Patents Examined by David R. Dunn
  • Patent number: 11772580
    Abstract: Licence plates with a data medium and a slot antenna have low transmission and reception performance for electromagnetic waves as a rule. Moreover, the positioning of the slot antenna is severely limited by an inscription on the licence plate. The invention provides a licence plate with a data medium and an antenna with improved transmission power and at the same time sufficient space for the positioning of the antenna. This is achieved by a licence plate body of the licence plate having at least one cavity, and a front of the licence plate body or a coating of the front of the licence plate body covering the cavity comprises a slot structure forming the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tönnjes ISI Patent Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Albertus Jacobus Pretorius
  • Patent number: 11771186
    Abstract: A tilt device for an umbrella is a guide track assembly disposed in one of a first tilt member and a second tilt member. The guide track assembly has a first guide track member and a second guide track member. An enclosed guide track is within the guide track assembly. The guide track assembly is slideably received within the first tilt member. A driver that has an upper portion disposed in the second tilt member and a lower portion. The lower portion is disposed in the enclosed guide track. The enclosed guide track is configured to guide movement of the lower portion of the driver within the first tilt member. Movement of the driver causes the second tilt member to tilt relative to the first tilt member. The guide track assembly includes an open channel forming a part of a cord channel through the tilt device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Zhun-An Ma
  • Patent number: 11760241
    Abstract: A seat covering for a tufted automobile seat cushions has cover sheets adapted to fit over and around the cushions with a plurality of open-ended channels integrated therewith. Each channel is aligned and associated with a tuft of the cushion after the cover sheet has been fitted over and around the cushion. The covering has a plurality one or more straps, each passing loosely through an associated one of the channels and having strap ends extending from each open-end thereof. Pulling the extending strap ends of each strap after the cover has been fitted over and around the cushion causes the strap to be pulled into the associated tuft to cause the cover sheet to conform to the tuft. A fastener allows for simple and organized connection of the pulled strap ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ADC Solutions Auto, LLC
    Inventor: Diner Mondragon
  • Patent number: 11761228
    Abstract: A fan-shaped tent skeleton and a fan-shaped tent are provided. The fan-shaped tent skeleton comprises a base plate, wherein the base plate is arranged laterally, rotary rod assemblies are arranged on upper and lower sides of a first end of the base plate, each of the rotary rod assemblies comprises a fixed seat fixed to the base plate, two rotary rods are hinged to the fixed seat, the two rotary rods are a front rotary rod and a back rotary rod, the front rotary rod and the back rotary rod are connected to a front hinge shaft and a back hinge shaft and are connected to the fixed seat through the front hinge shaft and the back hinge shaft, and a first connecting structure for connecting a fan-shaped tent fabric is arranged at a second end of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Shihu Long
  • Patent number: 11761229
    Abstract: A tent cover system for providing improved ventilation and cooling is disclosed. The tent cover system includes a frame having a hub and a plurality of roof poles extending therefrom; a cover having a reflective topside and a blackout underside; a plurality of vertical poles configured to hoist the cover above a tent, thereby creating an airspace therebetween; and a plurality of guy lines configured to removably secure the cover to a ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Alan Hale
  • Patent number: 11756454
    Abstract: A unitary sheet-like article has a material sheet and an elastic sheet. The material sheet includes a first thickness and a first edge, The elastic sheet includes a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness and includes an aperture and a second edge. The material sheet and the elastic sheet overlap at an overlap portion defined between the first and second edges. The material sheet and the elastic sheet are bonded together at the overlap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BEDFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert B. Ludlow, John B. Linquist, Colin M. O'Donnell, Ryan M. Korpela
  • Patent number: 11753169
    Abstract: An aircraft seat includes an actuator and a movement transmission device. The transmission device includes a frame provided with an immobilizing portion and a drive shaft. The transmission device further includes a gear wheel provided with coupling teeth having inclined side walls and a sleeve with an immobilizing portion complementary to the immobilizing portion of the frame, and coupling teeth having inclined side walls. The transmission device also has an elastic member configured to push the sleeve. The stiffness of the elastic member and the inclination of the side walls of the coupling teeth of the gear wheel and sleeve are chosen such that, when a torque greater than a threshold torque is applied to the gear wheel, the sleeve slides on the drive shaft from a position of coupling the sleeve to the gear wheel to a position of immobilizing the sleeve relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE ACTUATION
    Inventors: Julien Aubrun, Miguel Piris, Olivier Gueroult, Emmanuel Berdah, Joffrey Delong
  • Patent number: 11752904
