Patents Examined by Darnell M Jayne
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Patent number: 7874434Abstract: A substrate carrying tray capable of horizontally placing a substrate thereon and enabling a plurality of trays to be stacked on each other, comprising an upper contact part coming into contact with one tray disposed on the upper side of the tray when the plurality of the substrates are stacked on each other and a lower contact part coming into contact with the other tray disposed on the lower side. The shapes of the upper contact part and the lower contact part are formed such that, when one tray is placed on the upper side of the tray, the one tray can be moved in the direction that the gravity center of the one tray is disposed just above the gravity center of the tray.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takenori Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 7874435Abstract: A pipeline pig support rack apparatus includes a frame having a plurality of supports mounted thereon, each extending upwardly from the frame. Each pipeline pig support includes clamps that are comprised of first and second u-shaped members that are attached with a hinge. A bolted connection opposite the hinge is provided for holding the u-shaped members together in a closed position when securing a pipeline pig. Lifting eyes on the frame are provided for enabling the frame, its pig supports and any contained pipeline pigs to be lifted as a unit. A basket receptacle optionally is provided that receives the frame. The frame and basket receptacle are each independently liftable. The basket receptacle prevents spillage of hazardous materials that might be residing upon the pigs after they have been used to clean a particular pipeline.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Integris Rentals, L.L.C.Inventor: Pierre L. Olivier
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Patent number: 7874436Abstract: A storage system may include a rack. The rack may include one or more saddle supports sized and configured to support at least a portion of a saddle. The rack may be sized and configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The rack may be sized and configured to move among a plurality of heights. The storage system may include a height adjustment device sized and configured to adjust the height of the rack.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Inventor: Perry Hought
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Patent number: 7866490Abstract: A method for storing and protecting a garden trimmer includes mounting the trimmer horizontally on a rack and enclosing the power head of the trimmer in a rigid box enclosure at the forward end of the rack with the shaft and trimmer head projecting rearwardly outside of the box enclosure and being open and accessible from the outside.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Inventor: William B. Bellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 7866768Abstract: A storage assembly of a type including at least two modules which can be solidly connected to one another. Each of said modules is equipped with structure for accessing at least one storage space, a closure mechanism and a mechanism for solidly connecting the modules to one another. The at least one module includes structure for locking the mechanism for solidly connecting the modules to one another and the closure mechanism for closing off access to at least one module.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Inventor: Yves Mallouk
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Patent number: 7861871Abstract: A hand tool rack has an elongated base bracket, multiple clamping elements, two hangers and a lock. The base bracket has a baseboard and a rail bracket. The rail bracket is detachably mounted on the baseboard. The clamping elements are movably mounted on the rail bracket of the base bracket. The hangers are movably mounted on the base bracket and each hanger has two mounting arms and a hanging arm. The mounting arms of the each hanger are clamped on the baseboard. The hanging arm is formed with the mounting arms of the hanger for hanging on a tool cart. The lock is detachably connected to the base bracket to provide a burglarproof effect and has a display clamp and a container clamp. The display clamp has a display panel and a catching bracket. The container clamp has a container panel and a container casing.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
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Patent number: 7856932Abstract: A pallet for shipping and displaying of packaged goods wherein the pallet comprises a plurality of stacking feet joined together by angled ribs to substantially prevent or inhibit spreading of the stacking feet due to high weight loads, a plurality of handles that include handle-strengthening areas and finger recesses to increase the strength and lifting ergonomics of the pallet, and an angled surface on the bottom of the stacking feet to facilitate transporting of the loaded pallet from a distribution vehicle to a retail location over certain obstacles. Accordingly, the packaged goods can comprise beverage trays filled or partially filled with beverage bottles, or any good and/or raw material for sale and/or use in manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United, Inc.Inventors: Edward L. Stahl, Stanley Charles Ellington, Brent Clyde Mizell, Travis Truman Crane, Ira Donavan Youmans, Jr., John P. Barry
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Patent number: 7857148Abstract: A jar dispenser includes a housing defining a row that accommodates multiple jars of baby food in single file atop a planar floor. A pushplate is configured for movement along the row. A biasing member is in communication with the pushplate to bias the pushplate from a housing back side toward a housing front side. The device includes a door adjacent the row at the housing front side, the door being pivotal to restrict access to the row when at a closed position and to allow access to the row when at open and load positions. A first biasing member biases the door toward the closed position. A door catch is positioned to interact with the door when the door is at the load position. A second biasing member biases the door to bias the door to interact with the door catch when the door is at the load position.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Inventor: Pauline R. Roeske
