Patents Examined by Adam J Waggenspack
  • Hanger devices and hanging systems for use in a vehicle
    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
  • Cable-tensioning system strap
    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
  • Baby carrier
    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
  • Bag with removable panel
    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
  • Bike bag kit
    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
  • Pickup truck mounted toolbox
    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
  • Firearm component carrier
    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
  • Dual receptacle carrier
    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
  • Sport bag with external armature
    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
  • Securement apparatus for a portable electronic device
    Patent number: 10986907
    Abstract: A securement apparatus for a portable electronic device including a body having a panel and a plurality of elastomeric retainers secured to and extending from the panel. Each retainer forming a loop defining an opening, the openings adapted to receive therein a corner of a handheld electronic device. A tether is connected to and extending from the body. A strap is secured to the tether. An attachment device is operably connected to the strap to secure the apparatus to a member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DACA DESIGN LLC
    Inventors: Nina Bransfield, Brannen Brock
  • Stethoscope holder
    Patent number: 10986913
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved stethoscope holder for receiving a stethoscope during movement from various medical locations which includes a holder, an elongated strap secured to the holder and operable between an open and a closed position, a conical pocket, a fastening mechanism including a pair of fasteners, the fastening mechanism releasably securing the elongated strap in the closed position, the pair of fasteners aligned along an axis of symmetry and a clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Kolton Alexander
  • Rotatable connecting assembly for a top case
    Patent number: 10988196
    Abstract: A connecting assembly for fastening a top case to a motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle or a motorcycle-like vehicle, includes a first connecting section, which is designed for connection to the motor vehicle, and a second connecting section which is designed for connecting to an underside of the top case. The first and the second connecting sections are connected to each other for rotation about a defined axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Peter Reinhart
  • Load bearing positioning system and method
    Patent number: 10973305
    Abstract: A system may include an acromion-socket constructed out of multiple components that are shaped to engage a user's acromion-portion. The system may also include a strap positioned away from the user's neck by the acromion-socket to connect a load to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen M. Plante
  • Jacket and combination backpack
    Patent number: 10973309
    Abstract: A versatile jacket and backpack that combines portability and wearability for maximum flexibility. The jacket can be worn in a variety of configurations, and even stored in the adaptable back pack when not in use. The jacket portion is reversible for stylistic variety and accommodates attachment of the backpack on both the front and back of the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Creola Thomas
  • Method and system for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle
    Patent number: 10967804
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier allows a bicycle to be mounted to the carrier in a ride-ready fashion, without the need to remove one of the bicycle wheels, and permits the reversible securement of both wheels simultaneously by a simple single pivotal movement of a tire retention loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
  • Smartphone holding assembly
    Patent number: 10967807
    Abstract: A smartphone holding assembly for supporting a personal electronic device in a vehicle includes a drawer that is slidably integrated into a dashboard of a vehicle. A base is coupled to the drawer, a disk is rotatably coupled to the base and the disk is exposed when the drawer is positioned in the extended position. A stand is movably coupled to the disk. The stand is positionable in a deployed position to support a personal electronic device at a preferred angle for viewing during driving. A wireless charger is integrated into the base for charging the personal electronic device. The wireless charger is in electrical communication with a power source comprising the electrical system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Raven Hessheimer
  • Power group
    Patent number: 10959507
    Abstract: A power group includes: an engine, and a shoulder support for the engine. The shoulder support includes: a support frame adapted for supporting the engine, the support frame having an L-shape and a vertical first portion and an horizontal second portion cantilevered associated with the first portion and to which the engine is connected at the top of the horizontal second portion to be supported thereon; a wearable framework connected to the support frame, and a damper element interposed between the support frame and at least one element of which the wearable framework is made up. A first element, of which the wearable framework is made up, includes a lumbar support and the damper element includes a first damper interposed between the lumbar support and the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: EMAK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luca Tamagnini
  • Holster having a removable lockout element
    Patent number: 10962325
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun, having at least some of an at least partial cavity; a lever having a thumb button portion and an engagement portion, wherein the lever includes a locking projection extending from at least a portion of the engagement portion, wherein the lever is pivotally attached or coupled to at least a portion of the holster, approximately between the thumb button portion and the engagement portion; and a lockout element, wherein at least a portion of the lockout element is positionable to block movement of the lever to keep the lever from being pivoted to a disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Robert A. Kincaid, Clifton L. Cook, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx
  • Head-mounted display
    Patent number: 10963009
    Abstract: The present invention provides a head-mounted display comprising: a body part including a display part for displaying an image; a fixing part, which surrounds a head part to allow the body part to be fixed to the head part and includes a front support part, a rear support part having an adjustable length, and a connecting part; a connecting frame that connects the body part to the fixing part to allow the body part to rotate and move with reference to the fixing part; and a band part, which has opposite ends fixed to the fixing part and is formed to elastically surround the head part, together with the front support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sumin Yoon, Bupsung Jung, Donghyok Shin
  • Module and support structure assembly
    Patent number: 10953815
    Abstract: A module and support structure assembly, in particular for mounting on the windscreen of a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle, that includes: a module having a housing; and a support structure adapted to carry the module, the housing and support structure comprising respective first and second fixation members cooperating with each other for releasable fixing, in particular by snapping, the module to the support structure. The housing and support structure further comprise cooperating positioning members that are configured to define a receiving position for the module on the support structure, in which the module is not fixed, and to assist in a guided fashion engagement of the first and second fixation members to bring the module in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Robik Edgarian, Ravindra Kulkarni