Patents Examined by Ding Y Tan
  • Patent number: 11349290
    Abstract: Improvements in an electrical ceiling box and adjustable mounting brace assembly is disclosed. The assembly is for securing an electrical fixture to a ceiling. The adjustable mounting brace includes sliding bars, a slider and end flanges. The ceiling box can be mounted onto the slider within the sliding bars. A plurality of screw holes in the slider allows installers to use screws of different sizes to affix the electrical fixture to the slider and the electrical box by sliding the ceiling box to change its position on the mounting brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Andrew Choi, Saeed Nikayin, Gilbert Loera
  • Patent number: 11346466
    Abstract: A cable support member for routing cables within a server cabinet, or other type of electrical enclosure, can have a base with a set of engagement members configured to removably engage with a corresponding set of apertures in a rack angle member of the server cabinet. A plurality of finger members can extend from the base to aid in routing the cables. A cable management system can include multiple sets of cable support members that define a channel through which cables can be routed, and a cover that can be hingedly mounted to the cable support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Schrott GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Marcinkowski, Daniel Thomas
  • Patent number: 11337535
    Abstract: A system and method for securing a volume holder to a surface is provided. Generally, the system and method utilizes a base or volume holder containing one or more magnets or ferrous materials. The volume holder and base are attracted to one another through magnetic forces. The base may be attached directly to a surface or the base may be attached to a sub-base. The base or sub-base are attached to a surface and a volume holder is removably secured to the base. The system and method may be temporary, permanent, or semi-permanent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Leah Jean Shafer
  • Patent number: 11336977
    Abstract: A device is configured to be mounted to a planar mounting panel, including, for example, a wall or ceiling of a home or other building. The device includes a housing, a fastener, a dogleg tab and a friction inducing member. The housing is configured to be received in an aperture in the mounting panel and includes a housing aperture. The fastener is disposed in the housing aperture. The dogleg tab is operatively coupled to one end of the fastener. The dogleg tab is configured to be disposed in a retracted position and to be disposed in an engagement position, in which engagement position the dogleg tab is disposed to engage an inside surface of the mounting panel. The friction inducing member is fixedly attached to the housing adjacent the housing aperture and friction-fit to the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Lee Merklin
  • Patent number: 11306865
    Abstract: A quick connect is described. The quick connect has an alignment plate, a lock plate, and an alignment plate. The alignment plates has one or more projections. The lock plate has one or more fasteners. The alignment plate and the lock plate are coupled together and capable of rotation relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Trevor Simon, Sasha Johnson
  • Patent number: 11276995
    Abstract: A cable management assembly includes an arm and a cable management device to be mounted on the arm. The arm includes a mounting hole and a positioning hole. The cable management device includes a wall provided with a mounting portion and an elastic portion. The elastic portion includes a connecting section disposed on the wall and an elastic section connected to the connecting section and including an engaging feature. The mounting portion of the cable management device can enter the mounting hole of the arm and be blocked by a blocking section adjacent to the mounting hole such that the cable management device is mounted to the positioning hole through the engaging feature of the elastic section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11268649
    Abstract: The invention relates to a jaw grip mount equipped with theft protection for smartphones or tablets comprising: a body which forms a support surface for the smartphone or tablet; two jaws designed to grip the smartphone or tablet at two opposite edge regions and to receive the edge region in an interlocking manner, at least one jaw movable between an open position and a variable locking position and can be locked in the locking position; and a release button for unlocking the lock on the moving jaw in the closed position thereof. The invention further provides at least one actuating mechanism which can be moved between a plurality of defined and marked positions and which includes a key element which can interact only in a specific position with a complementary key element of the release button so that it is only possible to actuate the release button in this position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: WANZL GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Harald Richter, Johann Daminger, Paul Ruf, Robin Oechsle
  • Patent number: 11248721
    Abstract: A support device can have an opening to receive electrical cable or conduit and a gate that is configured to bend between an open configuration and a closed configuration relative to the opening. A locking tab can be provided configured to be selectively engaged with the gate to secure the gate in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
  • Patent number: 11236855
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base, a stand vertically extending upward from the base, a head having a display provided on a front surface thereof and pivotable between a landscape mode and a portrait mode, a penetration groove extending along the circumference of the head, a connecting bar connected to the stand and extending to an inside of the head through the penetration groove, an inner plate fixed to the inside of the head, a first guide groove formed in the inner plate and extending along a predetermined curved trajectory, a first guide pin protruding from the connecting bar and inserted into the first guide groove, a second guide groove formed in the connecting bar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the connecting bar, and a second guide pin fixed to the inside of the head or protruding from the inner plate and inserted into the second guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehun Lee, Kangyeung Lee, Byunghee Kim
  • Patent number: 11221024
    Abstract: A ceiling fan brace includes a brace having a first segment and a second segment moveable relative to the first segment. A case is removably coupled to the brace. The case has a lower wall, an opening positioned opposite the lower wall, an inner wall extending from the lower wall away from the opening, and an internal cavity at least partially defined by the inner wall. The internal cavity is sized to receive at least one electrical conductor. A passage extends adjacent to the inner wall to receive the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Steven Johnson
  • Patent number: 11208122
    Abstract: The invention relates to a railway wagon comprising a load carrier (7) and front and rear bogies (8), each of the bogies being provided with railway track wheels and being electrically, hydraulically and/or pneumatically connected to the load carrier by means of one or more electric cables, hydraulic and/or pneumatic tubings (5). The load carrier is releasably connected to the respective bogies, and in a released state laterally displaceable in relation to the respective bogies by means of a displacement device. The load carrier has a front and a rear end and is at each end provided with a support device and a ramp (13), wherein the support device is adapted to support the load carrier on the ground in a position where it is displaced in relation to the bogie, whereas the ramp is along an inner edge pivotally connected to the end of the load carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Jan Eriksson
