Patents Examined by Kenneth E. Peterson
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Patent number: 11472056Abstract: A rope severing device for cutting a rope after a continued compressive force is disclosed. The rope severing device includes a housing having a base and a top and the top is movably mounted to the base such that the top can move axially with respect to the base. A blade is positioned at least partially within the housing and fixedly mounted with respect to the base. In some embodiments, an elastic member is positioned inside the housing in contact with the base and a damper is attached to the base to dampen relative movement of the top and the base. Upon application of a compressive force to the housing, the top moves toward the base and the blade is at least partially exposed through an opening in the top to sever a rope attached to the rope severing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: BLUE WATER CONCEPTS, INC.Inventor: Benjamin P. Brickett
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Patent number: 11465304Abstract: An automated hairstyle processing method, an automated hairstyle processing system, and an automated hair cutting device, the system including a memory unit arranged to store a predefined hairstyle model including hair property representing values and body shape representing values, a sampling unit arranged to sample an actual body shape, of a to be treated subject, involving detecting deviations from a model body shape portion of the predefined hairstyle model, a processing unit arranged to adapt a hair property model of the predefined hairstyle model, when deviations between the actual body shape and the model body shape portion are detected, so as to compensate the actual body shape deviations, the adaptions to the hair property model being local adaptations.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Cornelis Johannes Zandsteeg, Raymon Henk Uit De Bulten, Lolke Klaas Salverda
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Patent number: 11459266Abstract: An apparatus comprises a stressed glass member and an actuator mounted on the stressed glass member. A power source is coupled to the actuator. An abrasion structure is disposed between the actuator and the stressed glass member. The abrasion structure comprises abrading features in contact with the stressed glass member. The abrading features have a hardness higher than a hardness of the stressed glass member. When energized by the power source, the actuator is configured to induce movement of the abrasion structure that causes the abrading features to create scratches in the stressed glass member to a depth sufficient to initiate fracture of the stressed glass member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center IncorporatedInventors: Kathryn Murphy, Scott J. Limb, David Mathew Johnson
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Patent number: 11439264Abstract: A housing has a first end and a second end, an inner surface of the housing defining a channel that is configured to slidably receive therein a food product. A food product motivating mechanism is configured to engage a food product, the food product motivating mechanism being slidably receivable in the first end of the housing, the food product motivating mechanism and the housing being configured to cooperatively slidably urge a food product from the first end of the housing toward the second end of the housing. A rotating cutting mechanism is removably attachable to an outer surface of the second end of the housing, the rotating cutting mechanism being configured to rotate about the second end of the housing, the rotating cutting mechanism being further configured to cuttingly engage a food product.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Prota Labs, LLCInventors: William C. Little, Kyle A. Buzzard
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Patent number: 11441209Abstract: A cemented carbide includes first hard phase grains, second hard phase grains, third hard phase grains, and a metal binder phase, wherein the cemented carbide has a total of 70 unit regions, the number of unit regions each having a percentage of less than 0.43% or more than 2.43% is ?10 among the total of 70 unit regions, the percentage being a percentage of the total number of the second and the third hard phase grains in each unit region with respect to the total number of the second and the third hard phase grains in the total of 70 unit regions, and in a total of 10 unit regions existing in a fourth row in a longitudinal direction, a percentage of the number of the third hard phase grains with respect to the total number of the second and the third hard phase grains is 5% to 15%.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC HARDMETAL CORP.Inventors: Kosuke Fukae, Yasuki Kido, Masami Watanabe, Shinya Imamura
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Patent number: 11407135Abstract: A device for the longitudinal cutting of a wide food band of a soft food mass which is moved in a conveyance direction on a conveyor belt, wherein a cutting cylinder rotating in the conveyance direction is provided on which is mounted a number of cutting disks disposed coaxially to the rotational axis A for cutting into the food band with the edge thereof, wherein a comb having a plurality of comb tines is provided, which in an operating position engage into the intermediate spaces between the cutting disks during the longitudinal cutting in order to hold down the cut strips on the conveyor belt, wherein the comb is held on a comb holder so as to be pivotable about the rotational axis, wherein the comb holder can be transferred from the operating position and a maintenance position by pivoting about the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Hochland SEInventors: Andreas Erd, Andreas Biggel, Franz Stadelmann
