Patents Examined by Bao-Thieu L Nguyen
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Patent number: 12207635Abstract: An article and method for supporting a user in providing and tightening a knot is provided. The article includes a knotting device and thread, including a base section, a thread storage section, and a knot support element including at least one flap folded into a frustoconical shape, being hollow and open on a base end of the frustoconical shape and on a tip end of the frustoconical shape the thread includes a first and a second end opposite the first end along the length of the thread. The first end of the thread is arranged in the thread storage section and the second end of the thread forms a plurality of windings of a non-tightened knot, one of which is arranged on and around an outer surface of the frustoconical shape of the knot support element, the knot support element thereby supporting and holding open the non-tightened knot.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: CLOUZ GMBHInventor: Anne-Mette Jensen
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Patent number: 12201889Abstract: A hockey goalkeeper leg pad includes a core, a skin covering the core, a lateral leg flap and a medial leg flap defining a leg channel, and a lacing member. The lacing member includes lower tabs and upper tabs. The lower tabs and the upper tabs each defining apertures with a front inner surface of the skin covering the core, and the lower tabs and the upper tabs being attached to the front inner surface at lateral outer ends thereof. The upper tabs are laterally offset outward of the lower tabs relative to a longitudinal centerline of the lacing member. A lace extends through the lower apertures and the upper apertures, as well as through the core to secure the core to the lacing member.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: SPORT MASKA INC.Inventor: Francis Ouellet
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Patent number: 12201173Abstract: A pair of sport gloves for properly positioning a bat and for protecting a dominant hand and a secondary hand of a player. The pair of sport gloves includes a first sport glove adapted to fit over the dominant hand and a second sport glove adapted to fit over the secondary hand. The first sport glove includes a first padding assembly that includes a first palm pad and a webspace pad including a generally triangular shape. The second sport glove includes a second padding assembly that is different from the first padding assembly. The second padding assembly includes a second palm pad and a heal pad including a rectangular shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventor: Lazaro J. Morejon
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Patent number: 12195885Abstract: A multifunctional nozzle for a spinning machine used to produce real-twist yarn. The multifunctional nozzle comprises a nozzle channel open on one side in a nozzle housing and in which a vortex flow can be generated. A nozzle body which is shorter than the nozzle channel is provided with a through-channel for the passage of a thread or fibre band. An annular gap with a narrow point is formed within the nozzle channel. The annular gap tapering on both sides at the narrow point. The narrow point is arranged downstream of a fluid inlet which leads to the nozzle channel. A hollow body-type flow conducting body is provided between the annular gap and the open end of the nozzle channel for guiding the thread or fibre band together with a fluid, the annular gap being formed between the nozzle body and the nozzle housing and/or the flow conducting body.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Saurer Spinning Solutions Gmbh & Co. KGInventors: Pia Sendler, Dieter Haberkorn
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Patent number: 12195895Abstract: A braided carbon structure and methods of forming and processing are presented. The braided carbon structure comprises axial tows comprising carbon filaments; braid tows at a braid angle relative to the axial tows, the braid tows comprising carbon filaments; and thermoplastic material within at least one of the axial tows or the braid tows, wherein the thermoplastic material makes up less than 40 of each of the at least one of the axial tows or the braid tows.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jacquelynn Xueting Tian, Christopher Alan Howe, Adrian Paul Mouritz, Michelle Louise Gee, Stuart Arthur Bateman
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Patent number: 12188161Abstract: A method for producing a filling material comprising goose and/or duck down and vegetable kapok fibres comprises feeding vegetable kapok fibre to a mixing chamber (16), separating elementary kapok filaments (210) unbound from each other from the vegetable kapok fibre in the mixing chamber (16) by directing jets and/or blades of a pressurized fluid against the vegetable kapok fibre, feeding goose and/or duck down to the mixing chamber (16) and incorporating elementary kapok filaments (210) unbound from each other into the flakes (101) of goose and/or duck down (100) by mixing the elementary kapok filaments (210) and the goose and/or duck down in the mixing chamber (16) by means of said jets and/or blades of pressurized fluid fed for example by suitably oriented nozzles (33).Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: MINARDI PIUME S.R.L.Inventor: Carlo Cassigoli
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Patent number: 12178289Abstract: An article of footwear with a dynamic support system that controls arrays of tiles in the upper of the footwear to adjust the level of support provided in different regions of the upper. Sensors in the sole of the footwear, in the upper of the footwear and/or in an article worn by the wearer of the footwear measure the level of stress or other characteristics and provide input to one or more microprocessors that control motors located in the sole or in the upper of the footwear. When the motors are activated, they may compress or loosen arrays of tiles to adjust the stiffness of the upper in one or more regions of the upper.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Rushbrook, Tiffany A. Beers, Nathan T Gilbreath
