Patents Examined by Phong H. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11453140Abstract: The apparatus for processing flat objects includes a transport system with several rotatably mounted conveyor rollers, the flat objects transportable in the direction of transport, and at least one releasably mounted tool module releasably coupled to only one drive shaft or to a lower and an upper rotatably mounted drive shaft; is supported displaceable along the only one drive shaft or the lower and the upper drive shaft; and is equipped with tool parts for processing the flat objects, of which at least one is drivable by the lower or the upper drive shaft. The tool module is supported by a tool carrier which is displaceable by means of a rotatably mounted setting shaft in parallel to the only one drive shaft and to the lower and the upper drive shafts, and which tool carrier has at least one holding element which serves for releasably holding the tool module.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: MULTIGRAF AGInventor: Robert Barrer
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Patent number: 11446840Abstract: An accessory for an oscillating power tool is provided. The accessory has a body with an arbor for attaching to the oscillating power tool. The arbor comprises a plurality of primary and secondary openings. The primary openings extend radially from the central axis of the arbor. The secondary openings are also dispersed around the central axis. The accessory can fit, with no loss of functionality, oscillating power tools' connectors from multiple manufacturers.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Universal Arbor LLCInventor: Cherif Morcos
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Patent number: 11446940Abstract: A cutter assembly for a printable medium comprises a cutter to cut the printable medium, a trench adjacent to the cutter, and a trench cover, the trench cover at least partially covering the trench. The trench cover is movable between a supporting configuration to support the printable medium, and an open configuration to receive portions of the printable medium in the trench. The cutter assembly comprises an elastic element for biasing the trench cover towards the supporting configuration. The cutter comprises an engaging element and the engaging element engages the trench cover to move the trench cover from the supporting configuration towards the open configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Angel Gistas Perez, Javier Garcia Blanco, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Joseba Ormaechea Saracibar
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Patent number: 11440211Abstract: The invention relates to a die for cutting a shape or pattern from a material, the die being composed of a base plate (1) comprising an upper surface (2) and a lower surface (3). The die comprises one or more raised edges (4) in the form of a pattern or shape to be die-cut or embossed, on each of the upper and lower surfaces, such that the die can be used to die-cut or emboss two sheets of material simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: CRAFTER'S COMPANION LIMITEDInventor: Yongjia Chen
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Patent number: 11440212Abstract: A power tool includes a function member, a motor, a driving circuit electrically connected to the motor to drive the motor, and a first control module configured to output a first control signal to the driving circuit. The first control module has a first working state and a first failure state. The first control module outputs a first working signal when the first control module is in the first working state, and outputs a first failure signal when the first control module is in the first failure state. A second control module is electrically connected to the first control module to receive the first working signal or the first failure signal from the first control module. The second control module outputs a second control signal to turn off the motor when the second control module receives the first failure signal from the first control module.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dezhong Yang, Jifeng Feng, Li Pan
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Patent number: 11436294Abstract: A network-based service is disclosed for disambiguating search queries based on a location-based clustering of search results corresponding to the query. In one embodiment, a user may submit a query for travel items, such as hotel accommodations. The service can determine, based on the query, an initial set of hotels providing such accommodations. The service can then cluster the hotels according to their geographic positions. If the service identifies multiple clusters, the user can be prompted to select a specific cluster to receive additional information regarding the cluster. Illustratively, if a user submits a query for a hotel in “Springfield,” the service may ask the user to select among multiple clusters of results, each corresponding to a different city named “Springfield” in which results have been located.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Expedia, Inc.Inventors: Ondrej Linda, Ka Ming Chan, Prashanth Kotte Prakasam, Ananth Lingamneni, Shane William Myrick, Sangwa Simfukwe
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Patent number: 11429677Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to multi-tenant environments, and more particularly, to techniques for segregating and accessing (e.g., reading and writing) global and tenant base and customization metadata in a multi-tenant environment. One of the techniques includes determining whether a metadata document to be accessed is a global document, if so, accessing the metadata document from a global repository shared amongst tenants of a multi-tenant system, and accessing the metadata document from a tenant repository that is accessible by a tenant of the multi-tenant system when the metadata document is not a global document. The technique further includes disallowing tenants from directly modifying global metadata to not affect other tenants, but still allow tenants to customize global metadata and store the changes as tenant customization documents in the tenant repository. The tenant repository which can be a database or file system is isolated from other tenants of the multi-tenant system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Girish Nagaraj, Denny McKinney, Harry Hsu
