Patents Examined by Justin Rephann
  • Patent number: 9708051
    Abstract: An aircraft interior component system includes an aircraft interior component, a first structure holder fastened to an element of the aircraft structure, and a first component holder fastened to the aircraft interior component. The first component holder is fastened to the aircraft interior component in a first region thereof which faces an aircraft cabin ceiling when the aircraft interior component is mounted in an aircraft. The first structure holder and the first component holder attach the aircraft interior component in a suspended manner to the element, such that a mounting gap is present, at least in a second region of the aircraft interior component facing an aircraft cabin floor when the aircraft interior component is mounted in an aircraft, between a rear side of the aircraft interior component and an aircraft component opposite the rear side of the aircraft interior component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Jens Voss, Patrique Doemeland, Markus Horst
  • Patent number: 9704608
    Abstract: Sealed connection device between a first and a second closed space, closed off by doors, first part (A) for securing the first and second flanges to one another, second part for securing the second door and the first door in a sealed manner, part for detaching the second door from the second flange, third part for releasing the first door in relation to the first flange (18), fourth part for opening a passage between the first and the second closed space, and part for controlling the first, second, third and fourth parts allowing for the sealed connection without rotation of one of the closed spaces, the device also comprising a device for maintaining by snap fitting (34) for the second closed space in relation to the first closed space prior to the securing by the first part for securing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: GETINGE LA CALHENE
    Inventors: Christophe Dufour, Julien Felix
  • Patent number: 9694660
    Abstract: A glass run for guiding a door glass in a frame includes: a body having a substantially U-shaped cross-section including an outer-cabin side wall, an inner-cabin side wall longer than the outer-cabin side wall in cross section and a connecting wall which connects the side walls; an outer lip and an inner lip which are slidably brought into contact with the door glass; and a holding lip which extends from an end part of the inner-cabin side wall for fastening an inner-cabin side part of the frame together with the inner-cabin side wall. A noise insulation wall protrudes at least on the end part of the inner-cabin side wall for closing a concave space between an inner-cabin side surface of the door glass and the inner-cabin side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NISHIKAWA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Kameoka, Shinichiro Emori
  • Patent number: 9688218
    Abstract: A frame molding for a vehicle door includes a first molding portion which is connected to a sash molding attached to a door sash, a second molding portion which is connected to a belt molding, which is attached to an upper edge of a door panel, and a corner portion at which the first molding portion and the second molding portion meet. The frame molding includes, at the corner portion, a corner engaging portion which is engaged with the door panel to restrict at least upward movement of the corner portion. This makes it possible to improve the stability of support for the frame molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Makita, Takashi Kameyama
  • Patent number: 9683406
    Abstract: Device for the sealed connection between a first and a second closed space, with the closed spaces each comprising a flange and the first door closing off in a sealed manner an opening delimited by the flange, with the connection device comprising: first part (A) for securing the flanges, second part (B) for securing the doors in a sealed manner and of detaching of one of the doors from its flange, third part for releasing the other door in relation to the its flange, fourth part (D) for opening a passage between the first and the second closed space, the device also comprising means for locking (118) the second securing means (B) preventing the separation of the doors as long as the connection between the two closed spaces is effective, the locking means being activated automatically by the actuating of the second securing means (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: GETINGE LA CALHENE
    Inventors: Christophe Dufour, Julien Felix
  • Patent number: 9677313
    Abstract: A vehicle-door opening/closing control device includes a controller, which controls the operation of a drive device. The controller is configured to supply drive power based on a voltage of an in-vehicle power supply to an electromagnetic clutch. The controller is also configured such that, when stopping an opening/closing body at an intermediate position, the controller supplies the drive power based on the voltage of the in-vehicle power supply to the electromagnetic clutch to put the clutch in the engaged state, and then stops the supply of drive power to the electromagnetic clutch so that the clutch is in the disengaged state after a predetermined holding time has elapsed since the controller has stopped the opening/closing body at the intermediate position. The predetermined holding time differs between a case where the trapping of the foreign object is detected and a case where the opening/closing manipulation is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishikibe, Kohei Kobayashi, Yoshinori Hitomi, Takeshi Katsuda, Shunsuke Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 9669925
