Patents Examined by Terrell L. Mckinnon
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Patent number: 11672297Abstract: A helmet mount includes a latching plate defining a latching opening with wide and narrow portions and a notch. A latching spring below the latching plate urges a spring portion against the wide portion. The shaft of a first pin on an accessory mount is sized to fit in the narrow portion while its widened head only fits through the wide portion. The spring portion engages the widened head and prevents sliding within the narrow portion. The shaft of a second pin slides within the notch with its widened head preventing removal. A wedge may be slid against the spring to retract the spring portion allowing removal of the first pin. Electrical contacts on the helmet mount may engage electrical contents on the accessory mount to supply power to an accessory such as night-vision goggles.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LIFT Airborne Technologies LLCInventor: Guido Rietdyk
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Patent number: 11674625Abstract: The clamping collar comprises a metal belt carrying a protruding lug in the vicinity of a first end and a hook in the vicinity of a second end. The hook has a front wall and a common part. The wall is intended to be retained behind the lug while the hook is hooked on the lug to keep the collar in the clamped state. The common part links the front wall to the belt and has a gripping surface protruding radially outwardly and two lateral borders which extend axially on either side of the gripping surface by being radially set back from the gripping surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Inventors: Nicolas Rigollet, Fabrice Prevot
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Patent number: 11667239Abstract: The present invention provides an exterior rear view assembly, comprising: a base frame comprising a bodywork side surface configured to be attached to a vehicle body; a seal configured to be attached to the base frame for sealing at least one feed-through opening, which is provided on the bodywork side surface, wherein the seal comprises an attachment section attachable to the bodywork side surface of the base frame and comprising at least one locking element for locking the seal in the feed-through opening, wherein the seal further comprises a grommet section configured for feed-through of a cable harness and protruding from the attachment section in a vehicle outboard direction. Furthermore, the invention provides a seal for such an exterior rear view assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Steve Rawding, Oscar Malicki
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Patent number: 11655916Abstract: The present invention provides a conduit support device having high reliability even under severe conditions. A conduit support including a conduit, a support member configured to extend along a longitudinal direction of the conduit, and integrally support the conduit, and be capable of being bent at an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction, and an accommodation member within which the conduit and the support member are stored, wherein an intermediate member is arranged between the support member and the accommodation member is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: JUNKOSHA INC.Inventors: Daiki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Takeuchi, Yasuhiro Misu
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Patent number: 11655829Abstract: A down rod installation structure for a ceiling fan has a coupling seat, a down rod, and an elastic member. The down rod is threadedly connected to the coupling seat. The elastic member has a fixed end that is fixed to the coupling seat. The elastic member further has an abutment portion to be engaged in a perforation of the coupling seat and an aperture of the down rod, so that the down rod installation structure invention has the advantages of quick installation and increasing the stability of the ceiling fan.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: AIR COOL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Cliff Wang
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Patent number: 11654980Abstract: A bracket support system to connect a hoist to a connector rod and at least one hoist connector of a tractor, the bracket support system including an upper mask bracket removably disposed on a mounting mask to connect to the connector rod, at least one lower bracket removably disposed on a rear of the hoist, a stiffener bracket disposed on at least a portion of the hoist to prevent damage to the mounting mask in response to lifting at least one object on the hoist, and a support shaft disposed within at least a portion of the rear of the hoist.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventor: Jerry Bell
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Patent number: 11649578Abstract: A suspension damper for washing machines includes a control rod that is configured to attach a fixed bracket of a washing machine cabinet and a first cap having an aperture through which the control rod slidingly extends. The first cap is configured to engage a concave portion of a bracket on a drum of the washing machine. A second cap is disposed on the control rod, and a spring is disposed between the first cap and the second cap. The first cap includes at least one water passageway for guiding water along an outer surface of the first cap. An umbrella may be disposed on the control rod to shed water outwardly away from the control rod.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Inventors: Glen Robert Wilkinson, III, Jonathan David Bruin, David Stuart Atwater
