Patents Examined by Patrick Hawn
  • Patent number: 9895017
    Abstract: An ornament suspension assembly includes a plurality of hoops and each of the hoops is removably coupled to a Christmas tree. A plurality of rotation units is provided and each of the rotation units is selectively suspended from an associated one of the hoops. A plurality of ornaments is selectively suspended from an associated one of the rotation units thereby facilitating each of the rotation units to rotate the associated ornament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventor: James Berry
  • Patent number: 9888604
    Abstract: A support rack configured for an aircraft including: a rectangular frame including four substantially straight segments and four feet, wherein upper surfaces of each of the substantially straight segments and the four feet are substantially aligned with a upper plane of the rectangular frame; a first set of attachment holes configured to attach at least one item of aviation electronic equipment, wherein the first set of holes are in the upper surfaces of the straight segments or the, and a second set of attachment holes configured to receive anchoring elements that anchor to a structure of the aircraft, wherein the second set of attachment holes are at a surface of the rack out of the substantially upper planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Benoit Dantin, Serge Senac, Bernard Guirado, Philippe Pedoussaut, Sylvain Carrere
  • Patent number: 9877578
    Abstract: A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Seville Classics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Lim
  • Patent number: 9878088
    Abstract: The invention provides a medical intravenous support apparatus that facilitates patient mobility while reducing the likelihood of an accidental fall. The design incorporates improved features for bag support, tube management, cord management, patient steadiness, user-friendly braking, and electric power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Steven Mellard
  • Patent number: 9861211
    Abstract: A variable shelf organizer system for displaying merchandise thereon including a roller glide floor member, a standard track glide floor member, a plurality of removably adjustable divider members and a front wall member. The divider members and front wall member are engageable with both floor members and when multiple divider members are engaged with either floor member, product channels are formed therebetween for holding and securing products of varying size and shape on either floor member. The roller glide floor member is best suited for heavier packaged products such as six-pack or twelve pack products and the track glide floor member is best suited for standard products. The width of the shelf system may be increased or decreased by joining or detaching similarly constructed floor members in a side-by-side relationship and the length of the shelf system may be increased by attaching one or more floor extension members to the floor members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Presence from Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Miller, Jr., Andrew J. Boron, Kent Lee Hanners
  • Patent number: 9861228
    Abstract: A collapsible chafing dish stand includes a rim that holds the chafing dish pan; a first leg formed into a first geometric shape having two ends each pivotally coupled to the rim; a second leg similarly formed with two ends each pivotally coupled to the rim; a first cross bar and a second cross bar each formed into a select geometric shape, and pivotally coupled to the first leg and the second leg, respectively; and a hook to releasably couple the first cross bar to the second cross bar to secure the first and second legs in a support position. The improved configuration permits manufacture of a stand with fewer wire bends, simplified hinges and hook, simplified coupling of cross bars, and simplified geometric shapes, all of which combine to minimize material usage, and be more economically producible in a highly competitive marketplace, while retaining structural integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Michael Fariello
  • Patent number: 9848697
    Abstract: One modular aviation equipment rack has vertical and horizontal tubing members fixed together via a plurality of identical corner pieces to form a rectangular frame. Two opposing faces of each vertical tubing member have holes drilled therein in a repeating pattern, and two opposing faces of each horizontal tubing member have holes drilled therein in a repeating pattern. Each corner piece has a vertical flange received by a vertical tubing member, and a lateral flange received by a horizontal tubing member. Each vertical flange has apertures corresponding to the vertical tubing member holes, and each lateral flange has apertures corresponding to the horizontal tubing member holes. Two of the vertical tubing members are coplanar, and a backer strip is secured to a back face of one of the coplanar members. The backer strip is configured to provide electrical ground for the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: The KEYW Corporation
    Inventors: John Andrew Eichelberger, Richard Coveno, Jason Osterberg
  • Patent number: 9844262
    Abstract: Variable planform shelving systems include a variable support platform and a support surface assembly that is supported by the variable support platform. The variable support platform includes frames that can be repositioned relative to each other to vary the planform of the variable support platform. The support surface assembly provides a support surface for supported items. The support surface assembly is flexible and/or comprised of a plurality of linked panels so that the support surface provided varies in response to variation in the planform of the variable support platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: STOREXPERTS INC.
