Patents Examined by Milton Nelson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11772528
    Abstract: A child restraint carrier includes a seat body, a headrest and a locking mechanism. The headrest is movably installed on the seat body. The locking mechanism is for allowing or restraining a movement of the headrest relative to the seat body. A position of the headrest relative to the seat body can be adjusted easily by the locking mechanism to fit a child. Therefore, the present invention has an advantage of easy adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Clyde S. Harmes, V, James M. F. Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 11772532
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat assembly and an insert assembly. The seat assembly having a seat base portion, a backrest portion. The insert assembly includes upper inserts, lower inserts, and a lumbar cushion. The upper inserts are filled with a combination of a silicone anti-freezing solution and small extruded polystyrene packing balls. The lower inserts are filled with jelly. The upper and lower inserts are mounted within the seat base portion and backrest portion. The lumbar cushion is mounted inside the backrest portion. The conjunction of the lower insert, upper insert and lumbar cushion are configured to bring maximum comfort to a user. The upper inserts, lower inserts and lumbar cushion are configured to bring a user an exceptional stability and support without pressure applied to a tailbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Myron Lovett
  • Patent number: 11771232
    Abstract: A modular furniture piece with integrated connectors comprises a first module with a plurality of first integrated connectors selectively located thereon. A second module is provided for fastening to the first module, and the second module has a plurality of second integrated connectors located thereon. The first integrated connectors register with the second integrated connectors when the first module and the second module are positioned with respect to each other in their assembled orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NOBLE HOUSE HOME FURNISHING LLC
    Inventors: Venkataramu Bangalore, Zachariah Dannett, Chin Jin Yap
  • Patent number: 11771233
    Abstract: A knee-cushion assembly includes an oval forward panel and an oval rearward panel, each cushioned with high density, closed cell foam, which are pivotally interconnected to fan apart to a deployed configuration for use, and to pivot into an overlapping, closed configuration for compact storage. The panels are pivotally interconnected by a pin structure. When deployed, the front faces of both panels are presented and accessible so that a user can rest a knee on each, to protect their knees from the impact, pressure, discomfort and injury that can be caused by placing knees directly on a hard support surface such as a floor. A magnet preferably is secured to the rearward surface of the rearward panel so that the assembly can be magnetically attached to any flat steel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Leslie Ducker, Brett Franklin Ducker
  • Patent number: 11767073
    Abstract: A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat may include an outer tube extending along a post axis and an inner tube configured to be axially slidable within the outer tube by a travel distance that is at least 200 mm between a retracted and an extended position. The inner tube may have an outer diameter that is between 25.5 mm and 30 mm, and when the inner tube is in the extended position a moment of inertia (Ix) taken adjacent the seat collar is at least 11,000 mm4. A spring cartridge may have an unlocked configuration in which the spring cartridge exerts an extension force (FE) on the inner tube that biases the inner tube toward the extended position, and a locked configuration in which the spring cartridge is operable to generate a degassing force (FD) of between about 90 lbs and about 140 lbs to resist movement of the inner tube toward the retracted configuration. An actuator may be operable to change the spring cartridge between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: D3 Innovation Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Staples
  • Patent number: 11766128
    Abstract: A seating furniture with a base member, an armrest member and first and second mounting devices that fix the armrest member to the base member in a horizontal direction. The first mounting device is slidable in parallel to an inner surface of the armrest member between an upper position and a lower position. When positioned in the upper position, an angled part of the first mounting device is rotatable relative to the armrest member between a locking position and a release position. In the locking position a first flange portion of the first mounting device is positioned such that an upper edge of the base member may be received into a gap between the first flange portion and the inner surface of the armrest member, whereas in the release position the first flange portion is positioned to release the upper edge of the base member from the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Snug Furniture Limited
    Inventor: Simon Stack
  • Patent number: 11760238
    Abstract: Child safety seats including energy absorbing elements in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In a variety of embodiments, a child safety seat includes a seat body comprising an outer surface and at least one energy absorber coupled to the outer surface, the energy absorber including an outwardly facing surface facing away from the outer surface of the seat body, an inwardly facing surface facing towards the outer surface of the seat body, and at least one energy absorbing element located between the outwardly facing surface and the inwardly facing surface, wherein the energy absorber absorbs energy in response to an impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BRITAX CHILDCARE PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Wieslaw Maciejczyk
