Patents Examined by Robert Canfield
  • Patent number: 11490734
    Abstract: A dynamic furniture system includes a first frame portion; a set of rollers mounted to the first frame portion; a second frame portion including one or more rockers having a roller-interface surface having a curved profile; wherein the set of rollers interface with the roller-interface surface of the rockers such that the second frame portion is moveable relative to the first frame portion; a set of one or more electromagnets mounted to or integrated with the first frame portion or the second frame portion; a set of one or more magnetically-interactive elements mounted to or integrated with a different one of the first frame portion or the second frame portion; and an electronic control system configured to vary a parameter of electrical energy supplied to the set of electromagnets over time to induce back and forth motion of one of the first frame portion or the second frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Richard Johnson Duncan, III
  • Patent number: 11492796
    Abstract: A method of constructing a building comprising the steps of attaching a first panel to a second panel. The first panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel and the second panel is one of a single plenum panel and a multi-plenum panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE STRUCTURAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: James Walker
  • Patent number: 11470969
    Abstract: A flat plate based system for securing legs to a chair is provided wherein a chair support has two catches and two leg pieces each have a tab at one end, the tab configured to interact with one of the two catches, each leg piece including an opening through which a tension member passes. Anchor pieces are configured to secure to the tension member such that the tension member pulls the anchor pieces together. The leg pieces each have an edge such that the edges face each other and the tabs interact with the catches and the tension member is positioned in the opening and the anchor pieces and tension member pull the edges together to hold the tabs against the two catches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Series International, LLC
    Inventor: Alvaro Mauricio Olarte
  • Patent number: 11466458
    Abstract: The embodiments are apparatuses, systems and methods of water management and icicle prevention for solar carports, and are designed to catch drips between rows of, and water run-off from, the low side of inclined photovoltaic modules arranged to form the roof of the solar carport or canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Distributed Solar Development, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Robert Jones, Alex James Norman
  • Patent number: 11465273
    Abstract: A creeper for accessing cabinets includes a first end and a second end. The creeper includes a base support structure having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side walls extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The base support structure also includes a cabinet entry first end that is shaped and dimensioned for positioning within a cabinet and an exposed second end that is shaped and dimensioned to sit outside of the cabinet when cabinet entry first end of the creeper is positioned within the cabinet for use. A downwardly extending leg assembly is secured along the bottom surface of the base support structure. The cabinet creeper may be used for accessing a cabinet or as a seat with the user sitting directly upon the downwardly extending leg assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Dow Blaine
  • Patent number: 11464338
    Abstract: A chair adapted for no-tool assembly that includes a lower chair frame supported by an upper chair frame. A first, e.g., front, interface prevents relative movement between the chair frames, e.g., via orifice engaging a protrusion of, e.g., a hook member, or engagement of mating caps of the upper and lower chair frames with protrusions and orifices. A second, e.g., second interface includes a latch receiver and latch. In use, the upper chair frame is placed on the lower chair frame. The first interface is engaged for preventing relative movement between the upper and lower chair frames and the second interface between the lower chair frame and the upper chair frame is also engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Elite Outdoor, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Heinzelman, Michael Ortiz
  • Patent number: 11452378
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mechanical stretching device for a movable seat unit, and a movable seat unit thereof. The mechanical stretching device includes: a linkage support that comprises a support structure configured to support the mechanical stretching device on ground and a linkage structure attachable to a seating portion of the seat unit; a back mechanism that is pivotally connected to the linkage support and is configured to attach to a backrest of the seat unit; and a leg stretching structure including a footrest element, and the leg stretching structure is pivotally connected to the linkage support, and the footrest element is attached to a footrest of the seat unit. The mechanical stretching device is configured to implement a sequential conversion or a reverse sequential conversion of the seat unit from a sitting state to a relaxing state and to a lying state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaohong Li, Yuankun Li, Zhanzheng Lv, Haibo Wang
  • Patent number: 11439142
