Patents Examined by Guang H Guan
  • Patent number: 10130001
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bracket device for a rail element, which is configured to be mounted to a rack. The bracket device includes a main supporting element, a first supporting element, a second supporting element and a bracket. The main supporting element is connected to the rail element. The first supporting element is movable relative to the main supporting element. The second supporting element is movable relative to the first supporting element. The bracket is mounted to the second supporting element, and configured to be mounted to the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    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: 10129992
    Abstract: An anti-topple device for preventing a cabinet from swaying or falling over includes a pedestal, a screw, a first adjusting member, a second adjusting member, and a connecting member. The pedestal is fixed on a floor and the screw is fixed to the pedestal. The first adjusting member and the second adjusting member are slidably mounted on the screw to make the cabinet height adjustable. The connecting member secures onto two beams of the cabinet positioned at a bottom of the cabinet to hold the cabinet firmly against the floor. The two beams flank the screw on opposite sides to firmly fix the cabinet to the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian-Gang Xiao
  • Patent number: 10107447
    Abstract: A system for mounting a flat panel television or display to a surface such as a wall. A base plate is configured to operatively connect to a surface, while an adapter plate is configured to operatively connect to a display device. A plurality of connecting arms are used to operatively connect the base plate to the adapter plate. Each of the plurality of connecting arms includes a base plate engagement portion slidably engageable with slots in the base plate and an adapter plate engagement portion operatively connected to the adapter plate. Movement of the base plate engagement portions within the base plate's slots results in a translational movement of the adapter plate relative to the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Walters
  • Patent number: 10086721
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a slide rail, including a lower rail and an upper rail, and includes a slide lock mechanism. The slide lock mechanism includes a lock member and an operating member. The lock member includes a first urging member. The operating member includes a second urging member. A clearance is set in a region from an initial position to an operation position of the operating member. The operating member includes an input operating member and an output operating member. The clearance is provided between the input operating member and the output operating member. The initial position is set by maintaining the clearance between the input operating member and the output operating member using an urging force of the second urging member. The second urging member includes a first support portion, a second support portion, and a first engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Arakawa, Naoki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10082238
    Abstract: A steel stand for supporting heavy structures such as road construction and excavating equipment, either with or without a jacking device, wherein the stand has a central tubular steel core member, wherein ends of the core member are welded to parallel steel plates, and, wherein the stand has a perimetrically positioned plurality of steel, vertical side members spaced substantially circumferentially around the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventor: Ronald M. Norris
  • Patent number: 10081315
    Abstract: A positioning device for fixing a vehicle registration plate in an affix hole of a vehicle contains: a connection member, at least one fitting sleeve, a flexible bushing, an operation sheath, and a screw rod. The connection member includes an arcuate section and two flat sections, and the arcuate section has an elongated orifice. Each of the at least one fitting sleeve includes a first through orifice, a first protrusion, and an indentation. The flexible bushing includes a peripheral rib, a second through orifice, multiple slits, and a second protrusion. The operation sheath includes a taper, multiple retaining ribs, and a threaded orifice. The screw rod inserts through the first through orifice of each fitting sleeve and the second through orifice of the flexible bushing to screw with the threaded orifice of the operation sheath, and positioned on the screw rod are a washer and a nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Inventor: Yao-Huang Liu
  • Patent number: 10079423
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a tilt angle of a vertically positioned antenna on a pole that includes a top mounting assembly formed by a first link and a second link, the first and second link each including a top edge and a bottom edge, the top edges of the first link and the second link are pivotally connected together by a first hinge such that the second link is rotatable about the first hinge in relation to the first link to adjust an angle between the first link and the second link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD
    Inventors: Azhari Bin Asrokin, Rizal Helmy Bin Basri, Anas Bin Abas, Norman Bin Jamlus
  • Patent number: 10072788
