Patents Examined by Hilary L Gutman
  • Device for a receiving and transporting components, in particular pipes or tubes, material collecting container for a vehicle and suction excavator comprising said type of device
    Patent number: 11225184
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (07) for receiving and transporting components, in particular pipes or tubes (15), on a vehicle (01). The vehicle (01) carries a container (03) having a container cover (05) that is tiltable about a cover axis (19). A carrier (12) of the device is mountable on the container cover (05). An adjustment drive (22) that can pivot the carrier (12) about a pivot axis (21) between a transport position and a working position is preferably also present. Also provided are a retaining device (13) for accommodating at least one component (15), and a drive unit for moving the retaining device (13) relative to the carrier (12) between an upper holding position and a lower removal position. The invention further relates to a suction excavator (01) having a material collection container (03) that includes such a device for receiving and transporting pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: RSP GMBH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Renger, Marina Renger, Jens Graber
  • Motorized cart for transporting agricultural harvest containers
    Patent number: 11219165
    Abstract: A lug transport includes a lower assembly having a frame with an upper end and a lower end. An upper assembly is attached to the upper end of the lower assembly. A plurality of storage spaces is defined by the upper assembly. At least one wheel is rotatably attached to the lower end of the lower assembly to allow the lug transport to travel along a surface. The storage spaces are sized and shaped to each receive an agricultural lug. The storage spaces are also configured to prevent sliding of an agricultural lug when contained within a storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Meng, Jeffrey Shaw
  • Vehicle seating assembly
    Patent number: 11214173
    Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a platform. The platform includes a frame having an attachment feature. A seat base is coupled with the attachment feature. A cross-member is coupled to the frame and movable between extended and retracted positions. The seating assembly also includes a track assembly including a plurality of tracks received by guides. The platform extends between each of the plurality of tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Joseph Michael Kish, Daniel Ferretti, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Marcos Silva Kondrad
  • Front cab tilting stay apparatus of truck
    Patent number: 11208158
    Abstract: A front cab tilting stay apparatus of a truck may include a stay rod connecting a vehicle body and a front cab, a stay lever and a hook ring provided in the stay rod, and a locking mechanism provided in the stay lever, wherein the locking mechanism includes a rotation lever rotatably coupled to the stay lever via a lever shaft, wherein a tilting state of the front cab is configured to be maintained by an engagement between the locking mechanism and the hook ring in the tilting state of the front cab in which the stay rod is extended straight as the front cab is rotated in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Dae Su Kim
  • Automated, wireless, cargo restraint tension control and monitoring system
    Patent number: 11208027
    Abstract: A cargo restraint system a locking ring coupled to an extension tube, wherein the locking ring comprises an annular body and one or more tabs extending from the annular body. The cargo restrain system also includes a locking tube coupled to the main body. The locking tube comprises one or more grooves complementary to the shape and size of the tabs on the locking ring. The grooves of the locking tube inhibit rotational movement of the locking ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Michael D. Rainone, Samuel A. Sackett, Adam C. Vance, Scotty J. Bammel, Thomas E. Crippen, Brook Grisham
  • Vehicle door arrangement configured to prevent overlap
    Patent number: 11207958
    Abstract: An exemplary motor vehicle includes a first door on a first side of the motor vehicle including a first pad adjacent a rear edge of the first door, and a second door on the first side of the motor vehicle including a second pad adjacent a front edge of the second door. Further, the first pad and second pad are arranged such that, in a first condition, the first pad and second pad are spaced-apart from one another and, in a second condition, the first pad and second pad contact one another to prevent overlap of the first door and second door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yishak Habtemichael, Jeffrey Comfort, William Moore Sherwood, Steven Angus
  • Vehicle cabin partitioning device
    Patent number: 11192506
    Abstract: A partition provided between a pair of vehicle seats arranged to face each other in a vehicle cabin is provided to extend from an upper part to a lower part of the vehicle cabin in a partitioning state. Therefore, the partition in the partitioning state can block respective visual lines of occupants seated in the pair of vehicle seats. Since the partition in the non-partitioning state is accommodated in a predetermined position, by setting the partition to the non-partitioning state when the occupant is seated on only one side of the pair of vehicle seats or the like, the occupant can obtain a feeling of openness. The partition can be selectively switched between the partitioning state and the non-partitioning state by an operation switch. Accordingly, it is possible to secure a private space for allowing the occupant to have a comfortable state or a relaxed state inside the vehicle cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Sekizuka
  • Storage device for vehicles
    Patent number: 11186227