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Patent number: 11422985Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing data models. A data source that includes records may be provided. Source fields may be determined based on the records and the source fields may be displayed in a source panel. A data model that includes a source data object may be displayed. Relationships between the source fields may be determined based on values in the records. In response to providing a relationship between the source fields, a data object that includes a key field and one or more data fields that correspond to the relationship may be generated. The data model may be modified to include the data object and to remove the source fields that correspond to the data fields.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Tableau Software, LLCInventors: Michael John Arvold, Ross Thomas Bunker, Daniel Philip Cory, Daniel William DeKlotz, Vivek Anup Maharajh, Britta Claire Nielsen, Douglas Alan Thomae
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Patent number: 11412656Abstract: A trimmer head of a hand-held cutting device may include a spool onto which trimmer line is loadable and from which the trimmer line is dispensable, a housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion operably coupled to the first housing portion to house the spool where the housing is driven rotationally about an axis by a shaft during powered operation of the device, a coupling assembly configured to selectively couple the spool to and decouple the spool from the housing during powered operation of the device based on an axial position of the coupling assembly within the housing, and a button operably coupled to the coupling assembly to alter the axial position of the coupling assembly when the button is moved out of a rest position by a bump of the button on a surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: HUSQVARNA ABInventors: Joseph Racz, Michael Wright
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Patent number: 11407139Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a lumber handling and cutting apparatus, including an incoming material conveyor assembly, a material infeed assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly, a cutting assembly adjacent to the material infeed assembly, a material outfeed assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, an outgoing material conveyor assembly adjacent to the cutting assembly, and a printer assembly adjacent to the incoming material conveyor assembly and the material infeed assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Ronald E. Findley, Mark K. Gipson
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Patent number: 11407133Abstract: A razor handle includes a handle body extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle body includes a first material having a front portion and a rear portion. The razor handle further includes a connecting portion for connection to a razor cartridge. The connecting portion extends from the front portion of the handle body. The handle body includes a supporting element which contributes to a relative movement between the front portion and the rear portion of the handle body.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Bic-Violex Single Member S.A.Inventors: Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis, Efstratios Christofidellis, Argyro Kallivretaki, Maria Petratou, Ioannis-Marios Psimadas, Dimitrios Nathanail
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Patent number: 11407130Abstract: A knife assembly includes a handle having a first and second handle portion each extending in spaced relationship with one another between a first and second knife end to define a working gap. A knife blade is pivotably secured to the second knife end and pivotable between a closed and engaged position. A switch button is interconnected to the handle for releasing the knife blade from the closed or engaged positions. A spacer is disposed within the working gap and extends between the first and second handle portions. A vial of tritium is housed within the switch button for allowing tritium produced by the tritium vial to be viewable by a user of the knife assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: SHERPA ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Christopher J. Karchon, Alexander J. Karchon
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Patent number: 11406566Abstract: A pill cutter has a base, a clamping assembly, a connecting unit, a cover, and a cutting assembly. The clamping assembly has two first clamping units moveably mounted on the base. The connecting unit has a base end moveably mounted on the base and a cover end pivotally mounted on the cover. The cutting assembly has a pressing unit moveably mounted on the cover and a blade securely mounted on the pressing unit. When the cover is opened, the connecting unit moves along with the cover and pulls the two first clamping units away from each other. When the cover is closed, the two first clamping units move toward each other by springs to stably clamp a pill in any shape or size. Therefore, a user can simply press the pressing unit to move the blade to safely cut the clamped pill.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: E-LINK PLASTIC & METAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Cheng-Hua Lee
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Patent number: 11409705Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques managing a log-structured solid state drive (SSD) format in a distributed storage system. SSDs in the distributed storage system maintains a journal of logical changes to storage objects to persist prepared and committed changes in the latency path. The journal includes metadata entries that describe changes and reference data pages. Dense data structures (such as a logical block addressing table) index the metadata entries. To reduce the amount of overhead in I/O operations, the distributed storage system maintains the dense data structures in memory rather than on disk.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: William Earl, Christos Karamanolis, Kiran Joshi
