Patents Examined by Hau Phan
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Patent number: 8931787Abstract: A support cart for a machine screw may comprise a frame and a plurality of trolleys. The frame may have a pair of tracks and a caster assembly. The caster assembly may have a first position where the frame does not contact a surface, such as a floor, allowing the frame to be movable. The caster assembly may also have a second position which allows the frame to contact the surface, such as a floor, rendering the frame to be substantially stationary. The plurality of trolleys may include a base, an adjuster, a support bracket, and a plurality of rollers. The trolleys may be movable along the tracks of the frame via the plurality of rollers. A height position of the support bracket may be adjustable relative to the base via the adjuster.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.Inventors: Kevin W. Crawford, Derrick Gene Colon
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Patent number: 8919791Abstract: A container includes a body having base wall and a side wall extending upward from the base wall. The body includes a bracket portion having an elongated slot. An axle extends through the elongated slot. The axle is slidable in the elongated slot between a deployed position and a retracted position. A wheel is connected proximate one end of the axle. A clip secures the axle within the elongated slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Rehrig Pacific CompanyInventor: Derick Foster
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Patent number: 8919818Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wheel guard for a vehicle which may sufficiently absorb and reduce high frequency noise of various frequency bands produced from a tire, using resonance apertures 11a, resonance necks 11b, and resonance chambers 20. The wheel guard includes a resonance wheel guard that is fixed to a vehicle body panel and includes a plurality of resonance apertures. Additionally, the wheel guard includes a resonance chamber cover that is attached to a rear of the resonance wheel guard and forms a plurality of resonance chambers between the resonance wheel guard and the resonance chamber cover.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Hyun Gyung Kim
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Patent number: 8919792Abstract: A transport cart for a pneumatic chisel hammer has two wheels, a protective cage and a holder. The protective cage has a flat base, a front side, a rear side and two flat leg sides, whereby at least one of the leg sides is at an angle between 60° and 80° relative to the base. The holder serves to secure the chisel hammer inside the protective cage. The user can pull the transport cart when it is upright on its base. The transport cart can be securely laid on its side on one of the leg sides in order to be stowed away. The slanting of the leg side enhances the stability by lowering the center of gravity.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Karl Neuper
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Patent number: 8919809Abstract: A child stroller and a stroller frame thereof are disclosed. The child stroller includes the stroller frame and a child safety seat. The child safety seat is engaged with the stroller frame in a detachable way. The stroller frame includes a main frame and an engaging device disposed on the main frame. The child safety seat includes a front engagement mechanism and a rear structural part. The front engagement mechanism is engaged with a front handrail support of the main frame. A hook of the engaging device hooks the rear structural part. Therefore, in practice, parents can take the child safety seat together with the child sitting thereon from a car onto the stroller frame, which reduces the probability of waking the child up and the inconvenience of the parents.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company LimitedInventor: Dao-Chang Li
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Patent number: 8919813Abstract: A weight transfer system for a tractor includes a front lift arm pivotably mounted to the tractor and a front accessory mounted to the front lift arm. The front accessory is located forward of a front of the tractor. A mounting bracket is secured to a frame of the tractor. An electric linear actuator includes a forward end and a rear end. The forward end is mounted to a spring and the rear end is mounted to the mounting bracket. The linear actuator is actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. The forward end is spaced a first distance from the front of the tractor in the extended position and a second distance from the front of the tractor in the retracted position. The first distance is less than the second distance.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Schiller Grounds Care, Inc.Inventors: Norman Kurt Wrensch, Paul Kinsman, Franklin Robert Pohlman, Jr., Richard Lee Bedford, Anthony S. Weber, Nikolaus Harmsen
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Patent number: 8915505Abstract: A single handled two-wheeled gimbaled bucket dolly or hand truck is configured to lift, transport and pour the contents of a bucket or container with minimal operator effort. This dolly may use a horizontal “C” shaped frame cross member and two rigid vertical gimbaled columns to support a pivoting bucket or a modular tray or basket. This apparatus allows the bucket to be tilted a 180 degrees on its horizontal axis and to effortlessly dispense its contents and to transport the bucket or tray across uneven terrain.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Bucket All, LLCInventors: Michael Oleg Plesh, Jeffrey D. Atherton, Brian Anthony Babson, Joseph Sampietro, Jason Pilarski
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Patent number: 8915522Abstract: A loop (5) is attached to a grip (1) of a pole using a ball and socket joint. The ball and socket joint encompasses a ball (7) that is held with the capacity to turn and pivot in a recess (8) in the head (4) of the grip (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Komperdell Sportartikel Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Thomas Roiser
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Patent number: 8910967Abstract: A binding (1, 100) for a ski, in particular a ski binding for a cross-country or touring ski is described, in which a portion is adapted to interact with the ski, or a mounting plate (2, 110) attached to the ski, for attaching the binding to the ski in a displaceable manner, such that the binding can be positioned in a plurality of locations on the ski. A toothed interaction device (120), which is arranged so as to interact with matching indents or notches (112) on the ski or on the mounting plate (110), is provided, wherein the interaction of the teeth of the toothed interaction device with the matching indents or notches on the ski, or mounting plate, one or more than one of: determines, changes and/or fixes the position of the binding with respect to the ski.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Madshus ASInventors: Gunner Bjertnaes, Thomas Alsgaard
