Patents Examined by Robert Canfield
  • Patent number: 11578492
    Abstract: An anchor for supporting a load includes an anchor rod having a first threaded end portion for being embedded in a concrete structure and a second end portion for attachment to a load; a metallic wedge-shaped body attached to the first threaded end portion; and the body includes a circular cross-section, a circular top surface and a circular bottom surface joined by a side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CENTRES HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M. Espinosa
  • Patent number: 11576494
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional collapsible stool including a collapsible stool body. An upper end and a lower end of the collapsible stool body include an upper seat and a lower seat respectively, the collapsible stool body includes a cavity, and an upper cover capable of opening and closing the cavity is mounted on the upper seat. A rear end of the upper seat is rotatably connected to a backup ring located between the upper seat and the upper cover. A rear end of the upper cover is rotatably connected to the rear end of the upper seat. The multifunctional collapsible stool designed this way can be utilized as a closestool or a garbage bin with the upper cover opened in addition to being utilized as a stool. Further, the multifunctional collapsible stool may also be utilized for storage. With these functions, the use requirements of more consumers can be satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Yiwu Locyop Household Product co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenbiao You, Changwei Long
  • Patent number: 11571351
    Abstract: A foldable massage chair, including a face pillow assembly for supporting the head, a chest pillow assembly for supporting the chest, a handrail assembly for supporting wrists, a front support piece, a seat cushion assembly, a back support rod, a kneeboard assembly, a back supporting frame, and a front supporting frame. When a user needs to use this chair, it is placed in an expanded or use position, so the user may sit on the seat cushion and lean on the massage chair, completely exposing his back, waist, and hips for a masseur to massage. When the chair needs to be put away, it is possible to fold down the chair into a collapsed position by folding the seat cushion assembly, front support piece, chest pillow assembly, and handrail assembly. Also, the front supporting frame is folded towards the back supporting frame. Consequently, the size of the entire chair decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI XINTANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuankui Du
  • Patent number: 11570980
    Abstract: A base for supporting a hunting blind includes a plurality of outer frame members connected to one another to form an outer frame, at least one floor panel positioned on a top surface of the outer frame, and at least one of the floor panels defining at least one aperture to receive a storage bin. A plurality of support members may be configured to support the outer frame, the support members being configured for insertion into a ground surface. A height of each support member relative to the ground surface may be adjustable to provide a level position for the outer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Under Blind, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Litwin, Karl William Weiss, Chika Fujii-Litwin, Jeffrey Arthur Evans
  • Patent number: 11572737
    Abstract: Shade assembly comprising a roller tube, shade material connected to the roller tube, and a motor disposed inside the roller tube and adapted to rotate the roller tube to roll and unroll the shade material. The shade assembly further comprise a motor head disposed at a terminal end of the roller tube and comprises a contact pin and a first locking member, and an installation bracket adapted to be secured to an architectural structure and comprises a contact pad and a second locking member, wherein the motor head is stationary with respect to the installation bracket when the roller tube rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Patent number: 11572693
    Abstract: Provided is an awning system comprising: a) two vertical tracks; b) two arms, with each arm attached at a first end to one of the vertical tracks, the arm configured to move in a vertical direction and pivot in relation to the track, each arm further configured to be extendible; c) a cross-bar, with each end of the cross-bar attached to a second end of one of the arms; d) a piece of fabric attached at one end to the cross-bar; and e) a holder placed on top of the tracks for holding a second end of the fabric; wherein the awning fabric is configured to be adjusted in both the vertical and the horizontal direction; wherein a user can move the arms vertically and extend the arms to adjust a position of the fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Afshin Shargani
  • Patent number: 11560733
    Abstract: A ten-device-in-one reconfigurable adjustable carport (capable of functioning as a privacy screen, a wind screen, a cabana, a dog run, a retail-tradeshow booth, an attic, a storage, a picnic table, a kennel, and a carport) comprises: a canopy, roof spines, roof ribs, leg posts, T-shaped joiners and X-shaped joiners spring-snappingly connected to the roof spines and roof ribs and leg posts for configuring the ten-device-in-one carport as a car canopy and a greenhouse and an enclosure and a barrier and a cabana and a privacy room and a privacy screen and a tradeshow booth and a wind barrier, panels, door-frame panel, panel-to-panel-securing brackets and panel-to-post-securing brackets bolted to the panels and the door-frame panel and the roof spines and the roof ribs and the leg posts for configuring the ten-device-in-one carport as a dog run and a greenhouse and an enclosure and a barrier and bleacher shelves to store or display items and an attic to store items off the ground and a hanging cage to house anima
