Patents Examined by Vicky A. Johnson
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Patent number: 10759492Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle pedal adapter configured to be clicked onto a bicycle pedal which is intended and constructed to be used for a bicycle shoe having a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to convert the bicycle pedal to a bicycle pedal suitable to be used with a normal shoe without a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is flat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter comprises a main body having a height, a width and a length, wherein the width is more than four times the height and wherein the length is more than five times the height, and wherein the main body has a front end and a rear end, the bicycle pedal adapter comprising:—a front coupling at the front end, the front coupling being configured to mate with a front clamping member of the bicycle pedal and—a rear coupling at the rear end, the rear coupling being configured to mate with a rear clamping member of the bicycle pedal, and wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to be clicked onto the bicycle pType: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventor: Marten Peter Van Der Heide
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Patent number: 10759460Abstract: A device for fastening a safety module on a steering wheel frame includes at least one resilient ring, at least one hook and at least one valve gridge. The at least one hook includes a first surface forming a guide track ending on an inflection point, and a second surface separated from the first surface by the inflection point. The at least one valve bridge has with a third surface across from the second surface of the hook. The resilient ring locks the module fixed on the frame by bearing on the second surface of the hook and on the third surface of the valve bridge. The third surface of the valve bridge includes at least one recess arranged across from the inflection point.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Franck Carpentier, Cyrille Lanvin, Thierry Matrat, Fabrice Galmiche, Sebastien Cassin, Sylvain Langlet
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Patent number: 10753537Abstract: The invention relates to a protective cover (01) comprising at least one protective cover element (02), which is variable in length, and comprising a frame element (04), said frame element (04) being capable of being connected to the protective cover element (02), said protective cover element (02)comprising at least one holding means (03) and said frame element (04) comprising at least one fastening means (06) in the area of a first longitudinal edge (05a), the connection between the holding means (03) and the fastening means (06) being a detachable, in particular force-fitting and/or interlocking, snap connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: ARNO ARNOLD GMBHInventors: Maximilian Roehnert, Wolf-Matthias Mang
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Patent number: 10744612Abstract: To provide a rotary table device that can prevent the occurrence of malfunction before it happens.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroki Tezuka
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Patent number: 10746279Abstract: A transmission housing (2) including two housing elements (9) that can be positioned to press against each other and that in the assembled state define: a cavity (13); a shaft (6) projecting at least in part from the housing; a motion transmission mechanism (30) for transmitting motion to said shaft (6), the motion transmission mechanism (30) being housed at least in part inside the cavity (13) of the housing (2); and adhesive connection means (16) for connecting together housing elements (9) that are arranged in the zone where said housing elements (9) are pressed together and referred to as a join plane (10).Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: FRANCE REDUCTEURSInventor: Wouter Barendrecht
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Patent number: 10737777Abstract: An upper casing with a hollow shell made of composite materials. The shell was a side wall that extends in elevation from a housing flange to a housing collar, the side wall including at least one cutout. The upper casing includes an internal liner that is inserted inside the shell and that is fastened to an inside face of the shell, the liner comprising a base and a top, together with at least two legs extending in elevation from the base to the top, the liner further comprising at least one equipment support in register with a cutout, each equipment support being for carrying a removable piece of equipment of the upper casing.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERSInventors: Cyril Sola, Thierry Rey, Jean-Victor Lapeyre, Philippe Moniot, Laurent Bourdier
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Patent number: 10730587Abstract: An apparatus disclosed herein includes a heel-shift lever. When the heel-shift lever is coupled to a motor vehicle, a first portion of the heel-shift lever is disposed higher than a first area of a floor of a floorboard of the motor vehicle, a second portion of the heel-shift lever is disposed lower than the first area of the floor of the floorboard, and a third portion of the heel-shift lever is disposed higher than a second area of the floor of the floorboard. The second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Inventor: Paul Yaffe