  • Patent number: 11752910
    Abstract: An armrest arrangement having an armrest structure supported in a pivotably movable manner relative to a fixed carrier structure and having an inclination adjustment device which has at least one rotationally movably supported adjustment element which can be displaced along a fixed guide path. The armrest arrangement has an actuation device for activating the inclination adjustment device which is operationally connected to a mechanical coupling in order to release or to block the adjustment element for a rotational movement. A mechanical forced control device which switches an activation of the coupling by the actuation device for a limited inclination angle range of the armrest structure relative to the carrier structure without effect is associated with the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jan Boddenberg, Andreas Göbbels
  • Patent number: 11752906
    Abstract: A seat backrest includes right and left side frame segments, a pressure receiving member disposed between the side frame segments movably in a front-back direction, and a cushion pad covering the front of the side frame segments and pressure receiving member. The pressure receiving member includes a main body part, and extending parts extending laterally from both sides of the main body part. The cushion pad includes a back receiving part covering the front of the main body part, and bank parts disposed on both sides of the back receiving part, protruding forward from both sides, and covering the front of the extending parts and side frame segments. A recess is formed at an area, facing a corresponding extending part of the extending parts, of a rear surface of each bank part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11751694
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for manufacturing a framework for a padded cushion in the shape of a kneeler pad, wherein the framework is created using a thermoforming process to make rigid and plastic top and bottom shells that are then coupled together to form a framework to which upholstery is added to thereby form a padded kneeling cushion, wherein a fabric tightening system is also installed in the framework that enables the upholstery to be stretched tighter over the framework in order to tighten the upholstery around the cushion as the upholstery loses its shape and stretches over time, and wherein a system is provided to extend a length of the kneeler pads through the addition of expansion segments in the framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Craftsman Upholstery & Interiors, LLC
    Inventors: Mark C. Harris, Steven K. Hardle
  • Patent number: 11744369
    Abstract: A wall-proximity reclining seating unit includes: a frame having a back member and a pair of arms; a backrest; a seat; a footrest; a reclining mechanism connected between the frame, backrest, seat, and footrest, the reclining mechanism configured to move the seating unit between: (a) an upright position, in which the footrest is retracted below a forward portion of the seat; (b) a TV position, in which the backrest substantially maintains its angle, the seat substantially maintains its angle, and the first footrest is disposed in front of the seat; and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the backrest is disposed at a shallower angle, the footrest remains positioned in front of the seat, and the seat is moved forward of its position in the TV position; and a linear actuator comprising an energizing unit, a rail, and a carriage connected with the reclining mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ultra-Mek, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus L. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11744385
    Abstract: The invention provides a baby bouncing chair, comprising a table, a seat unit, a plurality of chair leg units, a bouncing disc module, a plurality of supporting band units, a first cover plate, a bounce-control module and a limiting fastening piece. Each of the plurality of supporting band units is provided with a limiting rod. The bounce-control module is provided with a plurality of stop blocks. The bounce-control module controls movements of the limiting rods and the plurality of supporting band units in the bouncing disc module by the stop blocks to control the baby bouncing chair to be in a bouncing state or a non-bouncing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: TUNG TZU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chin-I Lai, Yen-Wen Lai, Wei-Jia Lai
  • Patent number: 11737563
    Abstract: A foldable seat comprises a vertically extending support arrangement, a seat member and a pivot assembly. The vertically extending support arrangement has a vertical axis and a horizontal plane and comprises opposite top and bottom ends along the vertical axis, and a geometric outer perimeter in the horizontal plane having a perimeter size. The seat member is mounted to the top end of the vertically extending support arrangement. The pivot assembly is mounted to the vertically extending support arrangement for pivoting about a pivot axis parallel to the vertical axis. Pivoting the pivot assembly provides for moving the vertically extending support arrangement between folded and unfolded positions respectively decreasing and increasing the perimeter size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Charles Kay
  • Patent number: 11738671