    Inventors: George Fanourgiakis, Lawrence J. Brucia
  • Patent number: 9839198
    Abstract: A animal grooming tool employs a substantially rectangular body having a top surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end and two sides. The body is composed of flexible material with a hardness of between 20 and 60 Shore A for enhanced attraction of hair for removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Inventors: Sarah Owen, Dennis Domingos
  • Patent number: 9833067
    Abstract: A holding arrangement has a frame connected to a mounting element for vertically mounting the arrangement, and one or more holding elements on the frame for receiving and retaining packages. Each holding element has a first section that supports a side of a package, a second section that supports a bottom of the package, and a front section that is substantially parallel to the plane formed by the second section and that supports a side of the package provided with an opening. The first and second sections form an angle of substantially 90 degrees, and the second section forms an angle exceeding 100 degrees with a rear plane of the frame. A package can be positioned in each holding element so that its side with the opening is positioned in an upwardly, outwardly inclined plane with respect to the rear plane or a vertical plane of a mounted holding arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Svenska Good Medical AB
    Inventors: Anders Good, Per Oscarsson
  • Patent number: 9826833
    Abstract: A rack assembly having two side racks, two rails, and at least one sub-rack, wherein the rails are mounted between the side racks and include a front rail and a rear rail lower than the front rail. Each rail has an opening in a side of the rail, with the opening of the front rail defined in a bottom of the front rail and the opening of the rear rail defined in the rear rail at a side facing the front rail. The at least one sub-rack has a rack frame, a connection rod, and at least one supporting member and is slidable along the rails The rack frame has at least one front rod and at least one rear rod wherein each front rod has an extension rod mounted retractably on a top of the front rod and a front wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: IJANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Yueh Chen
  • Patent number: 9807904
    Abstract: A mounting frame for an electronics and instrumentation enclosure includes two elongated supports joined by an elongated piece and four corner parts fastened to the ends of the elongated supports by a fastener. For the mounting frame to be easy and rapid to assemble and to mount inside the enclosure also at the mounting site, the ends of the elongated supports are provided with a locking tongue formed as one piece with the elongated support and extending away from a plane defined by the elongated supports, and through-hole for mounting are provided at the corner parts and arranged to receive the locking tongues of the elongated supports without clearance, the corner parts comprising a plural number of such mounting holes at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the corner parts. An elongated support is provided for a mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: FIBOX OY AB
    Inventor: Kenneth Weber
  • Patent number: 9801465
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of storage systems. In some embodiments, the storage system includes an upper frame, a guide tube that supports the upper frame, a pivot arm, and a side support. A first end of the pivot arm is rotatably coupled to the guide tube, and a second end of the pivot arm is rotatably coupled to a fixed pivot point. The side support includes a guide post that is inserted into the guide tube. The guide tube is configured to move along the guide post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: John L. Finch, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9807902
    Abstract: A top loading cartridge is provided herein. The top loading cartridge includes a support member, a rail member, and a lock mechanism. The support member to receive an electronic module. The rail member attached to the support member to engage with a tray that receives the top loading server cartridge. The lock mechanism to lock the top loading cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin D. Conn, Keith J. Kuehn, Thomas Robert Bowden
  • Patent number: 9793852
    Abstract: A photovoltaic (PV) mounting hardware support system having a base portion. The system includes a hinged clamp having a first clamp portion hingedly connected to a second clamp portion and operable to lock and unlock the first clamp portion and second clamp portion to the base portion. A beam member is provided and configured as a mount for a PV module coupling device. The beam member is clamped between the first clamp portion and second clamp portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SOLARCITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Almy, Tyrus Hawkes Hudson, David Molina
  • Patent number: 9788648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dining car technology field, it provides a collapsible buffet vehicle comprising a panel and a plurality of support feet, wherein the panel is detachably mounted on the plurality of support feet. A cross-bar is provided between at least a pair of opposite feet, both ends of the cross-bar being rotatably connected with the pair of opposite feet respectively, the cross-bar comprising at least two motion bars, a joint structure being provided between two neighboring motion bars to make these two motion bars foldable towards each other. The buffet vehicle of according to the present invention can be folded and unfolded by rotating the motion bars in the horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Deson Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fang Zhao, Jun Liu
  • Patent number: 9782017
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying and dispensing merchandise at a point-of-purchase adjacent a display shelf secures at least one divider to a retainer plate affixed to the display shelf. An elongate lock bar extends beneath the divider, along a predominant portion of the length of the divider, and is coupled with the divider for unbiased sliding movement to selectively engage or disengage teeth carried by the lock bar and complementary teeth placed on the retainer plate to secure the divider in a selected location along the retainer plate or release the divider for movement to another selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Henschel-Steinau, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Luberto, Michael D. DeSena, Getachew Kassa, Gary Forman
  • Patent number: 9782030
    Abstract: Hanger spacers are placed on a clothing rod to separate clothing hangers so that the articles of clothing supported by the hangers are not compressed against each other. The hanger spacers can have a cylindrical outer surface and planar side surfaces. A slot can extend from the outer surface to an inner cylindrical surface. The hanger spacer can be made of an elastic material. The slot of the hanger spacer can narrower than the clothing rod. The hanger rod can be pressed through the slot into the inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Xangar LLC
    Inventors: Brittany D. Bell, Deborah Nichols Peacock, Gary Cantor, Andrew Valentine
  • Patent number: 9763516
    Abstract: A storage rack for use as a storage element on the underside of a folding table is fixed to a predetermined portion of the underside of the table and has a foldable configuration. The storage rack can be folded along with the table and can be unfolded into a horizontal state along with the table in order for the table to store an object on the storage rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Oasyschair Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toung-Chun Pan
  • Patent number: 9763515
    Abstract: A modular wine rack storage apparatus mounted to a wall and designed to secure a plurality of interchangeable bottle support arms is provided. The wine rack storage apparatus includes a mounting C-bracket detachably coupled to studs of the wall possessing elongated adjustment holes top and bottom. The C-brackets support a horizontal main wall connector which in turn supports a series of wine bottle support arms, connected metal bottle support arms configured to accept the shape of wine bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Inventors: Brian J. Fratilla, Laura F. Fratilla