Patents Examined by Ko H Chan
  • Wall mounted bicycle rack
    Patent number: 11225296
    Abstract: A wall mounted bicycle rack includes a base with an axle pivotably connected between two lugs extending from a board of the base. The axle includes a portion including a first end and a second end. A hook unit is adjustably connected to the first end or the second end of the portion of the axle so as to set the entrance toward the left side of the right side of the base. The bicycle is able to be hooked to the arm of the hook unit from left side or the right side according to practical need. A contact plate is connected to the axle and located between the first end and the second end so that the bicycle wheel contacts against the contact plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CYCLINGDEAL USA, INC.
    Inventor: Haidong Gu
  • Storage systems including back channels and walls mountable along the back channels
    Patent number: 11206923
    Abstract: An exemplary storage system generally includes a least one back channel mountable along a support surface (e.g., a back wall of a closet, etc.). At least one wall or panel of the storage system is mountable (e.g., via a connector, etc.) along the back channel. The storage system may also generally include one or more of a hang rod, side bracket, shelf trim, end cup, support bracket, and/or shelf. The shelf may be supportable by the back channel, a pair of side brackets, and at least one support bracket. The side brackets may be mountable along sidewalls of the closet and/or to the at least one wall or the storage system that is mountable along the back channel. The hang rod may supportable beneath the shelf when first and second end portions of the hang rod are supported by respective first and second end cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Clairson, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Beuses, Thomas Jones, Ryan Bishop
  • Security system for portable consumer article
    Patent number: 11199029
    Abstract: In combination: a) a portable consumer article having a U-shaped portion; and b) a security system having: a frame; and a closure assembly movable to change the security system between a loading state and a secured state. The frame, closure assembly, and portable consumer article are configured so that: i) with the security system in the loading state the U-shaped portion can be displayed to straddle a part of the frame; and ii) with the portable consumer article displayed the security system can be changed from the loading state into the secured state wherein the article is prevented from being separated from the security system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Se-Kure Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: John Manser
  • Suction-attached shelving systems and methods
    Patent number: 11197547
    Abstract: A suction-attached shelving system and method is provided. The system includes a suction-based attachment structure including a releasable suction disc, a suction housing, and a suction lever arm. The suction-based attachment structure may be attached to a vertical surface such as a window by using the suction lever arm to establish a suctional engagement of the releasable suction disc and suction housing with the vertical surface. The suction-based attachment structure is connected to a shelf structure by a shelf rotation axle. The shelf structure includes a front portion that may be folded relative to a back portion for ease of transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Abvious, LLC
    Inventors: Michael F. Bolos, Jason Grohowski, Kyle Buzzard, Gary Paulsen
  • Adaptable product display systems and methods
    Patent number: 11197563
    Abstract: A product display system includes a base, a shelving support assembly coupled to the base, and one or more shelves removably secured to the shelving support assembly. The one or more shelves are securable to the shelving support assembly in a first configuration and a second configuration that differs from the first configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: iSee Store Innovations, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Steven Allen Brenner, Matthew McCoy
  • System for inventory management
    Patent number: 11182738
    Abstract: Sensor-equipped display management systems and methods that may be used to calculate a number of products removed from a display management system based upon motion of one or more mechanisms within the display management system. Additionally, the systems and methods may be used to detect patterns from the sensor data, which may be indicative of attempted theft of products stored within the display management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Costello, Stephen N. Hardy, Tony Dipaolo
  • Adjustable shelving assembly
    Patent number: 11166547
    Abstract: A shelving assembly includes a first and second support rail each including a plurality of slots. The assembly may further include a shelf configured to connect to the first and second support rails and a bracket connected thereto. The bracket includes a plurality of teeth arranged at a distal end of the bracket and facing away from the shelf. A leave spring may be connected to the shelf and extend from a connection point along a rear edge of the shelf to a side of the shelf. A locking tooth positioned at an end of the leave spring is configured to be inserted into a slot in the first or second support rail to lock the shelf in place. The shelving assembly may further include telescoping support rails. The support rails may be include front faces having slots therein. The front faces of the inner telescoping sections may be offset from the front faces of the outer telescoping sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Harbor Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dathan Zang, Bill Parsons, Austin Fritz, Ron Kuperus