    Abstract: A seat fastening device is adapted to a child safety seat. The child safety seat includes a base and a seat body pivoted to the base via a pivotal shaft, so that the seat body can switch between a forward-facing orientation and a rearward-facing orientation by rotating around the pivotal shaft. The seat fastening device includes a locking component, a locked component assembled with one of the seat body and the base, and a tightening and loosening mechanism assembled with the other of the seat body and the base and connected to the locking component. The tightening and loosening mechanism is configured to loosen or tighten the locking component as the seat body is rotated to the forward-facing orientation or the rearward-facing orientation, so as to lock the locking component with the locked component, which achieves firm connection of the base and the seat body and convenient and rapid operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Ruyi Li
  • Patent number: 11751689
    Abstract: A height adjustable chair includes a user support platform assembly, and posterior and anterior leg assemblies. The user support platform assembly includes first, second, and third platform portions, and a pair of pivot mechanisms. The posterior and anterior leg assemblies include laterally opposed upper leg portions, laterally opposed lower leg portions, and locking mechanisms for locking the lower leg portions in extended relation relative to the upper leg portions. The pivot mechanisms pivotally attach to first platform portion and the posterior leg assembly. The anterior leg assembly is pivotally attached to the posterior leg assembly, the first platform portion, and the third platform portions. The first support platform supports a user thereupon. The anterior and posterior leg assemblies enable the user to vary the height of the first support platform relative to a support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Peak Degrees Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Pesek, William Xiques, Tao Xu
  • Patent number: 11753844
    Abstract: A rooftop tent assembly for vehicles is disclosed. The rooftop tent assembly comprises a base affixed to a roof portion of the vehicle. The base is hingedly connected with an extension plate on one end for providing sheltered living space and is affixed with a cover to conceal the rooftop tent assembly to another end of the base plate. The cover is formed by welding a tread plate to a top portion of the shell frame. The tent assembly is positioned over the base of the vehicle by pulling the ladder affixed to the extension plate down and adjusting the extension plate until it gets parallel with the base, after opening the cover. An internal seal system is provided with a gasket affixed to internal flange on the bottom portion of the cover to prevent water, dust, and other particulates from entering into the rooftop tent assembly when closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Dunn, William Rykers
  • Patent number: 11756456
    Abstract: A clipboard is realised as a base for a sheet of paper and with a fastening therefor, with the base provided with at least one RFID transponder. It comprises a marking on the base, which indicates, where exactly the paper is to be placed, as well as at least one sheet of paper with a RFID transponder, wherein a RFID transponder each of the base and of the paper are arranged so as to be close to each other for communication, when the sheet of paper is fixed to the fastening. The base includes a plurality of switches, which are preferably arranged in a matrix, whereas the sheet is provided with various information, instructions and/or choice variants as well as with a number of marking fields, which are respectively arranged at the locations of the switches of the clipboard, when the sheet is fastened on the marking of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TRIHOW AG
    Inventor: Beat Knüsel
  • Patent number: 11746557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fence type automatic tent, including a tent main body and a skeleton supporting plate arranged at a top end of the tent main body. The skeleton supporting plate is provided with a skeleton fixing plate and a locking switch handle in sequence. The locking switch handle is fixedly connected with the skeleton supporting plate. A periphery of the skeleton supporting plate extends outwards to form several stop bosses. To unfold the fence type automatic tent, a user presses the middle locking switch handle to separate the skeleton fixing plate from the skeleton supporting plate, so that an entire tent skeleton assembly can automatically spread under the action of an elastic force storage member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Yangfei Huang
  • Patent number: 11745629
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell and a buffering part. The seat shell includes a backrest portion and two sidewalls, the backrest portion having a front surface facing forward that is suitable to provide support for a child's back, the two sidewalls being respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the seat shell for restricting sideways movements of a child who sits in the seat shell, one of the two sidewalls having a sidewall portion located in front of the front surface. The buffering part is connected with the seat shell, the buffering part being operable to protrude sideways at an outer side of the sidewall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BAMBINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Xiao Long Mo, Da Liang Zhang, Zheng-Wen Guo, Ying-Zhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11739555
