Patents Examined by Scott McNurlen
  • Patent number: 9661913
    Abstract: A food package holder is described. The food package holder can accommodate a plurality of food packages and hold them in position such that they are readily accessible to the user. The food package holder is especially useful to participants in sporting events where access to nourishment is otherwise not readily available during the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Inventors: Mike Quijada, John Paladino
  • Patent number: 9643540
    Abstract: A storage rack comprised of a support member having integral sinuous segments and open ends, with a plurality of support assemblies secured to the sinuous segments. Each support assembly has a hook member, an extension member secured to the book member and a loop member mounted to the extension member for mounting to a sinuous segment of the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: The Bag Rack, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth Wayne Puett
  • Patent number: 9629444
    Abstract: A load carrying device with shoulder straps and a waist belt fitted to an outer hull rigid-composite exoskeleton that contains within it, a similar inner rigid-composite hull or hull(s) that are extendable from the outer hull. When the inner hull is retracted inside the outer hull the backpack has a load capacity volume, such that the backpack can be used in an un-extended form as a backpack for carrying materials, such as camping supplies, equipment or mission specific components. Alternatively, when the inner hull is empty, and the inner hull/exoskeleton is extended out from within the outer hull/exoskeleton and mechanically coupled together with the outer hull, the extended backpack can be used as a habitable rigid secure sleeping space, thus providing sheltered protection against predatory animals, environment, reptiles and other environmental hazards within a hard exoskeleton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Sherman Albert Isensee
  • Patent number: 9629445
    Abstract: A carrying assembly includes a support that may be worn on an arm of a user. The support may have a hot object place thereon thereby facilitating the user to carry the hot object without being burned by the hot object. The support comprises a tube that may be worn on the user's arm. A pad is coupled to the tube such that the pad may have the hot object positioned thereon. A grip is coupled to the tube such that the grip may be gripped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Tina Garland
  • Patent number: 9623927
    Abstract: A baggage container for a motorcycle is described. The baggage container includes an internal wall, which faces toward the motorcycle when the baggage container is attached to the motorcycle, an external wall at a distance from the internal wall, a front wall, which faces toward a forward area of the motorcycle when the baggage container is attached to the motorcycle, a rear wall, which faces toward a rear area of the motorcycle when the baggage container is attached to the motorcycle, and two side walls, which each extend between the internal wall and the external wall. An air guiding element which guides travel wind flowing along the external wall in a predefined direction, is situated in a transition area between the external wall and the rear wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rainer Rehschuh
  • Patent number: 9616822
    Abstract: A mobile device attachment for a golf cart is provided. The mobile device attachment includes a plate and a mobile device mount. The plate includes an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A ridge is protruding from the upper surface near the first end. The ridge is sized to fit within a clip of a golf cart steering wheel. The plate further includes a first connector disposed near the second end. The mobile device mount includes a base having a second connector releasably securable by magnetic attraction to the first connector. The mobile device mount may further include a pair of jaws that releasably secures a mobile device therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Inventors: Leslie Ronald Hamilton, John Robert Carr
  • Patent number: 9611005
    Abstract: A sled module. The sled module includes a rack configured to attach to the tunnel of a snowmobile. The rack includes two opposing sides. The rack also includes a base on each of the two opposing sides and at least two spacing and support rods configured to attach to the opposing sides to one another. The sled module also includes a bracket configured to receive an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Inventor: David Tomassen
  • Patent number: 9604080
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) includes a back plate defining a plurality of apertures therein that are arranged in two columns extending down opposing side edges of the back plate. The apertures are sized and spaced to receive mounting straps that are configured to interface with webbing straps of a carrying jacket to fasten the back plate to the jacket. The mounting assembly also includes a tank securing strap with a quick release mechanism that is fastened to the back plate. The tank securing strap is configured to engage a supply tank to releasably fasten the tank to the back plate. The mounting assembly further includes a valve retaining mount disposed on the plate. The valve retaining mount is configured to releasably secure an air supply valve to the back plate for engagement with the supply tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Scott Health & Safety Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham Langford, John Patrick Kearns, Robert C. Sutton
  • Patent number: 9603465
    Abstract: A collapsible flexible shoulder-borne carrying device includes a dividable lumbar support with a support bar attached to the lumbar support. The support bar extends transversely from the lumbar support at a point of attachment. The upper part of the support bar is rigid, and the lower part of the support bar has a free end that is pliable and bent inward toward the lower part of the lumbar support to provide an open arch. A length-adjustable support harness with fasteners is secured to the free end of the support bar and is secured to a free end of the lumbar support to fasten the open arch in a desired position. A seat cover has at least one safety strap and at least one leg restraint in a lower part of the seat cover. At least one support strap is fastened to the upper part of the lumbar support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Julius Andreas Winger
  • Patent number: 9598023
    Abstract: A bicycle-fork support device configured to hold: a conventional fork, allowing insertion of a quick-release-skewer support shaft, in a lower end portion of the fork of a bicycle; a through-axle fork where a through-axle insertion hole for securing a through-axle hub formed in a lower end portion of the through-axle fork, and configured to deal with outer diameters of through-axle forks. The support-fork switching unit includes: a support-device main body where a hollow portion is formed; end portions formed in right and left end portions of the hollow portion; a conventional-fork-use supporting body including, a contacting portion formed with an internal shape that fits the support shaft; a through-axle-fork-use supporting body including, a contacting portion formed with an internal shape that fits the through axle; and a unit for removably mounting any of the supporting bodies on the right and left end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CAR MATE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kisaka, Yasutaka Usuki, Hideaki Okano, Suguru Uejima
