Patents Examined by Ko-Hung Chan
  • Patent number: 10065695
    Abstract: A device for preventing the front wheel of a bicycle from turning, comprising a clamp, a lever, and a receiver. The clamp is configured to be removably coupled with the steer tube of a bicycle, and is adjustable. The adjustable clamp is configured to be secured tightly around the steer tube to prevent rotation of the front wheel of the bicycle and to prevent rotation of the clamp around the steer tube. The lever is coupled with the clamp and is rotatable from vertical, through horizontal, to the proper angle to meet the receiver, which is disposed on a cross bar or down tube of a bicycle. The lever includes a knob and the receiver is configured to receive and slightly contract around the knob, temporarily coupling the steer tube and the cross bar or down tube, locking the wheel in its position when the lever is engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Melcher
  • Patent number: 10045637
    Abstract: A product display unit includes a first track and a second track. The first track defines a longitudinal axis and is configured to support products thereon. The first track is configured to guide the products along the longitudinal axis. The second track is configured to support products thereon. A first portion of the second track is configured to guide the products in a first direction that is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. A second portion of the second track is configured to guide the products in a second direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Display Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Miles Craig Akins
  • Patent number: 10028579
    Abstract: This invention is a fully collapsible file holder, or collator. It is formed from an assembly of supports. When opened, the supports are separated by about an inch, allowing papers, files, and books to be organized between them. When the collator is not in use, it collapses to the thickness of a fraction of an inch. This is facilitated by the invention's novel design, wherein the supports decrease in size from rear to front. When collapsed, they nest inside one another. The full range of movement is enabled by a novel hinge, formed of two struts in a scissors configuration. The collator folds flat to become so small that it is easily transportable in a satchel or even a notebook. This offers great advantage over the very bulky collators in use today.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Brant Kantor
  • Patent number: 9995430
    Abstract: An adjustable truss hanger is provided that creates a hang point that extends beyond, and outside of, the two upper chords of a horizontal box truss. Two clamps affix the truss hanger to the upper chord pair of a horizontally oriented box truss. The hanging point is provided on at least one end of the truss hanger bar, and not between the clamps, for providing the hanging point at the end of a cantilever. Objects, such as video panels and/or video walls, can thus hang in front of the horizontal truss, obscuring the truss from view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Chauvet & Sons, LLC
    Inventor: William K. Miller
  • Patent number: 9914200
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magazine apparatus may include a plurality of dividing straps positioned substantially parallel with one another and a plurality of support straps positioned substantially parallel with one another. The plurality of support straps may intersect with the plurality of dividing straps to form a plurality of ware receiving channels. An upper end and a lower end of each ware receiving channel may be at least partially open. The magazine apparatus may also include a plurality of ware seats. Each ware seat may extend at least partially across a corresponding ware receiving channel proximate a lower end of the corresponding ware receiving channel. Each ware seat may provide a seat for glassware positioned in the corresponding ware receiving channel. A plurality of ware spacers may be positioned below and spaced apart from a corresponding ware seat and extending at least partially across the corresponding ware receiving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Todd Marshall Wetherill
  • Patent number: 9907413
    Abstract: A manual, bottom supporting, shelf allocation and management system allocates shelf space among rows of products and moves products toward the shelf front and includes a plurality of adjacent shelf allocating and managing units. Each unit includes a base and at least one removably attached side divider wherein at least one row of products may be positioned on the base immediately adjacent the side divider. Each unit is a modular tray which may be, while filled with at least a single row of products, lifted clear of the shelf and moved to another shelf location. The base and side divider are coupled to allow the side divider to move forward and backward relative to the base. A backstop is attached to the rear of the side divider so that the products may be moved towards the shelf front when the side divider is drawn forward relative to the stationary base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Inventor: William R. Goehring
  • Patent number: 9888769
    Abstract: A shelf assembly is provided. The shelf assembly includes at least one board. Each board has at least on connector on the bottom surface. Legs are configured to mate with the connector during assembly. In addition, the shelf assembly includes a shoe with a magnet in the shoe to position the legs on top of the board using positioning elements disposed on the board. A board and shoe are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: 8831386 CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Joseph Mroue
  • Patent number: 9877581
    Abstract: A modular rack for mounting components of a phytochemical extraction system is described. The module rack includes at least two legs and one or more frame modules that are each at least 2 units in length. Multiple frame modules can be combined to create racks of width N, where N is an integer greater than 2 units in length. Each frame module may also include mounting devices configured to removably attach extraction columns to the frame module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Boris David Kogon
  • Patent number: 9873472
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a bicycle parking structure comprising a plurality of bicycle hangers supported by a crossbar assembly. Each bicycle hanger is configured to support a bicycle in a substantially vertical position. The bicycle hangers are spaced apart from one another along the length of the crossbar assembly. Each of the bicycle hangers may be secured to the crossbar assembly so that the bicycle hanger is fixed at a desired position or unsecured from the crossbar assembly so that the position of the bicycle hanger along the length of the crossbar assembly may be adjusted. In this manner, the distance between adjacent bicycles need not be fixed and the bicycle parking structure can be adapted for a particular space. The bicycle parking structure is designed to provide for a space-efficient, high-volume parking of bicycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Greenblatt, Andrew Kennedy Lageson
  • Patent number: 9867461
    Abstract: An object storage assembly includes a plurality of bases. A shaft unit is provided and the shaft unit is removably coupled to a selected one of the bases. The shaft unit has a telescopically adjustable length such that the shaft unit has a maximum height ranging between approximately 1.8 meters and 2.1 meters. A plurality of holders is provided and a selected one of the holders is removably coupled to the shaft unit. A plurality of objects is selectively positioned on the selected holder thereby facilitating the objects to be organized and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventor: Fernandez Smith
  • Patent number: 9848700
    Abstract: A slidable kitchen organizer apparatus comprised of a combination of ā€œVā€ shaped wire baskets and ā€œLā€ shaped wire baskets. Each basket includes an extruded aluminum slatwall and is individually mounted on sliding assemblies within separate portions of a cabinet carcass. Each slide assembly is capable of independently sliding from a stored position within the cabinet to a deployed position outside of the cabinet. Removable, adjustable, and interchangeable hooks and shelves can be attached to the slatwalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Hardware Resources, Inc.
