Patents Assigned to in the works...
  • Patent number: 12330893
    Abstract: A package delivery system for enhanced delivery receivals including a door access panel, a first housing, a controller, a wireless communication interface, a delivery handling device, a second housing, and a transfer device. The door access panel may accept delivery of packages via a passageway that may be formed in a door. The first housing may be attached to the door access panel. The first housing may be in communication with the passageway to house packages delivered through the door access panel. The controller may selectively move the door between the opened position and the closed position. The delivery handling device may be moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The second housing may be carried by the delivery handling device to receive a package from the first housing. The transfer device may move the package from the first housing to the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Wicket Works, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Schler
  • Patent number: 12331746
    Abstract: Power systems and methods of controlling an engine driven air compressor include an air compressor driven by an engine via a clutch. A first pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure level at an outlet of the air compressor. An inlet valve configured to close in response to the first pressure sensor sensing a pressure level above a first pressure level. In addition, a second pressure sensor to sense a pressure level below a second pressure level at a housing of the air compressor, wherein the clutch is configured to disengage in response to the second pressure level, wherein the first pressure level is higher than the second pressure level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan Joe Jochman
  • Patent number: 12330205
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a vehicle center pillar member is formed to have a hat-shaped cross-section by press-molding a tailored blank material formed by joining a plurality of members in a longitudinal direction along at least one joining line. The vehicle center pillar member includes a top plate portion and vertical wall portions on both sides of the top plate portion. The at least one joining line of the tailored blank material in the vertical wall portions is in the same direction as a pressing direction during press molding. According to the embodiment, in a configuration of the tailored blank material, the at least one joining line is bent in such a shape that members on both sides forming the tailored blank material are fitted together in a concave-convex manner in the top plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Kosaka
  • Patent number: 12325097
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for a cutting device configured to control a linear speed of a cutting wheel as the cutting wheel gets smaller with use. In one example, the cutting device includes a cutting wheel; an actuator to rotate the cutting wheel; a power source configured to provide power to the actuator for rotating the cutting wheel at an adjustable rotational velocity; and control circuitry configured to adjust the rotational velocity of the cutting wheel to maintain a substantially constant surface speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Marie Beranek, John Edward Bussan, Douglas A. Ceckowski, Christian Chkaiban, Chelsea B. Frid, Jeffrey E. Joray, Michael E. Keeble, Bryan J. Kordus, Michael Shtilman
  • Patent number: 12326019
    Abstract: Examples of a door handle assembly are disclosed. The door handle assembly has a frame, a handle, a push-push assembly, and a bell crank. The frame has a housing portion and a cavity and is mountable to a door. The handle is disposed in the cavity and pivotably coupled to the frame. The push-push assembly is positioned with a longitudinal axis thereof substantially orthogonal to the handle. The bell crank is pivotably mounted to the frame and operably coupled to the handle and also in cooperative coupling with the push-push assembly. The bell crank has a primary profile having a slanted shape engaged with the push-push assembly to move the push-push assembly between discharged and recharged conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Nidhin Kuniyil, Virupaxi Payannavar, Ravindra Desai, Amit Namannavar
  • Patent number: 12326166
    Abstract: Described is a combination fastener for attaching an object to a stud extending from or an opening formed in a component. The combination fastener includes a carrier portion to retain the object and a fastener portion. The fastener portion includes a body sidewall that defines a central longitudinal axis and a hollow space configured to receive the stud. A plurality of stud-retention features are resiliently coupled to an interior surface of the body sidewall to retain the stud within the hollow space. Each of the plurality of stud-retention features are angled toward the central longitudinal axis to deflect outward from the central longitudinal axis as the stud passes through the hollow space. A plurality of panel-retention features resiliently coupled to an exterior surface of the body sidewall to retain the combination fastener within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mark O. Lepper, Andrea Fickert
  • Patent number: 12328413
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide remote support services to a testing device are disclosed. An example testing device includes a computing device configured to obtain a measurement value related to the material or component under test. The computing device includes: a display; an input device; a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: in response to first input via the input device, transmit a request for a technical support service to a remote computing system; perform, at the computing device, one or more remote service actions associated with the technical support service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Fry, Christopher Jackson, Kylie Sauter
