Patents Examined by Emily Morgan
  • Patent number: 9516930
    Abstract: A wearable freshening ring assembly comprises a fixed or flexible ring shank portion, integrally or mechanically connected to a personal care product receptacle, which is mechanically or frictionally connected to a personal care product capsule and a protective cap element. The ring shank portion is sized to fit a wearer's finger or is adjustable to fit a wearer's finger. The ring is made from formable materials such as jewelry grade metals and costume jewelry grade materials selected from non-precious metals, thermo-formable plastic resins, ceramics, leather, rubber, and flexible plastics, and include in their construction fabrics, woven materials and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Inventor: Gdalyahu Izkovitz
  • Patent number: 9493974
    Abstract: A damper device for a furniture hinge. Damper device may comprise a movable cup seat provided on the furniture door body and a base provided on the main body of furniture. The base may be connected with one end of the hinge arm. Another end of the hinge arm may be hinged with the movable cup seat. A damping mechanism may be mounted in the cup body of the movable cup seat through a fixing seat. The shape of the fixing seat may match with the cup body. A slide slot may be provided on the fixing seat, permitting the damping mechanism to linearly slide on the slide slot. A working slope for closing hinge may be provided on the damping mechanism and/or hinge arm, so that both the damping mechanism and the hinge arm are connected at least when the hinge is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Guangdong Taming Metal Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tai Wai Ng
  • Patent number: 9486041
    Abstract: A jewellery item, or a gold, silver, or costume jewellery item, accessories and the like include an annular band having a predetermined width and a plurality of modular elements of an elongated shape, at least one of the modular elements being connected to at least three additional modular elements by at least three connection points, the modular elements being hinged with each other about each connection point such that the jewellery item is adjustable between a contracted condition and an extended condition, wherein the width has different values along the overall extension of the jewellery item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: BARBAZZA FRATELLI S.A.S. DI BARBAZZA ROBERTO E C.
    Inventor: Roberto Barbazza
  • Patent number: 9468267
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a cap for beaded jewelry, wherein the cap grips around the jewelry without requiring an adhesive or holes to be drilled in the jewelry and provides a mechanism for the jewelry to be attached to a chain. The cap may include a hollow tube configured to accommodate a section of a piece of jewelry and a bezel wire comprising bezel wire prongs attached to a surface of the hollow tube proximate to a tube opening such that the bezel wire prongs extend past the tube opening and away from the top plate, wherein the bezel wire prongs are configured to crimp around the beads of the jewelry, securing the cap to the jewelry. The hollow tube may have a loop extending therefrom allowing the cap to be connected to a jewelry chain or adjacent cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Inventor: Cynthia Lee Carleton-Raymond
  • Patent number: 9468269
    Abstract: An interchangeable jewelry setting system that allows for the insertion, removal and replacement of ornamental elements onto a jewelry piece is provided. The jewelry piece may comprise any type of or piece of jewelry onto which an ornamental setting may be fitted such as, for example, a ring, necklace, earring, bracelet, broach, pin, etc. Likewise, any ornamental element may be disposed on the interchangeable setting of the invention, such as, for example, a metallic engraving, ornamental design element, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph Machini
  • Patent number: 9462859
    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: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Inventor: John William Disinger
  • Patent number: 9458654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of sliding door systems. The invention relates to a wheel carriage8300) for a sliding door resting in sliding track (106), comprising wheel connection means (340) adapted to removably connect a wheel shaft (331) at two connection points (341) positioned on each side of a wheel (330). The invention also relates to a method for exchanging the wheels (330) of a wheel carriage (300), by lowering a door panel and replacing the wheels (330), while the wheel carriage (300) is resting in the sliding track (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Ingemar Palsson, Sven Asbo, Erik Backman
  • Patent number: 9456669
    Abstract: A diamond which will display a heart and arrows pattern characteristic substantially conforming to the hearts and arrows pattern inherently generated in a symmetrically polished round cut diamond when subjected to light. The diamond is polished in a symmetrical shape having four main crown facets on the long sides of the diamond, four main crown facets on the corner sides of the diamond, a table facet, 8 crown star facets adjacent the table facet, 16 crown half facets, 8 main pavilion facets, 16 pavilion half facets, 4 subsidiary pavilion facets, 16 subsidiary pavilion half facets with each subsidiary pavilion facet postioned adjacent two pavilion half facets and multiple girdle facets of varying thickness on both the long and corner sides of the diamond. The hearts and arrows pattern generated by this gemstone forms 8 symmetrically aligned arrows and 8 symmetrically aligned hearts when visually observed through a conventional scope in the presence of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: WORLDWIDE DIAMOND TRADEMARKS LTD.
