Patents Examined by Anita M. King
  • Patent number: 11815220
    Abstract: A bracket that includes a fixing seat and three supporting assemblies is provided. The fixing seat includes three engaging portions, each of which includes multiple first engaging structures. Each supporting assembly includes a fixing assembly, a sliding member, and an engaging member. One end of the fixing assembly is pivotally connected to the engaging portion. The sliding member is sleeved around an outer periphery of the fixing assembly. The engaging member is connected to the fixing assembly. When the sliding member slides relative to the fixing assembly, the sliding member can push against the engaging member, such that a second engaging structure of the engaging member is engaged with the first engaging structure. Further, a second retaining structure of the sliding member can be engaged with a first retaining structure of the fixing assembly for limiting a movement range of the engaging member and the fixing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ELGATO IDISPLAY LIMITED
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11817763
    Abstract: A mount assembly for supporting an electric machine assembly is provided. The electric machine assembly includes a base and at least one elastic component disposed between the base and the electric machine assembly. The at least one elastic component dampens vibrations generated by the electric machine assembly. The electric machine assembly may be selectively arranged in at least one of a first orientation, a second orientation, and a third orientation relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Gasser
  • Patent number: 11806477
    Abstract: A conduit holding device may include a mounting mechanism having a fixed plate, and optionally, a movable plate that may be movable towards and away from the fixed plate. A rail may be coupled to the mounting mechanism, the rail having a first end, a second end, an elongated front side, and an opposing elongated back side. A platform may be movably coupled to the rail so that the platform may be repositionable between the first second ends. The platform may have one or more front conveyances and back conveyances. The platform may be movably coupled to the rail with a front conveyance in contact with the front side of the rail and with a back conveyance in contact with the back side of the rail. A clamp may be coupled to the platform, and the clamp may be configured to arrest a first portion of a conduit to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Justin Adams
  • Patent number: 11802637
    Abstract: An apparatus for fastening lines, in particular power cables, pipes or hoses, includes at least two interconnectible fastening parts which form a feedthrough when assembled. The fastening parts include two clamp parts which are hinged together via at least one hinge and which each receive at least one clamping block having a groove in its outer lateral surface, in which groove a portion of a clamp part is positioned, and which clamping block has, on its inner face opposite the groove, a channel, which has the shape of a cylinder-barrel portion and extends axially at a right angle to the groove, for receiving a line. A fastener is arranged at the end of a clamp part opposite the hinged connection, the fastener hook of which fastener can be brought into engagement with a mating fastener hook arranged at the end of the other clamp part opposite the hinged connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: WALTER STAUFFENBERG GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stefan Koenig, Matthaeus Schulz
  • Patent number: 11796355
    Abstract: A device for fixing a measuring instrument for inspecting a display includes a fixed frame unit detachably mounted on the top end of a display, a moving frame extending upward and downward and mounted to be liftable on the fixed frame unit, and an elevating unit which is mounted to be liftable on the moving frame and on which a measuring instrument for inspecting a display is detachably mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Yong Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11788768
    Abstract: A method comprises: causing a volume of a material in an uncured state to be input into a container; causing a plurality of spikes hosted via a lid to extend into the volume of the material in the uncured state within the container such that the lid closes the container and the lid faces the volume of the material; causing the volume of the material within the container to change from the uncured state to a cured state within the container while the lid is closed such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container secures the lid to the container via the spikes; and causing an outdoor HVAC condenser unit to rest on the container such that the volume of the material in the cured state within the container extends between the outdoor HVAC condenser unit and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DiversiTech Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew D. Krause, Franco F. Daino, Jonathan M. Sada, Bryce M. Lowe, Charles S. Stephens, James A. Kitchen
  • Patent number: 11788674
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of fans and heaters. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable oscillating fan platform device. The device is comprised of a base that is further comprised of a rotating platform, a battery, a motor and a processor. A non-oscillating fan or heater can be placed on the rotating platform wherein the device can then be powered on and the platform can rotate, thereby rotating the fan or heater on the platform. The device may further have at least one button that allows a user to power the device on/off and may also allow a user to control the spinning of the platform. The base may further be comprised of a power cord, USB charging port, and female power receptacle that can be used to supply power to the fan/heater on top of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Dennis Carter
  • Patent number: 11779783
    Abstract: A fall-protection apparatus with a drum and a rotationally-activated braking device including at least one velocity-actuated pawl that is mounted on a pawl-support plate that is rotatable relative to the drum through a predetermined range between a first position and a second position. The pawl-support plate is rotatable relative to the drum from the first position to the second position upon the pawl-support plate experiencing a rotational acceleration that is above a predetermined threshold value of rotational acceleration. When the pawl-support plate is in the second position, the velocity-actuated pawl can be actuated by a rotational velocity that is lower than a rotational velocity required to actuate the pawl when the pawl-support plate is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Greg E. Schrank
  • Patent number: 11774034
    Abstract: The discrete plunger holder is a container. The discrete plunger holder comprises a pedestal structure, a containment structure, and a plunger. The containment structure forms a protected space used to store the plunger. The pedestal structure forms a framework that elevates the containment structure above a supporting surface. The pedestal structure transfers the loads of the containment structure and the plunger to the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Ronald Arrington
  • Patent number: 11774033
