Patents Examined by Justin Larson
  • Patent number: 10207650
    Abstract: The adjustable utility rack for trucks is a structure that removably attaches to a vehicle commonly referred to as a pickup truck. The adjustable utility rack for trucks creates a raised horizontal platform that is configured for use in carrying cargo. The dimensions of the adjustable utility rack for trucks are adjustable in the lateral, sagittal, and vertical directions such that the adjustable utility rack for trucks can be adjusted for both the dimensions of the pickup truck and the dimensions of the cargo. The adjustable utility rack for trucks comprises a plurality of sagittal rails, a plurality of lateral rails and a pedestal structure. The plurality of sagittal rails and the plurality of lateral rails support the transported cargo. The pedestal structure attaches the plurality of sagittal rails and the plurality of lateral rails to the pickup truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Arnold Banegas
  • Patent number: 10207653
    Abstract: A stowable tiered electronic device holder supports electronic devices in a variety of shapes and sizes, in at least a portrait and landscape orientation. The stowable tiered electronic device holder comprises an electronic device holder having plurality of brackets positioned along a tapering path that hold the electronic devices. A compartment receives the electronic device holder and the electronic device holder is extendable and retractable relative to the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Zoran Terzich
  • Patent number: 10201742
    Abstract: A sports bag configured as a backpack for use in storing gear is provided. The sports Tag includes a main body having a pair of straps coupled to the top or back of the main body, and a pair of storage pouches coupled to the back and bottom of the main body, each pouch including a fastening member to provide access to the pouch, and each pouch including at least one strap to stow the pouch when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Philip C. Herr
  • Patent number: 10188196
    Abstract: A back pack with a rain cover is disclosed. The back pack comprises a front side facing away from a user and a back side facing towards the user when the back pack is carried. The back pack comprises a water proof base portion provided at the lower end of the back pack. The water proof base portion comprises at least an upwardly extending portion extending in a predetermined area on the front side of the back pack in a height direction of the back pack. The rain cover is adapted to cover only a part of the front side in a mounted state in such a way that at least portions of the back pack other than the water proof base portion are covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Thule IP AB
    Inventor: Mark Thibadeau
  • Patent number: 10190339
    Abstract: A securement device for use in a vehicle. The device includes a retainer for holding or storing an object such as a firearm. The device utilizes an inflatable pillow to hold the device in position in the vehicle. It also includes an attachment that couples to the retainer and allows for adjustment of the orientation of the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hornady Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Matthew Mack
  • Patent number: 10188198
    Abstract: A finger retention clip for retaining an object about a user's finger includes a tubular base member adapted for attachment to the object and a resilient retaining member attached to the base member, the retaining member forming an open finger loop and being sized and shaped to conform to the user's finger, wherein the retaining member is configured, such that the retaining member releases from the user's finger in response to a selected force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy B. Weber
  • Patent number: 10183628
    Abstract: A portable trifold organizer adapted for attachment to an automobile sun visor having a plurality of pockets, a plurality of compartments with elastic straps for securing items within the compartments, and two bifolds to facilitate the trifold design. The plurality of pockets and plurality of compartments have various dimensions to accommodate articles selected for storage, and the two bifolds may have spacer regions to enhance storage capacity of the organizer. The plurality of elastic straps within the compartments has various dimensions to secure a variety of items within the organizer. The trifold design allows the organizer to fold into a size that provides for storage in an automobile door pocket storage compartment. An elastic strap with Velcro end secures the organizer in its folded position by wrapping around the body of the folded organizer and attaching to a Velcro attachment patch on the rear side of the organizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Kathleen Mea
  • Patent number: 10182641
    Abstract: A tape measure holder, including a loop to allow a belt to be threaded therethrough, an intermediary portion connected at a first end to an end of the loop, and a holding portion connected at a second end of the intermediary portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Keith B. Goodman
  • Patent number: 10180303
    Abstract: A locking gun storage container with a main box, a biased lid mounted on one end of the main box, and a lock mechanism that selectively locks the lid in a closed position. Inside the interior cavity of the main box is a holster with an interior pocket configured to hold a handgun. The holster includes an upper edge attached to a first hinge assembly mounted to the inside surface of the lid and a lower edge attached to a second hinge assembly attached to the inside surface of the main box. The two hinge assemblies are configured to hold and support the holster when holding a handgun upright over the interior cavity of the main box when the lid is opened and then repositioned the holster inside the interior cavity when the lid is closed. Mounted on the main box a coupler that selectively attaches to an external mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary Gilbert, Robert E Gilbert
  • Patent number: 10172478
    Abstract: A child carrier having a waist belt, an upper torso support, a hammock coupled to the waist belt and to the upper torso support, and a thigh support strap extending to each side of the hammock. Each thigh support strap has an inward end portion proximate to the hammock and an outward end portion configured for selective coupling to the upper torso support in multiple positions. When the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support, the hammock and the thigh support straps form a seat to support a child in an ergonomic spread-squat position in inward and outward facing orientations. The shape of the seat adjusts depending on the positions in which the outward end portions of the thigh support straps are coupled to the upper torso support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney V. Telford, Daruni M. Gotel, Carol J. Lubick
  • Patent number: 10172395
    Abstract: An article for carrying a concealed weapon having a main body forming an undergarment, at least one holster body incorporated with said main body, said holster body defining a holster cavity, and at least one magnet positioned inside or adjacent to said holster cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: CAN CAN CONCEALMENT LLC
    Inventors: Alison Scutte, Darlene Cahill
  • Patent number: 10173740
    Abstract: A bicycle container including a main body for containing objects and an engagement member provided on the main body. The engagement member is configured to engage with a pedal of a bicycle to enable the bicycle container to be detachably coupled to the pedal to hold the bicycle in an uptight position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: GAUSS INNOVATION DESIGN CO.
