Patents Examined by Jonathan Liu
  • Patent number: 12653738
    Abstract: A medical transporter apparatus and methods, involving: a frame; at least one side-rail operably coupled with the frame; at least one lift member operably coupled with the frame; at least one actuator operably coupled with the at least one lift member, the at least one actuator configured to adjust an elevation of the frame by actuating the at least one lift member; a docking mechanism operable with the frame for facilitating docking of the frame in relation to an imaging apparatus; and a weighing mechanism, the weighing mechanism being at least one of operably coupled with the frame and integrated with the frame, whereby a patient is weighable, and whereby elevation of the frame is electronically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel Gavin Harrison, William Wai-Leung Lau, Murtasim Syed, Fiona Khor
  • Patent number: 12648657
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for displaying tobacco products comprises an enclosure and at least one product tray inside the enclosure, the product tray comprising a base, a frame formed around the base, and a series of display bars disposed in the frame, the display bars including a series of product stand holes for displaying the tobacco products individually and vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Inventor: Remon Mansour
  • Patent number: 12650199
    Abstract: A support head for video/photographic equipment includes: a body on which a seat is formed, which is provided to receive an attachment plate of the video/photographic equipment, and on which body a first and a second region are defined, the regions are separated by the seat, a retaining device movable between a first position and a second position so that the attachment plate is free to enter or come out of the seat, a locking device for locking and unlocking the attachment plate in the seat, the locking device has a control member positioned on the first region of the body, a safety device to prevent the retaining device from accidentally moving from the first position to the second position, and an unlocking element of the safety device to allow the movement of the retaining device from the first to the second position, on the second region of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIONS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Speggiorin, Stelvio Zarpellon, Marco Frasson, Simone Echerle
  • Patent number: 12643773
    Abstract: A telescopic strut, in particular for a device for lifting loads, in particular for a hanger for vehicles or vehicle parts, wherein the telescopic strut consists of an outer tube and an inner tube guided therein, wherein the inner tube is movable longitudinal direction in the outer tube, where a number of sliding shoes are attached to the outer tube to guide the inner tube, where the sliding shoes have each been introduced from the outside into an opening in the wall of the outer tube and protrude inwardly to guide the inner tube such that the telescopic strut, which is structurally simple and therefore inexpensive to produce, has good sliding properties, has little guide play and is easy to maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Hans Otto Freyer
  • Patent number: 12637880
    Abstract: A lockable coupling device comprising: a base member releasably connectable to a release member by interengageble portions, the base and release members configurable between coupled and release configurations; a coupling mechanism for permitting actuation between the coupled and release configurations, and including an actuator operatively connected to at least one of the interengageable portions and moveable between a first state permitting engagement of the interengagable portions in the coupled configuration, and a second state releasing engagement of the interengageable portions; a locking mechanism for locking and releasing the coupled configuration, the locking mechanism comprising: an operator input portion operatively connected to a latch portion and configured to: lock the coupled position by causing the latch portion to engage with the actuator to prevent the actuator moving from the first state to the second state, and unlock the coupled configuration by permitting movement of the actuator from fir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES CGC INC.
