Patents Examined by Gary Hoge
  • Patent number: 9299272
    Abstract: A point of purchase display for coupling to a commercial product on display at a retail store. The point of purchase display includes a flexible and wrinkle-resistant sheet material having indicia displayed thereon and at least one coupling member for coupling the sheet material to the commercial product. In example forms, the indicia being displayed on the sheet material is provided for advertisement or instructional purposes of the commercial product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Kids II, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Stephanopoulos
  • Patent number: 9282841
    Abstract: A tablet support mount has a main body portion, which when installed is inclined. The upper surface of the inclined main body is adapted for contacting and supporting the tablet. A lower lip is positioned at an angle at the lower end of the main body so as to form an upwardly open V shape. This lip keeps the tablet from sliding off the mount. An upper attachment edge is positioned at an angle at the upper end of the main body. This upper attachment edge is releasably and directly secured to a lower portion of the frame of a cabinet. The main body, lower lip and at least a portion of the attachment edge form a unitary, one piece rigid structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Keith Blair
  • Patent number: 9271586
    Abstract: A magnetic frame assembly includes an outer portion including an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter, a front side and a back side; an inner portion configurable with said outer portion, said inner portion including an outer perimeter, a front side and a back side, and a magnetic material disposed on at least one of the back side of the outer portion and the back side of the inner portion. The inner perimeter of the outer portion defines a nesting region configurable with the outer perimeter of the inner portion such that said inner portion is removably insertable into said nesting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Collette Ryan
  • Patent number: 9272672
    Abstract: A badge mounting system for a vehicle interior includes a badge plate and an emblem or badge comprised of raised lettering or a design that is formed integrally on the badge plate. A trim panel includes inner and outer surfaces and a badge relief section formed integrally on the trim panel. The badge relief section is defined by letter shaped apertures. The badge plate is coupled to the inner surface of the trim panel and the emblem is received in the badge relief section in assembly. The badge plate is rear loaded to the trim panel and the system may include more than one badge plate. In assembly, a portion of the badge extends outwardly from the outer surface of the trim panel through the badge relief section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tien Vo, Jacob Alexander, Prakash Babu
  • Patent number: 9265365
    Abstract: Methods and assemblies are provided for displaying a plurality of images, which can be minor images of each other. The method includes providing a first display object having a first image on it and providing a second display object having a second image on it. The first and second images are mirror images of each other. The first and second display objects are positioned such that the images are displayed in a first mirrored registration. After doing so, the first and second display objects are repositioned such that the first and second images are displayed in a second mirrored registration. Assemblies can include at least one mount, a first display object having a first image disposed thereon, and a second display object having a second image disposed thereon, the images being minor images of each other. The first and second display objects are movably attached to the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: Silas Jeffrey Durant
  • Patent number: 9262949
    Abstract: A portable collapsible sign assembly including a fabric covering and support frame which is adjustable between a collapsed and expanded position. When the sign assembly is expanded, or in its deployed state, the fabric covering and support frame possess a connective tension relationship with respect to one another which creates and supports both the sign assembly display sign and base in a stable manner. The fabric covering engagement with the support frame enables the entire sign assembly, including both the display sign and assembly base, to be simultaneously deployed in one user-initiated motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventor: Mead Pelletier
  • Patent number: 9259891
    Abstract: A pad of labels and labels for use on store shelves in a retail environment. The pad of labels include labels with adhesive strips applied to a bottom surface of each label and a top laminate layer with a release coating applied to the top surface of each label. The labels in the pad are sequenced according to a store's planogram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Electronic Imaging Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Weidauer, Michael Wilkinson, Jeffrey Blackwell, Gene Bethards, Scott Aten, David Adler
  • Patent number: 9255652
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a clamping structure for mounting a reducer. The clamping structure include a clamp body 431 that is formed at opposite sides thereof with a door connecting portion 431a and a latch member connecting portion 431b to form a rectangular shape with one open side, and a clamp door 434 that can be rotated about a hinge pin 433 formed at the door connecting portion 431a, wherein the clamp door 431 is formed at one side thereof with a fastening portion, to which a latch portion of a latch member 450 is latched to allow a lever handle 446 of a lever member 440 to be pushed, and wherein the lever member 440 is coupled at one end thereof to the latch member connecting portion 450 of the clamp body 431 by a hinge 444 and is rotatably coupled at a middle thereof to the latch member 450 by a hinge 454 of the latch member 450.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Hyung Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 9243744
    Abstract: A container support for holding a container has a lower base and upper holding member. The base receives the container which bears on the base in a bearing direction. The holding member has an opening for receiving the container. The holding member is connected to the base by a connecting mechanism configured such that the holding member is movable relative to the base in translation along the bearing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Faurecia Interieur Industrie
    Inventors: Christophe Brunard, Joep Bijlholt
  • Patent number: 9245461
    Abstract: An interactive greeting card which operates as a faux cuckoo clock. The greeting card contains an opening thereon beneath which is a pop-out character. One or more moveable flaps cover the opening and conceal the pop-out character. A pull tab mechanism is used to open one or more moveable flaps and set forth the pop-out character. The pull tab mechanism may also initiate playback of one or more pre-recorded audio files stored on a memory device within the greeting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Lynne Shlonsky
