, and two side surfaces extending from the base surface and defining a cavity sized to receive the carton; wherein the two side surfaces extend from the front surface at an angle and form a horizontal landing portion that extends to the back surface; and a carton positioned within the container and containing the beverage ingredient, the carton comprising a fitment extending from a carton surface, the fitment sized to allow fluid communication between the carton and the beverage dispenser, and the carton defining a tear away portion defining an angled surface extending from a front surface of the carton to a side surface of the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Bryan Connerat, Mark Friedlein, Carlos J. Ayala-Diaz
  • Patent number: 9353237
    Abstract: A method for reclaiming bio-based plastic material is disclosed, including providing a bio-based plastic article, the article including an identifier, determining article content information from or via the identifier, and recycling the article based on article content information. Further, a system for reclaiming bio-based plastic material is disclosed, including an apparatus or device configured to obtain or determine a bio-based material content associated with a plastic article, and an apparatus or device configured to sort the plastic article based upon the bio-based material content of the plastic article. A bio-based plastic article comprising recycled bio-based material is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward V. Morgan
  • Patent number: 9321622
    Abstract: A container for insertion of a carton containing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser is disclosed. The container may include a base surface and a front surface, a back surface, and two side surfaces that may extend from the base surface. The surfaces may define a cavity sized to receive the carton. A method for inserting the carton containing the beverage ingredient into the beverage dispenser is disclosed. The method includes inserting the carton into the container, partially inserting the container into the beverage dispenser, and causing a fitment to engage the beverage dispenser. The fitment protruding from the carton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: Bryan Connerat, Mark Friedlein, Carlos J. Ayala-Diaz
  • Patent number: 9220349
    Abstract: An adapter for an existing cup holder in a theater for easily mounting a closed captioned device having a mounting rod or gooseneck while still providing the patron with a cup holder, comprises a base having a top side and a bottom side and at least two holes therein, wherein the mounting rod of the closed captioned device is mounted into the corresponding hole in the base, a cylindrical cup holder having an integral adjustment screw extending from the bottom thereof, which is fed through a corresponding hole in the base; and a clamping mechanism which moves in relation to the movement of the adjustment screw for temporarily clamping the adapter to the existing cup holder. When the cup holder is turned in a first direction, the clamping mechanism fixedly mounts the adapter into the existing cup holder. The adaptor may be removed by turning the cup holder in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventors: James A Cashin, Gregory M. Chambers
  • Patent number: 9120401
    Abstract: A cup holder is provided. The cup holder is selectively movable about an axis between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cup holder includes a support base rotatable about the axis. The cup holder also includes an arm extending upward from the support base. The arm is rotatable to define the stowed position and the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Brinas