Patents Examined by Adam J Waggenspack
  • Patent number: 11058211
    Abstract: A compression sleeve and flexible bottle combine to serve as a fluid carrier such as for water or sports beverages. The flexible bottle has an interior volume for holding the fluid, the flexible bottle being readily collapsible to conform the interior volume of the flexible bottle to a volume of the fluid held within the flexible bottle, with a compression sleeve surrounding the flexible bottle. A pull-cord is attached to the compression sleeve and is moveable from a first position in which the pull-cord is retracted to a second position in which the pull-cord is extended, in which moving the pull-cord from the first position to the second position causes a contraction of the compression sleeve and a corresponding contraction of the flexible bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Amphipod, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Willows, June Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
  • Patent number: 11046371
    Abstract: A rack corresponding a vehicle having matching connectors: a plurality of modular shelves having two longitudinal sides, the modular shelves are configured to be mounted one on top of the other, wherein each modular shelf of the plurality of modular shelves comprising: a frame having a plurality of struts configured for mounting a modular shelf one on top of the other, and wherein at least a portion of the struts have bottom with fittings that comply with the matching connectors a guardrail on each longitudinal side of the frame wherein at least one of the guardrails is capable of moving between an upright position and a horizontal position. a drawer capable of moving on top of the frame through at least one of the longitudinal sides of the modular shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSON LOGIC TRANSPORTATION LTD.
    Inventors: Yehiel Rosenfeld, Shai Alexander Prupes
  • Patent number: 11049425
    Abstract: A hands-on wheel, transparent multi-pocket pouch for displaying personal identification documents uses a multi-pocket pouch, a transparent exterior pocket and an external device fastener to mount a user's identification documents on the steering wheel of a vehicle. The multi-pocket pouch includes a transparent enclosure that has an interior pocket. The transparent exterior pocket includes a front face of the multi-pocket pouch to hold prioritized documents (e.g., a driver's license) above important, but lower priority, identification (and supporting) documents stored within the multi-pocket pouch. Supporting documents may include vehicle registration, proof of insurance, etc. The external device fastener may be connected to a rear face of the multi-pocket pouch so that the multi-pocket pouch can be attached to the vehicle's steering wheel. The present apparatus may also be made of flexible materials capable of conforming to the shape of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Paula Beth Dupas Benjamin-Guillory
  • Patent number: 11039673
    Abstract: A luggage towing apparatus, wherein the luggage has a wheel to move on a surface and an opposing handle. The luggage apparatus includes a bracket constructed of a beam having first, mid, and second end portions, the first end portion having an aperture, the second end portion having a flexible hook being removably engagable to the luggage handle. The mid portion has a finger channel constructed of a partial sidewall, wherein the partial sidewall terminates in an open gap that operationally allows a user's finger to pass therethrough wherein the sidewall acts as a finger rest to facilitate finger movement thus moving the bracket to engage and disengage the flexible hook from the luggage handle. The luggage towing apparatus further includes a strap that is affixed the aperture, wherein operationally the strap is looped around a torso of the user to enable pulling the luggage across the surface hands free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Richard D. Hughes
  • Patent number: 11034392
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle rack comprising a bed mount configured to be mounted on a vehicle bed, the bed mount comprising: a mounting plate including a first portion adjacent to an inner wall of the vehicle bed, a second portion adjacent to an outer wall of the vehicle bed, and a third portion connecting the first and second portions, at least two mounting shaft sleeves attached to the second portion of the mounting plate, and a receptacle configured to be detachably connected to the bed mount, the receptacle comprising: at least two mounting shafts, each configured to be inserted into a corresponding one of the at least two mounting shaft sleeves, a plurality of pairs of through holes in the mounting shafts, and at least one stop pin configured to be positioned within at least one pair of the plurality of pairs of through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Flores
  • Patent number: 11034397