    Inventor: Justin Corless
  • Patent number: 9848723
    Abstract: A reversible makeup brush holder includes a base body for receiving water. The middle of the base body is connected with a support part. The insertion seat includes a disc body having an accommodation hole. Upper and lower surfaces of the disc body are provided with a rotary shaft, respectively. The rotary shaft is pivoted to the support part. Through the aforesaid design, a makeup brush can be inserted into the insertion hole. The insertion seat can be lifted and overturned, so that the water remaining in the bristles of the makeup brush can drip down rapidly on the base body. The user can clean the makeup brush holder conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Actman Corp.
    Inventor: Chu Chau Huang
  • Patent number: 9845263
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments described herein, an apparatus may hold and retain glass articles during processing. The apparatus may comprise a base frame comprising a bottom support plate and a plurality of ware keepers positioned on the bottom support plate. Each ware keeper of the plurality of ware keepers may comprise a plurality of retention bodies formed from wire segments and defining a ware receiving volume therebetween. Each retention body may comprise one or more of a base connection stem, a seat segment, a body segment, a retention segment, and a lever segment. The seat segments of the retention bodies may form a ware seat positioned above and substantially parallel to the bottom support plate. According to another embodiment, an assembly may comprise a plurality of magazine apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Kenneth Spencer Morgan
  • Patent number: 9840293
    Abstract: A rack for supporting a bicycle in a generally upright position, the rack comprising a frame comprising a curb bar; and the curb bar comprising a mounting surface for exerting a counterbalancing force on a crank assembly of the bicycle to frictionally hold the bicycle in the generally upright position. When the bicycle is supported by the curb bar, the bicycle is positioned relative to the rack for securing the bicycle to the rack. The curb bar exerts a counterbalancing force on the pedal axle or the pedal of the bicycle. The counterbalancing force may be a frictional force or a torque. Bicycles can be supported on either side of the rack, the bicycles facing in either a forward or reverse direction. The bicycle may be secured to the rack at multiple points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Inventor: Dennis Charles Little
  • Patent number: 9839154
    Abstract: A multi-component inverter rack formed from sheet metal is disclosed. Some of the sheet metal derived parts used to form the multi-component inverter rack can be interchangeable. The multi-component inverter rack can include attachment points for an inverter, a load center and other supporting electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick O'Connor, Trevor B. Guthrie, Kathryn Austin Pesce, Nicholas S. Cohon
  • Patent number: 9820617
    Abstract: A method and device for hanging a storage bag having a re-sealable mechanical seal having a clip with a generally elongate enclosure of the storage bag proximate the re-sealable mechanical seal. The clip arms are flexibly connected to a living hinge for enclosure of a storage bag which may be slid into and out of the rack via the interiorly positioned opposing parallel rails by contact between the lower side of the clip arms and the upper surface of the opposing rails. The clip arms and opposing parallel rails of the rack may be configured with recesses or ridges to lock the position of the clips within the rack during use. A top carrier aperture allows insertion of a carrier rod allowing multiple racks to be adjacently positioned. The rack may be configured with a fastener aperture to allow attachment of the rack to other structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: John David Utter
  • Patent number: 9788669
    Abstract: A display fixture for supporting a sample product comprises a platform segment, a tether assembly, and a coupling plate. The platform segment defines a top surface, a bottom surface, and an aperture extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The tether assembly includes a tether housing positioned below the bottom surface of the platform segment and a tether extending from the tether housing and through the aperture of the platform segment. The tether is selectively retractable from the tether housing and is biased toward maintenance inside the tether housing. The coupling plate defines a slot extending from an outer perimeter thereof into an interior thereof. The slot terminates at an enlarged end opposite the outer perimeter. The tether extends through the slot and terminates in a ball end. The ball end nests in the enlarged end of the slot to couple the tether to the coupling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott E. Denby, Chad G. Davis
  • Patent number: 9788452
    Abstract: In one implementation of a modular rack system, a rack module (22, 24, 222, 522, 722, 724) comprises a bay (30, 730) comprising a first side wall (32, 732), a second side wall (32, 732) and floor (36, 736) and an intermediate wall positioning mechanism (280, 380, 390, 392, 790, 792) to support a wall (282, 782) at different spacings with respect to the first side wall (32, 732). In another implementation of the modular rack system, a utility bay (148) extends across rack modules (22, 24, 222, 522, 722, 724).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: David A Moore, John P Franz, Tahir Cader, Michael L Sabotta
  • Patent number: 9771091
    Abstract: The ratchet binder rack is a storage case that is designed for use with one or more ratchet binders. The ratchet binder rack stores the one or more ratchet binders in the storage case. The storage case is mounted on a hand truck such that the hand truck can be used to move the storage case. The ratchet binder rack comprises a storage case and a hand truck. The storage case is attached to the hand truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Manaen Gonzalez-Martinez
  • Patent number: 9765803
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjustable telescopic support rods are provided. Specifically, the telescopic support rods in accordance with some embodiments comprise selectably modifiable indexed lengths having no externally visible indication of the indexing means. Methods for modulating the length of the support rod and its use in, for example, vertical support for scaffolding and shelving units are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Inventor: Nick Aninos