    Abstract: A flapping wing driving apparatus includes at least one crank gear capstan rotatably coupled to a crank gear, the at least one crank gear capstan disposed radially offset from a center of rotation of the crank gear; a first wing capstan coupled to a first wing, the first wing capstan having a first variable-radius drive pulley portion; and a first drive linking member configured to drive the first wing capstan, the first drive linking member windably coupled between the first variable-radius drive pulley portion and one of the at least one crank gear capstan; wherein the first wing capstan is configured to non-constantly, angularly rotate responsive to a constant angular rotation of the crank gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Todd Keennon, Alexander Andryukov, Karl Robert Klingebiel, Henry Thome Won
  • Patent number: 9670709
    Abstract: The main door for the control of the access opening to a compartment, particularly a garage compartment, comprises: a fixed portion associable with the access opening of a compartment; a mobile portion including a leaf associated in a mobile way with the fixed portion; at least a pulley on which winds up a cable connected to the leaf and to a counterweight; an operating shaft of the pulley mounted on the fixed portion; a winding-unwinding device having a flexible element which can be wound and unwound which is associated with the top of the leaf; an electric motor mounted on the fixed portion and suitable for placing a driving shaft in rotation; and a transmission and distribution having a first electromagnetic clutch to transmit motion from the driving shaft to the operating shaft and a second electromagnetic clutch to transmit motion from the driving shaft to the winding-unwinding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Silventa S.r.l.
    Inventor: Alberto Taddei
  • Patent number: 9670697
    Abstract: A door is formed into a folding door by dividing the door into two parts to left and right, that is, a hanging door and a door-end door pivotally supported by the hanging door, and the door-end door is used as the pressure difference mitigating mechanism, and the two doors are integrally operated in a normal time, while if a pressure difference is generated, the door-end door can be first opened in order to reduce an opening force, and the door device with a pressure difference mitigating mechanism with excellent operability is provided. A handle position, a latch position, and a torque are adjusted for a handle for door opening/closing, a door closer, a hinge closer for rotating the door-end door with respect to the hanging door, a latch A of the door-end door to a door frame, and a latch B of the door-end door to the hanging door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: BX TETSUYA CO., LTD., BUNKA SHUTTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoji Takahashi, Masanari Tetsuya, Tetsuya Imabayashi
  • Patent number: 9664284
    Abstract: A gasket system for sealing a cover about an opening having a gasket seat thereabout is provided. The gasket seat has a number of fastener receiving elements that is greater than a number of fasteners used with the cover. The gasket may include a body having a shape configured to mate with a sealing surface of at least one of the gasket seat and the cover, the body having an open center. The gasket may also include a fastener receiving opening in the body for each of the first number of fastener receiving elements in the gasket seat, and a raised rib extending from a surface of the body adjacent to at least one of the third number of fastener-free receiving elements in the gasket seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Amy Ann Lindblad, Julian Richard Knudsen
  • Patent number: 9657503
    Abstract: A fenestration operation hardware assembly includes latch mechanisms configured for coupling to respective top and bottom sashes, and a paddle member configured for coupling the latch mechanisms. The latch mechanisms include movable latch bolts, and at least one of the latch mechanisms includes an operator interface feature movable between at least initial and operating positions. In an initial position, the latch bolts are in respective projected positions, and the top and bottom panels are immobilized. In a first withdrawn position, at least one of the top and bottom panels is movable, and in a second withdrawn position, at least one of the top and bottom panels is tiltable. In an example, a top latch bolt is moved by the paddle member according to movement of the bottom latch bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Marvin Lumber and Cedar Company
    Inventors: Ross Michael Hollermann, Nathan H. DeBoer
  • Patent number: 9656539
    Abstract: This belt molding abuts against a window pane which is attached to a window opening of a vehicle door so as to be able to move up and down. The belt molding includes at least two or more sealing portions, and abutment portions are formed on the respective sealing portions. Fiber layers) made of numerous fibers are formed on the abutment portions, and types of the fibers forming the fiber layers are different from each other. Accordingly, abutment portions suitable for the respective sealing portions can be obtained depending on positions where the sealing portions are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haruhito Kuno
  • Patent number: 9656739
    Abstract: A high lift system for an aircraft includes a basic body, a flap which is movably mounted on the basic body and has a flap edge, and a retaining element. The high lift system is set up to form a gap between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is mounted on a region of the flap close to the flap edge and extends towards the basic body to restrict the distance between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is preferably configured as a linear attachment means. Consequently, a gap dimension between a flap and a basic body can be influenced to restrict flexing effects during loading of the flap and of the basic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Xavier Hue, Bernhard Schlipf
