Patents Examined by Todd M. Epps
  • Patent number: 11384519
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a wall mount base device. The wall mount base device comprises a wall mount bracket and a hanging member configured to be hung on the wall mount bracket. The wall mount bracket is disposed with a hanger, and the hanger comprises a locking groove. The hanging member is disposed with a locking mechanism, and the locking mechanism comprises one or more locking members, a transmission mechanism, and an operating member. The hanging member is configured to detachably cooperate with and encompass an outer side of the hanger, and the hanger cooperates with and is encompassed in the hanging member disposed on an outer side of the hanger. When the one or more locking members are disposed at the locked positions, the one or more locking members are disposed in the locking groove to enable the hanging member to be locked to the wall mount bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhichun Lin, Zhinan Huang, Donghai Chen
  • Patent number: 11384867
    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: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Relph
  • Patent number: 11378205
    Abstract: A barrier plate for supporting a cable within the internal channel of a ceiling mounted track having a pair of inwardly projecting parallel rails separated by a bottom slot. The barrier plate can be inserted completely into the internal channel and manipulated using a fingerhole through the plate to block downward movement of the cable through the slot. The plate can have radial disuniformities to frictionally bear against the pad of a user's finger to allow greater control of the plate orientation while engaged in the track channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: James W. Priola
  • Patent number: 11357328
    Abstract: A furniture securing system includes abase attachable to a wall, abase attachable to a piece of furniture, and a connector connected to both bases to help prevent tipping of a piece of furniture. One or both of the bases include a pivotable attachment element that attaches the connector to the base. By allowing pivoting of the attachment element, the force from the connector when the furniture pulls on the connector orients the attachment element along the same direction as the force. The system may include limited parts, a low profile, and have a straightforward assembly. The base may limit the total pivot sweep angle of the attachment element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Elbee Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Marsden
  • Patent number: 11359755
    Abstract: The present invention is an elastic (mechanically stretchable), sanitizing pouch configured to receive and hold an Electronic Device of a predetermined configuration. The elasticity of the fabric used maximizes surface contact with the Electronic Device and the closeness of the fabric of the invention with the outside surfaces of the Electronic Device. A liftable and removable cover flap on the front of the invention is used to hold and access the inside of the invention. The back of the invention includes at least one pocket. The invention further includes a pull tab to help lift an Electronic Device out of the invention. While inside the invention, the silver ions are released in the fabric and inhibit the colonization of bacteria, viruses and fungus on the Electronic Device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Donn Molineux
  • Patent number: 11353155
    Abstract: A coupling device comprising a base member connectable to a first item and a release member connectable to a second item, the base and release members being releasably connectable together. The base member has a front face including a pocket. The release member comprises a body which is configured to be received in the pocket in a coupled position. The pocket has an open access end through which the release member can be slidingly inserted and removed. The base member includes a stop member moveable, by an actuator, between a lock position in which the stop member interengages with the release member to prevent removal of the release member from the pocket of the base member, and a release position in which the release member can be separated from the base member. A securing apparatus for releasably securing a mobile equipment to a support surface, and including the coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGIES CGC INC.
    Inventor: Carl Bouchard
  • Patent number: 11353636
    Abstract: A mount includes an active area in which an optical element may be located. The mount is bonded to a neighboring mount using adhesives that are placed on a top side of a wall structure of the mount. Migration of the adhesives from the wall of the mount into the active area is prevented by use of groove-structures and micro-wall structures located in a buffer area of the mount that circumscribes the active area. In some embodiments, a diffuser is located in the buffer area of the mount to redirect the emitted light as desired for a particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Timothy Sullivan, Yaakov Yonatan Layosh, Danilo Bueno
  • Patent number: 11350748
    Abstract: A fan clamp is provided for supporting a fan on a support surface by clamping to the support surface. The fan clamp includes a clamp assembly having an upper clamp member for engaging a top side of the support surface, a lower clamp member for engaging a bottom side of the support surface and a screw adjustment assembly extending through the lower and upper clamp members for clamping the upper clamp assembly and lower clamp assembly to the support surface. The clamp assembly further includes a shield extending from the lower clamp assembly through the upper clamp assembly that partially surrounds the screw adjustment assembly to block the screw adjustment assembly from being visible when the lower and upper clamp assemblies move away from each other to engage a support surface. The fan clamp may further include an arm extending from the clamp assembly for supporting the fan. The arm may be a swing arm that is rotativity connected to the fan clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Vornado Air, LLC
    Inventor: Glen Ediger
  • Patent number: 11347025
    Abstract: Kinematic mounts disclosed in this application are made from three main components: a housing, a footing, and a tightening mechanism. The tightening mechanism includes three parts: a top portion, a bottom portion, and a locking interface mechanism. When the top portion, which includes a hollow tip with interior threading, is screwed down onto the bottom portion, which includes a threaded tip, the locking interface component is pressed against at least one interior surface of the housing that causes the housing to be pressed against the footing. This action holds the housing in place relative to the footing while simultaneously preventing unwanted movement of the housing during tightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Photon Valley, Inc.
