Patents Examined by Robert Canfield
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Patent number: 12677961Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a portable child seat assembly, comprising a main frame formed by a soft-covered backrest, seat plate, lateral plates, and a front baffle, which defines a leg opening, and further comprising a connecting assembly with a plurality of connecting belts for detachably securing to an external bearing structure such as a shopping cart or swing; the assembly is further provided with an adjustable protective assembly fixed at both ends to the backrest, used to constrain the child across the seating space. This assembly addresses issues of public child seats being hard and uncomfortable, having poor safety, and inconvenient installation, offering comfort, safety, multi-scenario adaptability, and portability.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2026Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Inventor: Zhiming Xu
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Patent number: 12668293Abstract: A wagon for carrying children or other articles comprising a canopy. The wagon has a canopy to provide shade and protection to the occupants and/or other contents of the wagon and the canopy may be folded from an in-use configuration to a storage configuration. If the wagon is a foldable wagon, the canopy may remain on the wagon during and after the folding of the wagon.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Dynamic Motion, LLCInventor: Mark Zehfuss
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Patent number: 12671134Abstract: An umbrella hub is provided that includes a body, a power receptacle, and an upwardly facing support surface. The body extends from an outer periphery and along a top portion and a bottom portion of the umbrella hub. The body is configured for connection of umbrella structural members, such as ribs and/or struts, thereto. The power receptacle projects from a bottom portion or other portion of the body. The power receptacle has an opening configured to receive at least a portion of a battery pack therein. The upwardly facing support surface is disposed within or adjacent to the opening. The upwardly facing support surface is configured to be disposed under a downwardly facing surface of a battery pack when the battery pack is inserted into the opening to support the battery pack at a fixed elevation relative to the body of the umbrella hub.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Qingdao Activa Shade Inc.Inventor: Zhun-An Ma
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Patent number: 12660898Abstract: A that provides enhanced flexibility and positioning capabilities for outdoor umbrellas. The structure comprises a rail assembly with a support rail mounted on vertical poles that can be secured to ground or bases or to furniture by the use of clamps, and a holder assembly featuring a slidable pole holder. The allows users to adjust the umbrella's position along the support rail without needing to relocate the entire base, enabling precise shade positioning. The holder assembly includes a locking mechanism that can selectively fix the umbrella's position at desired locations. The is made from corrosion-resistant materials, the structure is particularly suited for challenging outdoor environments such as beaches, poolsides, and recreational areas. The telescopic and slidable nature of the support rail, combined with the movable or tiltable holder assembly, allows the umbrella placement and orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2025Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Inventor: Stefan J. Feuerstein
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Patent number: 12662845Abstract: Disclosed are a foldable tent integrated with eaves and a using method therefor. The foldable tent integrated with eaves includes transverse supporting assemblies, where longitudinal supporting assemblies are arranged between the transverse supporting assemblies, joints between the transverse supporting assemblies and the longitudinal supporting assemblies are provided with connectors, the transverse supporting assemblies are movably connected to the longitudinal supporting assemblies through the connectors, and one side of one transverse supporting assembly is provided with an extended eaves assembly; and vertical supporting assemblies are arranged on two sides of two longitudinal supporting assemblies, the vertical supporting assemblies include supporting sleeve rods and inner supporting rods, and one ends of the inner supporting rods extend into the supporting sleeve rods.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: XIAMEN MOQI INDUSTRY AND TRADE CO., LTD.Inventor: Xingling Wang
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Patent number: 12661291Abstract: A plastic electric lift device includes a seat assembly, a folding assembly, an electric push rod assembly and a clamping assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat plate and a backrest rotatably connected thereto. The folding assembly is configured to support the seat assembly. The electric push rod assembly includes a main body and a push rod partially within the main body. The main body is provided at the backrest. The push rod has a push rod head removably provided at the folding assembly, and is configured to extend and retract along an axis of the main body, such that the main body drives the folding assembly to expand or fold to drive the seat assembly to ascend or descend. The clamping assembly is configured to limit the push rod head to the folding assembly or to release the push rod head from the folding assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: INTRADIN (SHANGHAI) MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ping Li, Xuetao Qiao
