Patents Examined by Jennifer S Matthews
  • Patent number: 11272670
    Abstract: A driving mechanism for use in a power tool and a power tool comprising the driving mechanism in connection with a motor and an operation member. The driving mechanism includes a sliding member arranged to drive the operation member, the sliding member is arranged to move between a first sliding position and a second sliding position along a longitudinal axis during an operation of the power tool so as to drive the operation member to move between a first operation position and a second operation position respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Chin Hung Ricky Lam, Yu Long Wang, Jeff Nesom
  • Patent number: 11267160
    Abstract: A lubrication monitoring arrangement (1) is disclosed configured to monitor a supply of lubricant in a lubrication system (3) of a hand-held cutting tool (5). The arrangement (1) comprises a heating element (13) and a control unit (15). The heating element (13) is arranged to heat a portion (17?, 17?, 17??, 17??) of the lubrication system (3). The control unit (15) is configured to monitor the supply of lubricant in the lubrication system (3) by monitoring the change in temperature of the portion (17?, 17?, 17??, 17??) of the lubrication system (3). The present disclosure further relates to a hand-held cutting tool (5), and a method (100) of monitoring a supply of lubricant in a lubrication system (3) of a hand-held cutting tool (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventor: Christian Bylund
  • Patent number: 11261049
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a power tape dispenser which capable to automatically dispense and cut packaging tape at a desired speed. The operations of the tape dispenser such as taping and cutting process are controlled by the engagement of surface triggering device, the main triggering device and the electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Khai Gan Chuah
  • Patent number: 11254024
    Abstract: A method of perforating a web includes: rotating a cylinder comprising a longitudinal cylinder axis and at least one shaped anvil disposed on the cylinder; operatively engaging a support with the cylinder, wherein the support is moveable with respect to the cylinder; positioning a blade disposed on the support so as to cooperate in contacting relationship with the anvil, wherein the blade is substantially parallel to the longitudinal cylinder axis, and wherein at least one of the blade and the anvil comprise a plurality of teeth, and wherein adjacent teeth are separated by a recessed portion; and feeding a web between the cylinder and the support while the blade cooperates in contacting relationship with shaped anvil to perforate the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kathryn Christian Kien, Deborah Sue Slovut, Jeffrey Moss Vaughn
  • Patent number: 11247363
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe presets for saw chains comprised of one or more rivets that are coupled to a tiestrap. Each rivet may further comprise a central flange and a hub protruding from opposed sides from the flange. In some embodiments, the hub may be non-concentric from the flange, and the flange may be non-circular, such as ovoid or cam-shaped. In some embodiments, various portions of the flange, rivet, and tiestrap may be selectively hardened to various degrees of hardness, depending upon their location and usage. In some embodiments, the rivets may be prevented from rotating with respect to the tiestrap using a brazing process, and may be configured to facilitate such processes. Other embodiments may employ a non-circular hub. Still other embodiments may use a low-temperature process for soldering that does not affect the hardness of the tiestrap or rivet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Oregon Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Seigneur, Michael D. Harfst, Evan Pickett, James Matthew Cunnington
  • Patent number: 11235481
    Abstract: An oscillatory linear actuator includes: an output movable element which is reciprocated by a periodically varying magnetic field and performs work on an object; and a vibration absorbing movable element which is reciprocated at a phase opposite to a phase of the output movable element and reduces vibration of the oscillatory linear actuator. The vibration absorbing movable element is lighter in weight than the output movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Murakami, Noboru Kobayashi, Hiroki Inoue, Masashi Moriguchi
  • Patent number: 11230020
    Abstract: There is provided a rotary electric shaver which includes an external outer blade having a plurality of hair inlet holes on an annular shaving surface, an internal outer blade, a rotationally driven external inner blade having a plurality of small blades coming into sliding contact with a rear surface of the external outer blade, a rotationally driven internal inner blade, an external inner blade rest base, and an internal inner blade rest base. The external outer blade has a cylindrical guide ring formed on an inner peripheral side of an inner wall portion, and the external inner blade has a plurality of guides which come into sliding contact with an inner peripheral surface of the guide ring to perform radial alignment with respect to the external outer blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL IZUMI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koichi Odagiri
  • Patent number: 11123801
    Abstract: A cutting tool made by an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. The cutting tool has an exterior surface and an enclosed interior cavity defined by one or more inwardly facing surfaces. The interior cavity may have internal supports such as a lattice or a honeycomb structure. The cutting tool may be an insert, drill or endmill with coolant holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventor: Pantcho Stoyanov
  • Patent number: 11117277
    Abstract: A shaving cartridge includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front edge, a rear edge, and a pair of side edges extending between the front edge and the rear edge. The housing includes at least one blade having a cutting edge and being disposed between the front edge and the rear edge, and a pair of retainers each having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a portion connecting the top portion to the bottom portion. The retainers extend along the pair of side edges between the front edge of the housing and the rear edge of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BIC-VIOLEX SA
    Inventors: Ioannis Bozikis, Spiros Gratsias, Christoforos-Athanassios Bresilis
  • Patent number: 11110623
    Abstract: A tool for cutting a panel made of reconstituted material comprises a fixed support on which a blade is mounted so as to be able to pivot. A slot is provided which is designed to receive at least part of the blade during cutting. A movable support is mounted so as to be able to move about the rotation pin (21), between an engagement position in which the movable support is arranged along the longitudinal edges of the slot of the fixed support, and a retracted position in which the movable support is arranged spaced apart from the longitudinal edges of the slot of the fixed support. The movable support comprises a slot of width smaller than the width of the slot of the fixed support and greater than the width (Lt) of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: ETABLISSEMENTS PIERRE GREHAL ET CIE SA
    Inventor: Lionel Marcon
