Patents Examined by Tejash Patel
  • Protective equipment
    Patent number: 9802103
    Abstract: A protective apparatus comprising a cantilever yoke system including a left arch slot, a right arch slot and one or more swivel slots, a left distal arch including attachment points configurable with the left arch slot of the cantilever yoke system, a left proximal arch including attachment points configurable with at least one of the attachment points of the left distal arch to join the left proximal arch to the left distal arch, a right distal arch including attachment points configurable with the right arch slot of the cantilever yoke system, a right proximal arch including attachment points configurable with at least one of the attachment points of the right distal arch to join the right proximal arch with the right distal arch, and a swivel including proximal arch slots configurable to join the left proximal arch with the right proximal arch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: XTECH Protective Equipment LLC
    Inventor: Theodore Anthony Monica
  • Method for controlling sewing operating of a sewing machine
    Patent number: 9803302
    Abstract: In a method for controlling sewing operation of a sewing machine, a stitch needle completes an in-and-out movement on a fabric with a first tension applied to an upper thread when the stitch needle, with respect to a fabric-feeding mechanism, is at a first relative position corresponding to a first pattern part of a predetermined stitch pattern. Afterward, the stitch needle is moved, with respect to the fabric-feeding mechanism, to a second relative position corresponding to a second pattern part of the predetermined stitch pattern, and completes an in-and-out movement on the fabric at the second relative position with a second tension, which is greater than the first tension, applied to the upper thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Zeng Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Nan Tsai
  • Medical/dental/utility glove with anti-fatigue and ergonomic improvement
    Patent number: 9801422
    Abstract: The present invention is to an improved glove having both anatomically correlating stress relief zones and/or reinforced zones to add support in areas opposite the stress relief zones to keep bunching or slipping of the glove from interfering with the bending of the user's joints. The glove may have corrugated relief zones over some or all of the joints and knuckles of the hand, wherein the relief zones are formed of peaks and valleys. A relief zone can also be provided over the webbing between the thumb and the palm. The vertical or longitudinal relief zones provide for improved glove quality while keeping manufacturing difficulty and costs at a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Anstey
  • Multistrand button retention system
    Patent number: 9795191
    Abstract: A sewing system for attaching or re-attaching buttons is provided. Embodiments of the sewing system have a single- or multi-strand thread of one to ten woven threads, the threads having a length of at least one inch with one needle pre-attached, terminating in free strands, an opposing end securement, or two needles attached to opposing ends of the thread. The appearance of a professionally sewn button is provided while eliminating the need to make multiple passes through the button holes and fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Howard Jacobson
  • Protective temperature helmet and shoulder pads, protective temperature helmet and shoulder pad liner
    Patent number: 9776064
    Abstract: The invention provides head, neck, chest, and spine logical impact protection and thermal-regulation device having a webbing adapted to encapsulate head and neck, wherein the webbing is composed of a plurality of reversibly deformable substrates that are capable of being cooled or heated; wherein the webbing further provides apertures interspersed between the reversibly deformable substrates to allow fluid exchange between the head, neck, chest, and spine and the regions exterior to the webbing; and a temperature indicator, wherein the temperature indicator measures the temperatures of the body surface underlaying the webbing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Robert D. Harty
  • Elongated guide, and visor removably mountable thereto
    Patent number: 9775397
    Abstract: An elongated guide that is removably attachable to a hardhat and a visor that is removably mountable to the elongated guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Björn Daniels, Niklas Lilenthal, Marcus T. R. Wiederkehr, Jonas N. A. Frejd, Mats U. Sernfält, Oskar Juhlin, Arne O. Linderstrand, Stefan G. Strandberg
  • Headgear shroud assembly
    Patent number: 9775395
    Abstract: In one aspect, a shroud assembly for headgear includes a frame formed of a polymer material having a shape that matches a contour of the headgear. An insert is formed of metal or metal alloy and is attached to a front side of the frame. The insert is configured for removable attachment to a mounting assembly. The frame includes first and second spaced flexible walls disposed on the front side of the frame on opposite sides of the insert. The first and second flexible walls are spaced a sufficient distance apart to provide an interference fit between the mounting assembly and the first and second flexible walls. In another embodiment, the shroud assembly further includes a friction pad disposed on a rear surface of the frame for increasing friction between the shroud assembly and the headgear. In another aspect, a method for attaching a mounting assembly to headgear is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Wilcox Industries Corp.
