Patents Examined by Ingrid M Weinhold
  • Patent number: 11957628
    Abstract: A clamping device configured to secure a strap to a rail of a support table or operating table is provided, which prevents the patient from slipping, provides optimal patient stability when the table is placed in angle positions, and eliminates patient re-positioning during surgical procedure. The clamping device includes a body portion having a plurality of rail arms that form a rail channel, the clamping device including a pivot jaw assembly with jaw rail flange portions coupled to sides of the body portion. The pivot jaw is hingedly operated between an open and closed position. The rail arms further include a strap channel configured to hold a strap disposed around the side rail, and to secure the strap to the rail using a clamp bar via force exerted on rail and jaw flange portions of the clamp assembly, to effectively clamp the strap to the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Tamas Kovacs
  • Patent number: 11944779
    Abstract: An intravenous fluid bag supporting assembly includes a mobile base having a plurality of wheels, a telescoping pole having a lower end connected with the base and an inverted polyhedron structure connected with an upper end of the pole and configured to receive at least one intravenous fluid bag. An adjustable light assembly is arranged on the pole in spaced relation between the inverted polyhedron structure and the base. A support platform is arranged on the pole in spaced relation between the light assembly and the base, the support platform supporting a plurality of housings configured to receive a plurality of displays and pumps or other medical instruments, respectively. A hang grip and basket are also arranged on the pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Walter L. Smith
  • Patent number: 11940072
    Abstract: A pipe mounting system comprising support cables is provided for use in mounting an above-ground elevated pipe or an underwater pipe. The pipe mounting system includes a suspended composite pipeline and a support cable. Multiple cable carriers are provided to carry the support cable along the length of the pipeline, and cradles or rings are provided that extend from the cable carriers and receive and support the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: EXOTEX, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Parrella, Nevil R. Ede
  • Patent number: 11916278
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a telecommunications structure. The telecommunications structure includes an antenna frame including a plurality of horizontal members and a plurality of vertical members mounted on the horizontal members, wherein one or more of the vertical members are formed of a fiber-reinforced polymer and at least one piece of telecommunications equipment mounted on one of the fiber-reinforced polymer vertical members. Assemblies including passive intermodulation reducing mechanical connections are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Severin, Jacob Adams, Brian Cross, Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 11906104
    Abstract: A device for propping up an object, in particular, a long-handled object. The device includes a V-shaped leg apparatus having a pair of legs that are spaced apart from one another but may be compressed towards one another. Leg holder attaches to the long-handled object and the two legs pass through openings formed through the leg holder. A latch is attached to the long-handled object beneath the leg holder, and a slider is selectively movable along the lengths of the two legs and when moved towards the leg holder causes the legs to spread apart and spring outwardly away from the long-handled object, and when moved towards the latch, cause the legs to be brought together and extend parallel to and adjacent the long-handled object. The slider engages with the latch to lock the device in its propping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Robert Lewis
  • Patent number: 11905984
    Abstract: The mounting bracket includes a body that has a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a first mounting hole that passes through the body and is located between the first end and the second end. A first resilient wing is located at the first end of the body. A second resilient wing is located at the second end of the body. A tab protrudes from a first edge of the body. The tab is located between the first end of the body and the second end of the body. A second mounting hole passes through the tab. The first resilient wing and the second resilient wing each extend upward from the body and are biased toward each other such that the first resilient wing and the second resilient wing are configured to grip and secure an object to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Joya Helander
  • Patent number: 11879619
    Abstract: A light stake for holding a light bulb includes a spike with a body extending along a spike axis between a top end and an insertion end, a connecting base at the top end of the body, and a socket having a socket axis. The socket has a socket base, a plurality of fingers, and a strengthening fillet. The socket base is perpendicular to the socket axis and with a solid-material periphery extending on all sides of the socket axis. The fingers extend from the socket base along the socket axis, with each finger extending between a fixed end near the socket base and a movable end. The strengthening fillet is at the intersection between the fixed end of each finger and the socket base, and increases the local thickness of each fixed end and of the socket base for increased rigidity of the fixed end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Canny Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Stacy L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11867224
