Patents Examined by Jason L Vaughan
  • Patent number: 11945071
    Abstract: A polishing brush (1) includes a rod-shaped member (2) and a grinding element bundle (4) formed of a plurality of wire-shaped grinding elements (3). The rod-shaped member (2) has a holding hole (6) at a front portion (2a) to hold the grinding element bundle (4). The holding hole (6) has a bottom face (7) and a sleeve-shaped peripheral wall (8) extending from the bottom face (7) in an inclination direction (S). The grinding element bundle (4) has a seated portion (4a) seated in the holding hole (6) and a protruding portion (4b) protruding from an opening (6a) of the holding hole (6) in the inclination direction (S). The tip end of the protruding portion (4b) is located on the outside of the rod-shaped member (2) when viewed from the axis (L0) direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: XEBEC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TAIMEI CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 11938385
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion having an interior cavity and a face portion, first and second mass portions, first and second ports on the body portion connected to the interior cavity, a third port inside the body portion connected to the interior cavity and configured to receive the second mass portion, a port sleeve inside the second port and configured to receive the first mass portion, and a filler material inside the interior cavity and coupled to the port sleeve and coupled to a back surface of the face portion. The port sleeve is moveable inside the second port toward and away from the face portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
  • Patent number: 11939884
    Abstract: A blade for a gas turbine includes a removed portion space, and further includes an airfoil portion defining the removed portion space, the airfoil portion formed from a base material, and a replacement component formed to fill the removed portion space. The replacement component is formed from a material that includes 50%-80% base material, 0%-30% braze material, and 0%-8% aluminum. A braze joint is formed between the airfoil portion and the replacement component to attach the replacement component to the airfoil portion and fill the removed portion space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand A. Kulkarni, Kazim Ozbaysal, Ahmed Kamel, Kyle I. Stoodt
  • Patent number: 11938384
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a face portion and a body portion having an interior cavity. The face portion includes a front surface, a back surface, a face center portion, and a back groove portion on the back surface. The back groove portion at least partially surrounds the face center portion. A mass portion located on the toe side of the body portion is coupled to the body portion and includes a material having a greater density than a material of the body portion. A port on the body portion is connected to the interior cavity. A filler material is in the interior cavity and is injected into the interior cavity from the port. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
  • Patent number: 11943872
    Abstract: A mounting device of the present disclosure is used in a mounting system including multiple mounting devices that perform a mounting process on a mounting target. The mounting device includes a mounting section configured to pick up a component from a supply section holding the component and perform the mounting process for the component on the mounting target, an inspection section configured to perform an inspection process on the component disposed on the mounting target by using reference information, and a control section configured to, when the reference information is updated after an error in the component subjected to a mounting process prior to the mounting device is detected, cause the inspection section to execute the inspection process using the updated reference information on the component subjected to the mounting process prior to the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Inagaki, Shigeto Oyama, Haruna Narita
  • Patent number: 11932421
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structure includes sensing activity in a workstation with at least one sensor. The method further includes transporting the structure to the workstation, engaging a telescoping platform with the structure, and releasing an access barrier after the engaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Matthew B. Moore, Patrick B. Stone
  • Patent number: 11937374
    Abstract: A feeder maintenance device manages history information including at least one of a usage count of a consumable part or a measurement value of the consumable part used in a cleaning section, and displays information on a usage state of the consumable part as a consumable parts screen based on history information. With feeder maintenance device, information related to the consumable part can be reported to an operator. Also, with feeder maintenance device, because an operator can replace or replenish a consumable part, it is possible to perform maintenance processing of feeder more reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuhisa Komiyama, Tomonori Yanagi
  • Patent number: 11931880
    Abstract: A gate holding device for holding an agricultural gate (1) during installation is disclosed. The device (7, 57, 207) takes the form of an elongate attachment member defining a first axis and having a first hinge member (20, 70, 270) connected thereto adjacent a lower end of said attachment member, an elongate foot piece (8, 58, 208) defining a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis and having a second hinge member (21, 71, 121) connected to the foot piece intermediate the ends thereof and perpendicular to the second axis, the first and second hinge members being connected together to permit rotation of the foot piece relative to said attachment member between an initial position where the foot piece is substantially parallel to the gate and a final position in which the foot piece is substantially perpendicular to the gate. Preferably a pair of such devices is used. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: WIREMAN PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ian Lowrey
  • Patent number: 11932420
    Abstract: A system and method for forming an aft fuselage section of an aircraft include a forward section having a stabilizer channel. The forward section includes an upper sill beam and a lower sill beam. One or more pivot fittings are securely fastened between the upper sill beam and the lower sill beam. The one or more pivot fittings are configured to pivotally couple to a horizontal stabilizer within the stabilizer channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Joel Joseph, Richard R. Rosman, Max Tyler Breedlove, Paul B. Diep
  • Patent number: 11931476
    Abstract: A method for producing a strainer dish for receiving medical objects to be disinfected or sterilized. A base surface is produced from a sheet metal blank in a first machining step. In a second machining step, the sheet metal blank or base surface is provided with holes to obtain a perforated starting shape. In a third machining step which takes place after the first and second machining steps, a perforated plane is produced, which can be divided into a flat inner section and an edge section. In a fourth machining step which takes place after the third machining step, a strainer dish shape is produced. The raw bottom corresponds to the flat inner section of the perforated plane. A fifth machining step, which takes place after the third machining step, at least partially produces a three-dimensionally structured bottom from the flat inner section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Dennis Görz, Bianca Rosin, Eva Streit, Timo Knittel
  • Patent number: 11933365
    Abstract: A producing method of a bearing unit includes: a step of measuring torque of a first bearing unit under each of a plurality of load conditions during production of the first bearing unit; a step of determining a target value of each of a plurality of production parameters based on of a load-torque relationship obtained from measurement results of the torque; and a step of producing a second bearing unit on the basis of the target value of each of the plurality of production parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 11932451
    Abstract: Methods and systems for integrating multiple portions of a container are provided. The method and system are specifically designed for integrating multiple shell portions with ear lobe-shaped tabs. The method comprises: providing a first set of retention structures to be associated with a plurality of inter-connecting features formed on an edge of a first shell part, wherein the first set of retention structures comprise at least a lead-in feature and a retention feature; providing a second set of retention structures to be associated with a plurality of inter-connecting features formed on an edge of a second shell part, wherein the second set of retention structures comprise at least a deflection feature and a retention feature; and engaging the two shell parts with aid of the retention structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ECO.LOGIC BRANDS INC.
