Patents Examined by Matthew R. McMahon
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Patent number: 11629523Abstract: A fence with a one-way viewing insert including a domicile assembly, a fence assembly, and a pane assembly. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide a simple solution for adding privacy to a user's domicile. The fence assembly includes fence posts secured along the perimeter of a domicile. The fence posts having a pane opening to receive the pane assembly. The pane assembly includes a pane with a reflective face and a viewing face located opposite one another. The viewing face of the pane is oriented facing said user's domicile and allows for a user to view through it. Facing away from the user's domicile is the reflective face of the pane. The reflective face preventing viewers from the opposite side of the domicile to view past the pane.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventor: Jason Marks
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Patent number: 11624389Abstract: Fire hose couplings and adapters are configured to receive, by any of various types of interconnections, a wide range of attachments enhancing the utility of the associated fire hose. The attachments are secured to the coupler or adapter by way of an appropriate locking engagement, such as by a dovetail connector, setscrews, chemical attachment, adhesives and the like. The attachments cover a broad range of handles, reflective and directional devices, analog and digital sensors/monitors/indicators, and carabiners, and both threaded and unthreaded studs adapted for appropriate receipt of any of a broad range of attachments or uses.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Inventor: Scott Taylor Eliot
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Patent number: 11614114Abstract: In a set of panels for an assembled product, a first panel and a second panel may be assembled with a third panel. An end surface of the third panel includes a first tongue and a second tongue. The first panel and the second panel are configured to be arranged with their respective end surfaces facing each other. A first tongue of the third panel is configured to be arranged in an edge groove of the first panel and a second tongue of the third panel is configured to be received in an edge groove of the second panel to join the panels at least in a first direction. The first panel and the second panel may be of a first panel type, and the third panel may be of a second panel type. A corner element may be connected to a side panel of an assembled product.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventor: Peter Derelöv
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Patent number: 11608860Abstract: A force-transmitting assembly includes a metal shaft having at least two longitudinally-extending grooves defined in an outer surface, and a metal hub having at least two longitudinally-extending grooves defined in an inner surface that surrounds the outer surface of the shaft. A plurality of discrete parts is disposed in the at least two longitudinally-extending grooves of the shaft and the hub in an interference-fit manner so as to transmit a torque from the shaft to the hub. Each of the discrete parts is composed of at least 50 mass % of technical ceramic selected from Si3N4, SiAlON, Al2O3, ZrO2, or a mixture of two or more of Si3N4, SiAlON, Al2O3, and ZrO2.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKFInventors: Thomas Zika, Gerwin Preisinger
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Patent number: 11598376Abstract: A joint assembly includes a first member having splines formed therein. A second member includes splines formed thereon and is coupled to the first member. The splines of the first member engage the splines of the second member. An access window is formed on the first member. A ring retains the first member to the second member. A seal extends across a joint between the first member and the second member and covers the access window. A portion of the ring is accessible through the access window following removal of the seal, where the ring can be manipulated to release the first member from the second member.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Michael Walter Hopson, Arvind Srinivasan, Michael Peter Kinsella
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Patent number: 11598360Abstract: The present application provides a fastening clip, which comprises a fastening pin and a fastening sleeve. The fastening pin can be inserted into the fastening sleeve, the fastening sleeve comprises a base and two pairs of retaining wings, the two pairs of retaining wings respectively extend downward from a lower surface of the base, and outer sides of at least one of the two pairs of retaining wings have raised ribs extending in a circumferential direction. The fastening clip of the present application can firmly fasten at least two plates.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Xing Wang, Mengli Sun
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Patent number: 11585057Abstract: A transition barrier for transitioning from a permanent median barrier to a temporary median barrier, the transition barrier having: a) a first end; the first end being connectable to the permanent median barrier by a permanent median barrier connector; b) a second end; the second end being connectable to the temporary median barrier by a temporary median barrier connector; c) a transition section defining a transition wall of a predetermined length between the first end and the second end; the transition wall having a top, bottom, front and a back; d) at least one barrier brace proximate the transition wall, for supporting said transition wall; and e) at least one spacer, proximate the back of the transition wall for contact with a surface of the permanent concrete barrier.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignees: AMG METALS, INC., POWELL (RICHMOND HILL) CONTRACTING LIMITED, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: John David Pierson, Ben Powell, Nauman Mansoor Sheikh
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Patent number: 11576530Abstract: A detachable coupling arrangement (1) for connecting a handle (2) to a utensil comprises a male portion (5), a female portion (4) adapted to receive the male portion (5), and a stop element (6) for preventing movement of the male portion (5) relative to the female portion (4) in an upward direction (A) A first retention element and a resiliently deformable second retention element (8) are configured to cooperate to prevent movement in a downward direction (B) when the female portion (4) is coupled to the male portion (5). The first retention element includes a retention surface and a lower surface (23). The second retention element (8) engages the lower surface (23), as the male portion (5) is received in the female portion (4) in the upward direction, and resiliently deforms so that the second retention element (8) locates over the first retention element and abuts against the retention surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Davide Bonaccorso
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Patent number: 11536312Abstract: A sealing bellows made of an elastomeric material includes: a first end face; a second end face; and a casing having a central axis, the casing being arranged in an axial direction between the first and second end faces, the casing including at least one torsion-compensating element for absorbing torsional movements introduced into the sealing bellows substantially without torsional stress. The first end face includes a first static seal and the second end face includes a second static seal. The sealing bellows is made of a TPE material.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Rainer Knorr, Tatsuro Hosen
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Patent number: 11536304Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a body having a first side and a second side. The body includes a first channel configured to receive a flat wire, a second channel configured to receive a round wire, a first projection extending from the first side of the body, and a second projection extending from the second side of the body. The clamp assembly further includes a first clamp member coupled to the first projection and a second clamp member coupled to the second projection.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventor: Jafet Garcia
