Patents Examined by Eret C McNichols
  • Patent number: 11268709
    Abstract: The vibration-dampening support for an HVAC unit is configured for use with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The vibration-dampening support for an HVAC unit is a pedestal structure that forms a load path that transfers the load of the HVAC equipment to a supporting surface. The vibration-dampening support for an HVAC unit is an elastic structure. The elastic nature of the vibration-dampening support for an HVAC unit protects the HVAC equipment by absorbing vibrations generated by the HVAC equipment. The vibration-dampening support for an HVAC unit comprises a pedestal plate, a spring housing, a mounting tube, and a compression spring. The spring housing contains the compression spring. The pedestal plate and the mounting tube attach to the spring housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: James Zeeff
  • Patent number: 11268648
    Abstract: A supporting platform which supports a rotating machine on a base, includes: a pair of supporting bodies which is provided on the base to be separated from each other in a horizontal direction; a supporting column which is provided on the supporting body, extends upward in a vertical direction, and supports a supporting target portion provided in the rotating machine; an outer adjustment member which supports the supporting body on the base and adjusts a height of the supporting body with respect to the base; and an inner adjustment member which is disposed inside the outer adjustment member in a separation direction of the pair of supporting bodies, supports the supporting body on the base, and adjusts the height of the supporting body with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norio Aratani
  • Patent number: 11268652
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching a panel mounted electrical component includes an L-shaped bracket. The bracket includes a horizontal member having a frontward facing edge and a rearward facing edge. The bracket further includes an opening on the horizontal member that is configured for receiving a panel mounted electrical component. A vertical member is aligned along the rearward facing edge of the horizontal member. The vertical member is integral with the horizontal member and defines a ninety-degree angle. A plurality of openings located on the vertical member are configured for receiving fasteners to attach an outward facing surface of the vertical member to a surface. The bracket also includes a lip that is vertically aligned along the frontward facing edge of the horizontal member. The lip is integral with the horizontal member and defines a ninety-degree angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: Rene Garcia
  • Patent number: 11253966
    Abstract: A modular frame structure for a machining center which includes at least one modular unit having a first and a second individual module. Each individual module includes two mutually parallel vertical columns, each one extending parallel to a vertical direction; a pair of first horizontal cross-members, each one extending parallel to a first horizontal direction, each horizontal cross-member of the pair of first cross-members being joined to both columns. The modular unit further includes two pairs of second horizontal cross-members, each horizontal cross-member parallel to a second horizontal direction that is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
    Inventors: Alessandro Arturo Bruzzone, Margherita Monti, Ivan Rosciano
  • Patent number: 11253742
    Abstract: A frame lifting mechanism includes a base, a motor, a lead screw, a sliding member, a lifting member and a supporting shaft. The motor is connected to the lead screw, and the lead screw is fastened onto a transmission tube, allowing the transmission tube to move forward and backward while being driven by the lead screw. The sliding member is installed on a sliding track arranged on the base and connected to the transmission tube, allowing the sliding base to actuate with the transmission tube synchronously. A rear end of the lifting base is pivotally attached onto the base for support, and the supporting member uses its two top and bottom ends to be pivotally attached onto the lifting member and the sliding member respectively, allowing the supporting shaft to utilize the movement of the sliding member to drive the lifting member to move upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CHANG YOW TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chao-Chuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11248738
    Abstract: An arm-type support device includes a first frame, a second frame, a first arm member, a second arm member, and an actuator. The actuator includes a driving unit, an actuating rod, and a link member. The first arm member, the second arm member, the first frame, and the second frame form a parallel link. The first arm member is hollow and accommodates the actuator and the second arm member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Wakasugi, Shigetaka Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11248721