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Patent number: 11645031Abstract: A frame includes a plurality of profile sections and at least one first adapter assembly. Each profile section includes at least one section extension surface, and one of the at least one section extension surface is provided with at least one first groove therein. Each first adapter assembly includes a first position-limiting block provided with at least one first mounting hole therein. The first position-limiting block is configured to be fixed in a first groove during assembly, and to fix other components to the profile section through the at least one first mounting hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Zifeng Wang, Yan Ren, Lei Cao
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Patent number: 11643027Abstract: A retainer is disclosed that is configured to receive at least one elongated member in a vehicle. The retainer includes a body and first and second receptacles that are supported by the body. The first receptacle defines a first channel that is configured to receive a first elongated member (e.g., a cable, a wire, a rod, etc.) and includes a first finger that extends towards the second receptacle. The second receptacle defines a second channel that is configured to receive a second elongated member (e.g., a cable, a wire, a rod, etc.) and includes a second finger that extends towards the first receptacle. In certain embodiments, the first finger and the second finger may be formed as discrete structures so as not to interfere with flexure of the first receptacle and the second receptacle during insertion and removal of the first elongated member and the second elongated member.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventor: Mahiuddin Ahmed
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Patent number: 11647107Abstract: A mounting device for easy mounting of a wireless device includes a clamping structure configured to clamp a support frame. The clamping structure includes a base including an upper surface and a lower surface, a first clamping part rotatably connected to the base, a second clamping part rotatably connected to the base, and a connection portion connected to the lower surface of the base. The wireless device is thus supported. The support frame is clamped between the upper surface and the first clamping part, and the support frame is clamped between the upper surface and the second clamping part.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Nanning FuLian FuGui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Qiao-Lun Chiang
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Patent number: 11632865Abstract: A mounting device includes a housing, a sliding structure, and a switch structure. The housing includes two tracks, an elastic element including a blocking rib, and a first clamping element. The sliding structure is movably disposed in the tracks and includes a second clamping element and a reverse rib. The switch structure is movably disposed on the sliding structure and includes a forward rib. When the sliding structure is in the installed position, a support frame is fastened between the first clamping element and the second clamping element, and the blocking rib prevents the sliding structure moving relative to the housing. When the switch structure is moved in a detaching direction, the forward rib pushes the blocking rib away from the reverse rib, to allow the sliding structure to move in the detaching direction relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: AMBIT MICROSYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) LTD.Inventor: Jen-Yu Liang
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Patent number: 11629814Abstract: An angle-adjustable supporting mechanism that includes a knob-type locking mechanism and a rotatable holder is provided. The knob-type locking mechanism has a base, a knob, and a latch member. The base has a receiving space and a supporting portion. The knob is rotatably received in the receiving space. The latch member is movably received in the supporting portion in a linear direction. The latch member has a bolt, a first stressed part, and a second stressed part. The bolt is disposed at one side of the first stressed part. The first stressed part is disposed between the bolt and the second stressed part. When the knob is rotated in different directions, the bolt of the latch member is drove to lock or release.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventor: Jhan-Li Wu
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Patent number: 11627774Abstract: The invention relates to an interface for connecting an optical device and a mobile support which cooperates securely with an imprinted element, the interface having a base arranged to be inserted into the imprinted element, the base being a hollow body. The base accommodates mechanical play compensating structures which are movably mounted within the hollow body so as to project and are arranged in order to bear against a wall of the imprinted element.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: WILCO INTERNATIONALInventors: Dorian Meney, Cédric Jambilloux, Marc Renard, Jean-Marc Wilhelm
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Patent number: 11623567Abstract: A rearview device comprises a rearview assembly having a display surface and a housing configured to support the display surface; and a mount configured to connect to and support the housing. The mount may be slidably securable in a first direction to a mounting bracket and slidably detachable in a second direction from the mounting bracket. The mount may comprise at least one projecting ramp, the at least one projecting ramp configured to, upon the mount being slidably detached from the mounting bracket, change the orientation of the housing relative to the bracket to prevent the housing from impacting the mounting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATIONInventors: Kenton J. Ypma, Gregory M. Ejsmont