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Dee Volin
  • Patent number: 11555326
    Abstract: An impact shield for earthquake protection is described herein. The impact shield may include a canopy constructed of a puncture-resistant material, the canopy defining a first internal volume accessible via a first opening, the canopy being structured to form a semispherical shape when in an inflated state, the semispherical shape defining a space dimensioned for sheltering at least one human body; a support joined to the canopy and constructed of the puncture-resistant material, the support defining a second internal volume accessible via the first opening and a second opening, the support located within the space, the support structured to form a column when in the inflated state; and a fitting joined to the support for closing the second opening to fix the first internal volume and the second internal volume after inflation of the support and the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Rowan University
    Inventors: Charles D. McGlynn, Cheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11547212
    Abstract: An orthopedic lounge chair includes a substantially flat support surface that has a length, a width, a front side, and a back side and defines a back support section, a seat section foldably joined to the back support section at a first fold junction, and a leg support section foldably joined to the seat section at a second fold junction, a first bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the back support section, the first bolster support extending longitudinally at least a majority of the width of the support surface, a second bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the seat support section, the second bolster support extending longitudinally at least a majority of the width of the support surface, and a third bolster support coupled to and rising away from the front side of the leg support section, the third bolster support extending longitudinally a majority of the width of the support surface, wherein the first bolster, the second bolster, and the third bo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Aimee M. Lirette-Brainard
  • Patent number: 11547201
    Abstract: A rotary hanging chair comprises a cushion, a support frame and a base assembly. The cushion has two ends connected to an upper end of the support frame and is able to swing forwards and backwards with respect to the support frame. A bottom of the support frame is connected to the base assembly and is able to rotate within 360° with respect to the base assembly. The entire rotary hanging chair comprises three detachable parts, thus being simple and practical in structure, not only can swing forwards and backwards like a traditional hanging chair, but also can rotate within 360° to change the direction freely to meet the requirement for switching the view angle, and is small in size, easy to carry and capable of being used both indoors and outdoors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang Pride Leisure Products Co,. Ltd.
    Inventor: Benlong Sun
  • Patent number: 11540504
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a tree stand lift system for elevating a person into a tree or other structure. The tree stand lift system includes, in an embodiment, a hunting platform assembly for supporting a person; a hoist assembly positioned above the platform; a hoist cable secured to the hoist assembly and positioned to lift a person from the ground up to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Joel Schultheiss, Christopher Schultheiss
  • Patent number: 11540505
    Abstract: A motorized stand for attachment to a tree includes a stand assembly, a carrier assembly, and an elongated track assembly. The stand assembly includes a motor and a platform, with the carrier assembly releasably coupling with the stand assembly and the elongated track. The elongated track includes a plurality of track assemblies that are connectable to one another via complementary structure at the ends of each track assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Shawn Allen Booth
  • Patent number: 11541257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pole shield for extending around a pole structure. The pole shield comprises one or more than one sheet of composite material forming a hollow structure having an open first end and an opposed open second end. The sheet or sheets of composite material comprise from about 50% to about 80% by weight of a reinforcement impregnated with about 20% to about 50% of a polyurethane resin composition comprising a combination of a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component. Two or more pole shields may be stacked one on top of the other to form a pole shield structure which extends the height of protection of the pole structure. The pole shield can be used for protecting a pole structure from damage, such as from fire, rain, wind, sand, ice, pests, moisture or electrical. The pole shield may also be used to provide structural support to a pole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: RS Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Van Hoek-Patterson, Mingzong Zhang, Howard Elliott, Mark Forget
