Patents Examined by Marcus Menezes
  • Patent number: 12655673
    Abstract: Revolving door system (610) and method for controlling a revolving door system (610). The revolving door system (610) comprises a plurality of revolving door wings (D1, D2, D3, D4) pivotally connected a central column (690) and a securing mechanism arranged to in an engaged state fix the position of the revolving door wings (D1, D2, D3, D4) relative the central column (690) and in a disengaged state release the revolving door wings (D1, D2, D3, D4) to enable pivoting of said revolving door wings relative the central column (690).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
    Inventor: Roger Dreyer
  • Patent number: 12654518
    Abstract: A vehicular rear window assembly includes a lighting device having a housing portion that is configured for attachment at an upper region of an inner side of a window panel at a rear portion of a vehicle. The housing portion of the lighting device accommodates (i) a first light source arranged on a first circuit element, (ii) a second light source arranged on a second circuit element and (iii) a heat sink that is in thermally conductive connection with the circuit elements. The first light source emits light that passes through the window panel and that is viewable rearward of the vehicle. The second light source emits light that illuminates an interior portion of an interior cabin of the vehicle. The heat sink draws heat from the first circuit element and the second circuit element and dissipates heat to the housing portion of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors, Inc.
    Inventor: David K. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12649425
    Abstract: A rear gate for a vehicle includes an inner panel and an outer panel superimposed on the inner panel. The rear gate is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to a rear opening of the vehicle. The rear gate includes an attachment surface, supports, and first and second beads. The attachment surface is provided in the outer panel and allows attachment of a display member of the vehicle. The supports are provided on at least left and right sides in the attachment surface and allow the display member to be supported on the attachment surface. The first bead is provided between the supports on the left and right sides. The second bead extends at least from the support on the left side to the support on the right side. The first and second beads are formed by deforming the attachment surface of the outer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouhei Shirakawa, Kenichirou Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12644322
    Abstract: A vehicle door hinge apparatus including a door link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to a vehicle body side and the other end hinged to a door side, a vehicle body link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to the door side and the other end hinged to the vehicle body side, a door link guide provided on the vehicle body side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the door link, and a vehicle body link guide provided on the door side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the vehicle body link. The door link and the vehicle body link intersect each other, an intersection point of the two links is hinged, and the door link and the vehicle body link perform, when the door is opened, a scissors motion around the hinged intersection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Doo Young Jung, Ki Hyun Choi, Hyung Sik Choi, Sang Heon Lee, Woo Sik Yoon, Min Su Kim
  • Patent number: 12637892
    Abstract: A side-hung door device, a turnstile, and a control method therefor comprise a door leaf, a rotating shaft assembly connected to the door leaf, a brake assembly connected to the rotating shaft assembly, and a drive assembly configured to drive the door leaf to rotate and arranged on the turnstile, and the like. The brake assembly comprises an upper end portion connected to the rotating shaft assembly, and a lower end portion connected to the drive assembly. The drive assembly is electrically connected to the brake assembly. When the door leaf rotates toward a closed position and is subjected to an external force greater than or equal to a first preset value, the drive assembly stops driving the rotating shaft assembly, simultaneously, the brake assembly is powered on, and the lower end portion meshes with the upper end portion to brake the rotating shaft assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: H-SHINE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Liang Zhang, Jianfeng Xu, Xianjie Zhu, Silong Ma
  • Patent number: 12624583
    Abstract: A sliding door device includes: a door configured to open or close a door opening portion formed in a vehicle body; a lower arm including one end portion connected to an internal side of the door, and the other end portion configured to slide along a rail provided on the vehicle body; a lower arm carrier rotatably connected to the other end portion of the lower arm and configured to slide the lower arm while moving along a rail provided on the vehicle body; a lower arm rotor rotatably provided on the lower arm carrier and including one end portion connected to the lower arm so that the lower arm rotates; a catch configured to fix the door by engaging with the lower arm rotor after the door slides; and a pawl with which the catch engages by rotating so that a rotation of the catch is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Jaeseung Lee
  • Patent number: 12618280
