Patents Examined by Steven Marsh
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Patent number: 9140065Abstract: A ladder clip is taught that allows for the secure support of paint cans, brushes, and other tools from a ladder. The device consists of a platform, having vanes that secure the platform in place in the hollows of ladder rungs. Tools are hung from the platform extension that extends beyond the opening of the rungs. To remove the ladder clip, one simply pulls on the tab that extends from the vanes to the extension, and the vanes fold down, allowing for easy removal.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Inventor: Peter Kahn
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Patent number: 9127702Abstract: Clamping connection (1) for mounting plate-like components (13) on rail-like supports (8), in particular solar modules comprising a bearing (2), a central supporting bar (4) which is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the clamping connection (1) and has lateral wing strips (5, 6) with bearing surfaces (10, 11) for the components (13), and an abutment (7), which is present on the lower face of said supporting bar, for mounting the bearing (2) on the support (8), and a clamping cap (3) having a longitudinal groove (9) which surrounds the upper part of the supporting bar (4), and having clamping surfaces (13, 14) which cover the bearing surfaces (10, 11) of the bearing (2), and having a holding connection (25, 28, 29) for fixing the clamping cap (3) on the bearing (2), wherein the support (8) has guide grooves with edges (34) which project inwardly into the groove, and the abutment (7) is formed in a T shape, is inserted into the guide groove by way of its transverse bar (36) and engages behind the projecType: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Ulla Pressler, Jason Kohn, Armin Barth
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Patent number: 9126331Abstract: A moving apparatus includes: robot guiding rails extended in a first direction to guide the working robot, and including first and second ends; first rollers included at a vicinity of the first end of the robot guiding rail and having a rotation axis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; hook arms included at the vicinity of the first end of the robot guiding rail, and including hooks extended in the first direction and facing upwardly; hook latches included at a vicinity of the second end of the robot guiding rail, positioned at a position corresponding to the hook arm, and latched by the hooks of the hook arms at lower sides thereof; and docking guiding rails included at the vicinity of the second end of the robot guiding rail, extended in the first direction, and having an upper surface for guiding the first roller.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG HEAVY IND. CO., LTD.Inventors: Sangwhee Kim, Young-Il Shin, Seong Ho Cho, Eunjung Kim, Youngjun Park, Jinhyung Park
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Patent number: 9126506Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable vehicle seat, having at least one pair of seat rails (10), has a first seat rail (12) fixed to the structure, a second seat rail (13) guided in the first seat rail (12) and connected to the vehicle seat (1). Balls (14) are arranged in ball holders (15), which are arranged between the first seat rail (12) and the second seat rail (13) in order to reduce friction. The first seat rail (12) forms a ball track along which the balls (14) roll with a first end stop and a second end stop, which limit the mobility of the pair of seat rails (10). At least one elevation (12?) is provided, which projects into the ball track. The elevation (12?) can be overcome by at least one ball (14) and the ball holder (15).Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: KEIPER GmbH & Co. KG.Inventor: Ingo Dick
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Patent number: 9120438Abstract: In an apparatus carrier for supporting cell phones and similar apparatus, including a suction foot on which a pivot arm is pivotally supported at one end thereof and provided with than apparatus holder at the opposite end and the suction foot has a housing with a suction membrane extending across a housing opening, the suction membrane is operatively connected to the pivot arm so as to be movable, by pivoting of the operating arm between a release position in which the suction membrane extends straight across the housing opening and a suction position in which the suction membrane is arched into the suction housing opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Inventor: Harald Richter
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Patent number: 9119487Abstract: A display fixture has a convertible rack fixture and an extendable frame assembly. The convertible rack fixture has a base with a top surface, two uprights extending from the top surface, two bottom crossbars extending between the two uprights, and two top crossbars extending between tops of the two uprights. The extendable frame assembly is located between the two bottom crossbars and between the two top crossbars and has a base frame and a telescoping frame that telescopes out of the base frame. The base frame has two substantially vertical legs that rest on the top surface of the base of the convertible rack and a lateral support that extends between the two substantially vertical legs separate from the top surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas P. Angvall, Scott E. Denby, Joseph R. Stukenberg, Jeremy A. Clark
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Patent number: 9115845Abstract: An esthetically pleasing article support in long thin rail form (11) is described. This rail is mated to double stick foam tape (12), the remaining face of that tape is affixed to a support structure (wall, under-shelf, door) (FIG. 1, FIG. 9). A double ended hook (15, 17, 30) linked to the rail through a pierced tab (24?, 27?) formed in the rail (23, 26) or coupled to the rail through a hasp (14,17, 20?) supports the article. When hasps engage the tape unwelcome hook motion is blocked. The double ended hook may be moved to alternate positions on the rail without use of additional equipment, without disturbing adhesive bonds and without disturbing other utensils. Use of a thin rail conserves material and permits effective application of pressure to the tape-structure interface to insure bonding and permits delivery of a rail-tape-protective liner assembly in space saving coiled form.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Inventor: Stephen M. Madigan
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Patent number: 9114735Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, has a pair of seat rails, with a first seat rail which is fixed on the structure, a second seat rail which is guided in said first seat rail and is connected to the vehicle seat, and a releasable locking device with at least one latching plate for releasably locking the position of the first seat rail in relation to the second seat rail. A four-bar linkage, which interacts with the latching plate or the latching plates in order to unlock the longitudinal adjuster, is provided within the second seat rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Karl Utzinger
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Patent number: 9113708Abstract: A supporting device is provided, which includes: a supporting arm having a gas spring and used for a display to be disposed thereon; a base for the supporting arm to be pivotally connected thereto; and an adjusting unit. The adjusting unit includes a worm disposed to the base and rotatable around its own axis; a shaft disposed to the base and separated from the worm; a worm wheel disposed around the shaft; and a connecting board having a fixing end fixed to the worm wheel and a pivot end pivotally connected to the gas spring. The pivot end and the shaft define a central line. Therefore, the worm is rotated to cause the worm wheel to rotate so as to cause the connecting board to pivot around the shaft, thereby adjusting the angle between the central line and the gas spring and hence the tilting angle of the gas spring.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP.Inventors: Yung-Hsiang Yang, Juei-Hsien Wang
