Patents Examined by David R. Dunn
  • Patent number: 11312272
    Abstract: Provided is a conveyance seat capable of appropriately controlling the behavior of the pelvis (lumbar) of a seated occupant when an impact occurs, and thereby suppressing the generation of a compressive load on the spine of the seated occupant. This conveyance seat is provided with a seat cushion. The seat cushion has: a seat cushion frame; a cushion pad placed on the seat cushion frame; and a high-hardness portion provided below the cushion pad and higher in hardness than the material of the cushion pad. The high-hardness portion is disposed such that at least a part of the high-hardness portion overlaps a sinking suppression member in the vertical direction of the conveyance seat. The sinking suppression member is provided in the seat cushion frame or a vehicle body so that sinking of a seated occupant is suppressed. The sinking suppression member is disposed below the high-hardness portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Ishizuka, Atsushi Yamabe
  • Patent number: 11308826
    Abstract: A modular sign including a spacer assembly affixed to graphic panels is provided. The modular sign is movable between a knock-down configuration and an erected configuration. In the knock-down configuration, the spacer assembly lays flat on a back surface of the graphic panels. In the erected configuration, the spacer assembly is positioned behind the graphic panels so as to provide a support structure for the graphic panels while simultaneously being at least partially concealed by the graphic panels. The modular sign is moved from the knock-down configuration to the erected configuration by rotating the graphic panels up and away from a flat surface and is secured in the erected configuration by inserting a key flap into a keyhole. Once the modular sign is in the erected configuration, it can be installed onto a tube and/or another support structure, such as a register sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Vanguard Packaging, LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Ryan Frost
  • Patent number: 11305676
    Abstract: It is provided an adjusting device for a seat element of a vehicle seat supporting a body part of a seat user, with at least one driving device comprising a spindle drive and at least one adjustable support element for changing the contour or position of the seat element, wherein the spindle drive comprises a spindle extending along a spindle axis, which is floatingly mounted at a spindle end via a spindle holder such that at this spindle end the spindle is displaceable along at least one spatial direction extending transversely to the spindle axis. The spindle holder comprises a first and a second compensating element for a displaceability of the spindle end with respect to two first and second spatial directions extending approximately perpendicularly to each other and each perpendicularly to the spindle axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG
    Inventors: Sebastian Eichhorn, Florian Schmieder, Wera Wolniczak
  • Patent number: 11299907
    Abstract: A collapsible canopy frame including a plurality of side poles including a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole, a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other, and a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Caravan Canopy Int'l, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Scott Hudrlik, David Charles Hudrlik
  • Patent number: 11299905
    Abstract: A rooftop tent/platform rooftop habitat is used as a shelter or sleeping area on the roof top of a vehicle, such as a passenger vehicle, truck or military vehicle. The rooftop habitat includes a tent portion as well as a rooftop mounted platform portion. The rooftop mounted platform portion may be a foldable platform semi-permanently or temporarily attached to the roof of the vehicle and may extend at least partially out from the roof of the vehicle. The tent portion is separate from the platform and may be assembled and used on the ground in the manner of a traditional tent or assembled and raised to the platform located on the roof top of the vehicle. The tent is made to fit the platform but is removable from and useable without the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nemo Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Camon Brensinger
  • Patent number: 11299078
    Abstract: An armrest includes a first branch cable and a second branch cable, a frame, a skin covering the frame, and a foamed resin material. The frame includes a first routing section and a second routing section in which the first branch cable and the second branch cable are arranged, respectively. The foamed resin material is disposed on an inner side of the skin. The first branch cable and the second branch cable are disposed within the foamed resin material in the first routing section and the second routing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES. LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Makoto Higashikozono, Kaho Hayashi, Hideki Oshima, Takahiko Endo, Keiji Makino, Jun Jin, Takemasa Okumura
  • Patent number: 11292375