    Abstract: A storage device for vehicles enables a luggage box to be separated from a luggage compartment in a vehicle and to also be used outside the vehicle, thereby improving convenience in use. The storage device enables the internal space in the luggage compartment to be employed as a storage space even when the luggage box is separated from the luggage compartment, thereby improving availability of space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, DAEJOO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL
    Inventors: Min Ho Cho, Jang Hyun Cho, Dae Ig Jung, Jin Ho Hwang, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Young An
  • Automotive panel hem stabilizing assembly and method
    Patent number: 11186148
    Abstract: An automotive panel assembly includes, among other things, a first panel, a second panel, a flange of the first panel folded over an edge region of the second panel to hem together the first and second panel, and a dimple of the flange extending into an aperture within the edge region of the second panel. At least a portion of the aperture is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J Gardynik, Steven Frank, Kevin Joseph Favero, Michael Joseph Lee, Ronald Machin
  • Bias regulated rolling truck bed cover
    Patent number: 11186149
    Abstract: A tonneau system that includes tonneau cover and a canister. The canister includes one or more tracks for guiding the tonneau cover within the canister during movement of the tonneau cover into the canister; and a retraction system including: a drive roller; one or more lines connecting the drive roller to the tonneau cover; a bias member that moves the drive roller and the one or more lines to assist in moving the tonneau cover into the canister, and a tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Extang Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Carter, Ryan DeLong, Jerome Facchinello, William Cohoon, Robert Gaarder, Wilbur Paul Winkle, III
  • Support for a vehicle window
    Patent number: 11180003
    Abstract: A support for a vehicle window includes a body first, second and third portions that define a channel between them adapted to receive the window therein. The first portion has a first surface that defines one side of the channel, the second portion has a second surface that defines an opposite side of the channel and the third portion has a third surface that defines a base of the channel. The first portion includes a breakable area that is located at a junction between the first surface and third surface, or the breakable area is located between the third surface and a free end of the first portion and is adapted to break under a lower force than are other portions of the body so that the second portion and third portion of the body are separated from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Gloria J Sheppard, Nick F Bursic, Jr., Harry J Glikis, Keith P Windmill, Rachelle E LaLonde
  • Bias regulated rolling truck bed cover
    Patent number: 11180009
    Abstract: A retraction system for a tonneau cover system, the retraction system includes: an adjuster shaft; a bias member disposed around the adjuster shaft; a drive roller in communication with the bias member; an adjuster configured to permit rotation of the bias member to increase or decrease an amount of force or torque provided by the bias member; a line connected to the drive roller and to one or more tonneau sections of the tonneau cover system, and a clamp that extends around the adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Extang Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Carter, Ryan DeLong, Jerome Facchinello, William Cohoon, Robert Gaarder, Wilbur Paul Winkle, III
  • Bulk material shipping container trailer
    Patent number: 11173826
    Abstract: A bulk material shipping container trailer includes a base structure, a container support assembly, and a gate moving assembly positioned between the base structure and a container loaded onto the trailer, to enable material in the container to be unloaded from the container through the gate moving assembly and the base structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SANDBOX ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: C. John Allegretti, Kevin Sylvester Corrigan, Angelo L. Flamingo
  • Bus safety shield
    Patent number: 11167712
    Abstract: A protective shield assembly for use on a bus is disclosed. The assembly includes a first fastener affixed to the luggage rack of the bus, a second fastener affixed to a rear surface of the backrest of the seats of a row of the bus, and a body extending between the luggage rack and the seats to form a barrier between adjacent rows. The body includes an upper end having a third fastener and a lower end having a lower edge, a cut-out, a fourth fastener, and a furled portion. The third fastener is attached to the first fastener and the fourth fastener is attached to the second fastener fixing the body in position. The cut-out divides the furled portion into a left portion and a right portion that selectively and independently uncurl as the body is pulled toward a planar configuration when one of the seats is reclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Louis Sardo
  • Detachable tie down
    Patent number: 11167684
    Abstract: A novel securing device includes a frame having an anchor, a tether coupled to the anchor, and an attachment device coupled to the frame. The attachment device is configured to facilitate selective attachment to a planar surface. In a particular embodiment, the attachment device is a magnetic attachment device. Optionally, the magnetic attachment device is encased between the frame and a cover that prevents scratching of the planar surface to which the device is secured. In another particular embodiment, the attachment device is a suction cup. The magnetic attachment device and the suction cup may be interchangeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Lewis William James, Jr.