    Inventor: Roni Rydlewicz
  • Patent number: 9451813
    Abstract: A method of making a self-stopping bead for jewelry. The method comprises the steps of: inserting a resilient tube with an axial passage lengthwise into a relatively rigid tube having a longitudinal axis; deforming the rigid tube inward toward said axis at at least first and second spaced-apart locations along said axis until the rigid tube is necked down at said locations enough to pinch the resilient tube at a depression; and severing the rigid tube and the resilient tube at said depressions thereby forming a self-stopping bead with opposing holes wherein during the step of deforming, the rigid tube and the resilient tube are pinched off so that each hole in the bead receives therein an end of the resilient tube so that the resilient inner tube has a length substantially the same as an axial length of the self-stopping bead between the opposed bead holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHAIN COMPANY
    Inventor: Steven A. Cipolla
  • Patent number: 9452638
    Abstract: A caster includes a wheel supported for rotation about a rolling axis and a pin extending from the wheel along a pin axis in a direction normal to the rolling axis. A mounting plate includes a first aperture sized to receive the pin such that the wheel is rotatable about the pin axis. The mounting plate includes a plurality of mounting apertures arranged circumferentially around the first aperture, wherein a first of the mounting apertures is a first distance from the pin axis and a second of the mounting apertures is a second distance from the pin axis, the second distance being greater than the first distance. A bearing is positioned between the mounting plate and the wheel and is arranged to support rotation about the pin axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: CHOICE EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Chad Aaron Linn, Joseph John Bova
  • Patent number: 9441406
    Abstract: A door closer components include a housing having a mounting plate, a tension member extending longitudinally within the central bore of the housing, a movable body within the housing connected to the tension member, a spring within the housing, and a hydraulic assembly for hydraulically controlling the longitudinal movement of the movable body. The hydraulic assembly is disposed within the central bore of the housing and includes a piston coupled to the housing and slidable in a fluid-filled chamber within the movable body, wherein the piston divides the chamber into two compartments. The piston has a valve mechanism which opens to permit relatively free movement of the fluid from one compartment to the other when the movable body is moved. The valve mechanism of the piston includes a boss fitted to a piston shaft and defining an annular sealing face and a longitudinally extending channel member integral with the boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Astra Door Controls Limited
    Inventors: Peter Alister Reid, Phillip Gallagher
  • Patent number: 9433266
    Abstract: This invention is embodied in a wearable device for hiding keepsakes and valuables. The preferred embodiment of the device creates an internal hidden compartment formed between a first face, a second face and a channel-shaped retaining ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Michelle Meisenbach
  • Patent number: 9412249
    Abstract: A variety of styles and designs of ornamental enclosures and/or attachments and distinguished by being constructed with one or more of the following products: durable metals, alloys, plastics, composites, ceramics, enamels, similar materials or other durable products or combinations thereof which may be adorned with precious, semiprecious or costume jewels or other decorations and considered as jewelry and will be adapted to enhance the appearance of monitored common emergency alert devices. A free-floating actuator button in the jewelry would be depressed over an common emergency alert device button summoning assistance. Another embodiment of Lovely Life Jewelry could be made with generic internal emergency alert circuitry to connect with existing or future emergency alert services. The purpose of the designer or costume jewelry is to make emergency alert devices more attractive and, therefore, enhance the health, safety and security of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventor: Elizabeth DeLaney Smith
  • Patent number: 9392850
    Abstract: A jewelry article with two member arms are connected at one end by a pivotable joint at the opposite end the arms are provided with posts that carry an insert between the two arms by extending into the recess of a bore-through of the insert where they are securely connected by magnets. A corresponding thread at the post and in the insert provides additional security for the placement of the insert. A leaf spring further provided in the hinge connection of the two member jewelry item to further ensure the secure closing of the jewelry item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: HB Concepts, LLC