    Abstract: A track mounting system including a mount with a mounting plate with a back surface and a front surface, the back surface is opposite the front surface and at least one mounting stud coupled to the back surface of the mounting plate, each mounting stud includes a stem portion that extends outwardly from the back surface and an enlarged head portion disposed at a distal end of stem portion. The mount also includes a release mechanism coupled to the front surface to release the mount from a track. The track mounting system also includes an adaptor coupled to the front surface of the mounting plate wherein the adaptor releasably couples with an equipment interface of a piece of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Inventors: Robert C. Chinn, Timothy Paul Schroeder, James C. West, III, Peter Smolan, Michal Vacula, Ladislav Turek
  • Patent number: 10070740
    Abstract: An adjustable fastener is provided. The adjustable fastener includes an elongated main body and a mounting bracket for receiving the main body therein. The elongated main body includes a plurality of teeth along the length of the main body. The mounting bracket includes a latching mechanism disposed on a front face thereof, the latching mechanism having a first end including a release lever and a second end including a plurality of ribs extending into an interior volume of the mounting bracket. The ribs on the second end of the latching mechanism engage with the teeth on the main body to slidably secure the main body within the mounting bracket, thereby providing a vertically adjustable fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Inventor: John Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10060574
    Abstract: A supporting device includes a housing, a support board, a linkage trestle and a plurality of elastic bodies. The support board pivots on the housing. The linkage trestle includes a pivot end and a sliding end, the pivot end is pivotally connected to the support board, and the sliding end abuts the housing. The plurality of elastic bodies are disposed in the housing, and the elastic bodies form a slide channel in the housing, wherein the sliding end is disposed in the slide channel, the sliding end abuts the elastic bodies, and the elastic bodies change the width of the slide channel with the movement of the sliding end such that the elastic bodies push against the sliding end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Liang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10047775
    Abstract: In an attachment element for fixing an object to a wall, wherein a shaft of the attachment element can be introduced into a hole in the wall and can be fixed to the inner surface of the hole, it is provided that the shaft has a substantially plate-like design and is formed, towards the interior of the hole, with two projections oriented oppositely to one another which project from the shaft counter to the direction of insertion of the shaft into the hole, are prestressed in the direction of the inner surface of the hole and of which the projecting lengths, prior to insertion into the hole, exceed a clear width of the inner surface of the hole, allowing a simple and secure fixing, in particular, by wedging the projections in the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNABL STECKTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bruckbauer, Johann Neumayer
  • Patent number: 10037060
    Abstract: A holder includes a support, a back plate and a holding member. The back plate includes a main portion connected to the support, and a positioning portion movably connected to the main portion to either at a blocking position or an unblocking position. The holding member is disposed between the positioning portion and the support. Two ends of the holding member opposite to each other are connected to the main portion. The holding member and the main portion jointly define an accommodation space. When the positioning portion is at the blocking position, the positioning portion partially protrudes from the main portion and blocks a side of the accommodation space. When the positioning portion is at the unblocking position, the positioning portion does not protrude from the main portion, and the positioning portion unblocks the side of the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Meng-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 10030447
    Abstract: A support platform assembly is disclosed. The support platform assembly provides a level surface on which a ladder can be supported, and includes an extendable platform, a first set of legs and a second set of legs. The extendable platform includes a first plate having a flat top surface and a second plate having a flat top surface, the second plate being slidable relative to the first plate between a retracted position and an extended position such that a length of the platform increases as the second plate slides from the retracted position to the extended position. The first set of legs are pivotably coupled to a bottom surface of the first plate, and the second set of legs are pivotably coupled to a bottom surface of the second plate, the first and second sets of legs being configured to vertically support the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Philip Michael Pyros
  • Patent number: 10024488