  • Patent number: 9650155
    Abstract: An aircraft control apparatus, control system, and control method are disclosed. A control apparatus includes: a first control rod configured to have a movement in a first movement direction controlling a motion of an aircraft in a first motion direction, wherein after an external force on the first control rod in the first movement direction is removed, the first control rod automatically returns to a preset position in the first movement direction; wherein the preset position which the first control rod automatically returns to corresponds to the aircraft in the first motion direction maintaining a state of flight; wherein the maintaining state of flight depends on control signals received by the aircraft generated resulting from changes in the external force applied to the control rod in the first movement direction and state signals measured by state measurement sensors carried by the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Tao Zhao
  • Patent number: 9649921
    Abstract: An interior side wall part of a rear die-molded corner part of a run channel is provided with a plate-shaped protrusion abutting on an interior seal lip at the time of upward and downward movement of a window pane, the protrusion extending in a direction from a base end side toward a distal end side of the interior side wall part along a wall surface of the interior side wall part. Accordingly, a force by which the interior seal lip presses the window pane to a vehicle exterior can be increased to increase a seal pressure. Also, the protrusion is formed so as to protrude obliquely from the wall surface of the interior side wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Bessho, Yohei Inai, Katsuyoshi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 9650825
    Abstract: A vehicle door is provided with: a rear glass holder that holds door glass and has a first rear fastening hole: and a carrier plate having a second rear fastening hole fastened to the first rear fastening hole. The rear glass holder has a first rear engagement section. The carrier plate has a second engagement section engaged by the first rear engagement section. In the engaged state, the first rear fastening hole is offset below the second fastening hole. The offset amount of the first rear fastening hole and the second rear fastening hole is greater than the engagement margin of the first rear engagement section and the second engagement section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuya Tanaka, Jun Nakamura, Takahiro Kawase, Takayuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9648852
    Abstract: A system (100) and method (900) of training or modifying the behavior of pets and, in particular, dogs is disclosed and could include using scratch-resistant protector (104, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) having adhesive (202, 402, 602, 802), additive (302, 404, 502, 604, 702, 704, 804, 806), or both to protect the integrity of door (102). Adhesive (202, 402, 602, 802) could generally provide a securing or coupling relationship between door (102) and protector (104, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800), while additive (302, 404, 502, 604, 702, 704, 804, 806) could provide a material that canines find unpleasant to smell, taste, touch, or scratch. In one embodiment, additive (302, 404, 502, 604, 702, 704, 804, 806) could include an additive that may be reapplied if it wears off or otherwise diminishes in strength, quantity, quality, or overall effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: Angela Greiner
  • Patent number: 9643733
    Abstract: A seal including an acute bend having a first end portion and a second end portion, a first engagement extension extending from the first end portion of the acute bend, and a second engagement extension extending from the second end portion of the acute bend, wherein the second engagement extension is at an acute angle relative to the first engagement extension to define a partially enclosed volume between the first engagement extension and the second engagement extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Scott M. Livingston
  • Patent number: 9637970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a double breakout sliding door system for use in retail and other buildings. The system includes left and right doors that are configured to slide open and closed and also breakout in two directions (outward and inward) when a force is exerted on the doors in order to, for example, allow customers and employees to exit a building in the event of a fire and to prevent damage to the doors in the event that a user pushes on them when they are closed. The system also includes a leveling system configured to keep the doors level when they breakout and a ball detent mechanism to alert the user to the proper position of the doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: LANDERT MOTOREN AG
    Inventors: Humberto Rendon, Jr., Jaime Alonzo Ramirez, David Samuel Woodring
  • Patent number: 9636978
    Abstract: A door system for a vehicle comprises a first vehicle door (16) hingedly mountable to a vehicle for articulation about a pivot axis (123) between a closed position and an open position, the door comprising a cavity; an actuator mechanism (100) disposed within the cavity, the actuator mechanism being pivotally coupleable to the vehicle at a position offset from the pivot axis; and drive means for driving the actuator mechanism to articulate the first vehicle door between said closed and said open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Warburton, Duncan Loveday, Steven Thomas