    Abstract: A support device can have an opening to receive electrical cable or conduit and a gate that is configured to bend between an open configuration and a closed configuration relative to the opening. A locking tab can be provided configured to be selectively engaged with the gate to secure the gate in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
  • Patent number: 11246452
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an appliance having a base extending between front and rear edges comprises a planar base member extending between a front and rear edge and having top and bottom surfaces, a front wall extending from the top surface proximate to the rear edge of the planar base member and a rear wall extending from the top surface proximate to the front edge of the planar base member, rear wall including a rear wall cavity thereinto oriented in a direction towards the front wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DC Drummond Products Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Charles Drummond
  • Patent number: 11236855
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base, a stand vertically extending upward from the base, a head having a display provided on a front surface thereof and pivotable between a landscape mode and a portrait mode, a penetration groove extending along the circumference of the head, a connecting bar connected to the stand and extending to an inside of the head through the penetration groove, an inner plate fixed to the inside of the head, a first guide groove formed in the inner plate and extending along a predetermined curved trajectory, a first guide pin protruding from the connecting bar and inserted into the first guide groove, a second guide groove formed in the connecting bar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the connecting bar, and a second guide pin fixed to the inside of the head or protruding from the inner plate and inserted into the second guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehun Lee, Kangyeung Lee, Byunghee Kim
  • Patent number: 11228165
    Abstract: A cable twisting protection device, a method of use of the cable twisting protection device and a wind turbine are provided according to the present application. The cable twisting protection device includes: a cable clamping block, including a first clamping block and a second clamping block, wherein the first clamping block and the second clamping block are connected to form a tubular structure having a through hole at a middle and the through hole is configured to clamp a cable; and a cable partition plate, formed by splicing two or more separation plates, wherein grooves are provided in butting faces of each of the separation plates. The cable clamping blocks are fixedly connected to the cable partition plate, and the tubular structures of the cable clamping blocks are vertically aligned with the separation holes of the cable partition plate respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING GOLDWIN SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dadong Guo, Yong Xu
  • Patent number: 11226064
    Abstract: A foldable display stand includes a leg unit and two support arm assemblies. The leg unit includes two leg tubes. Each of the support arm assemblies includes a support arm, and is convertible among a storage state where the support arm is substantially retracted into a respective one of the leg tubes, a projecting state where the support arm substantially projects out of the respective leg tube and where the support arm extends along an extending axis of the respective leg tube, and a display state where the support arm extends in a direction transverse to the direction of the extending axis of the respective leg tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: ASIA LINK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Ting Pao
  • Patent number: 11221024
    Abstract: A ceiling fan brace includes a brace having a first segment and a second segment moveable relative to the first segment. A case is removably coupled to the brace. The case has a lower wall, an opening positioned opposite the lower wall, an inner wall extending from the lower wall away from the opening, and an internal cavity at least partially defined by the inner wall. The internal cavity is sized to receive at least one electrical conductor. A passage extends adjacent to the inner wall to receive the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Steven Johnson
  • Patent number: 11208306
    Abstract: A cable block including a frame having an upper section and a lower section together defining an inner opening. The lower section has a main sheave rotatably connected thereto, with a section of the main sheave defining a lower portion of the inner opening. The upper section is hingedly connected to the lower section at a pivot point, with a lever extending on an opposite side of the pivot point than the remaining of the upper section. The lever is configured to extend into the inner opening and be engageable with the support cable, when the cable block is configured in the open configuration, and to drive the upper section in rotation upon a force being exerted on the lever by the support cable, to move the cable block from an open configuration to a closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: JPF TÉLÉBLOC INC.
