Patents Examined by Chi Q Nguyen
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Patent number: 11897373Abstract: A car seat configured to be fastened to a vehicle, includes a seat shell and a belt guide disposed at the seat shell to redirect a belt set of the vehicle for rerouting the belt set along a deviation path from an original path. When the belt set is not engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the original path. When the belt set is engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the deviation path from the original path. The rerouted belt set improves the symmetry of forces encountered by the vehicle and also improves the kinetics of the car seat during a crash. A break-away feature in the belt guide advantageously absorbs forces at different times during a crash.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Gregory Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
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Patent number: 11891815Abstract: A board consisting at least of a substrate formed at least of a gypsum-based and/or cement-based basic material layer. The board is provided with a chamfer extending through the basic material layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARLInventor: Benjamin Clement
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Patent number: 11891816Abstract: A panel having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining: a first two opposed edges for inclined assembly a second two opposed edges for vertical assembly—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a male groove extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel—the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a female groove extending along the edge and opening onto the upper face of the panel—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a lug or a notch and the female coupling means of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a complementary notch or lug.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: GerflorInventor: Olivier Ceysson
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Patent number: 11885167Abstract: Emergency actuating device, especially for vehicle doors, is provided. The device includes: a support base; a manual actuation element adapted to assume rest and actuation configurations; an electromagnetically driven locking mechanism adapted to lock the actuation element in its rest configuration; a protective shell adapted to assume a closed configuration in which the shell isolates the actuation element from the outer environment when the actuation element is in its rest configuration, and makes it impossible to reach the actuation element with a hand, and an open configuration, in which the actuation element can be reached with a hand to be brought from the rest configuration to the actuation configuration and vice versa; and an opening sensor adapted to generate an electric signal indicative of the open configuration of the protective shell, the signal being processable by an electronic control unit for controlling locking and/or unlocking of the locking mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Inventors: Claudia Bonetto, Claudio Bonetto, Paola Bonetto, Oriana Pampolini
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Patent number: 11879285Abstract: A door system comprises a door frame adapted to be mounted within an opening, a door pivotally attached to the door frame, a power converter such as an AC/DC converter operably associated the door frame, and a DC electric device mounted to the door and electrically connected to the AC/DC converter. The AC/DC converter is configured to be electrically connected to an AC power unit operably associated with the door system.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: MASONITE CORPORATIONInventors: Cory J. Sorice, Steven B. Swartzmiller, Alex Bodurka
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Patent number: 11874029Abstract: A coupler for joining truss leg components provides angular adjustability between the respective axis of the leg components. A prolate spheroid-shaped coupler with three channels circumscribing its surface enables the upper leg components to compensate for axial misalignment of driven screw anchors in all directions. A hydraulic crimping device with upper and lower crimping guides registers its position with features on the truss hardware to insure that blind triple crimps are performed consistently each time.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Ojjo, Inc.Inventors: Tyrus Hudson, Johann Karkheck, Charles Almy, Jack West, Greg McPheeters
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Patent number: 11873033Abstract: A vehicle tailgate assembly primarily for pick-up trucks comprises a frame with a transverse base and support arms extending perpendicularly therefrom adjacent distal ends of the base. A tailgate door is rotationally mounted to the frame between the support arms. The door comprises a transverse upper section rotationally joined to a transverse lower section at a rotational joint, preferably a hinge. A releasable locking mechanism is located adjacent the rotational joint to releasably hold the upper section in relation to the lower section at selected orientations. An additional locking mechanism may selectively hold the lower section and/or the upper section to the support arms. The tailgate may also be provided with an extendible tailgate which may be rotated interiorly and exteriorly of the plane of the upper section. An extendible handle may also be provided to support user entry and exit from a cargo hold of the truck.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Multimatic Inc.Inventors: Michael Gordon Lehti, Scott David Worden
