Patents Examined by Nkeisha Smith
  • Patent number: 11428364
    Abstract: A tripod for video-photographic equipment comprises: —a plurality of legs (3) which are articulated to a cross-piece (2), in which at least one of the legs is a removable leg (30) which is connected to the cross-piece in a separable manner; —a column (5) which is provided with an attachment element (6) of a video-photographic equipment item and which is engaged with the ability to slide in the cross-piece (2) and which is separable from the cross-piece; —an end element (10) which is provided on the column (5) at the axially opposite side to the attachment element (6). The end element (10) comprises a first connection device (13) in order to removably fix the end element to the removable leg (30) so as to form a monopod (100) by connecting, by means of the end element (10), the removable leg (30) and the column (5) to each other when they are separated from the cross-piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIONS S.P.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Speggiorin, Marco Frasson
  • Patent number: 11419420
    Abstract: The patent application discloses a highly stable seat chassis. The highly stable seat chassis may comprise a chair leg main body having a plurality of outstretching arms extending in a circumferential direction. The outstretching arms may comprise at least one first fixed arm, and a disassembly system. The disassembly system may be provided on the first fixed arm. The disassembly system comprises a dismounting arm and an insert plate fixedly connected to the dismounting arm. The first fixed arm is provided with a slot. The insert plate and the slot are provided with matching connecting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WUDI INDUSTRIAL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 11421802
    Abstract: A fitting assembly can include a socket fitting comprising an end wall and a substantially cylindrical sidewall extending from the end wall, the end wall and cylindrical sidewall defining a cylindrical interior recess, the cylindrical sidewall defining an open end opposite the end wall allowing access to the cylindrical interior recess, the cylindrical interior recess configured to receive a first end portion of a brace member, a bore formed through the end wall and a hole formed through the cylindrical sidewall; a first fastener engaged with the hole and extending into the cylindrical interior recess, the first fastener configured to couple the brace member to the socket fitting; and a second fastener defining a tail end engaged with the bore, the second fastener repositionable relative to the socket fitting to adjust a length of the fitting assembly, wherein the second fastener is oriented perpendicular to the first fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus
  • Patent number: 11419443
    Abstract: An accessory hook includes a support and a clamp being moveable between an open position and a closed position. The clamp has a collar including a first region and a second region, and a projection including a first portion extending from the first region of the collar and a second portion extending from the second region of the collar. In the open position, a gap is formed between the first portion of the projection and the second portion of the projection. In the closed position, the gap is closed, and the support at least partially surrounds the projection to hold the first portion and the second portion together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MillerKnoll, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberlee Colin, Luca Corvatta, Samuel Hecht, Joshua DeWys, Kevin Miller
  • Patent number: 11419416
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a repositionable and handheld easel of lightweight composition, and that is removably attachable to a painting canvas frame without interfering with any paintable portion of the canvas. The handheld easel is also adjustable in size to accommodate virtually any size of handheld canvas frame, and allows the painting surface to be rotated in relation to the artists hand to enable the artist to achieve a specific brush stroke while the handheld easel remains in the artist's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventor: David Hayslett
  • Patent number: 11412845
    Abstract: A height adjustment system includes a first controller to control a first drive assembly of an adjustable desk frame and a second controller to control a second drive assembly of an adjustable monitor mount. The first controller is communicatively coupled to the second controller to synchronize activation of the first controller and the second controller such that an adjustment of a height of the desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of a viewing height of the monitor mount and an adjustment of the viewing height of the monitor mount causes a corresponding adjustment of the height of the desk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Cknapp Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Chance Knapp, Brandon Meyer, Micah Fehr
  • Patent number: 11406889
    Abstract: The cupholder for snowboard is configured for use with a snowboard. The snowboard further comprises a binding. The cupholder for snowboard is a containment structure. The cupholder for snowboard attaches to the binding of the snowboard. The cupholder for snowboard is configured for use with a beverage. The cupholder for snowboard stores the beverage during the use of the snowboard. The cupholder for snowboard comprises the snowboard and containment apparatus. The containment apparatus attaches to the binding of the snowboard. The containment apparatus stores the beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Jason Mounier
  • Patent number: 11402054
    Abstract: Provided is a surveying stand capable of precisely adjusting the angle of a staff. The surveying stand comprises an annular first pedestal (1) and support legs (2) connected to the first pedestal (1). A staff fixture (3) is disposed in the first pedestal (1). A staff alignment device is connected to the first pedestal (1). The staff fixture (3) can rotate horizontally relative to the first pedestal (1). A rotation adjustment device capable of adjusting the rotation angle of the staff fixture (3) is arranged between the first pedestal (1) and the staff fixture (3). The surveying stand is easy to operate and is capable of precisely adjusting the angle of the staff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: DALIAN SENBIOR SURVEYING INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanchun Liu, Qiang Meng
  • Patent number: 11400835
    Abstract: A power slide includes a left slide and a right slide, each including a top rail, a bottom rail, a lead screw and an electric motor. The top rail is arranged above the bottom rail and is slidably connected to the bottom rail, and a notch is formed in a middle portion of the top rail. The lead screw is arranged above the bottom rail in parallel and has two ends fixedly connected to the bottom rail. The electric motor includes a housing, a rotor shaft and a stator shaft. The housing is mounted in the notch, the stator shaft is fixedly connected into the housing, the rotor shaft penetrates into the stator shaft and is rotatably connected to the stator shaft, and an interior of the rotor shaft is threadedly connected to the lead screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuan Wang, Hongbin Ni, Zhenyi Tang, Hongyu Wang, Jiajing Yu
  • Patent number: 11396247
    Abstract: A sliding unit for a vehicle includes: a rail including a first extension part, a second extension part, and a bending part connecting the first extension part and the second extension part; a movable part slidably disposed on the rail, and including a magnetic part configured to be locked with or unlocked from the rail; a power supply part disposed in the rail, having a shape extending in a lengthwise direction along the rail, and electrically connected to a power source of the vehicle; and a first contact part and a second contact part disposed in the movable part, and electrically connecting the power supply part and the magnetic part when contacting the power supply part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Hwang, Dong Eun Cha, Sang Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11390192
