Patents Examined by Taylor L Morris
  • Patent number: 11046345
    Abstract: A tipping prevention unit that prevents tipping of an image forming apparatus includes shafts holding a wheel of the image forming apparatus, a shaft that abuts the image forming apparatus at a position higher than the shafts, and a shaft that contacts a floor surface on which the image forming apparatus is placed at a position further protruding to the outside of the image forming apparatus than the wheel of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takaaki Kawade, Tomoki Katafuchi
  • Patent number: 11046260
    Abstract: There is provided a power-supplying device and an assembly method thereof. By causing a first-turning member, which locks with an one end of a coil spring by a first-locking section, and a first support, which locks with the other end thereof by a second-locking section, to rotate relative to each other in the direction that is opposite to the biasing direction, and causing an engaging part and an engaged part to be in an engaged state by engaging with each other, thereby, maintaining the state where the initial biasing force is being imparted to the first turning member, is enabled, and the first support and a second support member are easily assembled to each other to make a turning member be supported, and thus, assembly properties can be made enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Sekino, Hiroshi Yamashita, Daisuke Okamoto
  • Patent number: 11013317
    Abstract: A folding stand is provided with a rectangular base (1) including two parallel sets of top slots (11), two bottom cavities (12), and aside hole (15); a rectangular panel (2) hingedly secured to a front end of a top of the base (1) and including two sets of two parallel grooves (21), two spacers (22) moveably disposed in the grooves (21) of different sets or in the side hole (15), and a front, pivotal ledge (23); a support arm (3) having two ends pivotably secured to a bottom of the panel (2) and selectively disposed in the slots (11) of different sets; two aligned extension arms (4) each having one end pivotably secured to one of two rear corners of the base (1), the extension arm (4) including a lengthwise trough (41); and two legs (5) pivotably disposed in the cavities (12) respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Cheng Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 11009308
    Abstract: An archery bow support device is disclosed having a clip portion have a front leg having a front surface and a back leg and a support bracket connected to the front surface of the front leg and extending outwardly from the front leg. An archery bow support device having a clip portion have a front leg having a front surface and an end portion and a back leg and a support bracket connected to the end portion of the front leg by a hinge device for allowing the support bracket to pivot relative to the front leg and the support bracket extending outwardly from the front leg is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Jason Ochs
  • Patent number: 10974665
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening a decoupling device relative to a hole rim of a hole opening of a shielding part; to achieve the vibration-decoupling connection of a bushing to the shielding part, the decoupling device has at least one bridge element, which, at its radially outer edge, has fasteners for producing a fastening connection of the bridge element to the hole rim of the shielding part, wherein the fasteners comprise at least four tabs which, starting from the bridge element, protrude radially outward and a subset of at least two tabs of the bridge element is provided to rest against a first outside of the shielding part and a remainder of at least two tabs is provided to rest against an opposite second outside of the shielding part and the hole rim can be immobilized with a force fit relative to the decoupling device by means of the tabs of the subset and the tabs of the remainder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ElringKlinger AG
    Inventor: Gerald Heiselbetz
  • Patent number: 10959514
    Abstract: A telescopic lifting column (1) preferably for furniture, such as height adjustable tables and beds, and comprising at least two mutually telescopic members (2,3,4) and an electric drive unit (5, 10;41,42) for adjusting the telescopic members. The lifting column comprises a telescopic cable guiding device (22;45, 58, 80, 103) for guiding at least one electric cable (29), where the telescopic cable guiding device extends between or in all essentials between the lower and upper end of the lifting column and is connected thereto so that the telescopic cable guiding device collaborates in the telescopic adjustment of the lifting column. Thus the cables may be guided in a protected manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LINAK A/S
    Inventor: Norbert Klinke
  • Patent number: 10946968
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an energy attenuating mounting foot comprising a load beam having a longitudinal axis, a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner track interface lobe, and an outer track interface lobe, the inner track interface lobe and the outer track interface lobe extending laterally from the load beam, and a channel along the longitudinal axis having a depth extending from the load beam bottom surface toward the top surface. In various embodiments, the inner track interface lobe has a first length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface and the outer track interface lobe has a second length extending in a direction from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the first length being less than the second length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad R. Pacheco, Douglas Foisie
