Patents Examined by Michael McDuffle
  • Patent number: 11661013
    Abstract: To provide a light-blocking member that can be easily folded. Wire 12 is bendable and deformable, and is attached to sheet member 11 so as to surround an outer peripheral part of substantially rectangular sheet member 11. Handle members 14 and 15 are attached to both ends of one side of sheet member 11, and are fixed to wire 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: HAYASHI TELEMPU CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Asai, Madoka Doi
  • Patent number: 10801665
    Abstract: A mounting system for attaching components, or accessories, to surfaces without compromising, but instead maintaining, the integrity of the mounting surface. The mounting system is easily movable, can withstand or support heavy loads, does not require permanent alteration of the mounting surface by drilling holes or tapping screws and does not require hardware to be affixed to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Charles L. Casagrande
  • Patent number: 10793081
    Abstract: A deployable electronic device holder is provided that includes sliding mechanism disposed within a slot in a panel in a vehicle, and a base pivotally coupled to the sliding mechanism and having a cradle configured to support a device. The sliding mechanism slides within the slot and the base pivots about at least one hinge downward to a use position to hold a portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Luis Adrian Tena Han, Carmen Frida Vargas Garcia
  • Patent number: 10683701
    Abstract: A device for use with a ladder may include a member that is transitionable between a first state in which the member is a generally planar surface and second state in which the member defines a pair of receptacles, each receptacle being configured to receive a leg of a ladder to secure the member to the ladder, the member defining a compartment between the receptacles in the second state. The member may be a foldable material having a unitary construction. The foldable material may include a plurality of fold lines to facilitate transitioning of the device to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventor: Marc S. Lenci
  • Patent number: 10422116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilizer support 10 and a method of using the stabilizer support 10 to support a laterally unsupported surface 100. The stabilizer support 10 has a longitudinally extending rigid beam 20, a clip 30, and a foot plate 40. The beam 20 has a longitudinal length 21, a longitudinal first end 22, and a longitudinal second end 23. The beam 20 is marked at graded intervals 50 along its longitudinal length 21. The clip 30 is configured and arranged to engage the first longitudinal end 22 of the beam 20 and the foot plate 30 is configured and arranged to engage the second longitudinal end 23 of the beam 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Inventor: John Vadnais
  • Patent number: 10054844
    Abstract: A monitoring device arrangement is disclosed that may comprise a mounting rail and at least two fixed monitoring devices. The fixed monitoring devices may each being mounted on a respective holder. The holders may be arranged on the mounting rail. Each holder may include a lock device that locks the holder in a determined position on the mounting rail. The lock device may be releasable to allow sliding repositioning of the holder on the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Axis AB
    Inventors: Johan Bergsten, Jens Pahlitzsch, Niclas Moller Lewin
  • Patent number: 9961967
    Abstract: A strap tie-down assembly for adjustably binding a strap includes opposed first and second handles pivoted to each other about an axle configured to windably receive a strap for binding. A lock is mounted in the assembly for movement between a locked position, in which the lock prevents movement of the axle, and an unlocked position, in which the lock allows movement of the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Cody J. Costenbader