    Inventor: Carl Bouchard
  • Patent number: 12601448
    Abstract: A mobile terminal protective holder includes a shell body, a supporting plate, a supporting frame, an angle limiter, and a circuit board. Electronic products such as mobile terminals are arranged in an accommodating cavity of the shell body, and the supporting frame is rotatable with the supporting plate around an axis. A Hall switch and a light emitting member are provided on the circuit board. A magnetic member is provided on the supporting plate. When the supporting plate rotates, the magnetic member approaches or moves away from the Hall switch, thereby controlling the connection and disconnection of the Hall switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Shubo Wang
  • Patent number: 12599122
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a Rotating Support for Insect Trap, in which the insect trap has a connection mechanism to be attached to a rotating support, thus having a trap that is not affected by movement, as the rotating support remains fixed to the insect trap and fixed and immobilized on the means of support, thereby achieving higher functionality of its components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Ricardo Alvarado Bernal
  • Patent number: 12593905
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a holder including a first surface, a second surface, a body portion in between the first surface and the second surface, and a protrusion. The first surface is configured to be coupled to a mounting surface. A magnet is disposed within the body such that a portion of the second surface is magnetically attractable to a first portion of an article. The protrusion is configured to engage a second portion of the article. The article being removably coupled to the holder when the first portion of the article is magnetically coupled against the portion of the second surface and the second portion of the article is engaged with the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: Athena Club Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Desmarais, Maria Markina, Christopher Nicholas Hibmacronan, Joshua Morenstein, Jean Soo Hyun
  • Patent number: 12577788
    Abstract: A dual gasket assembly suitable for sealing an abutment joint between two wall panels, the dual gasket assembly comprising a support coupling, a compressible interior gasket, and a compressible outer weather gasket, the support coupling comprising a base with a top surface having interior and exterior gasket supports separated by at least one gutter channel for directing water, the compressible interior and exterior gaskets attached to their respective interior and exterior gaskets supports; and the base bottom surface having a contact area for stabilizing the support coupling on a wall panel edge face and an attachment area for attaching the support coupling to said edge face, the attachment area being at least one surface, projection, or cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignees: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC, DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Wilson, James Dean Katsaros, Andrea Wagner Watts, Jeffrey Hutchins
  • Patent number: 12569095
    Abstract: A mounting system includes a body extending from a first end to a second end. The mounting system includes a bracket adjustably coupleable to the first end to secure the body to a wall with a portion of the body between the first and second ends spaced apart from the wall. The first end of the body includes a first projection having a groove configured to receive a key of a second projection of the bracket to rotationally fix the bracket relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: KOHLER CO
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Schumacher, Chandrika Abhang, Cary D. Edmonds
  • Patent number: 12564936
    Abstract: A telescopic hanger assembly includes a housing connected to a handheld electric tool and further includes a hanging component. The hanging component has a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion extends into the housing, a vertically arranged mounting groove is arranged in the housing, and the first connecting portion extends into the mounting groove; a first spring for pushing up the first connecting portion is mounted in the mounting groove; a snap-in groove is arranged at a lower end of the second connecting portion, and the second connecting portion enters or leaves the housing as the first connecting portion expands and contracts; the housing is provided therein with an automatic buckling mechanism that buckles and locks the second connecting portion extending into the housing. Through its telescopic structure, the telescopic hanger assembly facilitates the storage of the electric tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG PRULDE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiming Yang
  • Patent number: 12560274
    Abstract: An adjustable levelling pad includes a first component provided with first screw threads, a second component provided with second screw threads cooperating with the first screw threads of the first component and a bearing element having a bearing surface cooperating with the first component. The second component has an upper surface having an inclined surface portion, the inclined surface portion being inclined in the radial outward direction at an angle relative to an axis perpendicular to the axis of elevation of the adjustable pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Abraham Hendrik Hooghart, Rene Vermeulen
  • Patent number: 12538979
    Abstract: A music stand includes a plate having a through hole, a first member configured to be disposed on one side of a front surface or a back surface of the plate and having a projecting portion configured to pass through the through hole, and a second member configured to be disposed on another side of the front surface or the back surface of the plate and having a recessed portion corresponding to the projecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Otoya Sakai, Takahiro Moriya
