Patents Examined by Ding Y Tan
  • Patent number: 11686424
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus having plurality of stands includes a central stand member 3600H at middle; a plurality of peripheral stand members including a plurality of peripheral stand members wherein each peripheral stand member 3700A further including a horizontally elongated stand 3701A fastened to the central stand member 3600H, and a plurality of peripheral stand members wherein each peripheral stand member 3716 further including the horizontally curved stand 3717 mounted between and fastened to one peripheral stand member 3700A at left and other peripheral stand member 3700A at right; and an electrical system 3800D being installed in the central stand member 3600H and in each peripheral stand member 3700A of the plurality of peripheral stand members for lighting plurality of light bulbs being mounted on plurality of peripheral stand members and for operating water fountain on top of the central stand member 3600H. Other embodiments are described and shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Alebachew Yirga Yessuf
  • Patent number: 11680661
    Abstract: A stabilization bracket device for facilitating servicing of in-line piping regulators includes a bracket, which is removably positionable around a regulator, such as a valve, a pump, a sensor, and the like, which is positioned in-line with a pipe, so that a lower end of the bracket abuts a bottom of the regulator. A support element is engaged to and extends bidirectionally from an upper face of the bracket. Each opposing end of the support element abuts an upper surface of the pipe proximate to a respective opposed end of the bracket. A load imparted by the regulator to the bracket is transferred by the support element onto the pipe, positioning a user to service the regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventor: Refugio Perez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11672297
    Abstract: A helmet mount includes a latching plate defining a latching opening with wide and narrow portions and a notch. A latching spring below the latching plate urges a spring portion against the wide portion. The shaft of a first pin on an accessory mount is sized to fit in the narrow portion while its widened head only fits through the wide portion. The spring portion engages the widened head and prevents sliding within the narrow portion. The shaft of a second pin slides within the notch with its widened head preventing removal. A wedge may be slid against the spring to retract the spring portion allowing removal of the first pin. Electrical contacts on the helmet mount may engage electrical contents on the accessory mount to supply power to an accessory such as night-vision goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Guido Rietdyk
  • Patent number: 11674625
    Abstract: The clamping collar comprises a metal belt carrying a protruding lug in the vicinity of a first end and a hook in the vicinity of a second end. The hook has a front wall and a common part. The wall is intended to be retained behind the lug while the hook is hooked on the lug to keep the collar in the clamped state. The common part links the front wall to the belt and has a gripping surface protruding radially outwardly and two lateral borders which extend axially on either side of the gripping surface by being radially set back from the gripping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Nicolas Rigollet, Fabrice Prevot
  • Patent number: 11655916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conduit support device having high reliability even under severe conditions. A conduit support including a conduit, a support member configured to extend along a longitudinal direction of the conduit, and integrally support the conduit, and be capable of being bent at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction, and an accommodation member within which the conduit and the support member are stored, wherein an intermediate member is arranged between the support member and the accommodation member is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: JUNKOSHA INC.