    Inventor: Guillaume Bouchard
  • Patent number: 11203306
    Abstract: A dashboard attachment device is disclosed for mounting an electronic device within a vehicle. The dashboard attachment device is installed between at least two interior surfaces of a vehicle (e.g., a windshield and a dashboard). The dashboard attachment device may have a wedge shape to fit the intersection between the two interior surfaces. A beam or arm extends away from a base portion of the dashboard attachment device to a mount portion. The mount portion may be used to mount an electronic device that may include one or more sensors directed to the vehicle's environment and/or to position the electronic device in the vehicle operator's field of view to aid the operator (e.g., with navigation). The mount may be interchangeable subject to the interface to the electronic device. The dashboard attachment device may include an adherence point to secure the dashboard attachment device to one or both of the interior surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: XIRGO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Hodge, Lynette Ross, Stephen Senatore, Adam Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11204110
    Abstract: Movable pipe supports are described herein. A movable pipe support can include a pipe support apparatus body having a slot sized to accommodate a first end of a lever arm positioned such that it extends through the slot, a pipe support structure attached to the first end of the lever arm and having an outer surface for contacting an outer surface of the pipe, and a pivot mechanism to allow the outer surface of the pipe support structure to continue to be in contact with the outer surface of the pipe while the pivot mechanism moves the outer surface of the pipe support structure along the outer surface of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: CHS Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Gee
  • Patent number: 11204130
    Abstract: A rotating device configured to rotate and position a product at multiple precision angles includes a base and an angle defining disk. The angle defining disk defines a circular through hole. A rotating mechanism is received in the through hole and a positioning mechanism is connected to the rotating mechanism. The periphery of an inner wall of the through hole includes a plurality of locating slots. The rotating mechanism is capable of rotating in the through hole by an external force and driving the positioning mechanism to rotate relative to the angle defining disk. The rotation causes the rotating mechanism to move and take a precise position from one locating slot to another locating slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen Wang, Ching-Feng Chen, Ji-Ping Wu
  • Patent number: 11199332
    Abstract: A bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, comprises a transverse support element and at least one support bracket. The at least one support bracket has an L-shape comprising an attachment arm and a support arm. The attachment arm comprises a first end provided with fastening means to said transverse support element and a second end adapted to couple with a corresponding end of the support arm. The attachment arm comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are connected to each other by means of hinging means, suitable for allowing a rotation and a relative translation between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: RODIGAS S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Roverato
  • Patent number: 11192716
    Abstract: An apparatus has a waste bin with a side wall defining a receptacle with a top access opening; a waste-receiving liner supported within the receptacle; and a liner support member secured to the waste bin and extending, within, and along an interior surface of, the waste-receiving liner, in a direction toward a base of the waste-receiving liner. A method includes inserting a waste-receiving liner into a receptacle of a waste bin; inserting a liner support member to extend within, and along an interior surface of, the waste-receiving liner, in a direction toward a base of the waste-receiving liner; and securing the liner support member to the waste bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Thomas McBride
  • Patent number: 11196241
    Abstract: An integrated opposite hook cable clamp includes a clamping plate, a connecting plate, and at least two J-shaped clamps. Side bars of the J-shaped clamps are locking bars. Locking holes corresponding to the locking bars are provided on the clamping plate, and at least two of the locking holes are diagonally arranged on the clamping plate. The locking bars of the J-shaped clamps vertically pass through the locking holes on the clamping plate and are movably connected with the clamping plate by a locking mechanism. A back surface of the connecting plate is lap-jointed to the inner sides of hooks of each of the J-shaped clamps. A front surface of the connecting plate is opposite to a front surface of the clamping plate (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU PANYU CABLE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chaoqiang Hu, Zhanshan You, Jianji Sun, Dan Qin, Xueer Chen, Guangye Lu, Kaituo Zhang, Yanfa Wang, Shihuan Zhang, Yan Hao, Yuanpeng Shao, Xueli Cheng
  • Patent number: 11185176
    Abstract: Apparatus for use in holding an artwork during transportation and storage, the artwork comprising or being mounted within a frame with a plurality of fastening devices secured to the frame, each fastening device having an aperture in a part which protrudes from a side of the frame, the apparatus comprising a substantially flat mounting panel provided with a plurality of retention members; and a plurality of securing devices for securing the fastening devices to the mounting panel, each of the securing devices comprising an engagement part for engaging the fastening device and a locking part which is rotatable about an axis from a first angular position in which it can be located adjacent a respective retention member and a second angular position in which it engages with a respective retention member, whereby each securing device can be used to secure a respective fastening device to the mounting panel by aligning the aperture in the fastening device relative to a retention member of the mounting panel, inser
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: CRATEIGHT LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Antony Farrar, John Hein, Andrew Nikita Cunynghame Stramentov, Anthony Henry Joseph Fraser