Patents Examined by Beth Stephan
  • Patent number: 11937567
    Abstract: A retractable curtain system is provided and includes a curtain support system, a curtain, and a retraction system. The curtain support system includes a pair of outer walls and an upper frame to provide a curtain receiving space. The curtain covers the curtain receiving space and includes a first non-transparent panel and transparent panel connected to the first non-transparent panel. The retraction system is connected to the curtain to lower and raise the transparent panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Shady Lane Curtains, LLC
    Inventor: Samuel Fisher
  • Patent number: 11926975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paver supporting apparatus and generally includes a modular grid having a body and a plurality of planar adhesive receiving sections extending across a width thereof. The body includes a top surface, a bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface, a plurality of geometric lattices provided from a plurality of walls. The plurality of planar adhesive receiving sections are positioned between the geometric lattices and have a width greater than each of the plurality of walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hanover Prest-Paving Company
    Inventors: Kevin Repasky, Brian Repasky
  • Patent number: 11927023
    Abstract: A spacer device (10) for formwork, comprising a hollow tubular body (2) extending around a longitudinal axis (X-X) is described, said tubular body (2) being configured to house a cross tie rod (7) and comprising: two side tubular portions (2a,2b); each side tubular portion (2a,2b) comprising fastening means at one end; and at the remaining end, a tapered portion (3a,3b) configured to rest on the wall of the formwork; characterised by comprising a ball joint (5a,5b) interposed between each tapered portion (3a,3b) and the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b) to couple each tapered portion (3a,3b) with the respective side tubular portion (2a,2b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Krattiger SA Holding
    Inventor: Andreas Krattiger
  • Patent number: 11920406
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a screen assembly that can be used in a window or door cavity, or any other area which may benefit from the assembly and which contains a flexible sheet like member (for instance an insect screen) wound about substantially vertical rod (for example), which can be pulled across the window or door cavity such that the screen extends and retracts in a horizontal direction and particularly to a system and method allowing more straightforward installation on site, quickly and easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CENTER DESIGN PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Christopher Smith
  • Patent number: 11913236
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system that may be locked with a vertical displacement of a first panel against a second panel. The locking system includes a flexible strip that during locking bends upwardly or downwardly. The locking system includes a first and a second joint edge section with different locking functions. One section provides a horizontal locking and another section provides a vertical locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ceraloc Innovation AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Patent number: 11913224
    Abstract: A louvered pergola includes (a) a plurality of horizontally spaced apart posts; (b) an elevated frame supported by the posts and defining a central frame opening; and (c) a plurality of louvers supported by the frame and extended parallel with each other across the frame opening. The plurality of louvers include a static first louver fixed to the frame, a static second louver fixed to the frame opposite the static first louver, and a plurality of pivotable louvers pivotably supported by the frame between the static first and second louvers. The pivotable louvers are pivotable relative to the static first and second louvers between a closed position in which each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers interlock to close the frame opening, and an open position in which a gap is provided between each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: 10087122 CANADA LTD.
    Inventors: Rostyslav Geriavenko, Marek Piotr Ciolek
  • Patent number: 11913275
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a gate having a frame that can fold and collapse into a compact profile for purposes of storage and travel. In an embodiment, a gate consistent with the present disclosure includes a plurality of frame members coupled together via hinged couplers. The hinged couplers provide an in-use configuration whereby the frame members occupy substantially the same plane and form a picture-frame/rectangular shape. Preferably, a foldable material such as mesh at least partially surrounds each frame member and extends between the frame members to form a sidewall. The hinged couplers include at least a first hinged coupler configured to allow for out-of-plane rotation about a first axis to fold the frame members relative to each other in a clamshell fashion, and at least a second hinged coupler to allow for in-plane rotation about a second axis to collapse the frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BABY DELIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Torosian, Mark Adamowicz, Jason Macari
  • Patent number: 11903510
    Abstract: Provided is an extendable rail, comprising a main rail and an auxiliary rail arranged in parallel with the main rail, the main rail is shifted in longitudinal direction relative to the auxiliary rail, wherein the main rail is configured with a driving wheel and a first reverse wheel; the auxiliary rail is configured with a second reverse wheel, a first guiding wheel and a second guiding wheel arranged inside; a belt loop with fixed length wraps around the driving wheel, the first reverse wheel, the first guiding wheel, the second reverse wheel, the second guiding wheel, and the driving wheel in turn. The total length of the extendable rail can be adjusted according to the practical needs of consumers by adjusting the length of the overlapped area of the main rail and the auxiliary rail, which provides easy adjustment, high universal applicability and operation performance without size customization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG RAEX INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiping Chen, Jinbin Tan
  • Patent number: 11898361
    Abstract: A device for raising a temporary wall to enclose an area includes a main body, a drive wheel attached centrally to the main body, a motor mounted on the main body and configured to drive the drive wheel, and a hook portion attached each end of the main body. Each hook portion has an arm member extending from the main body, a wheel support member extending from the arm member, the wheel support member extending substantially parallel to the main body, a wheel attached to the wheel support member on a surface facing the main body, and a depth adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a depth of the device by adjusting a length of the arm member. The device also includes a width adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a width of a gap between the wheel support members and a loop member attached to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Garrett Walraven
  • Patent number: 11890917
    Abstract: An adjustable window shade having a magnetic attachment point for mounting on a window and a shade portion with a magnet, the shade portion being detachably engageable with the magnetic attachment point via the magnet. Methods of installing and using the window shade are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Glendon Marvin Charles Kruck
  • Patent number: 11891792
    Abstract: A building system that utilizes an improved beam and coupling system for building a frame or structure having improved strength and durability and improving performance and/or spanning distance of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Teffenhart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11885179
