Patents Examined by Beth Stephan
  • Patent number: 11536034
    Abstract: Support members for a roof system are provided to allow for positioning panels of a roof apart from building members so that building components, such as insulation may be placed between the roof panels and the building members. The support members may be utilized in new buildings or to retrofit existing buildings. Each of the support members may comprise a single support member that has a base portion operatively coupled to an offset portion that is operatively coupled to an upper portion. One or more channels may be provided in the base portion, offset portion, and/or the upper portion to provide structural support and to allow the support members to be operatively coupled to each other and other building members without the need for additional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian K. Cluck
  • Patent number: 11525301
    Abstract: A window cover may include a cover body, a mounting feature, a first roll-up-securing feature, a second roll-up-securing feature, a pull-strap, and a weight. The cover body can be moved between a rolled-up position and a deployed position. The mounting feature may be secured to a first side of the cover body and can attach the cover body above a window. The first roll-up-securing feature is secured to a second side of the cover body. The second roll-up-securing feature is secured to the first side of the cover body and is configured to engage the first roll-up-securing feature to retain the cover body in the rolled-up position. The pull-strap may be attached to the first side of the cover body and is accessible when the cover body is in the rolled-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Joseph Curtis Taylor, Jack Roy Taylor
  • Patent number: 11519220
    Abstract: A vertically sliding roll-up door has a portal structure including vertical uprights provided with guide rails for guiding the sliding of blocks fixed along the lateral edges of the curtain, to allow the curtain to move vertically with respect to the portal structure. The curtain includes air-sealing gaskets which extend substantially over the entire length of the longitudinal edges of the curtain at the blocks, in order to block the passage of air between the guide rails and the blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Danilo Benotto
  • Patent number: 11515829
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed and claimed is an L-bracket and flashing assembly used to mount a rack for supporting a solar-panel array. It uses fewer sub-assemblies and is simpler and faster to install than prior art L-bracket and flashing assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: David Katz
  • Patent number: 11512467
    Abstract: A ceiling module for the construction of a clean room cell, where the ceiling module includes at least a module support for arrangement on and connection to a support structure, a technical device including at least one filter unit, and a ceiling support which is spaced apart from the module support such that a technical space is formed between the ceiling support and the module support, wherein the technical device is arranged inside the technical space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Exyte Management GmbH
    Inventors: Luca Mussati, Martin Gerhard Wenz, Stefan Kappeler, Stephan Hofheinz, Sebastian Ellinger, Igor Rod
  • Patent number: 11505943
    Abstract: A one-piece truss adapter for supporting single-axis trackers with truss foundations. A y-shaped structure has a pair of legs with an angularly adjustable connector for securely joining the one-piece adapter to a pair of driven screw anchors at different angular orientations. Each leg terminates in a ball-shaped connector that is received in a socket integral to a driving coupler at the head of each screw anchor. A retaining nut holds the connector in place to complete the angularly adjustable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ojjo, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Almy
  • Patent number: 11505988
    Abstract: The present application discloses a climate chamber comprising at least one housing comprising a door, with an interior volume which is closable with the at least one door, wherein the at least one door comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, wherein the inner wall is formed of a unitary and bendable base body which comprises a polygonal wall section enclosed by side regions, wherein from each of the side regions projects a tongue with its free end, wherein the tongue in a first edge is canted from the wall section into a first section to form a tray and wherein the free end of the tongue is canted back by a second edge into a second section in order to form a sealing seat into which a sealing can be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Binder GmbH
    Inventors: Mario Husseck, Nina Seligmann, Jan Moll
  • Patent number: 11499368
    Abstract: A hem bar assembly adapted to secure to a shade material of a roller shade that selectively covers or uncover an architectural opening. The hem bar assembly comprises a first hem bar portion adapted to attach to a second hem bar portion. The first hem bar portion comprises a longitudinal flexible locking member recessed in the inner wall of the first hem bar portion and comprising a channel longitudinally extending therein. The hem bar assembly further comprises a longitudinal spline comprising a longitudinal male plug adapted to wedge and retain the shade material within the locking member channel of the first hem bar portion. The hem bar assembly is configured to attach to the shade material without welding and in exposed, half-wrap, or full-wrap configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor M. Menendez
  • Patent number: 11499307
    Abstract: A system includes an anchor body, having a head and a hollow chamber shaft coupled to the head. The system includes a housing component configured to support the anchor body. The system also includes one or more fasteners supported by the housing component. At least one of the fasteners is coupled to the head of the anchor body, and an apex of each fastener is positioned to be above the head of the anchor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matteo Spampatti, Marc Schaeffer, Philipe Simek
  • Patent number: 11486198
    Abstract: Example motor assemblies for architectural coverings are described herein. An example architectural covering assembly includes an architectural covering movable between an upper limit position, a lower limit position, and a transition limit position between the upper limit position and the lower limit position. The example architectural covering assembly also includes a motor, a consumer touchpoint, and an architectural covering controller. In response to detecting a first gesture at the consumer touchpoint, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering to the transition limit position and stop, and in response to detecting a second gesture at the consumer touchpoint, different from the first gesture, the architectural covering controller is to activate the motor to move the architectural covering through the transition limit position and to the upper limit position or the lower limit position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anthony, Kevin M. Dann, Daniel A. Huber, Paul A. Brayford, Douglas J. Lorenz, James Kolozs, Ronald Holt, Todd Nelson, Shelby Jared Yenzer, Charles Culver Gidden Cooper, Peter Zagone, Stephen T. Wisecup, Jan Pruegner, Robert Witt, Joerg Schierz
