Patents Examined by Peter Helvey
  • Patent number: 9809369
    Abstract: An apparatus for material storage, transport and dispensation uses a bag constructed from one of more flexible plastic sheets and forming a chamber for holding material. Reinforced end regions of the bag may be removably coupled to one another to form a self-forming loop. A nozzle is coupled to the chamber by a flexible tube to form an attachment for dispensation of material from the chamber. The attachment may take the form of a shower head, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Scott E. Andochick
  • Patent number: 9810153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an engine having two modes of operation—air breathing and rocket—that may be used in aerospace applications such as in an aircraft, flying machine, or aerospace vehicle. The engine's efficiency can be maximized by using a precooler arrangement to cool intake air in air breathing mode using cold fuel delivery systems used for the rocket mode. By introducing the precooler and certain other engine cycle components, and arranging and operating them as described, problems such as those associated with higher fuel and weight requirements and frost formation can be alleviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Reaction Engines Ltd
    Inventors: Alan Bond, Richard Varvill
  • Patent number: 9802523
    Abstract: A golf cart beverage holder system having at least one right-side-beverage-holder and at least one left-side-beverage-holder for holding beverage containers and keeping drinks cold during a round of golf. The golf cart beverage holder system is adapted to fit inside existing cup holders on a golf cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Galbraith
  • Patent number: 9802745
    Abstract: A container for dispensing various compositions includes a pourable spout located within a breachable bubble. In one embodiment, for instance, the container can be made from flexible polymer films. The container can include a sealed perimeter that defines an opening where a pourable spout is located. A locking bubble can be located over the opening for preventing liquids from being dispensed from the container prior to opening the bubble. When it is desired to dispense the container, the bubble can be breached which therefore allows the contents of the container to be dispensed through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Poppack LLC
    Inventors: William S. Perell, Leif B. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 9802070
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory support assembly for vehicles having a pair of opposed parallel seat rails, the vehicle accessory support assembly comprising a bar having a longitudinal axis, a first end portion and a second end portion, a first grip supported by the first end portion of the bar and configured to grip a first one of the pair of opposed parallel seat rails, a second grip slidably coupled to the second end portion of the bar and configured to grip a second one of the pair of opposed parallel seat rails and at least one support projecting from the bar, the support configured to support a vehicle accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Simon David Gray Wehr
  • Patent number: 9796509
    Abstract: A method of forming an origami envelope from a sheet of material is provided. The method comprises folding the sheet of material to create at least five fold lines. The origami envelope is formed from the sheet of material comprising at least five steps. In some embodiments, the method comprises an optional folding step. The optional folding step includes folding the sheet width wise to create an optional crease line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Bor-Jiun Huang
  • Patent number: 9790002
    Abstract: A bag has top and bottom edge margins and opposite side margins. First and second bag panels of the bag define a bag interior and an opening at the top edge margin of the bag. A reclosable closing structure at the top edge margin of the bag can repeatedly close the bag. First and second gripping panels are joined to the top edge margin of the bag at first and second joints, respectively. The gripping panels can provide surfaces for gripping when opening the bag, and the joints can be flexible to allow pivoting of the gripping panels relative to the bag. The gripping panels can be formed integrally with a closure for appending to a bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Inteplast Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ben Tseng, Jyh-yao Raphael Li, Kelvin Yang
  • Patent number: 9789825
    Abstract: A bicycle carrier system for a vehicle includes a guide rail provided on a bumper back beam and formed to extend in forward and backward directions, a carrier portion connected to the guide rail to be slidably drawn out or accommodated along the guide rail, an extended support portion installed on the carrier portion to extend or return in both side directions to carry a bicycle, a motor module installed on the carrier portion and including a first driving portion to enable the carrier portion to move along the guide rail and a second driving portion to extend/return the extended support portion, and a communication control module to store a drawing/accommodating command of the carrier portion and an extending/returning command of the extended support portion and to control operation of the first driving portion and the second driving portion in accordance with an input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Hyun Gyung Kim, Jin Young Yoon, Seung Mok Lee, Soo Hyun Hyun
