Patents Examined by Steven Huang
  • Patent number: 12269190
    Abstract: A worktable for tile cutter with water drainage assembly includes a movable platform and a pivotable guiding member. The movable platform has a drainage channel defined therein. The guiding member has a diversion channel defined therein and communicated with the drainage channel. The guiding member has a first diversion opening and a second diversion opening respectively located on two ends thereof. When the movable platform is in a first position, the first diversion opening is inclined downwards such that the diversion channel guides the water from the drainage channel through the first diversion opening to a water collection tank located under the movable platform. When the movable platform is in a second position, the second diversion opening is inclined downwards such that the diversion channel guides the water from the drainage channel to the water collection tank. Therefore, the draining worktable can provide a good drainage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: REXON INDUSTRIAL CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yue-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 12257668
    Abstract: Provided is a support device that supports an object to be supported, in a manner that allows the object to rotate, without rotation of the support device itself. The support device is provided with: a base part; pair of support members that are slidably provided with respect to the base part, and have arc-shaped cut-out portions which sandwich and hold a circumferential surface of an object to be supported, from both sides of the object; a plurality of first biasing members that bias the pair of support members in a direction toward each other; a plurality of bearing parts that are provided along the cut-out portions, and are for sandwiching and holding the object to be supported, in a manner that allows the object to rotate; and a plurality of second biasing members that bias the plurality of bearing parts in a direction toward the object to be supported. The plurality of first biasing members bias the pair of support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Kimura
  • Patent number: 12251785
    Abstract: A chemical-mechanical planarization equipment, comprising a polishing module, a cleaning module and a wafer transfer module, wherein the polishing module comprises two rows of polishing unit arrays, each row of polishing unit arrays comprises two or more sets of polishing units, polishing transfer stations corresponding to two rows of polishing unit arrays are longitudinally arranged and located in the row direction of the polishing unit arrays, and a working area of the wafer transfer module is located vertically above the longitudinally arranged polishing transfer stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: HANGZHOU SIZONE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: EdwardLiCang Lee, Jingran Gu
  • Patent number: 12239269
    Abstract: A suction head for an extraction cleaner including a base forming a suction chamber and a suction outlet in fluid communication with the suction chamber; and a piezoelectric element coupled to the base, the piezoelectric element comprising a first surface open to the suction chamber, a second surface facing an external environment away from the suction chamber, a thickness between the first surface and the second surface, and a through-via through the thickness open at both the first surface and the second surface. An extraction cleaner including the suction head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Phillips, Morgan Tolles, Todd VanTongeren, James T. Hotary
  • Patent number: 12194592
    Abstract: A polishing and loading/unloading component module comprises a loading/unloading module in the center and two polishing modules on both sides of the loading/unloading module. The loading/unloading module includes a loading/unloading table module which has two loading/unloading positions in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the two polishing modules. The loading/unloading table module can move back and forth between the two loading/unloading positions, or the two loading/unloading positions are provided with loading/unloading table modules apiece, corresponding to the two polishing modules respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HANGZHOU SIZONE ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Linghan Shen, Edwardlicang Lee
  • Patent number: 12064305
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mouthpiece for a vibratory tooth cleaning device for simultaneously cleaning several, preferably all, of a user's teeth, comprising a holder and a silicone casing substantially completely surrounding the holder. In addition, a vibratory tooth cleaning device and a manufacturing method for a silicone casing and mouthpiece are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BLBR GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Keiner
  • Patent number: 11999032
    Abstract: A clip fastener guide is provided including an upward opening funnel, a barrel and a guide base. The guide base can include a handle including a grasping surface configured so a user can grasp and manipulate the guide, and can define a guide recess disposed below the elongated barrel. A clip can include a clip base, a clip wall extending upward from the clip base, and a clip arm that extends from the clip wall over the clip base. The clip base can be disposed in the guide recess, and can define a fastener hole, the fastener hole aligned with the elongated barrel. The handle can be graspable by a user to impair rotation of the clip as the clip is installed relative to a workpiece. Related methods of use are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: National Nail Corp.