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Patent number: 11396106Abstract: A hair cutting device adapted for cutting one's own hair comprises a comb piece having teeth with smooth comb edges near open ends and sharp cutting edges near closed ends, a moving cutting arm with sharp cutting teeth in contact and rough alignment with the sharp cutting edges of the comb piece, capable of reciprocating sideways back and forth and cutting hair in conjunction with the sharp cutting edges of the comb piece, and a hair guard in close proximity along their lengths. The hair guard can be lowered to expose the sharp cutting edges of the comb piece and moving cutting arm to cut hair or raised above the sharp cutting edges to work as a comb.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Inventors: Hsu Kai Yang, Luke Tzenmin Luangrath, Jerin Tzenjie Luangrath
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Patent number: 11389984Abstract: A cutting device of cutting a soft honeycomb mold body in a cutting direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the honeycomb mold body. A cutting device has a wire, a tension supply part and a pair of ultrasonic generators. The wire has a contact part which is stretched and in contact with the honeycomb mold body when the honeycomb mold body is cut. The tension supply part supplies tensile to the contact part when the honeycomb mold body is cut. The pair of ultrasonic generators have respective vibrator terminals arranged in contact with the contact part of the wire. The ultrasonic generators generate ultrasonic vibration in the cutting direction and supply the generated ultrasonic vibration directly to the wire.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Itaru Kusano, Kazuhisa Ishimura, Masahiko Natsume, Kenichiro Naka
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Patent number: 11376713Abstract: Knife sharpener systems and methods are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a knife sharpening system can include a support structure configured to hold a knife having a handle and a blade extending therefrom, and a carriage assembly mounted on the support structure. The carriage assembly can have a sharpening element that is configured to sharpen a cutting edge of the blade. The carriage assembly can be movable relative to the knife blade to cause the sharpening element to apply a force to the cutting edge of the knife blade.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Eric Arthur Miller, Jr., Nathaniel R. Lavins, Joshua D. Anthony, Orlando Soto, Ross Richardson
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Patent number: 11370139Abstract: The invention relates to a device, a method and an assembly of parts produced by cutting in a block B of metal or composite material, following a determined trajectory. The device comprises a guide (3) forming said trajectory and a support (chain 9) mounted in the guide in a sliding manner, comprising a lateral blank (23) provided with at least one cutting plate (24) comprising a protruding cutting edge (25) arranged so as to carry out the cutting in a normal direction (26) in relation to the blank.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Mecacahrome FranceInventors: Cedric Bonnet, Arnaud De Ponnat, Olivier Martin, Ludovic Loison, Antoine Bosselut, Frederic De Oliveira Cunha
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Patent number: 11312033Abstract: A rotary electric shaver has a new structure which compatibly achieves both a function of the rotary electric shaver allowing a user to have less tingling feel on the skin and a function of a reciprocating electric shaver enabling easy deep shaving of hair, by replacing a first head. A rotary electric shaver includes a main body having a drive shaft and a connection part, a first head having a built-in first transmission drive system connected to the drive shaft to rotate a first inner blade, and detachably connected to the connection part, and a second head detachably connected to the connection part from which the first head is removed. The second head has a built-in second transmission drive system connected to the drive shaft to cause the second inner blade to reciprocate.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: MAXELL IZUMI CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshihiko Ohara, Tomio Kozu
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Patent number: 11305443Abstract: A utility instrument is in the form of a cutting tool suitable for fitting onto a user's finger. The tool has a blade and a sheath, both coupled to a mounting structure. The blade and sheath are pivotable with respect to each other. A user can wear the tool on a finger about a finger joint. The user can bend the finger to set the tool to an open condition to expose the blade for use, and can stretching the finger to set the tool to a closed condition to safely shade the blade using the sheath. The tool may further have a housing for fully receiving the blade. The blade may extend out of the housing for use, and may be retracted into the housing for safety.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventor: Jeff Hogg
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Patent number: 11278975Abstract: A saw blade includes a body and a cutting portion coupled to an edge of the body. The cutting portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth. The plurality of cutting teeth includes a first tooth form with an abrasive grit and a second tooth form without an abrasive grit.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Carl Dietz, Shane N. Felton
