Patents Examined by Huyen D. Le
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System for carrying out a treatment of the head of hair, to be connected to at least one water inlet
Patent number: 11559127Abstract: A system for carrying out a treatment of the head of hair, especially a shampooing operation, to be connected to at least one water inlet, the system including at least one source of cosmetic product, an adjustment device making it possible to modify at least one usage characteristic of at least one product conveyed to the head of hair, a user interface, enabling the user: to select a setting, the system being configured to act on the adjustment device as a function of the selected setting, and to input at least one item of information relating to a treatment result obtained with the selected setting.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: L'OREALInventor: Henri Samain -
Patent number: 11555320Abstract: A drainage device for an above-ground pool, and an above-ground pool including the drainage device are provided. The drainage device includes a drainage pipe, with inlet and outlet ends, and a drainage valve connected to the inlet end of the drainage pipe. The drainage valve includes a water inlet periphery, defining a water inlet in fluid communication with the inlet end of the drainage pipe, and a connecting member disposed circumferentially around the water inlet periphery. The connecting member is radially spaced apart from the water inlet periphery. The connecting member may be formed by injection molding around the water inlet periphery.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL CORP.Inventor: Shuiyong Huang
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Patent number: 11547248Abstract: Bath cushions for a child a disclosed herein. One bath cushion includes a set of perimeter portions including a predefined shape and an integrated center support portion coupled to the set of perimeter portions. The integrated center support portion includes a first non-flat profile and a size and the integrated center support portion is configured to accommodate a child. Another bath cushion includes a set of perimeter portions including a predefined shape and a plurality of removable center support portions coupleable to the set of perimeter portions. The set of perimeter portions includes a center space for coupling one of the plurality of removable center support portions at a time. Further, each center support portion in the plurality of center support portions includes a respective size and a respective first non-flat profile and each center support portion is configured to accommodate a child.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Tracie Wood
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Patent number: 11549249Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an operational status of a waste disposer are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, a waste disposer assembly includes a waste disposer, a sprayer mechanism, and a switching system. The waste disposer is configured to be supported in relation to a sink. The sprayer mechanism is configured to be supportable in relation to the sink, is coupled at least indirectly to the sink by way of an extendable and retractable linkage, and includes an actuator mechanism that, upon being actuated, causes generation of a control signal. The switching system is supported in relation to the sink, is coupled at least indirectly to each of the sprayer mechanism and disposer, and is configured to operate so that, upon receiving the control signal from the actuator mechanism, a related signal is provided to the disposer causing the disposer to change or take on operational status.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: InSinkErator LLCInventors: Clyde C. Verhoff, Brandon R. Blanke, Charles A. Farago, Joseph D. Rosandich
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Patent number: 11547247Abstract: A device for bathing infants aids the development of infants by allowing them freedom of movement appropriate to their stage of development. In one embodiment, a basin has an inclined surface with a drainage hole and a plug. In a second embodiment, a basin has a substantially flat bottom and walls shaped to allow the baby to sit in different positions transversely and longitudinally. Preferably, the bottom of this seated baby basin has feet to raise it off the bottom of the adult shower or bathtub. The basin has a perimeter comprising a flexible wall connected to an upper frame and a lower frame, adapted to allow an infant to sit, bend, kneel, walk, or crawl. Preferably, the tension of the flexible wall such as mesh fabric or the equivalent contributes to the good mechanical behavior of the periphery.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Norman Ellison
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Patent number: 11553289Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for a user adjustment interface using remote computing resources. Specifically, a system can include a mobile device in communication with a hearing assistance device or a remote server. The mobile device can interpret an acoustic environment and send information about the environment to a remote server. The remote server can determine and send information to the mobile device for use in a user interface. The mobile device can receive a user selection of hearing assistance parameter information to be sent to the hearing assistance device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Kelly Fitz, Kirk Klobe, David Haggerty
