Patents Examined by Nkeisha Smith
  • Patent number: 11471590
    Abstract: A telescopic IV and feeding bag pole is disclosed herein. The miniature telescopic IV or feeding bag support pole is configured for children. The support pole includes a telescopic central post with bag holding arms, and a wheeled base with a plurality of casters. The wheeled base includes an H-shaped base member having two parallel supports which are perpendicular mounted to a central support rod. Each of the two parallel supports include castor wheels to allow a child to easily transport the IV pole. The telescopic central post is then mounted onto the central support rod. Furthermore, the telescopic central post has an opening at a top end which receives the holding arms. The holding arm is telescopically adjusted from the telescopic central post to provide the optimal height for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventor: Isaac Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11473329
    Abstract: A barrier support for a queue management system that includes a post having an upright portion adapted to support at least one barrier device and having at its bottom end a foot and a floor plate. A lower portion of the foot and an upper portion of the floor plate are cooperatively shaped such that the lower portion of the foot can securely fit into and/or over the upper portion of the floor plate and thereby locate the post and one or more magnets are located in the foot and/or the floor plate such that the post can be magnetically secured to the floor plate. The barrier support allows a post to be properly positioned on a floor plate without danger of misalignment and then be held in that position magnetically. The floor plate is circular and has a single centrally located circular aperture faulted therein and the foot is circular and has a single centrally located cylindrical portion that is sized to securely locate in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Crawley, Tommy Coe, Kevin Hickson, Colin Sherwood
  • Patent number: 11466750
    Abstract: Shock and vibration isolators and their use to isolate loads from vibration and shock, where the isolators include a fluid spring assembly and a mechanical spring assembly, where the fluid spring assembly and the mechanical spring assembly are arranged in series. The mechanical spring assembly includes a first spring and a second spring arranged so that compression of the mechanical spring assembly simultaneously directly compresses the first spring and indirectly compresses the second spring via an intermediate actuator, such that the first and second spring are compressed in parallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Harry Kendall Warden, Jeffrey Wayne Weathers
  • Patent number: 11466809
    Abstract: A gantry-type positioning device includes a planar base parallel to first and second directions. Two first linear axes are arranged in the first direction, each having a first linear drive. A frame held by the first linear axes is movable in the first direction, and comprises two transverse and two longitudinal beams. The transverse beams carry second linear axes with second linear drives parallel to the second direction, so that a movable element arranged between the transverse beams is movably held by the second linear actuators. The frame is flexibly constructed such that the movable element is rotatable about a third direction which is perpendicular to the first and second directions. With respect to the third direction, the movable element is guidable by a guide surface of only one of the transverse beams serving as a guide beam for the movable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ETEL S.A.
    Inventor: Philipp Kobel
  • Patent number: 11466797
    Abstract: A grommet assembly configured to be disposed within an aperture in a panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface is presented herein. The grommet assembly includes a grommet frame configured to contact the first surface of the panel and an elastomeric region extending from the grommet frame and configured to be inserted within the aperture. The elastomeric region defines a plurality of ribs angled such that the ribs are configured to provide an insertion force when the elastomeric region is inserted within the aperture and provide a removal force greater than the insertion force when the elastomeric region is withdrawn from the aperture. A method of manufacturing the grommet assembly is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HellermannTyton Corporation
    Inventor: Justin Gallion
  • Patent number: 11465702
    Abstract: A storage stand having a base with a main tube having a first end, a middle portion and a second end with at least one wing receiver affixable to the main tube, a pair of outer stand tubes each having a first end, a middle portion and a second end; a pair of leg connectors to connect the main tube first and second ends to the middle portions of the pair of outer stand tubes; feet located at each of the outer stand tubes first and second ends; at least one wing secureable to the at least one wing receiver; and at least one payload carrying member affixable to the at least one wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Marty Williams
  • Patent number: 11458909
    Abstract: An adapter clip includes a first portion configured to fit within an engine clip or an engine clamp, a second portion including an annular portion, the annular portion being configured to fit around an engine component, and a web portion connected to the annular portion and the first portion. A diameter of the first portion differs from a diameter of the annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lenagh
