Patents Examined by Kimberly T. Wood
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Patent number: 11771072Abstract: A convertible tube adapter including a top connection point, a shaft, a bottom connection point and a knob. The top connection point includes a plurality of connection contacts integrated on a first side of the top connection point, a fastener receiving surface integrated on a second side of the top connection point and an aperture incorporated between the plurality of connection contacts and the fastener receiving surface. The shaft is configured for insertion into a tube which is fixedly integrated into an object. The shaft includes a pair of bumpers located on each side, which each extends outward from a side surface of the shaft. The bottom connection point is attached to a bottom end of the shaft and includes a carve-out structure integrated into its rear surface which is configured to receive a mating pin positioned at the bottom of the tube to prevent the adapter from rotating in the tube.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Jason Begin
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Patent number: 11766144Abstract: A container stability mounting apparatus allows a user attach or detach a beverage container such as thermal foil flasks to various surfaces or objects such as, but not limited to, outdoor equipment. The container stability mounting apparatus includes an anchoring base, a connector sleeve, a first attachment mechanism, and a second attachment mechanism. The anchoring base is a structural support that can be mounted to various surfaces or objects through the second attachment mechanism. The connector sleeve can receive a beverage container and can be attached to the anchoring base through the first attachment mechanism. With a beverage container situated within the connector sleeve, a user can attach or detach the beverage container to various surfaces or objects through the anchoring base.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Inventor: Christopher Levi Kraus
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Patent number: 11766139Abstract: The invention is a grocery bag loading rack and method of using same. Embodiments of the invention are useful for supporting most any type of grocery bag in the open position so that a user can fill the grocery bag, two-handed. Embodiments of the grocery bag loading rack may be used to load plastic gusseted t-shirt, paper, or reusable cloth or fabric grocery bags.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey Brian Short, Sherri Lynne Short
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Patent number: 11759041Abstract: There is a self-tapping curtain rod bracket with spaced prongs terminating with tips. The tips and prongs are used to penetrate and create holes in a wall. They extend through the holes and engage the backside of the wall. A wall support extends from the spaced prongs along the frontside of the wall to provide support. An arm extends away from the wall and has a cradle to support a curtain rod. The wall support also has an arm support, and the spaced prongs also includes a mount support. The mount support being located between the arm support and the arm.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: House of Atlas, LLCInventors: Matthew Berman, Alan Arthur Ford, Jason Moss, Young Min Bae
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Patent number: 11751687Abstract: A system for automated equipment cabinet leveling may include a foot leveling device for each foot of an equipment cabinet, each foot leveling device comprising a drive gear and a worm gear; a motor for each foot leveling device, each motor driving the worm gear of one of the foot leveling devices; a controller controlling the operation of each motor; and a sensor positioned on a portion of the equipment cabinet to be leveled that detects an orientation of the equipment cabinet and provides orientation data to the controller. The foot leveling device may interface with a foot shaft of the cabinet foot by a drive shaft driven by the drive gear, and the controller may drive at least one of motors to level the surface of the equipment cabinet based on the orientation data by extending or retracting at least one of the cabinet feet.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.Inventors: Jacob L. Cox, August D. Mondale, Sheridan Wendt, Robert S. Newnam
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Patent number: 11752408Abstract: The present invention provides an assemblable stand golf bag capable of being assembled and disassembled autonomously by a consumer. The assemblable stand golf bag comprises: a bag body and a support structure assembly for opening and keeping the bag body in an open state, disposed in the bag body, where the bag body includes a bag main body, a head frame connected to a top of the bag main body, a base connected to a bottom of the bag main body, and a guide structure for fixing a mounting track of the support structure assembly. By providing the detachable support structure assembly, the stand golf bag may be stored and transported in a compressed form, so that production and sales costs are greatly saved. By providing the guide structure, it is very convenient for the consumer to autonomously assemble the golf bag.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Dongguan Sanjiu Sports Products, Ltd.Inventor: Aiping Zhang
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Patent number: 11738788Abstract: A luggage cart includes a supporting tray and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes a top seat, a fastening member, an actuating member, a bottom seat fixed to the supporting tray, and a latch bolt. The fastening member has a flange cap portion adapted for securing to a luggage container, and a shaft portion formed with a first locking part. The latch bolt is mounted to the bottom seat and is slidingly engaged with the actuating member. The actuating member is movable to move the latch bolt from a locking position, where the latch bolt engages the first locking part of the fastening member, to an unlocked position, where the latch bolt is disengaged from the first locking part to permit removal of the fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Inventor: Li Liu