  • Patent number: 11540636
    Abstract: A foldable hanging basket includes a hanger and a hanging basket body. The hanging basket body is suspended on the hanger by a sling chain. The hanging basket body comprises a hanging basket chair and a lifting frame assembly. The lifting frame assembly comprises a main frame and several auxiliary frames. The main frame and the several auxiliary frames are arranged in intervals, a lower border of the main frame is hinged and matched with a front border of the hanging basket chair, and two ends of each of the several auxiliary frames are successively hinged and matched with borders on both sides of the hanging basket chair. The main frame and the auxiliary frames may be rotated and folded in a plane of the hanging basket chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: LINHAI XINGHE ARTS & CRAFTS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Fengming Yu
  • Patent number: 11540639
    Abstract: A collapsible sheltered bench operable to have a first collapsed configuration and a second erect configuration. The sheltered bench includes a base member comprising a bench surface for sitting. The sheltered bench further includes a canopy member having first and second support members and a cover. In the erect configuration the first and second support members extend from a first side of the sitting surface to a second substantially opposed side of the sitting surface along opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the sitting surface. The first and second support members support the cover such that the cover extends over at least a portion of the sitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: QUICK PLAY SPORT LTD
    Inventor: Allen Keith Holland
  • Patent number: 11533999
    Abstract: A quick-release device for securing a gas cylinder in a seat plate includes a pedestal defining a socket for receiving the gas cylinder. The pedestal projects upwardly from an endwall to form a jaw against which the gas cylinder is received when applied to the socket. A clamp is pivoted to the jaw for movement between an open position and a closed position. A flange is formed in the pedestal and has a lower surface for confrontation with the seat plate. A latch is coupled to the pedestal. The latch moves between a first position enabling movement of the clamp between the open and closed positions, and a second position disabling movement of the clamp between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Michael S. Saperton
  • Patent number: 11533904
    Abstract: A hunting stand includes a step configured for engagement to a support structure. The step includes two step legs configured to engage the support structure, and a crossbar extending between the two step legs. A platform is installed to the step. The platform is configured to at least partially support a person at a top surface of the platform. The platform includes a first engagement feature engaged to the crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: WILD EDGE, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Walter, Matthew A. Garis
  • Patent number: 11530550
    Abstract: A shelter system having an erecting frame system and a protective skin system. The erecting frame system has at least two A-frame legs and at least one tensioning element. The A-frame legs each comprise at least one elongated structural member, each of the A-frame legs coalescing with at least one other A-frame leg with at least one connection. The tensioning element is at least temporarily affixed to a free end of each of the at least two A-frame legs, and comprises at least one elongated structural element capable of generating a tension force to draw the free ends of the A-frame legs towards one another, thereby at least temporarily lifting the connection to a predetermined height above the free end of each A-frame leg. A protective skin system is also provided with at least one side plane, one roof plane, and one end plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel M. Nead
  • Patent number: 11517010
    Abstract: A vehicle-deployable enclosure assembly for deployment on a supporting surface using a lifting vehicle may include an enclosure base which is deployable between a collapsed configuration and an extended, enclosure-supporting configuration. An enclosure may be carried by the enclosure base. At least one attachment system may be provided on the enclosure. The at least one attachment system may be configured to facilitate attachment of the enclosure to the lifting vehicle. The enclosure base may be configured to deploy from the collapsed configuration to the extended, enclosure-supporting configuration in which the enclosure base supports the enclosure over the supporting surface responsive to lifting of the enclosure by operation of the lifting vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Nick Jacob
  • Patent number: 11519194
    Abstract: A portable shade shelter has a plurality of canopies including at least a first canopy and a second canopy. The first canopy is disposed over the second canopy, and the first canopy is capable of being spaced apart from the second canopy in a vertical direction such that air is capable of flowing between the first canopy and the second canopy. Each of the first canopy and the second canopy includes a plurality of openings configured to permit air and light to pass through the respective first canopy and second canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: John J. Dresch, Jaclyn L. Dresch