Patents Examined by Ding Y Tan
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Patent number: 12129956Abstract: There is provided an L-bracket for a camera. The L-bracket comprises a base, an upright arm connected to the base and a fastening element arranged in use to provide a releasable connection between the camera and the L-bracket; and a connector attached to one of the base or the arm, the connector being arranged in use to engage a dock mountable on a strap, the connector being shaped to engage the dock in multiple orientations.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: 3 LEGGED THING LIMITEDInventor: Danny Lenihan
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Patent number: 12123352Abstract: A vibration damper for a fuel conduit of a gas turbine combustor includes a mounting portion and a damping portion. The mounting portion is secured to the fuel conduit, and the damping portion includes a stack of damping washers, a bushing on top of the stack of damping washers, a spring clip secured around the stack of damping washers and the bushing, and a shoulder bolt disposed through the bushing and the stack of damping washers and engaged to the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLCInventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Larry Lou Thomas, Johnie Franklin McConnaughhay, Scott Robert Simmons
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Patent number: 12124153Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a tripod for 3D modeling and a method for determining camera capture parameters, including the height and the direction of the camera lens. The tripod includes a telescopic rod, a mobile phone holder, a mounting support, and a floor stand. The telescopic rod is formed by multiple sections of nested hollow round rods, and the round rods can be extended and locked. The mobile phone holder is attached to the telescopic rod through a mobile phone holder install base. The mounting support is set on the top of the telescopic rod. The floor stand is set at the bottom of the telescopic rod. The telescopic rod is vertically set on a plane through the floor stand. There are three sets of the floor stand brackets that are evenly set around the telescopic rod. According to the present disclosure, contrasting colors are used at the bottom of the tripod where it touches the floor to help recognize these points.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Shanghai Yiwo Information Technology Co., LTD.Inventors: Yunliang He, Ming Zhao, Pei Cai
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Patent number: 12123715Abstract: A magnet holder is used in a rotational angle sensing device and is shaped in a tubular form while the magnet holder is configured to hold a magnet opposed to a magnetic sensor and is also configured to be securely press-fitted to a rotatable body. The magnet holder includes: a magnet holding portion that is located at one side of the magnet holder in an axial direction; a press-fitting fixation portion that is located at another side of the magnet holder in the axial direction; and a connecting portion that connects between the magnet holding portion and the press-fitting fixation portion. An outer diameter of the press-fitting fixation portion is different from an outer diameter of the magnet holding portion, and a wall thickness of the press-fitting fixation portion is different from a wall thickness of the magnet holding portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Asuka Tanaka, Toshihiro Fujita, Jun Morimoto
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Patent number: 12102224Abstract: A wall hanger includes a vertical column including a front wall, a first sidewall having a plurality of first coupling holes, and a second sidewall having a plurality of second sidewalls. A connecting member includes a front board and a sideboard. At least one first coupling member is disposed on the sideboard and is coupled with one of the plurality of first coupling holes. At least one second coupling member extends from a side of the front board. A bracket is disposed in front of the vertical column and includes an arm. The arm includes a rear end having at least one third coupling member selectively engaged with at least one of the plurality of second coupling holes of the second sidewall. The rear end of the arm further includes at least one third coupling hole engaged with the at least one second coupling member.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Inventor: Tong-Fu Chen
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Patent number: 12104726Abstract: A lockable pipe shield includes a substantially curved shield body defining a first upper shield edge and a second upper shield edge opposite the first upper shield edge; a first lock tab formed monolithically with the shield body at the first upper shield edge and bent relative to the shield body to extend in a first direction, a first hanger engagement channel defined between the first lock tab and shield body; and a second lock tab formed monolithically with the shield body at the second upper shield edge and bent relative to the shield body to extend in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction, a second hanger engagement channel defined between the second lock tab and the shield body.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLCInventors: Rhett Douglas Larry Woody, Stephen Eric Scott, Michael T. Thornley, II, Colin Edward Parkhurst
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Patent number: 12082723Abstract: A hanger for hanging an object on a vertical surface includes a plate with a front face and a back face. The back face is to abut a vertical surface onto which the object is to be hung. The hanger includes a first hook and a second hook protruding outward from the front face and an integrated bubble level fixably coupled to the front face and calibrated to indicate a horizontal orientation of the first hook relative to the second hook. A plurality of wall contacts protrudes outward from the front face. Each wall contact includes an opening through which an attachment mechanism traverses to attach the plate to the vertical surface. The hanger does not require the object to have a specifically shaped counterpart in order to interface with the hanger. The hanger removes the need for elaborate and/or time-consuming measuring, thus saving the user time and frustration.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: H-Ventures, LLCInventors: John Hassett, Susan Hassett, Lucas Hassett, Chris Hassett, Ryan Fuentes
