Patents Examined by Todd M. Epps
  • Patent number: 11678096
    Abstract: A suspension system for a speaker line array is provided with a base to mount to a first speaker cabinet. A rail extends transversely from the base. A bar is mounted relative to the rail between a stowed position and an extended position, wherein the bar is biased away from a central portion of the base to the extended position to contact another speaker or a support. A locking mechanism is driven by a transmission to lock the bar in the stowed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lawrence Romestant, Jacques Spillmann
  • Patent number: 11668433
    Abstract: A locking system securing an image scanning device to a container includes a compressible material. The compressible material is disposed between a first securing plate and a second securing plate. A rotational element is disposed within curved edges of the first and second securing plates, where the curved edges each curve away from the compressible material. A shaft extends from the rotational element to the image scanning device. A fastener is secured through the first and second securing plates, and into the securing surface to lock the rotational element, and subsequently the shaft and image scanning device, in place. The locking system can be secured to a pitched surface to naturally position the image scanning device perpendicular to level ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AGI SURETRACK LLC
    Inventors: Luke Kelly, Corey Barkhurst, Cole Fincham
  • Patent number: 11659949
    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: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Brian Filko
  • Patent number: 11659792
    Abstract: An assembly for attachment to a windowpane is disclosed. The assembly includes an adhesive layer attached to the windowpane, a magnetic material attached to the adhesive layer, and a container comprising a magnetically attracted material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Ahmad Ozeir
  • Patent number: 11662054
    Abstract: Webcam systems and mount assemblies are disclosed that can dispose a camera at or near a middle of computer monitor whereby a user is viewed by the camera from a face-front position, and wherein the position of the camera is vertically and laterally manually adjustable (without tools) to facilitate a variety of positions according to need or desire. The webcam systems and mount assemblies further may be used with any of a tablet computing device, a laptop computer, a free-standing computer monitor, etc., and may be mounted to any edge or an adjacent structure while permitting disposing the camera at or near a center of the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NEXT EPISODE INC.
    Inventor: Ian Foster
  • Patent number: 11644148
    Abstract: A device mounting apparatus that allows a device such as a smoke detector or carbon dioxide (CO2) detector, as well as other device including an alarm, a camera or a light to be selectively positioning at a location on a surface such as a wall. The apparatus comprises a preferably rectangular, hollow rod with rounded corners, and having a first end, second end, and outer surfaces. A device securing bracket that facilitates the attachment of a device to the rod includes a center section with a rod opening, a first side member and second side member, with each member having an angled section and at least one bore. An apparatus to surface securing bracket allows the apparatus to be attached to a surface such as a wall and has a center section with an outward extending first and second side wall, each side wall having a semi-circular segment, with the rod inserted through the space created when the two segments face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Grant Follis
  • Patent number: 11638617
    Abstract: A surgical manipulator device for positioning a surgical instrument has a frame, a first mount, a second mount, a first suspension arm arrangement supported on the frame and connecting the frame to the first mount in an articulated manner, and a second suspension arm arrangement supported on the frame and connecting the frame to the second mount in an articulated manner. The first and the second suspension arm arrangements are each displaceable relative to the frame in first and second motion planes parallel to each other and spaced apart, so that the first mount is displaceable in the first motion plane and the second mount is displaceable in the second motion plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Brainlab Robotics GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Nowatschin, Maximilian Krinninger, Christian Kühnau, Daniel Roppenecker, Dominik Gierlach, Johannes Agricola, Johann Ulrich Wigger
  • Patent number: 11635106
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adsorption structure. The adsorption structure includes an adsorption member, a negative pressure mechanism, a starting mechanism and a release mechanism. The adsorption member is used for adsorbing other objects. A first cavity provided with an opening is formed in the adsorption member. The opening of the first cavity is used for forming a sealing structure with surfaces of other objects. The negative pressure mechanism is provided with a second cavity for generating a negative pressure, and the second cavity is communicated with the first cavity. The starting mechanism, is used for starting the negative pressure mechanism. The release mechanism is used for balancing a pressure intensity in the first cavity and an atmospheric pressure to enable the adsorption member to release an adsorbed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Fuchuang Song
  • Patent number: 11629769
    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: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ASSET GUARD PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Richard Parker Thurston, Jeremy Carter
  • Patent number: 11629815
    Abstract: A method for controlling a gimbal configured to carry a load includes detecting a motion state of a motion of the gimbal or the load, comparing the motion state to a preset threshold to obtain a comparison result, and controlling the gimbal to maintain the load in an original posture based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI OSMO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11629732
    Abstract: A fan with an easy-to-assemble clamping device includes a fan main body, a supporting framework, and a clamping device. The clamping device includes a first clamp body rotatably connected to the supporting framework; a second clamp body rotatably connected to the first clamp body, a torsional spring and a main body. One side of the second clamp body facing to the first clamp body is provided with a limiting slot. The torsional spring is plugged between the first clamp body and the second clamp body. A first free end of the torsional spring is abutted against a pressing end of the first clamp body, and a second free end of the torsional spring is abutted against a pressing end of the second clamp body. The main body of the torsional spring is abutted against a side wall of the limiting slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Xueping Zhu
  • Patent number: 11622830
    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 on which a patient can be disposed. 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: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: CILAG GMBH International, Verb Surgical Inc.