  • Patent number: 10940086
    Abstract: A mount for supporting a cylindrical bottle includes an annular core having an inner side surface defining a hollow opening, an outer side surface, a top surface and a base surface. A plurality of pliable ribs each at least partially encircles the annular core so as to overlap the outer side surface, the top surface and the base surface such that at least an upper end of each rib where it overlaps the top surface extends into the hollow opening. The mount may be used in conjunction with a collar having a body portion for surrounding the bottleneck and defining along at least a portion of an axis thereof a substantially quadrilateral cross-section having in each corner thereof a respective arcuate recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SCALPAL LLC
    Inventors: Eliot Robert Gitman, Tuvia Gitman
  • Patent number: 10926400
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel lanyard system for a piece releaseably connected to a tool by a piece receiver that includes a lanyard assembly with a two ended strap and a retraction system fixed to the tool in a storage region of the tool. In particular, one end of the strap is connected to the piece and the other strap end is connected to one end of the retraction system. The other end of the retraction system is connected to the tool. The strap is of sufficient length for the retraction system to retract a piece to the storage region after disconnection from the piece receiver. It is contemplated that the retraction system includes at least one spring (coil or helical) to cause the lanyard system to remain under tension while the piece is mounted in a piece receiver, thereby preventing or at least reducing the strap from interfering with the task at hand, the piece, the piece receiver or tool itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: James Gregory Brull
  • Patent number: 10886713
    Abstract: A connection device for a cable management device and a slide rail assembly is disclosed. The slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail, and the first rail and the second rail are displaceable with respect to each other. The cable management device includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm are movable with respect to each other and respectively coupled to the first rail and the second rail by two connection devices. At least one of the connection devices includes a first fitting, a second fitting and a resilient member. When the first fitting is mounted to the second fitting, a portion of the resilient member is configured to prevent the first and second fittings from being detached from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10876760
    Abstract: A frame for an air conditioning unit comprising a L or U shaped stability bar configured to receive a movable portion of a window, a plurality of coupling holes configured to couple the frame to the air conditioning unit, a security platform protruding from a posterior of the frame and a plurality of locking plates coupled to a front portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: Velma Concetta Paul
  • Patent number: 10875679
    Abstract: The invention provides a turning stand for turning a rotor hub from a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented vertically to a position having its prospective axis of rotation oriented inclined or transversally to a vertical orientation. The turning stand comprises a base frame, a curved support frame and a second attachment structure for attachment of a lifting device to the rotor hub. The base frame has a support plane and a first attachment structure for attachment to a rotor shaft link of a rotor hub, the support plane and the first attachment structure being arranged on opposite sides of the base frame. The curved support frame comprises a curved frame section and a straight frame section having a curved support surface section and a straight support surface section, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vestas Wind Systems A/S
    Inventors: Per Larsen Barklin, Gunnar K. Storgaard Pedersen, Aksel Petersen, Kurt Jensen
  • Patent number: 10865823
    Abstract: A longitudinal channel with increased holding strength, configured for use as an anchoring element for an anchor used in supporting objects on a substrate and a method for the production thereof and an anchor. The channel has a generally U-shaped axial cross section in at least a portion thereof with, the U-shaped cross section being comprised of longitudinal side walls and a longitudinal base connection between the side walls. The side walls have free edges configured for holding contact with the substrate. A portion of the free edges of the channel are covered with a planar continuous surface material which is co-extensive with non-covered free edges whereby the planar continuous surface material and the free edges provide a planar holding surface with greater surface area than that of the free edges alone for the increased holding strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Theodore Garfield
  • Patent number: 10845000
