Patents Examined by Noah Chandler Hawk
  • Hand-operated cantilever umbrella
    Patent number: 10925362
    Abstract: A hand-operated cantilever umbrella includes a vertical column (1), a transverse rod (2), a drawing rod (3), an umbrella frame (4) and an umbrella adjustment mechanism (5). The bottom end of the transverse rod (2) is hinged to the slider disposed on the vertical column (1), the umbrella frame (4) hinged to the top end of the transverse rod (2), a large rib connector (470) and a drawing rod connector (30) are rotatably disposed on the middle portion of the transverse rod (2). The large rib connector (470) has a stopper (471) resisting against the drawing rod connector (30). The present invention is simple and rational in structure, and the open and fold operation is more convenient and quick, moreover, since the product does not need any rope to withstand wind in the open process and the subsequent use stage, it is more labor-saving to open, higher in strength and more stable in structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Tempo Manufacturing LLC
    Inventor: Xiong Luo
  • Deployable shelter structure
    Patent number: 10920445
    Abstract: Provided is a deployable shelter structure that is vehicle mountable or mounted. The deployable shelter structure has a base defining a support surface and a fixed portion supported on a structure and a moveable portion pivotally mounted to the fixed portion. The moveable portion being displaceable from a folded position in which the fixed and moveable portions generally face each other and an unfolded position, in which said fixed and moveable portions are generally coplanar and define the support surface dimensioned to support at least one user. The deployable shelter structure is supported off of the ground. A collapsible hood including a cover and a plurality of support members support the cover. A stair or step ladder assembly is pivotally mounted on the moveable portion for movement between a stored position and a downwardly extending in-use position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PATRIOT CAMPERS HOLDINGS PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Justin Montesalvo
  • Tent peg and the processing method thereof
    Patent number: 10920447
    Abstract: This invention relates to the technical field of tent accessories, which discloses a tent peg including a tent peg cover, a tent peg prong and a prism shape tent peg body; the tent peg cover and the tent peg prong are made of alloy, the tent peg body is made of carbon fiber, the tent peg cover is disposed on a top side of the tent peg body and the tent peg prong is disposed at the bottom side of the tent peg body, wherein a cut out pattern is provided on the tent peg body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU CLASSIC & FRESH CRAFTS CO. LIMITED
    Inventor: Minjin Xian
  • Ergonomic or user-friendly dual walking cane
    Patent number: 10918177
    Abstract: A dual ergonomic walking cane system that is easy and comfortable to use employs an anterior and a posterior cane connected by at least one releasable coupling for use in one hand or following separation allowing the use of one cane in each hand with an optional ball grip on the anterior cane. A guide on one cane consists of a pair of spaced apart guide members extending from one cane toward the other cane for receiving the shaft of the other cane when inserted between them and then held in place by gravity, by an alignment coupling or by magnets. When handles located on each cane are moved apart the canes can be easily disengaged enabling the anterior cane to be quickly removed from the guide while the canes are at or close to horizontal alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Jerry A. Peoples
  • Hands free umbrella apparatus
    Patent number: 10912356
    Abstract: A hands-free umbrella holder is disclosed herein. The hands-free umbrella holder includes a back covering having adjustable shoulder straps, shoulder covering, and an umbrella holding sleeve on the back covering. The umbrella holder includes a vest assembly having a shoulder portion extending substantially along a user's shoulders and towards their stomach area. The vest includes side openings providing the user ample room to move their arms. Additionally, the vest includes a back portion having a holding assembly mounted thereon. The holder assembly is a tube member that is attached to the vest through means of brackets and screws. An umbrella is then placed within the tube providing the user with shielding form the sun and other weather conditions while having full use of their hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Preston Verret
  • Tent with transparent top
    Patent number: 10914096
    Abstract: A tent includes a domed-shaped modular frame and a tent cover attachable to the frame and having a door, a transparent top, and rain cover. The rain cover also has a transparent top. A shield is selectively positioned on the interior of the tent cover to cover the transparent top. The transparent top of the tent cover and rain cover are resistant to ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Holly Hovagimian-Beck, Brian Polk
  • Cover assembly for an enclosure
    Patent number: 10900252
    Abstract: A canopy assembly for a barrier defined by at least two sides, wherein the canopy assembly including a cover assembly; and a bracket assembly, coupled to the cover assembly, wherein the bracket assembly includes at least a first bracket for coupling the cover assembly to the first side of the barrier and at least a second bracket for coupling the cover assembly to the second side of the barrier, wherein each of the at least first and second brackets have a cavity dimensioned to receive a plurality of differently dimensioned barrier top rails or wall surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: ShelterLogic Corp.