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Patent number: 11553275Abstract: A method of providing sounds matching an image displayed on a display panel includes: calculating a first object in the image by analyzing digital video data corresponding to the image, and calculating first gain values based on a location of the first object, and applying first gain values to a plurality of sound data; displaying the image on the display panel based on the digital video data; and outputting the plurality of sounds by vibrating the display panel based on the plurality of sound data to which the first gain values applied, using a plurality of sound generating devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Hee Won, Jin Oh Kwag, Sung Chan Jo, Yi Joon Ahn, Jae Been Lee
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Patent number: 11546698Abstract: A device includes an electromagnetic radiation delivery system such as a laser of light emitting diode infrared emitter configured for delivery of electromagnetic radiation within a sealed canal such as an ear canal, a fiber optic cable configured for delivering or capturing the electromagnetic radiation within the sealed canal, and a photo detector coupled to the fiber optic cable forming a portion of a voice communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLCInventors: Steven Goldstein, John Patrick Keady, Paul Calvert
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Patent number: 11542698Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Michael Luettgen, William Kuru, Clayton Garrels, Peter W. Denzin
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Patent number: 11543864Abstract: Systems of the present disclosure include an electronic device with a chassis and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly can include a speaker support surrounding a speaker and coupled to the chassis via a spring element. The spring element can be monolithically formed with a main body of the speaker support and be configured to reduce transmission of vibrations from the speaker to the chassis. For example, the spring element can include an arm that extends within an opening of the main body to connect the main body to a fastener secured to the chassis. The spring element can be provided with features that facilitate wide distribution of loads and relative movement between the speaker assembly and the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Stuart M. Nevill, Andreas Rousounelos, Kieran Poulain, Martial A. Rousseau, Daniel W. Corona, Alix V. McCabe, Michael S. Browne, Bao Liu
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Patent number: 11536016Abstract: A floor drain includes a channel body defining a longitudinal direction and including two outflow channels which extend parallel to each other, each having a channel bottom and two channel walls. A connecting bar extends horizontally and connects the upper mutually facing longitudinal edges of the channel walls. An outflow opening interrupts the connecting bar and the channel walls directly connected thereto. An outflow fitting is arranged below the channel body and surrounds the outflow opening in the circumferential direction. At least one slat-like connecting element is detachably mounted on the channel body and is designed in such a way that it continues the connecting bar and the channel walls in the region interrupted by the outlet opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Schluter Systems L.P.Inventor: Werner Schluter
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Patent number: 11536015Abstract: A separating toilet including a pan having a pipe section, which is connected in the outflow region and has vertical side walls at least in certain portions, and having a main discharge line connected downstream of the pipe section. An odor trap is provided between the pipe section and the main discharge line. At least one separate auxiliary discharge line for separating urine is provided. The inlet opening of the auxiliary discharge line is arranged on a side of the vertical side wall of the pipe section and thus below the pan and above the odor trap.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: EOOS DESIGN GMBHInventors: Martin Bergmann, Gernot Bohmann, Harald Gruendl
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Patent number: 11533570Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Kenneth Rueskov Møller, Svend Oscar Petersen, Niels Stubager Kiemer, Jesper Kofoed Nielsen, Björn Ohl, Marianne Kleist Elmlund, Karin Carvalho, Henrik Bendsen, Regin Kopp Pedersen, Christian C. Bürger, Steen Michael Munk, Morten Christophersen, Julie Hefting Pedersen, Bo Westergård, Maria Oxenbøll
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Patent number: 11523713Abstract: A foot mat is a mat for placing on the bottom of a bathtub or shower to prevent the user slipping and falling, and having a second and third function of vibrating to provide foot massage automatically when the user stands on the mat, and an abrasive edge such as a loofah sponge for exfoliating the contactable surfaces of the feet.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventor: Michael Rodenberger
