Patents Examined by Bayan Salone
  • Patent number: 12370635
    Abstract: A lock and pin for the structural and fluid tight repair of cracks not amenable to high temperature repairs or synthetic material patches. Fluid tight pins and locks seal the crack while one or more locks prevent the crack from growing. These repairs need to endure the remaining life cycle of the machinery part while withstanding all the strain, pressure, heat and expansion and contraction of the part before the crack(s) were formed. Often these cracks evolved due to engineering design flaws that will require even greater strength from these areas than when new.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: LOCK-N-STITCH, INC.
    Inventor: Gary Reed
  • Patent number: 12372177
    Abstract: A swivel knuckle assembly for interconnecting a motor and a supply line. The knuckle assembly may include a bearing member to reduce a coefficient of friction. A locking mechanism is disclosed to connect members of the knuckle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Singer, Ken Riedel, Juan P. Angulo
  • Patent number: 12372269
    Abstract: A filtered air vent apparatus has a vent housing body comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall defining a portion of an air passageway that extends between at least a first open end and a second open end. There is a grill hingedly attachable to the vent housing body and securable to the vent housing body. A connector provides a snap-in configuration that permits or effectuates toolless installation of the filtered air vent apparatus. A filter is selectively and removably positioned behind the grill and in the air passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Dominic Pecchia
  • Patent number: 12358086
    Abstract: An assembly station and process for evaporator and condenser on a climatic conditioning cabinet includes a manipulator and a connection assembly. The connection assembly includes a pipe clamping element, a hexagon nut tightening unit and a compression element for sponge. The pipe clamping element includes a thirty-ninth air cylinder, a fortieth air cylinder at a telescopic end of the thirty-ninth air cylinder, a second upper clamping block on a cylinder body of the fortieth air cylinder and a second lower clamping block at a telescopic end of the fortieth air cylinder which may clamp pipes of the evaporator and the condenser. The hexagon nut tightening unit includes a forty-fourth air cylinder and a second screw gun at a telescopic end of the forty-fourth air cylinder, and the second screw gun may tighten a nut on a connection between the evaporator and the condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: FORYS (CHONGQING) AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yipan Lou
  • Patent number: 12358580
    Abstract: A vehicle disassembly system for disassembling a vehicle by moving the vehicle through a plurality of discrete workstations specifically adapted for select de-pollution and dismantling procedures encountered during the end-of-life vehicle recycling process. A vehicle disassembly system exemplifying the principles of the present invention may comprise a primary de-pollution and disassembly line and an engine disassembly line. The primary de-pollution and disassembly line may include one or more de-pollution stations, one or more intermediate, part removal stations, and a conveyor apparatus for transmitting the end-of-life vehicle from the de-pollution stations to the part removal stations. The engine disassembly line may include an overhead track support frame, a trolley assembly, one or more height adjustable loading tables, one or more height adjustable work tables, and one or more height adjustable un-loading tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: EMR (USA Holdings) Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Balzano, Deepak Mulay, Cody Heisey, Mark J. Petri
  • Patent number: 12358713
    Abstract: A method for constructing a triple shell tank including an inner tank, an intermediate tank, and an outer tank each having a roof and a side plate. According to the construction method, an intermediate tank roof is temporarily fixed onto an inner tank roof to form a connected roof body, a guide side plate having a predetermined height is installed around the connected roof body, a sealing process is performed between an outer peripheral edge of the connected roof body and an inner face of the guide side plate to form a sealed space, air is supplied to the sealed space to air-raise the connected roof body, at least a part of an outer tank roof is formed on the intermediate tank roof of the air-raised connected roof body, and an outer tank side plate is installed around the guide side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takanori Komatsu, Masato Terabayashi, Makoto Nakayama, Teruaki Kinoshita, Yuji Namiki
  • Patent number: 12356530
    Abstract: A method of removing an insert from a substrate, the method including heating the insert using induction, melting at least partially or softening an adhesive material between the insert and the substrate, applying a force to break an adhesive bond between the insert and the substrate, and removing the insert without damaging the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Zachary Davis, Benjamin E. Nesbit
  • Patent number: 12356577