  • Patent number: 11460091
    Abstract: An energy guiding chain and side part therefore are proposed. In energy guiding chains, the pivotability of connected chain links against each other is typically limited by cooperating abutments with abutment surfaces arranged on the side parts. The invention concerns elastically deformable damping elements which dampen the abutting motion of the areas between the abutments and the abutment surfaces. In accordance with the invention, at least some abutments have a damping bow which is convexly curved in the direction of the respective other abutment surface and behind which a free space is provided, both ends of the damping bow being firmly connected to the respective abutment in the manner of an arched bridge. Furthermore, the damping bow is connected in one piece to the inner wall of the respective side part facing the inner guide channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Joerg Dommnik
  • Patent number: 11453313
    Abstract: A memory module includes a pressure tongue rotatably mounted on a fixed block through a reset spring providing a first driving force for rotation of the pressure tongue. A rotating block is rotatably mounted on a slider through a torsion spring providing a second driving force for rotation of the rotating block, and the slider is slidably mounted on a guide rail. When the rotating block projects forwards under the action of the second driving force, a locking block is inserted into a locking hole, and an upper retaining surface is separated from a first lower retaining point. When the pressure tongue presses the rotating block downwards under the action of the first driving force to overcome the second driving force to force the rotating block to raise backwards, the locking block is separated from the locking hole, and the upper retaining surface is contact with the first lower retaining point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tong Chen, Bin Huang, Ke Liu, Junjie Wang, Dong Liu
  • Patent number: 11447080
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wire harness retainer assembly. The wire harness retainer assembly includes a stud including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The stud includes a cavity between the first end and the second end. The stud is configured to receive a wire harness retainer thereon. The wire harness retainer assembly also includes a plug configured to be positioned at least partially within the cavity to lock the wire harness retainer onto the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Luthi, David O. Fisher, Steven P. West, Robert F. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11448359
    Abstract: An adjustable plant stand assembly is provided with a baseplate to support a planter. The baseplate has an overall profile. A plurality of upright supports is adjustably connected to the baseplate to support the baseplate above an underlying support surface, to expand relative to the baseplate to support planters of varying sizes, and to retract relative to the baseplate within the overall profile of the baseplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ATT Southern LLC
    Inventors: Robert Stein, Chun Hung
  • Patent number: 11451036
    Abstract: A fixing structure of the wiring member fixes the wiring member to the silencer disposed in a vehicle. The silencer includes an inserted part with one surface as an insertion surface crossing a main surface. The wiring member is disposed along the main surface of the silencer. The wiring member is fixed to the silencer by a fixing member. The fixing member includes an insertion part inserted into the inserted part from the insertion surface and an insertion state maintaining part maintaining a state where the insertion part is inserted into the inserted part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryuta Takakura, Syo Shiratori, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11439233
    Abstract: A folding shelf includes a first sheet body and a second sheet body. The first sheet body has a first block, a second block, a third block, a fourth block, a fifth block and a sixth block. The first block is in a trapezoidal shape and the second block is in a trapezoidal shape and its upper bottom edge is connected to an upper bottom edge of the first block to define an engaged status. The third block is in a triangular shape and connected to one of the side edges of the first block, and the fourth block is in a triangular shape and connected to the other side edge of the first block and configured to be symmetrical to the second block. The fifth block is in a trapezoidal shape and its side edge is connected to one of the side edges of the second block, and the sixth block is in a trapezoidal shape and its side edge is connected to the other side edge of the second block and configured to be symmetrical to the fifth block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Dongguan Solution 33 Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Solution Expert 33 International Co., Ltd., Solution Expert 33 International Co., Ltd., Senseage Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben-Tien Lin
  • Patent number: 11439262