    Inventors: Julie Corbett, Gregory Rodrigues, Romeo Graham, Robert Watters, Philip Streets, Luc Boucher
  • Patent number: 11929190
    Abstract: A removal trough for a wire processing system receives wires processed by a wire processing machine of the wire processing system, wherein side walls of the removal trough each have one or more recesses and/or indentations formed therein for mechanical gripping of the wires in the removal trough by a gripping arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOMAX HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Alois Conte
  • Patent number: 11925965
    Abstract: A pneumatic rust-removing tool includes a main body having a chamber and an opening at a front end of the chamber, an impact block reciprocatingly moveable back and forth in the chamber, a spring disposed in the chamber, a mount disposed in the chamber and located between the impact block and the spring, rust-removing needles disposed with the mount and extending through the opening, and a slide sleeve disposed to the main body in a way that the slide sleeve is moveable back and forth relative to the main body. The slide sleeve is provided with a plurality of through holes, through which the rust-removing needles extend respectively. As a result, the pneumatic rust-removing tool can quickly adjust the exposed lengths of the rust-removing needles to adapt to different operational scenarios, thereby enhancing work efficiency and reducing the economic burden on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Chuan-Cheng Ho
  • Patent number: 11927400
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for fabricating a vapor chamber. The method includes positioning a capillary structure on a first cover, forming an accommodation space, a flow channel, and a plurality of posts on a first surface of a second cover, covering the first cover with the second cover, positioning the first cover and the second cover such that the plurality of posts are spaced apart from the capillary structure by a distance, and pressure welding the first cover and the second cover so as to form a chamber between the first cover and second cover and a passage connected to the chamber and to pressure weld the plurality of posts with the capillary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jen-Chih Cheng, Lei-Lei Liu
  • Patent number: 11920629
    Abstract: A method is provided for fitting a snap fit arrangement, as well as a fitting arrangement for fitting the snap fit arrangement for joining a first part with a second part. The snap fit arrangement comprises an engagement hook which is arranged at the first part. The snap fit arrangement comprises a latch element which is arranged at the second part. When the snap fit arrangement closes, the engagement hook deforms elastically and engages into the latch element. In the method, an auxiliary tool is provided. The elastic deformation is caused in the engagement hook by means of the auxiliary tool. The first part is joined to the second part and retracting the auxiliary tool. Retracting causes a spring-back of the elastic deformation in the engagement hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Koerdt, Heinrich Schäfer
  • Patent number: 11918427
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a reduction coping includes receiving a digital model comprising a virtual preparation tooth, determining one or more virtual reduction regions on the virtual preparation tooth, and generating a virtual reduction coping comprising one or more exposed regions corresponding to the one or more virtual reduction regions. A method of generating a physical reduction coping includes receiving a 3D digital model of a virtual reduction coping and performing additive manufacturing to generate a physical reduction coping from the virtual reduction coping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Leeson, Terry Reed, Summer Ree Takenaka, Babak Manafighazani, Andrey Lebedev
  • Patent number: 11911788
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to quickly and securely fasten a tumbler cup to a spindle turner arm in a consistent and accurate manner. A spindle tumbler arm is inserted into a support body and contacts one or more cams. The cams move a plunger outward forcing a seal against a wall of an interior change securing turner arm against to the tumbler cup. Other embodiments include an expandable bladder placed into the tumbler cup; and a support attached via a threaded connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Zoey Pugh, Randall Pugh
  • Patent number: 11913171
    Abstract: A technical roll, in particular for paper manufacturing, having an elongated roll core and at least one first covering which is provided on the roll core, wherein an empty duct or conduit is provided, which is suitable for receiving a polymer fibre and extends over the length of the roll such that the polymer fibre can be introduced at one end of the empty duct. The application also relates to a technical roll having a polymer fibre, to a method for introducing the polymer fibre into an empty duct, and to the use of a polymer-based optical waveguide as a sensor in a technical roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SCHÄFERROLLS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Sohl, Michail Nedanov
  • Patent number: 11911935
    Abstract: A spreader roll for a distributing device for granular material or fibers, the spreader roll having a load-bearing cylindrical core, and being rotatably mountable to a frame of the distributing device. At least part of the outer circumference of the core is provided with a plastics trimming fitted with bristles and/or pins, the plastics trimming being tubular and being non-destructively detachably mounted to the core and secured against rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: IPCO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Hoffmeyer, Hans-Kurt Schromm