Patents Examined by Corey N. Skurdal
  • Patent number: 11951895
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a stake support bracket coupled to walls of a cargo bed of a vehicle such as a pick-up-bed truck for providing support to a stake of a standard size or a non-standard size. The stake support bracket includes a first panel, a second panel transverse to the first panel, and a third panel transverse to the second panel. The third panel includes a stake support opening. The stake support bracket further includes a first extension transverse to the third panel and extending away from the first panel and a second extension transverse to the first panel and extending away from the third panel. The stake support bracket provides support to the bottom and the sides of the stake and reduces probabilities of wobbling or pivoting of the stakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jack Marchlewski, Dragan B Stojkovic, Joshua Robert Hemphill, Robert Reiners
  • Patent number: 11939023
    Abstract: A micromobility electric vehicle includes a front storage volume and a rear storage volume. The front storage volume may be defined on two sides by an angled footboard portion and a column. The rear storage volume may be defined on two sides by a curved footboard portion and a seat post. Retainers including an elastic member may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volume to releasably secure objects of different sizes and shapes in the front or rear storage volumes. Hooks may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volumes to allow an object with a strap to be supported in the front or rear storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Peter Rex Luedtke, Daniel Lami Goldstein
  • Patent number: 11932311
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a cargo bed having a first and a second sidewall. A rail assembly is disposed on the first sidewall. The rail assembly is movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the first sidewall. An actuator system raises and lowers the rail assembly to move the rail assembly between the extended position and the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Annette Lynn Huebner, Pietro Buttolo, Robert Walsh, Jacob Michael Haspiel, Joseph Ian Halaszynski
  • Patent number: 11933338
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bicycle pannier mounting arrangement for mounting a bicycle pannier to a bicycle. The bicycle pannier mounting arrangement includes a locking device for locking the bicycle pannier to an element of the bicycle. The locking device includes a first hook member and a second hook member. The first hook member includes an inner seat surface configured to enclose a portion of the element of the bicycle. The second hook member is pivotally connected about a pivot axis by a pivotal connection with respect to the first hook member such that the second hook member can be pivoted between an open position and a retaining position. The second hook member includes a retaining portion for retaining the element of the bicycle and a lever arm portion connected to the retaining portion and extending beyond an outer peripheral surface of the first hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Jan Adler, David Ardmar
  • Patent number: 11927426
    Abstract: A holster assembly includes a holster having an interior shaped to receive a handgun, and an entrance. An ejection port restraint pivotally connected to the holster includes a latch and is biased toward an obstruction position for engaging the latch with the ejection port of the handgun. A hood restraint pivotally connected to the holster body adjacent the entrance is configured to pivot between a non-obstruction position to permit the handgun to enter and to be drawn, and an obstruction position at which the hood restraint at least partially blocks the entrance. The hood restraint is biased toward the non-obstruction position. A release device mounted on the holster body is configured to actuate both the ejection port restraint and the hood restraint, each toward the respective non-obstruction position thereof, in response to a single movement by a user to allow the handgun to be withdrawn from the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Comp-tac Victory Gear
    Inventor: Brian Luna
  • Patent number: 11919589
    Abstract: A bicycle rack is described with an actuated arm that pivots to an open position in response to user activation of the actuator. The actuator is attached to the rack and the arm and exerts a force on the arm by extension to pivot the actuated arm to the open position. The actuator extends only when a release mechanism has been actuated by a user, but a user may pivot the actuated arm back to a closed position, or a position securing a bicycle, without actuating the release. The actuated arm will then be retained at a position selected by the user until the release is actuated by the user again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Kuat Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Luke Kuschmeader, Aaron Houston, Austin Harrill, Jordan Bowles, Jonathan Graif
  • Patent number: 11920893
    Abstract: A sling mount for lever action firearm including a sling member which can be adapted to a lever action rifle member by a cocking arm. The sling member includes an attaching portion which is placed within the sling member to be adjusted to the cocking arm. The sling member includes apertures along a body thereof wherein two apertures enclose the attaching portion and another of the apertures passes through the sling member by a distal end thereof. The sling member is secured by a locking member which includes apertures configured to be concentrical with two apertures of the attaching member and a pair of fasteners passing through the apertures. A strap member includes a hook which can be adjusted to an aperture of the sling member and another distal end can be attached to another portion of a lever action rifle member thereby holding thereof by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Johnson
  • Patent number: 11904751
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, an assembly configured to be removably secured to an exposed structural component of a vehicle (e.g., a rollbar) comprises a cover assembly configured to secure to the exposed structural component of the vehicle, a hand grip configured to pass through at least a portion of the cover assembly and hand below the cover assembly, wherein the hand grip is configured to be grasped by a user, and at least one tool-receiving member configured to secure to the cover assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Atomic Monkey Industries Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Lynn, Michael Lynn
  • Patent number: 11897615
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a tablet support that can be readily affixed to one side of a substantially upright seatback and one that can conveniently function to support numerous types of informational displays, including, but not limited to books, magazines, tablet computers, note book computers, media players, smart phones and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Reinhold Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kosta Gianakopoulos
  • Patent number: 11884243
    Abstract: Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle, and vehicle roof tray assemblies are disclosed. Disclosed assemblies include an elongate member and an engaging mechanism. The elongate member defines a support surface for supporting the load, and has a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces extending away from the support surface. The engaging mechanism is configured to abut the retention surfaces to engage the elongate member. A slat for a vehicle roof tray is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ARB Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke, Gavin James Smith
  • Patent number: 11885590
