Patents Examined by Jacob Adam Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11958167
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Torin Gleeson
  • Patent number: 11944188
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRISA HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Armin Bärtschi
  • Patent number: 11865681
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventor: Derrick Matthew Smith
  • Patent number: 11825934
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Jordan Smith
  • Patent number: 11802683
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: SGK LIFTERS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Gerard Liam Prout, Hayssem Kadour, Kim Thanh Du
  • Patent number: 11786094
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell J. DeJonge, Seth Robert Clifford
  • Patent number: 11771279
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daeho Chang, Jinhyouk Shin, Kyoungho Ryou, Donggeun Lee
  • Patent number: 11772240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Yuan-Hung Wen
  • Patent number: 11767202
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: FIN GROUP S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Lupi, Stefano Duci, Andrea Mazzoleni
  • Patent number: 11730258
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Jordan Smith
  • Patent number: 11724365
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MONDINI S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giovanni Mondini
  • Patent number: 11638984
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Josh Gunn, David Henry Petry, Jr., Phillip Pruitt
  • Patent number: 11627858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Samuel Hattin
  • Patent number: 11622660
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: In Gyu Yang, Jin Hyouk Shin, Kyoung Ho Ryou
  • Patent number: 11617432
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jochen Ganninger, Holger Schulz, Niclas Altmann
  • Patent number: 11597064
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: WEZAG GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Glockseisen, Roman Zinser
  • Patent number: 11565362
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ELETTROMECCANICA BOVONE SRL
    Inventor: Vittorio Bovone
  • Patent number: 11553826
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Katia Petito
  • Patent number: 11548116
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FLOWTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventor: Jason McKenna
  • Patent number: 11524322
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Fujimoto, Shuichi Suemasa, Tomoatsu Ishibashi