Patents Examined by Jonathan Liu
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Patent number: 12368405Abstract: This disclosure discusses devices, systems, and methods for attaching solar modules to roofs. A first device may include an upper platform and a clamp jaw. The upper platform includes a top surface and a bottom surface that extends obliquely downward with respect to the top surface. The clamp jaw clamps a solar module downward against the top surface as the clamp jaw moves along the bottom surface. A second device may include an upper platform and a pair of clamp jaws spaced apart along the upper platform. The upper platform includes a top surface and a bottom surface that extends obliquely downward with respect to the top surface. The pair of clamp jaws clamps a pair of adjacent solar modules downward against the top surface as the clamp jaws move along the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2025Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Sunmodo CorporationInventors: Roland Jasmin, Brice Veyna, Steve Mumma, Jun Liu
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Patent number: 12351083Abstract: A track assembly includes a first track having first apertures, a second track having second apertures, and a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a latch plate movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The latch plate includes first teeth that selectively extend through the first apertures and through at least one of the second apertures when the latch plate is in the engaged position. A gap is present between a first latch tooth of the first teeth and one of the first apertures when the latch plate is in the engaged position. The latch assembly includes an anti-chuck component coupled to the latch plate and including a second tooth that extends along a face of the first latch tooth. The second tooth extends laterally past both lateral edges of the first latch tooth to close the gap when the latch plate is in the engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: Camaco, LLCInventors: Jeff Carroll, Sanjay Vakil, Mohammad Fazli, Yang Cao, Harish Bijwe
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Patent number: 12325226Abstract: A sling is provided herein for supporting mugs during sublimation printing. The sling includes an elongated base with first and second stanchions mounted thereto. First and second arms extend between, and are pivotally mounted to, the first and second stanchions. At least one silicone wrap is secured to the first and second arms so as to be suspended therebetween. The first and second arms are movable between an open state, where the first and second arms are spaced a first distance to allow a mug to pass therebetween into resting engagement with the at least one silicone wrap, and a closed state, where the first and second arms are spaced a second distance less than the first distance. Advantageously, the sling of the subject invention provides a fixture for supporting one or more mugs for sublimation printing for use in an oven without need for individually mounting silicone wraps.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2023Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: DARTRONICS INC.Inventor: Kenneth A. Darrow
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Patent number: 12320470Abstract: An air tank system where the system's components may be mounted to the outer surface of the air tank is disclosed. The air tank may have a plurality of external rods orientated longitudinally along the outer surface of its body and connected to the end caps of the air tank for attaching mounting brackets to the external rods. The mounting brackets are configured for components, such as an air compressor or a manifold valve, to be mounted on them. The mounting bracket may have a first and second member, each slidable across the external rods independent from each other, configured to adjust to the different sizes of the components that are desired to be mounted on the air tank.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Inventor: Yuzuru Oishi
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Patent number: 12294208Abstract: A mounting system for a first support and a second support for electrical components can include a first mounting interface and a second mounting interface. The first mounting interface can include a first channel, and a first insertion slot extending from inside of the first channel to outside of the first channel. The second mounting interface can include a second channel and a first interface arm, and a second interface arm. The second channel can be configured to nest within the first channel. The first interface arm can extend through the first insertion slot when the second channel is nested within the first channel. The second interface arm can be spaced laterally from the second channel and can engage an outside surface of the first channel when the second channel is nested within the first channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: ERICO International CorporationInventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
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Patent number: 12287063Abstract: An adjustable chock is provided with a first component having screw threads, a second component having screw threads cooperating with the screw threads of the first component and having a lower bearing surface, and with a bearing element provided with a lower bearing surface in contact with an upper bearing surface of the first component, and with an upper bearing surface. At least one of the lower bearing surface of the second component and the upper bearing surface of the bearing element is provided with a coating having a coefficient friction higher than that of the associated bearing surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKFInventors: Rene Vermeulen, Abraham Hendrik Hooghart
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Patent number: 12279709Abstract: A cup holder mount includes a cup holder having a tubular portion extending from an outside of the cup holder, and the tubular portion includes a pivot. A clamp unit is connected to a handle of an exercise machine and includes a connection section which includes a hole. The pivot is adjustably and pivotably inserted into the hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: CYCLINGDEAL USA, INC.Inventor: Haidong Gu
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Patent number: 12279920Abstract: Implementations relate to a configurable counterbalance mechanism. In some implementations, a counterbalance apparatus includes a spring, a tension element coupled between the spring and a mechanical ground, a base element coupled to a load, and a configurable arm rotatably coupled to the base element. A first pulley and a second pulley are rotatably coupled to the configurable arm, the second pulley orbitable about the first axis, and the tension element is at least partially wrapped around the first pulley and the second pulley. The configurable arm is rotatably configurable at either a first orientation or a second orientation, where the first orientation is associated with a center of gravity of the load located on a first side of the counterbalance apparatus and the second orientation is associated with the center of gravity of the load located on a second side of the counterbalance apparatus opposite to the first side.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Inventor: Timothy P. Haines
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Patent number: 12258089Abstract: A bicycle tracker mounting assembly is provided. The bicycle tracker mounting assembly includes a connection unit mounted on an inner wall of a bicycle tube. The connection unit includes a first shift block, a second shift block, a first carrier, a second carrier, and a positioning member. The first shift block and the second shift block have a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, respectively. The first guiding surface and the second guiding surface are complementary to each other. The positioning member passes through the first shift block and the second shift block, and the connection unit is configured to be fixed to the inner wall of the bicycle tube or disengaged from the inner wall of the bicycle tube by rotating the positioning member to displace the first shift block and the second shift block.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Inventor: Ming-Ta Tsai