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicle-seat slide device includes a rail to be fixed to a floor, the rail extending in a vehicle front-back direction; a slider slidably attached to the rail and fixed to a seat; a lock member being movable between a lock position at which the slider is locked to one of slide positions on the rail and a lock release position at which the slider is released from being locked to the rail; a support member fixed to the slider; and an operational member supported by the support member to be rotatable about a rotational center extending in a vehicle lateral direction. The operational member receives an input from an input member to rotate in a first rotational direction around the rotational center to thereby move the lock member from the lock position to the lock release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruki Seto, Koji Kumagai
  • Patent number: 11375810
    Abstract: A connection device includes a base and a bracket. The base includes an upper feature, a lower feature, and a middle wall disposed between the upper and the lower features. The middle wall includes a guiding structure and a position-limiting structure that define a moving space therebetween. The bracket is configured to be movably mounted on the base and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a middle portion disposed between the upper and the lower portions. The middle portion includes an elastic portion configured to be mounted in the moving space. The upper and the lower portions of the bracket are configured to be mounted to the upper and the lower features of the base respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Hsiu-Chiang Liang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11369218
    Abstract: A modular mirror mounting system is shown and described. The modular mirror mounting system includes a modular mirror frame. The modular mirror frame is comprised of a first cross support secured to a plurality of elongated supports. The plurality of elongated supports extends from a first connected end in the same direction away from the first cross support. A second cross support is secured to a second end of each of the plurality of elongated supports. A plurality of mounting apertures is located through the supports. The modular mirror frame has a mirror secured to the frame, wherein the mirror has a plurality of apertures therethrough. The mirror is secured via mirror fasteners placed through the apertures of the mirror and the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin Scott Gutschke
  • Patent number: 11362495
    Abstract: A cable cradle device for retaining and protecting industrial power connectors that are used to charge industrial equipment. The cable cradle device is configured to retain the special power charging cable and plugs which fits the dimensions of the charger plugs. The cable cradle device comprises a rectangular base wall configured for mounting the cable cradle device a wall or a pole. The cable cradle device further comprises two opposite brackets extending laterally from the base wall, a bottom bracket extending outwards from a bottom edge of the rectangular base wall having two symmetric cut outs. The cable cradle device forms a housing to hold a power plug which rests on the bottom bracket and is supported by the opposite brackets with the cables passing through the cut outs. A method of forming the cable cradle device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Arturo Angel, Agustin Varela
  • Patent number: 11357324
    Abstract: A surface extender device includes a first panel having a first front wall and a first rear wall, and a second panel having a second front wall and a second rear wall. The surface extender device also includes a first clamping mechanism mounted to the first front wall of the first panel and configured to secure the first panel to a surface, and a second clamping mechanism mounted to the second front wall of the second panel and configured to secure an object to the second panel. The surface extender device also includes a hinge that connects the first panel to the second panel such that the second panel is rotatable with respect to the first panel. The surface extender device further includes a locking mechanism configured to maintain the second panel at an angle with respect to the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Bernard Fryshman
  • Patent number: 11358496
    Abstract: A mobile frame for at least one seat of a means of transportation is disclosed. The mobile frame includes: a load-bearing structure suitable for supporting the seat, and an anchoring element coupled with the load-bearing structure to selectively constrain the mobile frame to the support surface of the transportation means. The anchoring element has a fixing mechanism that can be moved from a non-anchored configuration, wherein at least one fixing element is retracted inside the load-bearing structure to an anchored configuration, wherein the fixing element protrudes beyond the load-bearing structure in order to constrain the mobile frame to the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Innocenzo Carbone, Sandro Guidoni
  • Patent number: 11339527
    Abstract: An improved case for washing garments including inner fasteners configured for use in releasably attaching and washing facial masks or bras or other garments to provide a practical means of securing them when tossed into a washing machine, thereby protecting their delicate materials and any fasteners and under-wires from the damage that can occur if they are placed directly into a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Annie Metz Harris
  • Patent number: 11342733
    Abstract: A bracket system for securing an electrical box and other components to a ceiling structure can include a support structure and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can include a first support member and a second support member that define a support channel for slidably receiving the ceiling member. The mounting bracket can further include a first contact member and a second contact member that extend from the second support member and define a contact channel to slidably receive the attachment end of the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Hung-Sun Oh
  • Patent number: 11339558
    Abstract: A sink mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket comprising a mounting flange configured to couple to a mounting surface and a support flange coupled to the mounting flange which extends horizontally from the mounting flange. The apparatus also includes an adjustable support extending vertically from the support flange and a contact pad disposed on a distal end of the adjustable support configured to support a fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Taylor Banks
  • Patent number: 11332047
    Abstract: Provided is a slide device which includes: a lower rail; an upper rail movably attached to the lower rail; a load sensor attached to the upper rail by a first attachment member; and a bracket attached to the load sensor by a second attachment member. The bracket has an insertion hole into which the first attachment member is inserted, a deformation suppressing member is attached to a tip end portion of the first attachment member, the first attachment member has a first bolt and a first nut screwed onto the first bolt, the tip end portion of the first attachment member is positioned on a tip end side of the first bolt with respect to the first nut, and the deformation suppressing member is configured to reduce deformation of the bracket in a direction of separating from the upper rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHIROKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasunori Kawai