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Patent number: 7857151Abstract: A tension rod assembly is provided that includes first and second telescoping rod sections. An outer diameter of the second rod section is larger than an outer diameter of the first rod section. First and second end members are provided. Each of the first and second end members has a recess with substantially the same inner diameter. The first end member is adapted to be received on the end of the first rod section. The second end member is adapted to be received on the end of the second rod section. An adapter is interposed between the end of the first rod section and the first end member. The adapter is configured to compensate for the difference in the outer diameters of the first and second rod sections such that identical end members can be used on both ends of the tension rod.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Ex-Cell Home Fashions, Inc.Inventor: Charles Barrese
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Patent number: 7857150Abstract: A lightweight carrier for golf clubs adapted for substantially upright positioning on the ground when not being carried, including a hollow tubular support that duals as a golf ball holder, a handle affixed near the top of the tubular support or at some point along the tubular support, a club holder top affixed near the top of the tubular support or at some point along the tubular support, a club holder base affixed at or near the bottom of the tubular support, one or more pins extending substantially axially from the base adapted to penetrate into the ground and support the carrier in an upright position when not being carried, and a pin cover to cover the pins while the carrier is being carried.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Inventor: Michael R. Young
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Patent number: 7856933Abstract: An improved pallet that is capable of easy assembly, functionally adequate for some situations and capable of easy disassembly. In one form of the invention, a pallet is provided that is made of all wood. In one embodiment, the pallet may be comprised of a plurality of stringers with bores, a plurality of deck boards with openings, and a plurality of wooden dowels disposed in the bores and openings to connect the stringers and deck boards.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Miller Dowel CompanyInventors: Michael Miller, Andrew P. Studdert, Daniel Tingley
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Patent number: 7857147Abstract: A dish rack comprises a tubular hub with a bottom segment and an outwardly flared top segment. An inner ledge supports a funnel and a flat-panel grate. The funnel may be molded together with the hub, eliminating the ledge. The rear of the hub is a vertical splash guard rising above the height of the front of the hub. A removable drainage tray is configured to slide into the bottom segment at the front of the hub. Cutouts on the bottom segment define hand-hold cavities. Handles are located on the exterior of the flared top segment to also serve as dish towel drying bars. The flat-panel grate is preferably configured with a slot to support and cradle a dish edge. An optional utensil holder is preferably configured to be supported by the flat-plate grate at the inner periphery of the flared top segment.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2009Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Inventor: Azanaw Mulaw
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Patent number: 7854485Abstract: Closing and opening device for drawer pull-out guides (10) with a guide rail (12) to be fixed on a carcass wall of a piece of furniture and a running rail (14) which is mounted so as to be displaceable relative to the guide rail—optionally with a central rail (11) interposed—and is to be fixed on the drawer. On a latch housing (22) disposed on one of the two aforementioned outer rails there is provided a movable catch component (24) which is pretensioned by a spring arrangement in a bistable manner into two end positions spaced from one another in the direction of movement of the drawer, and the catch component has a seat (36) for a dog (26) which is provided on the other rail and which moves into the seat during the relative displacement of the rails as the closed position is approached and pivots the pretensioned movable catch component (24) and thereby unlocks it from the associated end position.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2005Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Alfil AGInventor: Horst Berger
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Patent number: 7854331Abstract: A display for a bicycle includes a mount, a support arm pivotally mounted to the mount for movement between a storage position and an access position, the support arm having a hanger thereon for hanging the bicycle therefrom, and a cylinder assembly including a dampening cylinder operably connected to the mount and to the support arm to dampen movement of the support arm and to return the support arm to the storage position. The cylinder assembly includes a locking member configured to lock the cylinder in a retracted position to maintain the support arm in the access position and to release the cylinder to permit the support arm to return to the storage position. A clamp arm is mounted to the support arm for pivoting between a securing position to secure the bicycle on the hanger when the support arm is in the storage position and a release position to allow for removing the bicycle from the hanger when the support arm is in the access position.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Cormark, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey C. Ouyang