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Patent number: 11873793Abstract: A flange element for a flange connection with a longitudinal centre axis A includes a flange part and an attachment part. The flange part has a front side with a front surface. The attachment part is adapted for secure attachment to a tubular element comprising a tower section of the tower structure for a wind turbine or a pipe element that is part of an offshare load bearing structure. The flange part is arranged radially on the inside of the flange element and is provided with a flange wedge. The flange wedge includes a flange wedge surface that is part of the front surface, and a flange heel including a flange heel surface that is part of the front surface. The flange wedge surface makes a wedge surface angle ?1 and the flange heel surface makes a heel surface angle ? with a plane P that is perpendicular to the longitudinal centre axis A of the flange element.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TP-Products ASInventor: Sjur Lassesen
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Patent number: 11866980Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an outer case forming an external appearance and a storage compartment, a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet to open or close the storage compartment, an installation bracket coupled to the outer case inside the outer case, a door opening device installed in the installation bracket outside the outer case and including a push member for opening or closing the refrigerator door, and a buffer member disposed a coupling portion between the door opening device and the installation bracket.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jihyun Im, Dongjeong Kim, Heejun Lee
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Patent number: 11866981Abstract: An actuation system for passenger seating has a first actuating member for actuating a door from an open state to a closed state, and a second actuating assembly for actuating the door from the closed state to the open state. The first actuating member may be a spring configured to allow movement of the door from the closed state to the open state. The second actuating assembly is power-operated. The actuation system allows the door to be opened and closed automatically by the user while still being operable manually.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Thompson Aero Seating LimitedInventors: Jonathan McGreevy, Thomas Trail
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Patent number: 11866984Abstract: A system for contactless operation of an aircraft lavatory door comprises a controller operatively connected to control an actuator for opening and closing a lavatory door. A gesture sensing system is operatively connected to the controller for sending gesture data to the controller indicative of a user gesturing for the actuator to actuate. A mmWave radar sensing system is operatively connected to the controller to indicate user presence. The controller includes machine readable instructions configured to verify gesture input from the gesture sensing system using input from the mmWave radar sensing system before controlling the actuator to open or close the lavatory door.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Nagaraju Sripathi, Rajesh Vasudevan Nair, Kannan Chidambaram Seetharaman
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Patent number: 11858165Abstract: A cutting device for a continuous milling machine for the profiling of one or more edges of panels has a slide shoe or pressure shoe, which has a sliding surface or sliding surfaces for guiding a surface of a panel to be milled over it or them. The aforementioned slide shoe or pressure shoe is provided with at least one cutting blade for machining the panel; the cutting blade maintains a fixed position during this machining. The slide shoe or the pressure shoe is provided in order to support the surface of the panel to be milled by means of its sliding surface or sliding surfaces on a rotating milling cutter that carries out a milling operation on the edge of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARLInventor: Jan De Rick
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Patent number: 11859430Abstract: A heavy duty full energy, encoder driven non-handed electric door operator for industrial and commercial use a motor and an encoder configured to receive an external set of predetermined instructions. A motor mounting bracket connects the motor to a multi-layer housing. A controller is in electronic communications with the encoder and transmits external sets of predetermined instructions. Internally, the door operator contains a plurality of transfer shaft assemblies in communication with each other and connected with the motor at one end and an output shaft at the other end. The output shaft terminates at each end in a nondetachable spline. A detachable mounting plate serves as a base. The door operator operates heavy swing doors external to a building where the swing doors are required to be open or remain open in strong wind conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Mary Alison Kirkland
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Patent number: 11859432Abstract: An apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to control an automatic flap and/or door. The flap and/or door is automatically transferrable from an open position into a closed position by at least one actuator. The flap and/or door is configured to press against a seal when in the closed position. In relation to a closing operation of the flap and/or door, the control unit is configured to determine time information in relation to an open state time duration during which the flap and/or door was in the open position before the closing operation. In relation to a closing operation of the flap and/or door, the control unit is also configured to operate the at least one actuator configured for the closing operation as a function of the time information.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventor: Juergen Mayr