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Patent number: 11738900Abstract: Examples provide a universal bag holder for storing multiple different types of bags on a single bag holder device. The bag holder includes a bag receptacle for holding folded paper bags or folded reusable bags, such as cloth bags. An access window in one side of the receptacle enables a user to retrieve items which may fall into the receptacle. The bag holder also includes a bag support rack having a set of bag support arms for supporting plastic bags or reusable bags on the arms. The loops on the plastic or reusable bags are placed over the bag support arms. A paper bag that has been unfolded can also be supported between the bag support arms. A label holder permits placement of price tags or other information labels for the bags. The bag holder can be attached to pre-existing bagging area fixtures for ease of use.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: Dewayne Moneypenny, Alexander Micheal Alvarado
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Patent number: 11731666Abstract: A tandem pulley includes a support bracket having the shape of an inverted U. The support bracket defines a through hole. A pair of sheaves is arranged in line inside the support bracket. Each sheave is mounted rotating freely around a spindle fixed to the support bracket. A carabiner is fitted in the through hole. A connector is configured to connect the support bracket with the carabiner. The connector is configured in such a way as to allow rotation of the carabiner around an axis parallel to the spindles of the pair of sheaves. A spring is connected to the support bracket, the spring being arranged to exert a force on the carabiner biasing the latter to a rest position by rotation of the carabiner.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ZEDELInventors: Christophe Quillard, BenoƮt Vuillermoz
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Patent number: 11725777Abstract: An attachment system for roof-mounted equipment of this disclosure includes a pedestal having rails and corresponding channels at a top and bottom wall surface, the rails and channels located below the bottom wall surface configured to receive an adhesive for mounting the pedestal to a roof structure without penetrating the roof, the rails and channels located below the top wall surface including at least one channel configured to accept a fastener of the piece of equipment to be mounted on the pedestal.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Timothy M. Graboski Revocable TrustInventor: Timothy Michael Graboski
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Patent number: 11713153Abstract: A collapsible bag holding frame assembly for holding a trash bag includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame defines an opening. The second frame is attached to the first frame so that a first piece of the second frame is substantially perpendicular to the first frame. A second piece of the second frame extends from proximate to an upper end of the first piece and opposingly to the first frame. The second piece and the first piece define a notch into which an element of a structure is insertable to removably attached to the structure. The first frame is positioned above a surface from which the structure extends. A bag is insertable in the opening so that an upper segment of the bag is stretchable around and attachable to the first frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventor: Henry Carranza
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Patent number: 11712122Abstract: A base plate has a generally rectangular central section, a trapezoidal lower section, a generally rectangular upper section, and similarly configured generally semi-circular side sections. Vertical bends are between the side sections and the central section whereby the side sections extend forwardly to form an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the central section. Each side section has a pivot hole and a horizontal bend between the upper section and the central section. A support wire is shaped to form central, lower and upper regions. The central region has converging legs. The lower region has an upwardly extending J-shaped hook. The upper region has outwardly extending coaxial pivot fingers received in the pivot holes.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Inventor: Gregory Jordan Hoffstetter
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Patent number: 11708918Abstract: A low-PIM, self-tightening cable tie anchor in which tightening the cable tie enhances the gripping force applied to the mounting structure. The grip enhancing cable tie anchor includes a pair of anchor levers connected by a fulcrum. Each anchor lever includes an interface cleat that extends above the fulcrum, a cable tie slot that extends through the interface cleat, a flange positioned below the cable tie slot, and a leg extending from the flange. Each leg includes a barb spaced apart from the flange. The flange and barb form a mounting structure slot for removably attaching the cable tie anchor to the mounting structure. The barbs are inserted through a receptacle, typically a mounting hole, on the mounting structure. The barbs capture the mounting structure, while the fulcrum and cable tie slots capture the cable tie, without the use of hands, to facilitate tightening the cable tie with both hands.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2023Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: ConcealFab, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Bell, Jacob Lovelady