  • Patent number: 9791154
    Abstract: A power generation system includes: a combustor operative to combust a fuel; a power generator operative to utilize energy obtained from the combustor when generating electric power; a fuel supplier operative to supply the fuel to the combustor; an air supplier operative to supply combustion air to the combustor; a discharged gas passage through which a discharged gas from the combustor flows; a CO detector operative to detect CO in the discharged gas; a temperature detector operative to detect a temperature of the discharged gas; and control circuitry operative to, when the discharged gas is flowing through the discharged gas passage, perform at least one of an operation of detecting a structural abnormality of the discharged gas passage based on a difference between detected temperatures of the temperature detector relative to a difference between heated amounts of the discharged gas heated by a heater and an operation of detecting the structural abnormality of the discharged gas passage based on the differ
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Yukimasa, Hiroshi Tatsui, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Shigeru Iiyama
  • Patent number: 9791250
    Abstract: A carrier for spare ammunition magazines for rifles. The carrier includes a shell that receives the magazine, a latch mechanism that releasably retains the magazine in the shell, and a connector that attaches the carrier body to an article that is worn or that is carried by the user. The latch mechanism may engage an axial protrusion on an end of a rotary-type magazine or may engage a recess in a side of a box-type magazine. The latch mechanism may be spring biased so that when depressed by a finger the magazine drops out a bottom of the carrier. The connector may be, for example, a clip that attaches to a belt or other article that is worn by a user or a clamp that attaches to an accessory rail or other part of a firearm that is carried by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Alan D. Pestana
  • Patent number: 9790807
    Abstract: An aircraft turbine engine including at least one spool rotating at speed N1 and a monitoring system including: a regulating module including at least one regulation measurement channel to obtain a measurement of the speed N1 and a mechanism to compare the obtained speed measurement with a thrust setpoint to provide a thrust status; and a module for engaging a protection function of UHT or ATTCS type of the turbine engine. The turbine engine further includes a system for protection against overspeed to prevent ejection of high-energy debris outside the turbine engine, the protection system including at least one overspeed measurement channel to obtain an overspeed of the rotating spool of the turbine engine. The engagement module compares at least one overspeed obtained with at least one reference speed defined according to the protection function to be engaged, to engage the protection function according to results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Cecile Valerie Marie Cointe, Michael Dinsart, Cedrik Djelassi, Bruno Robert Gaully
  • Patent number: 9782537
    Abstract: A portable infusion device adapted to hold an infusion bag is provided. The infusion bag includes a bag body and an infusion tube connected to the bag. The portable infusion device includes a case, a plate and an elevating mechanism. The case includes an accommodating space for accommodating the bag body. The case has an aperture. The infusion tube is adapted to pass through the aperture. The plate is disposed in the receiving space and is adapted to carry the bag body. The elevating mechanism is disposed in the accommodating space and is movably connected to the case. The plate is fixed on the elevating mechanism. The elevating mechanism is adapted to push the plate to move. The portable infusion device is easily carried in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: Sheng-Lian Lin, Yu-Ying Lin, Tung-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 9777986
    Abstract: A holster system that comprises a holster and an accessory configured to be fixed to a mounting rail of a handgun. The holster has a holster body with a pair of opposing wall portions defining a cavity. Each wall portion has an inwardly projecting rib dividing the cavity into an upper first cavity portion and a lower second cavity portion. The first cavity portion is dimensioned to receive various handgun makes and models in a spaced relationship from three sides thereof. The second cavity portion is configured to receive the accessory so that a conforming engagement is formed between the accessory and the holster body. A stop surface of the holster body engages a forward facing surface of the accessory upon insertion of the handgun with accessory into the holster body thereby providing a seating position of the handgun and accessory in the holster body. A retention mechanism of the system has a blocking portion movable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventors: Troy Lance, Liam Yarbrough, Robert Kincaid, Paul Smith, Christopher Michael
  • Patent number: 9777988
