Patents Examined by Sean Michalski
  • Patent number: 9730546
    Abstract: A capsule coffee machine includes a brewing seat and a brewing assembly. Rotating members are connected to the brewing assembly in a rotatable manner. Two detent members are hinged to the brewing seat and connected to a limit structure of a corresponding rotating member. When the brewing assembly and brewing seat move apart, each detent member is rotated inwardly by a corresponding rotating member so that a coffee capsule can be held between the detent members. When the brewing seat and assembly move towards each other, each detent member rotates outwardly to release the capsule into a making cavity of the brewing assembly. When the brewing assembly and seat are again moved apart, the coffee capsule having been brewed, drops from an interval between the brewing seat and brewing assembly and the detent members rotate back to their original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangang Guo, Yu Liu, Jinru Lin
  • Patent number: 9731432
    Abstract: A moveable rip fence of a table saw includes a housing including an elongated opening on a top, a seat secured to an underside of top of the housing, the seat having a lower through hole, and a stop member across two sides of the housing, a lever pivotably fastened in the elongated opening; a link pivotably interconnecting the lever and a spring biased rod, an inverted L-shaped limit member secured across two sides of the housing; a clamping member having a top secured by a support member and including an intermediate hole member and a projecting base member; and a locking member including a lower wedge member fastened on the base member, and a flexible inclined member on a top. The lever is flush with the top of the housing in a locked position. A pressing of a rear portion of the lever unlocks the rip fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Chin-Chin Chang
  • Patent number: 9731427
    Abstract: A razor handle that includes an elongated body extending in a longitudinal direction (C), the elongated body having an outer surface and being provided with a first hole and a second hole, the first and second holes opening on the outer surface of the elongated body, the razor handle that includes a first insert and a second insert, the first and second inserts being respectively partially encapsulated within the first and second holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: BIC VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Marios Psimadas, Georgios Georgakis, Efstratios Christofidellis
  • Patent number: 9725165
    Abstract: Some examples of a cable cutting system include a first cutting apparatus that includes a recess to receive a cable. The system includes a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus. The second cutting apparatus includes multiple cutting surfaces arranged to cut the cable received at the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Michael Smith, Cheng-Ho Tho, Anand Kumar Marimuthu
  • Patent number: 9718109
    Abstract: A punch tip design configured to be universal in its application with wide varieties of punch assemblies, and various punch body designs from which universal application of the punch tip is exemplified. In some cases, ancillary components used with the various punch body designs enhance ease by which the operator can selectively manipulate the same for alternately securing or releasing the punch tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: WILSON TOOL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: John H Morehead, Brian J Lee, Kevin A Johnston, Richard L Timp
  • Patent number: 9707693
    Abstract: A head saw machine includes a head saw body, a self-contained docking arrangement to perform a handhold position and a self-stand position to the head saw machine, a motor having an output line, a cutting blade rotatably connected with an output link of the motor, a front handle attached adjacent a front end of the head saw body, and a rear handle integrally extended from a position adjacent to a rear end of the head saw body, which allow the user holding thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Chao-Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 9706872
    Abstract: A control device for gas appliances (1) comprises: a manual-control element (12, 22); a circuit arrangement (25a) that includes control elements, electrical-interconnection elements, detection elements for detecting actuation of the manual-control element (12, 22) and supplying corresponding signals to the control elements; and a supporting structure (21), which can be associated in a stationary way with respect to a gas tap, wherein the supporting structure (21) includes at least one first part of stationary structure (40, 41) that defines a housing for at least part of the circuit arrangement (25a), the first part of structure (40, 41) being in particular designed for being housed within a body of a gas appliance. The control elements are designed for counting the time, and the device includes optical warning elements (43?, LG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Moro, Paolo Savini
  • Patent number: 9707637
    Abstract: A method for electrical discharge machining a workpiece includes the steps of: presenting an elongate electrode to the workpiece with a spark gap therebetween; flowing a dielectric fluid in the gap; eroding the workpiece by electrical discharge between the tip of the electrode and the workpiece; displacing the electrode in a direction aligned with the long axis of the electrode to maintain the gap as the electrode wears and the workpiece is eroded; and simultaneously with the displacement, producing vibratory movement of the electrode, the vibratory movement being aligned with the long axis of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Fabio Nogueira Leao, Alexander Xidacis, Martyn Cuttell
  • Patent number: 9699973
