Patents Examined by David R. Dunn
  • Patent number: 11639120
    Abstract: A child safety seat comprising a base and a body rotatably connected to the base for providing a seating space. The base is rotatably connected to the body via a rotating shaft. The child safety seat further comprises an electrical pivoting structure including a base pivoting member for electrically connecting to a base electrical device in the base, and a body pivoting member for electrically connecting to a body electrical device in the body. The base pivoting member is coupled to the base and has a base conductive part. The body pivoting member is coupled to the body and has a body conductive part. The base conductive part and the body conductive part are rotatably and electrically connected in the rotating shaft. The base electrical device and the body electrical device are electrically connected to each other via electrical connection of the base conductive part and the body conductive part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: BABMINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Zujian Liu
  • Patent number: 11639613
    Abstract: A portable room includes a number of sides, where a first side of the number of sides includes a first door, a second side of the number of sides includes a port, and the second side is adjacent to the first side. The portable room also includes a roof attached to the number of sides. The portable room further includes a number of pockets integrated with the roof, where each pocket is configured for receiving a filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL E-Z UP, INC.
    Inventor: Mark C. Carter
  • Patent number: 11634925
    Abstract: A folding canopy with a layered roof includes canopy leg tubes, a beam assembly connected between the canopy leg tubes, and a roof assembly for supporting a tarpaulin. The roof assembly includes a first roof unit in a middle portion of the roof assembly and a second roof unit surrounding the first roof unit. The first roof unit includes a first tarpaulin, a tarpaulin stay for supporting the first tarpaulin, and a linkage rod for linkage of the tarpaulin stay. A middle portion of the tarpaulin stay is hinged with a first strut, one end of the tarpaulin stay is hinged with an end of the linkage rod and the other end of the tarpaulin stay is a free end, and the other end of the linkage rod is hinged with a second strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG JIANSHENG LEISURE PRODUCTS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuanru Sun, Weijun Xu, Jian He
  • Patent number: 11628040
    Abstract: An identification bracelet includes a wristband securable to a wearer. The wristband includes a plurality of openings for receiving a locking rivet and one or more openings for receiving one or more color-coded pins, a housing attached to the wristband, the housing having a pair of lugs with a slit, each lug extending from each side of the housing and adapted to receive the corresponding ends of the wristband inserted into the corresponding slits. The housing comprises a snap-on cover with at least a portion of the cover being transparent, a base, and a waterproof gasket insertable into the base. The snap-on cover is configured to be snapped on the base thereby creating a hermetically sealed waterproof structure. The housing also includes an information tag insertable into the housing and visible through the transparent portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: David Pollack
  • Patent number: 11628759
    Abstract: A gap wall that includes a divider and a base. The divider includes a top end and a bottom end. The base is attached to the bottom end of the divider and the base can attach to a gap filler such that when attached on the gap filler and when the gap filler is installed between a seat and an adjacent barrier, the divider forms one wall of a pocket. The divider may be compressible. The divider may have an exterior fabric that creates an interior, and the interior may have stuffing. The exterior fabric may be leather. The gap wall may have a closable opening that can be used to adjust the amount of stuffing in the interior. The closable opening may use a zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ths Private Brands LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Hahm
  • Patent number: 11619390
    Abstract: An electric fireplace (10) includes a fireplace housing (12) and an electrical insert (40). The fireplace housing (12) includes a base panel (30) having a base opening (230A), a back panel (32), and at least one side panel (34). The electrical insert (40) is sized and shaped to fit and be supported and retained within the base opening (230A). Additionally, the electrical insert (40) can include a heater (26), and a controller (28) including a processor that is configured to control operation of the electric fireplace (10). Further, each of the base panel (30), the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34) can be manufactured and installed independently of one another. The fireplace housing (12) can further include a front frame (236) that is manufactured and installed independently of each of the base panel (30), the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34). Still further, at least one of the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34) can be foldable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Greentouch USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Alfred Crowe
  • Patent number: 11619391
