Patents Examined by Monica E. Millner
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Patent number: 11174654Abstract: An apparatus and method of assembling a bracket assembly on a cross-arm is disclosed. The bracket assembly comprises a bracket, adjustable plate, first accessory frame, and second accessory frame. First accessory frame and second accessory bracket are coupled to the bracket with captive nuts. The bracket assembly is secured to a cross-arm by the adjustable plate, which is coupled to the bracket with at least one guide pin and an adjustable plate bolt.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Richards Manufacturing Company, a New Jersey Limited PartnershipInventors: Christopher Juillet, Richard Fox, Joseph Bier
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Patent number: 11174140Abstract: A hoist mounting apparatus includes a pair of vertical supports. Each of the vertical supports has an upper end and a lower end. Each of the lower ends comprises a mount configured to releasably engage a roof hatch frame. A horizontal support is positioned on and extends between the vertical supports. The horizontal support is freely movable with respect to the vertical supports. The horizontal support has a first end, a second end, a first side edge and a second side edge. The horizontal support is elongated and has a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second end ends. The horizontal support has an elongated opening therein extending along the longitudinal axis. The electric hoist is positionable on the horizontal support such that a cable attached to the electric hoist extends downwardly through the elongated opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Inventor: Ignatius Giltug
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Patent number: 11168836Abstract: A modular clipping device is used to attach a cylindrical device to a railing structure. The clipping device is formed from two detachable clasps that enable a user to form a semi-permanent mount for the cylindrical device. The clipping device has a pair of mounting brackets and a coupling mechanism. The pair of mounting brackets are clasps that are each designed to clamp around the cylindrical object and the railing structure. The coupling mechanism is a detachable fastener that has a pair of interlocking members which can be quickly connected to or detached from each other. Additionally, each of the interlocking members is connected to a corresponding mounting bracket so that the mounting brackets can be detachably connected to each other. The interlocking members are connected in between the mounting brackets and retain the mounting brackets in a desired orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Phillip Earl Kelly
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Patent number: 11168756Abstract: An improved shock isolating mounting comprising at least three substantially U-shaped leaf spring members, each leaf spring member comprising at least two leafs arranged to define a space therebetween. In one arrangement, the respective at least three substantially U-shaped leaf spring members are arranged in an array having a substantially equal angular spacing between adjacent spring members.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: PUMPKIN MOUNTS, LLCInventors: Phillip R. Thompson, Nicolas K. Misselbrook
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Patent number: 11168835Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a mounting bracket for supporting a light source on a magnetic wall structure, the magnetic mounting bracket comprising: (a) base having a first magnetic contact positioned on a bottom surface of the base; (b) an arm mount affixed to the base; (c) a light mount affixed to the base; (d) at least one arm pivotally fixed to the arm mount; and (e) a pad pivotally connected to an extending end of the at least one arm, each pad having a second magnetic contact positioned on a contact surface of each pad. Various embodiments further relate to a method of supporting a light source on a magnetic wall structure.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: BOSS LTG, INC.Inventors: Todd Chambers, Layne P. Yander
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Patent number: 11168719Abstract: Decking hangers (e.g., strut hangers, flexible hangers, combinations thereof, or the like) are utilized along with keys (e.g., continuous keys, discontinuous keys, combination thereof, or the like) to hang decking components from structural decking (e.g., fluted steel structural decking, or the like). The decking hangers may be rigid and/or flexible, and include an adjustment that allows one end of the hanger to move with respect to another end. The keys may be continuous and run longitudinally parallel with the direction of the webs of the flutes of the decking. Alternatively, the keys may be discontinuous having a continuous side (e.g., continuous perimeter), or multiple sides, that enclose a corresponding connector at an end of a hanger. The keys provide different locations for installing the hangers and/or providing multiple (e.g., two or more) points of connection on at least one end of a single hanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: VERCO DECKING, INC.Inventors: Patrick Allen Bodwell, Jeffrey Reino Martin
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Patent number: 11160373Abstract: A joining and levelling system for furniture and furnishing items with a bottom and a shoulder positionable on a floor includes a front body and a rear body each having a connection group and a blocking group, adapted to stably interconnect the bottom and the shoulder, and a levelling group. The connection group, the blocking group and the levelling group can be actuated from the front of the furniture, the front body and the rear body being each positionable in lateral contact with the shoulder and beneath the bottom, actuation points of the connection group, the blocking group and the levelling group of the front and rear bodies being positionable on a horizontal plane parallel to the floor and to the bottom, adjacent to each other. A symmetry axis of the connection group coincides with or is substantially close to a center line of the front and rear bodies.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
