Patents Examined by Nicholas A Ros
  • Patent number: 10845059
    Abstract: An electric oven includes a top plate and a bottom plate facing each other, two side plates facing each other, and a rear plate connecting the top plate, the bottom plate and the two side plates where the top plate, the bottom plate, the two side plates and the rear plate define a cavity having a front opening, a door which selectively opens and closes the front opening of the cavity, a casing which surrounds the cavity, a support member interposed between the casing and the cavity, and one or more planar heating elements which extend along one plane, are detachably supported by the support member, and apply radiant heat to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro Mizusaki, Haengdeog Koh, Doyoon Kim, Seyun Kim, Jinhong Kim, Hajin Kim, Minjong Bae, Hiesang Sohn, Changsoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10835986
    Abstract: A resistance spot welding method inhibits, in accordance with the electrode angle, the occurrence of cracking in the weld regardless of the steel grade. The resistance spot welding method satisfies relationships: 2·A·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 0?A<1 (3·A?1)·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 1?A<10 (A+19)·(t·T/F)1/2?H when 10?A<20 where H (ms) is an electrode force retaining time after completion of current passage, A (degrees) is an electrode angle of the electrodes, t (mm) is a sheet thickness of a steel sheet having a largest sheet thickness among the steel sheets, T (MPa) is a tensile strength of a steel sheet having a highest tensile strength among the two or more steel sheets, and F (N) is the electrode force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Chikaumi Sawanishi, Koichi Taniguchi, Katsutoshi Takashima, Hiroshi Matsuda, Rinsei Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10822778
    Abstract: An adjustable shower head holder with a self-locking structure includes a holder body, a lifting rod, a locking assembly, and an operating member. The holder body is movably connected to the lifting rod through the locking component. The operating member is movably fitted to the locking assembly for switching a locked state and an unlocked state of the locking assembly. With a single operation of the operating member, the locked state and the unlocked state of the locking assembly can be changed, thereby positioning or moving the holder body. The operation is simpler. The use is safer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingchuan Ling, Jiayuan Huang, Guozhong Wu, Xiwen Yang
  • Patent number: 10774513
    Abstract: A toilet bowl system for use on-board an aircraft includes a toilet bowl body comprising a toilet bowl and a shroud. The toilet bowl has a rim. A removable splash guard is positioned between the toilet bowl and the shroud, and comprises a generally flat, flexible, planar shield having a central opening. The shield includes a top portion and a rear portion, the top portion faces the shroud and the lower portion faces the toilet bowl, and the lower portion is shaped to correspond with an upper portion of the rim of the toilet bowl and is configured to secure the removable toilet splash guard to the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Hardwick, Thao Hoang, Bradley J. Buniak, Christian C. Kurshinsky
  • Patent number: 10758093
    Abstract: An adaptive device for connecting a waterproofing to a built-in shower drain, said built-in drain comprising a drain body mountable in a clamping ring, which comprises a body made up of an upper section and a lower section with a through hole, in parallel arrangement at different levels, the upper and lower sections joined together by means of a deformable intermediate section which is capable of folding by means of at least one fold line. This device provides a global constructive system for built-in showers, greater versatility and adaptability to different thicknesses and layers of materials which may be used in the construction of a shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Estil Guru S.L.