    Abstract: A universal mounting system is provided for use in connection with substantially any type of electronic equipment so was to reduce or substantially avoid the need for rail kids or other mounting assemblies that are its equipment specific for mounting equipment to racks. In one implementation, a uniform mounting system (101) includes a number of rail and slider assemblies (112). Each of the rail and slider assemblies includes a slider that is slightly mounted on a support rail. Each of the slider is includes mounting flange is and brackets for mounting the slider to a piece of equipment. The mounting flanges 116 that's collectively define a segmented vertical rail. A safety stop mechanism can be used to define very a offset figurations of the equipment with respect to a front end of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 12344032
    Abstract: A method for producing a motor vehicle rim made of an aluminum alloy for a wheel of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle rim having a rim base limited on opposite sides by an outer horn and an inner horn, a hub with a central recess and a hole circle, and a rim center connecting the rim base and the hub to one another. The motor vehicle rim is produced in one piece and continuously in a casting mold by die casting of a casting material, the casting material being the aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jaan Mattes Reiling, Jan Gaugler, Marc Hummel
  • Patent number: 12343253
    Abstract: Assembly methods for installing a leaflet assembly to an expandable frame of a prosthetic heart valve are described. The leaflet assembly comprises a plurality of leaflets coupled together at adjacent tabs, which form respective commissure tab assemblies. The commissure tab assemblies are inserted into corresponding windows of support members of the expandable frame. One or more wedge members are inserted into the commissure tab assembly, e.g., between the adjacent tabs or with the adjacent tabs therebetween, to restrain radial motion of the commissure tab assembly with respect to the window. The window can be a closed window, and the wedge member insertion can be after the commissure tab assembly is inserted into the window. Alternatively, the window can be an open window or channel, and the wedge member insertion can be before the commissure tab assembly is installed in the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noam Nir, Elena Sherman, Tamir S. Levi, Michael Bukin
  • Patent number: 12338943
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first front side wall, a first rear side wall, a top wall, and at least one pivotal pin structure extending from the first rear side wall. The at least one pivotal pin structure comprises a base, a shaft, and a head having a non-circular cross-sectional shape. The second portion includes a second front side wall, a second rear side wall, a bottom wall, and at least one pin holder extending from the second rear side wall. The at least one pin holder defines an opening for accepting the head of the at least one pivotal pin structure at an alignment. The head of the at least one pivotal pin structure extends through the opening. The first portion and the second portion are pivotally movable between an open configuration and a closed container configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tse-Lun Hsu, Fang-Yu Liu, Tzu-Chung Tsai
  • Patent number: 12337997
    Abstract: A temporary pintle support which can attach between upper prongs of a landing gear, and which is arranged to hold pintle pins prior to installation of the landing gear assembly at an aircraft. The pintle support is attached at the landing gear to align the pintle pins with their respective attachment bearings on each of the prongs. The pintle support may be removed once the pintle pins are fully inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventors: Dominique Chasteau, Guilherme Barsali, James Barnes, Christopher James Perkins
  • Patent number: 12331760
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an hydraulic accumulator, in particular a diaphragm accumulator, having an accumulator housing and a separating element disposed therein, which separates two media spaces from each other, wherein a weld seam is formed by a laser or electron beam welding process without any filler materials, in that at least a part of the wall parts delimiting the transition point are melted to form the weld seam, which closes off the transition point towards the surroundings, in a manner that is free of protrusions with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: HYDAC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Kloft, Torsten Kusserow, Norbert Lange, Norbert Weber, Armin Kort
  • Patent number: 12325059
    Abstract: The present invention explains a process for manufacturing tubeless vehicle wheel without welding using a hoop 100 having an outboard end 101, a centre region 102, an inboard end 103. The process includes spinning the outboard end 101 to obtain a disc region 202, spinning disc end 203 to obtain preform nave region 301. Forming the disc region 202 to obtain a disc profile 401 and a nave region 403, forming the centre region 102, inboard end 103 to obtain a straight rim profile 402. Spinning and forming outer end 405 of the straight rim profile 402 to obtain an outboard flange 502a and spinning the straight rim profile 402 to obtain a concave rim profile 601a with a preform inboard flange 602a. Spinning the concave rim profile 601a to obtain bead seats 701a, well region 703a and, forming the preform inboard flange 602a to obtain an inboard flange 704a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Inventors: Shriram Vijayaraghavan, Sundararajan Thiyagarajan, Muthuraj Ramasamy, Benhambu Kingston
