Patents Examined by Christopher Soto
  • Patent number: 11766159
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a connection pipe, a cleaner body, a suction nozzle having a first suction port, a movable body, a first rotating body, and a second rotating body. The movable body is movably coupled to the connection pipe, and the first rotating body and the second rotating body are rotatably coupled to the movable body. According to the disclosed vacuum cleaner, in a state in which the connection pipe is separated from the suction nozzle, the first rotating body and the second rotating body may form a second suction port, and may form a nozzle other than the suction nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kookhaeng Lee, Jungwan Ryu, Moo Hyun Ko
  • Patent number: 11752592
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus that can enhance the slurry oxidizability for a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The method can include securing a substrate onto a carrier of a polishing system. The method can further include dispensing, via a feeder of the polishing system, a first slurry towards a polishing pad of the polishing system. The method can further include forming a second slurry by enhancing an oxidizability of the first slurry, and performing a polishing process, with the second slurry, on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Liao, Chen-Hao Wu, An-Hsuan Lee, Huang-Lin Chao
  • Patent number: 11751741
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body, a connection pipe including a first catching groove, and a suction nozzle. The suction nozzle includes a connection neck, a nozzle housing rotatably coupled to the connection neck, a first catching body rotatably coupled to the connection neck, and a first elastic body. The first catching body includes a first catching protrusion portion which is caught by the first catching groove. The suction nozzle includes a pressing portion and a first lever. The first lever includes a first end portion in contact with the pressing portion, and a second end portion configured to press the first catching body. According to the disclosed vacuum cleaner, the fastening between the suction nozzle and the connection pipe may be maintained or released according to the relative angle between the suction nozzle and the connection pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kookhaeng Lee, Jungwan Ryu, Moo Hyun Ko, Youngsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11751738
    Abstract: A cleaner includes a case having an opening formed in a lower side. The cleaner also includes a brush assembly disposed inside the case. The brush assembly includes a horizontally disposed brush bar and a brush coupled to the brush bar. The cleaner includes a suction port for suctioning dust collected by the brush assembly. The cleaner also includes a motor that provides power to the brush assembly. Further, the cleaner includes an operation assembly, connecting the motor and the brush assembly, and converting a rotational movement of the motor into a translational motion of the brush assembly. The operation assembly includes a rotating member coupled to a shaft of the motor, a link connected to the rotating member, a connecting member connecting the brush bar and the link, and a guide rail for guiding the connecting member in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Yongwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11723501
    Abstract: The handheld vacuum cleaner (10) includes a housing (22), a handle (42), a suction opening (90), and a debris separator (14). The debris separator (14) includes a generally horizontal cyclone (66). An airflow rotate about a cyclone axis (70) to separate debris from the airflow. The cyclone axis (70) being generally perpendicular to an inlet axis (222). A suction source (170) is operable to generate the airflow. The suction source (170) including a suction source axis (186), a motor (178), and a fan (182) rotated by the motor (178) about the suction source axis (186). The suction source axis (186) is positioned at an obtuse angle relative to the inlet axis (222) and perpendicular to the cyclone axis (70). A debris collector (18) is in fluid communication with the debris outlet (126). The debris collector (18) is configured to receive the debris separated from the airflow. The debris collector (18) extends below the suction source (170).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Reeder, Fraizier Reiland, Bennett W. Westling, Justin D. Dorman, Dalton F. Hansen, San Sang Chan
  • Patent number: 11717123
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a suctioning unit, a main body including a cyclone unit for separating dust from the air suctioned through the suctioning unit, a body forming a dust container for storing the dust separated by the cyclone unit, and a body cover for opening and closing the lower side of the body. A filter unit is arranged in the body for filtering air. An actuating unit is configured to move in the body along a space between the outside of the filter unit and the inner circumferential surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Jungmin Ko, Soohan Eo, Kietak Hyun, Inkyu Hwang
  • Patent number: 11648659
    Abstract: Disclosed is a work support having an extendable support beam for spanning between a pair of leg assemblies. The extendable support beam includes one or more elongated rails having a first end, a second end, an upper edge, a lower edge, a middle portion disposed between the upper edge and the lower edge, where the upper edge and the lower edge each extend away from the middle portion and form a channel having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a t-track extending longitudinally along the interior surface. The work support includes the extendable support beams and a leg mount disposed between the pair of elongated rails, and a pair of legs pivotally coupled with the leg mount and moveable between a storage position where the pair of legs are secured within a cavity, and a working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: PERFECT SITE LLC
    Inventor: Jared W. Hanlon
  • Patent number: 11641934
    Abstract: A vacuuming broom assembly includes a vacuum pack that is wearable on a user's back. The vacuum pack has an intake for urging air inwardly therein when the vacuum pack is turned on and a suction hose is fluidly coupled to the intake. A broom is provided that has a head and a handle. A suction manifold is coupled to the broom and the suction manifold has a pair of inlet ports and an exhaust port. The suction hose is fluidly coupled to the exhaust port such that the suction manifold is in fluid communication with the vacuum unit. Each of the inlet ports is aligned with the head of the broom for sucking up debris that is produced from sweeping. In this way the vacuum unit reduces airborne particles produced from sweeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Samsel
