Patents Examined by Nkeisha Smith
  • Patent number: 11111942
    Abstract: A hook mounting system of a unibody structure with three platforms that face an angled hole. The hook system includes nails adapted to be particularly suitable for mounting the hook and platform deformable inserts to receive the nails. The system is adapted for a rod hanging assembly. The system includes a nail having a non-circular shank portion and a knurled head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Melanie Jo Cogburn
  • Patent number: 11110825
    Abstract: A sliding device includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a lock plate, a spring member, and a fixing structure. The lock plate is displaced between a locking position where the lock plate engages with the fixed rail and restricts slide of the movable rail and a non-locking position where the restriction of slide is released. The spring member exerts an elastic force to maintain the lock plate in the locking position. The fixing structure includes a tapered portion of the spring member and a press spring portion that presses the tapered portion toward a hole of the movable rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TACHI-S CO., LTD., TF-METAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 11110826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding device (1) for a vehicle seat. The sliding device comprises a pair of parallel slideways (3a, 3b), each of which comprises a lower rail (5a, 5b), an upper rail (7a, 7b) slidably mounted to the lower rail and a latch (21a, 21b) for allowing/preventing a movement of the upper rail relative to the lower rail; a releasing member (29) is provided for driving said latches to a position in which the upper rails are free to move relative to the lower rails. According to the invention, each latch (21a, 21b) comprises a rear portion which is bent into a “U”-like shape and comprises a lower leg carrying latching elements (37a, 37b) configured to cooperate with corresponding latching elements (41a, 41b) provided in the lower rail and an upper leg configured to engage the releasing member (29). The design of the latches of the sliding device of the invention allows to improve the reliability of said sliding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: MARTUR ITALY S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luigi Spagnoli, Can Üstünberk
  • Patent number: 11083917
    Abstract: A protective device to prevent persons from falling has a base and an anchor mast system in connection with the base. On a free upper end of the anchor mast system, personal protective equipment (PPE) is fastened at an anchor point. To increase stability, the anchor mast system is provided with a lower standing section and a cantilever section. The standing section and the cantilever section are pivoted by a pivot drive relative to each other and relative to the base such that the anchor point in connection with the PPE is displaced downwards and away from the tilting edge of the base. This reduces the total height of the protective device, and increases the stability in the event of load in the region of the anchor point, while the weight of the protective device, particular also of the base, is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Fiona Gabriella Saygivar, Sharon Naomi Saygivar, Lisa Marie Saygivar
  • Patent number: 11089257
    Abstract: Provided is a ceiling-protruding type display position adjusting device, and more particularly, to a ceiling-protruding type display position adjusting device that is positioned above the ceiling when a display is not watched, and which descends from the ceiling and even automatically adjusts a watching angle when the display is watched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: TOP SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 11085199
    Abstract: A ground spike with an attachable mounting bracket. The ground spike has an angled tip adapted to be driven into the ground. The top of the spike has a mounting plate configured to be substantially flat with the ground surface when installed. The mounting plate can be of any suitable size or shape. A plurality of slots are located around the perimeter, and extend towards the center for a distance. An upper post fastening section with an open upper end receives and secures a post, such as a mailbox post. Holes in the sides of the fastening section allow for securely fastening the mounting bracket to the post, such as through screws or similar fastening means. The lower end of the post fastening section includes a second mounting plate, or flanges that extend outward at a right angle. The second mounting plate or flanges comprise a plurality of slots that are configured to align with the slots in the mounting plate attached to the spike.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: Mike Writesman
  • Patent number: 11079064
    Abstract: An accessory mount allows accessories to be removably and adjustably mounted to a surface. In an example, the surface may be that of a watercraft, and the accessory may be a fishing rod. The mount may be used with a track fixable to an environmental surface or mounted directed to the environmental surface. When used with a track, a post of the accessory mount releaseably engages the track. Slidable engagement of the post allows lateral or horizontal adjustment of the accessory. An accessory engaging member is adjustable in relation to the post about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, so that angular and azimuthal rotational adjustments of the accessory are enabled. A single lever is used to make angular and rotational adjustments, and to release the accessory engaging member from the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Luther Cifers
