Patents Examined by Ingrid M Weinhold
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Patent number: 9038971Abstract: An apparatus for the holding of an IPAD® or other mobile computing platform includes a magnetic arm assembly connected to a first end of a flexible shaft. A ferric metal circle is adhered to a back panel of the IPAD®. A center magnet provided within a center of the magnetic arm assembly which applies a force to the metal circle sufficient to retain the IPAD®, thereto. A plurality of flexible arms extends radially from the center magnet and bear against a protective case that retains the IPAD®. An opposite second end of the flexible shaft is connected to a base member. The base member may include a threaded clamp, a spring clamp, a suction cup or a weighted base, depending on the desired location for holding the IPAD®.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Inventor: Beau Thomas Guthrie
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Patent number: 9038978Abstract: A system includes a device chassis and a base. The base includes a first section on a first side of the base, a second section on a second side of the base, and a middle section between the first section and the second section. The middle section is arranged above the first section and the second section. The device chassis attaches to the middle section, and a space is provided between the middle section and the device chassis.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Michael Dean Campi, Chengwee Lai, Bharath Kapnadak, Mruthyunjaya S
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Patent number: 9027486Abstract: A portable collapsible writing desk for a notebook computer preferably includes an arm rest assembly, a desktop assembly, a column assembly and a base assembly. The base assembly is attached to a bottom of the column assembly. The arm rest assembly is attached to a top of the column assembly. The desktop assembly is moveably retained by the arm rest assembly. The collapsible writing desk may rest on the base assembly, or rest on an end of the desktop assembly and an edge of the column assembly. A retractable handle may be extended to carry the portable collapsible writing desk for a notebook computer like a suitcase.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Inventor: Arie Berkovitz
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Patent number: 9010713Abstract: A seat track for a vehicle which can be adjusted forward and backward, in more detail, a seat track locking system for a vehicle which includes a plurality of locks for fixation or movement of the track that are spaced from each other by a half of a pitch thereby finely adjusting the seat track while maintaining the existing fixing-strength of the seat track. The seat track locking system for a vehicle having the configuration described above has an effect of ensuring strength against shock and load when the seat track is fixed, and allowing fine adjustment when the seat is adjusted forward and backward.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: KM&I. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kyung Wook Kim
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Patent number: 9010700Abstract: A foldable multi-instrument stand includes: a first main support leg; a second main support leg; a first pair of vertical support members configured for pivotal movement into an upright orientation relative to the first and second main support legs when the stand is in a deployed position; and a second pair of vertical support members configured for pivotal movement into an upright orientation relative to the first and second main support legs when the stand is in the deployed position. The first main support leg and the second main support leg each define one more support ledges for accommodating and providing support to multiple instruments when the stand is in the deployed position. The areas above such support ledges further define cavities for receiving the pairs of vertical support members when the stand is in a storage position.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Coopercopia, LLCInventor: Daniel Lee Cooper
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Patent number: 8998151Abstract: A cable organizer including a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the front surface and the rear surface define a width therebetween; a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween; a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is adapted for placement proximate a work surface; a top surface, wherein the top surface comprises at least one aperture for receiving a cable therethrough, and wherein the top surface comprises at least one of a tab and detent which is controllably bendable, thereby facilitating releasable insertion of a cable into at least one cable channel such that the cable is retained in the at least one cable channel during normal use and removable by a user upon upward displacement of the cable by the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Inventor: Ross Matthew Hoek
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Patent number: 8991147Abstract: An apparatus to support a cable is provided and includes a channel shaped track, in which the cable is retained, which is formed to define a plurality of pairs of holes on opposing sides of the track at substantially equal intervals and slots that each extend from respective tops of each of the holes to an exterior surface of the track, and a plurality of support members, each of which extends across the track and between at least a portion of adjacent pairs of the holes, to thereby be respectively positioned to prevent the cable from propagating toward the exterior surface of the track.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2008Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Allen K. Bates, Daniel J. Winarski, George G. Zamora
