Patents Examined by Darrell C Ford
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Patent number: 11969838Abstract: An assembly processing device for outdoor foldable chair components is provided. The assembly processing device includes an operating platform, a conveying mechanism, and a component placement boss. The operating platform is provided with a component placing platform and a predetermined number of concaving mechanisms, positioning mechanisms, and assembly mechanisms. The positioning mechanisms and the assembly mechanisms are disposed on the component placing platform. The conveying mechanism is disposed between the component placing platform and the operating platform. The conveying mechanism conveys a component to be processed to one or more of the concaving mechanisms for concaving, on the component placing platform. The component placement boss is disposed on the component placing platform. The assembly processing device improves the assembly and concaving of foldable chair components and improves production efficiency of a foldable chair assembly line.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Yotrio Group Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hongwei Wu, Jianqiang Xie
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Patent number: 11958412Abstract: A structure and method for mounting a flag-type side mirror securely fastens the flag-type side mirror on a door panel of a vehicle. The method includes: passing a wiring mounted to the flag-type side mirror through through-holes formed in an outer belt rail, a quadrant reinforce, and an inner panel of the door; placing the flag-type side mirror at a position to be installed; arranging a mirror neck of the flag-type side mirror to abut on the quadrant reinforce through an outer panel of the door; passing a fastening member through the outer belt rail and the quadrant reinforce; and fastening the fastening member to an end of the mirror neck by operating a tool in a direction from inside to outside of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Je-Won Choi
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Patent number: 11953361Abstract: A transfer conveyor for food process lines has an endless conveyor belt characterized by an upper, food-product carrying run and a lower, return run. The upper, food-product carrying run defines a transit plane. The upper, food-product carrying run also extends between an intake end and a discharge end. The upper, food-product carrying run furthermore has a first pleat below the transit plane proximate the intake end and a second spaced-away pleat below the transit plane proximate the discharge end. These spaced-away pleats partitioning the upper, food-product carrying run into an intake-end span and a discharge-end span cooperatively flanking a mid-span. Wherein the transfer conveyor additionally includes one scale servicing the intake-end span of the upper, food-product carrying run and another scale servicing the discharge-end span.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Robert G. Nothum, Jr.
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Patent number: 11953038Abstract: A removable blind fastener includes: a body; a screw member; and a clamping member. The body includes a hollow cylindrical shaft with a proximal end and a distal end and a head at the proximal end, the head being hollow with an internal end face. The shaft has an open guide channel along a portion of its length and an urge channel opposite the guide channel located at the distal end of the shaft. The screw member has a threaded region that fits within the shaft and the screw member has a head at a proximal end that fits within the hollow head. The clamping member fits in the guide channel and has a threaded aperture for engaging with the threaded region of the screw member, such that rotation of the screw member causes the clamping member to move along the guide channel of the body.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Kwikbolt LimitedInventor: Jan Niklewicz
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Patent number: 11951673Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a bending panel of a display includes a lower mold having a first member on which a target panel is placed, an upper mold disposed adjacent the lower mold and including a second member including a first surface to press a portion of the target panel and a second surface having a first slope with respect to the first surface, and side molds disposed at opposite sides of the lower mold and each having a third member with a third surface complementary to the second surface of the second member. The first slope is smaller than about 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wonju Kim, Dohyung Ryu, Wu Hyeon Jung, Daehyun Hwang
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Patent number: 11913711Abstract: A method of assembling an outer cabinet of an enclosure includes: coupling a first panel of the outer cabinet to a second panel of the outer cabinet utilizing a first joint type; coupling a third panel of the outer cabinet to the first panel using a second joint type by rotating the third panel relative to the first panel; coupling a fourth panel of the outer cabinet to the first panel using the second joint type by rotating the fourth panel relative to the first panel; coupling a fifth panel of the outer cabinet to the first panel using a third joint type; coupling the fifth panel to the third panel and to the fourth panel using a fourth joint type; and coupling a sixth panel to each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth panels to form the outer cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Leer, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Muth, Patrik Gorun