  • Patent number: 9237818
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for a medal is provided. The medal is coupled to a ribbon. The mounting assembly includes a housing, a magnet disposed in the housing, and a clip member having first and second walls. The first wall has a first surface and a second surface. The second wall has a biasing portion extending toward the first wall. The second wall is coupled to the housing such that a gap is formed between the biasing portion and the first surface of the first wall. The mounting assembly further includes an adhesive sheet that is disposed on the second surface of the first wall. The adhesive sheet is configured to hold the medal thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Inventor: Matthew J. Antoniou
  • Patent number: 9235998
    Abstract: A circularly folding display stand that includes a plurality of sector-like partitioned, that can be compressed into storage mode by folding the partitions together to minimize sector area, and can be opened into a display mode by opening the partitions to maximize sector area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Oren Sitton
  • Patent number: 9235994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wristband assembly comprising a strap adapted to be formed into a loop; a translucent (e.g., transparent) cover member having a fixed portion secured (e.g., permanently adhered) to the strap and a free end unsecured to the strap, and a release member (e.g., a silicone-coated material) positioned over an inner surface of the cover member between the fixed portion and the free end. A portion of the release member is temporarily secured to the strap at a retention location spaced from the free end (e.g., by a distance of at least 1 mm, 5 mm, 10 mm, or 15 mm). In one embodiment, the assembly further includes a retention adhesive at the retention location. Preferably, the retention adhesive is permanently secured to the release member and temporarily adhered to the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Artemax, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan Waltersdorf
  • Patent number: 9230468
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible display panel including a recognition pattern; a housing for holding the flexible display panel, wherein varying amounts of a display area of the flexible display panel are exposable to the outside to display an image; and a sensor in the housing for sensing an amount of the exposed display area corresponding to the recognition pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Ho Kwack, Hyun-Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 9226603
    Abstract: A transparent display case system that includes transparent hinges and a transparent case body. The case body is rotatable along an axis which is in alignment with the hinges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: 2 Face Case, LLC
    Inventor: Joanne B. Dimitrakos
  • Patent number: 9227510
    Abstract: To provide a fuel tank fixing structure for a construction machine, which does not require a belt and is capable of fixing a fuel tank on a vehicle body stably. The present invention provides a fuel tank fixing structure, for example when fixing a fuel tank 11 made of synthetic resin on a revolving frame 2a of a revolving superstructure 2 of a compact excavator, that includes a standing member having a supporting member 11 to be fixed on the revolving frame 2a in a standing state, a hydraulic oil tank 10 made of iron, and a fixing bracket 14 made of iron, and a holding assembly for holding a fuel feed opening 11a provided on the fuel tank 11, such as a holding bracket 13 made of iron. A bushing 15 is engaged with a hole 13a1 formed in a plate part 13a of the holding bracket 13. The feed opening 11a of the fuel tank 11 is inserted into a hole 15a of the bushing 15 so that the feed opening 11a of the fuel tank 11 is held by the holding bracket 13 via the bushing 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9224314
    Abstract: An identification label unit capable of allowing authenticity determination of a product is provided. According to the present invention, an identification label unit, including: an identification label provided with an identifier; a viewer plate to cover the identification label; and a retaining member to retain the identification label and the viewer plate so as to allow relative rotation of the identification label or the viewer plate with respect to each other; wherein: display and non-display of the identification label is switched by relative rotation of the identification label or the viewer plate with respect to each other, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Power Support Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsushi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 9216608
    Abstract: A greeting card having a jointed or articulated character attached to a surface thereof, the articulated character being movable by user interaction with the greeting card. The articulated character contains various segments which are attached together at various pivot or hinge points making the character capable of bending and moving various aspects of the character body in various ways or directions which simulate the character dancing to audio playing in the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Nelson, Melissa Flesher
  • Patent number: 9214101
    Abstract: A graphic display device illuminates interchangeable graphic panels and is mountable to a translucent mounting surface. The graphic display device includes a housing assembly, a light guide assembly, and select device support structure. The housing assembly includes a housing back, a housing front, and peripheral housing edging. Together, the housing back and housing edging define an assembly-receiving volume. The light guide of the light guide assembly is positionable within the assembly-receiving volume for guiding light from the light source in an anterior direction. The device support structure alternatively fasten the graphic display device to a translucent mounting surface or support the device upon a support surface adjacent a window such that the light from the light source is guided in an anterior direction through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Richmond, Christopher W. Pesek
  • Patent number: 9210996
    Abstract: A cosmetic brush stand (1) having a horizontal base (3) and a vertical portion (4) extending upward therefrom. The vertical portion has a front surface (5) and a rear surface (6) with magnetic strips (9) located on either of both surfaces. Cosmetic brushes (2) are attracted to the magnetic strips via ferrules (8) made of a ferrous metal, a magnetized metal or an attachment sleeve (9) placed thereon. The magnetized sleeve may be used on conventional brushes having non-ferrous metal ferrules. A tray (16) having individual slots (17) or apertures may be located on the front surface and/or the rear surface to further secure the brushes to the brush stand. The brush stand may also be rotatable to provide easy access to the front surface and rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Dorothy L. Kramer