Patents Examined by Eret C McNichols
  • Patent number: 10746347
    Abstract: A display device includes a support structure and back cover coupled to the support structure. The support structure includes a support frame, a positioning assembly, a connecting structure coupled to the back cover and the positioning assembly, and a rotating member including a hook portion and coupled to the support frame and rotationally coupled to the positioning assembly. The back cover includes a sliding rail protruding from a side thereof adjacent to the support frame. When the support frame rotates parallel to the back cover from a first position to a second position, the hook portion moves from one end of the sliding rail toward the sliding rail until the hook portion is hooked onto the sliding rail and the support structure is fixed to the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (CHONGQING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong-Xuan Li
  • Patent number: 10737839
    Abstract: A canister and bracket system and method is disclosed. The system including a canister comprising a sidewall defining a first retaining section and a second retaining section disposed less than 180 degrees from the first retaining section and a bracket attachable with the canister. The bracket comprising a first holding feature, a second holding feature, and a connection portion that extends between the first holding feature and the second holding feature. The first holding feature is receivable in the first retaining section and is releasably engagable with the first retaining section of the canister and the second holding feature is receivable in second retaining section and is releasably engagable with the second retaining section of the canister. When the bracket is coupled with and supports the canister, the bracket interfaces with less than 180 degrees of the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PROFESSIONAL DISPOSABLES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Mooney
  • Patent number: 10737126
    Abstract: A wood anchoring device having a connecting ring defining a closed connecting aperture and at least two ties, at least two of the at least two ties having respective fastening holes at anchoring ends thereof. The device may be fastened to the thin side of a 2×N piece of lumber through the fastening holes, wherein the at least two of the at least two ties are on the same side of the connecting ring relative to the axis of a test tensile load applied to the connecting ring in a direction perpendicular to the elongate axis of the piece of lumber. At least one of the ties has a length that is substantially different from a corresponding length of at least one other tie, the different lengths providing for responding to tensile loading by stretching differentially and thereby assisting in equalizing the forces applied to the fastening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Climb Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Aleksovski, Ivan A. J. Kekahuna, Glenn Hartop
  • Patent number: 10738914
    Abstract: A sliding pipe supporting arrangement (2) adapted to receive and support at least one pipe or jacketed pipe assembly comprising main support means (9) comprising at least one opening to support a pipe. The arrangement further comprises an assembly of spring arrangement (6) and ball transfer unit (7), coupled to the main support means so as to isolate differential displacement in lateral and vertical direction of the pipe. The assembly unit comprises a top plate (3), middle plate (4) and a bottom plate (5). The spring arrangement further comprises a plurality of springs positioned in between the top plate (3) and the middle plate (4) facilitating the vertical displacement of the pipe. The ball transfer unit (4) also comprises plural rollers positioned between the bottom plate (4) and middle plate (5) facilitating lateral displacement of the pipe and an expansion joint arrangement (8) placed in between pipe lengths of a pipe to attenuate the axial displacement of the said pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA RESEARCH, INOX INDIA PVT. LTD.