    Abstract: A window regulator for use in a vehicle and configured to move a windowpane between an open position and a closed position. The window regulator including a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a first slider, a second slider, and a cross-brace assembly. The first slider configured to move along the first guide rail and the second slider configured to move along the second guide rail to collectively move the windowpane between the open position and the closed position. The cross-brace assembly extending between and rigidly connecting the first guide rail to the second guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, BAMBERG
    Inventor: Shane Alexander
  • Patent number: 12618286
    Abstract: A door including a laminated member, an energy receiver, and an electrical device. The laminated member has a plurality of layers are bonded to one another. The energy receiver is configured to inductively receive electrical energy from an energy transmitter. The energy receiver includes a receiver coil forming a portion of at least one layer of the plurality of layers of the laminated member. The electrical device is disposed substantially or entirely within the door and is electrically coupled to the energy receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Endura Products, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Kendall, Bruce Procton
  • Patent number: 12607058
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a cable tensioner having a regulating stick, a tube assembly and a spring. The regulating stick has an abutting portion and a ratchet strip. The ratchet strip has multiple ratcheting notches having a stop surface and a slope opposite to each other. The tube assembly sleeving the regulating stick has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. The outer cylinder has A second abutting portion and a pawl. The pawl has an elastic arm and a hook portion. The hook portion has a stopping side abutting against the stop surface. The hook portion engages one of the ratcheting notches. The spring is preloaded and clamped between the first and second abutting portions. One end of the inner cylinder abuts a side of the hook portion opposite to the stopping side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignees: HSIN CHONG MACHINERY WORKS CO. LTD., FUZHOU MINGFANG AUTOMOBILE PARTS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-Hsuan Chung
  • Patent number: 12584342
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling bus doors (14, 16) that are arranged as a pair of doors that move in coordinated relation between door open positions and door closed positions, enables passengers to access an interior area (12) of a bus (10). The apparatus includes an actuator (28, 226). The actuator includes a drive lever (34, 228) that is selectively rotationally movable between rotational positions in which both of the doors are in the open positions and in the closed positions. Exemplary arrangements include at least one controller (128) that is operative to prevent the doors from causing damage to or from being damaged by engagement with obstructions. The controller further enables a bus driver or other authorized user to control access to the interior area of the bus using a wireless device (144).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: THE EASTERN COMPANY
    Inventors: Lee S Weinerman, Marinel Rosu, Reese Bernot, Keith Braun, James Paxitzis, Robert Pliml
  • Patent number: 12571242
    Abstract: A closing device of an opening provided in a structure, comprising a fixed part, wherein an opening is defined, and at least one sliding movable panel guided along two guide rails fitted on one face of the fixed panel, between a closing position, sealing the opening, in a sealing plane defined by the fixed panel, and at least one opening position, in a sliding plane, substantially parallel with the sealing plane, each of the rails bearing at least one shuttle guided in translation in the rail, movable in translation in the guide rails, and switching the movable panel from the sealing position to the at least one sliding position, and slidably moving the movable panel in the sealing plane. According to the invention, at least one of the rails bears, at one of the ends thereof, an end fitting forming a mechanical stop defining a stop position for the shuttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ADVANCED COMFORT SYSTEMS FRANCE SAS—ACS FRANCE
    Inventors: Anthony Jean, Thierry Turc, Maxime Nee
  • Patent number: 12553280
    Abstract: A modular pet door for use with a structure including an interior portion, an exterior portion and defining an opening is disclosed. The modular pet door includes an interior frame to seat on the interior portion of the structure, an exterior frame to seat on the exterior portion of the structure and coupled to the exterior frame, an interchangeable core assembly having a flap. The interchangeable core assembly is removably coupled to the interior frame. The flap is operable between an open position and closed position disposed over the opening. The core assembly is configured to permit operation of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Inventor: George N. Davlantes
  • Patent number: 12545084
    Abstract: A vehicular rear slider window assembly includes a fixed window panel, a movable window panel, a frame portion fixed relative to the fixed window panel, and an opening through the fixed window panel. The movable window panel is movable along upper and lower rails of the frame portion between closed and opened positions. A slider bearing system includes a guide element disposed at least partially along the lower rail and a carriage disposed at a lower perimeter region of the movable window panel. The guide element includes a bearing element that is slidably and non-rotatably received at a bearing receiving portion of the carriage. The carriage moves in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bearing element when the movable window panel moves between the closed position and the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin J. Snider, David K. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12529253