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Patent number: 12171210Abstract: A fishing line braided knotting device for attaching one fishing line to another includes a base to which a pair of posts is attached, with each post extending perpendicularly from the base proximate to one of its opposed ends. The post comprises lower and upper portions, with the latter being circumferentially smaller than the former. A pair of fasteners is attached singly to the posts. A first fishing line can be looped around the upper portions so that two loop sections of the first fishing line extend substantially in parallel between the posts. One of the fasteners attaches to the first fishing line and a first line tag to secure them in position. A second one of the fasteners selectively attaches to a second fishing line leaving a second line tag available to be positioned around the two loop sections to knot the fishing lines together.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Terry Butts
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Patent number: 12167767Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a medial edge and a lateral edge. The sole structure also include a first lower rib extending from the medial edge to the lateral edge of the midsole. The first lower rib includes a portion spaced from the midsole between the medial edge and the lateral edge. The sole structure further includes a medial flex member disposed between the midsole and the first lower rib near the medial edge and a lateral flex member disposed between the midsole and the first lower rib near the lateral edge. The medial flex member and the lateral flex member are configured to flex the first lower rib relative to the midsole in response to a force of a predetermined magnitude.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Yuchung K. Chen, Joël Ryp Greenspan, Oliver McLachlan, Stuart Reinhardt, Thomas J. Rushbrook
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Patent number: 12163280Abstract: A multi-strand cord (50) comprises an internal layer (CI) made up of K=1 internal strand (TI) having two layers (C1, C3), with the internal layer (C1) being made up of Q internal metallic threads (F1) and the external layer (C3) being made up of N external metallic threads (F3), and an external layer (CE) made up of L>1 external strands (TE) having two layers (C1?, C3?) wound around the internal layer (CI), with the internal layer (C1?) being made up of Q? internal metallic threads (F1?) and the external layer (C3?) being made up of N? external metallic threads (F3?). The cord (50) has an energy-to-break per unit area ES?145 N·mm?1 with E ? S = ? i = 1 N ? c ? F m ? i × ? i = 1 N ? c ? A t ? i / Nc × Cfrag / D where ? i = 1 N ? c ? F m ? i is the sum of the forces at break, ? i = 1 N ? c ? A t ? i is the sum of the total elongation, Cfrag is the coefficient of weakening, and D is the diameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Marianna Chevalley, Stephane Laurent, Romain Barbat, Alexandre Gianetti, Benoit Renaux
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Patent number: 12156552Abstract: A glove has a protective member in the thumb-crotch region and includes a textured outer surface. The protective member is configured to protected against slicing done by sharp objects. The textured outer surface enables grip ability in greasy environments. The textured outer surface may be formed via a foaming process during manufacture of the glove. There may be a colored layer between an inner liner and the protective member that establishes a color splash effect in the event that a portion of the glove ruptures or fails.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SUMMIT GLOVE INC.Inventor: James L Hull
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Patent number: 12156553Abstract: A safety glove having a protective member or insert extending around the fingertip of the safety glove is provided. The protective member may be positioned along the outer surface or the inner surface of the glove. Alternatively, the protective member may be integrally formed between two layers of glove material. The protective member terminates distally from an interphalangeal joint line to enable finger flexion in order to grasp an item, such as a slab of meat to be deskinned in a skinning machine. The glove may include a rough outer surface formed from thrice dipping the glove and allowing the glove to cure. Additionally, the glove may have a width near the wrist that is wider than the width near the palm to enable the glove to be rapidly removed (i.e., doffed) in an emergency event of the glove getting caught in a rotating blade on the skinning machine.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2024Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: SUMMIT GLOVE INC.Inventor: James L. Hull
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Patent number: 12150513Abstract: An article of footwear incorporating an upper formed by a forefoot component, a knitted workpiece, and a heel component is described. Each of the forefoot component, the knitted workpiece, and the heel component are separate from each other and joined along connection areas. Reinforcement elements cover the connection areas. In one embodiment, the knitted workpiece includes a collar portion and a throat portion extending from a forward end of the collar portion. The knitted workpiece also includes a medial lobe extending from one side of the throat portion and a lateral lobe extending from an opposite side of the throat portion from the medial lobe. The collar portion, the throat portion, the medial lobe, and the lateral lobe form a single unified knitted workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.Inventors: Samuel Scott Rathburn, Kathryn Carey Fleming, Mark Francis Murphy