    Inventors: Richard William Timm, David James Cagle, Seung Mo Lim, Jacob Spencer Gee, Omar J. Vakharia, Clinton Denlinger
  • Patent number: 11622670
    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: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    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: 11621665
    Abstract: A solar panel racking system that can include end clamps, mid clamps, bottom clamps, L-foot adapter assemblies, rails, and L-foot assemblies. The solar panel racking system minimizes the use of tools by snapping many of the mounting components in place. The end clamps, mid clamps, and bottom clamps can snap over the rail sides and lock into upper detented portions of the rail sides. The upper detented portions are structured to prevent upward movement of the end clamps, mid clamps, and bottom clamps. The L-foot adapter body of the L-foot adapter assembly snaps over lower detented portions of rail sides and secures the rail to an L-foot assembly. The end clamps, mid clamps, bottom clamps, rails, and L-foot adapter assemblies are independent of the L-foot assembly, allowing a selection of L-foot assemblies to be used as appropriate with the solar panel racking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Sunmode Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Jasmin, Jun Liu, Steve Mumma, Boutros Abou Chacra
  • Patent number: 11622456
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a cable management device. In one example, the cable management device has a planar base with a plurality of mounting holes, a first wing framing a first slot positioned along a first side of the base, and a second wing framing a second slot along a second side of the base. The wings may flex from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to a contact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Ross Christopher Stalter, William Zang, Del France
  • Patent number: 11619086
    Abstract: A suspension holder and a frame unit thereof are provided. The frame unit includes a main segment, a suspension segment, and a holding segment. The main segment is in an elongated shape defining a longitudinal direction. The main segment includes a selecting portion, two long lateral edges, a first mating portion, and a second mating portion, the latter two of which are spaced apart from the selecting portion along the longitudinal direction. The suspension segment and the holding segment extend from the two long lateral edges of the main segment, respectively. The selecting portion selectively geometrically corresponds with the first mating portion or the second mating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Shuo Wu
  • Patent number: 11602213
    Abstract: A platform assembly for attachment to a tree includes a platform and a post. The platform has an outer perimeter that bounds an interior structure of the platform that is horizontally-inboard of the outer perimeter. The outer perimeter includes a rear portion, a first wing portion coupled to the rear portion at a first wing portion rear corner and including an outboard-most portion of the outer perimeter in a first lateral direction, a front portion coupled to the first wing portion, and a second wing portion coupled to the front portion. The post is coupled to the platform and pivots relative to the platform about a pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Latitude Outdoors, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Leach, Alex Chopp, Jake Matelic
  • Patent number: 11602470
    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: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal
  • Patent number: 11592122
    Abstract: A hose clamp for supporting a hose with respect to a machine. The hose clamp may include a deformable clamping element comprising a section of material at least partially surrounding an opening. The opening extends through a thickness of the clamping element and is configured to receive the hose. The hose clamp additionally comprises a support element configured to secure the clamping element to the machine. The support element is further configured to compress the clamping element along a direction of the thickness of the clamping element, thereby deforming the clamping element and causing the clamping element to constrict around the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Relph
  • Patent number: 11589946
    Abstract: A head-holder support for attaching a medical head-holder to a patient table is provided that has a rigid base body, an adjustable and lockable head-holder interface at the base body, which is adapted to adjustably couple the head-holder to the base body by providing at least three degrees of freedom for the spatial relative position between the head-holder and the base body, wherein the at least three degrees of freedom are lockable so as to establish a rigid coupling between the head-holder and the base body, and at least one robotic arm interface at the base body, which is adapted to provide a rigid coupling between a robotic arm and the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Brainlab AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hofberger, Wolfgang Steinle, Nils Frielinghaus