Patents Examined by C. Moore
  • Patent number: 11950746
    Abstract: A cleaning system includes: a cleaning vehicle 1 that travels along a predetermined travel path R to clean the travel path; and a maintenance facility 2 provided at a maintenance stop position A set on the travel path R, wherein the cleaning vehicle 1 includes a suction portion 14 that sucks up dust on the travel path R, a storage portion that stores the sucked up dust, and a discharge portion 16 that discharges the dust stored in the storage portion to the outside, and the maintenance facility 2 includes a dust collection portion 214 that collects the dust discharged to the outside from the storage portion via the discharge portion 16 of the cleaning vehicle 1 stopped at the maintenance stop position A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11938587
    Abstract: An angle grinder includes a housing, an output shaft at least partially extending out of the housing and being rotatable about a first axis relative to the housing, a sleeve fixedly connected to the housing, a first shield surrounding the output shaft and detachably connected to the sleeve, a second shield surrounding at least a part of the first shield and detachably connected to the first shield, and a connector configured for connecting the second shield to the first shield. The second shield is formed or connected with a mounting element for cooperating with the connector, and the connector and the mounting element are separately formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guoming Tong, Xiang Zhao, Shaojun Wang
  • Patent number: 11931862
    Abstract: Thin glass elements with improved edge strength are provided—from a sheet glass element that has two opposite parallel faces and an edge connecting the faces. The sheet glass element has a thickness of at most 700 ?m. At least a portion of the edge is defined by an edge surface portion that is convexly curved, so that at least one of the faces merges into the edge surface portion, wherein a curved arc of the edge surface portion has a length that is at least 1/30 of the thickness of the sheet glass element. In the region of the convex curvature, the edge surface portion has indentations in the form of furrows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Matthias Jotz, Markus Heiss-Chouquet, Hauke Esemann, Clemens Ottermann, Claudia Stolz
  • Patent number: 11925515
    Abstract: A thrombectomy device cleaning apparatus for cleaning a thrombectomy device while maintaining the integrity of removed blood clots includes a box with a box left side and a box right side each having a receiving channel adjacent an open box top side. A mesh screen is coupled to a plurality of hinges. The mesh screen has a screen channel extending from a screen left edge to a screen right edge with a profile conforming to a receiving channel of each of the box left side and the box right side. The channel receives a thrombectomy device. A lid moves between a closed position covering the mesh screen in the use position and an open position exposing the mesh screen. A pair of brush rollers is coupled to the lid and positioned to rest within the screen channel of the mesh screen. The pair of brush receives the thrombectomy device therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Karyn Lewis
  • Patent number: 11926022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a screwing tool for transmitting a set torque. Two torque-limiting arrangements (5, 7) are provided that are biased by the same spring element (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Wera Werkzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Abel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11882986
    Abstract: A floor types identifying device for use in a vacuum cleaner is disclosed, and comprises a current sensing unit coupled and a processing and controlling module. When a suction head is moved, a driving current of a roller brush driving motor is detected by the current sensing unit, such that the processing and controlling module judges that the suction head is moved on a specific floor that has a hard surface, a short-pile-carpeted surface or a long-pile-carpeted surface according to a variation of the driving current. Therefore, for a vacuum cleaner that is integrated with the floor types identifying device of the present invention, both suction power of the vacuum cleaner and driving power of the roller driving motor can be properly adjusted in response to the floor's surficial material type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TALENTONE HONG KONG LIMITED
    Inventors: Chia-Chang Hsu, Fu-Yuen Fong, Kwok Lit Chan
  • Patent number: 11878395
    Abstract: A torque tool is provided, including: a main body, a driving portion, a torque mechanism and an adjusting mechanism. The main body defines an axial direction. The driving portion is disposed on an end of the main body. The torque mechanism is non-rotatably disposed within the main body. The adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of first engaging portions disposed on the main body and an adjusting member rotatably disposed on the main body, and the adjusting member includes a plurality of second engaging portions releasably engaged with the plurality of first engaging portions. The main body defines a center line parallel to the axial direction, and as viewed in the axial direction, hypothetical lines extending between the plurality of second engaging portions and the center line define a plurality of included angles, and at least two of the plurality of included angles have different angle sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: WILLIAM TOOLS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shui-Lai Chiang