    Inventors: George LeMoine, Christian M. Otis
  • Collapsable safety cane with shock absorbing feature
    Patent number: 10898406
    Abstract: A shock absorbing handle for a white cane for blind people or visually impaired, incorporates resilient members within its handle, primarily in the form of a spring located in the handle region of the cane, in order to cushion the impact when the lower tip of the cane encounters an obstruction. A length of resilient cord, such as a bungee cord, extends from the top of the handle of the cane, to the lower tip of its bottom most segment, so that when the cord is stretched, the various segments can be separated from their connecting ferrules, and contracted into a smaller size for packaging. The various segments can be stretched, through their resilient cord, and secured together, to form the lengthy white cane, having cushioning impact provided within its handle, to relieve stress upon the user, when obstructions are encountered during usage of the cane during its application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: John McAteer
  • Personal pop-up pods
    Patent number: 10895091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel personal pop-up pods designed for a single user. The personal pop-up pods can provide a user with privacy and/or protection from the surrounding elements. The personal pop-up pods are designed such that a user can remain mobile, i.e., able to move from one location to another while using a personal pop-up pod. The personal pop-up pods are designed such that a user can selectively gain access to the area surrounding the pop-up pod by opening windows and other points of access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Eric Frank Pescovitz
  • Three-fold vehicle top tent
    Patent number: 10890010
    Abstract: A three-fold vehicle top tent, includes a fixing bed board, a back surface of the fixing bed board is provided with a profile frame connected to a top of vehicle. A first folding bed board hinged on a side of the fixing bed board, the first folding bed board can be rotated to be flush with or be folded on the fixing bed board. A second folding bed board hinged on another side of the fixing bed board, the second folding bed board can be rotated to be flush with or be folded on the fixing bed board. When the second folding bed board is folded, the second folding bed board is layered on the first folding bed board and is fixed via a fastening component. And a tent component, the three-fold vehicle top tent is formed after the tent component is set up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventors: Yingquan Chang, Junchi Liu, Benhan Zhou, Kaijie Guan
  • Hunting blind
    Patent number: 10888086
    Abstract: A hunting blind incorporating a right panel having a cow silhouetting periphery; a left panel having a cow silhouetting periphery; and a matrix of cross members spanning between the panels; wherein one of the matrix members pivots for seating; wherein another of the matrix members is adapted to pivot in the manner of a door and has a cow rear silhouetting periphery; and wherein another of the matrix members pivots to form a storage shelf; the hunting blind further incorporating a cow head silhouetting plate suspended from the panels' forward ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Inventor: Tony Cassity
  • Device to assist person rising from a seated position
    Patent number: 10881563
    Abstract: A device to assist a person to rise from a seated position comprising a pair of vertical laterally spaced frame members, in which each frame members has an elongated sloped handrail extending along the top of the frame members, whereby the hand rails provide hand gripping regions to assist a user from an initial seated position to rise by pulling on a lower region of the handrail, while reacting with foot on a floor member, and further provides progressively higher gripping regions for support while standing and walking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Bosik
  • Umbrella
    Patent number: 10881176
    Abstract: A novel umbrella is disclosed with a simplified structure that creates a clean, elegant profile. The umbrella includes a support post, a top housing supported by the post, and a bottom housing supported by the post. Spokes are pivotally disposed about the top housing. Struts are pivotally disposed about the bottom housing, wherein each strut is pivotally connected to a respective spoke. A canopy is disposed about the plurality of spokes. A first and second set of rollers may be retained with the top housing. A third set of rollers may be retained within the bottom housing. A rope raises and lowers the canopy. A lever lock is disposed about the bottom housing to retain the rope when the umbrella is in an open position. The umbrella also has a rope storage slot within the support post for retaining any excess rope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Holbrook, Darren Mark
  • Walking cane
    Patent number: 10881175
    Abstract: This invention is for a walking cane having three handles to assist a disabled person after an accidental fall to the ground to enable him or her to rise using the three handles of the cane in an erect or upright position after he or she has fallen and to assist him or her to continue walking or to seek additional assistance if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Emilia M. Demeo
