Patents Examined by Emmanuel M. Marcelo
  • Magnetic casting brake
    Patent number: 11622549
    Abstract: The magnetic casting brake hereof provides little magnetic brake force at the start of a cast by providing magnets on a curved cam able to rotate with the spool and move closer to the spool to achieve sufficient brake force to avoid a backlash. When the cast is finished, and one begins to retrieve the bait, the magnets rotate back to a minimum position so that retrieval will be lighter, and the feel of the lure will be increased. The casting brake will also include an off position to provide free spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Pure Fishing, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrik Svensson
  • Fishing reel and backlash correction status determination device
    Patent number: 11617360
    Abstract: A fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is configured to include a spool capable of winding a fishing line, an operation portion that rotates the spool, a rotation detector that detects the rotation of the spool, and a determination portion that determines the backlash correction status from the output of the rotation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromu Yasuda
  • Speed control system for crane and winch applications
    Patent number: 11613451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system including a variable displacement hydraulic motor for lifting and lowering a load. The hydraulic motor has a high operating speed and a low operating speed. The system also includes an actuator for controlling whether the hydraulic motor is operating at the high or low speed, and a pressure sensor for sensing when a system pressure corresponding to the hydraulic motor exceeds a threshold pressure value. The system further includes a speed control system that controls the actuator such that the hydraulic motor is prevented from operating at the first operating speed when the system pressure exceeds the threshold pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS II TECHNOLOGY A/S
    Inventors: Vincent Joseph Duray, Jerry Carl Weber
  • Torque limiting device for a fishing reel
    Patent number: 11612156
    Abstract: A torque limiting device for a fishing reel for limiting torque between first and second rotating members, the torque limiting device includes an engagement recess, an engagement member and a biasing member. The engagement recess is disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the second rotating member. The engagement member has a head portion that engages the engagement recess and is disposed on the first rotating member so as to be capable of advancing toward or retreating from the second rotating member. The biasing member biases the engagement member toward the second rotating member. The head portion of the engagement member has a straight part at a distal end that extends linearly in a direction of the axis of rotation of the first rotating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Seishu Mori, Hitoshi Haraguchi
  • Left handed fishing reel
    Patent number: 11612155
    Abstract: A fishing reel includes a support member, a bail assembly, an input shaft, and a gear box, according to an exemplary embodiment. The bail assembly is coupled with the support member. The bail assembly is configured to retrieve or let out a fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive an input torque. The gear box is configured to be driven by the input shaft and drive the bail assembly to retrieve the fishing line. The input shaft is configured to receive the input torque in a clockwise direction and drive the bail assembly to operate in a counter-clockwise direction to retrieve the fishing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TrikaUSA Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Pulkrabek
  • Pneumatically adjustable lifting apparatus
    Patent number: 11608251
    Abstract: A pneumatically adjustable lifting apparatus utilizes inflatable spring devices for lifting and precisely positioning a load at a desired location. Variations in the forces produced by the load cause the inflatable spring devices to expand or compress thereby allowing soft mating between components that need to be connected together, such as assembling or disassembling large threaded connections. Pneumatic pressure in the inflatable spring devices may be adjusted depending upon the particular load. The pneumatically adjustable lifting apparatus provides lightly damped vertical travel with a substantially linear force profile over a relatively wide displacement range. Recirculating linear ball bearings cooperate with the linear loading characteristics of the inflatable spring devices to minimize the vertical motion damping of the pneumatically adjustable lifting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventor: Rodney N. Phillips
  • Fishing line spooler
    Patent number: 11606944
    Abstract: A fishing line spooler configured to engage a shaft of a fishing rod. The fishing line spooler includes a clamp selectively securable to the shaft of the fishing rod and a mounting shaft. The mounting shaft receives a fishing line supply spool along its length. The supply spool is configured to rotate around the mounting shaft. The mounting shaft is selectively mountable to the clamp in a first orientation or a second orientation. In the first orientation, the mounting shaft is secured to the clamp parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fishing rod and feeds a spinning reel. In the second orientation, the mounting shaft is secured to the clamp perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fishing rod and feeds a casting reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Eposeidon Outdoor Adventure, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Thomas, Qi Ying Dong