    Inventors: Daiki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Misu
  • Patent number: 11654980
    Abstract: A bracket support system to connect a hoist to a connector rod and at least one hoist connector of a tractor, the bracket support system including an upper mask bracket removably disposed on a mounting mask to connect to the connector rod, at least one lower bracket removably disposed on a rear of the hoist, a stiffener bracket disposed on at least a portion of the hoist to prevent damage to the mounting mask in response to lifting at least one object on the hoist, and a support shaft disposed within at least a portion of the rear of the hoist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Jerry Bell
  • Patent number: 11655829
    Abstract: A down rod installation structure for a ceiling fan has a coupling seat, a down rod, and an elastic member. The down rod is threadedly connected to the coupling seat. The elastic member has a fixed end that is fixed to the coupling seat. The elastic member further has an abutment portion to be engaged in a perforation of the coupling seat and an aperture of the down rod, so that the down rod installation structure invention has the advantages of quick installation and increasing the stability of the ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AIR COOL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cliff Wang
  • Patent number: 11643027
    Abstract: A retainer is disclosed that is configured to receive at least one elongated member in a vehicle. The retainer includes a body and first and second receptacles that are supported by the body. The first receptacle defines a first channel that is configured to receive a first elongated member (e.g., a cable, a wire, a rod, etc.) and includes a first finger that extends towards the second receptacle. The second receptacle defines a second channel that is configured to receive a second elongated member (e.g., a cable, a wire, a rod, etc.) and includes a second finger that extends towards the first receptacle. In certain embodiments, the first finger and the second finger may be formed as discrete structures so as not to interfere with flexure of the first receptacle and the second receptacle during insertion and removal of the first elongated member and the second elongated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Mahiuddin Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11627774
    Abstract: The invention relates to an interface for connecting an optical device and a mobile support which cooperates securely with an imprinted element, the interface having a base arranged to be inserted into the imprinted element, the base being a hollow body. The base accommodates mechanical play compensating structures which are movably mounted within the hollow body so as to project and are arranged in order to bear against a wall of the imprinted element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WILCO INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Dorian Meney, Cédric Jambilloux, Marc Renard, Jean-Marc Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 11632865
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a housing, a sliding structure, and a switch structure. The housing includes two tracks, an elastic element including a blocking rib, and a first clamping element. The sliding structure is movably disposed in the tracks and includes a second clamping element and a reverse rib. The switch structure is movably disposed on the sliding structure and includes a forward rib. When the sliding structure is in the installed position, a support frame is fastened between the first clamping element and the second clamping element, and the blocking rib prevents the sliding structure moving relative to the housing. When the switch structure is moved in a detaching direction, the forward rib pushes the blocking rib away from the reverse rib, to allow the sliding structure to move in the detaching direction relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.
    Inventor: Jen-Yu Liang
  • Patent number: 11626815
    Abstract: A novel high-precision rigid-flexible coupling rotating platform includes a foundation, a rigid bearing, a bearing sleeve, a core rotating platform, a rotating driver and a coder; the bearing sleeve is fixed on the foundation; the rigid bearing is in rotatable drive connection with the core rotating platform, and connected with the foundation through the bearing sleeve; an upper surface of the core rotating platform is provided with a plurality of groups of flexible hinges; when the rotating driver applies a driving force to rotate the core rotating platform, the driving force elastically deforms the flexible hinge rings. The flexible hinges are used and disposed on the upper surface of the core rotating platform; without disassembling the whole rotating platform, a corresponding group of flexible hinges can be changed but an assembling relationship between other groups of flexible hinges cannot be broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Guangdong University of Technology
    Inventors: Zhijun Yang, Jianbin Huang, Yutai Wei, Zhongyi Gao, Guanxin Huang, Youdun Bai
  • Patent number: 11608913
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly, a pipe support assembly, and a method of securing a lockable pipe shield to a pipe hanger. Example aspects of the lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly can comprise a substantially semi-cylindrical shield body defining a first shield end, a second shield end opposite the first shield end, and an upper shield edge; and a lock tab coupled to the shield body at the upper shield edge, the lock tab bendable relative to the shield body between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the lockable pipe shield is in an unlocked configuration, and in the second position, the lockable pipe shield is in a locked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Rhett Douglas Larry Woody, Stephen Eric Scott, Michael T. Thornley, II, Colin Edward Parkhurst
  • Patent number: 11578819
    Abstract: A wire holder device is disclosed. The wire holder device may have four main faces and one wire channel running across the main face. Wire holder members may have four wire channel sections, which may have different volumes, that may be a slot for holding a wire. Between the wire holder members may be an unframed base section, which may provide a platform for a wire tie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: John Muhr