    Abstract: A support system for a display device includes a first arm. A second arm is rotatably connected to the first arm about a first axis. A joint is rotatably connected to the second arm about a second axis. A biasing system includes a biasing member having a first end positioned in the first arm and a second end positioned in the second arm. The biasing member provides a force to balance a load applied to the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: COLEBROOK BOSSON SAUNDERS (PRODUCTS) LIMITED
    Inventor: Alex Lau
  • Patent number: 10844996
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit having a panel-shape, a stand supporting the display unit, an adjusting mechanism being attached to the display unit and enabling the display unit to move up and down relative to the stand and turn around the stand, a first fastening member fastening the adjusting mechanism to the stand, and a regulating mechanism regulating the display unit from descending relative to the stand when the first fastening member is removed. The regulating mechanism includes a projection being formed on one of the stand and the adjusting mechanism, and a recess being formed in the other of the stand and the adjusting mechanism and being fitted onto the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hasegawa, Shinya Ishida, Kazuki Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10835060
    Abstract: An adjustable hanger assembly is provided that includes a slider base and a slider that can be adjusted horizontally and vertically within the slider base. The slider can be held in a position by a fastener such as a threaded fastener. A series of horizontal grooves and ridges on the slider can engage a series of complementary grooves and ridges on the slider base, and the engagement can occur at different heights. The slider can freely move horizontally once inserted into the slider base. The slider base can be squeezed by tightening the threaded fastener to pinch the slider and hold the slider in a desired vertical and horizontal position. The hanger assembly can be adjusted both vertically and horizontally after the slider base is fixedly secured to a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Kenneth William Burton
  • Patent number: 10836304
    Abstract: A security mounting arrangement can include a mounting bracket and a shielding bracket. The mounting bracket can have a first aperture and a second aperture. The shielding bracket can be selectively engageable with the mounting bracket and have a third aperture aligned with the first aperture when the mounting bracket and the shielding bracket are engaged with one another. A passageway extending along an axis can be defined by the first aperture and the third aperture. The passageway can have a first portion with a first diameter, a second portion with a second diameter, and a third portion with a third diameter positioned between the first portion and the second portion along the axis. The third diameter can be greater than the first diameter and the second diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Ian Taberner
  • Patent number: 10830580
    Abstract: A device for adjusting position of a display screen, the device (400) comprising: a front support (480) for holding the display screen (210); motor means (750, 760, 770) for adjusting the inclination of the front support (480); characterized in that it further comprises: a pair of horizontal infrared (IR) sensors (221, 222) configured to be positioned in parallel to a horizontal axis of the display screen (210); a pair of vertical infrared (IR) sensors (231, 232) configured to be positioned in parallel to a vertical axis of the display screen (210); and a controller (710) configured to measure the intensity of a signal received from a remote control unit (240) by the IR sensors (221, 222, 231, 232), and control the motor means (750, 760, 770) depending on the signal intensity measured by the IR sensors (221, 222, 231, 232).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ADVANCED DIGITAL BROADCAST S.A.
    Inventor: Wiktor Hodowany
  • Patent number: 10799025
    Abstract: An anchor assembly for anchoring an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and second anchor component, each anchor component pivotable relative to the assembly and having a back side and a front side, and each anchor component having at least one curved wall penetrating retainer extending therefrom. The anchor assembly has an install orientation in the wall in which the wall penetrating retainer of each anchor component is inserted within the wall for a jaw-type grip of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Dale G. Malott, Byron K. Grice, Gary E. Will, Benjamin M. Sandoval, Jerry D. Stoneking
  • Patent number: 10801661
    Abstract: Disclosed is a curved-surface television wall mount, including a wall panel (1) mounted on a wall surface, and two television mounting plates (2) disposed on the wall panel (1) for mounting a television. The curved-surface television wall mount further includes two supports (3) disposed on the wall panel (1), and the backs of the two television mounting plates (2) are respectively connected by hinges to the two supports (3). When a curved-surface television is mounted by using this structure, the front sides of the television mounting plates can fit to the back of the curved-surface television, thus avoiding deviation, instability or looseness when tightening a fastener, and successfully mounting the curved-surface television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Lehong Xiang, Tao Lin, Linghui Jiang