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a headrest bun having an interior portion. A support armature includes a portion thereof disposed within the interior portion of the headrest bun. A support member includes a lattice matrix comprised of a plurality of interconnected links. The support member is supported within the interior portion of the headrest bun by the support armature. A receptacle is operably coupled to the lattice matrix of the support member within the interior portion of the headrest bun and includes an interior cavity. A weighted insert is removeably received within the interior cavity of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Sangram Tamhankar, Chaitanya Nimmagadda, John Edward Huber, Siddharthan Selvasekar, Patrick Maloney, Janice Lisa Tardiff, Alex Perkins
  • Patent number: 11295637
    Abstract: A flexible fade resistant posted marker sign based on a flexible substrate and fade resistant coating that can bend to lock onto a studded flanged post by positioning the sign ends between the studs on the post with the body arching across and over middle studs on the post with the sign being wide enough to span across the flanges of the post and be secured with wire passing through holes positioned to place the wire at the sides of the width of the post to inhibit vertical, horizontal, and twisting movement of the sign while still maintaining a continuous center section of the sign for use as a colored warning blaze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: John Wayne Butler
  • Patent number: 11285910
    Abstract: A safety belt for a vehicle includes at least one belt strap which has a belt interior arranged between at least two belt strap layers. In order to introduce heat into the vehicle near a vehicle occupant wearing the belt strap, at least one heating element is arranged in the belt interior adjacent to a belt strap layer facing the vehicle occupant wearing the belt strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Frank Niebling, Yannick Dietrich, Steffen Kampmann
  • Patent number: 11280108
    Abstract: A water diverting ground platform includes a base plate having an interlocking edge, a plurality of tent stake apertures and a plurality of intersecting channels upon a first face. The device is configured to provide a water diverting platform for a structure such as a tent secured upon the top of the device. The interlocking nature of each platform permits a user to create as large a foundation as required by the tent of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Shawn Szepi
  • Patent number: 11279262
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a track assembly having a swivel mechanism slideably supported along the track assembly. A base frame is supported on the swivel mechanism between forward-facing and rearward-facing configurations. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the base frame by a recliner mechanism. A seat portion is pivotally coupled to the base frame and includes a front edge. The seat portion is operable between first and second positions, such that the front edge of the seat portion defines a forward-most portion of the seat assembly when the seat portion is in the first position. Further, the front edge of the seat portion is vertically juxtaposed over the base frame when the seat portion is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Joseph Michael Kish, Macit Aktas, Spencer Robert Hoernke, David Frederick Lyons
  • Patent number: 11279274
    Abstract: A headrest assembly includes a lattice matrix having a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) cells. Each 3D cell of includes a node and a plurality of links outwardly extending from the node. The lattice matrix includes a plurality of sections including a first section having a first overall elastic modulus, a second section positioned adjacent to the first section and having a second overall elastic modulus that is higher than the first overall elastic modulus of the first section, and a third section positioned adjacent to the second section and having a third overall elastic modulus that is higher than the second overall elastic modulus of the second section. The lattice matrix is integrally constructed using an additive manufacturing technique, wherein the 3D cells of each section are provided in various patterns and cured to varying degrees to provide the varying overall elastic moduli of each section of the lattice matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Siddharthan Selvasekar, Chris Fredriksson, Patrick Maloney, Sangram Tamhankar, Kevin VanNieulande
  • Patent number: 11273916
    Abstract: A multifunctional seat arrangement for a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes at least one first seat and one second seat which is laterally arranged directly adjacent to the at least one first seat. The second seat is narrower than the first seat, and the second seat has a pivotable seat surface extension which is pivotable into different positions relative to the seat surface of the second seat. Support functions and a child seat function or baby carrier function may be achieved thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Wesseloh, Sven Prahl, Frank Starke
  • Patent number: 11276334