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Patent number: 11702842Abstract: A roof equipment support includes a platform, a pair of sidewalls extending from the platform, and a top wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and offset from the platform. The platform, the pair of sidewalls, and the top wall define an interior cavity that extends a length of the support from a first end to a second end. A pair of strut extensions extend above the top wall, and each of the pair of strut extension include a hook at a distal end. The pair of strut extensions and the top wall define a substantially U-shaped channel that extends at least a portion of the length of the support, and the platform, the pair of sidewalls, the top wall, and the pair of strut extensions are unitarily formed.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: WCM Industries, Inc.Inventors: William T. Ball, Eric Pilarczyk
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Patent number: 11697436Abstract: A device for supporting and guiding a hauling cable of a vehicle transportation installation, including a support structure, at least one movable member and at least one axis enabling the at least one movable member to swivel with respect to the support structure, an opening being formed inside the at least one axis and extending between two ends of the at least one axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: POMAInventors: Sylvain Valayer, Salah Messaoud
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Patent number: 11654843Abstract: An object is to provide an electronic control component bracket that is less likely to cause a high acceleration (high-speed vibration). An electronic control component bracket 1 includes a bottom portion on which a plurality of elastic pieces configured to press a lower surface of an electronic control component upward are provided, and abutting stop portions configured to abut, from above, against the electronic control component that is pressed upward. The plurality of elastic pieces are provided such that, when vertical vibration is applied in a state in which the electronic control component is assembled, the amplitude of at least one elastic piece is larger than that of another elastic piece.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: DAIWA KASEI INDUSTRY CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junya Ukai, Makoto Kato, Kazunori Takata
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Patent number: 11653766Abstract: An assembly includes a mouse pad platform forming an upper mouse pad platform surface suitable for operating a computer mouse, an armrest platform forming an upper armrest platform surface suitable for supporting a forearm of a user while operating the computer mouse, an adjustment plate fixedly coupled to an underside of the mouse pad platform and an underside of the armrest platform, thereby connecting the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform, and strap mounts on at least two of the mouse pad platform, the armrest platform, and the adjustment plate, the strap mounts being suitable to couple straps to the at least two of the mouse pad platform, the armrest platform, and the adjustment plate. The adjustment plate is selectively positionable along the underside of the mouse pad platform and selectively positionable along the underside of the armrest platform allowing adjustable spacing between the mouse pad platform and the armrest platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: CKnapp Sales, Inc.Inventors: Micah Fehr, Nicholas Welander, Jakob Douglas
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Patent number: 11639760Abstract: An improved cable routing fastener is provided. The cable routing fastener includes a base portion having an integral torsion element and includes a clip, for example a fir-tree clip, integrally joined to the torsion element. The torsion element includes first and second torsion bars on opposing sides of the rotatable clip, such that clip is rotatable relative to the base portion from a first position to a second position in response to an applied torque. The clip extends laterally outward from the base portion in the first position and extends downward from the base portion in the second position. The base portion and the clip are co-molded in the first position as a unitary article, with the clip being manually rotatable into the second position for attachment to an object, for example a vehicle panel or a vehicle pillar.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: A. RAYMOND ET CIEInventor: Julien Locatelli
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Patent number: 11626717Abstract: A cable support for securing wires and cables to an underlying structure without the use of tools and allows the cable support to be opened or closed to add or remove cables and wires. The cable support may further include padding material or impediments for protecting and securing the wires and cables in place.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: STICNSTAC LLCInventor: William Gary Gintz
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Patent number: 11598098Abstract: A roof mount assembly implements a stabilized fastener matrix which functions to stabilize the fastener connection with a roof. In one embodiment, a base has a one-piece construction with angularly spaced stepped bores. Roofing fasteners each having a flat head are receivable in the bores and securable therein. Plugs each having a flat lower surface are threadably engageable in the threaded bore wherein the flat lower surface of the plug engages the flat head of the fastener. In a second embodiment, the base has a two-part construction comprising a bottom plate and a top plate. The bottom plate has a plurality of arcuate slots which are angularly spaced from one another. Elongated fasteners are received in the slots. A top plate has a crown and a connector projects from the crown. The top plate mounts onto the bottom plate to provide a stabilized connection with the roof. The mount assemblies are also efficiently sealable with the adjoining roof.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: OMG, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Shadwell, Richard L. Belinda