Patents Examined by Taylor Morris
  • Patent number: 12384014
    Abstract: A hook assembly for a power tool includes a connection shaft having a first end and a second end opposite each other. The first end of the connection shaft is connectable to a housing of the power tool, the second end is connected to a hook member, and the hook member has a handle part and a hook part extending from the handle part. The hook member has a first position and a second position opposite the first position and the hook member is rotatable around a central axis of the connection shaft when in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mengan Gong, Mike Yang, Evan Zhou, Elin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12357087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable bookstand, in particular, to a portable bookstand which is easy to carry due to having a foldable structure, firmly supports a book, and prevents pages from flipping arbitrarily, the portable bookstand comprising: a book back support frame which supports the back of a book; a first page fixing frame which is rotatably coupled to one side of the book back support frame and fixes the page while supporting one side of the book; and a second page fixing frame which is rotatably coupled to the other side of the book back support frame and fixes the page while supporting the other side of the book, wherein the book back support frame, the first page fixing frame, and the second page fixing frame are formed by bending wires, and the book back support frame includes a truss structure formed in an X-shape and is coupled to each of the first page fixing frame and the second page fixing frame that are arranged so that the upper ends forming truss structures face frontward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventor: Myeonghyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 12352063
    Abstract: The portable canopy foot stand may include a base plate and mounting hardware. The portable canopy foot stand may be operable to detachably couple one or more canopy weights to an individual leg of a portable canopy. The portable canopy foot stand may couple to an anchor tab of the individual leg to enlarge the bottom of the individual leg such that the individual leg is prevented from pulling out of a leg slot of the one or more canopy weights. The one or more canopy weights may be stacked on top of the base plate at a plurality of legs of the portable canopy to resist movement of the portable canopy due to wind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Inventor: Clinton Wesley Arnold, Sr.
  • Patent number: 12337972
    Abstract: An aircraft seat may include an integrated tracking system. The tracking system may include at least one track foot and one or more roller bearings. The track foot may include one or more axles and be able to interface with a portion of an aircraft seat track. The one or more roller bearings may be coupled to the one or more axles of the track foot and interface with a top surface of the aircraft seat track to aid in the translation of the aircraft seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyler J. Marutzky
  • Patent number: 12326212
    Abstract: A transit for passing at least one cable (11) and/or at least one pipe through an opening (22) in a partition (12), wherein the transit comprises a first frame (19), a second frame (20), wherein the second frame (20) is arranged with through apertures (24) and the first frame (19) is arranged with holes (25) for receiving threaded fastening screws (23), so that the first and second frames (19, 20) can be clamped on opposite sides of the partition (12) by means of the fastening screws. The transit (10) further comprises a partition opening liner (21) for engaging the first frame (19) and the second frame (20) and form a radially lined passage extending in an axial direction between the first frame (19) and the second frame (20). Disclosed is also the use of such a transit (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: ROXTEC AB
    Inventor: Tony Törnström
  • Patent number: 12295509
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise display systems and methods for displaying an article of merchandise. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise. The sensor includes a first engagement member. The system also includes a base configured to removably support the sensor thereon. The base includes a second engagement member configured to releasably engage the first engagement member such that the sensor is locked to the base. The sensor is configured to rotate with respect to the base while locked thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: David N. Berglund, Matthew Thomas Kerley
  • Patent number: 12286817
    Abstract: A retention patio leash for outdoor furniture includes a housing having a first end and an opposite second end. The housing includes a first collar disposed at the first end and a second collar disposed at the second end. The first and second collars defining a through opening configured to receive at least a portion of the outdoor furniture. An intermediate disc body is disposed between the first collar and the second collar, the intermediate disc body defining an internal cavity and a plurality of slots defined on a sidewall. A retention system is supported within the intermediate disc body and includes one or more retractable straps and a fastener coupled to a free end of each of the one or more retractable straps. The fastener configured to releasably attach to other outdoor furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Patio Leash LLC
    Inventors: Robert William Shaffer, Christie L. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 12285122