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Ruiz Perez, Francisco Ferrandiz Gisbert
  • Patent number: 10753072
    Abstract: A hanging structure for an outlet terminal includes the outlet terminal; and a hanging element having a limiting component, wherein, when the outlet terminal is moved in a direction away from the hanging element, the outlet terminal is not in contact with the limiting component, the hanging element is in an elastic state which is an open state, an abutting force between the outlet terminal and the hanging element causes the hanging element to be open which permits the outlet terminal to be separated from the hanging element, and wherein, when the outlet terminal swings within the hanging element, the outlet terminal is in contact with the limiting component, the hanging element is in a fixation state which is a closed state, and the outlet terminal is maintained in a hanging state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weilong Luo, Donghai Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
  • Patent number: 10753076
    Abstract: Problem: To provide a flush toilet wherein anomalous sounds can be suppressed from occurring when flush water is spouted from the rim spout port together with air accumulated in the upper portion within the rim conduit, and quietness can be improved. Solution: The flush toilet of the present invention includes: a bowl portion 20 having a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface 14 and a rim portion 18 formed on a top edge of a waste receiving surface; a rim spout port 26 configured to spout flush water from the rim portion onto the bowl portion; a rim conduit 24 disposed in the rim portion extending from a rear side region of the bowl portion to the rim spout port; and a stirring portion 44 configured to agitate flush water which is supplied into the rim conduit 24.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Kashirajima, Makoto Bekki, Hironori Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 10754355
    Abstract: A resistance weld shielding control system includes a computer that is executed to control a fixture to receive and hold at least one part to be welded. The computer also controls one or more electrodes to apply electrical energy to the part for welding the at least one part, and controls a gas delivery system to direct an inert gas onto the part for shielding the part from the ambient atmosphere via a nozzle. The nozzle is configured in the fixture such that the fixture holds the nozzle in a fixed physical relationship to the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin King, Russell Bruch, Nicholas R. Hamor, Kurt Erickson
  • Patent number: 10753074
    Abstract: A lavatory for a vehicle includes a housing that is accessible through an access opening, and a washing apparatus for washing feet. The washing apparatus includes a water supply device and a water removal device. The washing apparatus also includes a depression, with which the water removal device is couplable and which is positionable underneath the water supply device. The depression has a use height, which is 700 mm at a maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Axel Voetter
  • Patent number: 10745899
    Abstract: A modular waxless seal for sealing a connection between a bottom of a toilet and a floor flange, the floor flange comprising a central aperture and opposing fasteners that extend upwardly from the floor flange, the seal comprises a rubber seal portion and at least one foam ring disposed above the top surface of the sealing ring of the rubber seal portion. The rubber seal portion and the foam rings comprise opposing ears that extend outwardly and each opposing ear comprises an aperture that aligns with one of the opposing fasteners of the floor flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Kevin J. Guthrie
  • Patent number: 10738454
    Abstract: A wall-hung toilet including a bowl, a water inlet chamber receiving water, a rim channel, a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the bowl, a rear mount, and a pocket. The rim channel is provided above the bowl and is fluidly connected to the water inlet chamber to receive the water. The rim channel includes an opening that introduces water into a rear portion of the bowl at an angle relative to vertical. The rear mount includes a mounting hole that is configured to connect the toilet to a wall via a fastener engaging the wall and the mounting hole. The pocket is formed in a side of the toilet and extends through the shroud to provide access to an interior side of the mounting hole from the side of the toilet, such that the fastener can be accessed through the pocket from the side of the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Thomas Spankowski, Michael Bates, Rob Davis, Carl Barlett, John Zutz, Thomas C. Jorsch
  • Patent number: 10737349
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a measuring device (1) for automated welding devices, in particular for robot welding tongs with a housing (18); with a holding piece (19); that is affixed inside the housing (18) and insulated against the housing (18) by means of a first insulating ring (2); that has a reception space (22) with a base wall (23) and an affixing appliance (24); and with a load cell (17) that is affixed inside the housing (18) opposite the base wall (23) and that is insulated against the housing (18) by means of a circumferential second insulating ring (5) and an insulating washer appliance (7, 21) located at the front-face side and adjacent to the base wall (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INELTA SENSORSYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Heimann, Michael Fiala
  • Patent number: 10732010
    Abstract: The sanitary appliance comprising a receptacle provided with a flow surface and further comprising at least one sensor for sensing flow of urine (a physiological solution) located at a distance from the flow surface of the receptacle, characterised in that the sensor comprises a resonance circuit. Urine flow may be identified at the flow surface in that: (1) a first voltage is provided to a resonance circuit to be modified into a second voltage; (2) the second voltage is sensed and (3) the second voltage is compared with a reference value for identification of urine flow. Furthermore a dirt layer with a thickness at the flow surface may be identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: IPEE NV