    Abstract: A pneumatically powered pole saw is provided, the pole saw having gas actuated main valves configured for movement between first positions and second positions wherein the gas actuated main valves are located in a main valves assembly fluidly coupled to the piston chamber; and a first pilot valve is configured to send actuating gas through a conduit to the main valves assembly and a second pilot valve is configured to send actuating gas through a conduit to the main valves assembly wherein the cutting blade moves in opposite directions in response to the actuating gas of the first and second pilot valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Inventor: Ronald Alan Gatten
  • Patent number: 9696041
    Abstract: A control device for gas appliances comprises: a manual-control element (22), which can be turned about a first axis (A) for setting a time interval; a circuit arrangement (25) that includes a sensor device, configured for detecting movements of the manual-control means (22); and a supporting structure (21), which can be associated in a stationary way to a gas tap (10), the supporting structure (21) being designed for being mounted within a body of a gas appliance. At least one of the manual-control element (22) and the supporting structure (21) has an axial cavity or defines at least part of a passage, where there can be received a corresponding part of the gas tap (10). A part of the sensor device is movable with respect to a second axis (B), and operatively set between the manual-control element (22) and the movable part of the sensor device is a transmission arrangement (28-30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ELTEK S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Moro, Paolo Savini
  • Patent number: 9694504
    Abstract: A razor handle includes an elongated body extending in a longitudinal direction (C), the elongated body having an outer surface and being provided with a first hole opening on the outer surface, the razor handle further includes an element provided within the first hole, the element being integral with the elongated body and having a shape that is different from the shape of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BIC VIOLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Spiros Gratsias, Ioannis Marios Psimadas, Georgios Georgakis, Efstratios Christofidelis
  • Patent number: 9688445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container for drinking fluids wherein the container has an integrated interior compartment for storing solid elements used for treating drinking fluids. The interior compartment includes a plurality of perforations that allow the fluid found in the container to flow through the interior compartment to allow such fluid to interact with the contents of the interior chamber. The interior chamber may include a compound for treating the fluid and for forming, for example, alkaline water. The treatment compound is compressed into solid beads that will interact with the drinking fluid but will not substantially dissolve. In one embodiment the treatment compound comprises of Tourmaline, Kaoline, Magnesium, Magnesium Oxide, Silicone Dioxide and Calcium Oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: DYLN LIFESTYLE, LLC
    Inventors: Dorian R. Ayres, David M. Walker
  • Patent number: 9687110
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes first and second griddles, each having a generally planar cooking surface for cooking food. A first lifting mechanism is configured to elevate the first griddle such that a food item on the cooking surface of the first griddle is predisposed to fall onto the cooking surface of the second griddle. A first wiper is configured to sweep the cooking surface of the first griddle to facilitate detachment of any food item attached to the cooking surface of the first griddle for transfer such food item to the cooking surface of the second griddle. The first and second griddles, first lifting mechanism, and first wiper are interconnected preferably to form a portable, integrated cooking product. These components preferably are enclosed within a housing for presenting a refined consumer product for use in a home kitchen and are arranged so as to define a compact volume and footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: TECA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew James Lee, Preston Moeller, Zhong Quan Si
  • Patent number: 9687922
    Abstract: A power tool assembly includes a workpiece support surface, a throat opening defined in the workpiece support surface, an arbor shaft configured to support a shaping device, the arbor shaft positioned beneath the workpiece support surface and accessible through the throat opening, and a camming device rotatably mounted at a location adjacent to the throat opening, the camming device including a first camming surface portion configured to cam against a second camming surface potion of a throat plate inserted into the throat opening, thereby locking the throat plate within the throat opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Timothy Szweda
  • Patent number: 9662724
    Abstract: A miter saw including a base, a turntable pivotably coupled to the base about a miter axis, and a miter angle detent assembly. The miter angle detent assembly includes an actuator and a bi-stable cam mechanism. The bi-stable cam mechanism is operable to lock the turntable relative to the base at a desired miter angle by depressing the actuator a first instance, and is operable to permit relative movement between the turntable and the base about the miter axis by depressing the actuator a second instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventor: Walter Knight
  • Patent number: 9661858
    Abstract: A nesting bakery oven rack has first and second vertical side panels extending between the front and the rear of the rack. The rack has a generally x-shaped base comprising a first diagonal brace extending from a point adjacent the front of the first side panel to a point adjacent the rear of the second side panel. A first slot in the first side panel extends from the rear of the first side panel toward the front to accommodate the first brace of another nesting bakery oven rack nested with the nesting bakery oven rack at the rear. A second slot in the second side panel extends from the front of the second side panel toward the rear of the second side panel to accommodate the first diagonal brace of another nesting bakery oven rack nested with the nesting bakery oven rack at the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL CART CO., INC.