    Abstract: A rolling spare tire storage apparatus for easy access to spare tires includes a tire rack. A plurality of rollers and a plurality of arms are coupled to the tire rack. A plurality of brackets is coupled to the plurality of arms and is configured to selectively engage a tire and secure the tire to the rack body. A pivot mount comprises a pivot bar. A pair of back arms is coupled to the pivot bar. A pair of roller tracks is coupled to the pair of back arms. A pair of hydraulic cylinders is coupled to the pair of roller tracks. Each cylinder has a lock maintaining a compressed position securing the pair of roller tracks horizontally and alternatively releasing each cylinder to an extended position and angling the pair of roller tracks. A release button is in operational communication with the lock of each cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Nolan Davis
  • Patent number: 11033095
    Abstract: An adjustable pouch comprising a nonrigid inner sheet folded in a generally U-shaped arrangement defining a front side and a rear side connected by a bottom portion; a nonrigid outer sheet secured around an outer surface of said inner sheet; a plurality of strap receiving channels extending between said inner sheet and said outer sheet on said rear side; a plurality of non-elastic nonrigid straps extending outward from a perimeter edge of said outer sheet on said front side, wherein said straps are received in said strap receiving channels; a binding cord interconnecting a distal end portion of each said strap between said inner sheet and said outer sheet; a first sidewall insert carried by said straps on a first side; and, a second sidewall insert carried by said straps on a second side opposite said first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Wilder Tactical, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua VanHeusen
  • Patent number: 11026416
    Abstract: A turkey call holder includes an open-top receptacle for receiving a pot call there through such that at least a portion of the pot call resides within the receptacle. Clamping shoes, disposed in opposition to one another within the receptacle, are elastically biased towards one another by at least one elastic member such that the clamping shoes engage opposing sides of a portion of the pot call residing within the receptacle. A flexible strap is coupled to the receptacle for securing the receptacle to a limb of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: H. Dennis Caldwell
  • Patent number: 11026502
    Abstract: A combined portable electronic leash and mobile phone case includes a mobile phone case, and a portable leash. The leash includes a housing including a centrally registered rotational axis, a spool having a plurality of stationary spokes fixedly attached thereto, a primary spring member anchored to the spokes and wound along a circumferential inner surface of the spool, a central bracket and a secondary spring located therein, a flexible cable having a proximal end anchored to the bracket and wrapped about a circumferential outer surface of the spool, a fastener attached to a distal end of the flexible cable and detachably connected to the mobile phone case, and a mechanism for transmitting an alert signal when the flexible cable is extracted beyond a maximum threshold distance outwardly away from the housing. The alert signal transmitting mechanism is coupled to the housing and the flexible cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Francisco Erold
  • Patent number: 11019894
    Abstract: A binder device including a body having a first cover and a second cover directly or indirectly pivotally coupled together and at least partially defining an inner compartment therebetween. The body further includes a binding mechanism positioned in the inner compartment, a first body securing device coupled to the body, and a second body securing device coupled to the body. The binder device includes a strap including first and second strap segments. The strap is movable between a first configuration wherein the first and second strap segments are releasably coupled together to form a continuous strap that is wearable over a shoulder of a user, and a second configuration wherein the first strap segment is releasably coupled the first body securing device and the second strap segment is releasably coupled to the second body securing device such that the first and second strap segments each at least partially defines a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventor: Richard H. Harris
  • Patent number: 11015899
    Abstract: A firearm holster includes a first half shell and a second half shell. The first half shell is nested in the second half shell to form a cavity therebetween for enclosing one or both of a barrel and a trigger area of a firearm. The cavity further includes an opening for receiving the firearm and otherwise having no other gaps or openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Vincent William Romano
  • Patent number: 11007947
    Abstract: Hangers, hanger devices, and hanging system are described in the present disclosure for hanging user objects within an interior of a vehicle and for supporting the objects, such as, for example, to prevent the objects from being unrestrained and flying through the air in the event of an accident. In one embodiment, a hanger device includes a shaft element including a shank and a screw component. The screw component has a spiral thread that is adapted to be secured within a threaded bore. The hanger device further includes an annular ring arranged around an outer surface of the shank and a head component attached to an end of the shank. Also, a loop of a flexible material may be adapted to extend from the annular ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Sangeeth Gandhi, Anirudha Chandraiah Shivappa
