Patents Examined by Sarah B. McPartlin
  • Footrest device
    Patent number: 11547215
    Abstract: A footrest device includes a base portion adapted to be switched between a first position and a second position. The base portion includes a first surface having a curved profile, wherein the first surface provides foot support to a user when the base portion is in the first position. The base portion also includes a second surface having a planar profile, wherein the second surface provides foot support to the user when the base portion is in the second position. The base portion further includes a pair of side surfaces extending between the first surface and the second surface, wherein at least one of the pair of side surfaces defines an indentation. The footrest device also includes at least one limit stop projecting from the first surface of the base portion, wherein the at least one limit stop is disposed proximate at least one of the pair of side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Matt R. Branscomb, Jacob T. Lusson, Susan M. Butzer
  • Reinforcement bracket with integrated end stop
    Patent number: 11548413
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a fixed rail assembly, a translatable rail, and a translatable bracket. The fixed rail assembly includes a fixed rail and a fixed bracket extending from the fixed rail assembly. The translatable rail is configured to translate in a longitudinal direction along the fixed rail. The translatable bracket is fixed relative to the translatable rail such that the translatable rail and the translatable bracket translate in unison. The translatable bracket is configured to retain portions of the translatable rail within portions of the fixed rail. The translatable bracket includes a translating stop. The translatable rail is configured to translate between a first position in which the translating stop engages a fixed stop and a second position in which the translating stop is spaced apart from the translating stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
    Inventors: Anthony Ferenc, Dakota Stapleton
  • Aerosol containment apparatus, systems and methods
    Patent number: 11547521
    Abstract: Aerosol containment apparatus and methods of use are provided herein. The apparatus provides for creating an interior rest space for a person. The apparatus includes a self-sealable cover which is configurable to seal the interior rest space for use in dental care, cosmetic care or other procedures. Access to the person is provided by arm ports located on the apparatus. These arm ports are flexible and allow for vertical, horizontal and angular arm movement procedures. The apparatus includes a partially or substantially transparent cover for visual access to the client and an internal utility tray for tool storage. The apparatus, also includes, an air filtration port equipped with a replaceable air filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: AirSolve LLC
    Inventors: Barbara Jean Mohon, Janice E. Gallegos, Justine Gabriela Humble, Jordan Blaize Humble
  • Vehicle seat with easy entry adjustment
    Patent number: 11548414
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle seat with a frame formed by a seating portion and a back rest, upper rails longitudinally adjustable on lower rails and lockable by means of a longitudinal rail locking mechanism, a coupling system for adjustment of the frame in relation to the upper rails, said coupling system comprising a coupling member with a coupling member pivot axis, a seat locking mechanism for locking the vehicle seat in an upright seating position, where said frame, upon operation of an easy entry actuator and unlocking of the seat locking mechanism, can be tilted forward starting from the upright seating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Faurecia Autositze GmbH
    Inventor: Dominik Szczudrawa
  • Submergible stool
    Patent number: 11540640
    Abstract: A submergible stool includes a body having a top, a bottom spaced from the top, and a sidewall extending between the top and the bottom and defining an enclosed interior cavity extending between the top, the bottom, and the sidewall. A first aperture is formed in the sidewall proximate the bottom and extends from the enclosed interior cavity to an exterior of the stool. A second aperture is formed in the sidewall proximate the top and extends from the enclosed interior cavity to an exterior of the stool. The apertures are positioned such that when the stool is placed in a body of water, water will flow into the interior cavity through the first aperture, air will be forced out of the second aperture, and the stool will sink to a bottom of the body of water in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ledge Lounger, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Anderson, David Bier
  • Cross rocking chair
    Patent number: 11540634
    Abstract: A cross rocking chair having a chair fabric, a seat frame assembly, a support frame assembly and connectors. The seat frame assembly has two cross tubes, two square seat frame armrest tubes and two backrest support tubes. A cushion and a backrest of the chair fabric are mounted at upper ends of the cross tubes and the backrest support tubes. The support frame assembly has two support frame units each having a support bottom tube. Rear ends of bottom tubes of the seat frame armrest tubes are bent upwards, and front ends of the bottom tubes are arranged on the support bottom tubes. Two ends of each connector are rotatably connected to the top of the bent rear end of the bottom tube of one seat frame armrest tube and the rear end of the corresponding support bottom tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang Pride Leisure Products Co,. Ltd.
