Patents Examined by Todd M. Epps
  • 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
  • Patent number: 12071996
    Abstract: Improved equipment bases and methods for making and using same are disclosed herein. The equipment base can include a first coated substrate including a first part having a first thickness sized to provide the load-bearing support for the equipment, a first elastomer coating the first part, a second coated substrate positioned adjacent to the first coated substrate, the second coated substrate including a second part having a second thickness sized to provide the load-bearing support for the equipment, and a second elastomer coating the second part. A first seam can be formed between the first and second coated substrates to allow for moisture to pass between the first and second coated substrates so that moisture is allowed to seep away from the bottom of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ASSET GUARD PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Parker Thurston, Jeremy Carter
  • Patent number: 12059275
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a robotic arm cart for transporting, delivering, and securing robotic arms to a surgical table having a table top. The arm cart can include an arm container and a base. The arm container can be configured to receive and contain one or more robotic arms. The arm cart can include a first coupling member configured to engage with a second coupling member associated with a surgical table such that, when the first coupling member is engaged with the second coupling member, the one or more robotic arms can be releasably coupled with the surgical table. The arm cart can provide for movement of the one or more robotic arms in at least one of a lateral, longitudinal, or vertical direction relative to the table top prior to the securement of the one or more robotic arms to the surgical table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: Verb Surgical Inc., CILAG GMBH International
    Inventors: Richard William Timm, David James Cagle, Seung Mo Lim, Jacob Spencer Gee, Omar J. Vakharia, Clinton Denlinger
  • Patent number: 12053335
    Abstract: A holding device is a holding device that holds the medical device, and includes an arm configured to have a holder, which holds the medical device, at a distal end, a base configured to rotatably support the arm by a first joint, a disk attached to the arm, and a brake attached to the base and configured to press the disk, in which a distance between a center of rotation of the disk and a region where the brake presses the disk is changed depending on a rotation angle of the first joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Sasai, Masafumi Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 12044353
    Abstract: Mounting plates for elevating platforms, including a mounting apparatus with interior and exterior reinforcement components elongated vertically. The interior reinforcement piece includes an embedded bolt that extends from the interior reinforcement piece, through a wall of the platform, and through the exterior reinforcement component. The interior and exterior reinforcement components have a stepped construction to convert peel stress to shear stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Altec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan J. McKinney, Kyle E. Hoffmann, Jace Hegg
  • Patent number: 12031666
    Abstract: The application provides a telescoping, rotational and adjustable television fixation device including a wall panel, a telescopic and rotating support arm, a front-rear tilting adjustment structure, and a television fixation structure. The television fixation structure includes an upper fixed arm and a lower fixed arm, which are respectively mounted to the front-rear tilting adjustment structure, and a fixed bar. In present disclosure, the wall panel, the rear arm, the front arm, the front-rear tilting adjustment structure, and the television fixation structure are engaged in together, to make the television to tilt up and down, turn left and right, and move back and forth, thus allowing for flexible adjustments based on the user's actual viewing requirements, and thereby improving the adaptability of the television. The television is mounted by the fixed bar, achieving a quick installation, a whole device with a simple structure, a high strength, and a good stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Xubo Pei
  • Patent number: 12029285
    Abstract: Provided is a closure device including a first closure part that includes a locking element, a force transmission element operatively connected to the locking element, which can be loaded along a force direction, and an actuating element movable relative to the locking element, and a second closure part that includes an engagement element. The locking element and the engagement element can be attached to each other for connecting the first closure part and the second closure part to each other and are connected to each other in a closed position. In the closed position, when the force transmission element is loaded along the force direction, the locking element is loaded in a locking direction towards contact with the engagement element by the action of force of the force transmission element. The actuating element can be actuated in order to adjust the locking element against the locking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fidlock GmbH
