Patents Examined by Nathan Cumar
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Patent number: 11619077Abstract: A vehicular storage box that includes a compartment for holding articles, the compartment comprising four sides, a bottom and a top lid. The compartment is fabricated from an engineered plastic or a polymer matrix composite. The box further includes a locking assembly situated within the lid. The locking assembly comprises a central locking wheel connected to a linkage, a plurality of pawls for each of at least three of the sides of the compartment, and a solenoid switch. The locking wheel is movably connected to the plurality of pawls. Further, the solenoid switch is connected to the linkage to move the wheel to drive the plurality of pawls into and out of the at least three of the sides of the compartment into a respective locked position of the lid and an unlocked position of the lid.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Brent Clifford Dalton, Steven Nicholas Fidh, Frank Qiukui Liu
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Patent number: 11619066Abstract: An arm-receiving door handle and sliding lock system, including an arm-receiving door handle assembly, including an interior plate removably connected to at least a portion of an inner surface of a door to receive a limb of a user thereon, and an exterior plate removably connected to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the door, and a sliding lock assembly, including a knob assembly removably connected to the interior plate to move laterally from unlocked in a first position to at least partially locked in a second position, and from locked in the second position to at least partially unlocked in the first position, a carrier connected to the knob assembly, and a bolt removably connected within at least a portion of the carrier to move from retracted within the carrier to at least partially extended from the carrier in response to moving the knob assembly toward the second position, and move from extended to at least partially retracted within the carrier in response to moving the knob assembly towarType: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Triangle Brass Manufacturing Co., Inc.Inventors: Jason Bennett, Curtis Patrick Odom
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Patent number: 11613908Abstract: Example implementations relate to a latch and a computing system including such latch. The latch may include a latch enclosure and a latch assembly housed at least partially within the latch enclosure. The latch assembly may include a lever mounted to the latch enclosure via a first pivot pin and having a handle section disposed outside the latch enclosure and a force transfer section integrated with the handle section and disposed inside the latch enclosure. Further, the latch may include a hook engaged with the lever and mounted at least partially within the latch enclosure via a second pivot pin, wherein a movement of the lever about the first pivot pin causes a movement of the hook about the second pivot pin via the force transfer section.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Daniel W. Tower, Earl W. Moore, Kenny Huy Pham
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Patent number: 11614035Abstract: A seal segment comprises: a seal body having a plurality of thin-plate seal pieces that extend while being inclined forward in a rotational direction of a rotating shaft as the pieces draw farther inward in a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and that are layered in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft; a pair of side plates extending in the circumferential direction so as to cover the seal body from both sides with respect to an axial direction of the rotating shaft; and a housing having a housing main body that accommodates the seal body while allowing the seal body to protrude inward in the radial direction, and an extending part that is provided to an end portion of the housing main body in the circumferential direction, and that extends inward in the radial direction along an end surface of the seal body in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Azumi Yoshida, Hidekazu Uehara, Kohei Ozaki, Shin Nishimoto, Tatsuro Furusho
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Patent number: 11613317Abstract: A track roller assembly includes a wheel body, a bearing, a wheel axle, a cap element, a rotating oil seal, an end cover and an oil body. The wheel body has a thread. The bearing is disposed on the wheel body. The wheel axle is disposed through the bearing. The cap element has a screw corresponding to the thread. One side of the rotating oil seal is connected to the cap element, and another side of the rotating oil seal rotatably abuts the wheel axle. The end cover is connected to the wheel axle. The oil body is limited to an accommodating space formed by the wheel body, the wheel axle, the cap element and the rotating oil seal.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: EVERPADS CO., LTD.Inventor: Chun-Li Chiang
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Patent number: 11608896Abstract: A sealing assembly that includes first, second and third sealing elements, where the first sealing element is disposed between the second and third sealing elements. The sealing elements are shaped in a complementary manner so that the sealing elements when assembled nest together. The sealing elements also have different hardness values associated therewith.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANYInventor: Pierre Aouni Alfons Al-Darra
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Patent number: 11608897Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a slide component that can exhibit sealing performance and lubricity regardless of rotating direction. A pair of slide components 4, 7 that slide relative to each other have sliding faces S that slide relative to each other, and a sealed fluid-side periphery 16 and a leakage-side periphery 15. The sliding face S of at least one slide component 4 of the pair of slide components 4, 7 includes: a fluid introduction groove 13 in communication with the sealed fluid-side periphery 16; a first pressure generation mechanism 12 of which one end is in communication with the fluid introduction groove 13 and the other end is surrounded by a land portion R1; and a second pressure generation mechanism 11 of which one end is in communication with the leakage-side periphery 15 and the other end is surrounded by an annular land portion R2.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventors: Tetsuzo Okada, Masatoshi Itadani, Takeshi Hosoe, Yuki Sasaki, Keita Kajihara