    Abstract: An electric fireplace (10) includes a fireplace housing (12) and an electrical insert (40). The fireplace housing (12) includes a base panel (30) having a base opening (230A), a back panel (32), and at least one side panel (34). The electrical insert (40) is sized and shaped to fit and be supported and retained within the base opening (230A). Additionally, the electrical insert (40) can include a heater (26), and a controller (28) including a processor that is configured to control operation of the electric fireplace (10). Further, each of the base panel (30), the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34) can be manufactured and installed independently of one another. The fireplace housing (12) can further include a front frame (236) that is manufactured and installed independently of each of the base panel (30), the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34). Still further, at least one of the back panel (32) and the at least one side panel (34) can be foldable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Greentouch USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Alfred Crowe
  • Patent number: 11613906
    Abstract: A portable structure including a solar shade is disclosed. The portable structure includes a frame comprising at least two beams, a main panel extending between the at least two beams, and a solar shade. The solar shade includes at least one solar shade panel spaced above the main panel by at least one inflatable beam to create a space between the solar shade panel and the main panel. The space creates an insulative layer to help regulate an interior temperature of the portable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Creative Tent International, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stafford
  • Patent number: 11607980
    Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback having a seat frame. The seat assembly includes a panel having an end slidably supported by the seat frame. The panel is bowable outwardly from the seat frame to a deployed position. The seat assembly includes an actuator supported by the seat frame and connected to the end of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Zhenyan Gao, Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq
  • Patent number: 11602948
    Abstract: Techniques are described in which articles (e.g., security documents, traffic signage and personal protective equipment) are formed to include an infrared absorptive material. In some instances, the infrared absorptive material includes a reduced tungsten oxide, such as cesium tungsten oxide, calcium tungsten oxide, potassium tungsten oxide, or the like, and exposed to radiation such that one or more regions of the security document has a modified appearance, thereby providing a visual marking or information on the article. Example articles include at least one layer including a polymer and an infrared absorptive material including a reduced tungsten oxide. The layer includes a radiation-treated region that exhibits a first appearance under visible light and at least one non-radiation-treated region that exhibits a second, different appearance under visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Tadesse G. Nigatu, Suman K. Patel, Craig A. Schmidt, Lee A. Pavelka, Neeraj Sharma
  • Patent number: 11603019
    Abstract: A seat of a vehicle is designed for safety to reduce risk of injury to an occupant of the seat in the event of an abrupt movement or a collision involving the vehicle from the rear. The seat may have seatback geometry designed to promote coupling an occupant to the seat, thereby minimizing a gap between an occupant and the seatback and, therefore, the impact forces to the occupant in a rear-facing collision by reducing a relative velocity between the occupant and the seat, as well as absorbing energy of the occupant over a longer distance. The seat may include one or more materials that plastically deform under a force imparted on the seat by the occupant accelerating relative to and toward the seat during a vehicle collision. Cavities in the seat can be used, in some examples, to create a particular compressibility for optimizing impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Jost, Andrew Frank Raczkowski, Kern Rameshwar Sharma, Daria Di Costanzo
  • Patent number: 11600207
    Abstract: A header box for a retail display structure comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a bottom panel. The rear panel is formed coplanarly with the front panel and the bottom panel and is folded about a first fold line of the header box relative to the front panel to extend entirely spaced from and substantially parallel to the front panel. The rear panel defines a depending flange extending downwardly from a remainder of the rear panel. The bottom panel is folded about a second fold line of the header box to extend between the rear panel and the front panel and is positioned above a bottommost edge of the front panel and above the depending flange of the rear panel. A reception cavity for receiving a cross bar of the retail display structure is formed between the front panel and the depending flange and below the bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Selina Larsen, Jacob K. Pomputis, Scott J. Fuenffinger
  • Patent number: 11590864
    Abstract: A motor vehicle seat locking device, in particular a rear seat backrest locking device, equipped with a retaining bracket that is connected to a vehicle body and can move relative thereto, and with a catch, seat-mounted, for the retaining bracket. According to the invention, the retaining bracket is connected to a rocker that can pivot with respect to a vehicle body-mounted base, about an axis that is at a distance from the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Keith Robertson
  • Patent number: 11594154