    Abstract: A construction apparatus is provided and span members connected together at a first end by a first connector, the span members having a first end, a second end and a length. Sill brackets are connected to the first end of the span members and are configured to seat against an entrance sill. A second connector connects the span members together at a second end and is configured to seat against a hoistway structure. A plurality of apertures is arranged on the span members and configured to allow a connection to hoist devices. The span members rotate about the sill brackets and the lengths of the span members are longer than a horizontal distance from the entrance sill to the hoistway structure such that when the apparatus is in a seated orientation, the construction apparatus rests in an inclined orientation with respect to a substantially horizontal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: WURTEC, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven P. Wurth, Terry Rodebaugh
  • Patent number: 10026258
    Abstract: A cabinet top assembly may comprise a top plate having upper and lower surfaces and at least one mounting aperture therethrough, and a mounting fixture for mounting a gaming machine to the top plate. The mounting fixture may comprise a first mounting rail positioned below the top plate adjacent to the mounting aperture, an intermediate rail positioned below the top plate adjacent to the mounting aperture, and at least one mount member extendable between the first mounting rail and the intermediate member in a position adjacent to the mounting aperture. The at least one mount member may have a mount end configured to mount on the mounting rail in a manner resisting removal of the mount end from the mounting rail while permitting sliding of the mount member along the mounting rail, and a free end being freely abuttable against the intermediate rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Michael J. Wiese
  • Patent number: 10018299
    Abstract: A wall mounting kit for mounting a screen on a wall, including a wall mount frame configured to be attached to the wall, one or more screen hook interfaces that are configured to be coupled to the screen and enable hanging the screen onto the wall mount frame, wherein the screen hook interfaces lock onto the wall mount frame so that the screen will not accidentally fall off by applying a force in a single direction; and wherein the screen hook interfaces are each formed by folding a cut out piece of a sheet of material without requiring additional elements to lock onto the wall mount frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: BARKAN MOUNTS LTD
    Inventor: Peter Feldman
  • Patent number: 10016644
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for a sprinkler comprises a fixed frame horizontally extending above a ceiling material in a lengthwise direction, an installation frame horizontally extending above the fixed frame in a widthwise direction, an end bracket fastened with the fixed frame and the installation frame to fix an installation position of the sprinkler, and a center bracket having a first side allowing the installation frame to pass therethrough and a second side configured to surround the sprinkler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventors: Myung-yul Seo, Sung-ho Shin
  • Patent number: 9986873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a kitchen device (100) comprising: —a grip (120) for manually holding the device, the grip defining a grip area (112), —a first suction foot (130) attached to the device (100) and arranged to secure the device (100) to a surface (150) by means of suction against the surface (150), —an actuator (110) connected to the first suction foot (130) and extending in the grip area (112), the actuator (110) being arranged to transfer an actuating force (111) acting on the actuator (110) into a releasing force (131) acting on the first suction foot (130) to release the first suction foot (130) from the surface (150). This device can be released from the surface with an improved ease of use, because holding the device and releasing the device from the surface effectively have become a single, intuitive manual action by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Sau Kan Cheung, Bengt Ivar Anders Ivarsson
  • Patent number: 9976778
    Abstract: A bracket for installing photovoltaic modules on a tile roof. The bracket can have a base portion adapted to sit on a flat roof surface below a tile. A pair of curved portions above the base portion can be supported by a pair of vertical portions. A riser portion can be connected to the pair of curved portion and rising in a direction perpendicular to a roof surface. A flange can be connected to and be perpendicular to the riser portion and parallel to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
    Inventor: Emil Johansen
  • Patent number: 9972982
    Abstract: An apparatus for relieving tension of an electric cable includes an anchor plate; a bell mouth supporting the cable; a plurality of guide supporting bars directly connecting the anchor plate and the bell mouth; an elasticity controller through which each guide supporting bar is penetrated and inserted; a mobile supporting plate elastically supported by one end of the elasticity controller, the mobile supporting plate selectively pressurizing the elasticity controller according to the tension of the cable and moveable along a longitudinal direction of the plurality of guide supporting bars; a fixed supporting plate provided between the mobile supporting plate and the bell mouth, the fixed supporting plate being supported and fixed to each guide supporting bar, the other end of the elasticity controller being supported by the fixed supporting plate; and one or more spring cleats combined with the mobile supporting plate, the spring cleat adapted for holding and fixing the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Tai Han Electric Wire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woon Jin, Hoe Jeom Kim, Dong Suk Hong, Kyung Soo Choi, Han Hwa Kim, Hwa Jong Kim, Hyun Joo Kim