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted tent system includes a vehicle mounting frame for securement to the box of a pickup truck. A clamshell frame assembly having a rigid bed platform and a plurality of U-shaped support rods is connected to the mounting frame. The clamshell frame assembly including a tensioning system and functioning to transition between an open and closed position. A plurality of rigid panels is connected to the vehicle mounting frame and a tent is connected to the clamshell frame assembly. In the open position, the bed platform is positioned forward of the vehicle mounting frame, and the tent is held in an expanded position by each of the plurality of U-shaped support rods. In the closed position, the bed platform is positioned directly above the vehicle mounting frame, and the tent is positioned within a space defined by the plurality of rigid panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Michael E. Burnett
  • Patent number: 11739557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of outdoor equipment, in particular to an easily extendable and retractable canopy mechanism comprising two center hubs arranged up and down and several carrier rods. The first and second center hubs are arranged on the same vertical line. One end of the carrier rods is rotatably connected to the first center hub with equal angle between any two adjacent carrier rods. It also comprises equal number of support rods and carrier rods. One end of the support rods is rotatably connected to the second center hub and the other end is fixed on the side of the carrier rods. The angle between any two adjacent support rods is equal. The carrier rods have stop blocks at the upper part of the fixed connection between the carrier rods and the support rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Zilv Shen
  • Patent number: 11738674
    Abstract: A headrest module for a motor vehicle seat includes a base component and a headrest mounted in the base component. The headrest is configured to be guided in a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to be extendable and retractable relative to the base component. The headrest further includes a fixing mechanism having a first fixing element with teeth and a second fixing element configured to be moved towards the first fixing element for engagement between adjacent teeth. Contact faces of the two fixing elements are configured such that an extension of the headrest is possible under the action of a force on the headrest in an extension direction. A movement of the headrest in a retraction direction is possible under action of a release mechanism of the headrest module configured to move the second fixing element out of the region between the teeth of the first fixing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Benjamin Rehfuss, Max Nitsch
  • Patent number: 11741858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative and removable cover for wrapping and protecting fences and gates. The cover is made of weatherproof, durable, tear resistant, and decorative material. More specifically, the cover includes a front covering member and a rear covering member for covering the fence from opposing sides. The covering members can be coupled/sewn at one or more edges or can be independent of each other. The cover includes a plurality of extension bands that are used for securing the cover onto the fence. The cover extends generally between the posts and between the top rail and the bottom rail of the fence. Users apply the cover as a temporary modification to the fence or gate which is in accordance with rules of homeowners' associations. The cover comes in a variety of sizes, colors, themes, and designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Darline Riggs
  • Patent number: 11741860
    Abstract: A billboard framework system may have a plurality of lateral adjusters adapted to be laterally adjustable on poles. The system may also have at least one frame support attached to some of the plurality of lateral adjusters where each of the frame supports may be co-planar with one another. The system may also have a generally rectangular-shaped frame structure connected to the frame supports where the frame structure is coplanar. The frame structure may have two side portions connecting an upper portion and a lower portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Formetco Incorporated
    Inventor: Isaac Charles Innis
  • Patent number: 11730659
    Abstract: The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker is adapted for use with a patient. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker is a mobility assistance device used by the patient. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker forms a cart used by the patient for walking. The counter-balancing gyroscopic walker incorporates a housing structure, a plurality of inertial structures, and a control circuit. The plurality of inertial structures and the control circuit install in the housing structure. The housing structure is a physical supporting structure that that assists the mobility of the patient. The control circuit provides controls the operation of the plurality of inertial structures. The control circuit provides electrical energy required for the operation of the plurality of inertial structures. The plurality of inertial structures forms a gyroscopic system that tends to resists tilt of the counter-balancing gyroscopic walker from a set position relative to the force of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Burton Lee Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11735071
    Abstract: Provided is a digital billboard for vehicle. The technical gist of the present disclosure is that it can be installed in various vehicles such as buses and trucks, and can deliver advertisement contents to more citizens while driving, so that advertisers can quickly deliver advertisement contents or achieve advertising purpose, thereby maximizing the effect expected by advertisers. As a vehicle provided with a digital billboard travels, advertising contents can be imprinted in the minds of people due to dynamic visibility. In doing so, it is possible to easily achieve purposes intended by advertisers. In the event of a malfunction of the billboard, it is possible to easily replace the digital billboard firmly fixed in a sliding manner in an advertisement frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Byeongyeon Kim