Patents Examined by Emily M Morgan
  • Hinge
    Patent number: 11041335
    Abstract: A hinge includes a leaf unit, first and second action units and an axle unit. The leaf unit includes first and second leaves that are rotatable relative to each other. The first leaf has a first barrel. The second leaf has a second barrel. The first and second action units are co-rotatable with the first leaf. The axle unit includes a fixing member mounted in the second barrel and co-rotatable with the second leaf, and first and second axle constituents respectively associated with the first and second action units and co-rotatable with the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: WATERSON CORP.
    Inventor: Waterson Chen
  • Stackable jewelry system
    Patent number: 11033084
    Abstract: A stackable jewelry system including first and second bands which can be stackable to form a stacked configuration in which (i) the first and second bands dispose in coaxial relation, and (ii) a second protrusion of the second band can be capable of radial alignment with a first opening of the first band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Staggerings, LLC
    Inventor: Julie M. Maddocks
  • Multi-joint hinge
    Patent number: 11021901
    Abstract: A multi-joint hinge includes a base part, on which a door bearing is held pivotably via a lever mechanism with a plurality of levers which are mounted in the manner of a parallelogram. A damping element for braking a closing movement and a spring element for tightening the door bearing in a closing area in the closing direction are arranged within the multi-joint hinge. The damping element and the spring element are connected in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HETTICH-ONI GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Eduard Thielmann, Martin Nordieker
  • Gemstone and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 11000102
    Abstract: A method for producing a gemstone, in particular a diamond, in the shape of a star with several arms, the method including taking a basic, brilliant cut gemstone, the gemstone including a basic crown, a basic pavilion and a basic girdle joining the basic crown and the basic pavilion and defining a plane, cutting a plurality of facets in the respectively basic crown, pavilion and girdle, to obtain a transformed gemstone delimited by a periphery, laser cutting the periphery of the transformed gemstone to produce the star shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Monachon
  • Ancillary handle and surgical instrumentation set comprising such an ancillary handle
    Patent number: 10981269
    Abstract: A ancillary handle includes: a gripping part of the ancillary handle, a receiving part having an elongate seat for the shank, and a locking device for locking the shank and fixing the surgical instrument to the ancillary handle. A locking part engages in a groove on the outer surface of the shank. The locking part translates between: iii) a locking configuration, in which the locking part engages in the groove and blocks the surgical instrument, and iv) an unlocking configuration, in which the locking part frees the shank. The locking device includes an actuation part for moving the locking part between the locking and unlocking configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NOVASTEP
    Inventors: Rémi Le Besque, Loïc Girod, Wilfried Dulin
  • Apparatus and method of manufacture of a jewelry setting
    Patent number: 10973288
    Abstract: A jewelry assembly and method of fabricating includes a support, a sub-assembly attached to the support, the sub-assembly including a base plate having an upper surface, and a center stone having a culet and pavilion positioned above the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Garabed Takessian
  • Jewelry ring having an automatic size adjusting device
    Patent number: 10905207
    Abstract: A jewelry ring having an outer ring fixedly spaced radially apart from an inner ring by a connecting member where the outer ring defines a plurality of open mountings and the inner ring defines a first plurality of openings, which are aligned with one another. At least two of the plurality of openings in the inner ring are interconnected by a slot to collectively define a receptacle in which a size adjusting device is seated and is connected thereto by a slot and pin mechanism enabling the size adjusting device to translate radially between a smallest interior diameter position and a largest interior diameter position. The size adjusting device has an arcuate insert defining a second plurality of openings aligned one each with one of the plurality of open mountings of the outer ring and has a biasing member seated between the arcuate insert and the outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventor: Roland Krainz
  • Jewelry with interchangeable decorative elements
    Patent number: 10905208
    Abstract: A jewelry system with interchangeable decorative segments is provided. The jewelry system includes a plurality of decorative segments, each such segment having a center aperture that extends through the segment along a vertical axis in the center of the segment from a top surface to a bottom surface. The jewelry system also includes a central rod for receiving one or more segments, the rod including a stopper at the lower end to support the received segments and an eyelet at the upper end to receive a chain which when received, prevents the received segments from slipping off the top part of the rod while also facilitating the jewelry to be worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TALIA LUXURY GOODS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ronen Berka, Tal Man
  • Hinge device with the possibility of ajar or breather opening
    Patent number: 10858870
    Abstract: A hinge device includes a first connection means (3) configured to fixed to a structure or frame and rotatably connected to a second connection means (5) configured to fixed to a door device (1) comprises at least one interconnecting means (7) connected to a sliding means (13) and a friction means (17) with at least one friction sliding block (25) secured to the sliding means (13) and sliding along a respective sliding wall (27) of the first connection means (3) and parallel to a direction of translation of the sliding means (13), wherein at least one arrest means (19) is fixed to or made in the first connection means (3) in proximity to a sliding wall (27) to abut with the sliding means (13) to arrest its stroke towards the closing of the door or of the shutter in correspondence an ajar or breather opening condition (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Light-emitting jewelry
    Patent number: 10849394
    Abstract: A light-emitting jewelry piece includes a gemstone, a head, and a mounting. The head is configured to interconnect the gemstone to the mounting. The mounting is arranged secure the light-emitting jewelry piece to a person or a personal adornment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NG Developments, LLC
    Inventor: John W. Disinger
  • Decelerated hinge for pieces of furniture
    Patent number: 10808442