    Abstract: A concealed carry anchor and holster system secures a holster to a user in order to conceal a firearm from perception. The concealed carry anchor and holster system includes: a holster, to support the firearm; a garment portion, which is a portion of a garment the user wears in order to support and/or conceal the holster and subsequently a firearm; at least one anchor magnet and a holster magnet to secure the holster onto the garment portion. The holster magnet is integrated into the holster, while the at least one anchor is positioned adjacent to the garment portion. The garment portion is positioned between the at least one anchor magnet and the holster magnet. The at least one anchor magnet is magnetically engaged with the holster magnet in order to secure the holster to the garment portion. Therefore, a supported firearm is anchored to the user's body for efficient access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Norman Karcher
  • Patent number: 9775417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to designing a shopping bag that enhances the consumer's experience while shopping. The shopping bag can be folded and fastened using a pair of buttons and bungee bands. Further, the shopping bag can be attached with a reusable wristlet pouch that can store shopping related items such as cards, coupons, cash, wallet or the like. The consumer can either use the shopping bag along with the wristlet pouch or the wristlet pouch individually. Further, the size of the wristlet pouch or the shopping bag can be altered as required by folding the pouch or the shopping bag to the required size and fastening the folded pouch or the shopping bag by using a plurality of buttons and bungee band. Further, the shopping bag and/or the wristlet pouch can be carried by using the handles provided on the shopping bag/wristlet pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Karina De Leon
  • Patent number: 9771094
    Abstract: A shopping cart list holder includes a central list backing support, a support neck, and a cart attachment. The list holder is adapted so that it is easy to attach to a shopping basket or shopping cart. The list holder is designed to hold one or more pieces of paper to the backing support so that the user does not have to fumble between his pockets and the shopping cart or basket for his shopping list. The list holder may also include holders for cell phones, tablets or pens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: GALS SHOPPER LLC
    Inventor: Michael Olivieri
  • Patent number: 9771809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an impingement cooling mechanism that ejects a cooling gas toward a cooling target (2) from a plurality of impingement holes (3b) formed in a facing member (3) that is disposed facing the cooling target (2). Blocking members (5) that block a crossflow (CF), which is a flow formed by the cooling gas after being ejected from the impingement holes (3b), are installed on at least the upstream side of the crossflow (CF) with respect to at least a portion of the impingement holes (3b). Turbulent flow promoting portions (6) are provided in the flow path (R) of the crossflow (CF) regulated by the blocking members (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu Fujimoto, Chiyuki Nakamata, Yoji Okita
  • Patent number: 9764786
    Abstract: A lock is provided. The lock includes a fixing base, an elastic member disposed on the fixing base, a stopper disposed above the elastic member, a numbering plate disposed above the stopper, a rotating disc disposed above the numbering plate, and a buckle seat disposed on the rotating disc. At least a portion of the stopping part is able to pass through the numbering plate. The rotating disc caps outside the numbering plate, the stopper, and at least a portion of the fixing base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SINOX CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chia-Hung Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 9759090
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a gas turbine engine component includes a foam based core and a composite skin member. Both the foam based core and the composite skin member can be used to structurally support the gas turbine engine component. The composite skin member can be a CMC material and is used to partially encapsulate the foam core. The gas turbine engine component can take the form of an airfoil member such as a blade or a vane, a combustor liner, etc. A first portion of the composite skin member includes a first surface extending past an edge of the component creating a step approximate an edge section. In another embodiment, composite skin members can be used to form a continuous shape for the edge section such that the foam core forms part of a gas path surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Uskert, Ted J. Freeman, David J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 9758279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flat-lying side-gusset bag made of a plastic fabric composite (2) and to a method for the production thereof. The side-gusset bag has opposing front walls (3a, 3b), side gussets (4a, 4b) introduced in between said front walls (3a, 3b), and folding edges (5) between the front walls (3a, 3b) and the side gussets (4a, 4b). Peripheral sections of the plastic fabric composite (2) are connected together in an overlapping region (10) at a longitudinal seam, wherein the plastic fabric composite (2) has a plastic fabric (7) and at least one closed plastic layer. The side gussets (5) extend, in the case of the flat-lying side-gusset bag, in each case over at most ? of the width of the front walls. According to the invention, the overlapping region (10) is arranged off-center on one of the front walls (3a, 3b) at least partially over one of the side gussets (4a, 4b) or at one of the side gussets (4a, 4b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MONDI HALLE GMBH
    Inventors: Detlef Stoeppelmann, Jochen Brauer, Jens Koesters