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Patent number: 12227114Abstract: A sliding device that slidably supports a seat body of a vehicle seat is provided. The sliding device includes: a fixed rail; a movable rail; a locking member displaceable between a locking position and an unlocking position, a sliding movement of the movable rail being restricted in the locking position, and restriction of the sliding movement being released in the unlocking position; a retention spring configured to apply to the locking member a retaining force to retain the locking member in the locking position; a release lever configured to displace the locking member to the unlocking position; a return spring configured to apply to the release lever an elastic force to return the release lever to its initial position; and a restrictor configured to restrict a displacement of the release lever.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TACHI-S CO., LTD., TF-METAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kosuke Taniguchi, Shunsuke Kuroda
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Patent number: 12222116Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Andrew DeRossett
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Patent number: 12209704Abstract: A base station assembly for an operating room table is disclosed. In one embodiment, the base station assembly includes a base station that is secured to the operating room table. The base station includes an arcuate rail member. A selectively moveable clamp is attached to the arcuate rail member. A support arm extends from the selectively moveable clamp to provide selective attachment to a surgical accessory, such as a retractor arm, an armrest, or an image guidance reference frame. The base station assembly provides a surgical accessory support that may be moved and adjusted by a surgeon at any time during an operation without contaminating a surgical field and without assistance from circulating operating room personnel.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventor: Frederick H. Sklar
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Patent number: 12188605Abstract: A crafting support system is disclosed. The crafting support system is configured to receive a crafting apparatus. The crafting support system includes a proximal portion and a distal portion removably connected to the proximal portion. Each of the proximal portion and the distal portion includes a support rod and at least one support pad connected to the support rod. A first portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion is axially offset from a second portion of the support rod of each of the proximal portion and the distal portion for forming a well that is sized for receiving the crafting apparatus. An assembly including the crafting support system and the crafting apparatus is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Cricut, Inc.Inventors: Bayden Filleul, Mel Reynolds, Jerome Tobin, Norman Stevenson
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Patent number: 12179638Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat rail. The vehicle seat rail includes a lower rail fixed to a bottom of a vehicle, an upper rail fixed to a seat at an upper portion thereof and coupled to the lower rail to be slidably movable, a restoring spring fixedly coupled to the lower rail at one end thereof in a longitudinal direction and configured to provide a restoring force to the upper rail, and a connection bracket configured to connect the restoring spring to the upper rail. The lower rail may accommodate the restoring spring and the connection bracket to implement a walk-in function even when the lower rail is buried in the floor.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: DAS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ki Hong Kim
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Patent number: 12178323Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining clip for securing a wall element of an item of furniture to a furniture structure, the retaining clip including a securing section and a stop section which is configured to abut a first structural element of the furniture structure. The retaining clip further includes a clip section which is configured to be resiliently moved between an insertion position permitting the insertion of the wall element into the furniture structure and a retaining position engaging behind a second structural element of the furniture structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventor: Florian Fries
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Patent number: 12158230Abstract: A method of assembling a pipe hanger includes inserting a threaded rod through a suspension member; placing a lock tab washer on the threaded rod, the lock tab washer defining an edge tab, a nut tab, and a wing extending from the nut tab; threading a nut on the threaded rod, the nut defining a circumferential side defining a first face and a second face, the lock tab washer oriented between the suspension member and the nut; folding the edge tab over a side edge of the suspension member; folding the nut tab over the first face of the circumferential side of the nut; and folding the wing over the second face of the circumferential side of the nut.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: ASC ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Jordan Cameron Belen, Matthew William McNamara, Jason F. Santos
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Patent number: 12150579Abstract: A bracket assembly adapted to be removably coupled to a railing at a first side and hold a portion of a container at a second side can comprise a lower section and an upper section removably coupled to the lower section. The upper section can be a bent strip that forms a receptacle to receive the portion of the container, and the lower section can include a body in the form of a second bent strip, and a fixed connection post extending from an upper surface of the body to interface with an opening in the connection interface of the upper section to removably couple the upper section to the lower section via the at least one fastener. The platform section can include a first step and a second step each extending from the connection interface to respective ones of the retaining arms.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Inventor: Sam S. Saman
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Patent number: 12135109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIONS S.P.A.Inventors: Paolo Speggiorin, Stelvio Zarpellon, Marco Frasson, Simone Echerle
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Patent number: 12122265Abstract: A track assembly includes a track and a support member connected to and configured move along the track. The support member may include an engagement portion. The engagement portion may be configured to engage the track to limit relative movement between the track and the support member in a loaded state of the track assembly. The engagement portion may be configured not to operatively engage the track or limit movement between the track and the support member in an unloaded state of the track assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Lear CorporationInventors: Fahui Xiao, Jianliang Ma, Hui Zhang, Chao Wang, Chengyuan Liu
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Patent number: 12103437Abstract: A seat sliding device includes a lever member, a lock member, a biasing member, and an operation member. The biasing member is formed of a bar-shaped member and includes a front acting portion configured to come in contact with a front end of the lever member to bias the front end of the lever member upward, a rear acting portion configured to come in contact with a rear end of the lever member to bias the rear end of the lever member upward, and an intermediate support portion formed between the front acting portion and the rear acting portion and engaged with a an engaging portion formed in an upper rail. The engaging portion supports the intermediate support portion at a position rearward of a turning center of the lever member (shaft member).Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: TF-METAL Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shunsuke Kuroda