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Patent number: 10730582Abstract: This brake pedal device includes an arm portion (21) pivotally supported on a vehicle body to be rotatable, and a pedal portion (22) provided at a distal end portion (21b) of the arm portion (21). The pedal portion (22) includes a first operation portion (31) configured to operate a brake (102), a first uneven portion (33) formed on at least a part of the first operation portion (31), a second operation portion (32) provided at a position different from the first operation portion (31), and a second uneven portion (34) formed on at least a part of the second operation portion (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Tada, Kyohei Kawai, Kohta Murakami, Mikio Uchiyama
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Patent number: 10722804Abstract: A wraparound peripheral device grip comprising a substantially flat continuous sheet is provided. The grip includes a first side and a second side. The first side is configured to adhere to a grip of a peripheral device and the second side is configured to provide improved gripping to a user of the peripheral device. The substantially flat continuous sheet can be cut to fit a geometry of a particular model of peripheral device, or gaming controller. The wraparound peripheral device grip is capable of being placed onto a peripheral device by wrapping the grip around the factory surfaces of a peripheral device. The gripping friction of the grip can be achieved by disposing abrading particles thereon, such as sandpaper, silicon carbide, or grip tape material. Alternatively, the grip side can be made from an elastomer, such as a synthetic rubber, or other material with the property of viscoelasticity.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: GAMING GRIPS, INC.Inventors: Michael Lee Morris, Michael Jeffrey Kozer
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Patent number: 10724476Abstract: An assembly is provided for an aircraft propulsion system with an axial centerline. The assembly includes a translating sleeve, a sleeve actuator and a locking apparatus. The sleeve actuator is connected to the translating sleeve. The sleeve actuator is configured to move the translating sleeve along the axial centerline between a stowed position and a deployed position. The locking apparatus includes a lock and a lock actuator. The lock comprises a locking element. The lock actuator is configured to move the locking element between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking element is configured to lock the translating sleeve in the stowed position when the locking element is in the locked position. A first portion of the locking apparatus axially overlaps the sleeve actuator along the axial centerline. A second portion of the locking apparatus does not axially overlap the sleeve actuator along the axial centerline.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Rohr, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Gormley, Imad D. Ghandour
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Patent number: 10711827Abstract: A bicycle end cap has a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member. The bicycle end cap includes a tubular portion and an attachment structure. The tubular portion is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end. The attachment structure is configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion. The attachment structure is configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Osamu Kariyama, Masahiro Nakakura, Takahiro Yamashita
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Patent number: 10710627Abstract: A motor vehicle steering system includes a steering wheel hub which has a longitudinal axis and can be attached coaxially on a rotatably mounted steering spindle, and a steering wheel rim which is attached on the steering wheel hub at a radial spacing from the longitudinal axis and extends in a planar manner transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis. The steering wheel rim is mounted on the steering wheel hub in a bearing such that it can be inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis between an operating position and a stowed position about an inclination axis which lies transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis. The steering wheel rim is inclined at a flatter angle with respect to the longitudinal axis in the stowed position than when in the operating position.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG, THYSSENKRUPP AGInventors: Daniel Kreutz, Sebastian Forte, Tim Bayer
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Patent number: 10704707Abstract: An actuator for use in a control valve assembly that has a structure amenable to manufacture. The actuator may comprise a housing comprising a plurality of walls secured to one another with fasteners to form an interior cavity, a torque hub disposed in the interior cavity, the torque hub comprising a torque body and a torque arm that are releasably engaged with one another via fasteners, each of the torque body and the torque arm having interfacing geometry that defines surfaces that engage with opposing surfaces on the other; and a load generator coupled with the torque hub.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Dresser, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Louis Johanning, Mark David Kaczmarek, Abdul Raoof Mohamed, Jayesh K. Shah, Casey Michael Stockbridge, Orie Woodman Van Doran
