Patents Examined by Robert H. Muromoto, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12286730
    Abstract: An intermediate receiving mechanism includes a base member capable of supporting both shaft end portions, a lever member for clamping both shaft end portions, and two beam support sets arranged side by side, corresponding to respective warp beams. Each beam support sets is constituted by two or more supporting rollers on the base member side and a contact part including one or more contact rollers on the lever member side. The lever member includes a swing member swings about a swing shaft and supports both the contact parts. Support positions on the swing member for both the contact parts are positions where a line segment connecting the support position for one contact part and a shaft center of the swing shaft forms an angle with respect to a line segment connecting the support position for the other contact part and the shaft center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Daigo Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 12287179
    Abstract: A spike resistant package containing a pouch, a first grouping of spike resistant textile layers, and a slip layer. The first grouping of spike resistant textile layers contains a plurality of spike resistant textile layers, where each spike resistant textile layer contains a plurality of interwoven yarns or fibers having a tenacity of about 14 or more grams per denier. The slip layer is a woven or knit fabric containing a main portion and a first pile portion on the upper surface of the main portion. The slip layer contains a plurality of yarns knitted or woven together and a plurality of holes between the yarns. The holes of the slip layer have an average max hole size of less than about 2 mm. The yarns and fibers in the pile portion are in loops or strands extending outward from the main portion of the slip layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Yunzhang Wang, Heather J. Hayes
  • Patent number: 12281417
    Abstract: A woven sleeve for routing and protecting an elongate member includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise in generally parallel relation with a longitudinal central axis between opposite ends. The wall includes warp yarns extending lengthwise between the opposite ends and weft yarns extending circumferentially about the longitudinal central axis. At least some of the weft yarns are provided as bi-component yarns having a central core of heat-set material that biases the opposite edges into overlapping relation with one another, with an outer sheath encircling the central core. The central core and the outer sheath are different colors from one another, such that upon a portion of the outer sheath being split or worn, the central core becomes discernably visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
    Inventors: Nizar Bechir, Amal Hmila
  • Patent number: 12274319
    Abstract: An IoT-based smart thermal wear includes thermal material that retains heat allowing wearers to work more efficiently and lower any risk of accidents, the IoT-based smart thermal wear being linked to a smart device and comprising an outer member, inner member, heat-insulating filler, heating-producing material, power unit, and a control unit so as to facilitate effective temperature control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: JANG EUN FNC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eun Jeong Jang
  • Patent number: 12276049
    Abstract: A safety belt webbing for a vehicle includes a woven fabric from mutually intersecting warp and weft threads. The woven fabric is at least partially configured in the weave repeat with at least 6, preferably at least 8 ends. The weave repeat per warp thread includes at least four, preferably six, intersection points with the weft threads. The intersection points are weave points resulting between the warp and the weft threads when the warp thread within the weave repeat alternates from a warp elevation to a warp depression, or vice versa. Within the weave repeat the largest warp float per warp thread is across two weft threads, and the maximum warp depression is below two weft threads. Within the weave repeat, per warp thread there is at least one warp elevation additionally to the warp float across a weft thread, and at least one warp depression below a weft thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Berger GmbH & Co. Holding KG
    Inventor: Roland Brielmann
  • Patent number: 12276068
    Abstract: A forming fabric tape for a machine for producing or processing a fiber material web, the forming fabric tape including an upper fabric layer including upper longitudinal threads and upper transversal threads woven into the upper longitudinal threads; and a lower fabric layer including lower longitudinal threads and lower transversal threads woven into the lower longitudinal threads, wherein the upper fabric layer and the lower fabric layer are arranged on top of one another so that the upper fabric layer is oriented towards the fiber material web and the lower fabric layer is oriented away from the fiber material web, wherein the upper longitudinal threads are offset from each other unevenly, wherein the upper longitudinal threads are arranged so that average distances of the upper longitudinal threads have the following sequence which is repeated continuously in the transversal direction of the fabric tape: large distance, large distance, small distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Johann Boeck
  • Patent number: 12271959
    Abstract: Garments are produced from patterns with a size grid that provides custom-like fit for ready-to-wear garments. The patterns are generated from a size chart of groups, sub groups and sub sub groups of anchor measures and priority measures. The size grid for various garments (men, women, children) includes a large number of sizes, anywhere from a few dozen to over two hundred. Given measures of a customer, these measures are screened against the groups, sub groups and sub sub groups to determine a correct size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Stantt, Inc.
