Patents Examined by Tajash D Patel
  • Protective face shield utilizing laminar air flow
    Patent number: 11602648
    Abstract: An airflow device configured for creating an air barrier includes a fan, a power source, a laminar assembly, and an attachment mechanism. The power source is coupled to the fan. The laminar assembly includes a plurality of tubes and is coupled to the fan so that air flow generated by the fan passes through the plurality of tubes to create the air barrier. The attachment mechanism attaches the laminar assembly to a user in a location near the user's head such that the air barrier created by the laminar assembly is positioned in front of the user's face. A plenum is positioned between the fan and the laminar assembly such that the air flow generated by the fan passes through the plenum and then through the laminar assembly. The airflow device acts as a face shield that protects the user from airborne contaminants and viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CZN, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Mark Joseph, Jose Sebastian Apud
  • Combination deltoid and bicep guard
    Patent number: 11598611
    Abstract: A deltoid guard has a body-conforming surface and can be removably attached to a body armor component by an expandable, releasable connector to facilitate articulation and expansion and contraction relative to the body armor component. An expandable strap is located on one side of the deltoid guard to retain the guard against the wear's body. A bicep guard can be attached to the deltoid guard such that the bicep guard can articulate with respect to the deltoid guard. The deltoid guard includes an opening to receive ballistic material. An identification panel can be removably attached to the surface of the deltoid guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: POINT BLANK ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Randall J. LeMarbe
  • Collapsible helmet
    Patent number: 11589634
    Abstract: A collapsible helmet may include a number of chassis segments that are mechanically coupled to one another, where at least some of the chassis segments are collapsible into another chassis segment for storage, and where the chassis segments are expandable so that the helmet is suitable for wearing on a user's head for protection thereof. For example, certain aspects include a three-piece collapsible helmet that has interlocking fingers. In this manner, when the helmet is closed, the interlocking fingers allow the helmet to conveniently fold or collapse into a compact form. Moreover, when the helmet is opened, the interlocking fingers may provide a desired head coverage for protection of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FEND Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Von Heifner, Sujene Park Kong, Jochen Rainer Schaepers
  • Adjustable protective helmet jaw flap
    Patent number: 11589632
    Abstract: An adjustable jaw flap is provided that may be selectively attachable with the ear flap of a batter's helmet used in batted ball sports such as baseball or softball. The jaw flap may include each of an adaptor member and a flap member. The adaptor member may be attached to the batter's helmet at or near the helmet's ear flap. The flap member may be attached to the adaptor member at its lower end by a pin. An interior portion of the flap member preferably includes male attachment points that may be selectively attachable with female attachment points found at the upper portion of the adaptor member's exterior. When the flap member is rotated, more or fewer attachment points may be selectively engaged with one another, thus allowing a user to adjust the relative position of the jaw flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Schmidt, Mitch Hinrichsen, Zach Runzo
  • Ambidextrous hand compression therapeutic glove for remediating inflammation, swelling, and pain
    Patent number: 11583017
    Abstract: Anatomically contoured ambidextrous compression glove particularly for the hand, form fitting to the tissue to ensure targeted delivery of therapeutic treatment to specific tissue, and yet remain stably affixed without pinching or binding, and allow for motion and use of the tissue while delivering targeted therapeutic treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Brownmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond K. Wurapa, Brandon Rodriguez, Courteney DiDomenico
  • Helmet fit system
    Patent number: 11583024
    Abstract: A helmet fit system includes a harness, a first anchor and a second anchor secured to a helmet, a tensioning mechanism, and a cable passing from the mechanism, around the first anchor, through the harness, and around the second anchor. The tensioning mechanism is not secured to any portion of the harness. The harness may define a channel, the cable passing through the channel. The tensioning mechanism is mounted to the outer surface of a helmet on the first side of a plane of symmetry of the helmet such that the cable passes through the helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LIFT Airborne Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Guido Rietdyk
  • Method of projecting sewing pattern pieces onto fabric
    Patent number: 11583021
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a method of projecting images of sewing patterns as templates onto fabrics. The contemplated application for the invention includes sewist making an article of clothing. As such, images of the patterns to be sewn are stored in a storage device for latter access from a computing device that sends them to a projecting device for projection. The projecting devices is then positioned, graduated, calibrated, and set for optimizing the cutting of the fabric. Thereafter, the operator may interactively modify the projected image, and as such initiates the cutting of the fabric, in accordance to the projected sewing patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: NEWCO JODITO LLC