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Patent number: 10696259Abstract: A pedal assembly for a motor vehicle includes a pedal arm pivotably arranged about a rotation shaft at its first end when in an operating position. A bracket is rotatably arranged around the rotation shaft and connected to the first end of the pedal arm through a pedal connection shaft. A locking arrangement, when in a locked state, locks the bracket in a first bracket position relative the pedal arm such that the bracket rotates with the pedal arm, and the pedal arm is held in an operating position. When the locking arrangement changes from the locked state to an unlocked state, the bracket is unlocked from the pedal arm such that, under influence of gravity, the pedal arm is released from the rotation shaft and displaced from the operating position to a safety position, the first end of the pedal arm being connected to the rotation shaft via the pedal connection shaft and the bracket, and the bracket rotated relative the pedal arm to a second bracket position.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: CJ Automotive ABInventor: Mahdi Amirian
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Patent number: 10696352Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, an operating structure, and an operating unit. The operating member is movable relative to the base member between a rest position and an operated position. The operating structure includes a take-up member movable relative to the base member to move a first operation cable in a pulling direction and a releasing direction opposite to the pulling direction. The operating unit is mounted to the base member to operate a second bicycle component in response to an input operation from a user. The operating unit includes an electrical switch and a controller. The electrical switch is configured to receive the input operation from the user. The controller is configured to generate an operation signal to operate the second bicycle component in response to the input operation inputted from the electrical switch.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Kazutaka Fukao, Yasuhisa Watanabe
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Patent number: 10677191Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a bell housing with an adjustable register plate for providing adjustable engine crankshaft-transmission alignment. The bell housing includes a body adapted for attachment to an engine block. The adjustable register plate includes a register bore for accommodating the transmission. The register plate can be secured to the bell housing by inserting register plate fasteners through register plate fastener holes into the corresponding register plate attachment holes of the bell housing. The alignment of the register plate relative to the bell housing, and thereby alignment of the transmission with the crankshaft, can be adjusted by loosening the fasteners and moving the register plate laterally, about the register plate fasteners, relative to the bell housing, and then tightening the fasteners to locate the register plate in the desired position.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: HGT Precision Co., Ltd.Inventor: John Phillips
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Patent number: 10677119Abstract: Systems and methods including spacers comprising a first face configured to engage with a cam shaft, a second face, and a third face operationally coupled to the first face and the second face, wherein the third face is configured to displace a lubricating fluid and permit rotation of the cam shaft are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Cummins Inc.Inventors: Anthony A. Shaull, Rodney J. Hemmerlein, Richard Davis Thomas
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Patent number: 10670135Abstract: A support apparatus for a first gearing and a second gearing or for a drive includes first and second support flanges, a first support mounted to the first support flange and destined to introduce a first supporting force into the second support flange, and a second support mounted on the second support flange and destined to introduce a second supporting force into the first support flange, wherein the first support is sized to extend through the second support.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: FLENDER GMBHInventors: Volker Düvel, Marco Hoffman, Philipp Leuer, Simon Becka
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Patent number: 10669757Abstract: A hood stay device for a vehicle includes a housing, support, and latch. A proximal end of the housing is pivotably coupled to the hood or vehicle body. An inner end of the support is within the housing. The support extends through a distal end of the housing to an outer end of the support that is pivotably coupled to the other one of the hood or vehicle body. The support is slidable relative to the housing along an axis and includes teeth arranged in a rack along the axis. The latch is coupled to the housing and movable between locked and unlocked positions relative thereto. When in the locked position, the latch engages the teeth to inhibit movement of the support member along the axis. When in the unlocked position, the latch is apart from the teeth to permit movement of the support along the axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: Manimaran Krishnamoorthy, Sundaravadivelu Mohan
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Patent number: 10661859Abstract: A lever apparatus includes a lever operated by a user, a biasing member that is a source of an operation reaction force of the lever, and a linkage mechanism configured to link the lever and the biasing member. The linkage mechanism includes a lever-side rotating body pivoted according to pivoting of the lever, and a biasing member-side rotating body engaged with lever-side rotating body and installed closer to the biasing member than the lever-side rotating body. The linkage mechanism varies a ratio of a variation of a rotation angle of the biasing member-side rotating body to a variation of a rotation angle of the lever-side rotating body according to an operation amount of the lever.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro Shimizu