    Abstract: A fastener assembly includes a base including a front face and a rear face. The base includes one or more mounting openings extending through the front face and the rear face. The fastener assembly includes a mounting fastener received within the one or more mounting openings. The mounting fastener includes a length that is greater than the thickness of the base such that the mounting fastener extends through the mounting opening and engages a surface to attach the base to the surface. One or more fasteners are attached to the front face of the base. The one or more fasteners extend outwardly from the front face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SLIPCO, LLC
    Inventor: Norman G. Schabel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12279727
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foldable bathtub tray, including a first support plate and a second support plate, where the first support plate and the second support plate are hinged by using a connection assembly; the connection assembly includes a first connection seat, a second connection seat, and a rotating shaft; the first connection seat includes a first sub-seat and a second sub-seat, and the first sub-seat extends to form a limiting flange in a direction of the second sub-seat; and a part of a side wall of the second connection seat fits with an inner wall of the limiting flange. The side wall of the second connection seat abuts against the inner wall of the limiting flange to implement self-locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Dongguan Hong Laitai Plastic Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunlong Qiu, Xiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12280705
    Abstract: A beverage holder (1) for a motor vehicle has a receptacle (2) with a side wall (5) extending from a bottom wall (3) to an open top (4) that is farther upward. At least one elastic compensation element (7) is provided for holding differently sized drinking vessels (6). The side wall (5) has at least one opening (8), and an elastic covering (10) penetrates the opening (8) due to its biasing to form the elastic compensation element (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Bernd Gayer, Marc-Lieven Heth, Michael Alborg
  • Patent number: 12275340
    Abstract: A cup holder includes a holder main body having a retaining portion, the retaining portion being configured to receive and hold a beverage container on a bottom wall. The retaining portion includes an upper opening for receiving the beverage container, the bottom wall for supporting a bottom of the beverage container, and a side wall formed between the upper opening and the bottom wall, and has a cylindrical shape. An inner diameter at the upper opening is substantially the same as an inner diameter of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: NIFCO INC.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Soma
  • Patent number: 12269159
    Abstract: A rotation device includes a two-axis rotation mechanism including a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear disposed at a position where the second bevel gear coaxially faces the first bevel gear in an axial direction, a third bevel gear that meshes with the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, a first motor for supplying rotational force to the first bevel gear, and a second motor for supplying rotational force to the second bevel gear; a one-axis rotation mechanism including a drive shaft and a third motor for supplying rotational force to the drive shaft; and an attachment member that attaches the two-axis rotation mechanism to the one-axis rotation mechanism such that a rotational axis of the drive shaft passes a point of intersection where a rotational axis of the first bevel gear and the second gear and that of the third bevel gear intersect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Koichi Obana
  • Patent number: 12252290
    Abstract: A collecting tool (1) includes a frame body (11) that is disposed so as to surround an opening end portion of a bag (100) storing waste (D1) inside, and on which a folded portion (100a) of the opening end portion of the bag (100) is hooked in a state where the opening end portion of the bag (100) is folded back outward, three wires (13), a clip (12) that is provided at one end portion of each of the three wires (13) in a longitudinal direction and clamps the frame body (11) and the opening end portion of the bag (100) together in a state where the folded portion (100a) of the bag (100) is hooked on the frame body (11), and a fixing portion (14) that supports the other end portions of each of the three wires (13) together and is fixed to a construction material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: GENBE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kenichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12256511
    Abstract: A mounting bracket holds electronic device modules having various sizes and shapes. The mounting bracket includes a mounting plate. An adjustable clamp includes a fixed part attached to the mounting plate, and a movable part that is movable to any spacing from the mounting plate within a preset range and is securable anywhere within the preset range. The adjustable clamp holds an electronic device module against the mounting plate. A movable slat moves along the mounting plate to any distance from the fixed part within a fixed range and is securable to the mounting plate anywhere within the fixed range. The movable slat holds the electronic device module against the fixed part. The mounting bracket therefore holds electronic device modules of various sizes and shapes upon the electronic device module having a thickness within a range of thicknesses and a height within a range of heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah Zimmerman, Michael Zamalkany, Donald Florczak