  • Patent number: 12540705
    Abstract: A suspension arm assembly includes at least three horizontally aligned members relatively rotatable about each other, each adjacent pair of the at least three horizontally aligned members being connected to each other by a joint; a conduit pathway for positioning at least one conduit such that the at least one conduit extends along the at least three horizontally aligned members, outward of a load bearing periphery of the at least three horizontally aligned members; a brake system comprising a brake at each joint for selectively preventing movement of respective adjacent ones of the at least three horizontally aligned members about the joint; and at least one shell arranged about the at least three horizontally aligned members and the conduit pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: James Dulin Reavill, Wojciech Kazimierz Timoszyk, Casey Lee, David P. Chase, James K. Alexanderson, William Lowell Jacques, II, Lancer Drake Halcom, Dustin Ryan Campbell
  • Patent number: 12529484
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting assembly for an outdoor unit of an air conditioning unit is disclosed. In some embodiments, the outdoor unit on the adjustable mounting assembly may be capable of moving among multiple height positions, for example, from a higher loading position to a lower installed position. For example, in some embodiments, the adjustable mounting assembly may include a counterbalancing mechanism to facilitate the position movement of the outdoor unit. In some other embodiments, the position movement of the outdoor unit may be achieved by folding and/or unfolding of a scissor lifting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew DeRossett, Adam Schultz
  • Patent number: 12520958
    Abstract: A suspended mirror system and a method of suspending a mirror. The mirror system has: a frame; a convex reflective surface on the frame; and a support system connecting between a mounting base and the frame and configured so that the frame is suspended in an operative position below a part of the mounting base. The support system has at least one elongate flexible component in a depending relationship with the part of the mounting base and under tension from a weight of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Se-Kure Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Roland Clendening
  • Patent number: 12516563
    Abstract: A drive device for pivoting a leaf, in particular a door leaf or window leaf, about a leaf axis, the drive device having a motor-transmission module, the motor-transmission module including an electric machine having a machine axis as well as a transmission having an output shaft that is mounted to be rotatable about an output axis. The electric machine is at least partially, in particular entirely, arranged in a mounting space between the leaf axis and the output axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Jan-Hendrik Jaehnke, Konstantin Lygin
  • Patent number: 12506435
    Abstract: A mount assembly for securing a solar panel rail or rail-less support structure directly to a roof surface, the mount assembly including: a base having a top surface and a bottom surface; a guide extending upwards from the top surface of the base, where the guide forms a pair of members extending from opposing sides of the base and an aperture between the pair of members; a cavity formed within the base, where the cavity has an open end and a bottom cavity surface, where the open end is open relative to the top surface of the base; a through-hole, where the through-hole passes from the bottom cavity surface to the bottom surface of the base; a fastener, where the fastener is sized to pass through the through-hole; and a piston member, where the piston member is configured to surround a portion of the fastener, and further where the piston member is sized to have a volume that is equal to or greater than a volume of the cavity formed within the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Enstall US, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Menton, Alexander Morano, Anumeha Justice, Roger Pedlar, John Hudson, Jon Ash
  • Patent number: 12497780
    Abstract: A building facade system is provided with a unified anchor assembly having an anchor member. The anchor member has a blade portion, an anchor fist and an anchor fork. The blade portion has a head at the proximal end, a lateral surface having serrations and a slotted opening. The anchor fist has a channel and a flange, the channel receives the head of the blade portion to slide within the channel. The anchor fork has tines defining a slot with an opening therebetween and a serrated surface to engage the serrations of the blade portion. Upon installation onto a building, the anchor fork is seated on an upwardly extending flange of a structural member affixed to a building floor slab. The anchor fist is secured to a vertical mullion by shear connection made by fasteners coupling the flange of the anchor fist to a lateral surface of the mullion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: UBFS LLC
    Inventors: James Jonathan White, Edward Mitry Coosaia, Jr., Jason S. Eastwood
  • Patent number: 12478182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for supporting and fixing shelves of furniture items, such as bookcases, shelf units and the like. The device includes a casing of substantially cylindrical shape, inside whereof is mounted a pin that is stressed by a compression spring, the device being inserted in the edge of a shelf, with a tip of the pin normally protruding from the edge of the shelf and apt to re-enter the casing when the shelf is brought into interference with a wall of the furniture item, wherein a cam element is provided for the actuation of the pin between a position of maximum extraction and a position of minimum extraction of the tip from the casing, the pin being free to spring to re-enter the casing when the cam element is in the positions of maximum and minimum extraction of the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Inventor: Antonio Giovannetti