Patents Examined by Joanne Silbermann
  • Patent number: 10507922
    Abstract: An energy absorbing backshell including a non-metallic core, a non-metallic casing surrounding the non-metallic core, a tube on the top surface of the non-metallic core and non-metallic casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: JAMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Natsume, Steven Conboy, Nilesh Dingankar, John Cornell, Allen Gipson
  • Patent number: 10510274
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of display modules, assemblies of display modules, and systems of display modules. Display modules have a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern and providing a highly uniform visual effect. Alignment and complementary alignment features enable the alignment of adjacent display modules and the creation of large displays from a plurality of aligned display modules. Features to grip and retain a support frame are provided. Modules and systems have features that permit installation and removal from the front side of the display. A system of modular support frames works cooperatively with the display modules, adapting to different mounting environments, and thereby providing large modular displays with desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Cross, Rick Craig Cope, Jorge Perez-Bravo, Gary Feather, Drew Meincke
  • Patent number: 10501900
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a portable sign for removable disposition about a traffic control device, and methods of making and using such a portable sign, whereby the portable sign includes a sleeve having sleeve outer and inner surfaces, the sleeve inner surface defining a sleeve opening configured to removably receive the traffic control device; a panel coupled to the sleeve in overlaying engagement; and an information-conveying indicium coupled to the panel, for example an information-conveying indicium associated with the traffic control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Halo Covers, LLC
    Inventors: Richard F. Johnson, Bradley R. Smith
  • Patent number: 10504388
    Abstract: A merchandise display tag for use in providing information about merchandise associated therewith. The display tag is provided with tabs having slots for receiving a primary pricing information insert within a primary field. The merchandise display tag can also include a secondary pricing information insert to reduce the total price library needed to cover anticipated signage needs. The merchandise display tag can also include means for receiving a bullet providing additional information about the goods being sold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Clamp Swing Pricing Company
    Inventor: Benjamin Garfinkle
  • Patent number: 10500887
    Abstract: A greeting card with 90-degree pop-up structure which contains multiple panels which pop-up when the greeting card is opened. The panels of the pop-up structure are connected by way of one or more struts which are inserted through some panels of the pop-up structure and attached to others but are not connected to the greeting card. The struts may or may not be attached to the greeting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Charles Robert Kelly
  • Patent number: 10495122
    Abstract: Modular interlocking display systems including frames constructed from a plurality of modular frame elements. The modular frame elements each include a perimeter side equipped with a locking channel and interlocking mechanisms that allow frames to be joined together without the need of tools. Frames constructed from the modular frame elements include one or more display sides that are orthogonal from the perimeter sides and equipped to receive and hold silicone-edged display material flush to the display side. In some examples, display systems includes additional corner frame elements that allow frames to be secured at right angles, allowing display systems accommodate complex configurations. In some further examples, display systems include adjustable angle elements to allow display systems to position frame walls at arbitrary angles. In still further examples, display systems include adapter elements to allow display systems to integrate with third-party display systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Mel White, Kevin Carty, Khakim Burkhanov, Yevgeniy Ponomarenko
  • Patent number: 10494118
    Abstract: Wayfinding apparatus for aircraft are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a wayfinding apparatus having a core composed of a light transmissive material. The core has a first surface defining a first face and a second surface defining a second face. The second face is oriented non-parallel relative to the first surface such that a second edge of the core is in a rearward direction relative to the first face. A transition is positioned between the first surface and the second surface. The transition is to optically couple the second edge and the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Zachary J. Kilcer, Paul Joseph Wilcynski, Lars Eric Blacken, David A Young, William Hanson Valentine, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10493887
    Abstract: An armrest includes a variable volume storage compartment defined within a first end wall, a second end wall and a telescoping sidewall. A related method of storing items within an armrest is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Leonard Gus Prezecki, II
  • Patent number: 10486618
    Abstract: A cross bar for mounting a vehicle topper to a roof of a vehicle has a center section with a substantially rectangular cross section. Tapered sections are attached at a proximal end to each side of the center section. Outer plates are located on the distal end of each respective tapered section. The tapered sections increase in cross sectional area from their distal end to their proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Hornsby, William Dunn, Mike Brown, Doug Bennett
  • Patent number: 10482797
    Abstract: A device for displaying a document comprises a front transparent planar sheet and a rear planar sheet, each sheet having three edges that are coterminous with and permanently affixed to a corresponding edge of the other sheet, thereby forming an envelope having three sealed edges and an open end; an adhesive strip affixed to either the front sheet or the rear sheet and positioned across the open end between the front and rear sheets to selectively seal the open end; and a protective strip removably affixed to the adhesive strip to prevent the open end from sealing when the protective strip is in place on the adhesive strip and to enable the open end to be sealed when the protective strip is removed from the adhesive strip. When the protective strip is removed from the adhesive strip and the open end is sealed, the device is waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ACCELERATED PRODUCTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Tawes, Joel Tawes, Anthony Stile, Britt Hawrylak, Matthew Hawrylak, Ray M. Hawrylak, Joseph Cagle, Benjamin L. Brown
  • Patent number: 10475360