    Abstract: In order to improve operability and user comfort for vertically sliding or displaceable facade components, a weight compensation device for vertically displaceable facade components includes a spring element for at least partial compensation of its own weight of a vertically displaceable facade component and a compensator. The spring element provides a spring force as a driving force (FAN) for lifting the vertically displaceable facade component. The spring element is movable between a compressed state (PK) and an expanded state (PE). The spring force has a decreasing value when moving from the compressed state to the expanded state. The compensator at least partially compensates for the decrease in the input force and provides an output force (FAB) that decreases less than the input force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: BEWISO GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Cafuta
  • Patent number: 12515592
    Abstract: A reconfigurable vehicle door trim panel system. A vehicle has a body defining an exterior and an interior with a door that opens to expose the interior to the exterior. When closed, the door has an interior side and an exterior side. A panel is provided on the interior side of the door. A linkage connects the panel to the door. The panel is configured to move, via the linkage, from a position stowed in the door to a position deployed from the door. When in the stowed position, the panel is configured to provide the interior side of the door with a uniform appearance. When in the deployed position, the panel is configured to serve a functional purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Ahn, Joseph F. Szczerba, Bobin Kil
  • Patent number: 12509931
    Abstract: A window regulator includes a guide rail provided along an ascending/descending direction of a window glass of a vehicle, a carrier plate that slides on the guide rail and moves together with the window glass, a wire that is routed on one side of the guide rail and pulls the carrier plate, and a stopper member that is attached on the one side of the guide rail so as to overlap a routing position of the wire and restricts movement of the carrier plate in the ascending/descending direction. The stopper member includes an attachment portion to attach the stopper member to the guide rail from the one side, and a bypass portion that bypasses the routing position of the wire on a side opposite to the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: JOHNAN MANUFACTURING INC.
    Inventor: Hideaki Kanai
  • Patent number: 12509936
    Abstract: A hybrid drive-thru door system that includes a door panel assembly movable between a plurality of operating modes. The door panel assembly includes a sliding door panel operable for movement between a closed position to at least partially cover a doorway opening and an opened position to at least partially expose the doorway opening. The sliding door panel has an upper sliding door panel member releasably attached to a lower sliding door panel member. The upper sliding door panel member is independently movable relative to the lower sliding door panel member in a window operating mode of the door panel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Allegion Access Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Vinay Patel, Christopher Kolodziej, Larry Hamaker, David Dillon
  • Patent number: 12509938
    Abstract: A flexible seal may be attachable to a moveable barrier and usable to seal selectively along a horizontal lower surface adjacent the moveable barrier and along a vertical upper surface adjacent the moveable barrier. The flexible seal may assume a first orientation to be affixed to a lower edge of the movable barrier and may assume a second orientation to be affixed to an upper edge of the movable barrier. In the first orientation, a central region of the flexible seal contacts the horizonal lower surface. In the second orientation, a first or second end of the flexible seal contacts the vertical upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Overhead Door Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley J Lee
  • Patent number: 12500445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to exterior or interior doors for residential or commercial buildings, such as for a home, apartment, condominium, hotel room or business, and, more particularly, to a door provided with a rechargeable battery as a source of electrical power that may be used to operate electric devices mounted to the door. The door has electric devices attached thereto. The electric devices which. are powered by one or more rechargeable batteries that are charged by one or more energy harvester systems and/or by direct connection to a power source. A system for distributing the power collected from the energy harvester system and/or the wired connection are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventor: Alex Bodurka
  • Patent number: 12491758
    Abstract: A door weather strip includes an attachment base that is attached to a door frame or a door molding, and a seal lip that abuts on a vehicle body opening peripheral edge when a door is closed, in which the vehicle body opening peripheral edge side at a tip of the seal lip is formed with a protrusion that abuts on the vehicle body opening peripheral edge when the door is closed, and the seal lip is formed with a hard portion harder than a material constituting the seal lip to extend from a lower region of the protrusion to a root side of the seal lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinnosuke Hamada, Masatoshi Nojiri