Patents Examined by Amy Sterling
  • Patent number: 9635968
    Abstract: A curtain rod mounting system includes a support surface that has a pair of faces. Each of the faces forms a right angle with respect to each other. A pair of curtain rods is provided. A suspension unit is removably attached to the support surface. The suspension unit engages each of the faces such that the suspension unit bisects the right angle. Each of the curtain rods removably engages the suspension unit such that each of the curtain rods is oriented to be coextensive with an associated one of the faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Michael L. Martinez
  • Patent number: 9637921
    Abstract: Embodiments of a quad-beams and rail-arm-leg modules for use in modular assembly systems for office and industrial work stations. The embodiments have four corner tubes, bars, or channels arranged in a rectangular pattern in cross-section and connected in ways that provide improved ability to transmit torque along a long axis of the multi-track beam while providing improved resistance to twisting under the forces of the torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Clifford Bollman
  • Patent number: 9636544
    Abstract: A diamond type cam for rock climbing is provided, which includes a body having an operating member provided thereon, a slide member slidably coupled to the body, a plurality of extension cams each of which has one end that is rotatably coupled to the body and the slide member and an extended end portion that is rotatably hinge-coupled, and a plurality of wires each of which has one end that is coupled to a predetermined position of a lower portion of the extension cam and the other end that is rotatably coupled to a predetermined position of the slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Seul-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 9640695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the mounting and single-axis solar position tracking of a plurality of tracking units arranged successively in the north-south direction for solar panels having multiple drive units for this solar position tracking, wherein each tracking unit consists of a supporting framework for two adjacent solar panel assemblies each having multiple solar panels, which are installed on panel carriers, each have an associated main support shaft and a drive unit, wherein each main support shaft is connected at the ends to a main support receptacle in each case, the imaginary longitudinal axis through all main support receptacles forms the overall axis of rotation of the device, wherein the overall axis of rotation can have a bend, the drive unit is connected to two directly adjacent main support receptacles, so that a drive unit communicates in each case with two main support shafts, and causes the tracking of both solar panel assemblies from east to west and back by extending o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Werner Fischer
  • Patent number: 9631772
    Abstract: A ready-to-stop elevation carrier platform includes an inner frame, an outer frame, and a support correction mechanism. The inner frame includes two cam plates and two primary support springs. The outer frame is arranged outside the inner frame and is vertically movable in a linear way. The outer frame and the support correction mechanism are rotatably coupled to each other and the support correction mechanism is arranged, in a rotatable manner, between the two cam plates of the inner frame. The support correction mechanism includes a four bar linkage that is rotatably coupled to the two cam plates of the inner frame. The support correction mechanism includes two secondary support springs. The outer frame is movable in unison with the support correction mechanism for ascending and descending. Due to the spring forces of the primary and secondary support springs, a display device mounted to the outer frame can be supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Ming Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 9631771
    Abstract: A manually actuatable hanger suitable for suspending articles from a tubular carrier structure includes jaws that may be actuated to expand a jaw opening to receive the carrier structure, with the jaws biased toward a closed position to engage the carrier structure. The hanger further includes a pivoting gate element that is operable by a user to selectively open a gate opening to provide access to a hook portion, whereby one or more articles may be hung from an interior surface of the hook portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Four Strong Corporation
    Inventors: David Abels, Graham Wimberly, Boban Djurdjevic, Hannah L. Abels
  • Patent number: 9622572
    Abstract: A lyre for retaining musical copy or other leaf-style items is particularly suited for marching band brass instruments. The configuration incorporates the use of a saddle which is selectively positioned on the instrument to permit a user to read the copy in a hands-free scenario. Straps are employed to cinch the saddle into place on the instrument while a lyre extends perpendicularly from the saddle. This particular lyre is designed to accommodate a larger amount of copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: N. Lee Ann Moore
  • Patent number: 9625059
    Abstract: A clamping device for connecting a first profile to a second profile that is suspended from a ceiling and runs transversely to the first profile, including a clamp with two shanks that can be adjusted relative to one another, each having a recess for receiving and fixing the first profile and each with an end section for being fixed to a section of the second profile, and having a screw element for moving the shanks toward one another. The clamping device allows a closing sheet with stops, which closing sheet cooperates with the shanks of the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SALZGITTER MANNESMANN STAHLHANDEL GMBH
    Inventor: Steffen Meister
  • Patent number: 9615988
    Abstract: In arm support apparatus, a longitudinal mount has opposing first and second ends. An elbow locator is provided on the first end of the mount. The elbow locator locates an operator's elbow when the operator's forearm is mounted on the mount. A rotary joint of a multijoint arm has a rotary axis having a vertical component. The mount is rotatably joined to the rotary joint. While the forearm is mounted on the mount so that the elbow of the operator's arm is located by the elbow locator, the rotary axis is located with a distance with respect to the elbow to enable both the first and second ends of the mount to swing about the rotary axis. The distance is set to be equal to or longer than 50 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY, TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoru Nakamura, Minoru Takahashi, Hideki Okuda, Kazuhiro Hongo, Tetsuya Goto, Yosuke Hara, Jun Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9617008
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a structure which can reduce the scale of modification of an airframe and allows a device to be installed outside the aircraft to be easily mounted onto the airframe. An aircraft includes, as a structure for mounting a measuring device to be installed outside the aircraft onto the airframe: an arm which penetrates the airframe inwardly and outwardly through a window, and has a portion to be provided with the measuring device and a portion located inside the aircraft; seat rails which support seats disposed inside the aircraft; and a mount which is connected with the arm inside the aircraft and transmits a load input from the arm to the seat rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Goto, Toshiaki Sugimura
  • Patent number: 9611652
