Patents Examined by Todd M. Epps
  • Patent number: 12152619
    Abstract: A clamping device having a pair of jaws that mounts on to an object and utilizes a fulcrum and leveraging mechanism to provide a combination of leveraged force and compression force to improve clamping and withstand vibration. This configuration provides enhanced gripping action at the open end of the jaws, which is especially advantageous when mounted near the edge of an object, such as a shelf. The clamping device can be low profile, compact and lightweight. The interior sides of the parallel jaws of the clamping device can be padded to prevent damage. This clamping device enables fastening to an accessory support for supporting the weight of items that extend beyond a center of gravity of the device. These items can include audio or video cables extending beyond shelves of on an audio equipment rack, or lighting and grip equipment, or can be used in any industry or endeavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventor: Arnold Sirlin
  • Patent number: 12146545
    Abstract: A damper system for damping vibrations of an assembly unit of a vehicle comprises one or more main vibration dampers and one or more acoustic bushings. The respective main vibration damper is tuned to vibrations from a lower frequency range. The respective acoustic bushing is tuned to vibrations from a higher frequency range which lies above and does not overlap with the lower frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Dennis Leip, Sebastian Bös
  • Patent number: 12140254
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ratcheting retainer for securing one or more objects, such as wire bundles, to a component. The ratcheting retainer includes a ratchet strap assembly, a fastener, and retainer clip. The ratchet strap assembly, which can adjust in diameter, circumscribes and secures a first object. The fastener is coupled to the ratchet strap assembly and secures the ratcheting retainer to the component. The retainer clip is coupled to the ratchet strap assembly and secures a second object to the ratchet strap assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Joel R. Lee
  • Patent number: 12136899
    Abstract: During an installation of solar panels, multiple mounting brackets are attached to solar panel frames. An installer may use a wedge through module frame and mounting bracket slots to securely attach a mounting bracket to a panel frame. A typically installation process is implemented manually with a wedge loaded individually for installation. The cost-effectiveness of this approach works fine within smaller solar deployments but struggles to cost-effectively scale to large solar systems as described below. Embodiments of automatic wedge loading are disclosed for solar panel installation with improved efficiency. The implementation of automatic wedge loading provides an easy and streamlined method to reload wedges on an installation tool. An installer may continue installation process almost un-interruption with ample loaded wedge magazines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Terabase Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Soren Jensen
  • Patent number: 12134353
    Abstract: Adjusting instrument for an exterior vision unit of a vehicle, comprising a base with a foot for attachment to the vehicle, and a frame for carrying the exterior vision unit. The frame is pivotably attached to the base between at least a drive position and a park position via a pair of mutually facing, cooperating cam patterns arranged on the base and the frame, respectively. Each of the two cam patterns comprises cams disposed circumferentially around the pivoting axis in a ring segment, such that cams of the patterns in the drive position engage each other in a rotation-locking manner, and in the pivoting range from and to the drive position adjust over each other. A first cam pattern is provided with a bridge connecting spaced cams in the circumferential direction. The spaced cams form a guiding track on which a guide cam of the second cam pattern is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: MCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Alexander Hamming, Teunis Hendrik Heikoop
  • Patent number: 12129957
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display mounting system with a lifting mechanism for vertically adjusting the position of the display and maintaining a visually unobtrusive appearance by concealing the lifting mechanism behind the display itself. The display mounting system comprises a mounting frame, a pair of moving rails, a plurality of supporting members, at least one hoist, at least one line system, at least one driving unit, and a control unit. The display mounting system accommodates larger and heavier displays beyond the capabilities of existing solutions. The display mounting system offers greater flexibility in adjusting the display height for optimal viewing comfort. The display mounting system integrates seamlessly with the surrounding environment without detracting from the overall design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Jordan Stoyanov Bonev
  • Patent number: 12127986
    Abstract: A medical device transfer system configured to transfer a medical device to a bed rail, including: a transfer assembly configured to be attached to the medical device including: a clamp latch; a cart latch; a clamp engagement element configured to engage a clamp fixture; and a cart engagement opening; and a cart engagement assembly configured to engage the transfer assembly and to connect to a cart, the cart engagement assembly comprising a transfer assembly engagement element, wherein the transfer assembly engagement element is configured to engage the cart engagement opening, wherein clamp latch is configured to lock and unlock the transfer assembly to the clamp fixture, and wherein the cart latch is configured to lock and unlock the cart engagement assembly to the transfer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Fernando Zapari, Bryan Rose, Kevin Cooney, Michael Jones, Robert Rogala, Pere Ventura, Travis Crowe
  • Patent number: 12122487
    Abstract: An apparatus (100), including: a lower support structure (102) configured to support a bottom side of a board disposed thereon, wherein the board can be any one of a variety of various sized boards; and an adjustable clamp head (104) including a resilient structure (122) that defines a recess (124) configured to capture therein a top side of the board and thereby hold the board between the clamp head and the lower support structure when the clamp head is lowered onto the top side of the board. The resilient structure is configured to narrow the recess when the clamp head is lowered against a resilience of the resilient structure onto a relatively thin board sized to contact the resilient structure at an apex (130) of the recess without fully filling an opening (132) of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: ROSWELL CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Darrick J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 12124155
    Abstract: A backdrop stand may have a hub with an arm receiving portion with an arm opening. An arm may be selectively located in the arm opening and moved between a first position and a second position to permit backdrops of different sizes to be used with the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: The F.J. Westcott Company
    Inventors: Christian Bradley Matthews, Brandon Maxwell Heiss, Jacob Ethan Collins
  • Patent number: 12119634
    Abstract: A clamp for suspending a wire includes a housing having an inner support surface. The wire is disposed between the inner support surface and a keeper. The clamp further includes a fastening unit, including a first fastener and a second fastener attachable to the first fastener. The housing defines an opening extending in a direction along which the wire is received within the housing. After the second fastener is attached to the first fastener, the fastening unit is not removable from the housing. The fastening unit is movable, within the opening, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fastening unit cooperates with the keeper to decrease a distance between the inner support surface and the keeper. In the second position, the fastening unit does not cooperate with the keeper to decrease the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO.