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Patent number: 11156327Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mounting system and a method for using the mounting system. Features and implementations include: (1) clip assemblies fastened to an object, the clip assemblies having two magnetic connection members; (2) anchor magnets affixed to a building, wall, or other structure; and (3) a mounting head with a mounting-head magnet, the mounting head being attached to a pole and used to connect the clip assemblies to the anchor magnets without the use of a ladder.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Inventor: Ryan Hillam
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Patent number: 11156242Abstract: A clamping device is provided that includes a first magnetic disc and a second magnetic disc, each of the discs located on a first sheet of flexible material a distance apart vertically and covered by at least a second sheet of flexible material, the first sheet of flexible material forming a hinge between the first and the second magnetic discs, and an outer surface of the clamping device. The second sheet of flexible material forms an inner surface of the clamping device and the inner surface of the clamping device has a textured surface thereon.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Inventor: Bryan Meyran
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Patent number: 11142134Abstract: A holder device includes a first joint portion, and a second joint portion. One of the first joint portion and the second joint portion is movable in a directions toward and away from the other of the first joint portion and the second joint portion, and the one of the first joint portion and the second joint portion is urged by an urging member to a side where the one of the first joint portion and the second joint portion contacts the other of the first joint portion and the second joint portion. The one of the first joint portion and the second joint portion is provided with an operating portion that moves the one of the first joint portion and the second joint portion in the direction away from the other of the first joint portion and the second joint portion against an urging force of the urging member.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takako Yamada, Yasuhisa Fujiwara, Yoshinari Maeda, Yukinori Kawamura
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Patent number: 11136781Abstract: A weight system for supporting a free-standing object comprising a weight material assembly and a container assembly. The container assembly comprises a panel assembly defining an interior chamber, an access opening, and an access flap and a closure system operable in an open configuration in which the access flap may be displaced between closed and open positions and a closed configuration in which the access flap is secured in the closed position. The interior chamber is sized and dimensioned to accommodate predetermined dimensions of the weight material assembly. The access opening is sized and dimensioned to allow the weight material assembly to be displaced through the access opening and into the interior chamber. The weight material assembly is arranged within the interior chamber with the panel assembly configured in the closed position and the closure system operated in the closed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Premier Tents, Inc.Inventors: Robert Wallace North, Paula Kay North
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Patent number: 11131422Abstract: A multifunctional stand frame for a tablet electronic device comprises a seat; a bottom of the seat serving to connect a back side of a tablet electronic device; the seat having a plurality of retaining holes; in installing, the seat being connected to the tablet electronic device by using a connecting unit to pass through the retaining hole of the seat and a locking hole of the tablet electronic device; so that the seat is installed to the tablet electronic device; a disk being positioned above an upper side of the seat and being rotatably installed to the seat; a center of the disk having a through hole; a fixing shaft extending from an upper side of the seat and penetrating through the through hole of the disk; the disk being loosely arranged to the seat through the retaining hole and being rotatable with respect to the fixing shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: The Joy Factory, Inc.Inventors: Yun-Chang Tsui, Sampson Yang, Hong-Zhang Lin
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Patent number: 11124914Abstract: A support leveling device includes leveling feet mounted on a bottom plate of an appliance. Each leveling foot comprises a sheath, having a hollow cavity with an opening, and mounted on the plate; a regulating foot, the plate having a through hole corresponding to the opening of the hollow cavity, one end of the regulating foot passing through the through hole and extending into the hollow cavity of the sheath for axial movement relative thereto, and another end of the regulating foot located at an outer side of the bottom plate and supported on a support surface; and a hydraulic medium sealed in a cavity defined by the regulating foot and the sheath. When the leveling foot is placed on an uneven support surface, the regulating feet are stressed to axially move along the sheath, and the hydraulic medium is stressed to act on the regulating foot for support leveling.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Peishi Lv