  • Patent number: 11204110
    Abstract: Movable pipe supports are described herein. A movable pipe support can include a pipe support apparatus body having a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned such that it extends through the slot, a pipe support structure attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe, and a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism moves the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CHS Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Gee
  • Patent number: 11196241
    Abstract: An integrated opposite hook cable clamp includes a clamping plate, a connecting plate, and at least two J-shaped clamps. Side bars of the J-shaped clamps are locking bars. Locking holes corresponding to the locking bars are provided on the clamping plate, and at least two of the locking holes are diagonally arranged on the clamping plate. The locking bars of the J-shaped clamps vertically pass through the locking holes on the clamping plate and are movably connected with the clamping plate by a locking mechanism. A back surface of the connecting plate is lap-jointed to the inner sides of hooks of each of the J-shaped clamps. A front surface of the connecting plate is opposite to a front surface of the clamping plate (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU PANYU CABLE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaoqiang Hu, Zhanshan You, Jianji Sun, Dan Qin, Xueer Chen, Guangye Lu, Kaituo Zhang, Yanfa Wang, Shihuan Zhang, Yan Hao, Yuanpeng Shao, Xueli Cheng
  • Patent number: 11175706
    Abstract: A device (belt device) for fixing and securing a data processing device in a chassis includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a buckle slidably connected to the second bracket. The first bracket is rotatable about the second bracket. The buckle can slide to and engage with the second bracket to connect the first bracket with the second bracket, the cavity defined by the first bracket and the second bracket of the belt device can receive and hold a data processor in place without tools being needed either for mounting or demounting the processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo-Feng Chen
  • Patent number: 11174980
    Abstract: Dual telescopic pointer with adjustable ball joints is used by a trained clinician to help treat a client or patient with a mental illness. The trained clinician places a dual telescopic pointer with adjustable ball joints in front of a client and then counseling or analyzing the client in the usual fashion while also asking the client to focus their eyes and attention on the first or second focus spheres of the dual telescopic pointer with adjustable ball joints while periodically moving the location of the first or second focus spheres by extending and/or retracting the first and second telescopic pointers which support the first or second focus spheres respectively and/or adjusting the first or second adjustable ball joints which support the first and second telescopic pointers respectively. This method of treatment promotes deeper healing in the subcortical areas of the brain where emotions and trauma are stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Amber Tran
  • Patent number: 11166573
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for mounting a length of decoration to wall décor of various sizes and shapes such a framed or unframed artwork, mirrors, and the like. The device is easily mounted to or removed from the top of the wall décor for short-term or long-term decoration. The present invention comprising an upper frame section, a lower frame section contiguous to the upper frame section, and a pair of horizontal mounting members that are extended in opposite directions to match the width of the wall décor. The lower frame section engages the horizontal top edge and the vertical backside of the wall décor for mounting stability. The length of decoration is detachably attached to the upper frame section and the pair of horizontal mounting members of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony F. VIgliotti
  • Patent number: 11171470
    Abstract: Improved design of cable tray redirector components speeds assembly and connection of cable trays. More efficiently manufactured, universal components needed throughout horizontal redirectors of a specific size and type cable tray run reduce the overall total items and cost of inventory. The improvement is in part the elimination of welding cable redirector components in favor of connecting the components with bolts and nuts in the field. The inventory and shipment of individual parts is substantially more efficient because the new components “nest” efficiently prior to assembly. Moreover, components are designed to minimize the number of bolts and nuts used without jeopardizing strength. The use of bolts and nuts to fasten the components also enables good electrical conductivity for effective electrical grounding of the assembled cable tray system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: JAMES C. WHITE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas C. White
  • Patent number: 11141305
    Abstract: An anti-ligature restraint device is provided. The device includes a tub secured to a mounting location. A sealing element is inserted into the tub. The sealing element includes a restraint element slot to which a restraint is secured when the device is in an open position. The sealing element is disposed entirely with the tub in the closed position. A spring within the tub provides resistance to the sealing element as it is pushed into the tub and rotated to secure the sealing element within the tub. A lid lock secures the sealing element in the closed position. The device may be used in the concrete floor of a hospital room. In the open position, the device secures patient restraints. In the closed position, the device is flush with its mounting surface and locked, thereby preventing patient tampering or access to harmful elements thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: INDNRN HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Nuzer
  • Patent number: 11103093
    Abstract: Wind noise is suppressed from occurring in a gap between a support body and a housing body, without obstructing movement of the housing body with respect to the support body. An outer mirror device includes a mirror that assists visual recognition by an occupant of a vehicle, a visor that houses the mirror, a base that supports the visor such that the visor is capable of moving, and a seal member that is provided to the base. The seal member is separated from the visor when a speed of the vehicle is a predetermined speed or lower, and abuts the visor when the speed of the vehicle exceeds the predetermined speed so as to seal at least part of a space between the visor and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Takehiro Hamada
  • Patent number: 11085483
    Abstract: A joint system is provided that includes a dashed threaded fastener and a first fastener with a threaded aperture. The first fastener has at least one planetary gear with a second fastener on a surface thereof directed toward the dashed threaded fastener and a circumferential support rail. The planetary gear is disposed between the dashed threaded fastener and the circumferential support rail such that the planetary gear is rotatable round its axis. The dashed threaded fastener is configured to conduct a rotational movement such that the dashed threaded fastener moves along its axis through the first fastener. The planetary gear and the circumferential support rail rotate simultaneously in an opposite direction to the rotational movement of the dashed threaded fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Bahman Moarefi