    Inventor: Todd E. A. Schwartzkopf
  • Patent number: 11986920
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a polishing method includes supplying a polishing agent to be between a polishing pad and to-be-polished surface, then polishing the to-be-polished surface with the polishing agent while rotating at least one of the to-be-polished surface and the polishing pad. The polishing agent includes abrasive grains and an organic polymer. The organic polymer makes a reversible phase transition between a gel state and a sol state depending on temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Mikiya Sakashita, Yumiko Kataoka, Yukiteru Matsui
  • Patent number: 11980331
    Abstract: A trolley and method for loading and unloading cleaning robots into a trolley, including for storing, emptying and supplying energy to cleaning robots. The trolley includes an energy supply unit, storage compartments, each storage compartment having a charging contact which is designed to be contacted with a cleaning robot arranged in the corresponding storage compartment to supply the cleaning robot with energy, transport wheels configured to move the trolley over a substrate, a suction system having a foldable suction platform configured to empty one of the cleaning robots arranged on the suction platform, a lift system with a foldable receiving element configured to transport the cleaning robots individually by way of the receiving element in its unfolded state to the storage compartments and away from the storage compartments, and at least one door element configured to close or expose the foldable receiving element and the foldable suction platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KG
    Inventors: Nicolas Stroop, Mathis Budke
  • Patent number: 11980173
    Abstract: System for treating inner walls of aquatic basins, including at least one working head, a mobility assembly for moving the working head along a wall to be treated, the working head having a working disc arranged in a rotational manner and connected to a rotary shaft which can be driven by a disc motor, the working disc bearing a wall contact foam having a plurality of radial slots connecting the center of rotation of the disc to the periphery of the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: ABYSSNAUT
    Inventor: Jerome Berenguer
  • Patent number: 11938588
    Abstract: A control method of a grinding water flow rate during a double side grinding process. A double side grinder used includes a grinding wheel, a feed unit and a water supply device, wherein a water inlet is disposed on the feed unit. The control method includes: prepare for grinding and complete the installation of a workpiece according to an operation procedure of the double side grinder; during a process of double side grinding, the flow rate of the water inlet is set to decrease with the shortening of the teeth length of the grinding wheel, with the flow rate of the water inlet being set to have a linear relationship with the teeth length of the grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Zhonghuan Advanced Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Ming Chen, Kin Peng Low
  • Patent number: 11910974
    Abstract: A conveyor station, robot module, sweeper module, and methods for autonomously emptying debris using the conveyor station are described. In one example, a conveyor station includes a housing having an input end and an output end. The conveyor station includes a conveyor belt having a receiving region proximate to the input end and an angled transport region leading toward a dispense region. The conveyor belt has a plurality of fins that extend out from a surface of the conveyor belt. The plurality of fins enable movement of debris collected at the receiving region toward the dispense region. The dispense region is configured to push debris into a drop funnel of the housing, and the drop funnel directs debris into a receptacle. The conveyor station includes a conveyor controller of the conveyor station is configured with a sensor for detecting presence of a sweeper module. The sweeper module includes a container that holds debris collected when the sweeper module is connected to a robot module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ViaBot Inc.