    Inventors: Petra Azar, Camile Hannoush
  • Patent number: 9387723
    Abstract: A caster comprises a body including a stem cavity with a stem of the caster rotatably mounted in the stem cavity to permit rotation of the stem relative to the body about a stem access. The stem may comprise a spline shaft extending from the stem into the stem cavity. The stem and spline shaft are operatively connected. The stem cavity may have a spline bushing. The spline bushing and the body are operatively connected to each other. The spline shaft and the spline bushing are releasbeably interlockable. One of the spline bushing and the spline shaft may be movable in a direction along the stem axis between the swivel position wherein the spline shaft is not engaged with the spline bushing, and a fixed position wherein the spline shaft is engaged with the spline bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHEPHERD CASTER LLC
    Inventor: David Paul Beatty
  • Patent number: 9386827
    Abstract: A movable jewelry device may include an article of jewelry having multiple connectable links containing ornamental surfaces and gear teeth. A motion apparatus may contain gear teeth that engage the gear teeth on the article of jewelry to move article of jewelry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Inventors: Johnny Ray Howard, Jr., Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani
  • Patent number: 9366066
    Abstract: Disclosed is an active hood hinge device for vehicles. The active hood hinge device includes an actuator bracket rotatably coupled to a mounting bracket of a vehicle body at one side, a locking lever rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket and driven by an operating force of an actuator, a long link rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, and unfolded and rotated from the actuator bracket by a rotating force of the locking lever, and a hood bracket rotatably coupled with the long link and fixedly coupled to a hood panel at opposite sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP.
    Inventor: In Hwang
  • Patent number: 9351546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mirage effect jewellery having a rest frame (10) and a plurality of stones (20). The stones (20) are mounted independent of one another such that dimensional variation is absorbable without impairing robustness and appearance of jewellery. At least the upper portion (39U) of the projections (50) gripping the stones (20) is nearly of the same color as the color tinge of the cardinal stone (21) and peripheral stones (22). The refraction and total internal reflection of light beam (60) falling on the mirage effect jewellery (100) is nearly the same as on a one piece diamond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventor: Shishir B Nevatia
  • Patent number: 9345294
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decorative part (1, 3, 5) including several stones (2) and a device (7, 7?, 47, 47?) for securing the stones (2) in relation to each other. According to the invention, the securing device (7, 7?, 47, 47?) includes a single electrodeposited base (9, 9?, 49, 49?) whose shape matches one part of the stones, thus allowing all the stones (2) to be attached in relation to each other without any stress, and the girdles (6) of the stones (2) are mounted edge-to-edge in relation to each other so that the single base is concealed. The invention also relates to the method for manufacturing a part (1, 3, 5) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: DRESS YOUR BODY AG
    Inventors: Pascal Grossenbacher, Julien Meier, Michel Caillaud, Stéphane Lauper, Arlette-Elsa Emch
  • Patent number: 9316037
    Abstract: A Chicago barrel bolt doorstop assembly having a doorstop with a first shaft extending between a distal end and a butt end. Protruding from the butt end is a post assembly having a post. The post assembly further has internal threads. A fastener has a second shaft with threads, a head, and a third end. The threads extend from the third end towards the head. To mount onto a door, the first end of the post assembly is presented into a hole from a first side of the door, and the third end of the fastener is presented into the hole from a second side of the door, whereby the hole extends between the first and second sides of the door. The first end receives the third end and the fastener tightens into the post assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas Couvertier, II