Patents Examined by Chi Q Nguyen
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Patent number: 11781323Abstract: Building panels, especially laminated floor panels are shown, which are provided with a locking system and several core grooves at the rear side in order to save material and decrease weight. Building panels, each having a surface layer on a front side, a backing layer on a rear side and an intermediate core, wherein the intermediate core and the surface and the backing layer all comprise wood fibres and thermosetting resins, the building panels are provided with a locking system for vertical and horizontal locking of a first edge of a first building panel to an adjacent second edge of a second building panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: CERALOC INNOVATION ABInventor: Darko Pervan
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Patent number: 11781373Abstract: A method of covering a door includes providing a door cover system with a removable and washable cover body having a front surface and at least one opening extending through a thickness of the removable and washable cover body; one or more straps attached at the top edge of the removable and washable cover body; providing an interior door having a front surface and at least one handle; positioning the removable and washable cover body over the front surface of the interior door such that the front surface of the removable and washable cover is presented; positioning the at least one opening such that the at least one handle extends therethrough; securing the removable and washable cover body to the interior door via the one or more straps; allowing the removable and washable cover body to hang vertically.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Jeffery B Hall
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Patent number: 11781357Abstract: An emergency opening device for an aircraft door provided with an opening mechanism includes an actuation device (2, 5) for actuating the opening mechanism, having: a tubular operating member (2) equipped with a second locking end (4) that includes a radial retaining finger (19); flexible compression device (5); a retaining member (9) for the second locking end (4), the retaining member (9) including a hook (28) which has a stop surface, the retaining member (9) being rotatable about the movement axis of the operating member (2); activation device (31) for the actuation device (2, 5), adapted to cause the retaining member (9) to open.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: LATECOEREInventor: Nicolas Capron
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Patent number: 11781368Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for detecting, by at least a first sensor, a position and/or movement of an object at or on at least first window, determining, if the position and/or movement of the object detected by the at least first sensor represents an intention by a vehicle occupant to move the at least first window, and responsive to a determination that the position and/or movement of the of the object represents an intention by the vehicle occupant to move the at least first window, cause the at least first window controller to initiate a movement of the at least first window accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COInventors: Magnus Nilsson, Erik Lindberg Nilsson
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Patent number: 11773638Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator including a body, a motor supported by the body, and a rotatable drive supported by the body and configured to be connected to an elongated driven member. The movable barrier operator further includes a shaft supported by the body and a compound gear mounted on the shaft. The compound gear includes a first gear operably coupled to a drive shaft of the motor and a second gear operably coupled to the rotatable drive. The first and second gears connected such that turning of the first gear causes turning of the second gear.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, Zoltan Sostarecz
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Patent number: 11767701Abstract: A hinged-panel opening and closing system includes: an anchor designed to be located on a hinged panel; a gear motor designed to be located on a supporting structure; and a movement-enabling component capable of angularly displacing the hinged panel relative to a receiving structure. The movement-enabling component includes: (a) a movement-enabling shaft located on the supporting structure and, at one shaft end, coupled to the gear motor; (b) a spindle located on supporting structure and coupled to the movement-enabling shaft; and (c) a linear element attaching, at a first end, to the spindle and attaching, at a second end, to the anchor such that said linear element extends between the spindle and the anchor.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Inventor: Jon Erwin Eccleston
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Patent number: 11761256Abstract: A vehicle barrier gate system which is positioned above a roadway through which vehicles pass. Some of the various embodiments of the present disclosure include a gate comprised of an arm and barrier which is adjustable between a raised position in which a vehicle may pass and a lowered position in which a vehicle is prevented from passing. The gate may be movably connected to a ceiling or an overhead support structure positioned above the roadway. Various types of actuators may be utilized to adjust the gate along a linear and/or angular path between the raised and lowered positions. A control unit may be in communication with one or more sensors and/or an authorization system to control the actuator. The gate may include a breakaway mechanism which allows the gate to be manually raised or lowered in the event of actuator failure or a vehicle ramming through the gate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Frogparking LimitedInventor: Donald H. Sandbrook
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Patent number: 11759016Abstract: A removable cushion for a chair having an outer surface and an inner foam, as well as at least one magnetic member. The inner foam and the outer surface are formed from the same polymer, with the outer surface forming an integral skin over the inner foam. The outer surface defines an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is structurally configured to be positioned in an abutting relationship with a seating surface of a chair. The at least one magnetic member is embedded within one of the outer surface and the inner foam, the at least one magnetic member positioned closer to the lower surface than the upper surface of the outer surface. A chair having the cushion, and a mold is likewise disclosed, as is a method of manufacturing the cushion.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Vanco Products LLCInventors: John Vanden Bos, Richard Claypool
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Patent number: 11761215Abstract: A floor panel and a floor covering including a plurality of such floor panels, and more particularly, a laminated floor panel. The floor panel includes a hook that protrudes from an upward tongue of one floor panel to engage a clearance between an upward tongue block and an upward tongue of an adjacent floor panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: 14F Licensing NVInventor: Antonio Giuseppe Perra