    Abstract: A holder for an umbrella includes a base member and a top member. The top member is a resilient member that includes a central opening with slot defined around the opening. A handle for the umbrella can be inserted into the central opening. The base member can include a number of different attachment devices that can be used to attach the holder to an object such as a car or a golf cart. The attachment devices can include magnets or suction cups. The attachment devices can also include a flexible am. One end of the flexible arm can connect to the holder. The other end can have a connector, such as a claw device. The holder is configured to be connected to an object such as a golf cart, shopping cart or car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jack McCullough
  • Patent number: 11434680
    Abstract: A stabilizer comprises housing, a lever, and a plate spring. The lever has a shaft, a main body extending radially from the shaft, an elongated portion extending at an angle from the main body, and a cam portion extending from the shaft in a substantially opposite direction to the main body. A tip of the elongated portion extends outward through an opening in the housing. The plate spring has a plane portion fixed to the housing, and a curved portion pushed by the lever cam portion. When the stabilizer is attached to a fixed member (case). The lever tip portion extends from the opening of the housing and abuts to the surface of a slide member (holder). The lever tip exerts a constant load to the surface of the slide member, even if the distance between the fixed member and the slide member changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventor: Yoshinori Shinoda
  • Patent number: 11433827
    Abstract: An improved bracket assembly for securing a safety equipment module, such as a forward-facing camera and/or other sensor module, to the interior surface of a windshield or other windowpane of a vehicle. The bracket assembly includes a planar bracket member including an exterior surface that is adhered or otherwise affixed to the interior surface of the windowpane. The bracket member defines a port through which the safety equipment module is provided visibility to the exterior of the vehicle through the windowpane. The bracket member includes a central spring-loaded, self-orienting clip structure that is adapted to receive a corresponding post structure coupled to a top, central portion of the safety equipment module. The bracket member also includes a pair of opposed side spring-loaded retention structures that are adapted to receive corresponding post or hook structures coupled to opposed side portions of the safety equipment module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Aakash Narender Singh, Oscar Rovira, Eirini Chatzopoulou
  • Patent number: 11434034
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bag holder, and according to the present disclosure, the bag holder provided is where a movement of opening or closing an inlet portion of a bag can be implemented stably while occupying minimum space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Kyong Mok Lee
  • Patent number: 11433786
    Abstract: A cable winding device is provided, which is for a flexible flat cable routed to a sliding seat slidably supported allowing for forward and backward movement in a longitudinal direction of a fixed rail; a first side end portion of the cable being fixed to an end of the fixed rail corresponding to a first rail end portion; the device including a winding housing portion inside which a second side end portion of the cable is fixed; the winding portion being fixed to a movable body supporting the seat and configured to slide in a forward and backward direction relative to the fixed rail; in a case where the winding portion moves in a forward (or backward) movement direction toward (or away from) the first rail end portion, the cable is wound in the winding portion (or is fed out along the fixed rail from the winding portion).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Okumura, Naoshi Saoya
  • Patent number: 11432481
    Abstract: A drop base irrigation device includes a substantially vertical pipeline section, which is adapted to be secured to a truss of an irrigation system by a substantially horizontal supporting rod, and a support having a substantially U-shaped bracket. The bracket includes a pair of side walls and a curved connecting wall extending along a substantially horizontal axis. The side and connecting walls have substantially cylindrical smooth inner surfaces with substantially parallel opposed projections for snap-fit locking engagement of the rod in the bracket. A pair of curved appendages extend from one of the side walls and define a pair of substantially vertical seats with oppositely directed concavities for receiving the substantially vertical pipeline section and locking it by rotation about a substantially horizontal axis. A method of mounting a drop base irrigation device to a supporting rod of an irrigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Arno Drechsel
  • Patent number: 11439036
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a rail member, a first bracket device, a second bracket device, and a bracket member. The first bracket device is arranged on the rail member. The second bracket device is detachably mounted on one of the rail member and the first bracket device and is adjustable to displace with respect to the rail member. The bracket member can be detachably mounted on the one of the rail member and the first bracket device after the second bracket device is detached from the one of the rail member and the first bracket device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang