Patents Examined by Gisele D Ford
  • Circular can-shape foundation and construction method for onshore wind turbines
    Patent number: 11293407
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present foundation for onshore wind turbines comprise one solid cap structure, one tubelike upright cylindrical structure and a concrete corbel structure. All are constructed of high-strength cast-in-place reinforced concrete. The tubelike cylindrical structure has a purposely enlarged inner diameter than the wind turbine tower. The tubelike cylindrical structure has a wall thickness of 2 to 4 feet and embeds to the ground from 25 to 60 feet. The cap structure is constructed within the encompassed space of the tubelike cylindrical structure and seals the top of the tubelike structure. The anchor bolting system comprises anchor bolts, nuts, washers and embedment ring and is embedded in the reinforced concrete of the solid cap structure at the lower part and bolts the wind turbine tower flange to the solid cap structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Dongyuan Wang, Jixiang Li, Long Shi
  • Modular building connector
    Patent number: 11286659
    Abstract: A connector assembly, having an upper connector coupled to a lower connector and a gusset plate sandwiched between the upper and lower connectors. The upper and lower connectors allow for coupling to adjacent upper and lower connectors, respectively, allowing for addition of a modular unit to a pre-existing modular structure. Also, ways of coupling adjacent upper connectors and coupling of adjacent lower connectors when coupling a modular unit to a pre-existing modular structure are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Julian Bowron
  • Connection apparatus for mounting a guyed mast
    Patent number: 11286684
    Abstract: Disclosed is a connection apparatus and foundation connection method developed in order to be used in guyed overhead line towers. The foundation connection method and connection apparatus mentioned above enables all the legs of a tower to be fixed onto a single base plate. According to the structure of foundation connection apparatus, the angle determining tubes welded to the base plate are capped with a welded treated cap plate which is connected to the bottom cone plate located at the ends of the legs of the towers by a pin. To provide angular rotation between the connection apparatus and the leg, the beveled plate is squeezed between the treated cap plate and the bottom cone plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Emre Mor
  • Standardized platform arrangement of a wind turbine
    Patent number: 11286915
    Abstract: Provided is a platform arrangement of a wind turbine, the platform arrangement including a platform and a frame, wherein the platform is destined to be attached to the interior of a tower or a supporting structure of the wind turbine by the frame, and wherein the platform is a standardized component while the frame is specifically adapted to the dimensions of the specific section of the tower or the supporting structure where the platform arrangement is destined to be mounted to. A modularized unit including several such platform arrangements is also provided. Furthermore, an electrical device including such a modularized unit and corresponding electrical equipment a wind turbine generating electricity including such a unit, and a method of mounting electrical equipment for controlling a wind turbine at a wind turbine is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY A/S
    Inventor: Johnny Soerensen
  • Smoke barrier system
    Patent number: 11280083
    Abstract: A splinter binding and weight bearing foil with an adhesive and a glass pane in a smoke barrier system. The smoke barrier system includes a fixation element. The adhesive is arranged between the splinter binding foil and the glass pane, wherein the splinter binding foil is equipped to hold glass fragments of a glass pane together in case of a glass breakage. The splinter binding foil is arranged between the fixation element and the glass pane, in particular the splinter binding foil is clamped between the fixation element and the glass pane. The splinter binding foil is designed to detach from the glass pane in the case of fire and/or temperature influence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Peter Fischer
  • Method and structure for increasing usable space in a parking lot
    Patent number: 11268272
    Abstract: A method of increasing usable space in a parking lot. A support assembly and an access system are erected. A module is placed on the support assembly in one piece or section-by-section. There is an accessible volume of space below the module that is sufficient to allow an automobile to park in a parking space below the module or to allow an automobile to drive in a drive aisle below the module. The module is removably connected to the support assembly. The module may include a frame and a covering coupled to the frame. The support assembly may include portions positioned between adjacent parking spaces of the parking lot. One portion of the support assembly may be positioned on one side of a drive aisle with another portion of the support assembly positioned on the opposite side of the drive aisle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: OB DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Schlagel
  • Wallboards, wallboard systems and methods for installing them
    Patent number: 11261607
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to wallboards, for example, suitable for use in constructing internal walls. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a wallboard and a method that provides simplified high-quality surface finishing. The wallboard includes a wall panel having a front surface and a rear surface. A sandable coating is disposed on the front surface of the wall panel. The method includes positioning wallboards adjacent to one another, applying sandable joint compound over joint formed between the wallboards, and sanding the joint compound and the sandable coating of the wallboards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Loomis, David Knutson, Rachel Z. Pytel, Dennis Michaud, John C. Phillips, Stephen W. Reynolds
  • Foot traction panel assembly for stair treads, steps, and walkways
    Patent number: 11261605
    Abstract: A foot traction panel assembly includes a panel body having an exposed top surface, opposing sides, and opposing ends. The panel body defines a number of slots extending between the opposing sides and opposing ends. A number of removable spiked inserts are adapted for being custom arranged adjacent selected slots of the panel body. Each of the spiked inserts has a base and a series of spaced apart rigid spikes attached to the base. The spikes are configured to extend vertically above the top surface of the panel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Traxion LLC
    Inventors: Michael Waites, George B. Waites, Jr.
  • Mechanical locking system for floor panels
    Patent number: 11261608
    Abstract: Floor panels are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible tongue in a displacement groove. The flexible tongue may be formed from the core material of the floor panels and inserted during production into the displacement groove. The locking system may be locked with vertical folding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION AB
    Inventor: Darko Pervan
  • Automated systems and methods for floor and ceiling units in the construction of modular building units
    Patent number: 11236519
    Abstract: A system and method for assembling framing assemblies for use as ceiling or floor structures of modular building units using automation are disclosed. The framing assemblies include trusses that are attached at the lateral edges thereof by a joist including at least one layer of dimensional lumber to form a substantially rigid framework. Cover panels are positioned over and attached to an inner surface of the framing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Buildz, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Bellissimo, Jason Daryl Hunsinger, Stanley Clark Beard, Jr., Harrison Grant Meadows
  • Combined type mouse-stopping device capable of adjusting the tilt angle
    Patent number: 11224213
    Abstract: This invention provides a tilt angle adjustable combined rat-proof device, relating to the technical field of rat-proof devices. A rat-proof device includes a rat-proof plate body, a fixing mechanism and an adjusting mechanism, wherein the rat-proof plate body is inserted into the fixing mechanism so that the rat-proof plate body is able to be clamped, and an upper end of the fixing mechanism is clamped into the adjusting mechanism and is able to slide along the adjusting mechanism so as to drive the rat-proof plate body to move, thereby realizing adjustment of the tilt angle of rat-proof plate body. The device can adjust the tilt angle based on the user's actual requirements, therefore adapting to the use environment, and it is also extremely convenient in the process of transportation, disassembly and installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ningxia Jinbole Food Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuzhu Wu, Xingyue Wu, Zhen Yang, Liming Zhou, Jingtao Ma, Caixia Hao
  • Set of floor panels and method for installing this set of floor panels
    Patent number: 11220826
    Abstract: A set of floor panels, which is suitable for forming a floor covering in herringbone pattern, wherein these floor panels are oblong rectangular; wherein the long as well as the short edges are provided with mechanical coupling means; and wherein the male coupling part on the short edge can be inserted into the female coupling part on the long edge in one and the same turning movement which is used to insert the male coupling part on the long edge into the female coupling part on the long or short edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Jan Eddy De Rick, Bart Van Der Stockt
  • Rain chain installation kit
    Patent number: 11221059
    Abstract: A kit for installing a rain chain to a rain gutter includes a gutter attachment unit having an outlet tube extendable through a drain aperture of the rain gutter. A rain chain support is attachable to the outlet tube and includes a sloped member which aligns and self-centers a rain chain coupled thereto with the outlet tube such that rainwater exiting the outlet tube is directed onto the rain chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Garm Beall
  • Modular furniture system
    Patent number: 11214954
    Abstract: A modular framework having a plurality of elongate structural members interconnected by brackets is provided. Each of the brackets includes at least one tubular socket to receive a structural member, and an array of holes is provided on a face of the socket to permit connection of an attachment to the bracket to support ancillary components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: 2724889 ONTARIO INC.
    Inventors: Jacek Styrc, Sebastian Lysiak
  • Set of tiles adapted to cover a surface such as a floor
    Patent number: 11203875
    Abstract: A set (1) of tiles (5) adapted to cover a surface (10) perpendicular to a thickness direction (V) of the tiles (5), each of the tiles comprising at least one upper layer (24), and an underlying rigid core layer (22), the core layer and the upper layer being superimposed in the thickness direction, and the core layer defining a lower surface (S) opposite the upper layer. The tiles comprise at least one first tile (15) having a first edge extending in a longitudinal direction (L), the core layer of the first tile (15) defining a connecting groove (28) in the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: TARKETT GDL S.A.
    Inventor: Jonas Bladh
  • Mobile home and rocket stove and ventilation assemblies for use therewith
    Patent number: 11203250
    Abstract: A mobile home as well as a rocket stove and ventilation assembly suitable for use therein are provided. The mobile home comprises: a housing body having a cuboid shape; and at least one pre-marked area on one or more walls of the housing body for indicating where a cutout for receiving a feature or an appliance therein is to be made. The rocket stove comprises a body containing therein: a vertical chimney for delivering heat to a stove top; a tee having at least three ends; and an elbow interposed and interconnected with the tee and the vertical chimney. One of the at least three ends is for receiving a fuel source therein and one of the at least three ends is connected to the elbow. The ventilation assembly comprises: at least two opposing air filters; and a plurality of fan units positioned side-by-side and sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventor: Xuehao Li
  • Multilayer noncombustible wood
    Patent number: 11193270
    Abstract: A multi-layered inflammable wood material A for use as a building material includes a support wood material part 1 for supporting load, an inner inflammable wood material part 2a attached to a periphery of the support wood material part 1, and an outer inflammable wood material part 2b attached to a periphery of the inner inflammable wood material part 2a, wherein the inner inflammable wood material part 2a and the outer inflammable wood material part 2b both contain therein an inflammable agent, and an amount of the inflammable agent contained in the inner inflammable wood material part 2a is smaller than an amount of the inflammable agent contained in the outer inflammable wood material part 2b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MORIWATAKARA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nariaki Asano
  • Anchor pin for placing shotcrete and fixing textile grid and method of constructing textile grid reinforced shotcrete using the same
    Patent number: 11193278
    Abstract: Provided are an anchor pin for placing shotcrete and fixing a textile grid and a method of constructing textile grid reinforced shotcrete using the same, wherein the anchor pin allows a textile grid reinforcement to be precisely disposed at a required position and, when shotcrete is placed, prevents a textile grid reinforcement from moving due to a driving pressure for precise construction so as to increase durability and safety of the concrete structure, allows primary and secondary shotcrete to be constructed while placing thicknesses thereof are visually checked so as to increase precision of construction, and allows the textile grid reinforcement to be disposed and fixed to accurately correspond to a shape of the concrete structure even when a lower portion of a slab, a wall, and a structure with a curved surface, such as a lining of a tunnel, are built.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyeong Yeol Kim, Kyung Taek Koh, Gum Sung Ryu, Gi Hong An, Dong Woo Seo, Seung Seop Jin
  • Bicycle storage assembly
    Patent number: 11180209
    Abstract: A bicycle storage assembly includes a vertically oriented track. A carriage is movable on the track from a loading position to a storage position, the storage position being elevated above the loading position. The carriage holds a tire and wheel assembly of the bicycle above the other in a storage, elevated position. In a first aspect the carriage comprising a pair of clamping members being devoid of any element that extends over an inside circumferential surface of a rim of the front or rear tire and wheel assembly in the storage position. A second aspect has nested enclosures to reduce storage space. A third aspect includes a movable member coupled to the carriage. The movable member inhibits removal of the bicycle in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy A. Koepke
  • Interlocking modular mat with sponge insert
    Patent number: 11174648
    Abstract: An interlocking modular mat having four sides has female connectors on two sides and male connectors on the other two sides so that the modular mat can interlock with an adjacent mat and its connectors. The modular mat is configured with a plurality of structures surrounding a periphery of a top portion of the mat. The plurality of structures in combination with an underside of the top portion of the mat form a cavity. A sponge insert is configured to fit in the cavity and have a height such that a portion of the sponge insert extends from a bottom side the mat body. With the sponge insert extending beyond the bottom side of the mat body, the sponge insert bottom face generally become the supporting bottom of the modular mat to provide a more cushioned feel for a mat user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: WEARWELL, LLC
    Inventor: Philip C. Huss