    Inventors: Christopher Granitzer, Artur Siebert, Breido Botkus
  • Patent number: 12031550
    Abstract: A vertically-elongated member, which is preferably a support post used in a molten metal pump, includes a ceramic tube and tensioning structures to add a compressive load to the tube along its longitudinal axis. This makes the tube less prone to breakage. Another vertically-elongated member, such as a support post, includes one or more reinforcement members to help alleviate breakage. A device, such as a pump, used in a molten metal bath includes one or more of such vertical members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventor: Paul V. Cooper
  • Patent number: 12025262
    Abstract: A display stand having an opening in a vertical riser arm couples a display at a front side and selectively couples with an information handling system housing mount in the opening that supports a bracket to couple with an information handling system housing opposite to and at a rear side of the display. The mount fits a member at a bottom side into a cavity of the riser opening and a catch of a latch at an upper side of the riser opening with a toolless coupling a decoupling arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chia Chiu, Toh Kim Cheong, Chun-Han Ho
  • Patent number: 12024900
    Abstract: A base for supporting raised floors includes a planar part configured to rest and fix the base onto the ground, and a raised part joined to and extending from the planar part. The planar part has a straight first cut and/or at least a first series of holes aligned along a line dividing the planar part in at least two parts, thus defining a line that facilitates a breaking action for the separation of a detachable part from the planar part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Inventor: Gabriele Favero
  • Patent number: 12023003
    Abstract: Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Golden, John O. McWeeney, Christopher A. Benning, Robert Castoldi, John F. Howard, Brian Intoccia, Gary Kappel, William L. Churchill
  • Patent number: 12027750
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a central shaft extending along an axis from a first end to a second end. A first collar and a second collar are mounted to the central shaft. A first portion of a linkage is attached to the first collar, and a second portion of the linkage is attached to the second collar. The linkage has an inflection point located between the first portion and the second portion. A foot pad is attached to the linkage proximate the inflection point. The first collar is movable from a first position to a second position, and when the first collar is in the first position, the foot pad is at a first radial distance from the axis. When the first collar is in the second position, the foot pad is at a second radial distance from the axis. The first radial distance different than the second radial distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Marc J Durocher, Jr., Peter R Grondin, Robert R Sheehan, Erik J Sheehan, Shawn C McCourt, Thomas M Bausch, Chad E Fulton
  • Patent number: 12023002
    Abstract: Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Golden, John O. McWeeney, Christopher A. Benning, Robert Castoldi, John F. Howard, Brian Intoccia, Gary Kappel, William L. Churchill
  • Patent number: 12022948
    Abstract: One example may include a media bar mount that mounts to a display mount affixed to a display, and the media bar mount has rails, a cursor and an arced spring support affixed to each of the rails, a friction brake affixed to each cursor and to extension arms, and a cross-bar affixed perpendicular to the one or more extension arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Irving, Zach Snook
  • Patent number: 12012044
    Abstract: A vent mount including a base and a head coupled to the base. A retainer of the base is movable between an extended position for insertion into a vehicle air vent and a retracted position to capture a louver of the vehicle air vent to hold the vent mount on the vehicle air vent. The head is configured to engage with a case for positioning a handheld electronic device relative to the vehicle air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: ANNEX PRODUCTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nish Parab, Christopher L. Peters
  • Patent number: 12004675
    Abstract: A mounting bracket lock may be configured to secure the mounting bracket of a window treatment housing to a rail of the housing. The mounting bracket lock may be slidably attachable to the rail and, when in a locked position, may prevent the mounting bracket from detaching from the rail. The mounting bracket lock may include a body that is mountable to the rail. The body may include a first portion that slidably attaches to the rail, and a second portion that receives a portion of the rail and a portion of the mounting bracket, thereby securing the mounting bracket in a locked position relative to the rail. The body of the mounting bracket lock may define one or more projections that extend therefrom, and that engage in a friction fit between corresponding surfaces of the mounting bracket when the mounting bracket lock is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Brian Filko