  • Patent number: 11006767
    Abstract: A baby carrier includes: a belt part configured to be fixed to a waist of a wearer; a hip seat coupled to the belt part and configured to support a hip of a baby; and a fastener part including a first fastening member connected to the belt part and a second fastening member connected to the hip seat and removably coupled to the first fastening member. The hip seat includes a connecting portion fixed to the belt part, a seating portion foldably extending from an upper side of the connecting portion and configured to support a baby, and a support portion foldably extending from a lower side of the connecting portion and configured to support the seating portion. One end portions of the first fastening member and the second fastening member are connected to the belt part and an outer surface of the support portion, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: I-ANGEL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin-Seop Lee
  • Patent number: 11006735
    Abstract: A strap for a bag provides and includes a main body having a first end attached to a first attachment location of the bag and a second end attached to a second attachment location of the bag. The strap also includes a tension element that extends between the first end and the second end. The tension element is movable between a tightened state and a relaxed state. The tension element also applies a force on the first end and the second end in the tightened state to change the relative position of the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Pierre A. Pactanac, Matthew C. Palmer
  • Patent number: 11001325
    Abstract: There is a bike bag kit, comprising a bike bag, a fanny pack, and a tool/utility bag. The bike bag is selectably coupleable to a bike under a bike seat. The bike bag includes a selectably closable mouth functionally coupled to a storage cavity. The fanny pack has unpadded front and rear panels. The fanny pack shaped and sized to fit through the mouth and fully within the storage cavity of the bike bag. The fanny pack includes a padded pocket disposed therein. The padded pocket has a first padded wall and a second padded wall, each wall being at least twice as thick as each of the front and rear panels of the fanny pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon John Wilkey
  • Patent number: 11000108
    Abstract: A bag (e.g., backpack) having a removable panel. The removable panel may be releasably and selectively coupled to the bag using various mechanisms, such as Velcro, zippers, magnets, clasps, clamps, hooks, buckles, snaps, and buttons. The removable panel acts as the front face of the bag when it is coupled to the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CaseConcept, LLC
    Inventor: Alis Jusic
  • Patent number: 11001205
    Abstract: A pickup truck toolbox can be mounted to the bed side rails by a variety of interchangeable feet rather than arms and may sit above the bed, thus allowing use of the full volume of the bed, for example for 4?×8? sheets of building material. It may have a rear view tunnel through it either top or bottom, whereby the driver may use normally the rear view mirror, and may have a Liddy light valley across the top, whereby the brake light will remain visible. A bed light or rear view camera may be employed as well. A fairing may be employed to improve fuel efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas Inard Reed, III
  • Patent number: 11002510
    Abstract: A firearm component carrier apparatus is disclosed. The firearm component carrier apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main body, an insert member, and a wrap member. The insert member is coupled to the main body and is oriented to insert into a firearm component. The wrap member is coupled to the main body. The wrap member is shaped to wrap at least partially around the firearm component to secure the firearm component relative to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventor: Justin C. Sitz
  • Patent number: 10993870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-receptacle carrier that is generally configured for attachment to a rollator or walker and that is configured to retain either a beverage or a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone. The device comprises a body, a base, and first and second opposing retention arm portions that are configured as a receptacle for a beverage. The first and second opposing retention arm portions and base include recesses that define a receptacle for an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Brockway, Emily Berman, Caren Wax, Tambra Martin, William Elliott Brooks, Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
  • Patent number: 10993521
    Abstract: This sport bag comprises a flexible enclosure (2) delimiting an equipment storage space, as well as a rigid armature (4), attached to the enclosure, arranged outside the enclosure and provided to rest on a support surface (S) in two different positions, namely a first position, in which the armature (4) rests on the support surface (S) by at least three first bearing points, and a second position, in which the armature (4) rests on the bearing surface by at least three second bearing points. The three second bearing points are not all the same as the three first bearing points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BABOLAT VS
    Inventor: Guillaume Diard