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Patent number: 11273573Abstract: Embodiments herein provide apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with a saw chain link having one or more oversized rivet holes. A rivet may be disposed in the oversized rivet hole and provide a clearance between the rivet and the edge of the oversized rivet hole that is about 0.010 inches or more. The clearance may permit the saw chain to move between two or more stable positions. The saw chain link may be a drive link, such as a cutter drive link or a bumper drive link. In some embodiments, the saw chain link may be a bi-directional saw chain link. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Oregon Tool, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Harfst, Christopher D. Seigneur
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Patent number: 11273102Abstract: A multiple pill cutting device has a pivoting housing structure holding a blade holding assembly. The pivoting housing structure has a top housing pivotably connected at one end to a bottom housing. The bottom housing has a plurality of pill holding openings arranged in one or more rows. The one or more rows of pill holding openings have a slotted channel extending along a length of the bottom housing through and bisecting each pill holding opening. The blade holding assembly has one or more extending cutting blades. One blade is configured to align with each slotted channel when the top housing pivots closing onto the bottom housing, this moves the one or more cutting blades of the blade holding assembly to enter the slotted channels and cut pills held in the pill holding openings.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Inventor: Puthalath Koroth Raghuprasad
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Patent number: 11273570Abstract: A system for controlling registration on a pouch knife machine of a longitudinally extending bandolier of content containing pouches separated by transverse seal seams moving along a feed path, with each pouch having a measurement reference. The machine includes a knife mechanism, a friction drag mechanism, and a friction drag adjustment mechanism. The system includes an optical reference, an optical image sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an actual position of the measurement reference relative to an optical reference, determine an alignment input based upon the actual position of the measurement reference relative to the optical reference, determine an alignment difference between a target position and the alignment input, and generate an adjustment command to change the position of the bandolier along the feed path after the alignment difference exceeds the operating range for the target position.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Mespack Cloud, LLCInventors: Donn D. Hartman, Tony Loiacono, Russell J. Miller, Alexander J. Waterman
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Patent number: 11267035Abstract: An integrated flattening, cutting, and collecting assembly includes a frame, a conveyor seat, and a processing rack. The processing rack is provided with a flattening cylinder and cutting cylinders, a flattening block cooperating with a steel sheet being conveyed by the conveyor seat, a cutting lift seat disposed beneath the cutting cylinders, the cutting lift seat being provided with a cutter and cutting pressing blocks, and wherein the distance between the two cutting pressing blocks is smaller than the length of the flattening block. In addition, the lower end of the cutter is disposed beneath the lower ends of the cutting pressing blocks, and this distance is the same as the thickness of the steel sheet being conveyed. The cutting pressing blocks can press and hold the steel sheet during cutting, while not affecting the cutting of the cutter, whereby the accuracy of the steel sheet cutting is greatly improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventor: Chuan Li
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Patent number: 11247358Abstract: A pivotal neck type razor includes a holder having a top end, and a razor head attached to the holder. The razor head includes a blade assembly, an elastic support body, and a connection unit that is continuous with the top end of the holder. The elastic support body includes a support portion that supports the blade assembly and a flexible portion located between the support portion and the connection unit. The blade assembly is urged by the flexible portion of the elastic support body to be stationary at a neutral position. The blade assembly is movable to at least one movement position from the neutral position against an urging force of the flexible portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: KAI R&D CENTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Kengo Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11234363Abstract: The trimmer head (1) includes: an axis of rotation (A-A); a housing (3); a spool (13) insertable in the housing, configured and arranged to wind a stock of cutting line (F) therearound. The spool includes flanges (13A, 13B), between which anchoring elements (15) extend to anchor the cutting line.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: ARNETOLI MOTOR S.R.L.Inventor: Fabrizio Arnetoli
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Patent number: 11235400Abstract: Systems and methods for downsizing tires are disclosed. An automated downsizing apparatus comprises a cradle, mandrel table, cutting apparatus, and a control unit. A tire mounted on the cradle may be received by the movable and rotatable mandrel table, and positioned for engagement with the cutting apparatus. A user may customize a cutting configuration to be executed by the control unit. The control unit positions the mandrel table and cutting apparatus to remove portions from the tire, according to the cutting configuration. During operation, one or more system parameters may be monitored to determine compliance with the selected configuration, and the automated execution may be manually overridden.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Technical Rubber Company, Inc.Inventor: Samuel Salvadori