    Abstract: A mounting device or bracket for paneled building surfaces is disclosed. The mounting bracket includes an upper wall in the form of a flat surface for supporting various types of attachments. An elongated mounting slot extends through the upper wall, and the mounting bracket includes an elongated nut receptacle that is positioned below this elongated mounting slot. With an attachment being positioned on the upper wall, an attachment fastener may be directed through the attachment, then through the elongated mounting slot, and then may be threadably engaged with a nut that is positioned within and movable along the nut receptacle in its elongated dimension. The elongated configuration of the mounting slot and nut receptacle provides adjustability for the position of the attachment fastener relative to the mounting bracket, including after the mounting bracket has already been installed on the building surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Inventors: Dustin M. M. Haddock, Robert M. M. Haddock
  • Patent number: 9605795
    Abstract: In embodiments, a roll axis assembly may include a camera mounting plate to mount with a camera such that an optical axis of the camera is approximately parallel with the camera mounting plate and coincident with a first axis of the apparatus. The roll axis assembly may further include a roll motor coupled with the camera mounting plate, the roll motor to rotate the camera mounting plate around the first axis. The apparatus may further include a pan/tilt axis assembly coupled with the roll axis assembly, the pan/tilt axis assembly to rotate the camera mounting plate around a second axis of the apparatus that is perpendicular to the first axis of the apparatus and also perpendicular to the camera mounting plate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Letus Corporation
    Inventor: Hien Tu Le
  • Patent number: 9604320
    Abstract: The counterbalance pipe it is designed for the pipe line welding field. The procedure of using this device it is to attach the Counterbalance Pipe to the pipe line by a chain clamp pliers without the needing of to be welded to the pipe line. The purpose of this devise it is to balance the weight of the pipes that it requires to be welded in a roll out weld position, which allows the user to roll the pipe line in a 360 degrees on top of a roller Jack stands, especially if is welding fittings such as elbows, nineties, tees, coupling or any other fitting that it needs to be welded on roll out weld position. In addition, the user may add 1, 2 or 3 weight iron disc to add more weight depending on the weight that it needs to be balanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Neyda Yadira Fuentes
    Inventor: Neyda Yadira Fuentes
  • Patent number: 9599786
    Abstract: An optical mount is disclosed having at least one restraining element for an optic having at least one contact point with a first surface of the optic and at least one force element having at least one contact point with a second surface of the optic, wherein each contact point on the first surface of the optic has a corresponding contact point on the second surface of the optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Thorlabs, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett D'Alessio, Alex Ezra Cable
  • Patent number: 9586501
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a locking device for the precise adjustment of the movement position of a vehicle seat rail relative to a fixed rail while not compromising the strength of the seat rail. The locking device includes the seat rail having locking holes, and four locking pins to be inserted in the locking holes. In particular, the locking holes and pins are arranged with predetermined gaps along a longitudinal direction of the seat rail, and a distance between second and third locking pins is different from a distance between first and second locking pins which is the same as a distance between third and fourth locking pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: HYUNDAI DYMOS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Kim, Ho Sub Lim
  • Patent number: 9586540
    Abstract: A cable anchoring device may be provided that includes: an anchoring cap which includes a fastening protrusion for the fastening to a bracket; an anchoring socket which includes a first body in which a bracket anchoring groove is formed, and a second body which is inserted into the anchoring cap; and a pressing member which is disposed between the second body and the anchoring cap. When the bracket is inserted into the bracket anchoring groove, the anchoring cap moves by the pressing member, so that the fastening protrusion is inserted into a fastening groove of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KYUNG CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO.
    Inventors: Kyu-Jung Kim, Gi-Won Bae
  • Patent number: 9580282
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crane comprising a base for attaching the crane to a harvester or similar work machine, a main boom having two ends, one end pivoted to the base, an articulated boom having two ends, one end pivoted to the said main boom , an actuator cylinder for moving the main boom relative to the base having a cylinder part, a second actuator cylinder for moving the articulated boom relative to the main boom, a pressure cylinder in connection with one actuator cylinder, arranged to follow this actuator cylinder in order to produce pressure for the second actuator cylinder, wherein the pressure cylinder is arranged to form an essentially coaxial multi-chamber cylinder with the actuator cylinder to be followed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yrjö Leinonen, Marko Halonen, Toni Auvinen
  • Patent number: 9581047
    Abstract: Ball joint device for suspending a turbine engine from a pylon or suspending equipment on the body of the turbine engine, comprising a connecting rod, one end of which bears a ball and which is inserted between the two lugs of a clevis, the ball having a boring for the passage of a spindle having an axial boring for mounting a screw for clamping and axial locking the ball, the ball being axially locked by clamping between a bushing and a ring which carries removable means for axially retaining the ring with respect to the clevis during an operation of dismantling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Maryline Besnard, Arnaud Laporte
  • Patent number: 9573271
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for assisting muscle strength includes: a base supported on an upper body of a wearer; a support member coupled to the base and spaced forward at a predetermined distance from the base; and a wire having a first end connected to an arm of the wearer across the support member and supporting the arm of the wearer by lifting the arm in a state of being supported by the support member when a second end of the wire is pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Joo Young Chun
  • Patent number: 9578762
    Abstract: A combination television monitor stand and wall mount is presented. The combination stand and mount has an assembly of parts that can be assembled into two different configurations. The parts assembly includes a base plate, brackets, screws, and a stand cover. In a stand configuration, the described apparatus functions as a table stand for a television or computer monitor. In a wall mount configuration, the described apparatus allows a monitor to be mounted to a wall. A second embodiment provides a stand configuration having a neck pivotably attached to a base plate by a hinge, and a locking lever arm supporting the neck when the neck is in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BBY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Cassidy, Yang Du, He Kaizuan