Patents Examined by Thomas M Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11753190Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Dwight David Williams, James David Evans, Patrick Sean McElhinney, Jarrod Wayne Chalkley
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Patent number: 11752612Abstract: A dust suppression system for a demolition hammer is disclosed. The dust suppression system may have a water hose routed within a power cell of the demolition hammer, and a connector channel internal of the walls of a front head of the demolition hammer. The water hose may be utilized to deliver water from outside of the demolition hammer to a connection valve on a top end of the front head, and the internal connector channel may deliver water from the connection valve to one or more nozzles located at a bottom end of the front head.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cody Moore, Akshay D. Mate, Hariom Kumar Gupta, Dhanunjaya D. Reddy, Chetan Vilas Dahiwal
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Patent number: 11752604Abstract: The present invention relates to torque application tools, such as an electronic torque screwdriver, with a multiple axis gyroscope (such as a 3-axis gyroscope or other type of gyroscope) and torque sensor that allows for simultaneous or sequential measurement of torque and angle around the axis of the tool. Targets for torque and angle measurements may be used to create algorithms to detect breakaway torque, residual torque, or to perform error proofing to ensure unique fasteners are tightened.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Jerry A. King, Nathan J. Lee, John L. Reynertson, Stephen M. Bauer, Jie Li
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Patent number: 11745910Abstract: Customized boxes for packaging one or more items therein can have item placement indicia printed, applied, or projected thereon. The boxes can include a plurality of side wall panels and a plurality of flaps extending from the plurality of sidewall panels. The plurality of flaps can be configured to form top and bottom surfaces of the customized boxes. The item placement indicia can be printed, applied, or projected on an interior surface of one or more of the side wall panels. The item placement indicia represent desired placements for the one or more items to be packaged in the customized boxes.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Packsize LLCInventors: Hanko Kiessner, John Paul Alpine
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Patent number: 11738980Abstract: A capping machine includes a gripper having a pair of gripping arms provided on an outer peripheral portion of a rotating body and configured to grip a cylindrical portion of a vessel, an opening and closing device configured to open and close the gripping arms, and a capping head liftably and rotatably provided on the rotating body. The gripping arms are arranged symmetrically with respect to a radius of the rotating body. The gripper has a protrusion for preventing the vessel from rotating on a vessel gripping surface of the gripping arms. The gripping arms have outer and inner gripping surfaces which are connected in a V shape. The protrusion is formed only on the inner gripping surface of a right gripping arm. A cap held by the capping head is screwed onto the vessel while sticking the protrusion into the cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SHIBUYA CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Masumoto, Hajime Matsui, Yasuto Nishide, Hiroyoshi Yamada, Hiroaki Kitamoto, Masatoshi Nozaki
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Patent number: 11739481Abstract: A pavement breaker has a housing, a hammer mechanism mounted within the housing, and at least one handle moveably mounted on the housing. The handle(s) can move in a vertical direction when the pavement breaker is orientated in its normal operation orientation. A sensor is mounted within the housing for detecting when the handle(s) is moved towards or at its uppermost position. If the sensor detects such handle position, the hammer mechanism is deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Borgers, Clemens Dunser, Benjamin Schmidt, Andreas Friedrich
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Patent number: 11738431Abstract: A retaining device adapted for use with an electric nail gun includes: a swing arm unit adapted to swing relative to a flywheel of the nail gun; an impact unit adapted to swing with the swing arm unit, and being movable between a pre-striking position proximate to the flywheel, and a striking position distal from the flywheel; a retrieving unit configured to bias the impact unit to move to the pre-striking position; and first and second positioning members connected respectively to the swing arm unit and the impact unit, and magnetically attracted to each other to prohibit removal of the impact unit from the pre-striking position when the impact unit is at the pre-striking position.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventors: Chia-Yu Chien, Ching-Han Chang, Tsu-Yu Cho
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Patent number: 11738434Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular fastener gun comprising at least a gun body that can accept any number of fastener cartridges using a same connection assembly mechanism. In one example, a fastener cartridge comprises a fastener box used to hold fasteners, the fastener box including a first alignment structure and a second alignment structure, the first alignment structure used to detachably connect the fastener cartridge to a fastener gun body, and the second alignment structure used to lock the fastener cartridge to the gun body. In this way, a plurality of fastener cartridges that each can house different fastener types, can readily be used with a same fastener gun.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Arrow Fastener Company, LLCInventor: Weiyi Wang