    Abstract: A power tool is provided with a telescopic pole including a first pole configured to telescopingly move in an out of a second pole. A locking mechanism is provided including a first section configured to connect to the second pole and a second section configured to connect to the first pole. The first section includes a sheath mountable on and surrounding at least part of the second pole, a resilient tab connected to the sheath, and a catch formed on the tab. The catch is configured to locate within the recess of the second pole when the sheath is mounted on the second pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Dominic Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 11852269
    Abstract: A device for connecting tubular elements, comprises a first body provided with a first reception housing for accommodating a longitudinal portion of a first tubular element and provided with a first connection component; a second body provided with a second reception housing for accommodating a longitudinal portion of a second tubular element and provided with a second connection component, the second body being formed by two half-shells each comprising a portion of the second housing and a portion of the second connection component; the first and the second connection component being configured to keep the first and second bodies assembled, while allowing a rotation movement between them along a transverse axis. The first and second body, respectively, have a first and a second face with a circular profile, the first and second connection component respectively, being disposed on the periphery of the first and second face with a circular profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Matthieu David, Olivier Bizzini, Sébastien Hamitouche
  • Patent number: 11849870
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a hanging auxiliary device for a door mirror comprising a hanging member and a mounting plate, wherein the hanging member comprises a long strip having a plurality of locating groove groups arranged at intervals, and a single locating groove group comprising two locating grooves arranged along two sides of the long strip and a hook portion; the mounting plate comprises a plate body detachably mounted on a rear side of the door mirror, two bases arranged on one side of the plate body, a sliding channel between the two bases, an anti-falling component arranged at one side of the sliding channel, two elastic members arranged at two sides of the sliding channel; the elastic member comprises an elastic body extending in a curved shape and a clamping head located at an end of the elastic body, and the clamping head is embedded into the locating groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HUAHONG ART HOME SHARES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Pinzhong Gong
  • Patent number: 11841110
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an accessory device for portable terminal, comprising: a body including a plurality of legs; an elastic tube positioned to surround the body; a first plate coupled to a central portion of the body; and a second plate coupled to end portions of the legs distal from the central portion. The body of the accessory device for portable terminal is configured to be positioned in a contraction position or a stand-up position by deforming the elastic tube in a transverse axis direction according to a force applied in a longitudinal axis direction of the body in a state in which the elastic tube is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Jong Su Lee
  • Patent number: 11840889
    Abstract: This invention is specifically, useful in the field of home improvement necessities, serving a painters need without frustrations when the use of an extension ladder is necessary. This invention is made to be attached to a extension ladder. The inventions circular grooved cylinder is fashioned to hold a one gallon paint can within the cylinder and the grooves. The cylinder is mounted specifically for the can to tilt backwards and forward when attached to the ladder keeping the paint can level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Johnnie Sterling, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11828397
    Abstract: A bracket assembly includes an inner plate defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; an outer plate defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the outer plate substantially parallel with the inner plate; a first member extending from the second end of the inner plate, the first member defining a first free end distal to the inner plate; and a second member extending from the second end of the outer plate, the second member defining a second free end distal to the outer plate; wherein at least one of the first free end and the second free end is angled away from the other of the first free end and the second free end, such that a distance between the first member and the second member increases towards the first and second free ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Beagen, Odair Dafonseca, William Tyler Howe
  • Patent number: 11779115
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display mounting apparatus for mounting a display screen on a wall. The display mounting apparatus includes a wall plate, a first adjusting mechanism, a second adjusting mechanism, and a mounting support. A rear end of the first adjusting mechanism is rotatablely coupled on the wall plate. The second adjusting mechanism is rotatably coupled with a front end of the first adjusting mechanism. The second adjusting mechanism is configured to mount the mounting support. The mounting support is configured to mount the display screen. By using the display mounting apparatus, the display screen is closer to the wall, so that the ultra-thin effect of the display screen after installation is better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Xinadda Ir-Pi Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xubo Pei