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Patent number: 8985532Abstract: A configurable mounting system for supporting plumbing conduits on a boom arm of an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base and an elongated platform portion. The platform portion has a front face, a rear face, and opposing side faces, the front face forming a base interface. The mounting system also has at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to slidingly engage and lock with the base interface of the mounting base. The mounting system also has an extension member mounted on the distal end of the mounting base. The extension member forms an extension to the platform portion increasing an area capable of receiving conduit brackets. The mounting system also has a horizontal spacer positionable between the mounting base and the conduit bracket that increases the separation between the mounting base and plumbing mount.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Patent number: 8967565Abstract: A mount bracket includes a fixing frame, an installation unit, a movable member, a positioning member and a release member. The fixing frame includes a side wall and an end wall. The movable member has a first board movably connected to the side wall and a second board. The first board includes an engaging hole and a contact portion. The positioning member is fixed to the side wall and has an engaging portion. The movable member is movably connected to the first board. When in assembling, the contact portion and the second board contact the inside and outside of a post of a rack. The fixing frame is pushed toward the post to insert the installation unit into the holes of the post. The engaging portion of the positioning member is engaged with the engaging hole of the movable member to connect the movable member to the fixing frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chien-Li Huang, Yao-Tsung Chen, Chun-Chiang Wang
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Patent number: 8870139Abstract: A novel solar panel mounting system including a strap and one or more supports, having top flanges, attached to each other. The strap is attached between a first point and a second point on a surface. The support is designed to support a solar panel on this surface. The top flange of the support may be parallel to or at an angle to the surface. The strap may be singular or comprised of two straps one above the other. The strap may be attached to the top flange or the bottom or both. The supports may have any cross sectional shape. The strap may be attached to the support at its end or at a distance from the end; or normal to the support or at an angle to it. The length of the support is greater than the width of the strap.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Inventors: Jonathan Port, Timothy Graves
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Patent number: 8833720Abstract: A modular support device includes a plurality of interconnected inner bases each having an upstanding plate member, first and second slidable connecting members extending respectively on two opposite sides of the upstanding plate member, and two first support members each disposed between one of the first and second slidable connecting members and the upstanding plate member. The first slidable connecting member of one of the inner bases is slidably connectible to the second slidable connecting member of the other inner base to adjust a distance between the upstanding plate members. The first support members of each adjacent pair of the inner bases cooperate with each other for supporting an article thereon. The upstanding plate members of each adjacent pair of the inner bases cooperate with each other to sandwich therebetween the article.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Chia-Hsin Liu, Ming-Hui Kao
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Patent number: 8770534Abstract: A seat track slide device includes a pair of seat tracks. Each of the seat tracks has a lower rail, an upper rail, a lock lever, and a handle. Through manipulation of the handle, each seat track 3 is capable of switching the associated upper rail to a locking state and an unlocking state by selectively engaging and disengaging the lock lever with respect to the lower rail. In a support portion, projections of arm plates of the lock lever are engaged with the support holes of the side plates. The support portion pivotally supports the lock lever in the upper rail. The top plate of the upper rail has a stopper plate, that is held between stopper plates of arm plates of the lock lever.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Gifu Auto Body Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohisa Nakamura, Takayuki Ogasawara
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Patent number: 8746636Abstract: A mixing stand device is disclosed for holding a conventional bucket container of a viscous building material in a proper stationary position for mixing. The present mixing stand device comprises a rigid frame assembly erected and attached upon a base platform in a position that allows a worker to stand upon the platform forward of the frame assembly. The frame assembly is formed having an inwardly tapered cylindrical configuration that is fitted to receive the bucket container, the frame assembly comprising upper and lower circular band members spaced apart and coaxially disposed at the respective top and bottom of the frame assembly with a plurality of leg members each being laterally disposed at 90° to the other and extending between the upper and lower band members.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Inventor: Michael J. Rauchut