    Inventor: Matt Hornbuckle
  • Patent number: 12262776
    Abstract: A multiple component system is provided for mounting on a safety helmet and includes a first component housing carrying a first component, and a second component housing carrying a second component. Each housing has a first mount connector and a second mount connector located on opposing faces of the housing. The first mount connectors are configured to be compatible with the second mount connectors to provide quick release mount connections between the housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Klein Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Kingston T. Wong
  • Patent number: 12256798
    Abstract: A flip-up helmet with a breathing nose mask includes a body, the front end of which is a hollow portion, and the body having a first side and a second side, the first side being combined with a first cheek lining, the second side being combined with a second cheek lining, the second cheek lining being provided with a first magnetic element, and the front end of the body being installed with a liftable face shield covered over the entire hollow portion; and a breathing nose mask, the first end of which is fixed to the first side of the body, the second end of the breathing nose mask being provided with a second magnetic element for attracting with the first magnetic element, so the second end of the breathing nose mask is movably combined with the second side of the body or away from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: AN YNG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhong Qi Yang
  • Patent number: 12258688
    Abstract: Electronic-ink-based colorful patterned color-changing fabrics and preparation methods thereof are provided. The fabric includes a conductive fabric microstrip formed by weaving using conductive yarn and insulating yarn. The conductive yarn forms a conductive region, and the insulating yarn form an insulating region. An electronic ink microencapsule layer is arranged on the conductive region. A flexible transparent conductive layer is arranged on the electronic ink microencapsule layer. A transparent polymer layer is arranged on the flexible transparent conductive layer. A surface layer of the microstrip is a conductive layer, and a bottom layer of the microstrip is an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chaoyi Yin, Ruifang Liu, Long Ba
  • Patent number: 12252091
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes using additional yarn having a boiling-water shrinkage rate less than that of the base yarn, thereby suppressing shrinkage at the sides in the width direction of the fabric and thus reducing the difference in the crimp ratio between the center in the width direction of the fabric and the sides in the width direction. This enables the production of a fabric for airbags with high uniformity in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroya Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 12245646
    Abstract: First-aid systems comprising an ultra compact first-aid pouch configured to fit behind the ballistic plates of a protective vest are disclosed. In this configuration, the first-aid kit is protected from shrapnel and tearing, is easily locatable and removable and does not effect the user's freedom of movement. When the first-aid pouch is removed from its protected location, it presents the first-aid equipment in a logical and easily viewable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Phokus Research Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Hanna, Jonathan M. Gumbert, Daniel C. Stein, Noel Edward Sons
  • Patent number: 12234581
    Abstract: A fabric weaving method and apparatus is disclosed. The method includes forming a fabric where the warp ends of the fabric are made of multifilament polyester yarns and the weft picks are made of cotton or regenerated cellulose fiber or linen fiber or a combination thereof. The woven textile fabric has 50-160 EPI of multifilament polyester yarns of denier within a range of 75 D-200 D with 7-250 filaments in each polyester yarn, and one or more yarns per dent is setup in the reed apparatus of the warp of the loom apparatus. Further, the woven textile fabric includes of 50-91 picks per inch of cotton or regenerated cellulose fibre or linen fiber or a combination thereof and of 20-50 count (NE). Furthermore, the total cover factor of the woven textile fabric is 10-38, and the warp cover factor is 8-19 and the weft cover factor is 10-19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Vishal Pacheriwala
  • Patent number: 12232579
    Abstract: A garment that is configured to protect against theft or otherwise unauthorized access of pocket items. The garment contains a pocket zipper connecting assembly system that is accessible from one or more garment surfaces, having pockets that feature zippers, each with an engagement device. The engagement device connects the zipper to another aspect of the garment, including a securing structure, or to the engagement device on another zipper. The latter case may comprise two pockets featuring zipper closures with the zippers in closed position when zipped towards each other, and each zipper engagement device featuring a complementing interface that connects the zippers together. The mutually conjoined zippers are secure against unintended opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventors: Alan Shih, Mahsa Zadeh