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Patent number: 12085981Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including a motor, a driving gear rotated by the motor, a rotating gear engaged with the driving gear to rotate around a rotation axis and including a plurality of holes, a display connected to the rotating gear to rotate around the rotation axis, a rotation sensor configured to output a signal indicating whether a hole included in the rotating gear is detected, and a processor configured to control the motor to change a rotation speed of the display based on the signal output by the rotation sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Sungyun Lee
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Patent number: 12070131Abstract: A modular furniture assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a base, an upright member, and one or more connector plates configured to selectively couple a bottom portion of the base to a bottom portion of the upright member. The base and the upright member are sized and configured in a particular defined spatial relationship where the length (X) of the base is substantially equal to the sum of the width (Y) of the base and two times a dimension (Z) which is the width (Z1) of the upright member or a separation distance (Z2) between adjacent receiving holes of the base and upright member. Thus, X is substantially equal to Y+2Z.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: The Lovesac CompanyInventors: Shawn D. Nelson, David M. Underwood, Clint Gibson, Braquel Burnett, Brian Kuchler, Jake Forman
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Patent number: 12066556Abstract: Adjustable bearing supports for single-axis trackers supported by truss foundations. A two-piece assembly joins a pair of adjacent truss legs to form a rigid foundation while providing a movable support for a tracker bearing housing assembly or other structure. The movable support may slide in-plane, or alternatively, enable the bearing housing assembly to slide and rotate with respect to the truss cap structure joining the adjacent truss legs.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Ojjo, Inc.Inventors: Katie Pesce, Charles Almy, Greg McPheeters, Tyrus Hudson, Jack West
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Patent number: 12064048Abstract: A support for a purse supports a purse on a surface, such as a table, countertop, or floor, and prevents the purse from coming in contact with the surface. The support system includes multiple magnetically attachable elements, which may be rearranged in numerous different configurations as desired by the user. Elements of the support system include a base shaper, a purse support, a plurality of feet, and a purse organizer. In embodiments, the purse support is foldable and sized to be stored in the purse when not in use.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: NO SACRIFICE BAGS INC.Inventor: Donna Lee Elizabeth Lehtonen
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Patent number: 12044349Abstract: A detachable supporting device includes a base, an external component and a supporting portion. The base is put on a holding surface. The external component is detachably disposed on the base. A bar of the external component has a first end and a second end. A first magnetic member is disposed on the first end. A second magnetic member is disposed between the first end and the second end. The supporting portion is connected to the base. The supporting portion includes a first magnetic unit and at least one second magnetic unit. The first magnetic unit and the at least one second magnetic unit are disposed on different sides of the base respectively, wherein the first magnetic unit cooperates with the first magnetic member to provide a magnetic attraction force and the second magnetic unit cooperates with the second magnetic member to provide a magnetic repulsion force.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Novium Taiwan Inc.Inventors: Kuo-Hung Liang, Ming-Wei Kuo
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Patent number: 12038124Abstract: Provided is a stand for a device that is capable of suppressing interference between a plurality of arms that are rotatably coupled and a device attached to an arm. The stand for a device includes a supporter that includes a first fulcrum; a first arm that is coupled to the supporter so as to be rotatable around the first fulcrum, and that includes a second fulcrum on one end; a second arm that includes a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the first arm so as to be rotatable around the second fulcrum; a grip; and a joint that is coupled to the second end of the second arm and the grip, is couplable to a device, and for which an orientation of the device with respect to the second arm is changeable by an operation of the grip.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Junji Mukai, Jumpei Ishibashi
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Patent number: 12030171Abstract: A folding stand with a pivoting securing mechanism to secure an object to the stand is disclosed. The stand may include two rails in the same horizontal plane and a securing mechanism that pivots about an axis which is perpendicular to that horizontal plane. The securing mechanism may be positionable in a locked and an unlocked position. The securing mechanism may include one or more arms that extends over a portion of the object in the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SawStop Holding LLCInventors: Benjamin J. Stockwell, Curt M. Kemper, Paul H. Stasiewicz