    Abstract: A hunting tree stand adjustment device and a method of using a hunting tree stand adjustment device when hunting in a climbing tree stand. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Justin Trznadel
  • Patent number: 11439238
    Abstract: A folding chair includes a lower assembly including a lower block and three or more legs pivotally connected to the lower block; an upper assembly including an upper block and three or more arms pivotally connected to the upper block; a middle assembly connecting the upper assembly and the lower assembly; and a flexible seat including the same number of end portions as the number of the arms, wherein each end portion is arranged at an end of each arm away from the upper block, wherein the upper block is provided with a stop portion to limit the rotation angle of the arms, and wherein the arms are retractable, the flexible seat is arranged to be in a relaxed state when the arms are in a retracted state, and in a tight state when the arms are in an extended state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Lili Wang
  • Patent number: 11421469
    Abstract: A composite trim molding assembly includes a composite outer shell having at least one pressed or molded surface feature and a core disposed within the composite outer shell for at least one of strengthening or stiffening the outer shell. The composite trim molding assembly can be configured as a door jamb. For example, the composite outer shell can include a flat jamb, and the at least one pressed or molded surface feature can include a stop. The core can include a protrusion into a cavity formed by the stop. The cavity formed by the stop may also be hollow. The composite outer shell can be molded from a slurry and/or pressed from a flat composite panel. The at least one pressed or molded surface feature can include a surface texture (e.g., a wood grain pattern). The core can include segments fastened together, particle board, and/or fiberboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WILLIAM-MACRAE AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Colin MacRae Thomson
  • Patent number: 11406192
    Abstract: The invention disclosure relates to a detachable sofa comprising a backrest, a seat, two armrests and a chassis, wherein the backrest comprises a backrest body and left and right side wings, and the left and right side wings are detachably connected to the backrest body; each armrest includes an armrest pad and an armrest frame, and the armrests are detachably connected to the seat. The backrest body and the left and right side wings are connected by locking slots, and the armrest and the seat are connected by locking slots. In the detachable sofa of the invention disclosure, the backrest and the armrest can be further disassembled into smaller components, which can occupy smaller space and volume during storage and transportation, thus greatly reduce storage and transportation costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 11408142
    Abstract: A draining construction wrap includes a pliable moisture impermeable layer having interior and exterior surfaces. A drainage framework is configured to channel moisture across the exterior surface of the pliable moisture impermeable layer. The drainage framework includes a plurality of support struts. Each of the support struts includes a base strut portion coupled with the exterior surface, a strut support face, and a strut body extending from the base strut portion to the strut support face. A plurality of drain channels are between the support struts. The draining construction wrap includes an installation surface configured for coupling with an outer wall. The installation surface includes the strut support faces of the plurality of support struts. The strut bodies of the plurality of support struts brace the installation surface and the pliable moisture impermeable layer is recessed from the installation surface with a strut gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: R. H. Tamlyn & Sons, LP
    Inventors: Miguel Gonzales, Lei Zhou, Xiaojun Fei
  • Patent number: 11408192
    Abstract: A beverage holding support structure, for use in a pool, includes a base configured to be disposed at a non-equilibrium sloped position within a pool relative to a horizontal plane and parallel to a sloped bottom surface of the pool, a base connector connected to the base, an articulating mechanism adjustably coupled to the base connector and extended upwardly therefrom, at least one extension pole aligned with a centrally registered longitudinal axis and statically affixed to an upper portion of the articulating mechanism, and a cup holder tray attached to the at least one extension pole. The beverage holding support structure has a center of gravity configured to prohibit the base from being tipped over from the non-equilibrium sloped position while the cup holder tray is maintained at a horizontal position parallel to the horizontal plane above a top water level surface of the pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Mike Schwiebert
  • Patent number: 11399630
    Abstract: A foldable stool has a stool surface and two support legs; the stool surface is made of flexible materials capable of being folded to form a storage compartment; two support legs are swingly connected to each other, the top of two support legs are respectively connected to the left side and right side of a bottom surface of the stool surface; each support leg is hollow inside with an upper section, a middle section and a lower section connected together; an elastic rope runs through inside of each support leg, when the elastic rope is extended, the three sections are separated from each other and rotatably folded into the storage compartment. The stool is simple in structure, light and easy to use and low in cost, easy to carry and also is very beautiful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ninghai Xingda Leisure Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinxue Hu
