Patents Examined by Eret C McNichols
  • Patent number: 10889207
    Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster (10) for a vehicle seat (1) includes at least one rail pair (12) with a longitudinal direction (x) relatively sliding and engaging first seat rail (14), for connecting to a seat frame side part (6), and a second seat rail (16), for connecting to a vehicle structure. A first clamping element (20), fastened to the first seat rail and a second clamping element (22), fastened to the second seat rail are usually spaced apart from each other and engage with each other, in response to a defined application of force, for example in the event of a crash. The first clamping element has a connection section (24), which can be connected to a surface (8) of a seat frame side part (6) directed toward the rear. The vehicle seat includes the longitudinal adjuster and a seat frame side part, which is connected to a first seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventors: Holger Emrich, Michael Koenig, Martin Reischmann, Ralf Velten
  • Patent number: 10890289
    Abstract: The support device has a mount part 10 for mounting an electronic device, a pair of support leg parts 20, and a pair of cross brace parts 30. The electronic device 600 when mounted on the mount part 10 is supported so as to be slanted rearward. The two support leg parts of the pair of support leg parts 20 are each provided with multiple receiving seats capable of receiving an anchor part of a cross brace part 30 and multiple bowl-shaped hole parts corresponding to the multiple receiving seats. The two cross brace parts of the pair of the cross brace parts 30 are each provided with a biasing stud having a semispherical tip, and when an anchor part is received by any of the receiving seats of the pair of support leg parts 20, the stud enters the bowl-shaped hole part corresponding to the receiving seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10876656
    Abstract: There is provided a hose clamp. A clamp has a clamp body. On one end portion of the clamp body, a slit is provided and a first grip piece is formed. On the other end portion of the clamp body, a second grip piece is formed. A holder is provided with a holding groove and a grip portion. The holding groove has an insertion opening opened in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the clamp body, and a side opening opened on at least one end side in the axial direction of the clamp body. A protrusion is provided on at least one of opposing inner surfaces of the holding groove. When the pair of grip pieces are inserted in the holding groove, the protrusion can be arranged inside a part of the slit located in the first grip piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventors: Takao Nagai, Tomoyuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10876679
    Abstract: A suspension system for a personal radiation garment includes a ceiling mount having a flanged drop tube extending vertically, and at least one extension arm that rotates horizontally via bearing joints. A suspension assembly having at least one hoist is positioned along the distal end of the outermost extension arm, and a garment coupler is connected to a cable extending from the hoist. Each of the one or more hoists include an adjustable tensioning mechanism that is controlled manually or by a motor having a controller and a switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: George Monir
  • Patent number: 10848096
    Abstract: A rotating mechanism includes a base, a disk-shaped support, a traction rope, an input shaft, an output shaft, and a swing arm. The disk-shaped support is fixed to the base, in which a periphery of the disk-shaped support (2) has a winding end. The traction rope is wound around the winding end of the disk-shaped support. The input shaft is configured to tension the traction rope and drive the traction rope to slide along the winding end of the disk-shaped support. The output shaft is configured to connect to an external structure. The swing arm has a first end connected to the traction rope and a second end connected to the output shaft, in which the traction rope drives the swing arm to rotate, and the swing arm further drives the output shaft to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SIPOOO NEW TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiming Bao, Xinming Guo, Keya Yang
  • Patent number: 10845093
    Abstract: Solar panel mounting assemblies having an arm support assembly for supporting a clamp assembly above an installation surface through a base and a base stud and configured to allow the clamp assembly to be adjusted in three dimensions while installing a solar panel module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PEGASUS SOLAR INC.