  • Patent number: 12227884
    Abstract: Disclosed is a breathable fabric. In the disclosed breathable fabric, a first one side warp and a second one side warp are arranged above a first one side weft, a second one side weft, and a third one side weft and arranged below a first other side weft, a second other side weft, and a third other side weft, and a third one side warp is arranged below the third one side weft, the first other side weft, and the second other side weft and is arranged above the first one side weft, the second one side weft, and the third other side weft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: A-SUNG CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Hun Hwang
  • Patent number: 12221055
    Abstract: A one-piece woven pressure-responsive air outlet, for use as a vent, for application to airbag discharge openings, includes a lower fabric layer, a middle fabric layer and an upper fabric layer. The lower fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and an inflow region in which the warp and weft threads float. The middle fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and a flow-through region in which the warp and weft threads float. The lower and middle fabric layers include a first chamber and a second chamber downstream of the first chamber in a flow direction. At least one of the chambers is sealed with a thread breakage zone, in which between the fabric layers, selected (warp) threads of one fabric layer are merely tacked to selected (weft) threads of the other fabric layer and are capable of breaking or rupturing at a predefined internal pressure in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventor: Daniel Albiez
  • Patent number: 12221726
    Abstract: A fibrous structure intended to form the fibrous reinforcement of a part made of composite material includes a fibrous reinforcement densified by a matrix, the fibrous structure having a three-dimensional or multilayer weave between a plurality of layers of warp yarns and a plurality of layers of weft yarns. The fibrous structure includes at least a first portion having a first type of weave and a second portion, continuing on from the first portion, having a second type of weave, the warp yarns and the weft yarns having a degree of interweaving in the first type of weave that is greater than the degree of interweaving of the warp yarns and the weft yarns in the second type of weave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Dominique Marie Christian Coupe, Célline Kribs, Adrienne Retiveau-Leca
  • Patent number: 12220008
    Abstract: A wearable protection device including at least one inflatable member for moving between a rest configuration in a deflated status and an active configuration in an inflated status. The at least one inflatable member including at least one elongated portion which departs from a connecting body and the at least one elongated portion being in fluid communication with the connecting body. At least one part of the at least one elongated portion is enwrapped by at least one constraint which is designed to limit the expansion of said at least one elongated portion when the inflatable member moves in the active configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: ALPINESTARS RESEARCH S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Mazzarolo, Lorenzo Nardo, Filippo Galassini
  • Patent number: 12215444
    Abstract: A safety airbag mesh, which includes a fiber layer. The fiber layer includes a warp fiber unit that extends warpwise and a weft fiber unit that extends weftwise, characterized in that the warp fiber unit includes a plurality of first fibers and second fibers arranged weftwise. The first fibers warpwise cover a buffer area and a support area, and the first fibers in the buffer area take on nonlinear formation, and extend longer than the second fibers in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: JIAXING NIUDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huicheng Yan, Ronghua Wu
  • Patent number: 12209334
    Abstract: A loom includes a pair of side frames configured to support a beating device and each having a beam support configured to support a warp beam; and a drive mechanism configured to rotationally drive the warp beam including a beam gear, where each of the side frames is configured by a main body frame configured to support the beating device and a let-off frame fixed to the main body frame and configured to support the beam support. The drive mechanism is attached to the main body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichi Myogi, Daigo Yamagishi, Koichi Tamura, Kazuya Yama