    Inventors: Nitin D. Shah, Ketan D. Choukekar, Mohit Jadon, Uday Kumar, Biswanath Sarkar, Hitensinh B. Vaghela, Rajkumar L. Panjwani, Bhumika H. Joshi, Hardik R. Vyas, Vijay S. Gehani, Hiren V. Kanzaria, Darshan M. Dodiya, Dhara G. Prajapati, Manan R. Thekdi
  • Patent number: 10730467
    Abstract: A vehicle input-operation assistance device includes: a traveling state detection section that detects a traveling state of a vehicle; an operation state detection section that detects an operation state of an operation member gripped by an occupant during operation; a support section that is capable of being stowed in an interior component of the vehicle, and that is capable of projecting from the interior component to a support position where the support section is capable of supporting an elbow of the occupant when the occupant is operating the operation member; and a controller that determines whether or not the elbow of the occupant operating the operation member needs to be supported based on information detected by the traveling state detection section and the operation state detection section and, in cases in which support is determined to be needed, controls the support section to project to the support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masashi Mori
  • Patent number: 10724657
    Abstract: A long travel cable carrier guide has a plurality of guideposts that support an upper portion of a cable carrier. The plurality of guideposts include rollers that move between an extended and retracted position that allows the cable carrier to pass by the guideposts. The rollers automatically return to an extended position wherein the rollers protrude into the path of the cable carrier and provide support to the upper portion of the cable carrier as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay O'Brien
  • Patent number: 10717373
    Abstract: A seat slide device that can adjust sliding resistance of sliding of an upper rail with respect to a lower rail in an unlock state is provided. The seat slide device is provided in a vehicle and includes a lower rail fixed to a floor of a vehicle, an upper rail fixed to a seat of the vehicle and supported to be capable of sliding with respect to the lower rail, a lock mechanism configured to switch a lock state in which movement of the upper rail is restricted and an unlock state in which the movement of the upper rail is allowed, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust sliding resistance of sliding of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail in the unlock state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Body Seiko Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hisato Watanabe, Shin Shiraki, Motohisa Nakamura, Takuo Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 10712046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a ventilator mounting bracket, belonging to device installation brackets. Existing ventilator mounting brackets are smaller in adjustable distance range, difficult in installation and fixation and low in efficiency. The ventilator mounting bracket of the present invention is provided with two telescoping rod components which can extend and shorten and two folding rod components which are connected between the two telescoping rod components and can be folded and unfolded; the two folding rod components are unfolded to stretch the two telescoping rod components such that the two telescoping rod components and the two folding rod components form a mounting hole for mounting a ventilator; the two folding components are folded to withdraw the two telescoping rod components for packaging and transportation; moreover, the two ends of each one of the two telescoping rod components can be fixed at corresponding fixed parts by adjusting the length of the telescoping rod components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUPU HOME STYLE CORPORATION LIMITED.
    Inventors: Shouyong Gao, Jian Chen, Jianli Xu, Kong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10709913
    Abstract: The present system for fall restraint includes a mounting frame connected to a trigger mechanism and firing blocks, with a trigger cable extending through apertures in the mounting frame and trigger mechanism. Sudden movement by a user, such as a fall, actuates the trigger mechanism to trigger the firing blocks. The firing blocks are loaded with anchors and firing cartridges. Triggering the firing blocks causes the cartridges to fire, propelling the anchors into an anchoring surface, such as a roof. Because the user is connected to the trigger cable, once the anchors deploy the user is anchored to the roof and their fall arrested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Dyer, Tyler Sherer, David Carrell, Jim Flaniken, Chris Gaddes
  • Patent number: 10709126
    Abstract: Herein described is a rod holder assembly for holding a rod in a desired orientation that is manually adjustable about the horizontal and vertical axes (singlehandedly and substantially synchronously) and is capable of a variety of tension settings allowing for a degree of rotational movement about the horizontal and/or vertical axes in response to external forces or substantially no rotational movement. Also described is a rod holder assembly that may be easily and conveniently converted to a mount for other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Thomas
  • Patent number: 10710518
    Abstract: A license plate bracket. The license plate bracket includes a frame having a front wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall extending therebetween, defining a channel therein. An opening is disposed along an upper side of the frame providing access to the channel. A first cutout is disposed in the front wall, the first cutout placed such that it can expose identifying information of a license plate disposed within the channel. A plurality of fasteners are affixed to the front wall at each corner thereof, the plurality of fasteners able to removable secure the frame to a support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald Urbanczyk, II
  • Patent number: 10702976
    Abstract: Presented here is a pole clamp that can be operated by a single hand, and which can clamp onto objects of various sizes and shapes. The clamp can be operated using a handle which, when pushed in an opening direction opposite a base member, opens the jaws on the clamp. The motion of the handle can adjust the opening of the jaws. In addition, the opening of the jaws can be adjusted using a thumb dial which can shorten and lengthen a locking member, which in turn adjusts the opening of the jaws. The clamp can lock onto the object when the handle is pushed in a direction opposite the opening direction, past the dead center point, and the locking member prevents further movement of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GCX Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Hermann Poppe, Ronald Jesse Caywood
