Patents Examined by Steven Marsh
  • Patent number: 9631355
    Abstract: A septic drainage system includes a vehicle that has a septic tank and the septic tank has an outlet. A hose is selectively fluidly coupled to the outlet. Thus, the hose may drain the septic tank. The hose has a distal end with respect to the outlet. The distal end may be fluidly coupled to an inlet of a sewer thereby facilitating the septic tank to drain into the sewer. A supporting unit is provided and the supporting unit may be positioned on a support surface. The hose is positioned on the supporting unit such that the hose is inhibited from becoming uncoupled from the outlet and the sewer. Thus, the supporting unit enhances draining the septic tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventors: Stanley Taraszkiewicz, Robert Taraszkiewicz
  • Patent number: 9625091
    Abstract: A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Kurt William Massey
  • Patent number: 9622600
    Abstract: An apparatus for hanging an article from a door. In one aspect, the apparatus can include a mounting system that can be used to hang a mirror, piece of art, or other article from a door without the need for a screw driver or any other tools. The mounting system may include one or more elongate members that are hung from a top edge of the door and that include mounting elements that mount to separate mounting elements that are secured to the article. The mounting may be achieved via one or more of relative rotation of the elongate members and the article and relative horizontal translation of the elongate members and the article. The inventive apparatus may permit multiple hanging heights for individualized optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew S. Kressin, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Patent number: 9618032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum absorber, wherein: the assembly of the respective components of the vacuum absorber can be improved and a smooth operation can be carried out; and the vacuum absorber can be firmly and easily attached to an attachment surface by a vacuum absorbing method and an adhesive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MSINTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheol-Seok Woo
  • Patent number: 9610902
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a first vehicle component manages loading of the first vehicle component under applied forces by enabling a slip joint connection between the first vehicle component and a supportive mounting bracket. More specifically, the assembly includes a mounting bracket that has a slot. A plate is fit within the slot. A stud extends from the plate. The stud is configured to extend through an opening in the first vehicle component when the first vehicle component is mounted to the mounting bracket to capture the mounting bracket between the plate and the first vehicle component at the stud. The mounting bracket and the plate are cooperatively configured as a slip joint. A method of assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Edward A. Rapa, Jr., Cynthia M. Leahy, John T. Cox, Moonis F. Khan
  • Patent number: 9607592
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a guitar hanger apparatus, including a fixed base and a hanger body fixedly connects to the fixed base; the fixed hanger body further includes a fixing holder, applied to support the guitar and move down following the weight of the guitar, a self-locking mechanism connecting to and driven by the fixing holder; the self-locking mechanism comprises rotating shaft assemblies, built in the main body of the hanger, and swing arms connecting to the rotating shaft assemblies; the fixed holder comprises positioning casts, applied to fix the guitar, while a driving unit is arranged in the positioning cast, applied to drive the rotating shaft assemblies. The present invention achieves fixation and protection to a guitar by the weight of the guitar, which has a simple structure, and enables mass production thus brings benefits to the manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: AROMA MUSIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haihua Chen
  • Patent number: 9605773
    Abstract: An adjustable pipe support system is formed by fixing to a support column a top and bottom support plate, each plate comprising a respective orifice aligned with the other. A tube comprising a lubricating material fitting is fixed at each end to a respective support plate and aligned with the orifices, thereby forming a lubricating material receiving housing. Inserted into each orifice is a threaded adjusting bushing comprising internal threads and a shoulder contact flange. The adjusting bushings are sized such that when the inserted shoulder shoulder contact flanges are stopped by the support plate a space remains between the two contact bushing ends. A threaded stud first end is threadingly received by the threaded adjusting bushings. A threaded stud second end comprises a support member. As each threaded adjusting bushing is tightened the shoulder shoulder contact flanges seal against the support plates to laterally stabilize the threaded stud and contain the lubricating material within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HUNTER HIGHWAY, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Tarapchak
  • Patent number: 9605582
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe mounting unit for a vehicle is provided. The exhaust pipe mounting unit includes a main body that has an operation aperture formed at the center thereof and a connection aperture that is formed at a first side in a length direction of the main body to couple a connection load of a bracket mounted in a lower portion of a vehicle body. A mounting aperture is formed at a second side in a length direction of the main body to connect a hanger rod disposed in an exhaust pipe. A chamber is formed in a lower portion of the interior of the main body to be connected to an internal circumferential surface of the mounting aperture and a lubricant is filled therein. Further a piston within the chamber selectively supplies a lubricant filled in the chamber to an internal circumferential surface of the mounting aperture, upon translation of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: SangHo Lee
  • Patent number: 9604611
    Abstract: An anti-lock brake system module for a trailer or dolly, including a module panel having a front side and a back side facing in an opposite direction to the front side, a plurality of anti-lock brake system components, at least a portion of the components attached to the front side of the module panel and at least a portion of the components attached to the back side of the module panel, the plurality of anti-lock brake system components including an anti-lock brake valve and an electronic control unit, and a mounting element for removably connecting the module panel to a mounting location, such as an I-beam, of the trailer or dolly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Haldex Brake Products Corporation
    Inventors: Victor J. Raye, Jerry J. Donovan, James L. Greene
  • Patent number: 9605799
    Abstract: The present invention is a dual anchor device that quickly, inexpensively and space-efficiently anchors objects to free-standing slabs. The dual anchor device consists of a notched stem and a bushing. The device works by first inserting the bushing into a hole through a free-standing slab, and then inserting the notched stem into the bushing. Doing so automatically anchors the entire assembly to the free-standing slab. The bushing employs a first anchoring mechanism, consisting of flexible legs, which automatically latch onto free-standing slabs, and a second anchoring mechanism, consisting of a split sleeve possessing ledges that latch onto the notch in the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Calvin Cannon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9592915