    Inventors: James Campbell, Christopher Guerrero, Daniel Castro
  • Patent number: 11339955
    Abstract: A rotary joint for a lighting fixture includes: a first mounting member having a first housing; a second mounting member having a second housing and a positioning plate; a number of first metal connecting plates fixed to the first mounting member; a number of second metal connecting plates fixed to the second mounting member; and a shaft passing through the first housing, the second housing, the positioning plate, the first metal connecting plates, and the second metal connecting plates. The shaft rotatably connects the first mounting member to the second mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FULTON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pei Dong, Zhiqiang Xue
  • Patent number: 11339915
    Abstract: A wall mount structure is used to hang a target object on a wall. The wall mount structure includes a base detachably mounted on the wall and provided with a first magnetic unit, and a rotating seat. The rotating seat includes a rotating member rotatably mounted at a magnetic member, and used to rotate by a set angle relative to the magnetic member to reach a set position and connect the target object, the magnetic member including a second magnetic unit mutually attracted with the first magnetic unit to fix a relative position between the magnetic member and the base, and a limiting member connected between the rotating member and the magnetic member, and used to limit the relative position between the rotating member and the magnetic member, and to keep the rotating member at the set position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dikang Chen, Yangtao Kang
  • Patent number: 11339802
    Abstract: A ceiling fan remote control device includes a bracket, a remote control, at least one fixation element, and an engaging element. The bracket has at least one mounting hole, an engaging hole, and at least one positioning rod. The at least one mounting hole and the engaging hole are both disposed through the bracket. The at least one positioning rod protrudes from the bracket. The remote control has a receiving groove, a through hole, and at least one positioning groove. The receiving groove and the at least one positioning groove are both formed on the remote control. The through hole is disposed through the remote control. The at least one fixation element passes through the at least one mounting hole. The engaging element passes through the through hole and the engaging hole. The at least one positioning rod of the bracket extends into the at least one positioning groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Wei Huang Fan
  • Patent number: 11337322
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a height and angle-adjustable foldable computer bracket, including a bottom plate, a support plate, and expansion and retraction brackets connected between the bottom plate and the support plate. First connecting lugs are respectively arranged at the top of the bottom plate and the bottom of the support plate. Second connecting lugs are arranged at two ends of the expansion and retraction brackets. Shaft holes are formed in the first connecting lugs and the second connecting lugs. A rotating shaft structure is mounted between each first connecting lug and the corresponding second connecting lug. Engaging teeth are formed in the shaft holes. The rotating shaft structure includes: a rotating shaft with the engaging teeth, a limiting shaft with the engaging teeth, and a returning piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Shicai Pan
  • Patent number: 11316332
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a bracket (1) with enhanced loadbearing capacity for power transmission poles wherein protrusions (52) extending from loadbearing plates (12, 13) are inserted into horizontal and parallel slots made in the base plate (11), and protrusions (52) are bent behind the base plate (11). After insertion and bending, protrusions (52) portion of loadbearing plates (12, 13) are secured by welding on both sides namely the front and rear of the base plate (11). The bending of protrusions of loadbearing plates (12, 13) behind the base plate (11) and welding it on both sides considerably improve the strength of the joint, and thus the loadbearing capacity of the bracket is significantly enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Madan Lal
  • Patent number: 11306867
    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: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan J. McKinney, Kyle E. Hoffmann, Jace Hegg
  • Patent number: 11305703
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a device to a dashboard of a vehicle has a planar element having a first height, a first width, a front planar surface and a back planar surface, and a mounting element having a second height smaller than the first height, a second width smaller than the first width, and a length, the mounting element joined to the back planar surface of the planar element such that the length of the mounting element extends orthogonally to the back planar surface. The mounting element is adapted to fit into an existing opening in the dashboard of the vehicle, such that the planar element is supported and presented with the front planar surface upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Higaki
  • Patent number: 11304527
    Abstract: Dresser includes a frame having a front, a drawer slidable into and out of the frame, and a drawer retention mechanism between each side wall of the drawer and the frame alongside the side wall. The retention mechanism includes a track on the side wall defined between upper and lower parts, and a rail on the drawer movable in the track. A first stop is on the upper part and a second stop is on the drawer. The first and second stops are positioned to cause contact of a front surface of the second stop and rear surface of the first stop to prevent sliding of the drawer out of the frame and such that an angled rear surface of the second stop comes into contact with and slides over an angled front surface of the first stop during insertion of the drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Dooli Products, LLC
    Inventor: David M. Stravitz
  • Patent number: 11306863
    Abstract: A head assembly for a tripod comprising a head portion and a bowl portion releasably connectable to one another, the bowl portion having a clamp stud and the head portion having a stud catch mechanism, wherein the stud catch mechanism is adapted to be releasably connectable to the clamp stud, and wherein the head assembly further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the connection between the head portion and the bowl portion when the head portion and bowl portion are connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: THE VITEC GROUP PLC
    Inventors: Andrew Derek Murrow, Jolyon Torbitt, Simon Hall, James Guest, Joji Osborne Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11305413
    Abstract: A holding apparatus for being detachably attached to a machine tool housing of a machine tool and for receiving a hook for hanging the machine tool from the hook is provided. The holding apparatus has a fastening portion for fastening the holding apparatus to the machine tool housing, a securing device for securing the holding apparatus on the machine tool housing, and a receiving portion which has an opening and is intended for receiving and rotatably supporting an insertion portion of the hook, the receiving portion defining an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Xi Zhou, Günter Haas, Konstantin Baxivanelis
  • Patent number: 11296648
    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: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Sunmodo Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Jasmin, Jun Liu, Steve Mumma, Boutros Abou Chacra, Clifford Schrock