Patents Examined by Monica Millner
  • Patent number: 9826844
    Abstract: An interactive display holder for a grip includes a backboard with an upper and a lower support. The lower support supports the grip by retaining the grip at its lower end through an opening in the lower end of the grip. The upper support holds the grip through a swivel arm that engages an aperture in the butt end of the grip. While the grip is in the display holder, the grip can be moved away from the holder to allow a prospective customer to handle the grip for feel without opening a package or boxed container. The interactive display holder is particularly suited for handling a golf club grip for the grip feel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bruce Allan Miller
  • Patent number: 9829206
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a dehumidifier, a compressor and dehumidifier control method. A terminal cover is arranged at the top of the compressor, a mounting base and a wire outlet seat are arranged on the terminal cover, the mounting base is provided with a fixing groove used for mounting a first temperature detecting device for detecting the temperature at the top of the compressor, a bottom opening communicated with the top of the compressor is arranged at the bottom end of the fixing groove used for enabling the first temperature detecting device to prop against the top of the compressor and detect the temperature at the top of the compressor; the wire outlet seat is provided with a wiring groove used for mounting connecting wires of the compressor, and a clamping slot used for mounting a second temperature detecting device for detecting the temperature of the connecting wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: TCL AIR CONDITIONER (ZHONGSHAN) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chengbin Chen, Xianxiong Zhang, Ying Suo, Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 9822925
    Abstract: An arrangement for fastening a first element, such as a television, and a second element, such as a decorative element to a wall, includes a base structure, which includes four connectable members configured for forming a braced base structure, when base structure is fastened to the wall with fastening elements from at least four fastening points. Further, the arrangement includes at least one first fastening member mounting the first element to the base structure and at least one second fastening member, which first and second fastening members are configured for fastening to the first and the second elements, respectively, and moving elements for moving the second fastening member between a first position and a second position, which moving elements are configured for connecting to the second fastening member in order to mount the second element to the base structure optionally via base members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: COOLSOME OY
    Inventor: Ilkka Helmikkala
  • Patent number: 9820900
    Abstract: A device for securing a mobility device in a mobility vehicle or on a lifting device that is installed in or on a mobility vehicle or trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: Larry Dean Michels
  • Patent number: 9814308
    Abstract: A leg assembly includes four legs, each of the legs configured to couple to an outer edge of a generally planar member to form an assembly that has a surface supported by the four legs. The leg assembly also includes an adjustable strap coupled to and extending between two of the four legs to form a bracing structure to provide enhanced structural rigidity for the assembly for attachment to a planar element includes four legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FLOYD DESIGN LLC
    Inventor: Kyle Hoff
  • Patent number: 9807997
    Abstract: An agricultural sprayer boom comprises vertically spaced upper and lower beams extending along the boom and connected by brace members formed from a unitary bent tubular member that is secured to the upper and lower beams, and gripped, by clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: AGCO International
    Inventors: Joris Jan Hiddema, Harm Mertens
  • Patent number: 9810285
    Abstract: An anchor point for a lever binder is disclosed herein. The anchor point includes a collar. The anchor point also includes a cap including a base and at least one arm. The collar and the cap cooperate to form an aperture for receiving a handle of a lever binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Cecil McNeilly
  • Patent number: 9810872
    Abstract: Technology for securing a line, such as a fiber optic line, to a structure, such as a utility pole. In one aspect, a clamp is provided. The clamp includes a body, a first nub located at a first position on the body, and a first receptacle located at a second position on the body, wherein the first receptacle is connectable with a second nub that is secured to a pole-mount, and the first nub is connectable with a second receptacle that is secured to an aerial drone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Frank Lish, John Toccalino, Ben Warren Segura, David Anthony, Fabien Villeneuve
  • Patent number: 9803682
    Abstract: A suction cup device includes a suction cup having a plug hole, a plug member movably disposed in the plug hole, a positioning seat connected to the suction cup, a pressing member movably inserted into the positioning seat, an air storage space defined by the positioning seat, the pressing member and the suction cup, and an air vent channel communicating the air storage space with an ambient environment. A manual air vent valve is disposed on and is movable along with said pressing member to switch the air vent channel between closed and open states, where the air storage space is sealed and air in the air storage space is released to the ambient environment through the air vent channel, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventors: Tsung-Chih Chang, Yuan-Po Chang
  • Patent number: 9802550
    Abstract: An on-vehicle camera mounting structure includes a bracket arranged on a window, and a spring part that is arranged in the bracket and applies force in a direction towards the window onto the on-vehicle camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shioya Kageyama, Ryoma Shirai, Ryo Iwamatsu
  • Patent number: 9801479
    Abstract: The railing suspension apparatus allows a user to detachably attach a variety of items while suspending an item from a railing. The apparatus includes a brace, an offset arm, a cantilever, and a hanger. The brace includes a main body and a post-receiving slot. The post-receiving slot traverses into the main body. The brace prevents the present invention from sliding along the railing. The offset arm is positioned perpendicular to the post-receiving slot and terminally connected to the offset arm opposite to the body. The offset arm positions the cantilever and hanger about the brace. The cantilever and the post-receiving slot is oriented opposite to each other, allowing the cantilever to rest on the railing while being pushed by the weight of the item engaged with the hanger. The hanger is terminally connected to the cantilever, opposite to the offset arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Lee Belt
  • Patent number: 9797549
