Patents Examined by Matthew T Theis
  • Patent number: 11156436
    Abstract: A dynamic load carriage system having a movable cross support member having a first elongated support member in transverse orientation relative to a second elongated support member with one end of the first and second elongated support members being coupled to a load carrier being worn or carried by an individual and another end coupled to a base belt for supporting the load carrier substantially along the hips of an individual wearing the load carrier whenever the individual changes body position is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: TYR Tactical, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Beck
  • Patent number: 11155217
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier convertible between a first configuration in which one or more bicycles are accommodated and a second extended configuration in which one or more additional bicycles are accommodated for transport on a carrying vehicle. The bicycle carrier can include a vehicle engaging frame configured to be mounted on a carrying vehicle. An elongate rearward extending support member can be coupled to the frame at a proximate end of the support member by a variably configurable hub configured to set the support member in a plurality of orientations relative to the frame. A manual actuator can be operably coupled to the variably configurable hub by a linkage. A distal end of the support member can be positioned away from the frame and configured to be alternately coupled to the actuator, or an add-on support member that accommodates one or more additional bicycles coupled to the bicycle carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Keith L. Prescott, Jeffrey R. Edgerly
  • Patent number: 11136077
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a spare tire carrier for a vehicle that can be adjustable for moving the spare tire into different positions. The spare tire carrier can be attached to existing components of a vehicle in order to move the spare tire's position, which can be advantageous for avoiding environmental hazards when off-roading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlos Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11137611
    Abstract: A head mounted display mounting assembly for casual headwear is provided. The assembly comprises a resilient support band that is employed to secure a head-mounted display unit to a piece of casual headwear worn by a user. The head mounted display mounting assembly can be supported by pre-existing structures (e.g., sweat band) of a piece of casual headwear, and further supported and/or secured to temple regions of the casual headwear. Once seated within and secured to the piece of casual headwear, the head-mounted display unit can be secured to the head mounted display mounting assembly, providing a comfortable and integrated wearable experience for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: REALWEAR, INC.
    Inventor: Stephen A. Pombo
  • Patent number: 11124278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a life jacket case which can achieve weight reduction as well as seal the inside. Provided is a life jacket case for housing a life jacket, wherein a cover of an opening, through which the life jacket is taken in and out, is made of a first material which is hard enough to keep the shape of the cover, and a region other than or larger than the region made of the first material is made of a second material which is more lightweight than the first material. It is preferable that the life jacket case is fitted with a security tag which indicates whether or not the cover has been opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Aruga
  • Patent number: 11109662
    Abstract: A backpack includes a support portion adapted to be supported on shoulders of a wearer and a bag portion having at least one compartment for storing one or more articles. The bag portion is pivotally coupled to the support portion and adapted to pivot between a first position and a second position relative to the support portion. In the first position, the bag portion is disposed along the support portion and abuts the support portion and, in the second position, the bag portion is disposed substantially perpendicular to the support portion and provides a seat for facilitating a seating of a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Sunil Marolia
  • Patent number: 11105584
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard includes a holster body defining a chamber for receiving a portion of the handgun. The holster body has an entranceway enabling insertion of the gun into the holster and removal of the handgun from the holster chamber. The holster includes a blocking device separate from the holster body that helps to block movement of the handgun trigger guard relative to the holster body when the handgun is in the chamber. The blocking device is supported on the holster body for movement relative to the holster body between an open position and a blocking position. The blocking device has a tail portion that projects from the bottom wall in a direction away from the top wall when the blocking member is in the open position. The blocking device moves from the open position to the blocking position in response to insertion of a handgun through the entranceway into the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Rogers, Dylan Vaccaro, Matthew E. McKendrick
  • Patent number: 11085733
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a quick disassembly and assembly device for a holster and a waist guard, including a detachable quick-disassembly main body and a sliding slot, wherein the quick-disassembly main body is sleeved inside the sliding slot; a first pressing button is mounted on one side of the quick-disassembly main body, and a first clamping slot, which is matched with the first pressing button, is provided on the side of the sliding slot; a second pressing button is disposed on the bottom of the quick-disassembly main body, and a second clamping slot, which is matched with the second pressing button, is provided on the bottom of the sliding slot; and the angle of the rotating gear of the main body can be adjusted by pressing the second pressing button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11064792
    Abstract: A carrier system for use with a body armor garment that distributes the shoulder loads produced by equipment carried or worn by military or law enforcement personnel, away from the user's shoulders and comfortably to the hips. Heavy shoulder loads, which typically cause chronic back pain and can lead to compression of the spine, are significantly mitigated. The carrier system has a vertical back support and a belt for securing the device around the waist of the user. In addition to alleviating shoulder fatigue and spine compression, the device is light, comfortable, durable, adjustable and easy to maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: LONDON BRIDGE TRADING INC.