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Patent number: 7854334Abstract: A standardized or basic product display device is provided with a standard front barrier for identifying and restraining a spring-urged column of displayed products in conjunction with a plurality of secondary barrier elements which can be easily and securely mounted onto the primary barrier to accommodate reconfiguration and enlargement of the display device. The secondary elements have lower portions of inverted U-shaped configuration which can be selectively applied over external edge margins of the primary barrier and secured thereto by locking detents. The secondary barrier element enables the front barrier of the display device to be enlarged, both in width and height to accommodate larger product packages than contemplated for the standard display device in its minimum configuration. In one form, the secondary barrier element has a vertical extension of narrow width, providing effective restraint of tall packages while maximizing visibility of the front of the package.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Trion Industries, Inc.Inventors: Thomas O. Nagel, Joseph F. Kologe
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Patent number: 7850015Abstract: A display device for displaying and dispensing tubular items of merchandise includes a first side and a substantially parallel second side spaced apart by a distance. A base forming a bottom portion and a cover forming a top portion of the display device are disposed between the first and second side. A first ramp having a first width is disposed between the first and second side and slopes downwardly toward a rear portion of the display device. A second ramp having a second width is disposed between the first and second side. At least a portion of the second ramp is disposed under the first ramp and slopes downwardly toward a front portion of the display device. The first width and second width are less than the distance between the first side and second side for facilitating a movement of the tubular items of merchandise in the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: New Dimensions Research CorporationInventor: Timothy L. Mason
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Patent number: 7850013Abstract: A locking mechanism to minimize access to a portion of a rack-mounted electronic device is provided. The locking mechanism includes a bar supported at one end to a first vertical post of the rack, and a locking member supported at a second end of the bar for locking to a second vertical post. In one embodiment, the bar is pivotally supported at the one end to the first post. The bar is movable between an open position where unimpeded access to a first portion of the electronic device is provided, and a closed position to restrict removal of components from the first portion of the electronic device. A clearance space may provided between the bar and the electronic device in the closed position to allow a user to access an electronic component to remove power from the component, but not to fully remove the component without unlocking the locking member.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: David B. Kramer, Peter Williams
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Patent number: 7850022Abstract: An adjustable shelf assembly, which may be a rack mount shelf, that can adjustably accommodate a plurality of electronic devices. In an example embodiment, the shelf assembly is designed to hold several electronic devices, oriented vertically. This is accomplished by providing a shelf with multiple adjustments, including partitions to adjust the width left to right of each receiver receptacle. In addition, a rear slide mechanism adjusts front to back to accommodate the depth of the electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Video Mount ProductsInventor: Keith J. Fulmer
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Patent number: 7850141Abstract: A retainer apparatus and method is disclosed for retaining a form mold in a selected position that includes a beam having a longitudinal axis and a retaining member slidably engaged to the beam allowing for free movement along the longitudinal axis when said retaining member is in a free state. The retaining member has a lengthwise axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in the free state, with the retaining member also including a leg substantially parallel to the lengthwise axis, the leg extending from the slidable engagement and terminating in a form mold interface portion. The retaining member also including a head portion extending from the slidable engagement being substantially oppositely disposed from the leg. The retainer apparatus is place into the locked state by applying a force to the leg to substantially lock the slidable engagement and retaining the form mold.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: MOB Outillage SAInventors: Arnaud Claude Bruno Moulin, William Floyd Reed
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Patent number: 7850259Abstract: A drawer interlocking mechanism apparatus is applied where a drawer is installed inside an article. A secured plate of the present apparatus is secured at the lateral portion of the article and a sliding plate is connected the present apparatus at the lateral side of the drawer correspondingly to have the sliding plate move on the secured plate indirectly to produce the opening or closing function of the drawer. The sliding plate of the interlocking structure is installed on a single side or both sides of the drawer and also installed at a plurality of drawers in the same way. By means of a preset pull cord of the interlocking structure, a plurality of drawers are connected in series to lock the other drawers synchronously when one of drawers is opened.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Martas Precision Slide Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wan-Lai Chen, Tsung-Po Chang, Tung-Lu Chang