  • Scooter rack
    Patent number: 11148740
    Abstract: A rack for scooters is disclosed. The rack generally includes a base portion and a rack plate mounted to the base portion. The rack plate may include a top plate that is generally parallel to the ground and a front plate extending downward from the top plate. The top plate may include a plurality of slots, each of which is configured to receive a neck portion of a scooter. Each of the slots may be configured to support a scooter in an upright position when the scooter is placed therein. The slots may be tapered, allowing for scooters of varying designs to be supported therein. The rack plate may also include one or more apertures configured to receive a portion of a locking mechanism, such that the locking mechanism can be used to secure a scooter within a slot to prevent theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel Greenblatt
  • Point of sale shelf stacker display
    Patent number: 11147369
    Abstract: A point of sale shelf stacker display system has a front wall with a plurality of apertures and cross-bars. The rear wall supports one or more tab locking systems. The system further includes two side walls coupled to the front wall and the rear wall. The tab locking systems may receive a tab from a shelf. The shelf is supported by a cross-bar and at least one tab locking system. The shelf may include a front facing member which wraps around a respective cross-bar. Each tab locking system may include an upper slot and a lower slot positioned within the rear wall. Each tab from the shelf may exit an upper slot and may enter a lower slot. The shelf having at least one tab may be made from a single sheet of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Peachtree Packaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Walker Dell
  • Rack assembly
    Patent number: 11148604
    Abstract: A rack assembly configured to carry a load includes a frame unit, a support unit, and a securing unit. The support unit is coupled to the frame unit and is configured to support the load thereon. The securing unit is coupled to the frame unit, is configured to secure the load thereto, and includes a first base, a second base, a first leg, and a second leg. The second base has a length greater than a distance between first and second ends of the first base. The first leg interconnects the first end of the first base and the second base. The second leg interconnects the second end of the first base and the second base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: KING RACK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiu-Kuei Wang, Hugues Espesset, Frédéric Girod
  • Connecting assembly and cable management device thereof
    Patent number: 11153987
    Abstract: A cable management device of a connecting assembly includes a connecting member, a component and a cable management arm. The component is connected to the connecting member. The cable management arm is connected to the component in a stretchable and retractable manner. At least one cable management feature is arranged on the cable management arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Display shelf system
    Patent number: 11147396
    Abstract: A display shelf system includes mounting support members that hook onto a rail that attaches to a display cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Moët Hennessy USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Lyn McMillan, Steven Michael McKechnie, Kenneth Tozer
  • Low voltage power system for a merchandise display
    Patent number: 11140980
    Abstract: A low voltage power system with a rail member that fits on the front portion of a shelf of a merchandise display, where is the rail member has a pair of conductive members positioned within an upper channel of the rail member is disclosed. The rail member may have supply power to a variety of low voltage power devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RTC Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Breslow, Scott May
  • Cutlery dispensing system and method
    Patent number: 11134796
    Abstract: An escapement mechanism of a cutlery dispenser causes a cutlery article to fall from a vertical stack onto a slide track that guides it to a dispensing position. A slide channel and head channel of the slide track can laterally confine the cutlery article. A dampening surface can reduce cutlery bouncing and skewing. The escapement mechanism can include at least three pivots and/or a coil return spring. Dispensers can be installed in a base in any desired combination and retained therein by compatible features such as flanges and slots that prevent dispenser tipping. In embodiments, individual dispensers can be horizontally slid part-way out of the base to access side features that would otherwise be obscured by a neighboring dispenser. A cutlery quantity indicator can laterally contact the cutlery stack and can pivot to display a low-cutlery signal when the cutlery stack falls below an indicator height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Waddington North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish K Mithal, William A Gallop