    Inventor: Shih-Lin Yeh
  • Patent number: 10165847
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an exoskeleton system to be worn by a user. The system includes a load carriage arrangement configured to carry an applied load. The load carriage arrangement includes a frame, for example a frame for a backpack, and at least one non-rigid member. The at least one-non rigid member is arranged to transfer at least a first part of the applied load carried by the load carriage arrangement to the ground bypassing the user's musculoskeletal system. The system may further include a load sharing arrangement configured to transfer a second part of the applied load to the user's musculoskeletal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
    Inventor: Thomas Wayne Chapman
  • Patent number: 10167028
    Abstract: A spare tire presentation apparatus includes a base, a four bar linkage and a sliding platform. The four bar linkage connects the base to the motor vehicle. The sliding platform is supported on the base. A spare tire is carried on the sliding platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Diego Clemente Martinez Romero, Jose Antonio Segura Salgado, Francisco Jose Fernandez Sanchez
  • Patent number: 10165850
    Abstract: A releasably-engageable strap loop having a unitary body is configured to enhance the securement of a strap or other material within a limited range of motion. The strap loop can be employed to secure, among other things, a head-mounted display unit to a wearable article worn by an individual, facilitating restricted movement of the head-mounted display unit relative to the individual's preferred field of view or any other part of the individual while the individual is active. The releasably-engageable strap loop can include, among other things, a unitary body that can receive a strap, such as one employable to secure a head-mounted display unit to a wearable article or safety gear worn by an individual. In some embodiments, the releasably-engageable strap loop can also include a securing member that is releasably or permanently securable to an external body, providing additional securement and restriction of movement of the head-mounted display unit relative to the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: REALWEAR, INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Stephen A. Pombo
  • Patent number: 10165848
    Abstract: An apparatus for suspending a plurality of articles from a user having a torso comprising a belt securable around a mid-torso of the user and an inner stationary flexible member suspended beneath the belt and extending completely around a lower torso of the user. The apparatus further comprises an outer rotary flexible member suspended from and rotatable about the inner stationary flexible member, the outer rotary flexible member extending at least partially around the torso of the user and being operable to attach a plurality of objects thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Wayne Danforth
  • Patent number: 10160393
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle article carrier apparatus for securing articles above an outer body surface of a vehicle. The apparatus may make use of a pair of low profile support rails fixedly secured generally parallel to one another on the outer body surface. A pair of cross bars may be configured to be coupled to the support rails in a stowed orientation extending parallel to the support rails, so as to be generally not visible from a side of the vehicle, and an operative orientation extending perpendicularly between the support rails and elevationally above the support rails for supporting articles thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: JAC Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Noel V. Ranka, Jeffrey M. Aftanas, Gordon Michie, Michael J. Presley
  • Patent number: 10159328
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to load carrier systems and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, a load carrier system can include a unitary piece of material. The unitary piece of material can include a body portion comprising a first face side, an opposing face side, a first peripheral edge and an opposing second peripheral edge; and one or more straps comprising a respective extended end, wherein the straps are an integral part of the body portion; wherein the one or more straps are folded over onto the first face side adjacent to the first peripheral edge; and wherein at least one respective end of the one or more straps is fastened to the opposing second peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: BLUE FORCE GEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen G. Hilliard, Ashley A. Burnsed, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10160112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bicycle clamp including a rail having an elongated orientation having a first end opposite a second end. A first stabilizer is attached to the rail adjacent to the first end, the first stabilizer configured to at least partially receive an associated frame of a bicycle and a second stabilizer is operably attached to the rail and movable along the rail between the first stabilizer adjacent the first end and the second end. The second stabilizer is adapted to be rigidly attached to the rail at a support position. The second stabilizer is configured to at least partially receive the associated frame of a bicycle wherein the bicycle repair clamp is configured to be placed against the associated frame of a bicycle to support the bicycle in a maintenance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Hirobel LLC
    Inventors: Gary Brandon Hirokawa, Marc J. Bellett
  • Patent number: 10155607
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying articles comprising an outer shell extending between top and bottom ends, an attachment for securing the outer shell to a support; and an inner sleeve extending between the top and bottom ends of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventor: Wayne Danforth