  • Patent number: 12239224
    Abstract: A bracket for use in a vegetation hanging and drying system includes a mounting plate configured to couple to a vertical support shaft of the vegetation hanging and drying system, and a racking plate extending from the mounting plate and configured to receive a horizontal bar of the vegetation hanging and drying system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: DRIFLOWER, LLC
    Inventor: Todd Chandler Larkins
  • Patent number: 12234884
    Abstract: Cable carriers having laterally stabilized tabs made of plastic. An arc-shaped guide region of one tab engages in a free space behind a retaining nub on the other tab. The retaining nub provides lateral stabilization. According to the invention, the retaining nub is spatially limited to a middle height section of the tab height and limited in dimension in the circumferential direction about the pivot axis. The arc-shaped guide region is thus overlapped solely by a smaller proportion, preferably ?33%, of the arc length or angle width thereof by the retaining nub and remains not overlapped (that is, laterally free) over a predominant proportion, particularly 66%, of the arc length or angle width thereof by the retaining nub. This particularly facilitates the assembly of the chain tabs and their connection to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: IGUS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Hermey, Thilo-Alexander Jaeker, Stefan Strack, Georg Theiss
  • Patent number: 12228238
    Abstract: A supporting device for a portable processing and/or telecommunication apparatus or an accessory having a first portion adapted to be supported by a supporting structure and a second portion having magnetic elements for retaining the portable processing and/or telecommunication apparatus or accessory is provided. The first and second portions are joined together in pivotable manner through a hinge allowing rotation of one of the first and second portions with respect to the other. The supporting device is adapted to assume a first configuration of minimum size in which the second portion is superimposed on the first portion, and at least a second configuration of use in which the second portion is rotated at a selectable angle with respect to the first portion, the first and second portions being hinged so that the supporting device opens like a book from the configuration of minimum size to a selected configuration of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: FERRARIS GROUP S.A.G.L.
    Inventors: Carlo Edoardo Ferraris, Lorenzo Filiberto Ferraris
  • Patent number: 12232285
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for installation of equipment is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes a female bracket with a receptacle and a recess in a wall of the receptacle; and a male bracket with a locking mechanism and a housing adapted to fit in the receptacle. The housing has walls defining a cavity. The locking mechanism has a latching member, a sliding member, and a shaft. The latching member is pivotable between an unlocked position and a locked position. When in the locked position, a first end of protrudes from the housing and rests in the recess. The sliding member moves along a vertical axis between two positions. When in a lower position, the sliding member presses a second end of the latching member to cause the first end to pivot into the unlocked position. The shaft extends along the vertical axis and is configured to manipulate the sliding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Ming-Lung Wang, Nan-Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 12226891
    Abstract: A tool holder for a gun-shaped power tool includes a base including a first slot and a second slot extending parallel to the first slot, a first support member adjustably securable along the first slot and along a first side of the base, and a second support member adjustably securable along the second slot and along the first side of the base. A tool bit and/or a barrel of the tool may be supported by surfaces of the support members when the tool is stored in the tool holder, so that a grip of the tool is readily accessible by a user. The power tool holder provides a structure for ergonomically positioning and storing a gun-shaped power tool, improving the ease and speed of access of the tool during assembly operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Lloyd Rodney Holland, Scottie Len Foster, Bradley Joseph Garcia, Michael Christopher Greenlee, Jeffrey Lee James, Bradley Dale Newcomb, Andrew Barnum Novian
  • Patent number: 12222065
    Abstract: A detachable storage system for hanging an object from a non-planar structure is described. The storage system includes an elastic anchoring device further including (i) spaced elastic bands extending along a longitudinal axis, each of the spaced elastic bands having opposite first and second ends, (ii) a connecting means configured to tension the opposite first and second ends towards each other thereby securing the elastic anchoring device to the non-planar structure, and (iii) a plurality of spaced poles fixed to and extending between the spaced elastic bands. The storage system further includes at least one metal hook configured to attach to and detach from the plurality of spaced poles, the at least one hook providing a section for hanging the object from the non-planar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Timothy Santarcangelo