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Patent number: 11626815Abstract: A novel high-precision rigid-flexible coupling rotating platform includes a foundation, a rigid bearing, a bearing sleeve, a core rotating platform, a rotating driver and a coder; the bearing sleeve is fixed on the foundation; the rigid bearing is in rotatable drive connection with the core rotating platform, and connected with the foundation through the bearing sleeve; an upper surface of the core rotating platform is provided with a plurality of groups of flexible hinges; when the rotating driver applies a driving force to rotate the core rotating platform, the driving force elastically deforms the flexible hinge rings. The flexible hinges are used and disposed on the upper surface of the core rotating platform; without disassembling the whole rotating platform, a corresponding group of flexible hinges can be changed but an assembling relationship between other groups of flexible hinges cannot be broken.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Guangdong University of TechnologyInventors: Zhijun Yang, Jianbin Huang, Yutai Wei, Zhongyi Gao, Guanxin Huang, Youdun Bai
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Patent number: 11614197Abstract: In some examples, a release mechanism can include an extensible mechanism having a first distal end with a handle, a second distal end with an opening, and a slot. The release mechanism can include a hinge mechanism including a first face including a first tab that defines a first annulus and a second tab defines a second annulus, a second face including a third tab that defines a retention mechanism that is to be positioned in the slot, and a third face located opposite of the first face. The release mechanism can include an ejection mechanism including a first arm having a first projection to extend into the first annulus, a second arm having a second projection to extend into the second annulus, and a third arm to extend through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Tien Liang Chung
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Patent number: 11612237Abstract: A lifting device with a cable management is provided. The lifting device includes: an outer pipe, an actuation mechanism, a linkage member, a cable, and a cable management component. The actuation mechanism is accommodated in the outer pipe and has a motor and a screw rod. The linkage member is accommodated in the outer pipe and mutually screw-fitted with the screw rod to operate, and moves relative to the outer pipe. The cable has a spiral coiled cable unit. A shaft core line in parallel with the screw rod is defined by the spiral coiled cable unit. The cable management component is disposed in the outer pipe and in parallel to the shaft core line. The spiral coiled cable unit is reeled on the cable management component. Accordingly, the cable may be stably positioned and the cable may be prevented from rubbing or being tangled with the screw rod.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: TIMOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu-Chang Lin
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Patent number: 11608913Abstract: Disclosed is a lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly, a pipe support assembly, and a method of securing a lockable pipe shield to a pipe hanger. Example aspects of the lockable pipe shield for a pipe support assembly can comprise a substantially semi-cylindrical shield body defining a first shield end, a second shield end opposite the first shield end, and an upper shield edge; and a lock tab coupled to the shield body at the upper shield edge, the lock tab bendable relative to the shield body between a first position and a second position, wherein, in the first position, the lockable pipe shield is in an unlocked configuration, and in the second position, the lockable pipe shield is in a locked configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLCInventors: Rhett Douglas Larry Woody, Stephen Eric Scott, Michael T. Thornley, II, Colin Edward Parkhurst
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Patent number: 11603961Abstract: A crossbar assembly for facilitating isolation of a sensor assembly from vibration of a payload mounting system on a vehicle comprising an outer crossbar segment, an inner crossbar segment, an isolator, and a damper. The outer crossbar segment comprises a payload mount interface operable to mount to a payload mount, and an outer isolator interface operable to mount to an isolator. The inner crossbar segment comprises a structure interface to mount to a structure, and an inner isolator interface operable to mount to the isolator. The isolator can be supported by the outer and inner crossbar segments. The damper is adjacent the isolator. The isolator is operable to deform in response to relative movement between the outer and inner crossbar segments. The isolator operates to partially decouple the outer crossbar segment from the inner crossbar segment and the damper dampens vibrations propagating between the outer and inner crossbar segments.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Sean G. Thomas
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Patent number: 11597460Abstract: A bicycle wheel positioning device includes a case and two positioning units. The two positioning units are respectively installed to the case and each include a roller unit and at least one spring. When the two roller units are applied by a force, the two roller units are pushed away from each other. When the force is removed, the roller units move back and toward each other by the at least one spring in each roller unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CYCLINGDEAL USA, INC.Inventor: Haidong Gu