    Inventors: James L. Warren, Thomas L. Rattini, Robert H. Unnerstall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9655469
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable solar cooker, belonging to the field of solar heat utilization. The solar cooker comprises an upper functional assembly, a lower control assembly and a rotary apparatus which are sequentially connected, wherein the upper functional assembly is configured to reflect sunlight, collect heat in a focusing manner and further heat water or foods, the upper functional assembly is closed to form a box body when being in a non-operative state, and the upper functional assembly is opened when being in an operative state; the lower control assembly is connected with the upper functional assembly, and makes the upper functional assembly be subjected to pitch adjustment; the lower control assembly is connected with the rotary apparatus, and the lower control assembly and the upper functional assembly are driven by the rotary apparatus to rotate so that tracking the sun is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: HIMIN CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ming Huang, Hao Zhao, Jiawu Yu, Yanle Sun, Xili Yu, Jianlin Zhang, Wendong Zhang, Xiutian Zhang, Jianning Wang, Jiqiang Si, Xichao Liu
  • Patent number: 9656400
    Abstract: Various aspects of automated grooming systems and cutting devices are disclosed. One embodiment of an automated grooming system comprises a computing device; a cutting device comprising a handle having a proximal and distal end and a cutting head positioned near the distal end of the handle; and a plurality of positioning sensors configured to send signals to the computing device relaying the position of the cutting head relative to a surface having hair extending therefrom. The computing device may be configured to receive the signals from the positioning device and prepare instructions for actuation of the cutting device. In some embodiments, the cutting device comprises a processor configured to receive the prepared instructions from the computing device and actuate the cutting device according to the prepared instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Matthew W. Krenik
  • Patent number: 9648976
    Abstract: A commuter java press provides a thermally insulated first cylindrical vessel having and open top and a closed bottom and a second cylindrical vessel axially carried in fluid tight engagement within a volume defined by the first cylindrical vessel, the second cylindrical vessel having an open top and a fluid permeable filter at a bottom portion. A cap threadably engages with the top portion of the second cylindrical vessel and a flip top is user operable to optionally close and open a drinking orifice defined in the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GSI Outdoors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Scott, Dave Burgett, Marc Tappeiner, Frank Bleck
  • Patent number: 9643331
    Abstract: An adjusting structure for a curtain cutting machine, wherein the curtain cutting machine is adapted to cut a curtain which contains a first rail, a second rail, and a plurality of curtain blinds. The curtain cutting machine contains: an elongated base and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism contains: a fixing plate including a first orifice and a second orifice; at least one slidable rod being forced to slide in a first sliding travel; a driving unit for driving the at least one slidable rod to slide in a second sliding travel; a first cutting unit corresponding to the second orifice; a second cutting unit driven by the at least one slidable rod to slide; and a third cutting unit including a holder and a third cutter. The holder is coupled with the first orifice, and the third cutter is disposed on the at least one slidable rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Inventor: Chin-Fa Lin