    Abstract: A hook assembly is convenient for use and is easily detached from a bonded surface. The hook assembly includes a hook including a hook part containing a hook member on which an object is hung to be supported thereby and an attachment part attaching the hook part to a bonded surface, and an adhesive tape attaching the attachment part to the bonded surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: STI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Yong Lee, Jae-Seung Jin
  • Patent number: 9797195
    Abstract: A fastening apparatus detachably and simultaneously joins with a climbing assembly and a mounting surface to maintain a secure connection there between. A rod comprises a distal end and a proximal end that joins the climbing assembly. An anchor portion comprises a base and a wall that joins the mounting surface. A distal coil winds around the rod to create tension between the proximal end and the wall. A locking member incrementally engages and remains engaged with a section of the rod while being displaced in a fastening direction. This forms a ratcheting mechanism that incrementally displaces the proximal end towards the wall, creating an inward and downward tension between the mounting surface and the climbing assembly. A release portion disengages the locking member from the rod so that the proximal end moves in a release direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph E. DeCuir
  • Patent number: 9789937
    Abstract: A fender hook is disclosed that is formed by a base material carrying a gripping material disposed between sections of hook and loop material. By wrapping the base material over upon itself, the gripping material is brought into frictional engagement with a mounting substrate such as a nautical railing and is held in place by the hook and loop material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Ratigan
  • Patent number: 9783082
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes: a lower rail including side wall portions provided to extend in a front-rear direction of a vehicle, a connecting wall portion connecting bottom ends of the side wall portions in a width direction, inward-extending wall portions overhanging from top ends of the side wall portions to inside in the width direction, and downward-extending wall portions overhanging downward from tips of the inward-extending wall portions; an upper rail including a main body portion and flanges; a locking member capable of restricting movement of the upper rail in the front-rear direction relative to the lower rail; and a reinforcement member bonded to a rear end of the lower rail and including a side wall reinforcement portion and an inward-extending wall reinforcement portion, and in which a cutout is formed in a rear end of the inward-extending wall reinforcement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Sato, Koji Kumagai, Yasuhiro Kojima
  • Patent number: 9783084
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes: a first rail provided to extend in a front-rear direction of a vehicle and including first side wall portions, and first flanges overhanging from tips of the first side wall portions to inside and further folded to a base end side of the first side wall portions; a second rail joined to the first rail to be capable of moving in the front-rear direction and including second side wall portions, a connecting wall portion connecting base ends of the second side wall portions, and second flanges overhanging to an outside and further folded so as to be surrounded by the first side wall portions and the first flanges; and a locking member joined to the second rail to rotate around an axial line extending in the width direction and capable of restricting relative movement of the first and second rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Kumagai, Takanori Sato, Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9783083
    Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes: a lower rail including a base portion fixed to a vehicle body and wall portions connected to ends of the base portion in a width direction; an upper rail supporting a seat and supported by the lower rail to be capable of sliding in an extending direction; and a foreign object blocking member disposed inside the lower rail and attached to the base portion, wherein first and second through holes are provided in positions at which the foreign object blocking member is attached in the base portion, the foreign object blocking member includes an attaching portion and a protruding portion protruding downward from an outside end portion, and the foreign object blocking member is elastically deformed such that the outside end portion is displaced downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Sato, Shogo Sakai
  • Patent number: 9775455
    Abstract: The instant disclosure may provide a coaster that can be used with articles including fluid containers to mitigate and/or preclude undesired transmission of liquids by collecting condensation and dripped fluids and directing them to a contained reservoir within the coaster. An upper flange of the coaster may act as a unidirectional valve, directing fluid into the reservoir and preventing the escape of stored fluid even while the cup on which the coaster is mounted is tilted, as when tilted for drinking purposes. The coaster may be installed and removed with one hand, may move with the cup, and may provide improved cup-on-surface stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Barnacle Coaster, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Weissbart, Mark Garton Prophet
  • Patent number: 9777757
    Abstract: A fixture includes a base portion and a pair of holding portions on the base portion. Each holding portion include a clamping portion for clamping an object, and a head portion on the clamping portion side opposite to the base portion side. Each head portion includes a through-hole for a fastening member for adjusting a gap between the holding portions. The rigidity of the clamping portions is smaller than the rigidity of the head portions, with respect to deformation caused by the fastening member. The distance from the base portion to end portions of the holding portions in a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the object is determined according to the tolerance prescribed for the object. The gap when external force is not being applied by the fastening member is determined according to an allowable amount of stress to be applied to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji Murata
  • Patent number: 9763519
    Abstract: The self-supporting fence or baluster shelf bracket is a device that is adapted to attach onto and support itself perpendicularly with respect to a fence picket or baluster. Moreover, the self-supporting fence or baluster shelf bracket is adapted to interface with the fence picket or baluster provided the fence picket or baluster is vertically oriented. The self-supporting fence or baluster shelf bracket includes a shelf-supporting arm and a back support member that are parallel with one another, and translate relative to one another via a pair of lever arms. Installed, the fence picket or baluster is adapted to be sandwiched between the shelf-supporting arm and the back support member. The shelf-supporting arm is elongated and able to receive and support a shelf member thereon and at a perpendicular orientation with respect to the fence picket or baluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Inventors: Wayne Suhar, Michael Rochford