  • Patent number: 9596922
    Abstract: A strap lifter for use with a harness is shown and described. The harness may have two shoulder straps that support a central, front buckle for use at about the lower, central belly of a user. A generally horizontal buckle strap has a fixed, rigid lower loop beneath a movable, flexible upper loop secured to the front of the buckle strap. The lower and upper loops are generally parallel, and close, to each other. Typically, the distance between the two loops is slightly more than the thickness of a lifter strap which is threaded between the two loops. Preferably, a set of two harnesses is used by two persons standing face-to-face with a single lifter strap between them threaded through both of the buckles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Corey David Nielsen
  • Patent number: 9586065
    Abstract: An SCBA backpack for air cylinders includes a chassis with a cradle receiving arrangement and a tank cradle for holding at least one air cylinder, wherein the tank cradle is removably secured to the chassis. Such an arrangement permits a variety of different tank cradles that may secure one or more cylinders but that are still compatible with a common backpack chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Losos, Bryan J. Peoples
  • Patent number: 9578952
    Abstract: A convertible ground cover configured to be able to convert into a backpack and revert to a ground cover. The convertible ground cover and backpack may be utilized in a variety of outdoor settings like hunting, camping, or fishing. The convertible ground cover and backpack allows users to quickly convert a ground cover into a backpack using minimal tools and can be performed under various conditions. This eliminates the unnecessary extra weight required in conventional systems of carrying both a backpack and a groundcover. Furthermore, the convertible ground cover and backpack may be easily cleaned during or after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew C. Wray
  • Patent number: 9545146
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a multi-configuration electronic device carrying case. The multi-configuration electronic device carrying case includes a protective encasing structure configured to receive and hold an electronic device. The carrying case further includes at least two adjustable straps configured to attach the encasing structure to a person in one of a plurality of configurations. The configurations include a hip holster configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around a waist of the person and one adjustable strap is used for connection around one leg of the person. The configurations also include a back configuration, where one adjustable strap is used for connection around each arm of the person to attach the encasing structure to a back of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventor: Charles E. King
  • Patent number: 9539957
    Abstract: A vehicle tool box assembly includes a storage area disposed in a vehicle cargo space and a tool box disposed in the storage area. The tool box includes a body having opposite first and second end walls and an upper surface extending between upper ends of the first and second end walls. A plurality of cut-outs is formed in the upper surface and configured to receive tools. A first lip extends upwardly from the upper surface at the first end wall. A second lip extends upwardly from the upper surface at the second end wall. A cover member is received by the tool box. The cover member includes a first recess received by the first lip and a second recess received by the second lip, thereby substantially preventing movement of the cover member relative to the tool box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Engerman
  • Patent number: 9521896
    Abstract: A retractable and extendable tether device that attaches to a hand-held electronic device and selectively replaceably attaches the hand-held electronic device to a user. The retractable and extendable tether device includes a retractor, a retainer, and a tether. The retractor replaceably attaches to the user. The retainer attaches to the hand-held electronic device. The tether retracts into, and extends from, the retractor and attaches to the retainer so as to selectively replaceably attach the hand-held electronic device to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Inventor: Patsi Peterson
  • Patent number: 9500440
    Abstract: An inside waistband holster includes a front panel comprising a waistband connector that holds a top side of the front panel at a waistline of a user's pants. The holster also includes a back panel attached to the front panel, such as along a bottom side of the back panel and the front panel and along lower sides of the back panel and the front panel. The front panel and the back panel define a pouch in which a firearm may in stored, and a top portion of the front panel is unattached to the back panel. The back panel includes a flap configured to extend over the front panel and to releasably connect to the waistband connector in a stored condition. The flap is also configured to be pulled upward such that the top portion of the front panel peels away from the back panel in an exposed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Turning Point Distribution, LLC
    Inventors: Cecil Wayne Gordon, David A. Foster
  • Patent number: 9462876
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a shopping bags carrier (10), comprising: at least one board (12), for being rested on a back of a user; at least one strap (22) attached to the at least one board (12), for hanging the at least one board (12) on a shoulder(s) of the user; and at least one hook (26) attached to the at least one board (12), for hanging shopping bags (34) thereon, thereby facilitating carrying goods within the hanged shopping bags (34), by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: Noam Drori
  • Patent number: 9453704
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively securing a weapon about the torso of a human comprises a base layer comprising a band of elastic configured to be disposed about the torso, a closure mechanism configured to retain the base layer about the torso and couple the first end to the second end, and a pocket comprising a padding layer coupled to the base layer on three sides. The base layer comprises a first end and a second end, and the base layer has a substantially uniform width about the torso when the closure mechanism couples the first end to the second end. The pocket has a width that is less than or equal to the width of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Femme Fatale Holsters, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Bickert, Donna Bickert
  • Patent number: 9452098
    Abstract: The wheelchair mountable tank carrier comprises a holder and a support. The holder is a container that is adapted to hold an oxygen tank. The holder is attached to the support, which is a structure that is adapted to attach to a wheel chair. The wheelchair mountable tank carrier is designed to collapse with the wheelchair when the wheelchair is collapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Inventor: Mark Howard