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Patent number: 11603642Abstract: A pin for a coupler assembly for rotatably coupling a beam of a circle assembly of a grader machine with a bracket of a moldboard assembly of the grader machine includes a body defining a head portion and a shank portion. The shank portion integrally extends from the head portion. The head portion is adapted to be seated over one or more of the beam and the bracket. The shank portion is adapted to pass through the beam and the bracket to rotatably couple the beam and the bracket about the shank portion. A grease gallery is defined through the head portion, extending into the shank portion. The body defines multiple grease passages branching out from the grease gallery up to corresponding sections of an outer surface of the shank portion where the beam and the bracket are correspondingly adapted to lie in rotatable registration with the shank portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Nathan Tissier, Nathaniel Harshman, David Cox
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Patent number: 11603932Abstract: A sealing device seals a gap between a housing and a rotational shaft located in a shaft hole provided in the housing. The sealing device includes: an annular mounted part that is to be mounted on an inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole; an inner annular part located radially inside of the mounted part; a seal lip extending from the inner annular part and for being in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotational shaft; a bellows part connecting the mounted part with the inner annular part; a sound insulation ring fixed to the mounted part and expanding radially inward from the mounted part, the sound insulation ring including an opening through which the rotational shaft passes; and a circular annular sound insulation lip projecting from the inner annular part or the bellows part toward the sound insulation ring and including a distal end being in slidable contact with the sound insulation ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Inventor: Atsushi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11598366Abstract: A dust cover and a sealing structure for improving sealing performance by stabilizing a posture of a seal section. A seal section 130 includes: an inner peripheral seal part 131 which is slidable with respect to an outer peripheral surface of a shaft part 310; a dust lip part 132 which is slidable with respect to an end surface of a first flange part 340; and an auxiliary dust lip part 133 provided on an radially inner side of the dust lip part 132, and the auxiliary dust lip part 133 is configured to be slidable with respect to a curved surface 310a which connects the shaft part 310 and the first flange part 340 to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NOK CORPORATIONInventor: Takuma Hirota
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Patent number: 11590643Abstract: A handheld electric tightening tool includes a housing and a sealing arrangement. The sealing arrangement is adapted to seal a first portion of the housing from a second portion of the housing and includes a sealing element and a spring. The sealing element includes a first portion adapted to bear against a shoulder formed in the housing, and a second portion adapted to bear against a portion of an outer surface of a rotating axle of the tool. The spring is adapted to at a first end bear against a shoulder formed in the sealing element and at a second end bear against a supporting element arranged on the axle, such that a force is exerted on the sealing element urging the sealing element against the shoulder formed in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ATLAS COPCO INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUE ABInventor: Ulf Mikael Eriksson
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Patent number: 11584282Abstract: Techniques and examples pertaining to an assist handle implementable to an automotive vehicle are described. The assist handle is automatically deployed to provide ingress or egress assist to a passenger to enter or exit the automotive vehicle. Furthermore, the assist handle is automatically retracted when not in use. The deployment and the retraction of the assist handle is controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, through an actuator and a transmission mechanism, in response to a command sent from a body control module (BCM) of the vehicle, the command regarding an operation of a door of the vehicle. When retracted, the assist handle may be invisible to the passenger. The automotive vehicle may be an autonomous ride-sharing vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jevon Xiao, Daniel Boccuccia
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Patent number: 11584499Abstract: A clamping mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a male clamping body. The mechanism also includes a female clamping body configured to mate with the male clamping body. The mechanism further includes tightening bolts structured to connect the male clamping body to the female clamping body. The mechanism includes connecting spans connected to the male clamping body and the female clamping body. The mechanism also includes integral positioning ring halves connected to the male clamping body and the female clamping body, wherein the positioning rings are designed to fit into a positioning groove of a drive shaft and to provide a backstop to a support ring. Also, the connecting spans, the male clamping body, and the female clamping body have inner diameters that are identical and are arranged to securely fit onto an outer surface of the drive shaft when the tightening bolts are tightened.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Inventor: Chad Wathey
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Patent number: 11578802Abstract: Sealing unit for a wheel hub group for vehicles that is provided with a roller bearing interposed between a rotary hub for a wheel of the vehicle, and a stationary pin of an upright of said vehicle, the sealing unit in turn comprising an annular pre-cavity arranged in an axially frontal position of the roller bearing, a dynamic portion in rotation about an axis when in use, and a static portion cooperating with the dynamic portion to protect the roller bearing from external contaminants, the dynamic portion having a centrifuging surface formed on a free end of the hub and the static portion in turn having a stationary screen that is fitted onto the support pin inside the pre-cavity and that has a centrifuging section facing the centrifuging surface to facilitate expulsion and drainage of contaminants out of the annular pre-cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Inventor: Daniele Duch
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Patent number: 11572113Abstract: A track roller rim is disclosed. The track roller rim may include an outer member including an annular configuration defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction disposed about the axis of rotation, where the outer member has an inner circumference, an outer circumference, a first axial end disposed along the axis of rotation, and a second axial end disposed along the axis of rotation. The track roller rim may include a first annular inner member, where the first annular inner member is interference fit within the inner circumference of the outer member at the first axial end. The track roller rim may include a second annular inner member, where the second annular inner member is interference fit within the inner circumference of the outer member at the second axial end.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Temitope O. Akinlua, Brice James Herbers, Scott H. Magner, Michael Stephen Galat, Brian B. Umbach
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Patent number: 11566710Abstract: A seal assembly comprising: a housing defining a groove; a seal disposed in the groove of the housing; and a coupling element adapted to restrict relative movement between the housing and the seal.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Peter Aerts, Benny Proost, Jan Kustermans, Wim Vandenheuvel, Marcus Grossmann
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Patent number: 11566440Abstract: A lock includes a latch assembly, a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism, a linkage mechanism, a clutch mechanism, and a rebounding mechanism. The lock utilizes a first clutch member and a second clutch member of the clutch mechanism to coordinate with a leaning portion of an inner linkage member of the linkage mechanism to achieve that when the turned inner linkage member will outward push the first clutch member and the second clutch member away from each other to make the second clutch member rapidly and accurately be engaged with an outer linkage member of the linkage mechanism so as to make the outer linkage member to drive the latch assembly to unlock. The arrangement provided by the present invention that has the first clutch member and the second clutch member coordinate with the leaning portion of the inner linkage member simplifies the entire structure of the lock.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Inventor: Jeff Chen
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Patent number: 11560950Abstract: A sealing mechanism including a first seal member, a second seal member arranged so as to face the first seal member, and a deformed nucleus member arranged in a space formed at least partially between the first seal member and the second seal member, and becoming a nucleus of deformation in the sealing mechanism. The deformed nucleus member is configured by a combination of rod-like members and plate-like members respectively formed from a plurality of materials having different linear expansion coefficients, and is fixed to each of the first seal member and the seal member. The deformed nucleus member contracts in at least one direction on a cross-section of the seal groove, along with an increase in temperature of the deformed nucleus member. The first seal member and the second seal member respectively have abutment surfaces abutting on an inner surface of the seal groove or the facing surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Ishida, Hikaru Kurosaki, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Katsuura
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Patent number: 11543032Abstract: A last-stage pressure drop-adjustable multistage brush seal structure. The seal structure comprises a stator casing, gears, gear shafts, stator casing vent holes, a brush wire beam, downstream brush seal piece vent through holes, downstream brush seal upper side gear teeth, and the like. The stator casing is stationary. An upstream brush seal piece is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the stator casing. According to the last-stage pressure drop-adjustable multistage brush seal structure, reverse driving force moment in an inclined direction of brush wires is given to the gear shafts, torsion moment is transferred to the gears through the gear shafts, and the downstream brush seal piece gear teeth are engaged with the downstream brush seal piece and transfer the torsion moment to the downstream brush seal piece, such that the downstream brush seal piece rotates around a rotor.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Fudan UniversityInventors: Chengwei Fei, Guoqiang Zhang
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Patent number: 11536051Abstract: An electronic cylinder lock has a main body. The main body is provided with a rotary cam. A first shaft is connected to the rotary cam. The first shaft has a first engaging portion. The main body is provided with a second shaft. The second shaft has a second engaging portion. A control lever is connected to the second shaft. A driving source is connected to the control lever. The driving source can drive the control lever to pull the second shaft to approach the first shaft, so that the second engaging portion is engaged with the first engaging portion, thereby improving the joint stability between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: POWERTEK HARDWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Chung-Yu Chen