  • Patent number: 12318979
    Abstract: A tool for driving a threaded fastener includes a driver head, a motor, and an injector. The driver head includes a spindle rotatable about an axis. A distal end of the spindle defines a plurality of drive surfaces configured to engage mating drive surfaces on the fastener to rotate the fastener about the axis. The driver head defines a fluid passage having an outlet proximate to the distal end of the spindle. The motor is drivingly coupled to the spindle to rotate the spindle about the axis. The injector is coupled to an inlet of the fluid passage and configured to feed a liquid insulator through the fluid passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christopher William Coyne, Samuel Jeffrey Tomlinson
  • Patent number: 12311566
    Abstract: A support for enabling cutting of a linear product, such as an eavestrough debris guard, is disclosed. The eavestrough debris guard has a top, two sides, a bottom, and a non-linear profile. The support includes a contoured top complementary to a bottom portion of the non-linear profile. The support includes a plurality of surfaces extending from the contoured top positioned to engage with the two sides of the linear product. The support includes a plurality of contoured portions each coupled to one of the surfaces positioned to engage with the top of the linear product. The support includes a gap passing through the contoured top and the plurality of surfaces shaped and dimensioned to allow passage of at least a portion of a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: EXCELSIOR INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Howard Neeb, Tristan Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 12313284
    Abstract: A filtered air vent apparatus has a vent housing body comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall defining a portion of an air passageway that extends between at least a first open end and a second open end. There is a grill hingedly attachable to the vent housing body and securable to the vent housing body. A connector provides a snap-in configuration that permits or effectuates toolless installation of the filtered air vent apparatus. A filter is selectively and removably positioned behind the grill and in the air passageway. The grill may be removable connected to the vent housing body to allow the grill to be cleaned a number of different manners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: FILTREX PURE AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Dominic Pecchia
  • Patent number: 12311428
    Abstract: A joining tool unit having a movable tool, a tool counter element, a drive unit, a light-guiding system, a light source, and a monitoring unit. The movable tool and the tool counter element are arranged opposite each other on the joining tool unit, and the light-guiding system is designed to conduct light of the light source in the direction of a joint location of a workpiece when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit, wherein the movable tool can be moved by the drive device in the direction of the tool counter element, and the workpiece is joined by the movement of the movable tool in the direction of the tool counter element when the workpiece is arranged on the joining tool unit. The monitoring unit controls and/or regulate the drive unit and to control and/or regulate the light source and/or a component of the light-guiding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Badent, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Marcus Matzke
  • Patent number: 12296304
    Abstract: A process for preparing a semi-permeable membrane includes providing an aqueous phase comprising a polyfunctional amine monomer, covering a surface of a porous support membrane with the aqueous phase, applying an organic phase comprising a polyfunctional acyl halide monomer, a phosphorous containing compound and a co-solvent, and allowing the polyfunctional amine monomer and the polyfunctional acyl halide monomer to perform an interfacial polymerization reaction to form a polyamide thin film composite layer. The presence of the co-solvent together with the phosphorous compound in the organic phase potentiates the effect of the phosphorous compound so that the water flux is increased without substantially sacrificing the salt rejection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: AQUAPORIN A/S
    Inventors: Krzysztof Trzaskus, Reyhan Sengur-Tasdemir
  • Patent number: 12297935
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tube fitting includes steps of: preparing the tube fitting; and forming a resin coating layer upon a coated region provided upon the surface of the tube fitting. Forming the resin coating layer includes: dipping the tube fitting into a coating material that includes as components a polyethylene based substance, a lubricant, and solid particles and having viscosity within a range of 4.24 to 5.27 mPa·s at 25° C., and adhering the coating material to the coated region; and, drying the coating material which is adhered to the coated region of the tube fitting. In the dipping step, the mass per unit area w is controlled within a range 0.79<w<10.07 by dipping the tube fitting while regulating a temperature of the coating material within a range of 30° C. to 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: SANOH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Gunji, Atsushi Kurosawa