    Abstract: A presentation portfolio includes a first panel, a second panel, a binding member, and a locking member. The first panel defines an interior surface and a longitudinal edge extending along a side of its interior surface. The second panel defines an interior surface and a longitudinal edge extending along a side of its interior surface. The binding member rotatably couples the first panel with the second panel such that the presentation portfolio is movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation. The locking member is initially slidably coupled to first panel by receiving a portion of the longitudinal edge of the first panel within an elongated channel thereof. When the presentation portfolio is in the open orientation, the locking member is slidable between an unsecured position and a secured position in a manner selectively securing the first panel and the second panel adjacent one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Lickteig, Jeremy A. Clark
  • Patent number: 11583113
    Abstract: Image displays are disclosed. An image display may include an image support and a plurality of foldable sections. Each foldable section may have a first segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the image support and a second segment rotatably coupled to and configured to lock with the first segment. The image display may have an open and an assembled configuration. Display faces of the image support, first segment, and second segment may be co-planar in the collapsed configuration. The display faces image support and the second segment may be perpendicular to the display face of the first segment in the assembled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nations Photo Lab LLC
    Inventors: Ryan J. Millman, Cheyne J. Smith
  • Patent number: 11584273
    Abstract: A seat assembly is provided with a frame, and a trim assembly oriented about the frame to conceal the frame. The trim assembly is provided with a first trim panel, a second trim panel, and a structurally reinforced seam with piping along an intersection of the first trim panel and the second trim panel. Ornamental stitching is provided along an exterior length of the structurally reinforced seam and incrementally traverses the structurally reinforced seam to interconnect the first trim panel and the second trim panel along the structurally reinforced seam, and to provide an ornamental stitching appearance to the structurally reinforced seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Townley, Louella Ann Patterson, Jeanette Puig Pey, Angela Scott
  • Patent number: 11584267
    Abstract: A child safety seat for use in a vehicle, the safety seat having a base including a rotating mechanism and a seat shell for a child that is detachably connectable to the base. The base is anchorable in the vehicle using either conventional safety belts or LATCH anchoring provisions. The base is configured to allow a conventional three-point occupant restraint to secure the base to the vehicle and to prevent interaction between the seat shell and the restraint belt. The seat shell, when connected to the base, may be rotated about a generally upstanding axis into forward-facing, rearward-facing, or side-facing configurations. The base includes a moveable wedge that allows the base to optimally fit a variety of vehicle seat having different seat cushion inclinations. The seat shell also includes a height-adjustable backrest portion that allows the seat configuration to be optimized for the occupant, even as the occupant child grows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Artsana USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Longenecker, Matthew J. Ransil, Derek A. Eberly, Joshua D. Stuckey, Michael S. Degrace
  • Patent number: 11584261
    Abstract: A power seat track assembly may include an elongated first rail, a second rail, a motor assembly, and a power-transfer assembly. The second rail may engage the first rail and may be movable along a length of the first rail. The motor assembly may be mounted to the second rail and may be operable to drive the second rail along the length of the first rail. The power-transfer assembly may include a first component mounted to the first rail and a second component mounted to the second rail. The first component may wirelessly transmit power to the second component. The second component may be electrically connected to the motor assembly to provide electrical current to the motor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Antal Teer, Burckhard Becker, Sapan M. Poptani
  • Patent number: 11565610
    Abstract: A seat base includes abase, an arm and a release mechanism. The base includes a capture mechanism. The arm is coupled to the base and rotates through release, tension and unloaded positions. The arm frictionally engages a vehicle belt disposed between the arm and the base. The belt is disengaged from the arm when the arm is disposed in the release position. The capture mechanism is movable between an engaged position in which the arm is precluded from moving into the release position, and a disengaged position in which the arm is free to move into the release position. When the arm is disposed in the tension position and the capture mechanism is disposed in the engaged position, the capture mechanism is precluded from moving into the disengaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CLEK INC.
    Inventors: Iuliu Dinescu, Giuseppe Rotiroti
  • Patent number: 11560732
    Abstract: The present application relates to an automotive tent for fastening to a vehicle. The tent includes a base for fastening to the vehicle. A retractable cover is provided for retracting during transport, and expanding from the base to define a sleeping space. Advantageously, the cover may be readily erected by expanding the cover from the base to define the sleeping space. The cover may be collapsible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: PATRIOT CAMPERS HOLDINGS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Justin Montesalvo, Simon Noel Pearce