Patents Assigned to IT Concepts, LLC
  • Stirling cycle machine
    Patent number: 9797340
    Abstract: A Stirling cycle machine. The machine includes at least one rocking drive mechanism which includes: a rocking beam having a rocker pivot, at least one cylinder and at least one piston. The piston is housed within a respective cylinder and is capable of substantially linearly reciprocating within the respective cylinder. Also, the drive mechanism includes at least one coupling assembly having a proximal end and a distal end. The linear motion of the piston is converted to rotary motion of the rocking beam. Also, a crankcase housing the rocking beam and housing a first portion of the coupling assembly is included. The machine also includes a working space housing the at least one cylinder, the at least one piston and a second portion of the coupling assembly. An airlock is included between the workspace and the crankcase and a seal is included for sealing the workspace from the airlock and crankcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: New Power Concepts LLC
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Prashant Bhat, Michael G. Norris, Stanley B. Smith, III, Christopher M. Werner
  • Linear cross-head bearing for stirling engine
    Patent number: 9797341
    Abstract: An external combustion engine including a burner element, a heater head, a piston cylinder containing a piston, a cooler and a crankcase. The crankcase includes a crankshaft, a piston rod connected to the piston, a drive mechanism for converting the linear motion of the piston rod to rotary motion of the crankshaft and a linear cross-head bearing that is connected rigidly to the piston rod at one end and to the drive mechanism at the other end. Also the external combustion engine includes a piston clearance seal and a piston rod seal unit that has floating rod seals. The piston includes a inner dome to reduce axial heat transfer via radiation and convection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: New Power Concepts LLC
    Inventors: Christopher C. Langenfeld, Prashant Bhat, Mithun R. Bhat, Dean Kamen
  • COMMINUTION PROCESS TO PRODUCE ENGINEERED WOOD PARTICLES OF UNIFORM SIZE AND SHAPE FROM CROSS-GRAIN ORIENTED WOOD CHIPS
    Publication number: 20170297219
    Abstract: Comminution process of wood chips to produce wood particles, by feeding wood chips in a direction of travel substantially normal to grain through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood chip travel, wherein the cutting discs have a uniform thickness (Td), to produce wood particles characterized by a length dimension (L) substantially equal to the Td and aligned substantially parallel to grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) aligned normal to W and L, wherein the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces with crosscut fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Forest Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: James H. Dooley, David N. Lanning
  • Document box with hold open feature
    Patent number: 9758282
    Abstract: A document box includes a top container portion and a bottom container portion. The top container portion has a rear wall with a hollow rib integrally disposed thereon. The bottom container portion is rotatably coupled to the top container portion about an axis of rotation, and the top container portion is positionable between a closed position and an open position on the bottom container portion. The bottom container portion having a rear wall and a bottom wall. A raised member is positioned on the bottom wall adjacent to the rear wall. The top container portion where rotated to the open position releasably positions the raised member within the hollow recessed rib, thereby defining a hold open feature for the top container portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Mattress with user adjustable comfort features
    Patent number: 9756957
    Abstract: A mattress wherein a plurality of independent yarn based fire barrier fabrics encases a plurality of distinct and unattached interior core structures. The plurality of interior core structures include at least a detached and internally flippable upper comfort layer assembly with a plurality of non-homogeneous foams or filling materials encased in a yarn-based fire barrier fabric and a lower, interiorly disposed support core structure with resilient filling materials encased in a yarn-based fire barrier fabric and a fabric cover. The detachable and internally flippable upper comfort layer assembly may be contained in a user accessible compartment that is fashioned into an outer cover assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KICKBALL CONCEPTS, LLC
    Inventors: Harrison Robert Murphy, Juraj Michal Daniel Slavik, II
  • Stirling cycle machine
    Patent number: 9752532
    Abstract: A Stirling cycle machine. The machine includes at least one rocking drive mechanism which includes: a rocking beam having a rocker pivot, at least one cylinder and at least one piston. The piston is housed within a respective cylinder and is capable of substantially linearly reciprocating within the respective cylinder. Also, the drive mechanism includes at least one coupling assembly having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is connected to the piston and the distal end is connected to the rocking beam by an end pivot. The linear motion of the piston is converted to rotary motion of the rocking beam. Also, a crankcase housing the rocking beam and housing a first portion of the coupling assembly is included. A crankshaft coupled to the rocking beam by way of a connecting rod is also included. The rotary motion of the rocking beam is transferred to the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: New Power Concepts LLC
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Prashant Bhat, Stanley B. Smith, III
  • Tillage device for agricultural machinery or implements to reduce compaction caused by wheels in a field
    Patent number: 9736974