    Inventors: Jacob Jeffrey Palmer, Benjamin Franklin Ciesielczyk, Cameron Clines
  • Patent number: 12110700
    Abstract: The invention relates to a scaffold support (10) comprising: a bracket (20) fixed to the wall surface (3); a screw axis member (30) having one end coupled to the bracket (20) and a male screw portion (31); an outer pipe (40) in which the other end portion of the screw axis member (30) is inserted and has a female screw portion (42) being screw-coupled to the male screw portion (31) of the screw axis member (30); a pipe rotary shaft (50) on the center of the end surface (43) of the outer pipe (40) having a polygonal head (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Inventor: Jae Ok Lee
  • Patent number: 12109476
    Abstract: A suspended mounting and exercise apparatus suspended from an overhead structure, comprising: a form; and at least one anchoring point comprising a plurality of stalls affixed to the form, wherein the form is affixed to the overhead structure via the at least one anchoring point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Inventor: Leo Nelson Lewis, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12109158
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal
  • Patent number: 12109067
    Abstract: A positioning arm apparatus for an ultrasound head is provided. The positioning arm apparatus for an ultrasound head according to an embodiment may constantly move the ultrasound head without change in height of the ultrasound head according to a moving distance by simultaneous rotation at two positions and tilting motion at one position. Also, the positioning arm apparatus may be miniaturized and lightweight since it is operated with a mechanical mechanism, and may provide strong fixing strong and easy maneuverability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: IMGT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu Hoon Han, Young Bok Yu, Keon Ho Son
  • Patent number: 12107403
    Abstract: A magnetic conduit organizer includes a magnetic base configured to magnetically attach to a ferromagnetic surface on a first side of the magnetic base. A clip extends from a second side of the magnetic base, opposite the first side. The clip includes a post that extend from the second side of the base, a plurality of arms that extend from the post, and a plurality of slots. A first slot of the plurality of slots is defined between two adjacent arms of the plurality of arms. The first slot is configured to receive the portion of a conduit therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: B&L Safety Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Darren G. Bumstead, Todd M. Louis
  • Patent number: 12103710
    Abstract: A stand for holding a flight control surface of an aircraft wing. The stand has a longitudinal spine supported by plural uprights and supporting at least two hanger assemblies. Each hanger assembly has attachment points transversely outboard of the spine. Rods articulably depend downwardly from the respective attachment points to be articulably connected at a cradle. The cradle is configured to fixedly hold an aircraft flight control surface for maintenance. By adjusting the transverse spacing of the rods from the spine, the attitude of the flight control surface can be adjusted as needed for a particular maintenance task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Tanner Jones, Gabriel Myers
  • Patent number: 12089740
    Abstract: A vertical mount system for wall hangings comprises a wall mounting fastener alignment plate with an array of apertures to align with a vertical array of wall anchors in the wall and secured by a vertical array of double-headed fasteners. The double-headed fasteners extend through the apertures in the alignment plate and into the wall anchors. The alignment plate positions the wall anchors with respect to the wall. A mounting rail is attached to the alignment plate by the double-headed fasteners. A recess in the rear of the mounting rail receives the alignment plate therein. An array of keyholes in the mounting rail receives outer heads of the double-headed fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Silicate Studio Home, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Davis, Riley Plocher, Jeff Ward
  • Patent number: 12085225
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for holding devices for securing a surgical robotic device and a patient anatomy positioner to a support (e.g., in an operating room). A holding device comprises a carriage, an anchor component fixed to the carriage for attaching to the support, a patient stabilization connector extending from the anchor component for attaching to the patient positioner, and an elongate holder slidably mounted on the carriage for attaching to the robotic device, wherein, when the anchor component is attached to the support, the carriage and the patient stabilization connector are immobilized. The holding devices may also include a hydraulic cylinder interposed between the elongate holder and carriage and/or a horizontal linkage interposed between the elongate holder and the robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Michael Jones, Robert John Wright
  • Patent number: 12085231
    Abstract: A tank holding device includes a band configured to tighten a hydrogen tank. The band includes a band-shaped base portion extending along an outer circumference of the hydrogen tank, a plurality of pressing portions projecting from both sides of the base portion in a width direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the base portion and configured to apply a pressing force to an outer peripheral surface of the hydrogen tank by elastically deforming in abutment against the outer peripheral surface of the hydrogen tank, and a deformation limiting portion configured to limit deformation of the pressing portions to a specified amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Manabu Fujii
  • Patent number: 12081163
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a solar power system including rails, solar modules, and a plurality of adjustable clips to secure the solar modules to the rails. The clips include at least a base member, an elastomeric support member, a bracket member, and an alignment member configured to secure the various members of the clip together. The adjustable clips are configured to slide within a slot defined through a portion of a surface of a rail and including a recessed edge thereby allowing the rail system to accommodate solar modules of varying dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventor: Tyler Watson