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Patent number: 9097008Abstract: Disclosed herein is a screen base capable of allowing at least one base to be rotatably coupled to a vertical bar which extends to a lower end of a screen, and of adjusting an installation angle of the base. The screen base, which is coupled to the vertical bar extending to the lower end of the screen and supports the screen, includes a base including a body which has a hollow shape and is rotatably coupled to the vertical bar, and an extension portion which is formed to extend outward of the vertical bar from the body; and a fixing unit to fix the body with respect to the vertical bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Fursys, Inc.Inventors: Su Ik Jung, Young Tak Lee
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Patent number: 9089234Abstract: A beverage container holder adapted to hold a wide variety of containers including cups, bottles, mugs, and tumblers. The device preferably includes a base, an upright extending upward from the base, and a receiver near the top of the upright. The receiver preferably includes a cup holder which is preferably made detachable so that it may be washed in a dishwasher. The height of the receiver with respect to the base is adjustable in the present invention. The rotation of the receiver with respect to the base is preferably also made adjustable. The adjustment mechanism may preferably be activated using only one hand.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Inventor: Brian Scott Webb
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Patent number: 9089236Abstract: A compression mount assembly is provided for securing a window covering to a window frame by compression forces between vertical sides of the window frame on opposite sides of the window. A housing is coupled to the window covering and a slide translates linearly within a cavity in the housing away from the housing to abut the side of the window frame. A driver, such as a spring, is located between the slide and the housing to urge the slide away from the housing. A trigger is provided which holds the slide adjacent the housing, until the trigger is activated by pushing a button to release the slide from the housing and allow the slide to translate away from the housing. A fixed end cap is provided for an end of the window covering opposite the compression mount assembly and for abutting against an opposite side of the window frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Shades Unlimited, Inc.Inventor: Barry L. Shevick
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Patent number: 9089221Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: RAFFEL SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Paul Stangl, Ken Seidl
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Patent number: 9086112Abstract: A platform that includes a vibration sensor located within an inner core of a table. The table may have a first plate that supports a vibration-sensitive payload. The first plate may be separated from a second plate by the inner core. The sensor can be located within the core directly below the device. The sensor can be connected to an electrical connector attached to an external surface of the table. A monitor can be readily plugged into the electrical connector to obtain vibration data from the sensor. The platform may also include a damper located within the inner core to reduce vibration of the table. The damper may be an active device that is connected to control circuits located within, or outside, the inner core.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Newport CorporationInventors: Vyacheslav M. Ryaboy, Warren Booth
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Patent number: 9080691Abstract: A device for securing a pipe within the interior of a wall is provided. The device is especially suitable for quickly and easily securing a pipe within an opening in a stud of a wall. The device has a generally flat surface which adheres to the front of a stud and a grasping portion which secures the pipe on a first end. The device allows the pipe to be secured within a wall in compliance with governmental regulations.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: AT WATER PLUMBING CO.Inventor: Tomas Bartos
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Patent number: 9080588Abstract: Quick fastening clip, such as those used in the motor vehicle industry, having formed therein, extending from a vault-like surface, legs which by means of a fold are folded in the form of an internal extension, forming, when both of them on each side are joined together, the contact point for a retaining sill; having flanges inclined so as to be directed approximately towards the centre of said bottom surface; flexible wings are provided, being formed by means of a fold which creates a surface, and, by means of another fold which extends into a descending vertical zone, a through-opening with approximately vertical access is created by means of a band which protrudes transversely from said descending surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Victor Diez Herrera, Isaac Tejero Salinero
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Patent number: 9073428Abstract: An inner side edge part of a PCU supporting frame is arranged at a rear-downward angle; a rear supporting bracket that connects a rear edge part of the supporting frame with a dashboard upper is arranged at a rear-upward angle; the frame main body and the PCU are pressed diagonally down-backward when a load input is received on the supporting frame from the vehicle front side; and with the rear supporting bracket being rotationally displaced by this pressing, the supporting frame and the PCU are displaced diagonally down-backward.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Shimada, Tomohiro Fukazu, Takafumi Nakaune, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9074707Abstract: A cable support apparatus is provided. The cable support apparatus includes an elongate spine member, and a plurality of support members each attached to the elongate spine member, each of the plurality of support members defining at least one cable receiving portion therein, wherein at least one of the plurality of support members further includes a hanger for retaining one or more cables separate from the at least one cable receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Inventor: Roger Jette
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Patent number: 9068690Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a single adjustment mechanism that allows for adjustment of an object supported on the clamp assembly along two axes. The adjustment mechanism connects to a bracket and a support rod on which the object is mounted to lock a desired position of the object in place when desired and to allow for adjustment of that position, when desired.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Inventor: Kenneth J. Herzog
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Patent number: 9060627Abstract: An apparatus for hanging an article from a door. In one aspect, the inventive apparatus can comprise a mounting system that can be used to hang a mirror, piece of art, or other flat article to a door without the need for a screw driver or any other tools.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Inventor: Matthew S. Kressin