    Inventors: James W. Teetzel, Justin D. Harris
  • Movable guide for a sewing machine
    Patent number: 9777416
    Abstract: A sewing machine according to the present disclosure includes a base and a support member that is movable with respect to the base between multiple use positions. The support member is configured to support multiple tools such that a selected one of the tools is useable when the support member is positioned in each of the use positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alejandro Jáuregui, Oscar Fernando Dominguez, Efren Arteaga, Jose Rodriguez, Hector Arturo Navarro Barraza
  • Personal protection device
    Patent number: 9775389
    Abstract: A personal protection device for the protection of a portion of the body of a user is described. The device has an inflatable member intended to protect at least partially a zone of the body of a user. The personal protection device includes at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are superimposed in a corresponding overlapping area or superimposition area. In the personal protection device the height or thickness of at least one, or each, of the first portion and the second portion is, in the overlapping area or superimposition area, smaller than the height or thickness of a remaining part of the inflatable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DAINESE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Azzolin, Marcello Bencini
  • Waterproof goggle
    Patent number: 9770628
    Abstract: A waterproof goggle is provided and includes a frame structure, a lens set and a waterproof leaning structure. The lens set is disposed in the frame structure and the waterproof leaning structure is waterproofly connected to the frame structure. The waterproof leaning structure includes an outer surface, an inner surface, several protrusions and several recesses; the outer surface is opposite to the inner surface, and the protrusions and recesses are alternately disposed on the outer surface; the protrusions are curvedly extended along a longitudinal direction from a front edge to a rear edge of the outer surface, and widths of each of the protrusions are varied along the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the leaning structure can be more easily stretched to fit different users' faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: QBAS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue
  • Ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method and process for coating sericin in a glove
    Patent number: 9763834
    Abstract: A novel ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method produces a high-molecular-weight sericin solution from silk cocoon threads at room temperature. In one embodiment, unique pH variation-resistant alkaline ionic water is produced from a novel strongly-alkaline ionic water generator device, wherein the unique pH variation-resistant alkaline ionic water is subsequently utilized as a beneficial solvent that contributes to the feasibility of the novel ultrasonic oscillation-induced sericin extraction method at room temperature. The high-molecular-weight sericin solution produced and coated in a glove provides a high coating adhesion for economical manufacturing of sericin-coated gloves, while also providing superb skin moisturizing and protection properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Best-Kobo, Co, LTD.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Hasegawa
  • Breastfeeding attire
    Patent number: 9763481
    Abstract: The present invention relates to breastfeeding attire, more specifically an outer garment which comprises one or more draping flaps which are removably attached from the remainder of said outer garment as to cover and uncover the chest area, wherein said one or more draping flaps are attachable to the remainder of said outer garment in two different asymmetrical configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BEAUNEN BVBA
    Inventors: Eva Elizabeth Boonen, Martine Boonen
  • Garment designed to reduce cellulite by micro-massage
    Patent number: 9756881
    Abstract: A garment having at least one sleeve, intended to cover a part of the body of a wearer, the sleeve having at least one region, the inner surface of which is equipped with a network of picots, the sleeve being designed to be able to exert compressive stress from said picots onto the skin of the body part that is intended to be positioned facing said network, the picots each having a trigonal base and being distributed in the network so as to form alveoli between adjacent picots, the sleeve being designed such that the picots can exert pressure on the skin great enough to form a skin protrusion in at least one alveolus in order to micro-massage the protrusion during relative movements taking place between the network and the body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DECATHLON
    Inventors: Laurie Grandin De L'eprevier, Sophie Piechaud, Florence Agape
  • Safety vest systems
    Patent number: 9756883