    Abstract: A decelerated hinge for pieces of furniture, including a fixed part which can be connected to the body of a piece of furniture and a moveable part, which is constituted by a box with side walls and a bottom and can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, a deceleration device which includes at least one linear decelerator and actuation elements for the linear decelerator; the at least one linear decelerator and the actuation elements being accommodated in an accommodation body which can be coupled to the side walls and the bottom of the hinge box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Powered hinge mechanisms
    Patent number: 10798836
    Abstract: A device can include a hinge mechanism rotatably coupling a first portion of the device to a second portion of the device. The hinge mechanism is configured to automatically open the device. The device can also include a damper configured to control a rate at which the hinge mechanism automatically opens the device. The hinge mechanism can include a spine hinge, a rolling contact hinge, a film hinge, or a geared link hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Steven Manuel, Sajid Sadi, Curtis Aumiller, Thomas Brenner
  • Hinged device
    Patent number: 10795416
    Abstract: The description relates to hinged devices, such as hinged computing devices. One example can include a hinge assembly that rotatably secures a first portion and a second portion relative to a hinge axis and defines a planar conductor path between the first and second portions through the hinge assembly. The example can also include a pop-up arm that compresses a spring when the first portion and the second portion are rotated to a closed orientation, and wherein the compressed spring creates a bias to rotate the first and second portions from the closed orientation to an open orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joel J. Schmelzle, Kabir Siddiqui, Karsten Aagaard, Benoit Guillaume Henri Rouger, Errol Mark Tazbaz
  • Handle load transfer insert for panels
    Patent number: 10781607
    Abstract: A handle attachment assembly that includes first and second insert members, and a handle assembly that includes a cover and a main body portion. The main body portion includes a handle portion and first and second attachment portions extending from the handle portion. The cover is removably connected to the main body portion and the main body portion and the cover cooperate to define a handle interior. The first and second attachment portions include first and second attachment members, respectively. The first attachment portion and the first insert member are secured together by a first fastener, and the second attachment portion and the second insert member are secured together by a second fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
    Inventors: Raul Rogel, Joel Anthony Vizarra, Ajay Hari, Francisco Palafox
  • Supporting device, hinge module, and joint assembly
    Patent number: 10781850
    Abstract: A hinge module includes a joint assembly, a first pivot, and a second pivot. The joint assembly includes a first joint washer, a second joint washer separate from and coplanar with the first joint washer, an interlock member having two elongated limiting holes, and two pins. The first joint washer has a first pivot hole and a first pin hole. The second joint washer has a second pivot hole and a second pin hole. The pins are respectively inserted into the first and second pin holes and movably pass through the limiting holes. The first and second pivots respectively pass through the first and second pivot holes. When the first joint washer is rotated around the first pivot, the corresponding pin moves the interlock member in a direction perpendicular to each limiting hole, thereby moving the other pin to rotate the second joint washer around the second pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: FOSITEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: An-Szu Hsu
  • Rolling device, a piece of furniture comprising a rolling device and a use of the rolling device
    Patent number: 10759222
    Abstract: A rolling device for a device that is to be moved along a surface is described. The rolling device comprises a cylinder with an opening at one end and a piston that is arranged reciprocally movably in the cylinder such that the piston can be moved between an upper position in the cylinder and a lower position in the cylinder. The piston comprises a rolling element that is arranged in a first end portion of the piston that faces the cylinder opening and that rolls on the surface when the device is to be moved. The rolling device further comprises an actuator system for movement of the piston between the upper position and the lower position in the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: WHEEL.ME AS
    Inventor: Rolf Libakken
  • Hinge device for doors, shutters and the like
    Patent number: 10760316
    Abstract: A hinge device includes a first fixed tubular half-shell having a working chamber defining a longitudinal axis, a second tubular half-shell rotatable about the longitudinal axis, a pivot rotating unitary with the latter which includes a single pass-through actuating member having a helical shape, a plunger member slidable along the longitudinal axis, and a tubular bushing having a pair of guide cam slots. A pin-inserted within the pass-through actuating member is provided to allow the mutual engagement of the pivot and the bushing. The first tubular half-shell includes an end portion susceptible to rotatably support the pivot, the second tubular half-shell and the bushing are coaxially coupled to each other, and the bushing and the first tubular half-shell are mutually unitarily coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Luciano Bacchetti
  • Door restraint assembly
    Patent number: 10753132
    Abstract: A door restraint assembly for inhibiting a door from striking a wall when the door is opened includes a hinge unit that is hingedly coupled between a door and a door frame. A limiting unit is rotatably positioned in the hinge unit. The limiting unit limits rotation of the hinge unit when the door is opened. In this way the limiting unit inhibits the door from striking an adjacent wall when the door is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventors: Brock Roberts, Braydon Roberts
  • Belly bangle system
    Patent number: 10736387
    Abstract: A central component is positionable in a generally horizontal plane around a waist of the wearer. The central component is formed as an arc of a circle. The central component has an end with male screw threads. A peripheral component is positionable in a generally vertical plane adjacent to the waist of the wearer when worn. The peripheral component has an inner end with inner male screw threads and an outer end. A coupling ball has a diametric aperture formed with ends with female screw threads receiving the end of the central component and the inner end of the peripheral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Bradford Holt
  • Door hinge with integrated detent and stop
    Patent number: 10738520
    Abstract: A multi-position door hinge is coupled to a vehicle and includes a first hinge having a pin support, a pin, and a key. The multi-position door hinge additionally includes a second hinge having a receiving cam, a key way, and a cam groove. The multi-position door hinge is formed by coupling the first hinge to the second hinge by positioning the pin in the receiving cam with the key positioned in the key way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Reese Cherry, Matthew B. Rutman