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Patent number: 12660897Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate to a handle with enhanced ergonomics and improved shape, especially for use with a probing or mobility cane. In one aspect, the handle may offer improved grip and coordination by someone who is blind or sight impaired. In one aspect, the handle may contain electronics and offer improved usability in the operation of those electronics.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: Smart Guider Inc.Inventors: Kelvin Crosby, Angela Ulloa
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Patent number: 12653751Abstract: A mobility aid device constructed using internal couplings and capable of functioning as a rollator walker and transfer/transport chair through a convertible seat to backrest design. As a rollator walker, the device features a reverse wrap-around/posterior frame and is capable of detecting falls while providing continual data regarding its use through monitoring components built into the frame and which are visualized on a corresponding mobile application. The data is leveraged for therapeutic purposes through analysis leading to insights about gait patterns, energy levels, and device reliance and access to the data by physical therapists who can engage with the mobile application to assign exercises, monitor patient metrics, and engage with patients remotely.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Telo LLCInventor: Steven Bleau
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Patent number: 12653283Abstract: A spreading mechanism for an expandable apparatus and an expandable apparatus including a stanchion and an expandable supporting structure having several pairs of support arms extending apart in a star-shaped manner and support struts hinged to the support arms. The support arms are hinged to a first central fixture and the support struts are hinged to a second central fixture. The spreading mechanism expands or closes the supporting structure by reducing or increasing the distance between the first central fixture and the second central fixture. The spreading mechanism includes an actuating mechanism and a pulley block with a pulley block rope, a fixedly affixed first pulley block roll holder and a movable second pulley block roll holder, each with one or more pulley block rolls through which the pulley block rope is guided.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: NerTes GmbH Mobile StändertechnikInventors: Jürgen Heinrich Benno Nerger, Heiko Teske
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Patent number: 12653179Abstract: A waterfowl decoy flag and associated components and methods. The waterfowl decoy flag may include a wing support, first and second wings, and a wing driver configured to drive the wings between stowed and deployed orientations. The waterfowl decoy flag may include a frame including a wing support and left and right wing arms supported by the wing support. A webbing mounted on the frame includes left and right wing webbing portions associated with the left and right wing arms to form the left and right wings.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Dive Bomb Industries, LLCInventors: Cody E. Stokes, Thomas J. Dryer
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Patent number: 12653359Abstract: A stool comprising a plurality of hinges and a plurality of supporting members connected via the plurality of hinges. The stool further comprises a handle connected to one of the plurality of supporting members with a connecting member. The plurality of supporting members including at least two top members, a front member, a back member, a pair of right-side members and a pair of left side members. The handle includes a top part, a middle part and a bottom part. The bottom part of the handle is connected to one of the plurality of supporting members with a joining component. The plurality of supporting members are in open position when pushed down against the floor by applying the downward force through the handle. The handle further comprises a lever mechanism to fold the plurality of supporting members when the long handle is lifted.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Inventor: Yuzuru Ito
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Patent number: 12648648Abstract: A chair includes a frame assembly having a first side and a second side opposite each other. The frame assembly includes a first frame, a second frame, a sheet, and a covering member. The first frame has a first opening facing the first side. The second frame includes two opposite fixing portions and a second opening. The second opening faces the second side and overlaps the first opening in position. The sheet includes two opposite first regions, two opposite second regions located between the first regions, and a third region located between the second regions, the second regions are bent under combined pressure of the first frame and the second frame, and the third region is located between the first opening and the second opening. The covering member covers the first frame and the second frame and exposes the first opening, the second opening, and the third region.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2024Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Inventor: Hsin-Hua Chen
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Patent number: 12642722Abstract: A transfer bench includes a bottom frame with a plurality of casters, a support member having a vertical axis and connected to the bottom frame, a horizontal member provided on the support member and extending from the support member to two sides of the support member in a horizontal direction, a seat frame connected to the horizontal member, and handle assemblies connected to the horizontal member. The support member is provided with a mounting portion configured to detachably connect the horizontal member to the support member, and the support member is further provided with a protrusion higher than the mounting portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2025Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: FOSHAN DAHAO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhongsheng Wang, Zehui Huang, Jinliang Jiang, Guoyi Hu, Yuqin Yin, Yingyu Yin