    Inventor: Elizabeth Caven
  • Exposed edge stitched ballglove
    Patent number: 11583015
    Abstract: A ball glove engineered with exposed edge stitching, as opposed to turned leather, whereby the front (palm) and back are joined with one another in the same orientation as they are die cut. The resulting mating of front and back without welting exposes the edge of the leather (or other material) constituting the ball glove. Without turning the ball glove, other improvements may be seen such as the use of painted edge, exotic material types, and hard embellishments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN ORIGINAL BALLGLOVE CO, LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey Beraznik
  • Quilted panel
    Patent number: 11578441
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for quilting webs without compressing the webs. A quilting machine includes a needle bar to which needles are attached, needle thread passing through each needle, a looper shaft to which loopers are attached, a looper corresponding to each needle and from which looper thread is provided to form stitches, and a retainer bar to which spreaders are attached to facilitate stitching. A drive pulley powered by a first servo motor rotates cranks to move the needles through a cycle and rotates a belt which rotates an indexer pulley. Rotation of the indexer pulley oscillates the looper shaft and reciprocates the retainer bar. Another drive pulley powered by a second servo motor operates to move an input web through the machine between chain stiches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Michael A. James, Terrance L. Myers, Matthew C. Smallwood
  • Firefighter rescue system
    Patent number: 11577103
    Abstract: A firefighter rescue system includes a pair of clasp members connected to opposing ends of a longitudinally extended and flexible harness. The system further includes a pair of handles respectively secured to the harness in longitudinally spaced relationship. The flexible harness includes first and second strap members. The first strap member is coupled to one of the pair of clasp members on one end thereof, and affixed on an opposing end to a length adjusting mechanism. The second strap member has a first end thereof coupled to the other of the pair of clasp members and an opposing second end threaded through length adjusting mechanism. By that arrangement, a distance between the first end of the second strap member and the length adjusting mechanism is adjustably settable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Gary Joseph Candela
  • Aligned gloves
    Patent number: 11564762
    Abstract: A glove-in-glove having aligned features is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ansell Limited
    Inventors: Lakshmie Swarnamala Ranasinghe, Sakala Walli Acharige Samantha Pradeep Laksiri, Koralalage Don Sugathananda Amarasekera
  • Training tight with preconfigured compression zones and integrated structure patterns
    Patent number: 11559094
    Abstract: A training tight having preconfigured compression zones with integrated knit structure patterns is provided herein. The compression zones may have differing compressive properties where zones having a higher compression force are located at the waist and thigh areas of the tight, and zones having a lower compression force are located at the knee and calf area of the tight. The integrated structure patterns modify the compressive properties of the zones in the areas where the patterns are located in order to further customize the compressive properties of the training tight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Alyse Kehler, Richa Maheshwari, Christopher J. Ranalli, Andrea J. Staub, Heidi A. Vaughan
  • Wenzel-cassie glove
    Patent number: 11559367
    Abstract: A glove with an enhanced gripping textured surface is disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the glove contains a palm region adapted to cover the palm of a person's hand, a thumb region extending outwardly from the palm region, an index finger region disposed adjacent the thumb region, a middle finger region adjacent the index finger region, a ring finger region adjacent the middle finger region, and a little finger region adjacent the ring finger region with each region containing a textured surface. In preferred embodiments, the textured surface is formed by a plurality of dimensionally hierarchical structures superimposed in layers. The textured surface of the invention, when in contact with wet tissue, repels water at a first texture layer and traps tissue at a second texture layer, such that when in tissue contact, especially exudative tissue, tissue fixatively localizes to the glove surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BVW Holding AG
    Inventors: Lukas Bluecher, Michael Milbocker
  • Method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element
    Patent number: 11554564
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled chamber with a tensile element includes manufacturing a tensile element and incorporating the tensile element into a chamber. A first material layer, a second material layer, and a spacing structure having a plurality of support portions and a plurality of gaps may be stacked. The material layers may be located on either side of the spacing structure or on one side of the spacing structure. A strand may be stitched through the gaps to join the material layers and to form the tensile element. The spacing structure may be removed, and the first material layer may be spaced from the second material layer such that segments of the strand extend between the material layers. The tensile element may then be secured to opposite interior surfaces of an outer barrier, and the outer barrier may be pressurized to place the strand in tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Meschter, Danielle L. Taylor
