Patents Examined by An Do
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Patent number: 11899383Abstract: An image forming apparatus in an embodiment includes an image carrying body, a transfer body, a first mechanism, a sensor, and a second mechanism. The image carrying body carries an image of a developer. The image of the developer is transferred onto the transfer body from the image carrying body. The first mechanism separates the transfer body from the image carrying body. The sensor detects a state of the surface of the transfer body. The second mechanism separates the sensor from the transfer body in association with the first mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Norio Kouzu
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Patent number: 11895937Abstract: A slip determination system is provided that is capable of providing appropriate control information to a traveling vehicle when the traveling vehicle has proceeded to an area where a slip is likely to occur during automatic travel.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Kazuo Sakaguchi, Tomohiko Sano, Osamu Yoshida, Tetsuya Nakajima, Takashi Nakabayashi, Satoshi Maruo, Kazuhiro Takahara
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Patent number: 11902305Abstract: Method and systems for detecting and mitigating a malicious bot. Threat information is obtained, the threat information identifying one or more indicators of compromise (IOC) corresponding to suspected or known malicious network traffic. A control list (CL) corresponding to the threat information is generated, the CL describing rules for identifying network flows to be logged in a network log. The network log identifying the network flows is obtained and a suspect network flow identified by both the threat information and the network log is identified. An address corresponding to the suspect network flow is identified and the address is correlated with a user identifier. A notification is issued to a user associated with the user identifier, the notification indicating a suspected existence of a malicious bot.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Pratik Lotia, Charles Manser
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Patent number: 11897044Abstract: A fine adjuster for finely adjusting the lateral tilt position of a cutting machine body has improved operability. A cutting machine includes a table, a cutting machine body, a tilting member supporting the cutting machine body in a manner laterally tiltable relative to the table, a tilting locking member, and a lever member to adjust the tilt position of the cutting machine body. The lever member includes a fulcrum coupled to the table in a manner rotatable about an axis, a load point coupled to the tilting member, and an effort point extending from the fulcrum and located at a distance from the fulcrum greater than a distance between the fulcrum and the load point.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yukinori Suzuki, Toshiyuki Kani
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Patent number: 11896093Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second hinged blades (1, 2) between a closed wearing position and at least one open position, the first blade carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand, the second lower blade being connected to a loop (3) at its second end, the loop defining a passage for a second wristlet strand and carrying a stud (31) intended to be inserted into an adapted hole in the wristlet strand to define a point for anchoring the latter to the clasp. A locking member (12) holds the first and second blades in their closed position. A carriage (4) is connected to the second end of the second blade and slides in the loop switching from first and second indexed positions to define at least two predefined positions associated with a predefined useful length of the wristlet.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: OMEGA SAInventor: Philippe Loetscher
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Patent number: 11898679Abstract: Some fluid coupling devices described herein are configured for use in fluid systems for purposes of providing a single-use, disconnection functionality that can substantially limit fluid spillage when being disconnected. In some embodiments, the coupling portions cannot be functionally reconnected to each other after being disconnected from each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Colder Products CompanyInventor: Timothy Charles Benson
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Patent number: 11897151Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutter system for an electric shaver and/or trimmer, comprising a pair of comb-like cutting elements with cooperating toothed cutting edges and movably supported relative to each other by a support element, wherein lateral ends of at least one of the cutting elements are provided with lateral protection elements having rounded and/or chamfered edge contours for soft skin engagement, wherein the lateral protection element is enveloping and covering a gap movably receiving the other cutting element and/or enveloping the support element.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Braun GMBHInventors: Alois Koeppl, Reinhold Eichhorn, Jana Schmitt, Martin Fuellgrabe
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Patent number: 11890770Abstract: A blank separating device includes an upper blank separating module and a lower blank separating module. The lower blank separating module includes at least three supporting elements. Each supporting element includes at least one supporting surface for bracing blanks or scrap pieces. Two of the at least three supporting elements are configured as supporting elements of a lower separating tool. The two supporting elements configured as supporting elements of the lower separating tool are each arrangeable in at least three positions in a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: KOENIG & BAUER AGInventors: Erik Bormann, Jun Mizutani
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Patent number: 11889903Abstract: A male touch fastener product has an array of discrete fastening elements extending from a resin base. The elements are formed by molding stems and then deforming at least a rim of a distal end of each head to form an overhanging mushroom-type fastener element. Some are deformed against a hard surface to form flat fastener elements, and others are deformed against a compliant surface and form umbrella-shaped fastener elements. The fastener element heads feature particular structural relationships that enhance their performance, particularly with low-lying fibers.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Velcro IP Holdings LLCInventors: Antoli Fauria Torrent, Luis Parellada Armela, Emili Pubill Piera, James L Tardiff
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Patent number: 11892100Abstract: A diaphragm valve including: a valve body having a flow path formed therein and a valve chamber recessed from an upper surface of the valve body; a diaphragm that is disposed in the valve chamber and elastically deformable to open and close the flow path and adjust an opening degree of the flow path; a stem for pressing the diaphragm to elastically deform the diaphragm; an actuator for driving the stem; a support mechanism that is fixed to the valve body and supports the stem and the actuator; wherein the stem includes a first stem member connected to the actuator via a displacement transmitting member, and a second stem member held by the support mechanism so as to be movable in the axial direction via a sleeve, the second stem member has an upper end portion which abuts against a lower end portion of the first stem member.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Kohei Shigyou, Takashi Hirose
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Patent number: 11895146Abstract: Provided is an infection-spreading attack detection system and method, as well as a program enabling an occurrence of an infection-spreading attack to be detected with high accuracy. A first feature amount is calculated based on traffic information on a packet transferred by a transfer device, and M partial address space(s) are identified to be a monitoring target based on the first feature amount. A second feature amount is calculated for each of the M partial address space(s) based on the traffic information related to the M partial address space(s). Abnormality detection determination is performed on each of the M partial address space(s) based on the second feature amount. Whether the infection-spreading attack has occurred is determined by evaluating M determination results.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventors: Yukihiro Togari, Hiroaki Maeda, Hisashi Kojima, Takeshi Kuwahara