  • Patent number: 11071389
    Abstract: A beam seating assembly has a frame supporting a seating surface. A beam secures to a first support and extends in a longitudinal direction. A channel is located the beam free of the first support. The frame has a lower portion with a connector that is insertable into the channel transverse to the longitudinal direction and the connector, once inserted into the channel, is retained from removal out of the channel in a direction. The connector is insertable into a first portion of the channel and a second portion of the connector rotatable into a second portion of the channel and then slidable away from the first portion such that the first and second portions of the connector are retained within the channel but are slidable in the longitudinal direction until the connector is fixedly secured to the beam. The frame is made in certain aspects from a flat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Series International, LLC
    Inventor: Alvaro Mauricio Olarte
  • Patent number: 11073274
    Abstract: Illumination devices, kits that include an illumination device, and methods of using an illumination device are described herein. An example embodiment of an illumination device includes a base, a frame support, a frame, a support arm, a light source, and a switch. The base has first and second ends. The frame is attached to the base and has a frame main body that defines a frame opening. The support arm is releasably attached to the frame and is partially disposed within the frame opening. The support arm has a support arm attachment portion that is sized and configured to releasably attach an electronic device to the support arm. The light source is attached to the frame and has an on state and an off state. The switch is operatively connected to the light source and is adapted to move the light source between the on state and the off state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Arya Creations, LLC
    Inventor: Kelly Mondora
  • Patent number: 11054085
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, devices, apparatus, assemblies and methods for hanging a ceiling fan with a down rod to a ceiling canopy assembly with a floating hanger assembly which eliminates wobble effects, such as up and down motions and side to side motions while the ceiling ran is running. The floating hanger assembly an include a ceiling mounting bracket attached to a ceiling with an upper opening for supporting a floating hanger support to be supported therein. A down rod with an enlarged partial ball shaped upper end can be supported within the floating hanger support, and a lower end of the down rod attached to a ceiling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan P. Byrne, Alton Burrage
  • Patent number: 11044995
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible cover strip for a storage system including a carrier rail (1) having a U-shaped cross section with first and second parallel rows (3, 5) of elongated substantially identical slots (7) in a front portion to accommodate a suspension element such as e.g. a bracket. The cover strip has an abutment face (17) and an exterior face (31), and a plurality of projections (19), rising from the abutment surface of the strip in first and second parallel rows matching the slots of the carrier rail, such that the cover strip can be fitted on the front portion with the projections entering the slots, and wherein at least some of the projections are provided with a snap element (27) at their distal ends, which snap elements prevent the cover strip from falling off the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Elfa International AB
    Inventors: Peter Nilsson, Fikret Arnautovic
  • Patent number: 11048073
    Abstract: A binocular adapter including a base and a receiver joined together by a stanchion arm. The receiver being configured to receive a binocular stem in a stem aperture defined by a receiver head. The receiver head configured to rotate relative to a receiver stanchion. The binocular stem including a first and a second end. The first end including a connector configured to connect to a binocular. The second end, distal to the first end, including a stem extension configured to be received by the stem aperture. The second end further including a groove configured to be received in a spring clip disposed on the receiver stanchion for retaining the binocular stem. The receiver head including a fastener for securing the binocular stem within the stem aperture while it is engaged in the spring clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BUSHNELL, INC.
    Inventors: Travis C. Overfelt, Chad N. Van Brunt
  • Patent number: 11036116
    Abstract: A panoramic device includes a base member and a clamp member rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of the clamp member with respect to the base. The upper surface includes a central region that is at a different elevation than another portion of the upper surface. The clamp includes a pair of opposed surfaces suitable to detachably secure a camera thereto. The one of the opposed surfaces is maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to the clamp member. The other one of the opposed surfaces is in a movable relationship with respect to the clamp member using a second rotatable knob. The first knob and the second knob are rotatably connected with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Really Right Stuff, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph M. Johnson, Sr.