    Inventors: Erich Kai Stephan, Glenn Harris
  • Patent number: 10835033
    Abstract: A system for magnetically securing an electronics enclosure proximate a surface of a separate structure. The system includes a mounting apparatus that has a first surface, a second surface, and an interface structure that is constructed and arranged to allow the mounting apparatus to be secured to the surface of the separate structure, with the first surface of the mounting apparatus closer to the surface of the separate structure than is the second surface of the mounting apparatus. One or more magnets are fixed to one or both of the mounting apparatus and the electronics enclosure such that the one or more magnets are arranged to magnetically couple the electronics enclosure to the mounting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl John Bryans, Benjamin Lippitt, Marc Brandon Happes, Daniel T. Lynch
  • Patent number: 10827836
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a slide assisting device, an engaging member and a supporting structure. The slide assisting device is configured to assist in relative movement between the second rail and the first rail. The engaging member and the supporting structure are arranged on the first rail. The second rail is movable from a retraced position along a first direction to be detached from the first rail. When the second rail is moved along the first direction and detached from the first rail, the slide assisting device is moved to be adjacent to the engaging member. During a process of the second rail being moved from a passage entrance of the first rail toward the retracted position along a second direction, the supporting structure is configured to support the second rail, and is extended beyond the engaging member along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10829057
    Abstract: A vehicular display system includes a movable body displaceable between an erect position and a tilted position, a first moving body disposed on the vehicle upper side of the movable body in the erect position, a second moving body disposed on the vehicle lower side of the movable body in the erect position, a drive device that displaces the movable body between the erect position and the tilted position, a guide device that guides the second moving body along the displacement operation of the movable body between the erect position and the tilted position, a display device that allows a user to view vehicle interior display information as if the information were displayed in an information display area of the movable body, and an elastic member that applies an elastic force between the movable body and the drive device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuusuke Aono, Tomohiro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 10820692
    Abstract: An angle adjustment mechanism of a storage drawer of a desk for a keyboard contains: two lockers, two connectors, two movable pieces, two retainers, and two adjustment assemblies. The locker includes a locking section and a through orifice. The connector includes a stop plate, a fitting portion, multiple first teeth, and a column. The movable piece includes a connecting section, a passing orifice, and a support section. The retainer includes a first receiving orifice, multiple second teeth, at least one first slot, at least one recess, and at least one second slot. The adjustment assembly includes a drive member having an accommodation space, at least one second protrusion, a second receiving orifice, and a third receiving orifice. The first adjusting member includes a fourth receiving orifice, at least one fourth notch, at least one fifth notch, and a sixth notch. The second adjusting member has at least one post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: AIDATA CORP. LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-Dou Ho, Hsiu-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 10813451
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a mobile device is collapsible and configurable in multiple degrees of freedom. The apparatus includes a mobile device support body, a base, a stand, a support arm, and a clamp. The stand is pivotably and/or rotatably coupled to the mobile device support body and pivotably coupled to the base. The support arm is releasably coupled to the stand and pivotably coupled to the base. The clamp is slidingly coupled to the base. The size of the mobile device support body is adjustable to receive a mobile device having different sizes and orientations. The length of the stand and the support arm can be adjusted to set a height and an angle of the mobile device support body. The mobile device support body can be rotatable to allow the mobile device support body to face backwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Hypnap LLC
    Inventors: Chloe Hill, HyukJae Henry Yoo, John Lonczak
  • Patent number: 10815662
    Abstract: A ceiling panel mounting clip is interlocked with a second clip to mount a ceiling panel with the interlocked clips hidden from viewed from below the ceiling panel. The interlocked clips hold the ceiling panel without fasteners holding the clips together. The interlocked clips restrain movement of the ceiling panel in the lateral and downward directions. The ceiling panel mounting clip includes a base having a front end, a rear end, and lateral edges. An arm projects away from the base with the arm having a lower end, an upper end, and lateral edges. The arm defines an opening through one of its lateral edges with the arm having a lower edge, an upper edge, and a central edge that define the boundaries of the opening. A lock tab projects from an upper portion of the arm away from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Monarch Metal, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher L. Smith
  • Patent number: 10798884