    Abstract: An adjustable clip system (1) primarily for use with holsters (3) and holster rigs (2) that attach to a user's belt (17) or waistband (18) or pocket via one or more clips (12). The adjustable clip system allows a user to independently adjust the height of the holster or holster rig without requiring the user to raise or lower the user's belt, waistband, pocket, and/or other clothing to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Richard J. Price
  • Patent number: 11873052
    Abstract: A latching mechanism removably attaches an accessory to an offroad vehicle without requiring tools. The latching mechanism includes a body, a shaft extending through the body, and a handle riding on a conical surface of the body for rotating the shaft relative to the body. An oblong head extends on a lower side of the body, rotatable by the handle and shaft to a position where the head extends under a shoulder of a mounting recess. A spring system biases the head axially, such that the head can be moved either upwardly or downwardly from a balanced elevation set by a nut tightenable on a bolt. The mounting recess has an upper portion shaped differently from a lower portion. The body includes a hooking portion which extends significantly above the top of the mounting recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Zhejiang CFMoto Power Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinli Meng
  • Patent number: 11859944
    Abstract: A sling slider element has a frame defining an aperture, a rotor pivotally connected to the frame, the rotor received in the frame aperture, the frame and rotor configured to receive a strap, and the rotor movable with respect to the frame between a disengaged position in which the strap is free to slide with respect to the rotor and an engaged position in which the strap is engaged to the frame and rotor. The frame may include a pivot pin spanning the aperture. The frame aperture may be rectangular, and the rotor may be rectangular. The frame may be a planar body, and the rotor may have a planar body portion coplanar with the frame when in the engaged position. The rotor may have a handle element extending away from the planar body portion. The handle element may extend perpendicularly from the planar body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Force Gear, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashley A Burnsed, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11850485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf tee holder for inserting and carrying a golf tee and, more specifically, to a golf tee holder comprising a body part which is hollow, of which the upper part is open, and which has a fitting support port into which a golf tee is inserted and supported, on the inner side thereof, wherein there is a clip part, which is hung on golf clothes or belts for carrying, on the outer surface of one side of the body part, and a magnet part for attaching a combined marker/green repair tool on the outer surface of the other side of the body part, such that a golf tee is inserted inside the body part, the combined marker/green repair tool is attached to the magnet part, and the clip part is hung on pants (belt) of a golfer for carrying, thereby preventing the loss of golf tees, etc., and enabling same to be conveniently taken out and used during a round of golf so as to improve the convenience of a game of golf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Jeoung
  • Patent number: 11839275
    Abstract: A multi-purpose case that holds a portable computing device and an interchangeable thermoregulation element such that the thermoregulation element can be replaced without removing (or moving) the portable computing device. The case has modular components and can be attached to a light shield and or a document holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Qore Performance, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Willcox, Justin B. Li
  • Patent number: 11832692
    Abstract: An apparatus for positioning between a wristwatch and a user's wrist is provided to aid in modeling wristwatches. The apparatus includes a spacer and a connection means (e.g., a band, a magnet, or the like). The spacer is configured to be positioned between a lower watchband portion of the wristwatch and a lower wrist portion of the user's wrist. The spacer may be resilient and may include an arcuate outer support surface configured to rest against an inner surface of a watchband of the wristwatch. The spacer is held in said position using the connection means. The band is implemented to create a passageway for receiving the user's wrist for holding the apparatus securely around the user's wrist. The apparatus may further include a cover configured to cover at least the spacer for hygienic, aesthetic, and non-slip purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: William P. Ortale, IV
  • Patent number: 11835327
    Abstract: A carrier device includes a body member having two parallel sections, terminal ends of which extend in a common direction. A bracket nested with the body member has two lateral side members extending in the common direction. Each side member has a terminal end and a loop proximate the end defining a hole. An interior is defined between the sections of the body member and between the side members of the bracket. A binding member engages the sections of the body member and passes through the respective hole of each side member defined by the loop. A retention member, for retaining a magazine when inserted into the carrier device, also passes through the respective holes. The binding member draws sections of the body member toward each other to maintain frictional engagement of an inserted magazine or other article with interior contact points of the carrier device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HSG, LLC
    Inventors: Darrell Keith Smith, Daniel Logan Chaney
  • Patent number: 11834104
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transportation of equipment, generally but not necessarily limited to sporting equipment. Generally, the apparatus described herein comprises a collapsible or foldable frame adapted for installation in the bed of a pickup truck or similar vehicle, where the apparatus can be unfolded to a “deployment configuration” in which elongated equipment may be securely attached to the apparatus for transportation. The apparatus generally comprises two opposing rails with bracing and equipment storage elements mounted in between, foldable at about a midpoint for easy of storage when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher James Dix
  • Patent number: 11828579
    Abstract: A firearm magazine case that is sized to hold a stack of firearm magazines, which case includes a spring mechanism at one end such that the magazines are advanced within the case to a ready position as the magazines are extracted from the case and configured to be mounted on a person's front or side so that the magazines are reached with an easy and natural motion, whereby the case is contoured to a person's body and is configured such that magazines are able to be extracted in one step, yet are effectively protected from the environment, the case includes an attachment mechanism that allows the case to be mounted either horizontally or vertically, according to the user's preference, the case's attachment mechanism, which consists of an “x” shaped ridge or lip which coordinates to accept a triangular insert that is attached to a person's clothing, whereby sliding any side of the “x” down over the triangle attaches the case in a secure manner, yet allows the case to be quickly and easily detached and/or replac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: X-MOD Gear LLC
    Inventor: Evan Brozda
  • Patent number: 11821720
    Abstract: A magazine accessory includes a magazine pouch including a body constructed of an elastic material, and a flared mouth element constructed of an elastomeric material which is stiffer than the elastic material of the body. The flared mouth element is coupled to the body to form a stay-open pouch entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Elie Isaacson, Lev Israel Friedman