    Abstract: A safety vest is a wearable life preserver which features closures in the back, as opposed to the front, as used to prevent users from easily removing their life jackets, alleviating the risk of accidental drowning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Luevano, Carmen M. Luevano, Mario E. Moet
  • Preformed pocket square apparatus with interchangeable decorative tops
    Patent number: 9750286
    Abstract: A pocket square assembly for a garment enclosure includes a top assembly having a main body portion, a top portion, and a mounting plate internal to the main body portion; and a base assembly adapted to be precisely received within the garment enclosure, the base assembly comprising a slide holder and a mounting slider, wherein the mounting slider cooperates with the slide holder to provide infinite adjustability of the base assembly and defines a cavity for a base mounting component, and wherein the base mounting component detachably mates with the mounting plate of the top assembly such that the top portion extends a predetermined distance out of the garment enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventors: Travis John Wold, Joseph Clinton Jensen
  • Shirt garter
    Patent number: 9750292
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a shirt garter (also known as a shirt stay). More specifically, this disclosure relates a shirt garter that extends around the crotch region of the wearer and is designed for use with a camisole or other shirt-type garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Spanx, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie A. Goldman, Tosha L. Hays, Mary Catherine Moody
  • Shock-absorbing face guard connector for athletic helmet
    Patent number: 9750298
    Abstract: A shock-absorbing face guard connector for an athletic helmet such as a helmet worn in American football, ice hockey, cricket, or baseball and softball. The shock-absorbing face guard connector couples a face guard to the athletic helmet, and can absorb some or all of the forces resulting from a strike to the face guard amid play. The shock-absorbing face guard connector includes a compressible piece that can compressible yield when the face guard is struck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hobart-Mayfield LLC
    Inventor: Justin H. Summerville
  • Biomechanics aware headgear
    Patent number: 9750296
    Abstract: Protective gear includes an outer shell layer connected to a middle shell layer through an outer energy and impact transformer layer. The middle shell layer is connected to an inner shell layer through an inner energy and impact transformer layer. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers flexibly connect the shell layers to absorb impact forces, rotational forces, shear forces, etc., and allow the various shell layers to move and slide relative to the other shell layers. The outer and inner energy and impact transformer layers may be constructed using gels, fluids, electro-rheological elements, magneto-rheological elements, etc. The protective gear may be formed as helmets or body protection for various activities and protect users from not only impact and penetrative forces, but rotational and shear forces as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Brainguard Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Knight
  • Wearable device
    Patent number: 9743695
    Abstract: A wearable device comprises a body portion, a strap portion coupled with the body portion, the strap portion provided to allow the body portion to be worn on a human body, and a connection module provided in a portion of the strap portion and a portion of the body to couple the strap portion with the body portion. The connection module comprises a connection pin portion provided in the strap portion to detachably couple the strap portion with the body portion and a holder portion provided in an end of the strap portion, the connection pin portion inserted in the holder portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Heon Yoo
  • Catcher's helmet
    Patent number: 9743702
    Abstract: A catcher's mask comprises a two-piece plastic shell composed of a rigid front shell and a rigid rear shell. The front and rear shells are connected by a strap harness attached to the front shell and have padding assemblies. The front shell has ventilation holes including dual ear holes positioned over the wearer's ears and a full jaw protector integrally formed as part of front shell. A wire faceguard is removably attached to the front shell extending over the ear holes. A front liner is installed in the brow area, crown area, and side areas of the front shell, a middle liner extending around the rear inner surface of the front shell, a suspended foam jaw pad, and a central chin pad. The rear shell has a concave padding assembly comprised of a concave TPU shock absorbing layer, and a nested concave comfort layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Kranos IP Corporation
    Inventors: Cortney Warmouth, Louis Anthony VanHoutin, Vincent R. Long, Dan Meyer