  • Patent number: 11555567
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a sanitary fitting for coupling a fluid conduit to a flexible container to facilitate sterile transfer therebetween, and methods of making and using such a sanitary fitting, whereby the sanitary fitting includes a first annular member having a first annular member bore extending between first annular member first and second ends, the first annular member second end terminating in a flange radially outwardly extending therefrom, the flange comprising a substantially planar face; a second annular member having a second annular member bore extending between second annular member first and second ends, the second annular member couplable to the first annular member to axially align the first and second annular member bores to provide a first fluid flow passageway; and a valve coupled to the second annular member, the valve operable to interrupt fluid flow through a fluid flow path which includes the first fluid flow passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Wilmarc Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Heighes, Paul C. Ciccone
  • Patent number: 11549638
    Abstract: Based on the traditional shimbari principle, new methods for precise positioning and support of shimbari rods utilizing a modular aluminum framing system have been developed. With these innovations, a wide range of three-dimensional works of art can be treated, including large-scale sculptures with complex contours and irregular surfaces. These methods and systems include easily adaptable shimbari clamping devices and pivot mounts developed by a team of conservators and an industrial designer-fabricator in the Department of Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Hausdorf, Joseph Hutchins, Christina Hagelskamp
  • Patent number: 11549636
    Abstract: A platform to be used to secure objects for delivery by air. As a platform is lowered toward the ground, the legs of the platform touch the ground and interact with each other to stabilize the platform. A stable platform does not tip over. The platform may stabilize itself even when lowered onto uneven terrain. As the platform is lowered, the legs, except the last leg, move upward or inside the body of the platform until the last leg touches the terrain. On uneven terrain, the legs of the platform move upward or inside different amounts, so the legs have different lengths. The last leg to touch locks the other legs so that they cannot move up or down thereby stabilizing the platform. An incompressible material is used to detect when the last leg touches the terrain and to lock the other legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Richard F. Langner
  • Patent number: 11547223
    Abstract: A hanger for hanging an object on a vertical surface includes a plate with a front face and a back face. The back face is to abut a vertical surface onto which the object is to be hung. The hanger includes a first hook and a second hook protruding outward from the front face and an integrated bubble level fixably coupled to the front face and calibrated to indicate a horizontal orientation of the first hook relative to the second hook. A plurality of wall contacts protrudes outward from the front face. Each wall contact includes an opening through which an attachment mechanism traverses to attach the plate to the vertical surface. The hanger does not require the object to have a specifically shaped counterpart in order to interface with the hanger. The hanger removes the need for elaborate and/or time-consuming measuring, thus saving the user time and frustration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: H-Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: John Hassett, Susan Hassett, Lucas Hassett, Chris Hassett, Ryan Fuentes
  • Patent number: 11552590
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a solar panel assembly to a base assembly includes a panel support bracket, a base bracket and a clamp configured to exert a compressive force to hold the panel support bracket and the base bracket together. The clamp comprises a V-shaped clamp body that includes a pair of legs that are spring-loaded to oppose an approximation of the legs by an external compressive force. The clamp includes a pair of receiver slots, with each of the pair of receiver slots located on a corresponding one of the pair of legs. The pair of receiver slots collectively provides a clearance to admit the panel support bracket and the base bracket when the legs are compressed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Andres F. Cavieres Pinilla
  • Patent number: 11543074
    Abstract: A track mounted workstation assembly is disclosed having a housing including a track and one or more communication or electrical or communication ports, and one or more roller mount assemblies further including a sliding carriage configured to slide along the track. In addition, the mounts may further include wiring and cables configured to communicate with the communication or electrical ports of the track housing at either ends. In addition, the mounts may further include one or more receiving members for receiving one or more articulating arms for monitors, peripherals, and other equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Michael John Sears, Simon Nicholas Johnson
  • Patent number: 11542132
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a sheet of rigid support material at a hole formed therein through a thickness of the sheet to provide an anchoring point at a proximal face of the sheet for anchoring an object thereto comprises a frame member supporting a face-engagement member for engaging a distal face of the sheet which is spaced from the proximal face by the thickness of the sheet, so as to resist removal from within the hole by the object anchored to the apparatus, and a buttress member also supported on the frame member for buttingly engaging a peripheral wall of the hole so as to resist movement transversely to a thickness direction of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Micheal Roland Steele