    Inventor: John E. Neibarger
  • Patent number: 11058229
    Abstract: An adjustable infant carrier which is outfitted with conversion flaps adapted to allow for selective adjustability to the effective width of the seat portion of the carrier so as to accommodate children of differing size, as well as different support positions/configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BLUE BOX TOY FACTORY LIMITED
    Inventors: Maureen O'Connor Salazar, Stacy Alycia Thomas Castro, Leslie Ann Roeder
  • Patent number: 11044984
    Abstract: A carrying device for a portable gas exchange device has at least one first holding strap which is designed to be worn around a torso of a patient, thereby allowing the carrying device to be supported on the patient. The carrying device further includes a fastener which is designed to fasten a portable gas exchange device. Also provided is a carrying system which consists of a carrying device and a gas exchange device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: NOVALUNG GMBH
    Inventors: Georg Matheis, Esther Novosel, Reinhold Beuter, Jörg Schneider, Josef Bogenschütz
  • Patent number: 11044960
    Abstract: A wearable display device includes a wearing device, a fixed frame, a sliding member, a bracket and an optical imaging device. The fixed frame is fixedly connected to the wearing device. The sliding member is slidably coupled to the fixed frame. The bracket is pivotally connected to the sliding member and is interlocked with the sliding member. The optical imaging device is fixedly connected to the bracket for sliding and rotating relative to the fixed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Lung Chen, Yuan-Peng Yu, Wei-Jen Chang, Hung-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: 11033127
    Abstract: A carry container is interchangeable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the container converts into a protective mat, such as a placemat, and becomes a barrier against germs. In one embodiment, the carry container includes an outer shell including a bottom panel and four side panels extending from the bottom panel and being configured to releasably attach to each of the two neighboring side panels using a fastener to form a container for carrying one or more items, such as food items. An inner lining formed by a generally square sheet is attached to an inner facing side of the outer shell and defines the protective mat when the outer shell is in an open position and flat on a surface. The container can be easily converted between the closed position (lunch box) and fully open position (protective mat). A larger version for the container is also described with a portion of the inner liner folded in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: VECHER HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Rita Floyd-Vester, Csaba Vester
  • Patent number: 11034391
    Abstract: A tool rack system/method configured for operation on a pickup truck is disclosed. The system integrates a diagonal tube stack (DTS), an elongated tube stack (ETS), and a reconfigurable hose rack (RHR). The DTS, ETS, and RHR are configured for placement over the wheel well and tailgate in a pickup truck such that tools inserted within the tool rack are organized and readily available without cluttering the pickup truck bed. The ETS is configured to permit retention of oversized hand tools such as pool cleaning implements without the need for an overhead truck rack. The RHR may be reconfigured to adapt to the overhead retention of long pipe joints as well as hoses such as those used in pool maintenance operations. In both of these reconfigured modes the RHR obviates the need for a conventional truck rack or the use of space within the truck bed for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen Anthony Avila
  • Patent number: 11026501
    Abstract: A backpack (10) with a rapid-deploy front ballistic carrier (26) removably securable in a compartment (16) with an open top (22). The carrier (26) has shoulder straps (28) attached to a wall of the compartment (16) inside the compartment (16), and a handle (34) of the carrier (26) is configured to be exposed through the open top (22) when the carrier (26) is removably secured in the compartment (16), thus being accessible to the person wearing the backpack (10). The carrier (26) is removably secured in the compartment (16) by a retention system that includes a ripcord (42) (with a pull tab (50)) threaded through a) a channel (52) along a length of one of the backpack's shoulder harnesses (24), b) an opening (58) in a wall of the compartment (16), and c) a plurality of sealing eyelets (60) positioned adjacent the open top (22), and is then removably secured/anchored in an anchor eyelet (62) in the compartment (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ACE LINK INDUSTRIAL, INC.
    Inventor: Jakub Aleksander Dabrowka
  • Patent number: 11019941
    Abstract: An adjustable infant carrier which is outfitted with conversion flaps adapted to allow for selective adjustability to the effective width of the seat portion of the carrier so as to accommodate children of differing size, as well as different support positions/configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Blue Box Toy Factory Limited
    Inventors: Maureen O'Connor Salazar, Stacy Alycia Thomas Castro, Leslie Ann Roeder
  • Patent number: 11006735
    Abstract: A strap for a bag provides and includes a main body having a first end attached to a first attachment location of the bag and a second end attached to a second attachment location of the bag. The strap also includes a tension element that extends between the first end and the second end. The tension element is movable between a tightened state and a relaxed state. The tension element also applies a force on the first end and the second end in the tightened state to change the relative position of the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Kilgore, Pierre A. Pactanac, Matthew C. Palmer
  • Patent number: 10940805
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle hook includes a base configured to be coupled to a support structure of a vehicle and a rotatable hook rotatively coupled to the base having an open position and a closed position. The rotatable hook includes a hook arm having an end, wherein the end of the hook arm is vertically aligned with the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the closed position and the end of the hook arm is angularly spaced from the base when the rotatable hook is rotated to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: DEE ZEE, INC.
    Inventor: Bryce Rustwick
  • Patent number: 10925383
    Abstract: A clipping cosmetic tube holder includes a clip element that includes a clip spine, and a clip toe that protrudes from an end of the clip spine. The clipping cosmetic tube holder further includes a clip connector element that includes a back portion, a pair of arced ribs, and a bridge that connects the back portion to the clip element. A longitudinal axis of the back portion is offset the clip spine, forming a slot between the clip spine and the back portion that is configured to secure a portion of a garment within the slot and along the clip spine. The pair of arced ribs are connected to the back portion and are bilaterally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the back portion, configured to secure a cosmetic tube to the back portion by wrapping around a longitudinal section of a cylindrical surface of the cosmetic tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Hanna Skye Murakami
  • Patent number: 10913577
    Abstract: A bag capable of storing an article, the bag being conveyed while being suspended from a rail. The bag includes: a body that stores the article; a suspending member that suspends the body from the rail; and a reorienting member that reorients the body with respect to the suspending member. The body includes a bag having an internal storage space for the article, and the reorienting member is provided independently of the body, is supported pivotally with respect to the suspending member, has a free end in the body so as to pivot with respect to the suspending member, and pivots with respect to the suspending member so as to reorient the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Ueda, Noriyuki Wada, Masashige Iwata