Patents Examined by Monica S. Carter
  • Patent number: 11919142
    Abstract: A tool comprising a nubbin, or projection, is used to press on a recessed pushbutton of a shaft coupler. In one embodiment, a circular structure or a C shape structure fits a finger of the user's hand. A nubbin extends from the structure exterior. An arch, or a pair of projections, extend transversely to the user finger length, to contact one or both adjacent fingers during use and limit rotation of the tool. Another embodiment comprises a first element and a second element, each comprising two arches connected end-to-end; the two-arch openings face each other. To fit different diameter fingers, the spacing between the two elements is adjustable; a shaft integral with one element slides within a boss that is integral with the other element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Gregory Lee Newth
  • Patent number: 11745299
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus and a grinding method of a composite substrate including resin, by which loading of a grinding wheel can be suppressed in grinding of a large-sized composite substrate including resin, and with which grinding can be effectively performed with high precision. This method for grinding a front surface of a composite substrate formed with a resin substrate embedded with at least one of a semiconductor device chip and an electrode, includes: bringing at least a part of a grinding member for grinding the front surface of the composite substrate into contact with the front surface; supplying water to at least one of a contacting part or a non-contacting part between the front surface of the composite substrate and the grinding member; and grinding the front surface of the composite substrate simultaneously with the supplying water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: OKAMOTO MACHINE TOOL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Eiichi Yamamoto, Takahiko Mitsui, Tsubasa Bando, Satoru Ide
  • Patent number: 11712145
    Abstract: A reservoir device includes: a liquid storage structure, configured to store liquid; a liquid feeding assembly, configured to feed the liquid into the liquid storage structure; a barrier assembly; a sensing field generator, configured to generate a sensing field; a sensor; and an electrical control assembly. The barrier assembly is arranged inside the liquid storage structure. The sensor is configured to sense the sensing field. The barrier assembly is configured to float under a buoyance action of the liquid, and to block the sensor from sensing the sensing field when the barrier assembly floats in a first liquid level position. The electrical control assembly is configured to control the liquid feeding assembly to stop feeding the liquid into the liquid storage structure when the barrier assembly blocks the sensor from sensing the sensing field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FLY RODENT DYNAMICS INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Li, Linlin Zhou
  • Patent number: 11707814
    Abstract: The invention relates to a grinding machine, which is suitable for a robot-supported grinding process. According to one embodiment, the grinding machine has a housing, a motor arranged in the interior of the housing, a fan wheel arranged on a motor shaft of the motor in the interior of the housing, and a support plate coupled to the motor shaft for receiving a grinding disc. The support plate has openings for intake of grinding dust into the interior of the housing. The grinding machine furthermore has an outlet arranged in a wall of the housing for exhausting the grinding dust out of the interior of the housing and a non-rerun valve arranged in the wall of the housing. The non-return valve enables an to escape from the interior of the housing, but prevents intake of air into the interior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: FerRobotics Compliant Robot Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Ronald Naderer
  • Patent number: 11701748
    Abstract: A sintered magnet sawing apparatus is provided comprising a cylindrical work carrier mounted on a horizontal rotating spindle and having a regular polygonal shape in a perpendicular cross section, and a plurality of endless elastic belts adapted to force a work of sintered magnet against the carrier surface to secure the work thereto and adapted to travel synchronously with and counter to the rotation of the carrier in a circulatory manner. In accordance with rotation of the carrier, the work is delivered to the peripheral surface of the carrier, secured thereto by the elastic belts, moved further forward and cutoff machined by an outer cutoff blade. The divided work is moved further forward, released and discharged from the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Inami, Takafumi Ueno, Kazuhito Akada, Masaki Kasashima
  • Patent number: 11700934
    Abstract: A toothbrush device includes a detachably attached toothbrush head. The device includes a handle having a compartment therein for storing replacement toothbrush heads. The handle has a first section and a second section detachably connected together to form the compartment. The replacement toothbrush heads are detachably secured to the second section of the handle. The user can detach the second section from the first section to access the replacement toothbrush heads such that the user can replace the toothbrush head in the toothbrush head holder with a replacement toothbrush head, when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventor: Jean Paul Laurent
  • Patent number: 11701757