    Abstract: A device for wall mounting a display including a mount assembly and a swivel mechanism assembly. The mount assembly includes a television mounting portion and an extending/contracting portion and the swivel mechanism assembly moveable between a first and a second configuration and including a biasing component. The extending/contracting portion includes a lower arm, an upper arm, a front bracket, a wall mounting bracket, one or more gas springs, and a linear actuator. The one or more gas springs and the linear actuator may lower and raise the television mounting portion. The biasing component is configured to bias the television mounting portion to swivel in a first or a second direction when the swivel mechanism assembly is in the first configuration when the display mounting portion is lowered. The mount assembly may include a set screw to set a swivel stop for the first and the second swivel directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Manehu Product Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt William Massey, Brian Newville
  • Patent number: 11748659
    Abstract: A machine learning apparatus determines a control parameter of an active vibration isolation apparatus on which an industrial machine is mounted. The industrial machine includes a movable part, a drive source that drives the movable part, and a drive source control section that controls the drive source to position the movable part at a command position. The machine learning apparatus includes: an acquiring section that acquires, as teacher data, a positional deviation, which is a difference between the command position and an actual position of the movable part; a storage section that stores a learning model that outputs the control parameter corresponding to a state quantity concerning the industrial machine; and a learning section that updates the learning model using the teacher data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhenxing Li, Hiroshi Minami, Keita Hada, Kazuomi Maeda
  • Patent number: 11745632
    Abstract: A folding lifting device for automobile, comprising outer housing, lifting supporting plate, folding assembly and synchronous cushioning assembly. Outer housing comprises housing bottom, lifting supporting plate is provided in outer housing, and folding assembly is provided between lower side of lifting supporting plate and upper side of housing bottom; folding assembly is composed of two groups of same side V-shaped folding elements, and synchronous cushioning assembly is provided between lower sides of two groups of side V-shaped folding elements. Each of two groups of side V-shaped folding elements comprises front upper folding bar, front lower folding bar, rear upper folding bar and rear lower folding bar; first synchronous rack is fixedly provided at rear side of front lower folding bar, second synchronous rack is fixedly provided at the front side of the rear lower folding bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO SHUAITELONG GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiguang Wu, Bingfa Wu, Lixian Wang, Xiaopeng Cao
  • Patent number: 11737588
    Abstract: A pallet assembly including a plurality of trays separated by supports is provided. Each of the supports includes a rectangular portion and a wing portion. The wing portion is formed from two layers of materials connected together by a locking tab or other suitable means. The wing portion can include a first portion and a second portion at an angle with respect to the first portion. A tab can be used to facilitate placing the first portion of the wing at the angle with respect to the second portion of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Mertz, II, Brad L. Clark
  • Patent number: 11730985
    Abstract: An energy-absorbing structure for a tether line includes a helical spring and a first connector for securing a first end of the helical spring to a first fastener (such as a support cable section, an eye bolt or an eye nut). The first connector has an externally threaded portion for threadedly receiving the first end of the helical spring. A sleeve is provided on the connector, extending over at least part of the first end of the helical spring and the external threaded portion of the connector, for retaining the helical spring on the connector. Additionally or alternatively, the connector includes a tapered portion extending from the inner end of the externally threaded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Alf Kristian Fjelldal
  • Patent number: 11730295
    Abstract: A kitchen knife holder has a configuration including: a holder body for suspending a kitchen knife entirely by holding a top of a spine of the kitchen knife; and a magnet array attached to the holder body. The holder body includes two or more magnets spaced at an interval and arranged in an array pattern, and used for magnetically supporting the top of the spine of the kitchen knife in a manner allowing the top to be attached and detached freely. The magnet array is arranged at a substantially center position of the holder body in a width direction as viewed from one end of the holder body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 11731536
    Abstract: A locking apparatus for a seat rail for a vehicle, in which a spring is compressed and fastened when first and second parts are coupled to an upper rail, such that convenience of assembly is improved, and structures for fixing the spring are respectively provided on the first and second parts, such that the structures for fixing the spring are simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Seong Jun Hwang, Cheon Kim
  • Patent number: 11728764
    Abstract: A solar module skirt assembly includes a skirt that is attached to a frame of a solar module, and a clip to attach the skirt to the solar module. The clip includes a first portion to attach to a frame of the solar module and to the skirt, a second portion to hold a portion of the frame of the solar module and a portion of the skirt, and a fastener to affix the clip to the frame of the solar module and the portion of the skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Rossi, Ethan Ely
  • Patent number: 11719363
    Abstract: In an example, an adjustable clamp system includes a base, a clamp assembly, and a first eccentric bushing. The base includes an anchor portion configured to couple the base to a support structure, a first clamp-support portion extending from the anchor portion, and a second clamp-support portion extending from the anchor portion. The clamp assembly includes a clamp defining a bore, a first flange extending from a first side of the clamp and coupled to the first clamp-support portion, and a second flange extending from a second side of the clamp and coupled to the second clamp-support portion. The first eccentric bushing couples the first flange to the first clamp-support portion. The first eccentric bushing is rotatable relative to the first flange to translate the clamp assembly in a first direction relative to the base and adjust a distance between the clamp and the anchor portion of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael Wallace Bailey
  • Patent number: 11719276
    Abstract: The invention is a Clamp system that is able to rotate and swivel on a base allowing it to self-align itself to the part being secured. When the clamp is tightened to the part it is securing, the base, clamp and part all become rigid and unable to swivel or rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Keith Aaron Bradley
  • Patent number: 11717377
    Abstract: A medical device support system including a shaft, an extension arm, and a hub mounted to the shaft for pivotable movement of the extension arm about a rotation axis of the shaft. The hub includes a cavity including first and second contact faces, and at least one floating stop movably disposed in the cavity. The hub is pivotably mounted for a range of at least 360-degrees rotation about the rotation axis. The at least 360-degrees rotation range is based on a compound of a first rotation range and a second rotation range. The first rotation range is defined by a first movable amount of the at least one floating stop between first and second stop surfaces fixed relative to the shaft. The second rotation range is defined by a second movable amount of the at least one floating stop between the first and second contact faces of the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Heser, Jerime Josef Pichler