  • Patent number: 11097934
    Abstract: A bottle assembly includes: a pressurized bottle of fluid having an elongated body and a neck extending contiguously from the body to a top portion including an outwardly projecting annular flange; and a bottle severing mechanism including a bottle striker carried by the bottle and residing below the top portion. The bottle striker includes: a frame mounted to move relative to the bottle in response to an impact by a saber while remaining coupled to the bottle; and a striking edge extending from the frame and aligned with a lower surface of the annular flange of the bottle, such that movement of the frame relative to the bottle causes the striking edge to strike the lower surface of the annular flange to sever the top portion of the bottle from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Coup Brands IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Tu, Dennis Storz, Ryan Braunstein, Jean Paul Desrochers
  • Patent number: 11090823
    Abstract: A self-aligning coupling linkage for a drive train, of a hair cutting appliance having a driving shaft and a non-aligning output shaft, includes a joint section having first and second connector portions that are configured to engage one another for torque transmission. The first second connector portions define a male connector having an external polygonal profile, viewed in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis, and a female connector having an internal engagement profile. The male and female connectors are arranged in a self-aligning fashion for angular offset compensation, where wherein at least one of the male and female connectors is provided with at least one circumferentially arranged deflectable compensation element configured to urge the male and female connectors towards a centered alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp, Johannes Willem Tack, Geert Willem De Goeij
  • Patent number: 11084179
    Abstract: A system and a method for adaptively releasing a lubricant or a cosmetic for a razor cartridge, a sensing unit detects a property of at least one of skin, air, water and a chemical agent in a region adjacent to the razor cartridge. A smart polymer provided on the razor cartridge is selectively responsive to a characteristic external stimulus by undergoing a physical or chemical change. A processing unit controls the release of the lubricant or the cosmetic by providing the characteristic external stimulus to cause the smart polymer to undergo a change. The processing unit compares the detected property to a reference threshold parameter and determines whether to provide the characteristic external stimulus to the smart polymer based on the comparison, thereby generating the lubricant or the cosmetic. The determined level of depletion of the smart polymer is indicated by a light, aural, or haptic indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Bic Violex S.A.
    Inventors: Vasiliki Panagiotopoulou, Athanasia Panou, Panagiotis Moustakas, Georgios Pyrris
  • Patent number: 11077574
    Abstract: A tool is configured for preparing an end of a pre-insulated tubing bundle having a central tube having a diameter and an outer insulation covering have a diameter. The tool includes a body having first and second body sections joined to one another and movable between an open position and a closed position. The body sections, when joined to one another define a circular central opening. The circular central opening has a diameter about equal to the diameter of the outer insulation covering. A cutting blade is positioned in one of the first and second section sections extending inwardly of the circular central opening a distance equal to one-half of a difference between the diameter of the outer insulation covering and the diameter of the central tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Dekoron Unitherm LLC
    Inventor: Richard Bell
  • Patent number: 11059197
    Abstract: A method of processing a food item that includes moving a food item along a direction towards an automated slicer, wherein prior to the food item being sliced by the automated slicer the food item that is being moved has a length, L, as measured along the direction. The method further includes determining a thickness, T, of a slice of the food item to be generated by the automated slicer and slicing the food item that has the length, L, by the automated slicer so that a maximum possible number, Nmax, of slices of the food item are generated that have the thickness, T.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: COZZINI LLC
    Inventors: Edwin Earl King, Frank Edmund Witkowski
  • Patent number: 11045966
    Abstract: A stand-alone apparatus for cutting a web of media or tag stock into individual units for use downstream of a printer. The apparatus may cut vinyl, plastic, or RFID stock material in both back and forth directions. The apparatus comprises a housing, a carriage assembly and a movable cutter assembly. The cutter assembly is easily interchangeable and comprises a cutting element such as a wheel blade, and a pressure adjusting element for adjusting the amount of pressure applied by the cutting element to the stock material. Alternatively, the cutter assembly may be manufactured with a predetermined pressure load, but still permit an operator to adjust the depth of cut. The apparatus may be powered by and or in hardline or wireless communication with a printer, or may further comprise a computer microprocessor, memory and user interface to function wholly independent from a printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Ward, John D. Mistyurik, Timothy L. Brown, Jan M. Watson, Jesus Romo, Jr., Jason R. Wheeler, Mitchell G. Stern, Jeanne F. Duckett
  • Patent number: 11020872
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base, a table pivotally coupled to the base about a miter axis, a saw unit coupled to the table for movement with the table about the miter axis, and a fence having a stop protruding from a rear surface thereof that is engageable by the table and/or the saw unit to limit miter angle adjustment of the saw unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventor: David E. Dutterer
  • Patent number: 11014214
    Abstract: A working machine includes: an output shaft to which a tip tool is attachable; a housing rotatably supporting the output shaft; and a protection cover attached to the housing so as to cover an outer periphery of the tip tool which is attached to the output shaft. The protection cover is configured to be displaceable between a processing position to expose a part of the outer periphery of the tip tool to thereby allow cutting of a workpiece, and a protecting position to cover the outer periphery of the tip tool more than in the processing position, and is biased by a biasing member to be displaced from the processing position to the protecting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shibata, Ryo Imuta, Hideharu Muto
  • Patent number: 11014261
    Abstract: A saw assembly for cutting a workpiece is disclosed. The saw assembly includes a platform for supporting the saw assembly on a surface. The saw assembly further includes a table assembly having a saw for cutting the workpiece and a table surface for supporting the workpiece during cutting. The table assembly is pivotably coupled to the platform and is adapted to pivot relative to the platform to position the table surface at an inclination relative to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Igor Chepets