    Abstract: Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portion of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling the handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
    Inventor: Orlanda D. Lacy
  • Patent number: 10471767
    Abstract: A folder including a main panel, a pocket panel coupled to the main panel and defining a pocket therebetween, and a divider coupled to the main panel. The divider is movable between an inserted position wherein at least part of the divider is positioned in the pocket, and a retracted position wherein the at least part of the divider is not positioned in the pocket. The divider includes at least one of a slit or a notch to provide ease of movement of the divider in moving between the inserted position and the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventor: Edward P. Busam
  • Patent number: 10460629
    Abstract: A perpetual month display calendar, consisting of three components: a month/day display loop, a date display loop, and a back cover, configured independently and assembled together to display a full month's information. The desired month is selected by vertically shifting the month/day display loop pieces and positioning the piece of the corresponding month on the top front section. The layout of the dates is selected by horizontally shifting the date display loop pieces, which then embrace the month/day display loop. The back cover is attached to enhance the appeal and functionality of the back of the calendar. The calendar does not comprise small loose individual pieces, allowing its manipulation with no concern of possibly losing one of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventor: Javier Ken-San Yep Valencia
  • Patent number: 10443578
    Abstract: A wind turbine ID marker arrangement to enable a wind turbine installation to be identified from the air, the ID marker arrangement comprising a display surface to which a pattern of tiles are removably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S
    Inventors: Matthieu Alexandre, Torben Møller Hansen, Karl Axel Pétursson
  • Patent number: 10446064
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device 1 for design, the device capable of achieving a light emission surface 3 having esthetic effects without being influenced by a fixation structure between a light design part 4 and a housing 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: DAIKAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Saito
  • Patent number: 10446066
    Abstract: Cladding elements are provided to facilitate the creation of crisp joint edges between adjacent tensioned panels on display systems built with round tubular frame members. A cladding element is elongated, and includes a pair of gasket grooves and a frame alignment channel. The alignment channel receivingly engages a portion of the outer surface of a round tubular frame member, and is affixed thereat. Each groove has a mouth portion disposed oppositely of a floor portion, and an inner wall disposed oppositely of an outer wall. The grooves securingly receive a mounting gasket of a respective fabric panel. The grooves are preferably canted toward one another. The outer walls of the grooves may define a unitary slot outward of the mouth portions. The inner walls may intersect one another, and a web portion may extend between the floor portions, thereby defining a closed contour in combination with the two inner walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Moss Holding Company
    Inventor: Robert M. Frey
  • Patent number: 10437390
    Abstract: A frame assembly is disclosed, which is mounted on an object surface. The frame assembly includes a frame and at least a frame fastening assembly. The frame fastening assembly includes a first fastening member, a second fastening member and an anti-skid member. The first fastening member has a first magnetic element and an adhered surface, and the adhered surface adheres on the object surface. The second fastening member has a second magnetic element, a supporting portion and a fastening portion, the second magnetic element magnetic attracts the first magnetic element, the supporting portion bears the frame and the fastening portion covers parts lateral surface of the frame. The anti-skid member is disposed on a surface of the second fastening member, wherein the surface is opposite to the fastening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Liang Huang, Shih-Che Chien
  • Patent number: 10438514
    Abstract: An identification band includes a strip of material including a first elongated strip portion at one end thereof, a second elongated strip portion at an other end thereof, and a transponder supporting portion provided therebetween. A transponder is provided in the transponder supporting portion. The first elongated strip portion is sized and configured to be secured completely around an object to be identified via at least one fastener in the first elongated strip portion, thereby defining a first loop around the object. The second elongated strip portion is sized and configured to be secured via the at least one fastener in the second elongated strip portion. The first elongated strip portion, the transponder supporting portion, and the second elongated strip portion together define a second loop at least partly around the object. An air gap exists between the transponder supporting portion and an outer surface of the first loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Christopher Jones, Ed Kmet, Kerry Ludden, Andre Cote
  • Patent number: 10407936
    Abstract: A sign post support system can include a central column and a plurality of arms extending outward from the central column, the central column configured to support a bottom end of a sign post. A sign post support system can include a plurality of arms coupled to a bottom end of a sign post. A sign post support system can support a sign post without either the sign post or the support system extending below ground level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Sign Pros Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Foltz
  • Patent number: 10403181
    Abstract: A color changing display system includes a docking member, a light source secured to the docking member, a controller electrically connected to the light source, a body removably connected to the docking member, and a combined printed image comprising two or more images printed in a single layer on the body. The light source is for producing different light colors. The controller is configured to control the light source to provide a smooth transition between the different light colors. The images are different colors. Each of the different color images reacts with a respective color of the different light colors such that an appearance of the combined printed image changes gradually from a first display image having one particular shape into a second display image having a second particular shape in response to the different light colors interacting with the combined printed image to produce a moving, seemingly holographic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: JUMBIE, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Jumblatt, Eric Francke