  • Winch for securing a load
    Patent number: 11603029
    Abstract: A winch for securing a load to a vehicle a is disclosed. The winch includes a mounting bracket with opposed flanges. The winch further includes a drum extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The drum is mounted relative to the opposed flanges so that the drum is rotatable about its axis. The winch includes a gear received on the drum and a worm configured to mesh with the gear so that a rotation of the worm causes a rotation of the gear. The winch further includes a clutch assembly between the drum and the gear. The clutch assembly is biasable between a first configuration in which the gear is fixed relative to the drum about the axis of the drum and a second configuration in which the gear is rotatable relative to the drum about the axis of the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Jianjun Yin
  • Spherical coil winding machine
    Patent number: 11602781
    Abstract: An apparatus for winding coils onto a spherical body includes a frame, a feeder spool, a first hemispherical bobbin, a second hemispherical bobbin, a first spring-loaded pin, a second spring-loaded pin, and a motor arrangement. The feeder spool is rotationally mounted on the frame, has first and second wires wound thereon, and is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis. The first and second hemispherical bobbins are rotationally mounted on the frame and configured to rotate about a second rotational axis that is parallel to the first rotational axis. The bobbins are spaced apart from each other to define a wire-feeder gap through which the first and second wires may be fed. The motor arrangement is coupled to the first and second hemispherical bobbins and is configured to cause the first and second hemispherical bobbins to rotate in opposite directions about the second rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Saurabh Agrawal, Deena Dayalan Kothandaraman, Renju Chandrasekhara Panicker
  • Hoisting and lowering device
    Patent number: 11603296
    Abstract: A device, system and method are used for hoisting and lowering a load. The device has a front plate that may be displaced to reveal a sheave. The device also has a friction accessory. The friction accessory is arranged to create friction between a rope and the device when a load is suspended from the device using the rope and where the device is secured to a support structure. The system may be prepared by an operator, having ascended to an elevated location, and further allows the operator to lower the load from the elevated location prior to descending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: GRID MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark Groves
  • Load lifting system
    Patent number: 11603706
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for a load lifting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: ITC Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane Michael Alvin Moore, Glen Knopp, Dustin Joshua Gietl
  • Fishing reel and fishing tool management system
    Patent number: 11596133
    Abstract: A fishing reel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is configured to include a spool capable of winding a fishing line, an operation portion that winds the fishing line, a fishing line unwinding commencement detector that detects the commencement of the unwinding of the fishing line by the fishing reel, and an unwinding interval measuring portion that measures a time interval between the commencement of the unwinding of the fishing line and the commencement of the next unwinding of the fishing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBERIDE, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromu Yasuda
  • Double-reeved lifting device with a latch-locking mechanism
    Patent number: 11591191
    Abstract: A double-reeved lifting device includes a lower reeve block secured to a lifting hook and an upper reeve block, wherein the two reeve blocks include reversible connection means adapted to be reversibly configured between a connected configuration and a disconnected configuration. The reversible connection means include a locking mechanism and a complementary locking structure having a frame securely supporting a bolt. The locking mechanism includes a chassis having a locking channel provided with a mouthpiece through which the bolt is configured to enter and exit and slide in the locking channel respectively upon a relative approach or distancing between the two reeve blocks, and at least one latch pivotally mounted on the chassis so as to pivot inside the locking channel, the latch provided with a free end adapted to engage with the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Manitowoc Crane Group France
    Inventors: Jonathan Chalavon, Adrien Gourru
  • Dual-bearing reel
    Patent number: 11582960