    Abstract: A device for securing an aircraft seat includes a base linked to the seat. The base includes a mechanism for fastening the base to a rail of an aircraft. The mechanism can be moved between locked and unlocked positions by an operating lever. The operating lever includes a visual indicator for indication of the locked and unlocked positions of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: ATTAX
    Inventor: Stéphane Davoust
  • Patent number: 9593739
    Abstract: A variable stiffness structure configured to support a variable load, the variable stiffness structure including a positive stiffness element coupled to the variable load, a negative stiffness element, a hydraulic system coupled to the positive and negative stiffness elements and configured to adjust a relative position of the positive and negative stiffness elements in response to a change in the variable load, while the variable stiffness structure supports the variable load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher B. Churchill, Guillermo A. Herrera, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Jacob J. Mikulsky
  • Patent number: 9591914
    Abstract: A constriction resistant tether for a child's article includes an elastomeric body, preferably constructed of any FDA approved food grade or higher grade semi-rigid elastomer. A portion of the tether body has a zig-zag, or modified serpentine shape that resembles a non-coiled tension spring. At one end of the body is an anchoring member for securement to a point of attachment such as a child seat, high chair or wheelchair. The anchoring member may possess a small annulus with a tail having spaced knobs along its length extending therefrom, or the anchoring member may be a plug or bulbous member that snaps into or interlocks with a custom sized and shaped aperture defining an attachment point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Reukema, Melissa Christine Reukema
  • Patent number: 9587385
    Abstract: A handshower slide includes a bar with a passageway, a slide mechanism positioned along a length of the bar, and a showerhead holder movable with the slide mechanism along the length of the bar. The slide mechanism includes a handle and a cam, and the cam is positioned within the passageway and is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation relative to the bar. The slide mechanism is not movable along the length of the bar while the cam is in the first orientation and is movable along the length of the bar while the cam is in the second orientation. An orientation of the cam is correlated to a position of the handle, and a spring is coupled to the handle and the cam, so that the spring biases the cam toward the first orientation and away from the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Terrence J. Andersen, William C. McKeone
  • Patent number: 9585486
    Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Ken Seidl
  • Patent number: 9587659
    Abstract: An example holder apparatus includes a body portion and a gate portion. The body portion includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall that opposes the first sidewall to form a channel therebetween. The gate portion is, at least in use, physically coupled to the second sidewall of the body portion and movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The gate portion includes a cross-channel member that, when the gate portion is in the closed configuration, extends across an entire width of the channel to physically engage a channel-facing surface of the first sidewall or a portion of an object held between the cross-channel member and the channel-facing surface of the first sidewall. An example kit for a holder apparatus includes a body portion and a gate portion. The gate portion is selectively physically coupleable to the body portion via a snap fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Michon D'Artell
    Inventor: Michon D'Artell
  • Patent number: 9585496
    Abstract: A jewelry display hanger is provided that has a body, a hook, a neck, a base and a flap. The body has a hook on a first end and two sides extending outwardly to a second end. The neck extends from the second end of the body and connects to the base, which has first and second arms. First and second recesses are formed between the arms and the second end of the body. Each of the arms has at least one slot that extends between one of the recesses and an aperture. The flap extends downwardly from the base and has a closure device near its distal end. The closure device is detachably affixed in an aperture in the base or neck to secure the distal end of the flap to the base or neck for attaching the hanger to an article of jewelry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: B&G Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jake Strassburger, Daniel V. Cunneen, Keith C. Cedro
  • Patent number: 9582023
    Abstract: Provided is an operation handle mechanism with which a handle can be conveniently operated to move a movable section, thereby ensuring smooth operation and movement at any time regardless of an operation position of the handle. An operation handle section 121 includes a handle lever 67, which is used to operate movement of a support frame section 23 capable of moving up and down, and left and right transmission rods 123a and 123b, which are joined to the handle lever. The transmission rods can only move a predetermined distance in a movement direction thereof relative to the support frame section, and start to move together with the support frame section after going beyond that distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: NISCA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuzo Aoyagi, Hiroto Akiyama, Toru Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9584173
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a front surface member that includes a concavity in which an insertion aperture is located, the insertion aperture for receiving an object to be inserted into the insertion aperture, a bottom surface of the concavity having a support; and a cover that removably fits into the concavity to cover the insertion aperture. The cover includes a slider having an arc-shaped cross section. In a state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the slider of the cover contacts the support provided at the bottom surface of the concavity. When a part of the cover is pushed, the cover rotates, while the slider slides along a surface of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Fujii, Eiji Watanabe, Taiji Oguruma, Nobuyuki Ukai
  • Patent number: 9573686
    Abstract: An adjustable clamping mount for cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices has a telescoping clamp, a clamp support arm, and a tightening mechanism. The telescoping clamp has two telescoping arms connecting two clamp halves, allowing the clamp to grip mobile devices of practically any size. An attachment clip of the clamp support arm is intended and shaped for attaching to an airplane tray table. The tightening mechanism allows the telescoping clamp and the clamp support arm to be secured in any desired angle relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Gary Alfred Barth