  • Fluid-actuated impact protection system and method
    Patent number: 11547158
    Abstract: The subject disclosure describes, among other things, illustrative embodiments of an impact protection device that comprises the following elements: a machine, a protective structural member, and a fluid holding member. The impact protection device is designed to protect a user from an impact to the protective structural member by dissipating a portion of the kinetic energy of the impact. Machine operation translates into a controlled movement between elements of the impact protection device that deform the fluid holding member, thereby displacing a fluid. This controlled movement also dictates a throttling profile that regulates the amount of damping; thereby managing the portion of kinetic energy dissipated. The machine can be a mechanical assembly incorporating levers, cams and or computerized controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Titon Ideas, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Francisco Javier Mini Townson, Jose Rodrigo Aragon Cabrera, Juan Pablo Alfaro Samayoa
  • Impact attenuating helmet with inner and outer liner and securing attachment
    Patent number: 11540583
    Abstract: An impact attenuating helmet including an outer liner having an inner mating surface, an inner liner positioned under the outer liner and having an outer mating surface configured to be received by the inner mating surface of the outer liner, the inner liner and the outer liner being configured to move relative to each other along a slip plane between outer mating surface of the inner liner and the inner mating surface of the outer liner, and one or more securing attachments, each securing attachment being coupled to the outer liner and being configured to secure the outer liner to the inner liner, each securing attachment comprising a slack element configured to permit a range of movement between the outer liner and the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BELL SPORTS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul A. Kele, David T. Debus
  • Rail for mounting accessories to a helmet
    Patent number: 11528951
    Abstract: A mounting rail assembly comprises a rail configured to be coupled to a helmet. The rail may include a rear surface and a front surface with a mounting groove extending along a length of the front surface. The mounting groove may be open outwardly from a front surface of the rail and be configured to couple to a first accessory device at two or more positions along the length of the rail. A recess may be proximate an edge of the mounting rail assembly. The recess may be open generally perpendicular to the mounting groove and configured to receive a second accessory device. At least a portion of the recess may be positioned between the mounting groove and the rear surface of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason W. O'Connell, Duco W. Noordzij
  • Laminated glove, device and method of making same
    Patent number: 11523645
    Abstract: A layered, laminated glove includes an outer layer, a membrane formed from a liquid-resistant, air permeable material positioned on an inner surface of the outer layer and a liner formed from a moisture absorbing material. The liner is positioned on an inner surface of the membrane. The outer layer, membrane and liner are laminated to form a single glove. The glove includes a plurality of fingertip portions in which the outer layer, membrane and liner are substantially fully laminated throughout. The glove may include a 3D pattern formed in one or more layers of the laminate. The glove may include an enlarged knuckle section. A hand mold and system for making the gloves and a method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Wells Lamont Industry Group LLC
    Inventors: Jason Smid, Kenneth LeVey, Caitlin Rowlands
  • Footwear covering system
    Patent number: 11517070
    Abstract: A footwear covering system is provided to permit the movement of a footwear covering from a first position, in which it is retained in a retention structure of a leg covering, to a second position in which the footwear covering at least partially covers an article of footwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Steven Anderson
  • Safety helmet inner lining adjustable for suitable wearing
    Patent number: 11517064
    Abstract: The present invention provides a safety helmet inner lining adjustable for suitable wearing, consisting of: a covering body, which has an inner side surface that contacts a user's head and an outer side surface relative to the inner side surface; at least one interlayer pocket, which is disposed on the outer side surface of the covering body; and at least one cushiony pad, which is suitable for placement inside the interlayer pocket. A user is able to place the cushiony pads of suitable thickness into the interlayer pockets at preset positions according to the user's to head shape and dimensions. The inner lining is then put onto the head and a safety helmet put on top. The cushiony pads enable correcting the interspace between the user's head and the safety helmet, thereby allowing suitable and perfect fitting of the safety helmet that ensures safety of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Cheng-Ting Chen