Patents Examined by Gwendolyn Baxter
  • Patent number: 9592999
    Abstract: A boom apparatus comprises at least one flexible line and a boom. The boom comprises a nose body. The nose body comprises a passageway through which the at least one flexible line is routed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Ditzler, Peter D. Zach, James F. O'Halloran, Jonathan R. Hunt
  • Patent number: 9587782
    Abstract: In one example, an apparatus for holding a display device includes a back plate and a plurality of engaging members disposed around a periphery of the back plate. The back plate includes a rear face and a front face opposite the rear face. The plurality of engaging members extend from the back plate in a direction from the rear face to the front face to define an outer boundary of a retention space configured to accept the display device. The plurality of engaging members includes a rotatable engaging member configured to rotate between an engagement position and a disengagement position. The engagement position is configured to secure the display device within the retention space. The disengagement position is configured to allow removal of the display device from the retention space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace Johnson, Kenneth Freeman, Jeffrey P. Danicich
  • Patent number: 9585470
    Abstract: A position-adjustable support assembly comprises at least one surface mount, an actuator affixed thereto, and a body coupled to and supported on the actuator free of the at least one surface mount. The body is moveable relative to the at least one surface mount in response to a motive force applied by the actuator. The actuator may be affixed to the at least one surface mount inboard of an outer perimeter defined by a frame portion of the body so as to be accommodated interstitially between the at least one surface mount and the body. In some embodiments, the support assembly may further comprise a strain gauge, coupled to the body at a terminal region thereof, which may be configured to detect a strain force acting on the body in the terminal region and control movement of the body based on the strain force detected by the strain gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: JORO Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Johnny Mattar, Jamil Mattar
  • Patent number: 9586467
    Abstract: A coreless engine mount, and a method for manufacturing a coreless engine mount, may include a mount bracket that has at least one bolting hole for bolting and houses a mounting bush, and combines with the mounting bush, and a coreless support bracket that has an extension integrally extending from the mounting bush and is formed of an aluminum material, the extension being integrally formed with the mounting bush by curing, and the extension having at least one bolting hole for bolting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seungwon Kim, Yongjin Kim, Yongjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 9579923
    Abstract: A self-righting handheld utensil comprises a base having a generally rounded bottom side, a weighted element disposed within the base, an elongated region extending outwardly from the base, and a use portion. The weighted element and rounded bottom of the base provide for a self-righting function for the disclosed utensil such that, when placed on a flat or substantially flat surface, it counterbalances the utensil to an upright vertical orientation without the need for user intervention or the application of any external force. The base need not become uncoupled from the elongated region and use portion before the user makes operative use of the disclosed utensil. The base may also have an aesthetic feature on an outer surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Vartian Corp
    Inventors: Kevork Wartersian, Harout Wartersian
  • Patent number: 9572905
    Abstract: A sterile display for a sterile container includes a thermally actuatable display apparatus for the display of a first and a second sterility condition of the sterile container. The display apparatus includes an adjustment mechanism having an actuator element which can be transferred, by external heating, from a first stress state in which the first sterility condition can be displayed, to a second stress state in which the second sterility condition can be displayed. The adjustment mechanism includes a thermo-bimetal element wherein, by its actuation, the actuator element of the adjustment mechanism can be transferred from the first stress state to the second stress state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Aesculap AG
    Inventors: Peter Schulz, Stefan Schuster, Dieter Weisshaupt
  • Patent number: 9577417
    Abstract: A bracket and a cable mounting system which includes a bracket with a center panel or channel and with magnetic pads located on the distal ends of the center panel or channel so that the bracket may be attached to a structure by magnetic attraction. The cable mounting system may also consist of two brackets set a distance apart and a support rail placed in between and coupled to the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Stechmann
  • Patent number: 9572277
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and an extension rail. The second rail can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail. The second rail includes a first section and a second section. The third rail is movably connected to the first section of the second rail and can be longitudinally displaced relative to the first rail by the second rail. The extension rail is located at the second section of the second rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Cheng-Chieh Weng, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9566748
    Abstract: A forming tube for forming and reinforcing a concrete column includes a tubular lining and a fiber-reinforced composite shell. The tubular lining is made from a first material, and has inner and outer tubular surfaces. The inner tubular surface has a plurality of ridge units displaced from one another in a direction of an axis. Each ridge unit has a plurality of ridges displaced from one another in a circumferential direction. The fiber-reinforced composite shell is made from a second material different from the first material, and is configured to enclose the outer tubular surface. The fiber-reinforced composite shell is formed by winding a prepreg filament on the outer tubular surface, followed by curing the prepreg filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chung-Che Chou, Chung-Sheng Lee, Hao-Hsiang Tan, Kai-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 9562626
    Abstract: A tubular element bracket comprises at least one central body elongate along a longitudinal axis, comprising a central portion elongate along the longitudinal axis and a support element configured to receive at least one tubular element, the support element being arranged at one end of the central body, referred to as the upper end, and a fixing plate configured to be fixed to a support, notably of an aircraft. The central portion and the support element are formed in one piece. The support element is in the form of an open fixing collar. The bracket comprises a fixing arrangement configured to make it possible to fix the central body manually and autonomously to the fixing plate by its other end, referred to as the lower end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Etienne Gustin, Adrien Pique, Tyron Billington, Luc Michelet
  • Patent number: 9557002