    Abstract: A system for tilling compression marks formed in a field by wheels of agricultural machinery the system including a first roller assembly having a plurality of blade assemblies positioned in spaced relation to one another. The first roller assembly rotatably connected to a swing arm which moves the first roller assembly between a disengaged position, where the roller assembly does not penetrate the soil, and an engaged position where the roller assembly does penetrate and till the soil. The first roller assembly is positioned behind and in alignment with a first wheel of the agricultural machinery such that the first roller assembly tills the compression mark formed by the first wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Agriculture Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Colin Josh Hurd
  • Leveling apparatus and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9733077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a leveling apparatus, methods of using the leveling apparatus, and kits that include the leveling apparatus. The leveling apparatus is useful in various applications, including, without limitation, those applications that involve positioning a planar object (e.g., a wall stencil) against a substantially vertical surface (e.g., a wall) at a desired angle relative to horizontal (e.g., relative to the floor or ceiling).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE ART CONCEPTS, LLC
    Inventors: John G. Swisher, Janna Makaeva
  • SCENT INFUSED NASAL CANNULA AND METHODS OF USE AND FABRICATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170216547
    Abstract: Scent infused nasal cannulas, scent infused nasal cannula assemblies, methods of providing scents to subjects, and methods of fabricating scent infused nasal cannulas. The scent infused nasal cannulas and scent infused nasal cannula assemblies include a tubular body, a pair of narine projections, and fluid supply tubes. The tubular body and the pair of narine projections are formed from a scent infused polymer. The methods of providing scents to subjects include attaching a scent infused nasal cannula to a subject and delivering a fluid from a fluid source to the subject during the emission period of the scent infused polymer such that the scent is detectable therefrom. The methods of fabricating scent infused nasal cannulas include providing a scent infused nose piece and attaching fluid supply tubes to the nose piece and to a fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: First Street Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Michael O'Neill, Robert Alexander Armentrout, Salim Oblen Dahdah
  • Shelving with molded end caps
    Patent number: 9717330
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a plurality of shelf members and a plurality of supports configured to support the shelf members. The shelving system further includes a plurality of end caps. Each of the end caps has at least one sleeve with a slot formed therein for receiving an end of one of the shelf members and a plurality of retaining features. Each retaining feature has an inner surface defining a cavity for receiving an end of one of the supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Handle for plastic grocery bags or the like and related system
    Patent number: 9687068
    Abstract: A handle for one or more plastic grocery bags or the like includes a base and first and second arms. The base is generally planar base and extends along a longitudinal axis. The first and second arms extend from the base and each include an arcuate portion proximate the base and a flange extending from the arcuate portion. The arcuate portions of the first and second arms cooperatively define a generally circular opening for receiving at least one plastic bag handle and the flanges are spaced apart from one another proximate the first and second arms to define a gap for permitting the at least one plastic bag handle to enter the generally circular opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: DIAMOND CONCEPTS LLC
    Inventor: David John Steigerwald
  • Gutter leaf slide bridge
    Patent number: 9689166
    Abstract: A gutter protecting apparatus includes a plurality of substantially parallel rods extending in a downward slope from near a roof edge to and beyond the far side of the gutter. The rods extend substantially perpendicular to the gutter's length and to a frame to which the rods connect at the upper edge. Preferably, the lower rod ends are spaced above and slightly beyond the far edge of the gutter to allow debris to pass the gutter without catching. Legs can extend down from some rods to the gutter's far edge to provide support. The apparatus can be pivotably mounted to the roof, the fascia or the gutter, permitting access beneath. The apparatus forms a cage-like covering over the gutter to exclude matter and small creatures, while allowing the liquid to flow past. Sunlight bypassing the rods and movement of air through the gutter make the water exiting the downspout cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: B & J Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Jerome W. Nelson
  • Tote handle with diamond features
    Patent number: D790858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Keyed saw horse rail
    Patent number: D790943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Extended sawhorse
    Patent number: D791343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastics Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Lid with square surface features and bridges
    Patent number: D792105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • EKG viewing tool
    Patent number: D792976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: EKG Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Gary Krause
  • Gun tote
    Patent number: D794958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC
    Inventor: Nickolas Reinhart
  • Drain trap
    Patent number: D799647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: PLYMOUTH I.P. CONCEPTS LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Allison Towers
  • Bike lock
    Patent number: D800535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Stanton Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: John Loughlin, James Loughlin, Robert Loughlin