    Inventors: Fei Xie, Dawei Ding, Gregg Ratanaphanyarat
  • Patent number: 11910973
    Abstract: A debris collecting base station cooperates with the cleaning robot. The cleaning robot has a debris outlet for discharging debris. The debris collecting base station includes a base, a debris collecting device, a first communication component and a microcontroller. The base has a debris intake passageway. One end of the debris intake passageway pneumatically interfaces with the debris outlet, the debris collecting device is mounted on the base and is communicated with the end of the debris intake passageway away from the debris outlet. The microcontroller is electrically connected to the first communication component and the debris collecting device, which controls the first communication component to send and receive interactive signals with the cleaning robot and controls working modes of the debris collecting base station based on the interactive signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Fly Rodent Dynamics Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Wen, Ruijun Yan
  • Patent number: 11864698
    Abstract: A tool that is either hand-guided, or machine-guided, for performing surface treatments, such as mopping, of overhead surfaces includes a head for carrying an agitator having a generally planar face that is applied against the overhead surface being treated in uses. A transmission transmits power from a drive motor to the agitator, and an interface on the head is provided for connection to a mounting device by which the head is oriented and guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre Limited
    Inventors: Ka Lun Fan, Chung Hang Leung, Chun On Wong
  • Patent number: 11857130
    Abstract: A cleaning assembly and a cleaning apparatus are provided. The cleaning assembly includes a fixing mechanism, a lifting shaft, a moving member, a first drive mechanism and a cleaning module. The lifting shaft penetrates through the fixing mechanism and is configured to slide along an axial direction of the lifting shaft relative to the fixing mechanism. One end of the lifting shaft is connected to the cleaning module, and the other end is connected to the moving member. The moving member is configured to cause the lifting shaft to slide along the axial direction of the lifting shaft. The first drive mechanism is connected to the moving member by a transmission device and is configured to cause the moving member to move in a reciprocating motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Yunjing Intelligence Innovation (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Yunjing Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Chen, Zhaoqun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11839345
    Abstract: A robotic cleaner may include a chassis, a single drive wheel rotatably coupled to the chassis, the single drive wheel being configured to rotate about a steering axis and a drive axis, an agitator chamber having an agitator rotatable therein, and a cleaning motor assembly configured to cause the agitator to rotate and further configured to cause air to flow into the agitator chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Derek A. Lessard, Justin West
  • Patent number: 11833637
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing system includes a steam generator with a heating element to apply heat to a vessel to generate steam, an opening to deliver steam onto a polishing pad, a first valve in a fluid line between the opening and the vessel, a sensor to monitor a steam parameter, and a control system. The control system causes the valve to open and close in accordance with a steam delivery schedule in a recipe, receive a measured value for the steam parameter from the sensor, receive a target value for the steam parameter, and perform a proportional integral derivative control algorithm with the target value and measured value as inputs so as to control the first valve and/or a second pressure release valve and/or the heating element such that the measured value reaches the target value substantially just before the valve is opened according to the steam delivery schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Hari Soundararajan, Shou-Sung Chang, Calvin Lee, Jonathan P. Domin, Shuchivrat Datar, Dmitry Sklyar, Paul D. Butterfield, Chad Pollard, Haosheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11832779
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a first tube and a second tube positioned within the first tube, where a first end of the first tube is connected to an outlet of the backbone and a first end of the second tube connected to an inlet of the backbone. A handle is on the first end of the first tube. When the backbone is in a retracted position the first end of the first tube surrounds the second end of the second tube, the second end of the second tube obstructs the outlet of the backbone, and the second end of the first tube surrounds the first end of the second tube. When the backbone is in an extended position the second end of the first tube aligns with the second end of the second tube, leaving the outlet of the backbone unobstructed to a dustcup. A floor nozzle is connected to the inlet of the backbone and includes a nozzle motor configured to operate a brush roll axle and a casing that provides an airpath to the inlet of the backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Origyn LLC
    Inventor: Jason Thorne
  • Patent number: 11825997
    Abstract: An extraction head for a cleaning machine is disclosed for traveling along a cleaning path on a variable-height floor. The extraction head comprises a body including a floor-facing surface and an extraction aperture disposed in the floor-facing surface. The extraction head comprises a vacuum outlet in fluid communication with the extraction aperture. The extraction head comprises an adjustable-height brush positioned in front of the extraction head body along the cleaning path. The adjustable-height brush is configured to translocate upwardly and downwardly as the extraction head moves along the cleaning path on the variable-height floor. The adjustable-height brush may comprise a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The proximal and distal ends may be configured to translocate upwardly and downwardly relative to each other as the extraction head moves along the cleaning path on the variable-height floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Wayne Smith
  • Patent number: 11813714
    Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus and a CMP pad, the apparatus including a rotating plate; a CMP pad on an upper surface of the rotating plate; a rotating body facing the rotating plate and bringing a wafer into contact with the CMP pad to press the wafer; and a slurry supply configured to supply slurry to the CMP pad, wherein the CMP pad includes a pad body having a circular plate shape; a plurality of circular grooves on a bottom surface of the pad body, the plurality of circular grooves having a circular shape; and a connection groove connecting the plurality of circular grooves, the connection groove having a linear shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hojoong Kim, Taesung Kim, Seokjun Hong, Junyong Kim, Donghyuk Jang, Youngjin Hong