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Patent number: 12642356Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Formway Furniture LimitedInventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
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Patent number: 12642193Abstract: A system with rotational guide rails for the protection of an orchard from weather conditions, consisting of a row of columns (1,2), so that at the top of each column (1,2) a pivoting arm (6,7) is rotationally connected by its middle. Over the pivoting arms (6,7), a rectangular cover is placed (10) in the form of a net or a foil, and through its middle section, the cover has a sliding connection to the middle cable (9) run through the columns (1,2), whereas the longer edges have a sliding connection to end cables (8). At the ends of pivoting arms (6,7), rotational guide rails (11) are placed, consisting of a stud screw (13) so that the upper end of the screw (13) is firmly tied to the cable (8), and the lower end of the screw (13) is rotationally connected to the end of a pivoting arm (6,7). The connection between the upper end of the screw (13) and the cable (8) is placed in a cylindrical casing (12) or a cap (12.a) which prevents it from coming into contact with the cover (10).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Inventors: Momcilo Kokanovic, Marko Kokanovic, Miodrag Kokanovic, Filip Kokanovic
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Patent number: 12636736Abstract: A corner fitting includes a sleeve body having a hollow inner space and configured to coaxially fit over a pipe member of a predetermined size. An edge of the sleeve body at a second distal end has a corner cut portion, a protruding tab, and two recesses, the protruding tab being diametrically opposed to the corner cut portion in the radial direction of the sleeve body, and the recesses being diametrically opposed to each other in the radial direction of the sleeve body. The corner cut portion is configured and shaped such that the sleeve body fits together with an identical sleeve body on the pipe member of the predetermined size with the corner cut portions of the two sleeve bodies contacting each other and with the pipe being nested between the protruding tabs of the second distal ends of the two sleeve bodies.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Inventor: Richard Humm
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Patent number: 12628966Abstract: A folding baby highchair, comprising a backrest assembly and a cushion, the backrest assembly is foldable towards the cushion to allow the grips to rotate towards the cushion by means of the grip pillars so as to drive the grip pillars to rotate to be stored in the grips, and chair legs are hinged to two inner sides of the cushion, the chair legs can be folded towards the bottom of the cushion, and the tray assembly can be detached and reassembled when necessary, such that the folding baby highchair is simple in structure and reasonable in design; and the components are foldable or detachable, such that the folding baby highchair occupies less space and is easy to carry.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2024Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: GUANGZHOU PRODIGY DAILY-PRODUCTION CO., LTDInventor: Zhanpeng Liang
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Patent number: 12622527Abstract: The present application relates to a sofa unfolding device capable of avoiding forward overturning, including a seat, a backrest assembly, a linkage assembly, and a leg rest assembly, wherein the linkage assembly is rotatably connected on the seat, the backrest assembly is rotatably connected to a rear end of the seat via the linkage assembly, the leg rest assembly is rotatably connected to a front end of the seat via the linkage assembly, a support mechanism is connected on the front end of the seat and comprises an abutting member and a support member, the abutting member is rotatably connected with the linkage assembly via a first pivot, and the support member is rotatably connected with the abutting assembly via a second pivot and is rotatably connected with the seat via a third pivot.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: JASON FURNITURE (HANGZHOU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunhai Li, Yuanfeng Feng, Linlin Wu, Zhiyu Wang, Liang Cui
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Patent number: 12616629Abstract: Improvements in a line tracking cane for the vision impaired. The cane detects a line and notifies the user with a sound or vibration to indicate that is user is aligned with the line as the user passes the cane back-and-forth over the line. The detector can detect a direction of movement over the line to determine if the tip of the cane has completely passed over the line or has just moved half-way over the line. The cane is rechargeable and has a handle that orients the sensor on the tip of the cane to forward. The handle has an on-off or momentary power button. The cane can be collapsible as a folding cane or a telescoping cane. It is also contemplated that the tracking device can be an adapter for an existing cane to upgrade the functions of pre-existing cane.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Inventor: Alan Paine
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Patent number: 12616627Abstract: Disclosed is a device related to walker glides. The pair of walker glides has an asymmetric design for improving the stability of a walker. The glide may comprise a seat configured for gliding on various surfaces, and a sleeve positioned on top of the seat for slidably mounting the glide on a rear walker leg. In the medial-to-lateral direction, the sleeve, which is the area of support for each rear walker leg, is positioned closer to the medial side of the seat than the lateral side of the seat, which results in an asymmetric configuration for the pair of walker glides.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2024Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: TIP LESS LLCInventor: Andrew S. Kenoe