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Patent number: 11911978Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite barrel structure includes fabricating a first plurality of composite panels that are assemblable into a first partial composite barrel section. The fabricating includes assembling a first layup of composite material and, concurrently, assembling at least one additional layup. The fabricating further includes heating the first layup with the at least one additional layup. A system for fabricating a plurality of panels that are assemblable into partial barrel sections includes a first workstation for fabricating a first plurality of composite panels that are assemblable into a first partial composite barrel section. The first workstation includes a first assembly station configured to concurrently assemble a first layup of composite material and at least one additional layup and a first heating station configured to heat the first layup concurrently with the at least one additional layup to yield the first plurality of composite panels.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Matthew B. Moore, Patrick B. Stone
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Patent number: 11905752Abstract: Systems and methods for automated extrusion of main elements for building construction are disclosed wherein sub-components of sub-elements are extruded by automated means, and sub-elements are assembled by automated means, and the sub-elements are incorporated into main elements by automated means.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: House of Design LLCInventors: Shane Christopher Dittrich, Robert David Dudley Carlson, Jason T. Giuffre, Anthony P. D'Andrea, Anthony W. Foster, Richard D. Murdock, Timothy G. Mathson, Curtis R. Fletcher
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Patent number: 11898596Abstract: An insert including: a head portion including a docking face configured to receive a welding electrode and a bearing surface configured to come to bear on the first part in order to keep the first part assembled to the second part, a body portion intended to be inserted into the first part, including a welding surface configured to be welded to the second part, the body portion having a cross section smaller than that of the head portion, and thermal decoupling means extending around the body portion to prevent heat released by the body portion from being transmitted to the first part during the welding operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventor: Maxime Grojean
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Patent number: 11897025Abstract: A forging apparatus includes an ironing mechanism and a phase alignment mechanism. The ironing mechanism includes: a punch set, which is fitted into a cylindrical portion of a pre-processing material to be formed into the outer joint member, and is radially expandable and contractible, the cylindrical portion having grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof; and a die having a hole into which the cylindrical portion is press-fitted. The phase alignment mechanism is configured to align phases of the grooves in the inner peripheral surface of the pre-processing material and phases of track groove portion forming surfaces of the punch set with each other before the pre-processing material is fitted to the punch set.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Numamoto, Takuya Fujita
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Patent number: 11897040Abstract: An axle boring assembly includes a portable power head or drive unit, a bearing pack to which the drive unit is attached, an adjusting base to which the bearing pack is adjustably secured and a mounting assembly which fits over a motor vehicle axle and to which the adjusting base is secured. The mounting assembly comprises a first section having axially spaced apart front and rear clamps and a substantially identical second section with matching spaced apart front and rear clamps. Threaded fasteners extend between the front and rear clamps and may be rotated to secure the mounting assembly about the end of the axle. Each clamp includes jaws which contact the axle and which may be selected from sets of various sizes and configurations to ensure accurate and suitable engagement of the axle.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: James L. EbertInventor: James L. Ebert
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Patent number: 11885366Abstract: A piercing nut according to the present invention includes an internal thread 11, a ring-shaped punching part 12, a ring-shaped groove 16, and a bearing surface 17. The internal thread 11 is formed at the center of a nut main body 10. The ring-shaped punching part 12 protrudes around the outer periphery of the internal thread 11. The ring-shaped groove 16 is formed around the outer periphery of the ring-shaped punching part 12. The bearing surface 17 protrudes around the outer periphery of the ring-shaped groove 16. The height h of the ring-shaped punching part 12 is equal to or lower than the height H of the bearing surface 17 in the opposite manner to the conventional technique.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Aoyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeki Matsunami, Kazuhiro Koga, Keiichiro Masui, Kenichiro Araki, Tsuyoshi Kojima, Yuichi Katsumata
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Patent number: 11872619Abstract: A method is for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet comprising laminated a predetermined number of thin steel sheets formed by punching a belt-shaped thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape. This method includes the following steps 1 to 3: step 1: a step of sequentially punching the thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape with a metallic die; step 2: a step of applying a curable composition to a predetermined portion of the thin steel sheet; and step 3: a step of irradiating the curable composition with energy rays. The curable composition is a delayed curable composition which is cured after a lapse of a predetermined time after being irradiated with energy rays.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: THREEBOND CO., LTD.Inventor: Ai Omura