  • Patent number: 10703227
    Abstract: Provided is a seat sliding device. The seat sliding device comprises a fixed-side rail, a movable-side rail, a lock portion, an elastically deforming portion, and a releasing member. The lock portion is displaceable between a restraint position and a release position. The elastically deforming portion comprises: a linear portion that is an elastically deformable portion extending in a direction approximately parallel to a longitudinal direction of the movable-side rail; and an engaging portion protruding from an extending-direction leading end portion of the linear portion in a direction approximately perpendicular to an extending direction of the linear portion. The releasing member comprises: a first engaged surface that is contactable with the engaging portion from one end side in the extending direction; and a second engaged surface that is contactable with the engaging portion from the other end side in the extending-direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosuke Taniguchi, Tomio Matsufuji
  • Patent number: 10709037
    Abstract: A motor drive device capable of attaching a fan unit to a mounting member more easily. The motor drive device includes the mounting member formed with a mounting hole, the fan unit including a lid positioned facing the mounting member to cover the mounting hole and being fixed to the mounting member, and a restricting member movably attached to the lid, the restricting member being movable between a restriction position for engaging with the mounting member and a non-restriction position for releasing from the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Makoto Takeshita, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 10701829
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a sliding rail and a supporting device. The supporting device includes a supporting bracket and a sliding bracket. The supporting bracket defines at least one sliding slot along an extending direction of the supporting bracket, and the sliding bracket defines at least one sliding portion corresponding to the at least one sliding slot. The sliding bracket is slidably connected to the supporting bracket through the at least one sliding portion and the at least one sliding slot, the sliding bracket is mounted to the sliding rail. The supporting device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (TIANJIN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Sheng Tang, Ting-Ya Liao
  • Patent number: 10687647
    Abstract: This invention provides a support platform for securing the base of a mailbox to a post or other horizontal support member. More particularly, the invention is directed to a mailbox and a support for a base of a mailbox in which the mailbox is able to pivot from a substantially horizontal position to an inclined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Kurtis Baun
  • Patent number: 10681996
    Abstract: A planar display assembly is provided with a planar display pane in a frame with apertures formed about a periphery. Base members have a post received within the apertures. A retaining wall with ratchet teeth extends from each base member. Latch members with a hoop portion with a slot receive each retaining wall for adjustment in a direction toward the frame to accommodate display panes of varying thicknesses. A tooth is formed in each latch member to engage the ratchet teeth for adjustment. A release tab is provided on each latch member for manual release of the tooth from the ratchet teeth. A flexible arm extends from each latch members to engage and retain the planar display pane within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Earl David Forrest, Ryan Patrick Martin, James Allen Austin, III
  • Patent number: 10674815
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a device stand, comprises an elongated rectangular sheet defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge; three (3) fold lines extending laterally across the sheet and spaced apart along the sheet, a first fold line from among the three fold lines being at a midpoint of a length of the sheet; a first device slot extending laterally in the sheet from the top edge and positioned apart from the first fold line; a second device slot extending laterally in the sheet from the top edge and positioned apart from the first fold line, symmetrically opposite the first fold line from the first device slot; a first interlocking slot extending upwardly from the bottom edge and positioned between the first side edge and a second fold line among the three fold lines; a second interlocking slot extending downwardly from the top edge and positioned between the second side edge and a third fold line among the three fold lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: R3 COLLABORATIVES, INC.
    Inventor: Adam Joseph Geller
  • Patent number: 10670170
    Abstract: A cable hanger includes a first cable support portion, a second cable support portion, and a hanger support portion. The first cable support portion is configured to hold one or more first cables. The second cable support portion is configured to hold one or more second cables. The hanger support portion is configured to retain the first cable support portion and the second cable support portion. The first cable support portion, the second cable support portion, and the hanger support portion are formed from a single piece of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Devan Shea, Sarah Parsons
  • Patent number: 10667633
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and device for affixing a ground cover to the ground are provided in accordance with various embodiments. For example, some embodiments include a system that may include a ground cover and one or more stakes coupled with the ground cover. In some embodiments, the one or more stakes are coupled with the ground cover utilizing one or more tethers. The one or more tethers may include one or more elastic materials. In some embodiments, the one or more elastic materials include one or more flat elastic bands. In some embodiments, the one or more elastic materials include one or more round elastic chords. Some embodiments of the system include one or more storage components coupled with the ground cover; each of the one or more storage components may be configured to stow one of the one or more stakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Clearman Labs LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Aaron Clearman, Jaime Lynn Caso