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Patent number: 12023531Abstract: A connector includes a first ring with a blocker collaborating with a rod. The rod is movable between a first position where the first ring is closed and a second position where the first ring is open. The blocker is movable between a first position collaborating with the rod to keep the first ring closed and a second position allowing opening of the first ring. A second ring includes a probe. The probe is connected to the blocker. When the distance between the probe and the sliding area is greater than a threshold value, the probe prevents opening of the first ring by the blocker. When the distance between the probe and the sliding area is smaller than the threshold value, the probe allows opening of the first ring by the blocker.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: ZEDELInventors: Jules Tarrajat, BenoƮt Vuillermoz, Maurice Pilotte
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Patent number: 12012748Abstract: A bracket assembly for connecting the head track (282) of a partition wall (280) to an overhead structural component (298) of the building has a shaft (102) connected at right angles to a base plate (106), which in turn is connectable to the head track (282) so that the shaft extends substantially vertically upwards. A pair of upwardly extending wings (118) and an apertured intermediate portion (116) allowing the bracket to be slidingly disposed about the shaft. The wings (118) are connectable to arm portions (288), which in turn are connectable to linking flanges (292), connectable to the overhead structure 298. Springs (130, 132) bias the bracket towards a neutral position. The bracket (110) is retained on the shaft by an upper stop (108) and the base plate 106. Apertured stabilising means (122,124) disposed about the bracket (110) form a collar that guides and stabilises the bracket (110) as it slides relative to the shaft (102) during seismic activities.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: BRACELOK IP LIMITEDInventors: Scott Alexander Simpson, Nigel Park, Oliver Barnett
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Patent number: 12013649Abstract: A clamping appliance of a reticle inner pod comprises: two clamping seats and a power member. The two clamping seats face each other in a width direction. The power member adjusts a distance of the two clamping seats in the width direction. The two clamping seats each include a bottom wall, two side walls, a first step and a second step. The two side walls are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom wall. The first step and the second step are sequentially arranged above the bottom wall along the width direction. The two clamping seats each further include two eaves, the two eaves are respectively perpendicularly connected to the two side walls, so that the eave, the side wall and the bottom wall are clamped to form a cladding space with three-sided cladding.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: GUDENG EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-Yi Lin, An-Pang Wang, Yu-Lin Chen, Po-Hsiang Chang
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Patent number: 12011090Abstract: A multi-layered lighted painting and etching easel assembly includes an easel portion having length-adjustable frame legs extending and being wedged between a floor and ceiling. The easel portion includes lower support blocks for receiving an edge of a transparent easel workpiece. The easel portion includes lower retaining blocks configured to receive an edge of the easel workpiece and is slidably and lockingly movable in and out of the lower notch. The assembly includes a holder portion displaced from the easel portion that includes a holding plate that defines a window. The holding plate may include a bottom face having support rods extending forwardly for supporting the workpiece(s). The easel assembly includes a display portion situated rearwardly of the holder portion, and that includes a light panel mounted to a rear of the holding plate that is operable to direct light toward the window and through the workpieces when energized.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Inventor: John Schwind
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Patent number: 12000425Abstract: A locking fastener assembly comprising a fastener having a threaded portion, and a head having a first end and a second end axially spaced from the first end, the second end comprising a fastening surface and a locking washer recess. The locking fastener assembly further comprises a locking washer disposed at least partially within the locking washer recess, the locking washer comprising a locking tab extending in a first direction and a stop biased in a second direction opposing the first direction, wherein the locking tab is operable to lock rotation of the locking washer relative to an item being secured upon a torqueing rotation and a loosening rotation of the fastener. A locking member is supported by the fastener, and operable to interface with the stop of the locking washer upon the loosening rotation of the fastener to lock the fastener relative to the item being secured.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventor: Richard J. Adams
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Patent number: 11997814Abstract: Cable organizers including a body, a clamp, and a cleat. The body defines a channel complementarily configured with a cable. The clamp and the cleat are mounted to the body proximate the channel. The clamp and the cleat are configured to selectively secure the cable to the body in the channel. The cleat is configured to selectively secure the cable to the body in the channel. In some examples, the cable organizer includes an adhesive layer and/or a sled mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ELEVATION LAB, INC.Inventors: Casey Hopkins, Jacob Hull