  • Patent number: 11038329
    Abstract: An electrical box brace including a rod, a sleeve, at least one mounting plate, an adjustment mechanism having a body, a spring and connecting the rod and sleeve, and at least one engagement device positioned within the adjustment mechanism body, wherein the at least one engagement device includes at least one threaded portion opposite a ramp, and wherein the ramp selectively engages the adjustment mechanism body to permit engagement or disengagement of the at least one threaded portion with the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein, Ryan Liebengood
  • Patent number: 11035499
    Abstract: A device for retaining a line includes an accommodating part having at least one line retaining portion and a bearing portion, and includes a closing part having a bearing portion. The closing part is mounted on the bearing portion of the accommodating part such that it can be rotated via its bearing portion. The closing part can be adjusted between an open position, in which it frees the at least one retaining portion, and a closed position, in which it closes the at least one retaining portion. The bearing portion of the accommodating part forms a through-opening enclosed by a bearing-portion wall, and the bearing portion of the closing part forms a through-opening enclosed by a bearing-portion wall. The bearing-portion wall of the accommodating part engages through the through-opening of the closing part, and the bearing-portion wall of the closing part engages through the through-opening of the accommodating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventor: Hubert Loewe
  • Patent number: 11026515
    Abstract: A beam seating assembly has a frame supporting a seating surface. A beam secures to a first support and extends in a longitudinal direction. A channel is located the beam free of the first support. The frame has a lower portion with a connector that is insertable into the channel transverse to the longitudinal direction and the connector, once inserted into the channel, is retained from removal out of the channel in a direction. The connector is insertable into a first portion of the channel and a second portion of the connector rotatable into a second portion of the channel and then slidable away from the first portion such that the first and second portions of the connector are retained within the channel but are slidable in the longitudinal direction until the connector is fixedly secured to the beam. The frame is made in certain aspects from a flat plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Series International, LLC
    Inventor: Alvaro Mauricio Olarte
  • Patent number: 11027629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sliding device for a vehicle seat provided with an improved locking arrangement. Said locking arrangement comprises a pair of locking assemblies (1a, 1b), one for each track of the sliding device, each including a plurality of locking pins (3a, 3b) suitable for locking the upper rails of the tracks to the respective lower rails. Said locking arrangement further includes a releasing assembly for driving said locking pins to an unlocking configuration for adjusting the position of the vehicle seat. Said releasing assembly comprises a releasing member and a pair of connecting members (7a, 7b), which are in a force transmission connection with the releasing member, on one hand, and with the locking pins (3a, 3b) of a respective locking assembly, on the other hand. According to the invention, such connecting members (7a, 7b) are configured to slide along a substantially linear path and to consequently drive the locking pins along a substantially linear path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MARTUR ITALY S.R.L.
    Inventors: Azra Krpo, Can Üstünberk
  • Patent number: 11028945
    Abstract: Example aspects of fitting assembly and a method for adjusting a length thereof are disclosed. The fitting assembly can comprise a jaw fitting comprising a body, a first jaw extending from the body, and a second jaw extending from the body, the first jaw oriented substantially parallel to the second jaw, the jaw fitting defining a bore formed through the body and a hole formed through the first jaw, the jaw fitting further defining a slot between the first jaw and second jaw; a first fastener engaged with the hole and extending into the slot, the first fastener configured to couple a brace member to the jaw fitting; and a second fastener defining a tail end engaged with the bore, the second fastener repositionable relative to the jaw fitting to adjust a length of the fitting assembly, wherein the second fastener is oriented perpendicular to the first fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Anvil International, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 11019912
    Abstract: A beach storage assembly includes a pole that is insertable into sand on a beach having the pole being vertically oriented. In this way the pole can extend upwardly out of water of an ocean during incoming high tide. A plurality of legs is each coupled to the pole. Each of the legs is oriented perpendicular to the pole to abut the sand thereby retaining the pole in a vertical orientation. A spike is slidably positioned in the pole. The spike is positionable in a deployed position having the spike extending outwardly from the pole for driving into the sand. A plurality of storage pouches is each releasably coupled to a respective one of the couplers for positioning the storage pouches above waves of the ocean during incoming high tide. Each of the storage pouches can store objects to inhibit the objects from getting wet during incoming high tide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventor: Nancy Saunders
  • Patent number: 11015741
    Abstract: A fastening support includes a generally «C»-shaped annular body having two free ends which can be spaced apart to position the annular body around the item and a tab for fastening to the mounting point of an outer member. Furthermore, in accordance with the invention, the annular body includes, on an inner face, a plurality of retaining notches capable of cooperating with the tubular item such that the annular body is adapted to perform an incremental rotation from one notch to the other under the effect of a mechanical bias in rotation, between first and second angular positions for temporary immobilization in rotation by the retaining notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: AKWEL VANNES FRANCE
    Inventors: Michel Robinault, David Gateau, Dane Lesage