Patents Examined by Jacob Adam Montgomery
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Patent number: 11958167Abstract: The present invention provides a modular vise system comprised of a fixed body, a moveable body, and a fixture plate, wherein the moveable body has a wide range of motion which enables it to grab a piece of any size that will fit within the confines of the fixture plate, the moveable body being tightened from the top of the modular vise. Tightening of the modular vise from the top allows for multiple work pieces to be placed along the moving axis of the modular vise which increases workpiece density and machine efficiency. The moveable body of the modular vise may be driven mechanically, electrically, or via a fluid driven actuator such as a pneumatic actuator or a hydraulic actuator.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventor: Torin Gleeson
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Patent number: 11944188Abstract: An oral hygiene product, in particular a toothbrush, comprises at least one application unit and at least one handle unit, the at least one handle unit being formed partly from a soft component and partly from a hard component, wherein the soft component extends at least over a substantial part of a main extent of the at least one handle unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AGInventor: Armin Bärtschi
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Patent number: 11865681Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for disconnecting clips. A clip separation tool includes two arms, the arms having jaws to receive connected clips at a distal end of the arms and handle portions on a proximal end for a user to engage the tool with his hand. A pivot mechanism is coupled to the arms, where, responsive to a force applied to the handle portions, the arms rotate relative to each other around the pivot mechanism such that the distal ends of the arms pivot away from one another and the proximal ends of the arms pivot towards one another. A spring biases the arms to rotate to an equilibrium position that is attained automatically under spring loading once the proximal ends of the arms are relieved of loading. The clip separation tool disconnects connected clips as the force causes the arms to rotate around the pivot mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventor: Derrick Matthew Smith
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Patent number: 11825934Abstract: A toilet brush comprises a handle and a brush head. A backbone core is coupled to the handle. An inner support piece is further coupled to the backbone core and to the brush head. The handle further comprises an attachment area and the brush head further includes a scraping feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Jordan Smith
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Patent number: 11802683Abstract: A device for removing a light fixture, the device comprising: a handle portion and a lever portion; the lever portion being pivotable relative to the handle portion between a first position and a second position; the handle portion having at least one abutment means; the handle portion and the lever portion defining a device body; a first arm extending from the device body, the arm having an engagement means; and wherein the first position is an engaging position in which the engagement means is engaged with a light fixture and the second position is an open position for mounting the device to the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SGK LIFTERS PTY LTDInventors: Gerard Liam Prout, Hayssem Kadour, Kim Thanh Du
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Patent number: 11786094Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus is provided with a housing including an upright assembly and a base assembly moveably mounted to the upright assembly, the upright assembly forming a stalk, a fluid container provided on the housing, a fluid distributor provided in the base assembly in fluid communication with the fluid container, a working air path through the housing, a recovery container provided on the housing and defining a portion of the working air path, a suction source provided on the housing and defining a portion of the working air path, a suction nozzle provided on the base assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BISSELL Inc.Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Seth Robert Clifford
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Patent number: 11771279Abstract: A cleaner having a housing that includes a suction opening, a cyclone part configured to separate dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, and a dust bin configured to store dust separated from air by the cyclone part, a guide fixed in position in the housing, a frame configured to be movable to a compression standby position and a dust compression position for compressing dust in the dust bin in the housing and brought into contact with the guide at the compression standby position, a first guide part provided at the frame, and a second guide part provided at the guide and coupled to the first guide part at the compression standby position of the frame, wherein one of the first guide part and the second guide part is a projection and the other is a recess in which the projection is accommodated.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daeho Chang, Jinhyouk Shin, Kyoungho Ryou, Donggeun Lee
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Patent number: 11772240Abstract: A pliers, configured to assemble an end cap to a vehicle cable, an end cap set including a plurality of end caps connected with one another, the pliers including: a main body and a connecting mechanism. The main body includes a first handling portion, a second handling portion and a receiving portion. The first handling portion is pivotally connected with the second handling portion. The first handling portion is movable relative to the second handling portion between a first position and a second position, and the receiving portion has a receiving space configured to receive the end cap set. The connecting mechanism is connected with the first handling portion and includes a cutting portion, a pressing portion and a feeding member. The cutting portion and the pressing portion correspond to the receiving space, and the feeding member is configured to move the end cap set.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Yuan-Hung Wen
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Patent number: 11767202Abstract: A transportable lifting device (10) comprising: an upright (12); an arm (13) connectable to the upper end of said upright (12); a diagonal (14) for connecting said arm (13) and said upright (12); characterized in that said arm (13) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a first joint (30, 35); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said upright (12) by means of a second joint (32, 41); said diagonal (14) is fixed to said arm (13) by means of a third joint (36, 40); said first joint (30, 35), said second joint (32, 41) and said third joint (36, 40) are of the type with double tenon and mortise; said first joint (30, 35) comprises: two hooks (35) placed at the end of the arm (13); two vertical slots (30) placed on the upright (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: FIN GROUP S.R.L.Inventors: Giuseppe Lupi, Stefano Duci, Andrea Mazzoleni
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Patent number: 11730258Abstract: A toilet brush comprises a handle and a brush head. A backbone core is coupled to the handle. An inner support piece is further coupled to the backbone core and to the brush head. The handle further comprises an attachment area and the brush head further includes a scraping feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Jordan Smith