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Patent number: 12144332Abstract: The fishing knot tying device is a mechanical apparatus. The fishing knot tying device is a manually operated device. The fishing knot tying device incorporates a barrel structure, a corkscrew structure, and a cord structure. The cord structure is configured for use with fishing tackle. The corkscrew structure inserts into the barrel structure such that the corkscrew structure rotates within the barrel structure. The fishing tackle inserts into the barrel structure. The cord structure inserts through the barrel structure. The cord structure attaches to the corkscrew structure. The corkscrew structure ties a knot structure in the cord structure. The knot structure secures the cord structure to the fishing tackle.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Inventor: David Blunden
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Patent number: 12137771Abstract: An article of footwear with a dynamic support system that controls arrays of tiles in the upper of the footwear to adjust the level of support provided in different regions of the upper. Sensors in the sole of the footwear, in the upper of the footwear and/or in an article worn by the wearer of the footwear measure the level of stress or other characteristics and provide input to one or more microprocessors that control motors located in the sole or in the upper of the footwear. When the motors are activated, they may compress or loosen arrays of tiles to adjust the stiffness of the upper in one or more regions of the upper.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J. Rushbrook, Tiffany A. Beers, Nathan T. Gilbreath
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Patent number: 12129576Abstract: An apparatus and method of automatically moving yarn packages between yarn processing stations in a textile environment that includes the steps of providing a yarn package elevator, transporting a yarn package on the yarn package elevator from a textile machine position to a common transfer location, and holding the package in a stationary position on an elevator tray. A label is applied to a surface of the package and the elevator tray and package is moved to a knot-tying location, the package is removed from the elevator tray to a knotting head apparatus at the knot-tying location and a knot is tied in a package yarn tail of the package to secure the package tail from unraveling in subsequent package handling steps. Correct application of the knot to the yarn tail is either validated, or in the alternative, if the knot is not validated, the package is forwarded to a location for manual reworking to apply a correct knot to the yarn tail.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Belmont Textile Machinery CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Todd Rhyne, Donald Alan Pubentz
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Patent number: 12121108Abstract: A shoe includes an outsole, a first upper portion, a second upper portion, a rotary dial mounted to the first upper portion, and first and second lace portions coupled between the rotary dial and the second upper portion. The first lace portion aligns with a heel region of the shoe, the second lace portion aligns with a pedal region of the outsole, and a closure center line aligns with a medial arch region of the outsole. The second upper portion includes first and second lace guides. The first upper portion includes a third lace guide between the first and second lace portions. The first and second lace portions define a unitary lace extending from the rotary dial, through the first, second, and third lace guides, and back to the rotary dial. No portion of the lace member crosses over another portion of the lace member outside of the rotary dial.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook, Ashley Gill Sult
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Patent number: 12121096Abstract: A rapid-entry shoe having an elastic element to enlarge a foot opening of the rapid-entry shoe and also having a stabilizer to prevent a rear portion of the rapid-entry shoe from collapsing downward.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2024Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: FAST IP, LLCInventors: Michael Pratt, Craig Cheney
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Patent number: 12116705Abstract: A method for producing a single-filament stent from a filament having a first end and a second free end, wherein starting from the first end, a filament is wound onto a braiding core with a longitudinal axis in a spiral manner in the form of windings between a first deflection means in a proximal end region and a second deflection means in a distal end region, the filament is placed in a crossed-over position at a crossing point and introduced into a crossed-under position at another crossing point. The method also includes placing a winding onto the braiding core until reaching a crossing point, introducing and pushing the second free end of the filament in an insertion direction through a guide opening in the braiding core, arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and receiving and pulling the filament through the guide opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: STEBO SONDERMASCHINENBAU GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Helmut Steinhilber
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Patent number: 12104290Abstract: A device for joining textile yarns for joining two ends of two textile yarns by decomposition and subsequent re-composition of the twists of the fibers of the ends in order to make up a single yarn, including two counter-rotating components, each provided with at least one joining element and disposed opposite each other defining a joining zone defined by the area between the respective joining elements facing each other and substantially aligned along a work axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: HAYABUSA S.R.L.Inventors: Luciano Bertoli, Gianni Mottola