    Abstract: A convertible stand/table may be converted for use alternately as a table or a stand, and in particular, a stand suitable for use in mounting, securing, holding, or otherwise retaining or mounting one or more items for viewing and/or use by an individual, including, for example, a tablet or other portable computing device. Further, in some configurations, a magnetic mounting pad, including a suction cup surface and at least one permanent magnet, may be used to mount a portable electronic device such as a tablet on an inclined and magnetically-attractive surface, with the suction cup surface, e.g., provided by a microsuction layer, adhered to the back of the portable electronic device, and with the permanent magnet attracted to the magnetically-attractive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Helping Hands International Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Chi Shing Wong, Hiroshi Ono
  • Patent number: 9549624
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a hanging device including slides configured to align the hanging device at desired positions with the frame and on a wall. Embodiments may be configured to be aligned with a frame in both horizontal and vertical directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Louis C. Parrillo
  • Patent number: 9546757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support structure for an article. In particular, the invention relates to a support structure for mounting modular articles such as display units and the like upon a wall. The support structure comprises a support bracket (1), the support bracket having at least one opening (15), the opening being sized to accommodate a fixing (4) by which the support bracket may be secured to a wall (3), the opening being larger than the fixing whereby the position of the support bracket (1) may be adjusted relative to the fixing (4). The support structure also comprises a support element (2), the support element having a dimension (d) which is larger than the opening (15), the support element having a fixing hole (14) therethrough, the distance between the fixing hole (14) and the periphery of the support element (2) being non-uniform. The support bracket (1) has a support surface (12) adapted for engagement by the periphery of the support element (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Barco NV
    Inventor: Tom Adriaan Gerard Dewaele
  • Patent number: 9549479
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a kickstand or similar support device connection mechanism in conjunction with computing devices. A substantially constant gap may be maintained between the kickstand and the device enclosure across the hinge rotation spectrum allowing the hinge and/or the kickstand to be level with the device enclosure. The connection mechanism may support various usage loads and rotation angles up to about 180 degrees, as well as allow for low force opening to a first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Gault, Scott Bowers, Brian Bitz, Aseem Singla
  • Patent number: 9526359
    Abstract: A versatile mounting system for hanging flat objects on walls and vertical surfaces provides a combination of hooks interlocking with mounting members. The system makes hanging of those flat objects, like flat panel displays, smart TVs, monitors, screens, large paintings and picture frames, quick and easy. Hooks pivotally attach to the back panel of a flat object and are configured and positioned to lock onto corresponding mounting members anchored to the wall. Flat objects can be hung securely anywhere on any wall, nearly flush with the wall surface. In addition, this system allows for making adjustments in pitch and level after objects are hung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventor: Greg Wawrzyniak
  • Patent number: 9528303
    Abstract: An anti-theft sleeve support, including a support and an anti-theft drop pin that is connected to the support and is snapped into the sleeve corner via the support. The support includes an octagonal hollow prism with four pairs of parallel opposite sides and a base integrated with the hollow prism. The octagonal hollow prism is capable of being inserted into the square head sleeve opposite sides; and an elastic external convex body is arranged on the exterior cylindrical surface of the opposite sides III and/or the opposite sides IV. The Invention is of simple structure and is characterized in that the support cylinder is inserted into the sleeve and rotated to a certain angle, and a drop pin is inserted into the sleeve corner to secure the support for reliable anti-theft performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HANGZHOU LIERYI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongfei Lai
  • Patent number: 9517707
    Abstract: Provided is a seat slide device for a vehicle capable of enhancing the degree of design freedom in an interior height of a vehicle cabin, light-weighting the vehicle, and enhancing comfort in use when a seat is moved forward and rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichi Sasaki, Masashi Konomoto
  • Patent number: 9511981
    Abstract: A connection bracket is provided in order to connect a connection, such as a shackle, hook or ring, to a flange, in particular to a flange of a tower element of a wind turbine, wherein the connection bracket (1) has two fixing sections (3a,3b), which are arranged at a distance (D) from each other and each have a support surface (3c) for laying the connection bracket (1) against the flange and a connection section (4), wherein the connection section (4) is formed from two supporting sections (7a, 7b) each firmly connected to one of the fixing sections (3a, 3b) and standing thereon, and a center section (6) carried by these supporting sections (7a, 7b) and firmly connected to them, such that the connection section (4) bridges the distance (D) between the fixing sections (3a, 3b) at a distance (Y) from the plane (E) of the support surface (3c), and wherein, in a top view seen from the side of the connection bracket (1) remote from the support surface (3c), the center line (M) of the center section (6) of the con
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: SpanSet-secutex GmbH
    Inventor: Boris Franke
  • Patent number: 9506487
    Abstract: An attaching clamping mechanism which is clamped onto an existing pole of a hospital bed and retains the unsupported short pole adjacent the hospital bed. Through the clamp apparatus the short pole is used to retain sterile bags of medicine with fluid transportation lines which are connected to the sterile bag at one end and at the opposite end may be directly connected to a needle inserted into a patient for intravenous administration of medicine or alternatively connected to a motorized dispensing machine which regulates the dosage of medicine and period of time for intravenous medicine administration with a separate fluid transportation line extending from the dispensing machine to a needle inserted into a patient. The short pole is only between twenty-four (24) inches and thirty-six (36) inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis L. Merritt, Charles Allen Cordy
  • Patent number: 9494275
    Abstract: The trailer axle jack stand relates generally to a trailer axle jack stand for lifting a recreational vehicle, boat, trailer, military equipment, and the like, off the ground, such as for use in changing flat tires, thrown tracks or other repair of the vehicle. The jack stand includes an upstanding support member that is adjustable in height and terminates with a cradle capable of engaging an axle of the vehicle. The jack stand includes a base having a generally arcuate front portion that allows the jack stand to pivot in order to raise the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: David Crump