    Abstract: The lawn debris collection device is configured for use in the collection of debris. The lawn debris collection device is configured for use with a trash bag. The lawn debris collection device holds the trash bag in an open position during the collection of debris. The debris is moved to the upwind side of the lawn debris collection device where the debris remains trapped until the debris is placed in the trash bag. The lawn debris collection device folds flat when not in use. The lawn debris collection device comprises a first side support, a second side support, a center support, and an elevated ring structure. The center support and the elevated ring structure attach the first side support to the second side support. Both the center support and the elevated ring structure are configured to hold a trash bag in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph Sweeney
  • Patent number: 10791873
    Abstract: A collapsible three-legged platform is provided. The three legs are attached at a central pivot point such that the platform can collapse. The legs can be adapted to support a variety of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TCG Partners, LLC—Intellectual Property Series
    Inventors: Steve R. Jaggard, Hunter R. Jaggard, Griffin T. Jaggard, Stephen Dunn
  • Patent number: 10758044
    Abstract: A full extension ball bearing drawer slide assembly comprised of a cabinet rail attached to a cabinet piece, an intermediate rail slidingly engaged with the cabinet rail via bearing runners, a drawer rail slidingly engaged with the intermediate rail via a bearing cage, and a cage hold forward device for advantageously positioning the bearing cage for ease of re-insertion of the drawer rail within the intermediated rail. The cage hold forward device is attached to the intermediate rail and comprises a protrusion for engagement with a flexible trigger mounted on the drawer rail and a flexible clip for releasable engagement with the bearing cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hardware Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis McElveen
  • Patent number: 10760732
    Abstract: A locking system with a quick-release mechanism for mounting an article or the like is disclosed. The locking system may generally comprise (a) a mounting plate, (b) a main shaft, (c) clutch, (d) a locking member, and (e) a covering cap. The mounting plate is provided with a central cavity at the centre thereof. The circumferential edge of the central cavity is formed into conical surface and a plurality of locking grooves. The mounting plate can be fastened onto any gadget that is to be mounted onto a support. A case for handphone is to be mounted on to a support by using the locking system of the present invention. The mounting plate is fastened onto the handphone case at the rear surface of a phone by inserting the mounting plate to a prefabricated hole at the back of the handphone case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent Jun Yong Koh, Nicholas Chuo Ming Koh
  • Patent number: 10753514
    Abstract: An interlocking pipe support includes a first interlocking bracket configured to interlock with a second interlocking bracket, wherein the first and second interlocking brackets are moveable between a first interlocking position in which they are configured to partially surround an exterior of a pipe, and a second interlocking position in which they impose a clamping load on the exterior of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Richard Tran, Spencer Larsen, Adrian Murias
  • Patent number: 10752139
    Abstract: An active suspension system comprises at least one biasing device configured to support a body from a structure, and at least one motor. A magnetorheological (MR) fluid clutch apparatus(es) is coupled to the at least one motor to receive torque from the motor, the MR fluid clutch apparatus controllable to transmit a variable amount of torque. A mechanism is between the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus and the body to convert the torque received from the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus into a force on the body. Sensor(s) provide information indicative of a state of the body or structure. A controller receives the information indicative of the state of the body or structure and for outputting a signal to control the at least one MR fluid clutch apparatus in exerting a desired force on the body to control movement of the body according to a desired movement behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: EXONETIK INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Plante, Marc Denninger, Guifre Julio, Patrick Chouinard, Pascal Larose, Caroline Fraser
  • Patent number: 10746324
    Abstract: Cable brace brackets and a system for bracing are provided. The cable brace bracket includes two hooks of different sizes and having a bracket angle between them that is less than 90°. The system using to cable brace brackets connected with a cable. One hook of each bracket is held against a surface using a threaded rod through the surface, and the other hook is interlocked with loops at the end of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventor: Steven Andrew Roth
  • Patent number: 10744947
    Abstract: A head section for a rear view device for a motor vehicle includes a casing means including at least one housing section and a lid section arranged on a side of the housing section which faces away from a driving direction of the motor vehicle, at least one electronic unit arranged in a hollow area formed between the housing section and the lid section, a first rear view means for displaying an area of the motor vehicle, and a second rear view means for displaying a second area of the motor vehicle, where the second rear view means is arranged on the lid section, with the lid section and the second rear view means includes a combined, single-piece component, and where the lid section includes a polymeric substrate, which is coated with a chromium-based reflective coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Arne Schmierer, Simon David Field, Andrew Lettis