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Patent number: 8735713Abstract: A sun-chasing device is provided, including a base, a first transmitter disposed on the base, a second transmitter, a support, a carrier pivotally connected to the support for carrying a solar module, a first supporting component pivotally connected to the first transmitter and the carrier, and a second supporting component pivotally connected to the second transmitter and the carrier. The sun-chasing device has great rigidity and carrying ability against strong wind, and has great precision and rotation angle, such that a solar plate can precisely aim at sun for long time and thus the efficiency of a solar module is significantly increased.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: National Chiao Tung UniversityInventors: You-Long Sie, Edward Yi Chang, Shyr-Long Jeng, Wei-Hua Chieng, Bin-Han Lue, Ming-Tsan Peng, Chia-Hua Chang, Jwu-Shen Hu, Chien-Hsun Chiang
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Patent number: 8733720Abstract: A rotatable banner support assembly comprises upper and lower plates spaced by at least one spacing fastener and each defining a passage for circumscribing a support member, a plurality of brackets mounted on one of the upper and lower plates to frictionally engage the support member at least one of the brackets being radially adjustable, and a rotatable annular disc disposed between the upper and lower plates and circumscribing the at least one spacing fastener, the rotatable disc configured to retain a banner arm.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Inventor: Wes Wilkinson
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Patent number: 8733719Abstract: There is set forth herein a method and apparatus for use in management of medical intravenous pole assemblies. In one embodiment, an apparatus can be provided that is adapted for connection to a plurality of intravenous pole assemblies. The apparatus can be connected to a group of intravenous pole assemblies to define a group of connected intravenous pole assemblies. A force can be imparted to the group of connected intravenous pole assemblies for transport of the group of intravenous pole assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Wildcard Enterprises LLCInventors: Adam C. Gaal, Bradford J. Morse
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Patent number: 8720847Abstract: An external articulation mechanism for pivotably holding the backrest of a vehicle seat on the vehicle. A receiving element can be secured to the vehicle and has a support opening and side walls defining an introduction slot that opens into an open side of the support opening. A pivot member securable to the backrest can be inserted into the support opening via the introduction slot. An arresting mechanism on the receiving element extends over the open side of the support opening and is pivotable between release and arresting positions. A support element disposed on the pivot member has an extension that juts into the introduction slot and that on both sides has deformable projections for resiliently engaging recesses of the side walls of the receiving element.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Ferd. von Hagen Sohne & Koch GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Ingo Reimann
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Patent number: 8720699Abstract: A hoist system for securing a bicycle in an elevated or stationary position includes a hoist attachment and a clamp. The hoist attachment, which connects to a seat post of the bicycle, includes a T-shaped joint, a pair of tube members, a T-shaped tube, and a pair of attachment brackets. The T-shaped joint has receptacles for receiving the pair of tube members and the T-shaped tube. The first tube member attaches to the T-shaped joint via a first receptacle, and the second tube member attaches to the T-shaped joint via a second receptacle. The T-shaped tube includes a stem and a cross-piece, the stem attaching to the T-shaped joint via a third receptacle. The pair of attachment brackets, which are configured to engage the seat post of the bicycle, extends beneath the T-shaped joint from the T-shaped tube to the first tube member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Peter Paramo
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Patent number: 8701651Abstract: A modular trivet arrangement includes trivet members including a first bar, a first footing at a first end of the first bar, a second footing at the second end of the first bar, and one or more transverse bars, each transverse bar being transverse to the first bar and intersecting therewith, the second bar having a third footing at a first end of the second bar and a fourth footing at the second end of the second bar. The intersection between the first and second bars can support a cooking utensil. The modular trivet members include one or more engaging slots adapted to enable engagement with a cooperating modular trivet member.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Aktiebolaget ElectroluxInventors: Scott King, Lyndon Craig, Lars Erikson, Carlo Rossi, Stephen Wise
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Patent number: 8684327Abstract: Equipment is temporarily supported above the ground by a self-supporting, readily erectable and transportable mast. The mast comprises a pneumatically inflatable elongate tube having a first end to which the equipment is coupled and a second end coupled to a ground support tripod. The mast is provided with bracing structure adapted to brace the tube when inflated and including respective flexible members extending from each tripod leg to the first end of the tube.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Indian Industries, Inc.Inventor: Tommy Caswell