  • Patent number: 11486133
    Abstract: A mounting device including a base having an open bottom, a longitudinal axis, and a linear guide on the base. The linear guide guides support hardware in linear movement along the longitudinal axis. An internal cavity is under the base for containing a sealant against and in cooperation with a roof when the mounting device is secured to the roof. An opening is though the base is for receiving a fastener when the mounting device is secured to the roof. The opening is in communication with the internal cavity. The linear guide extends beyond the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Unirac Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn J. Meine
  • Patent number: 11486139
    Abstract: A louvered pergola includes (a) a plurality of 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 extending parallel with each other across the frame opening. The plurality of louvers includes a first louver fixed to the frame, a second louver fixed to the frame opposite the first louver, and a plurality of pivotable louvers pivotably supported by the frame between the first and second louvers. The pivotable louvers are pivotable between a closed position in which the plurality of louvers partially overlap with each other to close the frame opening and an open position in which a gap is provided between adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Rostyslav Geriavenko, Marek Piotr Ciolek
  • Patent number: 11486134
    Abstract: A mounting device including a base having an internal cavity and an upper portion above the base. The upper portion extends upward from the base and includes a vertical member defining opposed first and second faces above the base. An aperture is formed through the upper portion and extends through the first and second faces. The base extends outward, beyond each of the first and second faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Unirac Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn J. Meine
  • Patent number: 11486196
    Abstract: A curtain hanging assembly that consists of a curtain assembly able to effect horizontal opening and closing of curtains, and includes two elastic motor units provided with elastic feedback. Interactive dynamics between the two elastic motor units, through linear linkage, respectively cause torque forces produced to be in mutual opposition, enabling the let down area of the curtains to be naturally fixed at any height position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Hsien-Te Huang, Yu-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11473311
    Abstract: A louver roof system having a simplified assembly and installation methods. The louver roof system is constructed with multi-functional mechanical components by means of pre-molded parts to reduce skilled installation time. Water drainage path is an integral part of the main structural assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RENAISSANCE PATIO PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: Lisa Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 11466467
    Abstract: A modular construction shelter for protecting workers and equipment or building materials adjacent a building wall. The shelter comprises a plurality of substantially identical lightweight panels that can be interconnected interchangeably into wall and roof sections. Each panel comprises a rectangular frame of flat-edged frame members covered by a lightweight sheet of flexible weatherproof cover material such as clear plastic, with interconnection features such as aligned bores for clips or bolts formed through the frame members behind the plastic sheeting to secure the panels to one another. Each flexible weatherproof cover includes an overlap flap of the sheet material extending beyond lower and first-side edges of the frame, the overlap flap including interior-facing fastener material to mate with corresponding exterior-facing fastener material formed on the outside faces of the upper and second-side frame members of adjacent panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Nicholas L. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11454063
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mounting structure for a roller blind, comprising a blind body and an upper beam located at the top of the blind body; the mounting structure comprises: a fixing beam to be fixed on a predetermined wall, a plurality of hangers and a protruding engaging strip provided on the upper beam; a back side of the upper beam is engaged to the fixing beam, and a front side of the upper beam is connected to the fixing beam by means of the hangers; a top of the limit plate is reached upwardly and embedded into the fixing beam, and with cooperation of the gravity of the blind body, limits the hangers. The mounting structure for a roller blind provided by the present invention has the advantages of convenient installation and dismantlement of the roller blind and good stability of the roller blind after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Shengge Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Caihua Shan, Yucheng Shan
  • Patent number: 11447954
    Abstract: At least first and second rows of panels may be mounted onto, or to form, at least part of a pitched roof, wall or other structure by mounting a panel support framework onto an underlying structure and arranging the panels so that each panel on the second row is offset upwardly relative to each panel on the first row in a stepped fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Practical Renewables Racking Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth R. McDonald
  • Patent number: 11447959
    Abstract: A hanger for attaching veneer to a surface and space the veneer away from the surface to permit moisture to escape. The hanger contains features around which veneer material adheres during curing and features for attaching the hanger to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Orcutt Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Orcutt, David R. Orcutt, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11441352
    Abstract: A shade system including a middle rail including a roller blind in addition to top and bottom rails wherein a fabric is intermediate the top and middle rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Joe Nash Morgan, III, Kia Kheng Kho, Adam Vandewalle