    Inventor: Benlong Sun
  • Seat lifter device
    Patent number: 11541783
    Abstract: A seat lifter device includes: an output shaft; a support unit that supports the output shaft; an input unit; a ratchet-type feed unit configured to transmit rotation of the input unit to the output shaft; a lock unit configured to lock rotation of the output shaft relative to the support unit; a friction generation unit configured to apply a friction force between a rotation member and the support unit in response to an operation of the input unit rotating in a direction in which the seat is lowered; and a slippage preventing unit. When the input unit rotates in the direction in which the seat is lowered and the output shaft rotates preceding to the feed unit against the friction force to slip, the slippage preventing unit is fitted to the support unit by an elastic force in response to slippage of the output shaft to stop the slippage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Kajino
  • Fold down seat control
    Patent number: 11541793
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats. The second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats. The seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is movable from a retracted position to an extended position. The at least one headrest includes a retraction mechanism configured to retract the headrest to a retracted position automatically when the seat back of the second row of seats is folded forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Anthony L. Smith, Vipin Kapoor
  • Car seat securing assembly
    Patent number: 11529894
    Abstract: A car seat securing assembly includes a pair of locking units that can each be positioned between a seat portion of a vehicle seat and a backrest portion of the vehicle seat. Each of the locking units includes a latching element which extends outwardly between the seat portion and the backrest portion. The latching element in each of the locking units is biased into a released position to engage an engagement on a child car seat. The latching element in each of the locking units is urgeable into a locked position to secure the child car seat to the vehicle seat. A first lever is pivotally coupled to a respective one of the locking units to urge the latching element between the released position and the locked position. A second lever is pivotally coupled between each of the locking units to urge the latching between the released position and the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Inventor: Benjamin Pearson
  • High chair apparatus with wide foot print
    Patent number: 11529001
    Abstract: The present highchair apparatus includes first, second, third, and fourth legs that begin to bend outwardly from a sitting receptacle from a location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to provide a wide foot print for the high chair apparatus. The first, second, third, and fourth legs extend incrementally further away from each other from the location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to distal ends of the legs where feet are engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, William D. Butterfield
  • Actuation device and telescopic apparatus
    Patent number: 11524737
    Abstract: An actuation device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, a movable member, and an actuator. The movable member is movably provided on the base member. The actuator is configured to be actuated by stimulation including at least one of electric stimulation and heat stimulation so as to move the movable member relative to the base member in a first direction by pulling the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Sakagawa, Toyoto Shirai, Yoshimitsu Miki
  • Cam adjustment device for lifting and lowering armrest and chair having the same
    Patent number: 11517112
    Abstract: A cam adjustment device for lifting and lowering an armrest includes an armrest assembly and a support frame. The armrest assembly includes a connection base. The support frame has a support rod. The connection base is slidably connected to the support rod. A locking mechanism includes a cam wrench disposed on the connection base and rotatably installed on the connection base. The cam wrench is rotated such that a cam on the cam wrench presses and acts on the support rod. In a locked state, the cam wrench presses the support rod such that the connection base and the support rod are kept to be relatively fixed. In an unlocked state, the cam wrench is rotated to allow the cam to be released from the support rod, such that the connection base is lifted, lowered, and adjusted relative to the support rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG MOTOSTUHL FURNITURE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jun Zhou, Daqiu Wang
  • Armrest pad assembly and chair armrest
    Patent number: 11510496
    Abstract: An armrest pad assembly includes: an armrest pad, wherein the armrest pad includes a first support section, a bendable section, and a second support section that are successively connected along a lengthwise direction of the armrest pad; wherein the armrest pad is internally provided with a first inner frame and a second inner frame, the first inner frame being fixed to the first support section, and the second inner frame being fixed to the second support section; wherein the first inner frame and the second inner frame are configured to be connected to an armrest frame of a chair, such that during upward and downward folding adjustment of the armrest frame of the chair, the first inner frame and the second inner frame drive the first support section and the second support section to be folded upward and downward about the bendable section to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: COMFORT OFFICE FURNITURE CO., LTD GUANGDONG
    Inventor: Min Zhang
  • Foldable learning tower with a height-adjustable platform
    Patent number: 11510500