    Abstract: A vehicle seat which can restrain displacement of a duct from a pad is provided. The vehicle seat includes a blower, the pad (P) including an air passage formed therein and a hole (B2) communicating with the air passage, the duct (100) connected to the hole (B2) and configured to connect the blower and the air passage, and a holding member (150) connected to the duct (100). The duct (100) includes a first tubular portion (133) positioned in the hole (B2), and a first flange (134) extending outward from the first tubular portion (133). The holding member (150) includes a second tubular portion (151) connected to the first tubular portion (133), and a second flange (152) extending outward from the second tubular portion (151). The first flange (134) and the second flange (152) hold the pad therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Hoshi, Kazuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11731539
    Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint device includes: a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated; a seat back that is provided on a seat rear side of the seat cushion so as to be pivotable in a seat front-rear direction and that supports a back of the occupant; an ottoman provided on a seat front side of the seat cushion so as to be pivotable in a seat up-down direction; and a fabric restraint member that is extended in a width direction of the ottoman to restrain a lower limb including a knee of the occupant when at least the ottoman is set in a raised position and the seat back takes a comfortable posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Ohno, Hiroyuki Tomita
  • Patent number: 11731767
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle seat including a seat frame forming a seat back, the seat frame being configured to couple with an aerospace vehicle, and a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, where one or more of the seat frame and the seat pan is configured to couple the seat pan to the seat frame in one of a plurality of positions relative to the seat frame so that an eye position of a seat occupant relative to instrumentation within the aerospace vehicle is decoupled from a size of the seat occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael C. McCarley, Christopher Ferguson
  • Patent number: 11712382
    Abstract: A wheelchair having a tiltable occupant-support assembly, a powered drive system for adjusting the degree of tilt, and a control system for varying the degree of tilt in a programmatic automated fashion. The wheelchair is programmed or programmable to vary the degree of tilt, and therefore the wheelchair's occupant, automatedly. The wheelchair may provide pre-set ranges of seating angles and durations of time at each angle of tilt. The wheelchair thereby allows for reliable off-loading of the occupant's weight from pressure points, to avoid pressure ulcers, and does so programmatically so as to reduce the burden on healthcare staff and professionals while also ensuring adherence with prescribed tilting schedules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
    Inventor: Catharine E. Kelly
  • Patent number: 11700946
    Abstract: A foldable supporting device includes a linkage unit, a supporting unit and a converting unit. The supporting unit includes a main supporting member that has a first main supporting surface, and at least one auxiliary supporting member that has a first auxiliary supporting surface. The converting unit has at least one converting part that is drivable by movement of the linkage unit to convert the supporting unit between a folded state in which the first main supporting surface and the first auxiliary supporting surface cooperatively form a first angle, and an unfolded state in which the first main supporting surface and the first auxiliary supporting surface cooperatively form a second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Step2Gold Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Ting Pao
  • Patent number: 11697361
    Abstract: A child restraint base adapted for a child restraint carrier includes a base body for mounting the child restraint carrier, a first panel component, a second panel component, an anchor belt and a third panel component. The first panel component and the second panel component are disposed on the base body and spaced from each other. A first through slot is formed between the first panel component and the base body. A second through slot is formed between the second panel component and the base body. The anchor belt passes through the first through slot and the second through slot and is slidable between an in-use position and a stored position. The third panel component is disposed between the first panel component and the second panel component and pivotable between an opened position and a closed position for tensioning the anchor belt to remove slack from the anchor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Robert S. Anderson, James M. F. Hutchinson, Clyde S. Harmes V
  • Patent number: 11697464
    Abstract: A seat rail installed on a vehicle body of a motorcycle. The seat rail includes an upper lateral member located on a lateral side in a width direction of the vehicle body and made of a fiber reinforced resin, the upper lateral member including a lower flange that protrudes in the width direction of the vehicle body from a lower edge of the upper lateral member. Furthermore, the seat rail includes a lower lateral member located downward from the upper lateral member and made of metal, and a lower surface of the lower flange of the upper lateral member is joined to an upper surface of the lower lateral member by adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hatano, Yudai Murase, Michinobu Fujita