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Patent number: 8905181Abstract: A motorcycle internal combustion engine including engine hangers capable of reducing the size of the internal combustion engine in an up-down direction. A motorcycle internal combustion engine includes a crankcase of the internal combustion engine with an oil filter attached to a front face thereof. Engine hangers are formed integrally with the crankcase on the front face thereof with each having a hanger boss configured to be fastened to a vehicle body frame of a motorcycle from a vehicle left-right direction. The engine hangers are formed to be distributed on left and right sides on the front face of the crankcase. The oil filter is arranged between the left and right engine hangers with the engine hangers and the oil filter overlapping each other in a vehicle side view.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Yokota
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Patent number: 8899613Abstract: A baby stroller for transporting a child is disclosed. This baby stroller has a folding mechanism to facilitate folding for easier stowing and transporting. The folding mechanism, a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness, ease of use, reliability, and reduction in manufacturing costs.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Baby Jogger, LLCInventor: Chih-Ching Cheng
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Patent number: 8899609Abstract: An adjustable hitch receiver system provides multiple attachment points to adequately secure accessories such a pop-up canopy to an automobile. The mounting system includes a T-bar that connects to the hitch receiver with two adjustable arms. The adjustable arms of the hitch receiver system can be equipped with different attachment arms that are configured to attach to various accessories. The two adjustable arms can be used to secure two different accessories or secure a single accessory at two attachment points. In particular, a canopy attachment arm is configured to attach to a pop-up type canopy to securely and adjustably support the canopy.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Hildebradt International IncorporatedInventors: Tony Dean Mayfield, Eugene Phillip Mayfield, Justin Lynn Porter
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Patent number: 8899612Abstract: A sports article is adapted to cooperate with a boot, including a sports apparatus and a lateral guide element for the rear portion of the boot. The sports apparatus includes at least one positioning mechanism. The lateral guide element includes at least one complementary positioning mechanism cooperating with the associated positioning mechanism(s) of the sports apparatus in order to adjust the position of the lateral guide element on the sports apparatus. The complementary positioning mechanism(s) is/are arranged so as to enable a longitudinal positioning of the lateral guide element on the sports apparatus at two different lengthwise positions by cooperating with the same associated positioning mechanism(s), the second longitudinal position of the lateral guide element including a 180° rotation of the lateral guide element about an axis of rotation perpendicular to the top surface of the sports apparatus with respect to the first longitudinal position of the lateral guide element.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Saloman S.A.S.Inventor: Eddy Yelovina
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Patent number: 8893830Abstract: Controlling a power system in a mining truck includes receiving data indicative of an expected change in suitability of the mining truck for on-trolley operation, and outputting a control command to an actuating mechanism for a pantograph responsive to the data and prior to occurrence of the expected suitability change. A mining truck and power system are further provided, wherein a pantograph having an electrical contactor is adjusted between a first configuration contacting an overhead trolley line, and a rest configuration, responsive to data indicative of the expected suitability change.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Eric J. Ruth
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Patent number: 8887849Abstract: A hood connection assembly, sometimes referred to as an articulated hood pivot linkage, for a vehicle is disclosed. The hood connection assembly is an articulating interface between a vehicle chassis member and the vehicle hood. In use, the hood connection assembly provides up to three (3) points of isolation from chassis torsion as well as providing a “virtual axis” type pivoting connection. A “virtual axis” type pivoting connection provides an upwardly and outwardly motion of hood travel.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: PACCAR IncInventor: Scott D. Hite
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Patent number: 8887844Abstract: A vehicle having an electric drive device and an energy storage device which is arranged in a housing is disclosed. The energy storage device is formed from a plurality of cells. The housing includes a plurality of partitioning devices, with the result that at least one partitioning device is positioned between two cells. The housing of the energy storage device is connected both to a cooling air intake duct, having an inlet opening, and to a cooling air outflow duct, having an outlet opening. At least one partitioning device is configured in such a way that a plurality of cooling ducts are formed between the cells, and cooling air can flow through the cooling ducts in order to cool the energy storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Guan Chew, Miroslaw Oslislok, Hartmut Chodura, Patrik Gisch, Steffen Maurer, Ralf Bauer
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Patent number: 8888124Abstract: Car seat carriers are disclosed. An example child car seat carrier includes a frame and a clamp to hold a child car seat to the frame. The clamp includes a ratcheting joint to prevent movement of the clamp toward a released position while enabling movement of the clamp toward a locked position. The example child car seat carrier further includes a manual actuator to selectively release the clamp to move toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Liviu Ioan Iftinca
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Patent number: 8887843Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an electrical power storage unit. The engine and power storage unit are configured to provide motive power for the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a heater core in fluid communication with the engine, power storage unit and vehicle's cabin.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Douglas Piccard, Jin Wang, Kevin Lloyd Newman, Raymond C. Siciak
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Patent number: 8887846Abstract: An active air flap for a vehicle can absorb shock energy by a wing of a housing which pivots in a collision with a pedestrian and can minimize the pedestrian injury as possible.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Gil Sang Yoo
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Patent number: 8882134Abstract: Maneuverable strollers are disclosed herein. An example stroller disclosed herein includes a frame having a front wheel and rear wheel to support the frame. An intermediate wheel is positioned between the front wheel and the rear wheel. A carriage is coupled to the rear wheel, the intermediate wheel and the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Peter Rolicki, Liviu Iftinca, Wes Thomas, Ted Bretschger