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Patent number: 11738430Abstract: A striking device includes a swing arm unit, an impact member and two restoring units. Each of the restoring units includes a stationary seat removably connected to the swing arm unit, a moving seat removably and co-movably connected to the impact member, first and second coupling sets, and a resilient member interconnecting the stationary seat and the moving seat to bias the moving seat toward the stationary seat. For each of the restoring units, two portions of the first coupling set are formed respectively on the stationary seat and the swing arm unit and coupled removably with each other, and two portions of the second coupling set are formed respectively on the moving seat and the impact member and coupled removably with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Basso Industry Corp.Inventors: Chun-Chi Lai, Liang-Chi Hung, Sheng-Man Wang, Hung-Da Chen, Chia-Yu Chien, Jian-Rung Wu
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Patent number: 11738436Abstract: A rotary hammer includes a motor, a manipulation member, a main switch, a mode-switching member, a first locking member and a second locking member. The first locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an OFF position according to a switching position of the mode-switching member. The second locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an ON position according to the switching position of the mode-switching member. The first locking member is allowed to lock the manipulation member in the OFF position both when a hammer mode has been selected and when a drill mode has been selected. The motor is allowed to be driven in a state in which the manipulation member is locked in the ON position by the second locking member only when the hammer mode has been selected.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Furusawa, Hajime Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11731256Abstract: Provided is an electric tool with which work efficiency can be improved. A controller of an electric tool can execute: a first control, whereby during a non-operating state after a motor has started up and before a tip tool is set to be in an operating state, the motor is driven at a slow idling rotation speed, and when the tip tool is set to be in the operating state, the motor is driven at a normal rotation speed which is higher than the slow idling rotation speed; and a second control, whereby in a case where a trigger switch has been turned off in a state where the motor is being driven at the normal rotation speed and the trigger switch is thereafter turned on again under a prescribed condition, the motor is driven at the normal rotation speed regardless of the state of the tip tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Yamada, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Yuta Noguchi
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Patent number: 11735304Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to a robotic pill dispensing system, whether puck-based or puck-free, configured to avoid delay during the filling of orders and achieve high, perhaps even maximal, order fill rates and associated processing efficiency. Additional embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to, inter alia, a bottle placement site that is different from a bottle pick-up site, a device configured to apply lodged pill clearance forces to counted pill reserve containers; counted pill reserve containers that are large enough to contain pills required by substantially all orders to be handled by a robotic dispensary; a method of dynamically repositioning medication-dedicated pill counters to increase processing speed and a system configured to facilitate the same; a robotic dispensary configured to allow manual operation when a robot is off-line; and a robotic dispensary configured to cover open, filled vials during transport thereof to prevent pill spillage.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MCKESSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tim Chambers, Mike Martin, Mathew Card, James Wynd, Cody Small
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Patent number: 11724368Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, and an impulse assembly coupled to the motor to receive torque therefrom. The impulse assembly including a cylinder at least partially forming a chamber containing a hydraulic fluid, an anvil positioned at least partially within the chamber, and a hammer positioned at least partially within the chamber and engageable with the anvil for transferring rotational impacts to the anvil. The hammer includes a surface facing the anvil, a first through hole formed in the surface and a second through hole formed in the surface. The impulse assembly further includes a biasing member biasing the hammer towards the anvil. The flow of the hydraulic fluid through the first through hole varies as the hammer translates away from the anvil.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Hugh A. Dales, Michael A. Verhagen, Troy C. Thorson