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Patent number: 11524540Abstract: A boot that protects a moveable joint and retains lubricant associated with the joint. The wall of the boot includes a venting aperture that is protected by a surrounding barrier structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: RB Distribution, Inc.Inventor: Thomas Allan Reiff
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Patent number: 11512809Abstract: A rotatable connection for a stand apparatus to be arranged in an operating room and including an adaptable stop mechanism which can be arranged between a first connection component and a second connection component mounted rotatably around a rotational axis relative to the first connection component and is configured to define at least two different relative rotational angles of the connection components or at least two different rotational ranges is provided. A carrier system or a stand apparatus having such a rotatable connection is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Ondal Medical Systems GmbHInventors: Stefan Oginski, Ronny Bauditz, Andreas Göbel, Annika Euler
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Patent number: 11512440Abstract: A vertical member for a vehicle restraint system is intended for attaching a guard rail of the vehicle restraint system. The vertical member includes a profiled support and a reinforcing support within the profiled support, and the longitudinal axis of the reinforcing support runs substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the profiled support.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: DELTA BLOC INIERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Thomas Edl, Steffen Lehmann
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Patent number: 11506235Abstract: A set including a first element with a cylindrical shaped part, a second element having a cylindrical shaped groove with a circular opening in an outer surface of the second element, and a mechanical locking device. The mechanical locking device includes a tongue groove, a displacement groove and a flexible tongue in the displacement groove, and is configured to lock the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to cooperate with the tongue groove for locking the cylindrical shaped part to the cylindrical shaped groove. The flexible tongue is configured to be reshaped and displaced in the displacement groove during locking, and spring back to a locked position. The flexible tongue is configured to exert a spring force on the tongue groove in the locked position.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Jonas Fransson, Niclas Håkansson, Agne Pålsson
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Patent number: 11498661Abstract: An aircraft assembly includes a first body connected to a second body via a flexible coupling that limits separation of the bearing faces while permitting relative rotational movement between the bodies. The flexible coupling includes one or more first flexible straps attached to the first side of the first body and attached to the second side of the second body, and one or more second flexible straps attached to the second side of the first body and attached to the first side of the second body. The bearing faces include planar central portions to react compressive loads while the parts are aligned, and convex outer rolling surfaces to react loads during rotational movement between the bodies, such that a point of contact between the first body and the second body moves along curves of the respective curved end regions during the rotational movement between the bodies.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Inventors: Nicholas Foster, Nikhil Sehgal, Daniel Mulley, Peter Scott
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Patent number: 11493068Abstract: A joint structure comprises a first panel and a second panel joined together by mechanical clinching. The joint structure includes a join region that is formed so as to extend in an elongated shape by forming plural clinched portions in a given arrangement by mechanical clinching. At least one clinched portion of the plural clinched portions is clinched from an opposite panel side from other clinched portions of the plurality of clinched portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinobu Takashi, Kohei Takahashi, Yasuhide Matsuo, Ayaka Kagami
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Patent number: 11473614Abstract: A locking connector assembly includes a first connection member and a second connection member each having a channel. The first connection member has an upper retaining arm and a lower retaining arm. A longitudinal passage is defined between the upper and lower retaining arms, a tab includes a pull beam extending outwardly and linearly beyond the upper and lower retaining arms, and a gap is formed in an upper free end of the upper retaining arm and a lower free end of the lower retaining arm. The second connection member includes at least two insert members configured to be received within the longitudinal passage of the first connection member. The at least two insert members are configured to be engaged and moved to connect the first connection member to the second connection member in a connected state.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. J. Iannello, Martin J. Nilsen, Craig E. Ernst, Jr., Michael B. Grimm
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Patent number: 11447973Abstract: A razor wire rapid deployment unit (RDU)/barrier is disclosed. In some embodiments, the RDU includes an enclosure having a first section coupleable with a second section, the enclosure defining an interior area therein. The RDU may further include a razor wire disposed within the interior area of the enclosure, a first end of the razor wire directly coupled to the first section, and a second end of the razor wire directly coupled to the second section. The first and second sides of the enclosure may be separated from one another to deploy the razor wire from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Allied Tube & Conduit CorporationInventors: Carmen Samara, Michael Miloshoff, Raymond Szkola
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Patent number: 11433450Abstract: A joined body includes: a first member having a pipe shape; and a second member including a wall portion having a plate shape, and a flange portion having a cylinder shape provided with an insertion hole through which the first member is inserted. In a state where the first member is inserted into the insertion hole of the flange portion of the second member, the first member and the second member are joined with the first member pipe-expanded. A material of the second member is larger than a material of the first member in a spring-back amount.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Maeda, Kenichi Watanabe, Takayuki Kimura, Toru Hashimura
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Patent number: 11434948Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device designed to lock objects to tubes or other elongated elements. The locking device generally comprises one or more lock plates and lock housings. In one exemplary embodiment, when assembling the locking device to a tube, two lock housings are put together with open sides against each other around a tube with a dimension corresponding to approximately half of a recess which is found on the lock housing's sides and are oriented in the tube's axial direction. The two lock housings form a closed geometry around the tube. Lock plates are used to connect the two lock housings together. By applying a screw in a threaded hole in one of the lock housings' cover, the through tube is pressed against an opposite lock housing at substantially the same time as the lock plates hold the lock housings together.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: FQ IP ABInventors: Per Augustsson, Per Elvèn