  • Patent number: 11399603
    Abstract: A physically-impaired-assisting multi-function sail comprises: a stanchion, a hoisting navigator for allowing an arthritic to deploy and retract the sail without the need to bend the fingers, a hoisting teeter totter secured to the navigator, a teeter-totter hook-lock secured to the teeter totter for automatically locking and unlocking the teeter totter to deploy and retract the sail, a cable secured to a camber, a cable canal formed into the teeter totter for hiding and protecting the cable within, a pivoting pulley housing secured to the teeter totter, a pivoting pulley hub swingingly attached to the pivoting pulley housing, sail-buttresses hingedly attached to the pivoting pulley hub, a sail canopy secured to the sail-buttresses, multiple cable pulleys rotatably secured at multiple locations within the pivoting pulley housing and pivoting pulley hub, a central tube attached to the pivoting pulley hub, sail-buttress-supporting arms hingedly attached to the sail-buttresses, and a shuttling hub attached to th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Dee Volin
  • Patent number: 11401708
    Abstract: An anchor holder for concrete decks comprises a body for being inserted into an opening in a metal deck, the body including an outside vertical wall and an opening for receiving an anchor. The body includes arms normally biased extending outwardly from the vertical wall, the arms being collapsible toward the body when the body is inserted into the opening in the metal deck and expanding outwardly after passing the opening to be disposed below the metal deck. A support is attached to the body, the support to engage a top surface of the metal deck to apply an upward force on the body and keep the collapsible arms engaged against an underside of the metal deck when the body is attached to the metal deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CETRES HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. Espinosa
  • Patent number: 11389000
    Abstract: A reclinable director chair having a chair cloth, a seat frame assembly and a support frame assembly. The seat frame assembly having two cross tubes, two square seat frame armrest tubes and two backrest support tubes, wherein the cross tubes are connected and fixed between the two seat frame armrest tubes in a cross manner. One backrest support tube is disposed at the rear end of each seat frame armrest tube, and a cushion and a backrest of the chair cloth are mounted at upper ends of the cross tubes and on the backrest support tubes, respectively. The support frame assembly having two support frame components. Each support frame component comprises a bottom support tube and a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG PRIDE LEISURE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Benlong Sun
  • Patent number: 11391056
    Abstract: An umbrella canopy that opens and closes not from a stick from within the interior of the umbrella canopy but from the exterior crown where a line is pulled to open the umbrella canopy and where a button is pushed to close the umbrella canopy. The interior of the umbrella canopy includes no stick to hold up the umbrella canopy. Taut edges of the umbrella canopy hold up the umbrella canopy, for instance, on the top edges of a playyard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Brian M. McMahon
  • Patent number: 11382426
    Abstract: A bleacher seat with retractable and foldable armrests comprises two hook assemblies, a cushion assembly, a backrest assembly, two cushion-backrest connecting assemblies and two armrest assemblies, wherein the two hook assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the front end of the bottom surface of the cushion assembly, the lower ends of the two symmetrical cushion-backrest connecting assemblies are fixedly mounted at the rear ends of left and right sides of the cushion assembly respectively, and the upper ends of the two cushion-backrest connecting assemblies are symmetrically arranged at and rotatably connected to the lower ends of two sides of the backrest assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG PRIDE LEISURE PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Benlong Sun
  • Patent number: 11376174
    Abstract: A wheelchair accessory apparatus is disclosed. The wheelchair accessory apparatus includes an ambulatory assistive device retaining member removably attachable to the frame of a wheelchair and an ambulatory assistive device support member removably attachable to the footrest of a wheelchair. The ambulatory assistive device retaining member includes a first leg, a second leg, and an elongated stem. The first leg and the second leg join and define a portal therebetween to receive an ambulatory assistive device therethrough. The ambulatory assistive device support member includes a body comprising a cup sized to removably receive a crutch tip. When the ambulatory assistive retaining member and the ambulatory assistive device support member are both attached to the wheelchair, the portal and the cup align to receive and sustain an ambulatory assistive device therein for hands-free transportation of the ambulatory assistive device while utilizing a wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Haddican, Marc Erlenbach