  • Patent number: 11713844
    Abstract: Adjustment of a posture of a ball joint is facilitated. A support device includes a pan head unit, a ball joint having a first end to which the pan head unit is attached and a second end provided with a ball portion, a ball holder configured to selectively fix the ball portion, a ball fixing screw connected to the ball holder and configured to move the ball holder between a locked position at which the ball portion is fixed and an unlocked position at which the ball portion is freely rotatable, and an elastic member configured to urge the ball holder toward the ball portion. The ball holder and the ball fixing screw are connected to each other so as to be strokable with a predetermined stroke amount. The predetermined stroke amount is smaller than a movement amount of the ball fixing screw between a first position corresponding to the locked position and a second position corresponding to the unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11697378
    Abstract: A removable mounting device configured for mounting accessories to an air vent in a vehicle and methods for installing such a mounting device. The mounting device includes a coupler disposed on a front plate that has a profile sized such that the front plate will overlay a frame surrounding an air vent in the vehicle; and a back plate configured to clamp the frame to the front plate. An elastomeric compression strip is disposed in a groove in a back side of the front plate, and the elastomeric compression strip has a non-uniform thickness including a thicker portion in a region of the groove adjacent to an end of the groove and thinner portions in regions of the groove not adjacent to the end of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Cypress Overland LLC
    Inventors: Dmitri Stepanov, Aliaksandra Birukova, Matthew Campbell Greaves
  • Patent number: 11696982
    Abstract: A medical device attachment system including a mounting system having a receptacle for receiving a hook attached to a medical device. The receptacle includes a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a notch formed by the walls for closely receiving the hook. A plate mount forms a front wall of the receptacle and an appropriate attachment component is secured to the mounting plate for removably securing the mounting system to a desired support structure for the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Barnes, Vincent Denis Jardret, Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Breanna Julia Rhyne, Joe Lowell Smith, Walter Cleveland Cowart
  • Patent number: 11690467
    Abstract: An anchorless-installed wall-mount bracket system comprising a plurality of wall-penetrating fasteners. A wall-mount portion constructed to orient the wall-penetrating fasteners for supporting a load. A load bearing portion constructed to support the load at a hanging distance from the wall-mount portion. The load bearing portion extending laterally away from the wall-mount portion. Afinial attachment feature constructed to support any one of a plurality of distinct finials adapted for use with the wall-mount bracket system. The finial attachment feature disposed on the load bearing portion so that a finial attached thereto is at least partially exposed beyond the load when the load is disposed at the hanging distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Michael P. Hanley
  • Patent number: 11606946
    Abstract: A fishing rod stand assembly utilizes a fishing rod support configured to retained by a fishing rod support tripod. The fishing rod support comprises a shaft that extends from an insert end to a yolk end having a Y-shaped yoke to retain a fishing rod therein. The fishing rod support tripod has a leg hub and an arm hub configured to receive the fishing rod support shaft. The leg hub and/or the arm hub have flanges that are configured to flex radially outward to receive and retain the shaft which enables insertion of various diameter shafts. Three legs extend out from the leg hub and support arms extend from the arm hub to support arm couplings coupled with each of the legs. The tripod has a pair of fixed legs and an angle adjustable leg that can be pivoted about the leg hub and be retained in an offset angle for placement on uneven surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: ACTIVE OUTDOORS LLC
    Inventors: James M. Kowalski, David D. McClanahan
  • Patent number: 11603876
    Abstract: A telescopic tube is disclosed. By pressing and rotating a switching button, an abutting section is aligned to a first hole of an outer tube and then elastically pushed by an elastic member, a pin section of the switching button is released from engagement with a fastening hole of the inner tube, and the position of the inner tube in the outer tube can be adjusted individually. After the inner tube is adjusted completely and the switching button is pressed to rotated again, the pin section is inserted into the fastening hole, the engaging section is engaged in the first hole. When the switching button is pressed, the movement of the inner tube makes the switching button release from the first hole and the third hole, and the inner tube, the control assembly and the inner mounting member are retractable in the through hole of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Ching-Yao Chou