  • Patent number: 12325554
    Abstract: A thermoplastic bottle is provided that has a sidewall having an exterior surface that defines a plane curve. The sidewall is joined with a base and a mouth to define an interior volume. Facets are integrally formed in the sidewall that each have a recess interior to the plane curve and a protrusion extending above the recess. The protrusion being either above or below the plane curve. The recess can surround the protrusion or be adjacent thereto. Facets can be arranged in a variety of patterns and vary in shape, size, or both relative to one another. A ratio is defined for a recess depth to an absolute value of a height of a protrusion of 0.2-5:1. The resulting bottle offers a better grip when fluid bottle contents have dripped on the exterior surface relative to a conventional bottle. By allowing the drippage to seep into recesses of the facets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Tu D. Nguyen, Chi Quang Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12325093
    Abstract: An orbital welding device (1), having a welding current source (10) in a welding current source housing (11) and a base controller (12), and an orbital welding head (20) connected to the welding current source (10) by a cable (2), the orbital welding head (20) having a pipe mount (21) and a welding electrode holder (22) mounted rotatably with respect to the pipe mount (21) for holding a welding electrode (23). A motor (31) is designed to drive the welding electrode holder (22). The orbital welding head (20) has a chamber (50) for shielding gas, and an electrical circuit (60) that is connected: to a position sensor (41) designed to generate a position value (41.1); and/or to a memory device (61) designed to store one or more loading values (61.1) and/or one or more calibrating values (61.2) in the memory device (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Tamm, Marcel Foh
  • Patent number: 12325089
    Abstract: The present application relates to a gas control system and method for a reflow soldering furnace, comprising: an oxygen detecting device, capable of coming into contact with a gas in a furnace chamber, for detecting an oxygen concentration in the furnace chamber; an intake valve device, for controllably establishing fluid communication between a working gas source and the furnace chamber, thereby inputting the working gas into the furnace chamber; and a controller, for controlling the opening extent of at least one intake valve device based on an oxygen concentration signal, thereby regulating a flow rate of the working gas inputted into the furnace chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Shenghu Yan, Peng Shu, Dong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12325094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a welding-type power supply to provide both a welding output voltage and a battery charging output voltage. The power supply includes a first contactor associated with a first circuit to provide the welding output voltage, and a second contactor associated with a second circuit to provide the battery charging output voltage. An auxiliary switch is operatively coupled to the second contactor, to prevent the first circuit from closing when the second contactor is closed to prevent transmission of the welding output voltage to the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Ross Renner
  • Patent number: 12324516
    Abstract: A furniture assembly includes a panel, a connecting member and an auxiliary device. The panel has a first side and a second side. The connecting member is arranged adjacent to one of the first side and the second side of the panel. The connecting member includes a first part and a second part. The first part is configured to be connected to the panel. The auxiliary device is configured to be mounted to the second part of the connecting member. The auxiliary device is configured to increase a height of the furniture assembly above the panel. The present invention also provides a furniture system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Fang-Cheng Su, Yue-Hua Tang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 12320172
    Abstract: The present application relates to a door lock and a control circuit thereof. The door lock includes a switch means, a switch driving means capable of opening the switch means, and a driving slider. The driving slider is capable of driving the switch driving means. The driving slider is capable of being driven by a door hook. The switch driving means (that is, a swing lever) and a lock pin are capable of jointly controlling opening of the switch means. The switch driving means (that is, the swing lever) is driven by a mechanical structure (that is, the driving slider), and the lock pin can be driven by an electronic signal and a circuit structure (for example, a second current loop), thereby improving the sensitivity and reliability in disconnecting the power supply under abnormal working conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Yang Wang
  • Patent number: D1079919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bernard Heymann, Aleksey Klochkov, Juan Guerrero
  • Patent number: D1078271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Stanley Works Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Arie Krasavets, Danny Baruch
  • Patent number: D1078421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Davidson Works Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: D1078422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Davidson Works Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: D1078423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Davidson Works Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: D1078424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Davidson Works Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Xin Zhang
  • Patent number: D1078425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: The Davidson Works Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Xin Zhang