  • Patent number: 11871743
    Abstract: A trap for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a trap body formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The trap body includes a suction opening formed at one axial end to suck in a target to be trapped and an insertion opening formed at the other end to be inserted into a vacuum cleaner. An adhesive is provided on at least a portion of an inner surface of the trap body. The trap for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a net portion. The net portion blocks a plane orthogonal to an axial direction of the trap body. The net portion includes a net formed in at least a portion to transmit air sucked in through the suction opening. The trap body includes a protrusion formed on at least a portion in a circumferential direction of an outer surface thereof to protrude outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: BARRIERHOME CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tamotsu Hori
  • Patent number: 11872675
    Abstract: A glider tool can be provided for installing a back panel of an enclosure. The glider tool can include a body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end, the body defining a length that extends from the first end to the second end. The first end of the body can be configured to engage a front frame member of the enclosure, and the second end of the body can be configured to contact the enclosure, when the glider tool is in an installed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Alejandro Rodriquez Perez, Joseph D. Ricke, David Israel Roque Cabello, Selene Elizabeth Hernandez Ariguznaga
  • Patent number: 11850106
    Abstract: A surgical access assembly includes a surgical access device and a cleaning cap. The surgical access device includes an elongated shaft defining an access lumen therethrough and having a distal portion terminating at a distal tip. The cleaning cap is disposed over the distal portion of the elongated shaft. The cleaning cap includes an instrument channel aligned with the access lumen and wipers disposed within the instrument channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jacob C. Baril, Matthew A. Dinino, Saumya Banerjee, Justin Thomas, Garrett P. Ebersole, Roy J. Pilletere
  • Patent number: 11844418
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a handle portion, a shank portion and a head portion. A channel extends longitudinally through the handle portion, the shank portion and terminates in the head portion. The channel is sized to slidably receive one or more toothpaste pellet formulated to effervesce when exposed to water or saliva. An aperture extends transverse through the head portion providing fluid communication into the channel. A one-way gate is disposed within the channel permitting a toothpaste pellet to pass into the head portion, and to prevent the toothpaste pellet from passing out of the head portion. A handle cap is removably attached to a lower end of the handle portion. The head portion and shank portion may be received within a head cap that removably attaches to the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Inventor: Austin Bernard
  • Patent number: 11819983
    Abstract: A torque structure includes a first body, a second body, a first elastic member, a retaining unit, an adjusting unit, a mobile unit, and a display unit. The second body has a first guide slot. The first body is rotated relative to the second body to drive the adjusting unit to rotate and move relative to the retaining unit to adjust the torque value. The mobile unit is received in the second body and aligns with the first guide slot. The mobile unit is mounted between the first elastic member and the adjusting unit. The first body drives the adjusting unit which moves the mobile unit which adjusts the compression extent of the first elastic member to adjust the torque value. The display unit display unit detects a position of the mobile unit and indicates a torque value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Wen-Chin Kuo
  • Patent number: 11812845
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an ionic toothbrush having an elongated body that may be configured to have a one-piece design, or alternatively one or more components of the ionic toothbrush may be removable and/or replaceable. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an ionic toothbrush which includes a handle portion, a brush head portion including a plurality of bristle tufts; and an electrical circuit configured to transmit a negative electrical charge through at least a portion of the brush head, wherein the electrical circuit includes one or more sections of conductive resin present on an outer surface of one or both of the handle portion and the brush head portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Gerhart P. Huy
  • Patent number: 11800924