  • Patent number: 11638509
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a space that allows air to flow therethrough. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction inlet that introduces the air into the body and a first cyclone in the body. The first cyclone separates foreign substances from the air introduced into the suction inlet. The vacuum cleaner includes a dust separation module having a filter unit that separates foreign substances from the air introduced from the first cyclone. The dust separation module also includes a second cyclone arranged within and separated from the filter unit. The second cyclone includes a cyclone base, a storage unit arranged adjacent to a lower portion of the second cyclone, and a cyclone array coupled to the cyclone base. The cyclone array allows the air to pass through an upper portion of the second cyclone and discharge the foreign substances collected by the second cyclone to the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungwan Ryu, Jinhyouk Shin, Dae Ho Chang, Hyo Chul Shin, Kyoungho Ryou
  • Patent number: 11618143
    Abstract: The wheel puller with adjustable separation angle and separation distance may comprise a center assembly, a left pull arm, and a right pull arm. The wheel puller may be operable to pull a wheel off of a hub of a vehicle by coupling a left wheel hook and a right wheel hook to holes on the wheel and pressing a hub rest located on the center assembly against the hub of the wheel. When a threaded shaft of the center assembly is turned the left wheel hook and the right wheel hook may pull the wheel away from the vehicle. A separation angle between the left pull arm and the right pull arm and a separation distance between the left wheel hook and the right wheel hook may be changed such that the wheel puller may accommodate various sizes and configurations of wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: David Kellogg
  • Patent number: 11603297
    Abstract: A clamp contains: a body, an actuation rod, and a slow descending device. The body includes a first support sheet, and the actuation rod includes a second support sheet. The body further includes a drive grip, a driven mechanism, and a limitation mechanism. The limitation mechanism has a first spring, multiple first fixing protrusions, and a release lever. The slow descending device includes a second spring, multiple second fixing protrusions, a guide element, and a micro-adjustment handle. The micro-adjustment handle has a pull lever and the second spring 31 surrounds around the actuation ro. The multiple second fixing protrusions accommodate the actuation rod and are pushed by the second spring. The micro-adjustment handle has a third spring and a control lever pushed by the third spring and contacting with the multiple second fixing protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: YUN KUAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Che Chen
  • Patent number: 11597073
    Abstract: A hand tool with insulation handle. The handle is made of an insulation material and is formed with a hollow portion (11) and an embedding groove (12). The embedding groove (12) is communicated with the hollow portion (11) and located on a front end (101) of the handle. The tool rod (20) includes a shaft (21) having a rear end (211) and a front end (212). The end plug (30) is made of the insulation material and includes a clamping section (31) and an abutting section (32). The rear end (211) of the shaft is positioned in the end plug through snapping the clamping section. The tool rod (20) is replaceablely inserted in the hollow portion (11) of the handle and protrudes from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: YIH CHENG FACTORY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jack Lin
  • Patent number: 11534044
    Abstract: A closure flap on a vacuum inlet valve assembly or housing pivots between an open first position and a closed second position. When the closure flap is in the open first position, it is offset from a central longitudinal axis of the vacuum inlet valve housing. When the closure flap is in the closed second position, it intersects the central longitudinal axis. The closure flap has a resilient and compressible protrusion that releasable locks the closure flap in each position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: H-P PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Darrell V. Nieschwitz, Greg A. Calderone, Shawn C. Metz
  • Patent number: 11511405
    Abstract: A rail bond tool for installation and removal of a rail bond to and from a web of a track rail having: a socket adapted to removably and matingly fit about a rail bond head and a rail bond terminal of the rail bond, the socket interior having: an upper cylindrical wall portion, a lower cylindrical wall having a larger diameter than the upper cylindrical wall portion, and an intermediate frustoconical wall portion, an opening at a distal end of the socket adjacent the rail bond tool, the upper cylindrical wall portion, the intermediate frustoconical wall portion, and the lower cylindrical wall adapted to removably and matingly receive the rail bond head, a socket exterior wall, and a slot extending from the opening through the lower cylindrical wall and the intermediate frustoconical wall to the socket exterior wall portion, the slot adapted to removably receive the rail bond terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Bentworth James
  • Patent number: 11357375
    Abstract: A dust collecting device with an extendible and flexible air tube including a housing, a cover, an air tube, a dust collecting head, a filter material and a gas guiding device. The cover is detachably disposed on the housing and has an accommodating groove. The air tube is positioned in the accommodating groove and extendible and flexible, the air tube is capable of being extended to outside the accommodating groove and retracted to be accommodated in the accommodating groove, and a bending angle and an extension direction of the air tube is changeable by flexibility. The dust collecting head is disposed at the air tube, and is positioned in the accommodating groove when the air tube is shortened to be accommodated in the accommodating groove. The filter material is disposed inside the housing and close to the cover. The gas guiding device is disposed inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: RIGHTNOW CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kuo-Chang Cheng