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Patent number: 11759664Abstract: A dump gate system for a fluid hopper in a firefighting aircraft. A gate sealably engages a gate opening in the hopper at a closed position. The gate is hingedly connected about the gate opening, and a drive shaft is supported within the hopper. A crank arm is fixed to the drive shaft and is further coupled to the gate by a connecting link. The crank arm and the connecting link define an over-center geometry while the gate is at the closed position, such that weight of the fluid on the gate induces torque on the drive shaft in a gate-closing direction. An electric motor is selectively coupled to rotate the drive shaft in a gate-opening direction to thereby enable control of the fluid flow from the hopper according to an angular position of the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Victor D. Trotter
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Patent number: 11761209Abstract: A roofing material may include a substrate and a coating on the substrate. The coating may include a polymer blend and at least one filler. The polymer blend may include at least one hydrocarbon oil, at least one resin, at least one polymer, or any combination thereof. The at least one hydrocarbon oil, the at least one resin, the at least one polymer, or any combination thereof may be present in an amount or in amounts sufficient to result in the polymer blend or the coating having a select softening point, a select viscosity, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: BMIC LLCInventors: Ramil Marcelo L. Mercado, Jarod L. Krajca, Carl Stipe, Denis M. Tibah, Kevin Carr
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Patent number: 11761254Abstract: A method for detecting potential pinches caused by at least one powered movable panel between a closed position and an open position, using a round including measuring a physical quantity, representative of a panel movement, when the panel is moved towards the closed position, determining if there is a lack of steadiness in said physical quantity relative to a previous round and, if not, starting a new round, determining if said lack of steadiness was already present during the previous round and, if not, storing at least one current parameter specific to the panel movement as a reference value, and starting a new round, and detecting a potential pinch if a second difference between the current parameter and the reference value is greater than or equal to a pinching threshold value, otherwise starting a new round.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Mateusz Romaszko, Grzegorz Wyszynski
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Patent number: 11753865Abstract: A shade adapted for covering a classroom viewing window and assisting with compliance with emergency protocol during an emergency is disclosed. The shade may include a plurality folds connected to each other by a plurality of hinges configured to cover a classroom viewing window. Emergency related information and status indicators may be revealed upon the unfolding of the shade to assist teachers, school officials, police, and others to comply with established school emergency protocol. The shade further fulfills the requirement that the classroom viewing window be covered during an emergency lockdown. The shade may function as a standard “Exit” sign during non-emergency time. Another shade may include a case holding a material portion with handles that enable the shade to be moved up and down.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Beowawe, LLCInventor: Melinda Mort
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Patent number: 11753860Abstract: A vehicle having a powered tailgate is provided. The vehicle includes a body, a powered tailgate pivotally connected to the body, an actuator operatively coupled to the tailgate to move the tailgate between open and closed positions, and sensors configured to sense an object in a swing path of the tailgate. The vehicle also includes a controller for processing signals output from the sensor and identifying and classifying the object, and controlling the actuator to move the tailgate between the open and closed positions based on the classified object.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Keith Weston, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Brendan Diamond, Michael Alan McNees, Jordan Barrett
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Patent number: 11753832Abstract: Waterproof engineered floor and wall planks have a veneer layer bonded with a plastic composite core, and an underlayer, preferably an underlayer of cork.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.Inventors: Piet V. Dossche, Philippe Erramuzpe
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Patent number: 11753859Abstract: A vehicle operation detection device is applicable to a vehicle including a vehicle body in which an opening portion is provided, an opening and closing body which opens and closes the opening portion, an actuator which causes the opening and closing body to perform opening and closing operations, and a camera which captures an image around the opening portion, and is configured to detect a gesture of a user for starting at least one of the opening operation and the closing operation. The device includes: a direction specifying unit that specifies a direction of the user with respect to the vehicle based on the image captured by the camera; and a gesture detection unit that detects the gesture including a motion in a direction associated with the direction of the user, based on the image captured by the camera, when the direction specifying unit specifies the direction of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Tamura
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Patent number: 11753856Abstract: A latch module for controlling an opening and a closing of a door of an appliance includes a latch, a spring that applies an elastic force to the latch, a motor; and a cam that contacts a contact surface of the latch and is coupled to the motor to drive the cam to pivot the latch. The cam includes a first radius, a second radius, and a third radius in a circumferential direction at an outer circumference of the cam. The latch is positioned at a first basic position when the first radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch, positioned at a second basic position when the second radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch, and positioned at a third basic position when the third radius of the cam contacts the contact surface of the latch.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Myeong Jun Shin, Jeongkil Kim, Jangmo Shin, Seongho Jeong
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Patent number: 11744370Abstract: A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLCInventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
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Patent number: 11746583Abstract: A refrigerator is configured to enable a user to open doors of the refrigerator easily. The refrigerator performs a method for controlling the doors to prevent from opening due to a malfunction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sunghun Lee, Dongjeong Kim
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Patent number: 11739538Abstract: A set of floor panels includes floor panels that are oblong rectangular and have a pair of long edges and a pair of short edges. The long and the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling parts, which allow coupling the floor panels of the set to each other such that a herringbone pattern can be realized herewith.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARLInventor: Jan Eddy De Rick