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Patent number: 11724843Abstract: Packaging apparatus and methods include a plurality of article grippers driven by independently controlled motors in an end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), for picking articles, grouping articles, adjusting group pitch and placing article groups in packages where incoming articles and packages are continuously or intermittently moving and without motion of the entire EOAT in the direction in which articles and packages are picked and moved. Hole healing and incoming product registration apparatus and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: R.A Jones & Co.Inventors: Robert M. Kalany, Anthony B. Salvato, Matthew R. Lukes, Jerome Brugger
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Patent number: 11724371Abstract: An electric power tool includes: an output shaft on which a front-end tool is adapted to be mounted; and a power transmission mechanism that transmits a rotational output of a motor to the output shaft. A posture information acquisition unit acquires posture information for identifying a posture of the electric power tool. A torque information acquisition unit acquires torque information indicating a measured value of tightening torque produced by the front-end tool. A transmission unit transmits the posture information, the torque information, and time information related to a time when respective information is acquired to an external apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Itaru Murui, Mitsumasa Mizuno, Hiroaki Murakami, Takashi Kusagawa, Masahiro Sato, Masanori Nakamoto, Akiko Honda
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Patent number: 11718431Abstract: A portable packing table having a temperature-controlled work area is provided. The table defines a chamber for dry ice or like substance and has a surface on which an open-topped upright chimney is mounted for receiving a flow of conditioned air from the chamber and for defining a temperature-controlled work area therein. A fan unit is connected to the table for forcing a flow of ambient air into the chamber, and a control unit is connected to the fan unit for automatically controlling operation of the fan unit to maintain air temperature within the chimney within a set temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ANDERSONBRECON INC.Inventor: Steven J. Medford
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Patent number: 11707818Abstract: An impact tool and a hammer. The impact tool includes a housing, a motor supported within the housing, an anvil extending from the housing, and a drive assembly configured to convert a continuous rotational input from the motor to intermittent applications of torque to the anvil. The drive assembly includes a camshaft driven by the motor and a hammer configured to reciprocate along the camshaft. The hammer includes a core coupled to the camshaft and a sleeve coupled to the core.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Yan Qiang Li, Kevin K. Taylor, Leonard F. Mikat-Stevens, Connor M. Temme
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Patent number: 11707831Abstract: A power tool is provided that, in one version, includes a front housing that supports an output drive, and a back cap located opposite the front housing. The back cap receives at least one fastener of the plurality of fasteners. A motor housing supports a motor and is located between the front housing and the back cap. The motor includes a rotor that is configured to rotate about a motor axis to drive rotation of the output drive. The fastener is disposed through the back cap, and secures to the front housing coupling the front housing, the motor housing, and the back cap together.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.Inventors: Jason Christopher Bartoszek, Joshua Odell Johnson, Sean C. Ely, Douglas Fornell Leavitt, Dennis Naksen
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Patent number: 11701767Abstract: The drill includes a motor, a spindle rotatable with a rotational force transmitted from the motor, a clutch assembly that disables transmission of the rotational force to the spindle in response to a rotational load on the spindle reaching a release value and including an elastic member that adjusts the release value, and a change ring switchable from a clutch mode in which the clutch assembly is operable to a nonclutch mode in which the clutch assembly is inoperable in response to the change ring operated in a forward rotation direction. In the clutch mode, the elastic member elastically deforms to reduce the release value in response to the change ring operated in the forward rotation direction, and to increase the release value in response to the change ring operated in a backward rotation direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Takeshi Kamiya
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Patent number: 11701110Abstract: A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, a housing, a drive assembly, and a manually-driven actuator is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw rotatable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a clamped position. The housing comprises a rotary input movable by a motor. The drive assembly is operably engaged with the rotary input. The drive assembly is movable by the motor in a motorized mode of operation to transition the second jaw toward the clamped position. The drive assembly is movable in a non-motorized mode of operation by the manually-driven actuator to permit a transition of the second jaw toward the open position to release tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: David C. Yates, Steven G. Hall, Emily A. Schellin, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Geoffrey C. Hueil