    Abstract: The learning tower includes a frame and a platform. The frame includes a rear leg assembly and a front leg assembly rotatably coupled to one another. The platform is removably coupled to the frame. The learning tower is configured to transition between an open position and a closed position, and the platform is configured to transition between a lower position and an upper position. In the lower position, the first end of the platform is rotatably coupled to the frame at a lower mounting position and the second end of the platform is slidably coupled to the frame through engagement with a first pair of channels. In the upper position, the first end of the platform is rotatably coupled to the frame at an upper mounting position and the second end of the platform is slidably coupled to the frame through engagement with a second pair of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Graig Harris
  • Vehicular air conditioner
    Patent number: 11511651
    Abstract: A vehicular air conditioner includes a first outlet that blows a conditioned air frontward to flow past a neck part of an occupant on a seat, and a second outlet that is provided below the first outlet and blows the conditioned air upward to flow past an armpit part of the occupant. The second outlet blows the conditioned air to merge with the conditioned air blown from the first outlet. The second outlet blows the conditioned air with an airflow volume larger than an airflow volume of the conditioned air from the first outlet such that the conditioned air blown from the second outlet guides the conditioned air blown from the first outlet to flow along a face of the occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeru Kawano
  • Seating arrangement for interactive learning
    Patent number: 11503906
    Abstract: A seating arrangement for interactive learning is disclosed herein. The arrangement comprises a chair for supporting a child thereon; a tray removably supported on the chair; and at least one interactive media configured on the tray for facilitating interactive learning to the child supported on the chair. In an embodiment, the interactive media may include an electronic interactive device such as a tablet. In another embodiment, the interactive learning media may include a writing pad and a stylo for allowing the child to practice the usage of the stylo on the writing pad. In an embodiment, the writing pad may be an electronic writing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Maryqueen Okodogbe, Victor Okodogbe
  • Mobile patient support chair
    Patent number: 11497665
    Abstract: A mobile patient support chair to assist in bathing of a patient by a carer with little or no upper body strength comprises a chair pivotally mounted in a support frame comprised of four legs each ending in a wheel. The chair frame comprises groups of support panels which can be locked in support positions and rotated through 90 degrees to provide access to the patient's legs, buttocks and back. Additionally the chair is balanced to allow easy rotation into a fully backwards lying position, and a fully forward lying position. In the fully forward lying position flexible retaining strips are placed across the patient to retain them in place. Additionally the wheels may be step-climbing wheels to assist in climbing small steps found in bathroom entrances and shower cubicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOBRUK ENGINEERING PTY LTD
    Inventors: Brenton George Matters, Alan Royce, Jake Nathaniel Matters, Scott Brenton Matters
  • Adjustable headrest mechanism and chair having same
    Patent number: 11497314
    Abstract: The adjustable headrest mechanism for a chair comprises a pair of sliding rails; an upper driving rod and a lower driving rod, the upper driving rod being attached to the sliding rails and the lower driving rod being attached to a back frame of the chair; and a headrest actuator pivotally connected between the upper driving rod and the lower driving rod for operably driving the upper driving rod to move between a first position and a second position, thereby driving the sliding rails to pivotally move in an upward direction or a downward direction relative to the lower driving rod. When the upper driving rod is in the first position, the sliding rails is in a complete close state. When the upper driving rod is in the second position, the sliding rails is in a complete open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI STERLING MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanjun Zhang
  • Grab rail of saddle riding vehicle
    Patent number: 11492058
    Abstract: A grab rail of a saddle riding vehicle is secured to a rear portion of a body frame. The grab rail includes: a grip that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a grip extension that extends downward from a front end of the grip; a front side fixation portion that is connected to a lower end of the grip extension and is attached to the body frame; and a coupler that couples the grip extension and the front side fixation portion. The grab rail includes a luggage hook that is formed by an opening. The opening is defined by the grip extension, the front side fixation portion and the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishida, Takehiko Kikuchi
  • Bicycle saddle with vibration isolators
    Patent number: 11485437
    Abstract: A saddle for a bicycle can be configured to provide improved vibration isolation performance. The saddle can include a saddle body. The saddle body can include a front region and a rear region. The saddle can include a plurality of isolators. The plurality of isolators can be operatively connected to the saddle body in the rear region. The plurality of isolators can include a stack of a plurality of conical springs. The saddle can include a rail member. The rail member can be operatively connected to the plurality of isolators. Further, the rail member can be operatively connected to the saddle body in the front region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Gilmore, Umesh N. Gandhi, Ryohei Tsuruta, Brian J. Pinkelman