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Patent number: 11895156Abstract: The present disclosure relates to securing workloads of a network by identifying compromised elements in communication with the network and preventing their access to network resources. In one aspect, a method includes monitoring network traffic at network elements of a network; detecting a compromised element in communication with one or more of the network elements, the compromised element being associated with at least one network threat; and based on a defined network policy, applying one of a number of different access prevention schemes to the compromised element to prevent access to the network by the compromised element.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Supreeth Hosur Nagesh Rao, Navindra Yadav, Tapan Shrikrishna Patwardhan, Umamaheswaran Arumugam, Darshan Shrinath Purandare, Aiyesha Ma, Hongyang Zhang, Kai Zhu
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Patent number: 11892467Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer is provided, comprising a substrate disposed in a plane defined by a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; a first proof mass and a second proof mass coupled to the substrate and configured to translate in opposite directions of each other along a third axis perpendicular to the first and second axes; and at least one lever coupling the first proof mass to the second proof mass, wherein, the MEMS accelerometer is configured to detect acceleration along the third axis via detection of translation of the first and second proof masses along the third axis; and the MEMS accelerometer exhibits symmetry about the first and second axes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Kemiao Jia, Xin Zhang, Michael Judy
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Patent number: 11892029Abstract: A clip for holding two flat elements joined together at their main face. The clip comprises a lower wall, an upper wall, and two side walls, the walls defining a closed volume. The side walls are provided with a groove having an end that opens into a face referred to as the “front face” of the clip. The grooves are configured to insert the clip by its front face onto the two joined flat elements and are each delimited by a contour having an upper segment and a lower segment opposite the upper segment. According to the present disclosure, the side walls each have, on their respective outwardly facing faces, a flat holding flange that extends along a rectilinear portion of the lower segment of the groove and provides a contact surface with one of the flat elements. The present disclosure also relates to an assembly comprising such a clip.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: A. RAYMOND ET CIEInventor: Antoine Legall
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Patent number: 11890502Abstract: A range of motion limiting device, in one example comprising a first armature configured to engage a carriage moving on at least one rail having a first surface and a second surface transversely offset from the first surface of the rail. Also disclosed is an example utilizing a first bumper adjacent the first longitudinal end of the first armature. The first bumper extending transversely from the first transverse side of the first armature, optionally having a distal end with a non-slip surface engaging the first surface of a rail. Also disclosed is a second bumper longitudinally offset from the first bumper on the first armature, the second bumper extending transversely from the second transverse side of the first armature, also optionally having a distal end with a non-slip surface engaging the second surface of the rail.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventor: Gary Graham
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Patent number: 11894650Abstract: A foil peeling apparatus includes an electric wire gripping unit configured to grip a multi-core electric wire including wire members linearly arranged in parallel, a foil covering the wire members, and a sheath covering the foil, the sheath being peeled off at a tip end portion of the electric wire such that the foil is exposed. The foil peeling apparatus further includes: a wire member space forming unit configured to be pressed against an exposed portion of the foil between the wire members so as to form a space between the wire members; a foil cutting unit configured to be abutted against the exposed portion of the foil corresponding to the space formed between the wire members so as to form a cut in the foil; and a foil removal unit configured to open the foil from the cut, and cut the foil which has been opened.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuto Tsukiji, Miyoshi Mabuchi
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Patent number: 11890662Abstract: A method for manufacturing an out plate for a refrigerator includes providing a steel plate with a protective film attached to a surface thereof; seating the steel plate on a die and forming one of the plurality of through holes by a vertical movement of a punch; and horizontally moving the steel plate to one of a plurality of set positions to form another one of the plurality of through holes in the steel plate by the vertical movement of the punch, wherein the out plate defines a front surface of a door of the refrigerator and includes a display part, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed therein, and a display assembly comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are configured to transmit light through the plurality of through holes configured to display information.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongmin Song, Youngju Hwang, Kunhyung Park
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Patent number: 11886867Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for patching of workflows in a computing environment by one or more processors in a computing system. One or more patches may be extracted from a source workflow. The target workflow in a plurality of nodes may be statically or dynamically modified by applying the one or more patches to the target workflow. The one or more of the plurality of nodes may be added, removed, or modified in the target workflow while the target workflow is active according to applying the one or more patches.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Johnston, Vasileiadis Vasileios
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Patent number: 11882903Abstract: A tension-retaining system for retaining tension in a tensioning cord of a wearable article may include a retainer including an anchor and a wedge. The anchor may define a notch, and the wedge may have a tensioning cord coupling feature. The wedge may have an engagement portion that fits within the notch with the engagement portion disposed further in the notch than the tensioning cord coupling feature.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: Timothy P. Hopkins
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Patent number: 11888868Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for identifying potential attacks through monitoring of user credential login attempts across a network of websites. One example method includes monitoring login attempts associated with a plurality of websites and identifying a first login attempt at a first website associated with a set of user credentials. In response to determining that the set of user credentials do not correspond to a valid set of credentials, a count value associated with an entry in a failed credential log associated with the user credentials is incremented. If the count threshold associated with a compromised user credential rule is exceeded by the current count value, then the first set of credentials is identified as a set of compromised credentials and at least one protective action is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SAP SEInventor: Eran Kutner