    Abstract: A rolling information display apparatus configured to rotate on the rolling surfaces of a roller grill is provided. The apparatus includes a tubular shaped body configured to roll in contact with the rolling surfaces of a roller grill. The apparatus further includes a calibrated cook timer, a temperature monitor, a temperature indicator, and an information medium removably positioned on the tubular shaped body. The calibrated cook timer includes a printed circuit board that is calibrated to rise in temperature in a similar manner to a food item that is cooked on said roller grill. The apparatus is used to display product information, to monitor the temperature of food items in close proximity to the apparatus, and to indicate when the food item is no longer suitable for consumption and sale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Spirit Specialty Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M Kurmlavage
  • Patent number: 11269293
    Abstract: A security document having a security element including a multilayer body with a volume hologram layer and a partial opaque layer, arranged on a surface of the volume hologram layer, which is present in a first area and is not present in a second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Pforte, Ludwig Brehm
  • Patent number: 11261615
    Abstract: A tree stand hunting blind is comprised of two sides connected by a lower center portion. The blind does not have a roof and does not have a complete front wall. This allows a user to stand up and shoot a firearm or bow in any direction, including directly under the blind or directly above the blind. The bottom platform of a tree stand and the bottom portion of the blind function as a “floor” that helps hide the user from game animals below the blind. The sides of the blind break up the user's silhouette and help hide the user and the tree stand from game animals that are not directly under the blind. Each side of the blind incorporates a window with a moveable shade mechanism that allows them to be fully or partially opened or closed as needed by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Willliam Charles Boren
  • Patent number: 11253081
    Abstract: System (200) is provided for a chair with removable armrests. The system (200) includes a chair back (220) connected to a rectangular chair seat (210) with chair feet (230) and two handrails (240). The handrails (240) are connected to the chair back (220) and the rectangular chair seat (210). The chair seat (210) further comprises a chair frame (260), a seat cushion (270) and two side wall clothes (250), wherein each side wall cloth (250) is configured to optionally secure the side wall cloth (250) to a respective handrail (240). The side wall cloth (250) can secure itself to a handrail (240) through an internal adhesive on an internal side of the side wall cloth (250) and an external adhesive of an external side of the side wall cloth (250). The side wall cloth (250) can optionally be secured to the handrail (240) by wrapping around the handrail (240) and connecting the internal and external adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: B&G Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bin Song, Runxiang Guo
  • Patent number: 11254250
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a cushion pad in which one or more hanging grooves into which a trim cover is inserted are formed in a sitting-person supporting surface; a wire which is provided in a bottom of the hanging groove along the hanging groove and locks the trim cover which is inserted into the hanging groove; a vibration transferring member which is buried in the cushion pad along the wire; and a vibration body which excites the vibration transferring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Noguchi, Ryo Kurobe, Masao Komada, Naoki Takada
  • Patent number: 11255104
    Abstract: A tent support includes a plurality upright rods, a top module provided at a center of a top of the tent support, a plurality of side rod assemblies each connected to every adjacent two of the upright rods, and a plurality of top rod assemblies connected to the side rod assemblies and the top module. At least one positioning hole is provided at a junction of two adjacent side walls of each upright rod. A sliding seat provided on each upright rod includes a positioning member which is selectively engaged in the positioning hole, a spring, a positioning pin and an outward protruding button therein. The tent support, as a whole, is simple in structure, easy to assemble, and stable in positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CAMPVALLEY (XIAMEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang ho Baik, Renhua Chen
  • Patent number: 11248637
    Abstract: A device includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit comprises a first C-shaped portion, a first bridge portion, and a first U-shaped portion. The first U-shaped portion comprises a first projection extending therefrom. The second unit comprises a second C-shaped portion, a second bridge portion, and a second U-shaped portion. The second U-shaped portion comprises a second projection extending therefrom. The first projection interlocks with the second projection when the first C-shaped portion and the second C-shaped portion are fastened to a plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Watchfire Signs, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Messmore, Chad Salmela, Justin M. Bargo, Robert E. Wright, Matthew Curtis Lane