  • Holder for knives and tools
    Patent number: 11135714
    Abstract: A holder for knives or tools includes a vessel of an elastic material that has a chamber. Linear bristles fill and are arranged in adjacent rows within the chamber so that the vessel exerts a compression force on the linear bristles. Each bristle has a generally rectangular cross-section transverse to a length of the bristle. The linear bristles receive and retain knives or tools via a friction force irrespective of the orientation of the knives or tools when inserted into the vessel and irrespective of the orientation of the vessel. The holder assembly can include a suction cup via which the vessel can be coupled to a surface, and a base plate that receives the suction cup for mounting to different (e.g., uneven, non-smooth) surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: William Montague Willis
  • Mobile device holder
    Patent number: 11129472
    Abstract: A mobile device holder comprising a backing panel and a basket portion, the backing panel has a selectively attachable mounting panel assembly adapted to detachably secure the mobile device holder to a vertical mounting surface, the basket portion projects forwardly from the backing panel and is adapted to receive and retain a mobile device and mate said mobile device with a charging plug. A contiguous modular arrangement of multiple mobile devices positioned in a column configuration allows multiple mobile devices to be stored, while the basket portion is tilted forwardly to prevent the obstruction of basket openings when the mobile device holders are vertically stacked in the column configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventor: Carrick J. Pierce
  • Modular container holder
    Patent number: 11122891
    Abstract: A modular container holder comprising a backing panel and a basket portion, the backing panel has a selectively attachable mounting panel assembly adapted to detachably secure the modular container holder to a vertical mounting surface, the basket portion projects forwardly from the backing panel and is adapted to receive and retain a container. A contiguous modular arrangement of multiple modular containers positioned in column or row configurations allows multiple containers to be stored, while the basket portion is tilted forwardly to prevent the obstruction of basket openings when the modular container holders are vertically stacked in the column configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventor: Carrick J. Pierce
  • Collapsible hanging shelf
    Patent number: 11109678
    Abstract: A collapsible hanging shelf may include a plurality of shelf members and a hanging member. A shelf member includes more than one parallel placed connecting units and a shelf. A connecting unit include one pair of crossing bars and a control bar that connecting a shelf and one of the pair bar. A shelf member connected with at least two connecting units at the points of one end of the control bar and the cross point of crossing bars. Each shelf is placed with other shelf in a vertically parallel manner. Once the hanging shelf is hung on the door, it can be pulled down by gravity and stopped at a fully extended position without applying any external forces. When it is taken off from the door and put it on the ground, the shelf can be quickly collapsed into a space saving position under the control of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: IP POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Modular wall organization system and accessories therefor
    Patent number: 11103068
    Abstract: A modular wall organization system including one or plural board assemblies. Each of the board assemblies includes a frame and at least one planar panel held by the frame. Some of the frames include hollow frame sections and corner nodes, which connect the frame sections. The frame sections are configured to be used with hangers for mounting various types of accessories on the board assembly or for connecting plural board assembles together. Some of the accessories are trays, baskets, rolls of writing material, and panel insert assemblies. The panel insert assemblies include various panels, such as cork-boards, dry-erase boards, chalk-boards, fabric-boards, slat-boards, letter-to boards and other types of boards or panels. Some of the frames are in the form of solid frame sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald Koeppel, Richard P. Koeppel, John Kraljic
  • Fiber management sliding tray system
    Patent number: 11109506
    Abstract: A sliding tray assembly for rack mounted equipment is disclosed. The sliding tray includes a sliding bracket assembly, an arm support bracket, a tray, and an arm. The sliding bracket assembly is configured to mount to a rack. The arm support bracket is configured mount at a back of the rack The tray is configured to slidably mount to the sliding bracket assembly and includes one or more surfaces configured to support a chassis. The arm is configured to direct fiber from a back of the rack to the tray. The arm includes multiple links pivotally joined together. The multiple links including a first link configured to be pivotally joined to the arm support bracket and a second link configured to be pivotally joined to the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Lau, David Pearson, Roger Membreno, David Stubbings