    Abstract: An anti-slip fastener remover tool includes a torque-tool body, a plurality of paired engagement features, and a plurality of intersection points. The plurality of paired engagement features that grips the lateral surface of the stripped fastener head is radially positioned around a rotation axis of the torque-tool body. The torque-tool body is inwardly extended from an outer wall of the torque-tool body to the plurality of paired engagement features. Each paired engagement feature is offset by 30 degrees, comprising a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The first engagement feature and the second engagement feature each comprise a bracing section, a cavity section, and a connector section. The cavity sections of the first and second engagement features are adjacently connected to each other. The bracing sections of the first and second engagement feature are oppositely positioned about the cavity sections of the first and second engagement features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GRIP HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kukucka, Thomas Stefan Kukucka
  • Patent number: 11699895
    Abstract: A wiring machine includes a chassis, a shifting mechanism, a carrying mechanism and a wire leading mechanism. The chassis has a guide rail. The shifting mechanism is disposed on the guide rail and movable along the guide rail. The carrying mechanism is disposed under the guide rail and includes a tray movable along a direction perpendicular to the guide rail. The wire leading mechanism is connected to the shifting mechanism and movable in a direction perpendicular to the shifting mechanism. The wire leading mechanism includes a body, a wire conveying assembly disposed in the body and a wire leading head connected to the body. A wire is conveyed by the wire conveying assembly to be output by the wire leading head. Therefore, the wire may be rapidly and stably laid into different types and shapes depending on different requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: YUHONG ELECTRONIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Jen Liang
  • Patent number: 11697186
    Abstract: An abrasive article, in particular a coated abrasive disc, includes a plurality of holes which are arranged in a hole pattern. The density of holes decreases from an inner region of the hole pattern to an outer region of the hole pattern. At least one hole in the hole pattern is designed as an elongated hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Josef Breitenmoser
  • Patent number: 11684149
    Abstract: A paint brush cleaning system includes a housing and a paint brush cleaner attached to the housing. The housing contains solvent that helps clean a paint brush. The paint brush cleaner rotates a wire brush against the bristles of the paint brush and actuates a pump to eject solvent drawn from the housing as the paint brush is moved in translation. The wire brush is coupled to a retractable cord, which rotates the wire brush. A holder is simultaneously coupled to the retractable cord and the pump. When force is exerted on the holder, the retractable cord rotates the wire brush and the pump ejects solvent. A user can insert a paint brush handle through the holder, thus actuating the pump and rotating the wire brush by applying force to the handle. The housing attaches to a user's belt, providing easy access to the paint brush cleaning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Malcomb Davis
  • Patent number: 11684147
    Abstract: An oral healthcare personal appliance (10), configured for use with a removable brush head (20) having a first light guide (28), comprises a handle (16), an actuator (14) with a hollow drive shaft (18), a second light guide (36) disposed co-axially between first and second ends of the hollow drive shaft, a rear stop connection adapter (62) coupled to the second ends of the hollow drive shaft and the second light guide, a light source (66) to emit light into the second light guide, and an optional front stop connection adapter (34) coupled to the first ends of the hollow drive shaft and the second light guide. Physically coupling the brush head to the handle enables both (i) a rotation of the brush head via a rotation of the hollow drive shaft and (ii) a transmission of light from the light source through the second light guide and into the first light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Stephanus Jacob Gerardus Tamminga, Klaas Kooijker
  • Patent number: 11679470
    Abstract: The present application relates to a grinding machine for tungsten electrode, which includes a driving device and a grinding device arranged on a driving end of the driving device. The grinding device includes a mounting assembly and an adjusting assembly. The mounting assembly is mounted on the driving device, the driving end of the driving device passes through the mounting assembly, the mounting assembly is provided with a grinding chamber, a grinding plate is provided at the driving end of the driving device, and the grinding plate is positioned in the grinding chamber. The adjusting assembly is rotatably connected to the mounting assembly, the adjusting assembly is provided with a clamping component, and the adjusting assembly is configured to adjust a grinding angle of the tungsten electrode on the grinding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SANJING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen Yi
  • Patent number: 11679459
    Abstract: A locating fixture that includes a base, an adjustable locating member, a plurality of indicia, a restraining member and a lower substructure. The base includes a raised platform having a mounting aperture. The adjustable locating member is disposed within the mounting aperture and includes a part locating feature and a position indicator fixedly attached to the adjustable locating member. The plurality of indicia is located on the raised platform adjacent to the adjustable locating member. The position indicator cooperates with the plurality of indicia to determine a vertical position of the adjustable locating member. The restraining member is cooperatively engaged with the adjustable locating member. The lower substructure is configured to allow for longitudinal and lateral translation of the base. The base is translatably mounted to the lower substructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Erik Riha, Michael Dean Blodgett, Dennis Cedar
  • Patent number: 11679518
    Abstract: The multifunctional pocket knife (1) is composed of a handle (2) formed by two joined-together flanks (3, 3?) that provide at least one stowage space (4) for tools that each pivot about link pins (5, 5?) arranged at each end of the handle (2). It is characterized in that it comprises a planar tick-removal instrument (6) that pivots about one of said link pins (5, 5?) and that extends along the longitudinal axis of the pocket knife. Tick-removal instrument (6) designed to be incorporated into a multifunctional pocket knife (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HELVETICA BRANDS SA
    Inventors: Peter Hug, Arnaud Salin
  • Patent number: 11673220
    Abstract: A locating fixture includes an adjustable locating member for supporting and restraining a part. The adjustable locating member allows for rotational and translational adjustment for aligning to a particular part configuration. The adjustable locating member utilizes a plurality of indicia and a position indicator to assist in the alignment of the adjustable locating member to a desired position, which is then restrained at a desired position by a restraining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Erik Riha, Michael Dean Blodgett
  • Patent number: 11673290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic sawing machine for cutting blocks of natural and/or concrete stone material, which comprises a single motorized conveyor belt having a conveyor plane for transporting the material to be cut and a driving wall placed substantially at 90° with respect to said conveyor plane so that all together contribute to give the conveyor belt a substantially “L”-shape. The machine comprises a support fixed to the machine and a rotatable crown element placed at the top of said support, provided of a plurality of protuberances spaced apart from each other so as to allow each of said protuberances to be inserted in turn into one of said slot obtained in one of said second portions of said strips, following the movement of the conveyor belt. Methods of cutting blocks of natural and/or concrete stone material with the automatic sawing machine are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: MEC S.R.L.
    Inventor: Laura Nicoletti
  • Patent number: 11667024
    Abstract: A hammer is provided that includes a handle, a head, a striking insert, and a claw. The hammer provides for a head with a keyed hole to couple to a keyed projection on a striking insert. The head also includes a dovetail projection that couples to the dovetail connection of the claw. Each component may comprise a different material. For example, the striking insert and the claw comprise one material, and the handle and the head comprise another material. In some embodiments, a slotted punch with a magnetic retainer creates a bore through the face of the head and the striking insert to support a fastener (e.g., a nail) within the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Paulsen, James A. Cemke, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11660827
    Abstract: A re-circulatory blasting device obtained is capable of performing stable treatment for a prolonged period of time even in cases in which an elastic abrasive employed has abrasive grains adhered to the surface of elastic cores. An elastic abrasive regeneration device provided to the blasting device regenerates elastic abrasive employed for re-circulation. The elastic abrasive regeneration device includes a mixer and a combining unit. Recovered abrasive fed in from an abrasive recovery section is mixed in the mixer with abrasive grains fed in from an abrasive grain feeder, and the abrasive grains are adhered to the surface of the cores of the recovered abrasive. In the combining unit, the abrasive grains are pressed against and combined to the surface of the cores by passing an aggregated state of the recovered abrasive mixed by the mixer along a constricted flow path having a flow path cross-sectional area that gradually narrows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Mase, Shozo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Kitagami
  • Patent number: 11660687
    Abstract: A clamp bench for key duplicating machines, comprising a fixed component, a first rotary component, a second rotary component and a slide base; the fixed component comprises a first fixed component and a second fixed component, the first fixed component is used to hold the master key in place and the second fixed component is used to hold the key blank in place; the first rotary component, the first fixed component and the second fixed component are rigidly connected to the first plane of the first rotary component, the second rotary component forms a rotary connection with the second plane of the first rotary component. Using the clamp bench, the user can press and rotate the handle with one hand to perform composite rotary feeding of the duplicated key along two different axial lines around the rotary axis and the slide base, completing the processing of the key with bevel tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XHORSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yongfeng Xi, Yuan He, Yijie Hao, Chenglong Li, Guozhong Cao
  • Patent number: 11654529
    Abstract: A burr trimming device includes a removing assembly and a directed spraying assembly disposed on a carrier, wherein the directed spraying assembly has a nozzle facing the removing assembly. The directed spraying assembly rapidly freezes objects such as burrs and then the removing assembly removes the hardened objects by coming into rigid contact therewith, thereby ensuring complete removal of the fine flexible burrs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Zhi-Xiang Chen, Chia-Chung Sung, Cheng-Yu Chu, Jao-Hao Chen