    Abstract: A dual-bearing reel includes a reel body, a spool shaft, a first elastic member, a first shaft bearing, a pinion gear, a pressing member, and a second elastic member. The first elastic member is mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the spool shaft. The first shaft bearing includes an inner race that has an inner circumferential surface that contacts the first elastic member, and an outer race. The pressing member is pressed by the pinion gear in a first direction and approaches a first end when the pinion gear is in the decoupled position. The second elastic member is disposed between the pressing member and the outer race of the first shaft bearing, and the pressing member is pressed by the pinion gear when the pinion gear is in the decoupled position, thereby pressing the outer race of the first shaft bearing in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Mohd Syamsul Johary Bin Ismail, Abu Supian Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Zaidi Bin Bachok Beduwi, Baihaki Bin Sabtu, Muhammad Aliff Nazreen Bin Norazmi, Muhd Syukri Nazry Bin Mustapha
  • Split crane for installation of wind turbines and other tall structures
    Patent number: 11577938
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing a wind turbine or other tall structure at a target location at sea, the method comprising: —providing an installation vessel comprising at least one crane, wherein the crane comprises a lower boom part, a right boom part, and a left boom part, wherein the right boom part and the left boom part are connected to an upper portion of the lower boom part and extend from said upper portion, wherein a space is present between the right and left boom part, —lifting a tall structure part, in particular the nacelle assembly, with the crane, wherein in top view the tall structure part is supported at least partially between the right and left boom part by one or more hoist lines extending from the right and left boom part to the tall structure part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE
    Inventor: Jan Van Egmond
  • Cable tension overload fuse assembly
    Patent number: 11577945
    Abstract: A fuse link that having a body including a rigid member, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. A reduced material portion of the body is positioned between the first and second ends, the reduced material portion is configured to fail in response to a predetermined load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Beacon Athletics, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Myrland
  • Recovery unit for recovering vehicles
    Patent number: 11572005
    Abstract: A vehicle recovery unit for use with an operating vehicle. The vehicle recovery unit has a frame, a mounting system coupled to the frame, a boom assembly, a pivoting horse head assembly coupled to the boom assembly, a winch, and a cable wound upon the winch. The frame has an angled front plate and a rear plate. The mounting system is configured for releasable attachment to the operating vehicle. The boom assembly is coupled to the frame and extends beyond the front plate of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CGB Holdings, L.L.C.
    Inventor: James D. Bennett, Jr.
  • Bow fishing reel with reduced friction payout
    Patent number: 11566865
    Abstract: A reel suitable for bow fishing and the like provides a cowling covering a reel with a wide opening to reduce frictional restraint on high-speed paying out of the line with the flight of the arrow. An optional guide arm may be used to minimize line diversion and hence friction during line payout while absorbing forces when the line is retracted permitting use of a lighter cowling design without loss of strength. A high torque bevel gear transmission and safety lighting is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: AMS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Braun, Tim Morines
  • Large arbor ice fishing tip-up spool
    Patent number: 11559052
    Abstract: An improved and efficient ice-fishing tip-up spool having a generally cylindrical shape comprising an arbor configured within a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the arbor has a diameter larger than conventional ice fishing tip-up spools. The larger arbor on the improved and efficient spool decreases the amount of fishing line required to have a full spool which can be achieved with less than 100 feet of fishing line. The large arbor spool also comprises a handle which is integrated onto the second wall and makes the spooling and re-spooling quicker in combination with the larger arbor as the fishing line spooled on per revolution is more than the fishing line spooled on per revolution by conventional ice fishing tip-up spools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Joseph Cardenas
  • Baitcaster with internal gear set
    Patent number: 11559051
    Abstract: A baitcaster for retrieving a fishing line includes a housing, a spool, and a compound gear set. The spool is positioned at least partially within the housing, defining an inner volume, and includes a spindle. The compound gear set is positioned at least partially within the inner volume of the spool. The compound gear set is configured to receive input mechanical energy from a first shaft and transfer output mechanical energy through a second shaft to drive the spool and thereby retrieve the fishing line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TrikaUSA, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Pulkrabek, Ty Warner, Danny Uribe, Ron Hedberg