  • Motor-vehicle underbody liner to absorb rolling noise on the vehicle lined therewith
    Patent number: 11161463
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle underbody liner, encompassing a planar porous open-cell carrier component; the carrier component being embodied for mounting onto a motor-vehicle underbody and for being carried along therewith; the carrier component including an installation side that faces toward the motor-vehicle underbody during operation as intended, and a liner side that faces away from the motor-vehicle underbody during operation as intended; the carrier component being adjusted, by suitable densification of its open-cell material, to a sound absorption behavior having a sound absorption maximum in a frequency range from 800 Hz to 1250 Hz; there being arranged on the installation side of the carrier component an additional absorber component having a sound absorption behavior whose sound absorption maximum is also located in a frequency range from 800 Hz to 1250 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Röchling Automotive SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank Uhl, Jürgen Küper, Carsten Riewe
  • Trailer system
    Patent number: 11148575
    Abstract: A trailer system and method of using the same are described herein where the trailer system allows for storage in a compact space and reduction of weight of the trailer system. The trailer system in some embodiments may have a center rail with a hinge so that the trailer can fold in half and be positioned against a vertical wall for storage. The trailer system can also have a sliding basket system for receiving the wheels of a vehicle to allow for the storage of the trailer system in a compact space, to allow the trailer system to receive vehicles with different wheelbases, and to reduce the weight of the trailer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventor: Jason Couch
  • Bulkhead securement system and method for intermodal shipment of dry flowable commodities
    Patent number: 11142394
    Abstract: The invention provides a disposable bulkhead for use with containing dry flowable commodities inside an intermodal container. The invention involves supporting a custom-fit cardboard ply bulkhead across the rear of an intermodal container using tension straps arranged to position resistant force at desired locations where pressure against the bulkhead is greatest, while utilizing existing eyelet anchors fixed to the interior of the intermodal container. Breakaways are provided to simplify release of the bulkhead. Straps are positioned to secure the cardboard ply against the interior sidewalls of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The DeLong Co., Inc.
    Inventor: William P. DeLong
  • Log wrapper safety device
    Patent number: 11137047
    Abstract: A device for securing logs from harvested timber to a transport vehicle, or logging truck, using log wrappers. The log wrapper securement device can be located in the inspection cavity of a forestry grapple. The forestry grapple is attached to a log loader. The log wrapper securement device includes a base plate sized and shaped to replace the inspection plate covering the inspection cavity. The base plate includes a slot sized and shaped to receive a portion of a chain end link or other chain links of the log wrapper, which can be inserted manually. The loader operator can remotely control the actuator to secure the chain link and release it, once the log wrapper is positioned over the other side of the logging truck. The log wrapper securement device can potentially reduce injuries and save lives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy D. Heckenberg
  • Propane tank tie down system and method of use
    Patent number: 11130438
    Abstract: A tank tiedown system for securing a tank during transport in a vehicle. The tank tiedown system comprises a perimeter strap assembly, a first hook-and-loop fastener assembly having a first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, a one or more snap hook assemblies, and one or more ring buckles, the one or more ring buckles comprise at least a second ring buckle. The perimeter strap assembly comprises a first end and a second end. The second ring buckle is attached to the second end of the perimeter strap assembly. The first fastener portion and the second fastener portion are attached to the first end of the perimeter strap assembly with the first fastener portion more proximate to the first end than the second fastener portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventor: Heath Miller