  • Walking stick with integrated water filtration
    Patent number: 10881173
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a walking stick. The walking stick includes a rod assembly, a water purification assembly, and a manual pump. The rod assembly extends from a first end to a second end that is opposite the first end along a longitudinal direction of the rod assembly. The rod assembly includes at least one rod portion. The water purification assembly is integrated with the rod assembly. The manual pump is configured to impose a pressure gradient in the water purification assembly. The manual pump includes a plunger that is physically coupled to a handle portion. Motion of the plunger relative to the water purification assembly draws water into an inlet tube that is positioned in the rod portion and through the water purification assembly. The motion of the plunger results from translation of the handle portion in substantially the longitudinal direction of the rod assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Kyle Cobb Stringham
  • Umbrella rib connector assemblies and methods
    Patent number: 10874182
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present disclosure, an umbrella hub assembly comprises an a cylindrical portion and a socket coupled to the cylindrical portion. The socket can have a fixed end, a free end, and a cylindrical wall defining a concave space extending from the free end toward the fixed end. The socket can have an access aperture disposed through the cylindrical wall. The assembly can further include an umbrella rib comprising a first end, a second end, and an elongate body extending along a longitudinal axis. The first end can be configured to be received in the concave space through the free end such that the socket engages the umbrella rib and such that the first end is accessible through the access aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: Zhun-An Ma
  • Parasol with handle-shell-free structure
    Patent number: 10874183
    Abstract: A parasol includes a stand column and an umbrella cover assembly which includes a tilt strut. A sliding block is installed in cooperation with one end of the tilt strut. A chute is disposed on the stand column, and the sliding block is for sliding up and down along the chute. The chute is provided with a shading device. A collecting mechanism is coordinately arranged in the stand column, and includes a drive assembly, a clutch fork assembly and a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly includes a collecting and supporting transmission assembly and an inclination transmission assembly. The drive assembly is able to be in clutch cooperation with the collecting and supporting transmission assembly or the inclination transmission assembly under action of the clutch fork assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Linhai Meiyang Parasol Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yingying Wang, Yuefu Ke, Xuliang Wang
  • Folding cage body
    Patent number: 10871007
    Abstract: A folding cage body includes six groups of fence members and an accommodating portion, wherein each group of the fence member includes an upright pole, an upper moveable pivotal piece, two slanting poles and two lower pivotal pieces, and the accommodating portion is provided in the fence members. The folding cage body can be freely expanded and folded and convenient and easy to move and fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SPORT DIVERSIONS INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hao Tsai
  • Collapsible mosquito net assembly
    Patent number: 10871006
    Abstract: A collapsible mosquito net assembly includes a frame that has a plurality of members collapsibly coupled together. Thus, the frame is positionable between a collapsed position for storage and a deployed position has the frame defining a quonset. Additionally, the frame is positionable on top of a carriage when the frame is positioned in the deployed position. A mosquito net is coupled to the frame and the mosquito net covers the quonset defined by the frame when the frame is positioned in the deployed position. Thus, the mosquito net can protect an occupant of the carriage from mosquitoes. A border is coupled around the frame and a plurality of fasteners is each of the fasteners is coupled to the border. Each of the fasteners releasably engages the carriage when the frame is positioned on the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Quaneesha Stubbs
  • Upright extension for personal walkers
    Patent number: 10864132
    Abstract: An upright extension for personal walkers for supporting users of personal walkers in an upright position includes a cross-member. The cross-member is removably coupled to a cross-brace of a walker. The cross-member has a first end and a second end orientated opposite each other. A coupler removably couples the cross-member to the cross-brace. A pair of lateral members extends rearwardly from each of a one of the first and second ends. Each of the pair of lateral members has a support attached to a distal end with regard to the cross-member. Each of the supports extends outwardly away from the pair of lateral members. Each of a pair of vertical members extends upwardly from a one of the lateral members adjacent to a one of the first and second ends. Each of the pair of vertical members has a grip and an armrest extending rearwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Paul Bingham