    Inventors: Victor Claes, Bart Geraets, Werner Dupont
  • Patent number: 10729290
    Abstract: A toilet is disclosed, having a bowl (400) for receiving human waste and a wiper (402). The bowl (400) is moveable between a waste receiving position and a waste emptied position. This movement is provided based on a waste emptying actuation by a user of the toilet. The wiper (402) is movable to remove residual waste from an inside surface of the bowl (400) by wiping the inside surface of the bowl (400). The movement of the wiper (402) is coupled to the movement of the bowl (400), the wiper (402) being configured to move during the movement of the bowl (400), for at least a part of the movement of the bowl (400) between the waste receiving position and the waste emptied position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Cranfield University
    Inventors: Leon Brett Matthew Williams, Jake Aaron Larsson, Ross Cochrane Tierney, Matthew Spencer Collins
  • Patent number: 10724216
    Abstract: A deviator device, particularly for bathroom fittings such as showers, baths and the like, comprising a control rod rotatably movable in a support associated to a mixing cartridge; said control rod has at least two supply positions in which the mixed water flow is directed to one or another of two or more separate lines corresponding to two or more separate users; said rod is integral with a rod support and turns in the cover and further comprises a closing position; said deviator device being characterized in that said movement is guided and is obtained by fixed paths of pegs in slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Piero Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 10724264
    Abstract: A spa tub system comprising a spa tub and at least one compartment integrated into the frame of the spa tub. The compartment includes a hatch which is attached to the compartment using a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly includes a bearing trough, a bearing cam, and a cam stop. The hatch is pivoted to open and close and can open to a predefined angle. At this predefined angle, the hatch cannot be removed. When the hatch is pivoted to a pivot angle less than the predefined angle, the hatch can be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Sundance Spas, Inc.
    Inventors: John Clark, Mark Knight, Adrian Alfaro
  • Patent number: 10717532
    Abstract: A lavatory monument configured to be positioned in an aircraft interior that includes an enclosure that includes first, second, third and fourth walls, and defines a lavatory interior, a first lavatory compartment that includes a first urinal unit positioned therein, and a second lavatory compartment that includes a second urinal unit positioned therein. The first lavatory compartment includes a first door and the second lavatory compartment includes a second door. A divider wall separates at least a portion of the first lavatory compartment from at least a portion of the second lavatory compartment. The first door is positioned on one of the first or second walls and the second door is positioned on one of the first or third walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: C&D ZODIAC, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Geoffrey Scoley, Scott Savian
  • Patent number: 10718104
    Abstract: A faucet that includes a body, a tray, a valve, and a spout. The body includes a plurality of interconnected walls forming an internal cavity, with the plurality of walls comprising a front wall. The tray is provided on top of the body and extends beyond the front wall. The valve is provided in the cavity and is configured to control the flow of water through the faucet. The spout extends through the front wall and is provided underneath the tray. The spout is also fluidly connected to the valve to receive water therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Anna-Pia K. Slothower
  • Patent number: 10717152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser material processing system comprising a collimation optic (K) having a total collimation focal length (fK), consisting of: a beam supply (Z) for divergent beams (D); a first and second optical device (Ll, L2) having a positive or negative focal length (fl, f2), wherein the divergent beams (D) first pass through the first optical device (Ll) and subsequently pass through the second optical device (L2), and leave the second optical device (L2) in a collimated state; a third optical device (0) arranged downstream of the collimation optic (K) and having a positive focal length (fO) that focuses the beams (P) leaving the collimation optic (K) in a collimated state to a focus (F); a first and second adjusting element (Al, A2) for independently moving the first or the second optical device (LI, L2) away from one another along a beam propagation direction (R), wherein a total beam path (gs) between the beam supply (Z) and an image-side focal plane (B) of the third optical device (0) i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SCANLAB GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Valentin, Martin Becker, Sebastian Thunich
  • Patent number: 10709303
    Abstract: A toilet seat lifting assembly for lifting a toilet seat includes a toilet that has a toilet seat which is hingedly coupled thereto for sitting on. a cup is operationally coupled to the toilet seat. A hydraulic rod is included that has a rounded end defining a ball, and the ball is rotatably retained in the cup such that the hydraulic rod is pivotable in the cup. A pedal housing is positionable on a floor adjacent to the toilet and the hydraulic rod slidably extends into the pedal housing. A first lever is pivotally coupled to the pedal housing and the first lever actuates the hydraulic rod to extend upwardly when the first lever is manipulated. A second lever is pivotally coupled to the first lever and a pedal is pivotally coupled to the pedal housing. The pedal is pivotally coupled to the second lever and the second lever manipulates the first lever when the pedal is stepped on for lifting the toilet seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Arthur Clark