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head and a handle. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from an exposed front surface of the head. The handle has an open thumb gripping passageway extending between an exposed first surface of the handle and an exposed second surface of the handle opposite the exposed first surface. The handle also has a plurality of slots defining open slot passageways from the exposed first surface of the handle to the exposed second surface of the handle. The open thumb gripping passageway may be defined by a ring component that is fitted into an aperture in a body component. The open thumb gripping passageway may be a void space in the handle. The open slot passageways may be elongated along the handle and may serve to reduce a total amount of virgin material needed to manufacture the oral care implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas Hohlbein, Daniel Wainless
  • Patent number: 11793615
    Abstract: A support element (S) for supporting implants (I), such as dental implants, the support element comprising a bar (S1) and a plurality of pins (S5) that are fitted to the bar (S1) and that are arranged parallel to one another, each pin (S5) defining a free end that is provided with reception means (S8) that are suitable for co-operating with the implant (S) so as to hold it on the reception means (S8) of the pin (S5), the bar (S1) including at least one mounting end (S4) for mounting the bar (S1) on another support device, thereby forming a support structure; the support element being characterized in that each pin (S5) is provided with a removal system (S9) for removing the implant (S) from the reception means (S8), without coming into contact with an exposed portion of the implant (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LES LABORATOIRES OSTEAL MEDICAL
    Inventors: Daniel Bouchot, Thierry Tisserand
  • Patent number: 11787026
    Abstract: A ratchet tool provided, including: a driver body, including a handle and a working rod connected with the handle, at least one of the handle and the working rod being integrally formed with a first blocking structure; at least one sleeve member, being disposed around and unidirectionally rotatable about the driver body, integrally formed with a second blocking structure, at least one of the first and second blocking structures being configured as a ratcheting structure, the second blocking structure being releasably stuck with the first blocking structure in a rotation direction; wherein when there is a relative torque greater than a predetermined torque between the at least one sleeve member and the driver body, at least one of the first blocking structure and second the blocking structures deforms and the second blocking structure is slidable over the first blocking structure in the rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Yu-Hua Ou
  • Patent number: 11780063
    Abstract: An extension adapter includes a body having a bore. The bore is configured to receive a tool bit. The extension adapter includes a retaining member received within an aperture of the body and a biasing member coupled to the body. The biasing member includes a protrusion received within the aperture to bias the retaining member into a first position in which a portion of the retaining member extends into the bore. The extension adapter includes a collar moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The unlocked position is configured to allow the tool bit to be removed from the bore. While the collar is maintained in the locked position, the body is configured to slidably receive the tool bit such that the portion of the retaining member is received in a groove of the tool bit to secure the tool bit to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Max R. Sawa
  • Patent number: 11780059
    Abstract: A fully parametric profile for improved tooling in a tool/fastener system is provided that details a profile from a single proved Wright number, and that improves the contact area across a full spectrum of industry standard tolerances, while preserving safe pockets for fastener corners, thereby providing for increased tool life. The tool profile is based on a central axis and a parametric set of coordinates for flats, transition points, and multiple radii. The profile mates selectively with a set of fasteners having a central axis and a plurality of flat bounding surfaces parallel to the fastener access wherein diametrically opposite pairs of surfaces are parallel to each other and the bounding surfaces intersect in adjacent pairs to form fastener corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wright Tool Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Milligan, Terry G. Taylor
  • Patent number: 11759076
    Abstract: A dust collector has a well-balanced weight. The dust collector includes a body housing, a motor located inside the body housing, a fan rotatable by the motor, and a battery mount located inside the body housing and frontward from the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Tahara, Makoto Hotta
  • Patent number: 11752602
    Abstract: A driving shank assembly includes a tube, a drive head, a connector, two quick release nuts, and two fastening caps. The tube has two mounting portions each provided with a mounting recess for mounting the drive head and the connector respectively. The two quick release nuts are locked onto the two mounting portions of the tube respectively. The two fastening caps are locked onto the two quick release nuts respectively. Each of the two fastening caps has interior provided with an inner stepped edge. The drive head is provided with a stepped positioning edge abutting the inner stepped edge of one of the two fastening caps. The connector is provided with a stepped positioning edge abutting the inner stepped edge of the other one of the two fastening caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: Hsuan-Yu Huang, Bing-Cheng Liao