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Patent number: 11872676Abstract: An extraction device for a heating tracer includes a clamping assembly and a driving member. The clamping assembly includes a connecting seat, a first extrusion wheel and a second extrusion wheel rotatably arranged on the connecting seat. The first extrusion wheel and the second extrusion wheel are both an eccentric wheel. In use, the heating tracer is clamped between the first extrusion wheel and the second extrusion wheel, and is in contact with an outer circumference of the first extrusion wheel and the second extrusion wheel. The driving member includes a main body and a drive shaft arranged thereon. The main body is configured to drive the drive shaft to extend along an axial direction of the main body. The drive shaft is connected to an end of the connecting seat away from the first extrusion wheel and the second extrusion wheel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: HUBEI XIANTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chuanhong Pan, Yu Huang, Yong Xiang, Zuqiang Xin, Jianhua Liu
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Patent number: 11865568Abstract: A spray tip for a fluid applicator includes a stem configured to be inserted into the fluid applicator. The stem includes a stem pre-orifice portion and an insert receiving portion. The spray tip includes a pre-orifice insert having an inlet and an outlet. The pre-orifice insert is disposed within the insert receiving portion and disposed against a rearward shoulder of the stem.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech CorporationInventors: Ross D. Rossner, Eric R. Seckerson
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Patent number: 11870310Abstract: A method for repairing an electric generator having a rotor that rotates about a vertical axis, the rotor including a spider having a number of spider arms extending radially away from the axis, and a rim surrounding the spider. The weight of the rim is normally carried at least in part by rim support ledges of the spider arms. The method for repair includes supporting the rim from the top of the spider and thereby relieving some or all of the weight of the rim being supported by the rim support ledges.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Electromechanical Engineering Associates, Inc.Inventors: Jason Sinkhorn, J. Barry Sargeant, Lauren Haley, Thomas Schildkamp
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Patent number: 11858027Abstract: A climate control system including a heat exchanger assembly with a housing having an external air inlet, an external air outlet, an internal air inlet, and an internal air outlet. The system further includes an auxiliary air vent assembly coupled to the heat exchanger assembly. The auxiliary air vent assembly includes a rim at least partially defining an internal air inlet region and an internal air outlet region.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: DANTHERM COOLING, INC.Inventors: Charles Richard Schmidt, Troy F. Berg
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Patent number: 11858572Abstract: A parallel cell based mobility production system is disclosed. The system includes a serial production line composed of a plurality of cells arranged in series, and through which the vehicles of various types are sequentially passed to be processed. The system further includes a parallel production line composed of a plurality of sublines arranged in parallel, wherein each subline is provided with the plurality of cells arranged in series and matched for each vehicle type, and in which a vehicle passing through the serial production line is fed to a corresponding subline for each vehicle type. Furthermore, the system includes an inspection line in which the vehicles of various types passing through the parallel production line are sequentially fed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventor: Suk Jae Youn
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Patent number: 11845651Abstract: A spool (100) of a linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is disclosed. The linear string of pocketed springs comprises springs (212, 312, 412) each provided in a textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The springs (212, 312, 412) comprise helically coiled steel wire springs. The textile pockets (214, 314, 414) are assembled to each other in linear direction. The linear string (110, 210, 310, 410) has a width of one textile pocket (214, 314, 414). The string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs is present in the spool (100) spirally wound and in a compressed state such that the pocketed springs (212, 312, 412) can expand upon unwinding the string (110, 210, 310, 410) of pocketed springs from the spool (100).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NV BEKAERT SAInventors: Bert Vanderbeken, Nico Vermandele, Wim Desmet, Maarten Meyfroidt
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Patent number: 11846312Abstract: A method of installing a cage nut fastener against a frame member without the aid of tools includes: providing a cage nut fastener having a spring cage and a nut prevented from rotation within the spring cage, wherein the spring cage includes first and second lever arms arranged at opposite sides thereof, each lever arm extending in a rearward direction behind a back wall of the spring cage; applying a compression force upon at least one of the lever arms, without the aid of tools, to manipulate the spring cage to a compressed state; positioning a distal end of each of the lever arms through an aperture of the frame member; and releasing the compression force so that a portion of each of the lever arms presses against an edge of the aperture, thereby securing the cage nut fastener against the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.Inventor: Jared Keith Davis