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Patent number: 11528560Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid movable coil plate and a flat panel speaker, and more particularly, to a hybrid movable coil plate and a flat panel speaker which have improved acoustic pressure of the speaker by attaching a coil pattern printed on one surface of the movable coil plate and a copper wire coil wound on the other surface to increase inductive electromotive force. A hybrid movable coil plate for a flat panel speaker is characterized by including a spirally wound copper wire coil attached on one surface thereof and a PCB coil pattern-printed on the other surface thereof, wherein the copper wire coil and the PCB coil are formed in track shapes, a pair of lead wire connection ends are formed, and copper foils are formed in one or more via holes for electrical connection between the copper wire coil and the PCB coil, and in the vicinity of at least one among the one or more via holes.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventor: Dong-Man Kim
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Patent number: 11516998Abstract: The disclosure provides an outdoor device for simulating a pond ecosystem comprising a plurality of simulated ponds connected together by pipelines and including an adjusting pool, a plurality of control groups and a plurality of treatment groups with different concentrations; the plurality of control groups and the treatment groups are randomly distributed in the ponds according to a random draw method or a random allocation method, and the adjusting pool is a transfer station for water inlets and outlets of the ponds. According to the device, the plurality of control groups and treatment groups are arranged in a system, achieving a scale of a middle-scale pond ecological simulation system, which can stimulate an actual complex hydrostatic ecological system including a plurality of aquatic macrophytes, algae, zooplankton, benthos and microorganisms, and evaluate the effects of the complex ecological efficiency caused by chemical pollutants entering an actual water body.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and EnvironmentInventors: Jinlin Jiang, Zhengjun Shan, Yue Shi, Junying Zhou, Yan Cheng, Renbin Liu, Yuanqing Bu, Weili Xu
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Patent number: 11512488Abstract: A liner for an above-ground frame pool is provided. The liner includes a bottom wall and a sidewall coupled to the bottom wall and defining a water cavity together with the bottom wall. The sidewall has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the sidewall includes a translucent portion facilitating viewing between the water cavity and an exterior of the above-ground frame pool. The translucent portion has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Intex Marketing Ltd.Inventors: Zhi Xiong Huang, Ai Ming Tan, Jian Li
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Patent number: 11516592Abstract: A sounding device includes a positioning bracket, a vibration system fixed to the positioning bracket, and a magnetic circuit system driving the vibration system to vibrate to generate sound. The vibration system includes a diaphragm fixed to the positioning bracket and a voice coil driving the diaphragm to vibrate. The magnetic circuit system includes a yoke, a main magnet component, and auxiliary magnet components. The yoke includes a yoke body, yoke extension walls, and yoke sidewalls. The auxiliary magnet component is fixed on the yoke extension wall. The main magnet component is sequentially spaced apart from the auxiliary magnet component and the yoke sidewall to form the magnetic gap. The positioning bracket is made of a metal material. One side of the auxiliary magnet component away from the yoke is fixed to the positioning bracket by laser spot welding. The sounding device has a better reliability.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Song, Xin Jin, Zhiwei Zhong
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Patent number: 11516589Abstract: A sounding device includes a positioning bracket, a vibration system including diaphragm and voice coil, and a magnetic circuit system including yoke fixed to the positioning bracket and magnet. The yoke includes yoke body fixed to the magnet, yoke sidewall bending and extending from periphery of the yoke body to the diaphragm, and yoke extension portion bending and extending from the yoke sidewall to the positioning bracket. The positioning bracket includes positioning bracket body and positioning slot formed by depression from one side of the positioning bracket body close to the yoke to the diaphragm. One side of the yoke extension portion close to the diaphragm abuts against a bottom surface of the positioning slot. One end of the yoke extension portion away from the yoke sidewall is fixed to the positioning bracket. The sounding device has a simple structure, high strength, easy assembly and positioning, and high reliability.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Song, Zhiwei Zhong, Xin Jin
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Patent number: 11509989Abstract: Headphones include an earbud, including a knob-shaped body, an earbud tip extending from the knob-shaped body and configured to enter an ear canal of a listener, a harness strap interface disposed on the knob-shaped body and configured to removably accommodate a detachable harness strap.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventor: David Kim