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Patent number: 11125380Abstract: A portable hand-held device which consolidates a variety of remote control holders enables an operator to use a single device to hold multiple remote controls of different dimensions. Additionally, as the operator acquires more audio and visual components with accompanying remote controls, the multi-remote control holder device is capable to accommodate hold more remote controls.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Inventor: Andrew Hickey
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Patent number: 11124978Abstract: A strut may be interposed between a first floor plate and a second floor plate of a multi-story building, wherein the first floor plate is disposed overtop of the second floor plate. The strut includes a first post section and a second post section. The first post section includes a first portion that is coaxial with, annular to and slidably disposed within a second portion of the second post section. A damping actuator is interposed between the first post section and the second post section, and is arranged to dynamically control a position of the first post section in relation to the second post section. The strut also includes an accelerometer. A controller is in communication with the accelerometer and the damping actuator, and controls the damping actuator to control the position of the first post section in relation to the second post section.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: BIG TIME INVESTMENT, LLCInventor: Stephen T. Houston
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Patent number: 11125382Abstract: A support arm device includes a shaft, a sleeve that is sleeved rotatably on the shaft, and a replaceable limiting member that is disposed detachably and movably between the shaft and the sleeve for limiting rotational angle range of the sleeve relative to the shaft. When the length of the limiting member is increased, the rotational angle range is reduced. Upon detachment of the limiting member, the sleeve is rotatable freely relative to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: MODERNSOLID INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chin-Jui Hung
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Patent number: 11118650Abstract: A mount to couple a transmission to a vehicle body includes a first body with at least one first body connector, and a second body with at least one coupler connected to the first body and which includes a damping material arranged to damp vibrations between the first body and second body. A retainer is carried by the first body and has a portion that overlaps part of the second body to prevent separation of the second body from the first body in a first state of the retainer. The retainer is broken or removed from the first body in a second state to permit separation of the second body from the first body, and the retainer breaks or is removed from the first body under a force less than the force needed to break or remove the at least one first body connector from the vehicle body.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: Michael J Martinez, Devon J Trombley, Brian D Dwyer, Maathew Kamps, Mitchell G Marozzi
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Patent number: 11118723Abstract: A mounting plate includes arrays of indents and slots to receive brackets to hold a tablet computer on the plate with a connector projecting rearwardly to interconnect a ball and socket joint, providing substantially universal accommodation of common sized tablet computers for mounting, in particular, on a moving vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Chicago Maritme Supply, LLCInventor: William M Mooney
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Patent number: 11118363Abstract: A rooftop fall protection anchor that comprises a plate, an anchor connection coupled with a first side of the plate, and at least one member on a second side of the plate, the member being substantially perpendicular and proximate to the plate's edge, configured to attach to a single framing member. The plate and/or member(s) may have holes to accommodate fasteners. The anchor connection may have at least one opening to attach a connection device of a personal fall arrest system (PFAS). The anchor connection may be coupled to the plate by a post. The fall protection anchor may be part of a system that comprises perpendicular blocking, construction strapping, and roof sheathing, either alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Inventors: Darrell Allen, Gary Hardy
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Patent number: 11109718Abstract: A system for a cookware lid holder including a mounting assembly, an arm adjusting assembly and a lid clamping assembly is disclosed. The mounting assembly allows securing of the system to any surface, primarily with the use of a clamp. Once the system is secured it is possible to adjust the positions and angles of the arm adjusting assembly as is most comfortable and suitable for a user. The arm adjusting assembly allows for customization in order to position lids of cooking pots to be held out of the way when storing or when cooking even. The lid clamping assembly permits for lids of predetermined dimensions to be secured and moved about with the arm adjusting assembly. The arm adjusting assembly includes a first and second holding arm that expand outwardly if need be. The lids can be moved freely while being held due to an arm pivot.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Inventors: Anthony Sloat, Aaron Welch