    Abstract: A roller blind includes an upper rail, a roller blind device located at one end of the upper rail, a position limiting device located at another end of the upper rail, two fixing brackets provided for pivotally connecting with the roller blind device and the position limiting device and fixing above a window, a lower rail disposed at an interval below the upper rail, and a blind material. Two ends of the blind are fixed on the upper rail and the lower rail. The blind is wound on a surface of the upper rail. One end of the position limiting device protrudes from an outer end of the upper rail and is combined with the fixing bracket at a right side and is capable of adjusting lower and upper limit positions of the lower rail from an outer side of the fixing bracket at the right side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN RUIQING XINGYE PLASTIC CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Yung Wang
  • Patent number: 11885177
    Abstract: A slat assembly for a roll top cover enables an improved sealing arrangement and reduced frictional forces. The assembly includes: a plurality of successive and interconnected slats, each of the slats comprising opposed and adjoining first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces; and first and second hinge elements disposed at the respective first and second ends of each slat and integral therewith, the first and second hinge elements configured to define a hinge arrangement that facilitates relative pivotal movement between the slats; wherein the slat assembly is operable between extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Oakmoore Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Shane Fowler, Wolfgang Schollhammer, Shaun Kettlety
  • Patent number: 11879294
    Abstract: An actuating system includes a sleeve, a braking part for applying a braking force to prevent rotation of the sleeve, a brake releasing part, an axle coupler and an engaging part. The brake releasing part is operable to cause the braking part to release the braking force for rotation of the sleeve. The axle coupler is disposed through the sleeve, and is rotatable for raising and lowering a movable rail of a window shade. The engaging part is disposed between and can be in rolling contact with the axle coupler and the sleeve. The engaging part has a coupling position with respect to the axle coupler where the sleeve and the axle coupler are locked to each other in a first direction of rotation, and is movable away from the coupling position for rotation of the axle coupler relative to the sleeve in a second direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Teh Yor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Chen Huang, Kuan-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 11873659
    Abstract: A transportable folding door includes a folding door body and a door handle bar arranged on a side of the folding door body. A handle is arranged on the door handle bar. The folding door body is made of a flexible polyester material. The door handle bar is formed by splicing a plurality of supporting bars, and a connecting assembly is arranged between two adjacent supporting bars. Connecting holes are separately formed at a connection of the two adjacent connected supporting bars, and the connecting assembly is fixedly connected to the connecting holes of the two adjacent connected supporting bars. The connecting assembly includes a clamping bar with a U-shaped cross section, connecting columns, and a connecting piece. Both ends of the clamping bar are separately provided with receiving holes corresponding to the connecting holes on the two adjacent connected supporting bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZheJiang Bounsun Plastic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiufeng Xu, Bin Jin
  • Patent number: 11873647
    Abstract: A floor panel for forming a floor covering, wherein the floor covering consists of floor panels, which, on at least one pair of edges, are provided with coupling parts. The coupling parts substantially are manufactured from the material of the floor panel, and the coupling parts are configured such that two such floor panels, at the pair of edges, can be installed and locked to each other by means of a downward movement and/or by means of the fold-down principle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Jan Eddy De Rick, Pieter Devos
  • Patent number: 11866993
    Abstract: A hem bar assembly that secures to a shade material of a roller shade comprising first and second hem bar portions each including an inner face having a first channel, a second channel, and third channel located between the first and second channels. The hem bar assembly further comprises at least one tubular spline that wedges and retains the shade material within one of the first channel and the second channel of one of the first and second hem bar portions. The hem bar assembly further comprises a longitudinal retaining clip having at least a pair of oppositely disposed hooked arms outwardly extending therefrom, wherein each hooked arm is adapted to enter and clip to one of the third channels in a respective first and second hem bar portions to attach the first hem bar portion to the second hem bar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Fang Lin
  • Patent number: 11866994
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns cable-covering tube assembly for a roller blind actuation cable, comprising a first cable-covering tube defining a cable-receiving cavity; and at least one tube connector extending at least partially in the cable-receiving cavity and comprising a cable-mounting portion couplable to the free end portion of the roller blind actuation cable; and a coupling portion couplable to the coupling portion of a similar tube connector. It also concerns a cable-covering tube system and a roller blind actuation assembly comprising first and second roller blind-operating systems having each a driving assembly and a unidirectional angular coupler, and a biasing member operatively coupling the driving assemblies and extending between their respective unidirectional angular couplers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, LTD
    Inventors: Alain Francoeur, Augustin Archambault
  • Patent number: 11866990
    Abstract: A corner bracket for a window blind frame, the corner bracket including a central body portion and extending from the central body portion a first connector and a second connector, wherein the second connector is angled relative to the first connector; each connector includes a locating arm, a friction plate and a stop surface; wherein each friction plate defines a pair of opposed surfaces and each surface carries thereon a respective outwardly projecting deformable rib; and wherein each locating arm further includes at least one further outwardly projecting deformable rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: LOUVER-LITE LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Greening, Antony Barnes
  • Patent number: 11859445
    Abstract: An insulated glazing unit may include: a frame including a base, a cross member above the base, and two upright members for connection between the cross member and base; at least two at least partially transparent panes applied to the frame, wherein the at least two partially transparent panes and frame define a closed volume; a light ray shielding device within the closed volume; support means mechanically connected to the cross member and operably associated with the shielding device; wherein the shielding device includes slats and a bottom member, wherein the slats are connected to each other and the bottom member, wherein the shielding device is configured to alternate between a raised position, in which the slats and bottom member are compacted, and a deployed position, in which the bottom member is proximate to the base; stationary guide means at the base; and moving guide means on the bottom member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PELLINI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Nicolosi, Alessandro Pellini