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Patent number: 11400531Abstract: The present disclosure relates to engine-driven tool (1) comprising a rotatable work tool (2) and an engine (4) for propelling a first driving pulley (28) via a clutch wheel (30) comprised in a power transferring unit (27) and having an outer edge. The first driving pulley (28) and the clutch wheel (30) arc arranged to rotate around a common driving axis (38). The power transferring unit (27) comprises an endless drive belt (9) that is arranged propel the rotatable work tool (2) when the first driving pulley (28) is propelled. A fan arrangement (13) is arranged to convey air front a dust channel (11) formed between a shielding cover (8) and the rotatable work tool (2), and comprises a fan turbine (26) that is connected to a fan pulley (29) connected to the drive belt (9) is arranged to propel the fan pulley (29).Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: HUSQVARNA ABInventor: Fredrik Karlsson
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Patent number: 11404303Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece includes a cutting unit for cutting the workpiece with a cutting blade, a moving unit for moving the cutting unit, a delivery pad for delivering the workpiece, and a counterbalance assembly connected to the delivery pad, for applying a pull-up force to the delivery pad. The delivery pad holds the workpiece under suction while being mounted on the moving unit and delivers the workpiece by being moved by the moving unit while holding the workpiece under suction.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: DISCO CORPORATIONInventor: Takeomi Fukuoka
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Patent number: 11403293Abstract: A query management application provides performing an initial query to retrieve records stored in a database, storing the records as initial query content in a memory, creating a file with a list of commands used during the initial query, initiating a subsequent query to obtain updated information for the records, retrieving the file and applying the list of commands to the subsequent query, performing the subsequent query, and updating the memory with results of the subsequent query.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Intrado CorporationInventors: Lakshmi T. Borra, Joshua K. Cordoba, Steven A. Heithoff, Roger Henson, Prashanth Katakam, Sneha S. Vairagade, Gregory A. Weigner
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Patent number: 11400615Abstract: The invention relates to steel-rule cutting dies having a die block with at least one kerf configured to receive a corresponding steel-rule intended to be partially inserted into the kerf. The die block also has at least one element having magnetic properties, such as for instance a magnet, located or embedded in proximity to each kerf for providing a magnetic field that retains the steel-rule when the steel-rule is received into the corresponding kerf. The presence of the magnetic element(s) in proximity to the kerf(s) allows maintaining the corresponding rule(s) in position within its kerf even if the kerf is cut “loosely”. The corresponding rule may be quickly and easily inserted and accurately maintained even if the die block expand or retract under atmospheric variations. Among other advantages, the invention allows better stability of the cutting-die, faster leveling on press, and increased the number of re-knifing and longer run-time.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventor: Paolo Quercia
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Patent number: 11397753Abstract: An example method comprises receiving data points, determining at least one size of a plurality of subsets based on a constraint of at least one computation device or an analysis server, transferring each of the subsets to different computation devices, each computation device selecting a group of data points to generate a first sub-subset of landmarks, add non-landmark data points that have the farthest distance to the closest landmark to create an expanded sub-subset of landmarks, create an analysis landmark set based on a combination of expanded sub-subsets of expanded landmarks from different computation devices, perform a similarity function on the analysis landmark set, generate a cover of the mathematical reference space to create overlapping subsets, cluster the mapped landmark points based on the overlapping subsets, create a plurality of nodes, each node being based on the clustering, each landmark point being a member of at least one node.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Ayasdi AI LLCInventors: Gurjeet Singh, Lawrence Spracklen, Ryan Hsu
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Patent number: 11389977Abstract: A shaving system comprising a shaving device and a cleaning device (14) is disclosed, wherein the shaving device comprises a main housing and a shaving unit coupled to the main housing, wherein the main housing accommodates an electric actuator and a first drive unit drivable by the electric actuator, the shaving unit comprising at least one hair-cutting unit and a second drive unit coupled to the first drive unit and to the hair-cutting unit such that the hair-cutting unit is drivable by the electric actuator via the first and second drive units; wherein the cleaning device (14) comprises a supporting structure (15) for supporting the shaving device, and a receiving space (28) for receiving the shaving unit when the shaving device is arranged in a cleaning position supported by the supporting structure (15); and wherein the cleaning device (14) comprises a reservoir (32) for containing a cleaning liquid and a fluid pumping unit (48) for transporting the cleaning liquid from the reservoir (32) to the receivinType: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Reinder Niels Lap, Ernst Hupkes