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Patent number: 11859428Abstract: An automatic door device includes a driving motor and a transmission system. An input end of the transmission system is coupled to an output shaft of the driving motor, an output end of the transmission system is coupled to a door shaft, and the transmission system has a transmission link to transmit an output torque of the driving motor to the door shaft. A clutch mechanism is disposed on the transmission link of the transmission system. Accordingly, when the door is subjected to an external force, the transmission link between the door and the driving motor can be automatically disconnected, so that while an automatic door function implemented, it is ensured that a user may not be affected by the resistance brought by the automatic door device when the user opens/closes the door manually, thereby optimizing user experience.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Guojie Li, Jun Chen, Huijuan Wang, Tao Sun, Xiuwei Wu
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Patent number: 11859431Abstract: An entrance system (1) comprises a swing door member (10) having a door leaf (12), and a sensor unit (S1; S) mounted to the door leaf (12), the sensor unit comprising a door angle sensor (S1). The entrance system (1) further comprises an automatic door operator (30) having a motor (34) capable of causing movement of the door member (10), a controller (31) for controlling operation of the motor (34), and a linkage (40) connected to the automatic door operator (30) and the door leaf (12) for transferring torque generated by the motor (34) to the door leaf (12). The automatic door operator (30) is operable in a learn mode (60) and an operational mode (70). In the learn mode (60), the controller establishes a linkage reduction curve (65) relating a movement of said door member (10) with the torque required to move the door leaf (12) through different angles (?). The door leaf angles are determined from measurement readings of said door angle sensor (S1).Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems ABInventor: Sven-Gunnar Soderqvist
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Patent number: 11851937Abstract: A method for controlling a motorized flap assembly of a motor vehicle, wherein the flap assembly includes a pivotable flap, a drive arrangement associated with the flap and a control arrangement for controlling the drive arrangement. A position sensor for determining position information related to the position of a selected component of the flap assembly is associated with the flap assembly and movement commands for the drive arrangement are generated by the control arrangement based on the position information, to close the flap to an upright closed position during a motorized closing process and to open the flap to a horizontal open position during a motorized opening process. The pivoted open flap may be occupied by an object or a person. The position sensor detects the object or person based on at least one occupancy criterion and an occupancy reaction is triggered depending on the detected occupancy state.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, BambergInventor: Franz Bauer
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Patent number: 11851914Abstract: A fitting arrangement for a sliding window or a sliding door has an actuating mechanism that can be arranged on a sliding sash and that is movable at least with a portion in the rebate circumferential direction, and a first control element that is arranged on the portion of the actuating mechanism, and a second control element that is arranged on a transverse slide. The transverse slide has a locking element, and the control elements interact and are tailored to one another in such a way that, upon a movement of the portion in the locking direction, the locking element is moved away from the sliding sash perpendicularly to a main plane of the sliding window or of the sliding door.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Roto Frank Fenster—un Tuertechnologie GmbHInventors: Erkan Balci, Winfried Reich
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Patent number: 11851932Abstract: Door with automatic opening and closing, including a door panel, a support column fixed to the door panel and suitable for rotating around its longitudinal axis in such a way to move the door panel between two end-of-travel positions, an electric motor for actuating the support column and a drive unit for transmitting the motion from the electric motor to the support column. The drive unit has a first drive element connected to the electric motor and a second drive element connected to the support column, wherein the drive unit includes a clutch unit that is interposed between the first drive element and the electric motor or between the second drive element and the support column. The door also has an automatic lock that completes the automation of the door by detectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Inventors: Enzo Fava, Giuseppe Manfredini
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Patent number: 11845479Abstract: A drainage device, in particular for a shaft window, contains a vertically movable valve part which has a valve head and an immovable valve part valve which has a drain which can be dosed by the valve head in a closed position. The vertically movable valve part is arranged on a counterweight.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Siemens Mobility GmbHInventors: Thomas Wimberger, Herbert Kammerloher