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Patent number: 11724365Abstract: A suction device for retaining and/or transporting objects, comprising a main supporting body (2) and at least one operating plate (3) provided with suction holes (7) connected to and suction means, in which the operating plate (3) is removably associated with the main supporting body (2) and has a second connecting face (5) coupled to a first connecting face (4) of the main supporting body (2), and in which the device also comprises one or more magnets (13) and one or more ferromagnetic bodies (14), each ferromagnetic body (14) being magnetically coupled to one or more magnets (13) when the operating plate (3) is associated with the main supporting body (2) for keeping the operating plate (3) fastened to the main supporting body (2), each magnet (13) and the ferromagnetic body (14) magnetically coupled to it being constrained respectively one to the operating plate (3), the other to the main supporting body (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MONDINI S.R.L.Inventor: Giovanni Mondini
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Patent number: 11638984Abstract: A seismic sway brace fitting for a seismic brace includes a first jaw defining a threaded opening configured to receive a fastener to secure the seismic sway brace fitting to the seismic brace, and a second jaw. A pin connects the first and second jaws to one another. The first and second jaws define a space configured to receive an end portion of the seismic brace. The threaded opening is aligned with the space such that the fastener extends into the space to engage the end portion of the seismic brace when the fastener is received in the threaded opening to secure the seismic brace to the sway brace fitting. The first jaw includes at least one brace bearing surface configured to engage an end of the seismic brace to inhibit the rotation of the first jaw relative to the second jaw.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Josh Gunn, David Henry Petry, Jr., Phillip Pruitt
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Patent number: 11627858Abstract: The present concept a cleaning device comprises; a pole assembly adapted to be detachably connected to a pole end; a head assembly adapted to be detachably connected to a pad; a resilient joint connected at a pole portion to the pole assembly and at a head end to the head assembly, wherein the resilient joint includes a flexible neck disposed between the pole end and the head end. The cleaning device is moveable between a normally retracted position and an extended position, wherein the retracted position the pole assembly pivots about the flexible neck relative the head assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventor: Robert Samuel Hattin
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Patent number: 11622660Abstract: A cleaner is disclosed. The cleaner may include a housing having an opening through which air is introduced into the housing. The cleaner may also include a filtering unit mounted in the inner space of the housing. The filtering unit may define a dust collection space between the filtering unit and the inner surface of the housing. In addition, the cleaning unit may be mounted to surround the filtering unit. A manipulation unit may raise or lower the cleaning unit within the dust collection space. Furthermore, brush protrusions may protrude from the cleaning unit toward the surface of the filtering unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: In Gyu Yang, Jin Hyouk Shin, Kyoung Ho Ryou
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Patent number: 11617432Abstract: A hole perforation plate (60) has a front surface (61), a back surface (62), a thickness (D) therebetween, and a plurality of holes (70), grouped into more than one arrangement (65) of holes (70), wherein the more than one arrangement (65) of holes (70) can be identical or different compared to one another regarding the number of the holes (70), the shape of the holes (70), the size of the holes (70), the distance between the holes (70), the arrangement of the holes (70), and a combination thereof, and wherein the front surface (61) is uneven in the area of the arrangement (65) of the holes (70).Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jochen Ganninger, Holger Schulz, Niclas Altmann
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Patent number: 11597064Abstract: The invention relates to pressing tongs or crimping pliers (1). The pressing tongs or crimping pliers (1) comprise a fixed pliers jaw (4) and a movable pliers jaw (6). A closing motion of the movable pliers jaw (6) can be initiated by pivoting a movable hand lever (9) via a toggle lever drive (11). According to the invention, a further lever (48), especially in the form of an additional hand lever (49), is provided. The further lever (48) is coupled to the movable pliers jaw (6) in such a way that when the further lever (48) is pivoted, an opening motion of the pliers jaw (6) into an insertion and/or removal position can be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: WEZAG GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Roman Zinser
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Patent number: 11565362Abstract: A modular apparatus (10) for machining flat sheets, in particular glass, plate glass, or mirror sheets or sheets made from stone materials or the like, comprising machining moduli consisting of a first store (16) suitable for receiving sheets to be machined (25) and a second store (18) suitable for receiving machined sheets (27), a first grinding machine (12), and a second grinding machine (14) suitable for performing grinding machinings along the peripheral edges of said sheets (25), one or more further moduli for machining said flat sheets, if any, of the corner cutting, drill, or washing machine types, possibly associated with said first and second grinding machines (12, 14), and interface means for transferring said flat sheets between said machining moduli.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: ELETTROMECCANICA BOVONE SRLInventor: Vittorio Bovone
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Patent number: 11553826Abstract: Manual washing system includes a bucket (2) provided with a base (10) and a lateral wall (12) having an upper rigid edge (11), and a mop (3) including a handle (4) associated to a head (5), the head (5) has a substantially plate-shaped body (50), the body (50) being associated to the handle (4) by a joint (6). The bucket (2) includes lateral wall (12) made of preformed plastic material with two or more successively foldable wall sections. The two or more wall sections are folded on the base (10), and the upper edge (11) is provided with a perimetral recess (14) and a locking element (15).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventor: Katia Petito
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Apparatus configured to provide both wet and dry blasting and method for operating such an apparatus
Patent number: 11548116Abstract: An apparatus for blasting having a distribution block for receiving a blasting medium, a pressure medium and/or a fluid/liquid medium, said distribution block having an outlet connectable with at least one distributing tube.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: FLOWTECH INTERNATIONAL LTDInventor: Jason McKenna -
Patent number: 11524322Abstract: The disclosure provides a jig for attaching and detaching a cleaning member, which facilitates attaching and detaching the cleaning member to and from a rotation device without holding the cleaning member directly by hand, even when there is no sufficient spacing around the cleaning member. The jig 100 for attaching and detaching a cleaning member 60 includes a pair of jig bodies 110 capable of clamping two ends 63 of a holder 62 of the cleaning member 60, and a connecting mechanism 120 that interlocks the movements of the pair of jig bodies 110 between a clamped state in which two ends 63 of the holder 62 are clamped and a non-clamped state in which the clamped state is released.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: EBARA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Fujimoto, Shuichi Suemasa, Tomoatsu Ishibashi