Patents Examined by William A. Rivera
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Patent number: 12729090Abstract: The invention provides an automatic slitting machine and a working method thereof, wherein the automatic slitting machine includes a machine frame, an unwinding device, a slitting device, a shaft return device, a transmission device and a winding device. The unwinding device pulls the adhesive paper in the parent roll to the slitting region, so that the slitting device cuts the adhesive paper pulled out from the parent roll to form a plurality of narrow-width adhesive papers, and then winds the adhesive paper to form a required paper roll adhesive tape. The winding shaft is pushed out to remove the paper roll adhesive tape, and then the winding shaft is placed on the shaft return frame. The shaft return device can automatically and successively transfer each winding shaft to the slitting region. It can save the labor cost and improve the working efficiency of the adhesive tape production.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2025Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Kingnode America Inc.Inventor: Benyu Huang
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Patent number: 12729093Abstract: A reel chock is disclosed according to various embodiments. The reel chock can include a chock body that has a width that extends along a pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot plate attached to the chock body. The pivot plate can be transverse to the pivot axis. The reel chock also can include a pivot arm that is rotatably connected to the pivot plate such that the pivot arm rotates about the pivot axis. The pivot arm can include a fastener portion that extends at least partially over the chock body.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2024Date of Patent: September 8, 2026Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventor: Roy Savoy Bearden
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Patent number: 12722935Abstract: A reel apparatus comprising a pipe; an outer flange assembly comprising two outer support walls connected to the pipe and wherein each outer support wall comprises an inner wall and an outer wall; an inner flange assembly comprising two inner support walls, wherein the inner flange assembly is rotated relative to the outer flange assembly and the pipe and wherein each inner support wall comprises an inner wall and an outer wall; and a motor assembly connected to the inner flange assembly and outer flange assembly, wherein the motor assembly is physically connect to the outer flange assembly and wherein the motor assembly is rotationally connected to the inner flange assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2024Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Assignee: Encore Wire CorporationInventors: John L. Rhoads, Kevin D. Rodgers
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Patent number: 12722934Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for implementing a coiler. In an example aspect, the coiler can compactly organize a variety of flexible elements while enabling one portion of the flexible element to remain at a fixed position. Instead of using a rotating reel, the coiler includes a rotating member and a stationary shaft. The rotating member rotates and passes the flexible element to the shaft. In this manner, the rotating member mimics the action of a person manually coiling the flexible element onto the stationary shaft. Because the shaft remains relatively stationary as the flexible element is coiled or uncoiled, the coiled portion of the flexible element also remains relatively stationary. Consequently, the coiler can forego other complicated or expensive interfaces and enable the flexible element to connect directly to a stationary source.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 1, 2026Inventor: Brian LaPoint
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Patent number: 12715729Abstract: In some implementations, a reeling device may receive material via a receiving end of a set of guiding blocks positioned around a reel. The set of guiding blocks are configured with an opening at the receiving end and with one or more inner surfaces configured to guide the material on a path around a surface of the reel. The one or more inner surfaces of the set of guiding blocks are arc-shaped to generally follow the surface of the reel. The reeling device may operate a motor that rotates the reel in a loading direction to facilitate loading the material onto the reel. The set of guiding blocks travel generally away from the surface of the reel based on the material being received and/or the motor operating in the loading direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2024Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Hung Huang, Cheng-Lung Wu, Yang-Ann Chu, Jiun-Rong Pai
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Patent number: 12709513Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hose reel enclosure for a hose reel. The hose reel enclosure can include a unitary housing, a hose reel assembly, and a hose guide. The unitary housing can include lateral supports. The hose reel assembly can be disposed within the unitary housing and can be configured to receive the hose. The hose guide can be disposed within the unitary housing and configured to receive a free end of the hose.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Agna, LLCInventor: Nickolas Reinhart
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Patent number: 12697002Abstract: A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes indexing mechanism and stop release member for dispensing a selected size of sheet material. The indexing mechanism includes an extension spring for dispensing a tail of sheet material from the dispenser. In embodiments, the dispenser includes a drive roller capable of rotating the indexing mechanism when a user removes the sheet material from the dispenser. The drive roller is prevented from rotating when the stop member engages stop release member.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventor: Richard P. Lewis
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Patent number: 12691594Abstract: A modular gripper is disclosed and includes a main fixing plate, a driving module, two screw rods, two extension plates, two extension screws and two nuts. The two screw rods are arranged concentrically in the first direction, connected to the driving module, and driven by the driving module to rotate. The two extension plates are detachably docked to two sides of the main fixing plate through connection elements. The two extension screws are connected to the two screw rods, respectively. Threads of the two extension screws are continuously connected with threads of the two screw rods. The two nuts are sleeved on the two screw rods, respectively. When the two screw rods and the two extension screws are driven by the driving module to rotate synchronously, the two nuts are allowed to displace relative to the two screw rods and the two extension screws, to achieve a clamping operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2023Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Hua Chen, Tsao-Hsiang Wang
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Patent number: 12686585Abstract: A packing dispenser may include a face plate including a spout having a conical shape, first side walls connected to the face plate, a first roll shelf including a first base connected to the first side walls, a second roll shelf substantially orthogonal to the first roll shelf including a connecting plate, a second base, and second side walls and the connecting plate connects the second roll shelf to the first base of the first roll shelf. The paper dispenser allows for multiple rolls of packing material to be placed inside and interconnected such that multiple rolls can be used in the dispenser before more rolls of packing material are needed.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: ENCORE PACKAGING LLCInventors: Stephenson Nelson, Timothy H. Nelson
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Patent number: 12686580Abstract: A paper dispenser including a face plate with a spout having a conical shape, a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate, a chute connecting the first side wall to the second side wall, the chute, the first side wall, and the second side wall including a decline towards the spout and the face plate is provided. The paper dispenser allows for multiple rolls of packing material to be placed inside and interconnected such that multiple rolls can be used in the dispenser before more rolls of packing material are needed.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2024Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: ENCORE PACKAGING LLCInventors: Stephenson Nelson, Timothy H. Nelson
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Patent number: 12679704Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for a rope guide and, in particular, a plug-in rope guide protective shell. In some embodiments, a plug-in rope guide protective shell includes a shell body and a plug-in member. The shell body has an inner cavity for accommodating a rope guide, and the rope guide has a guide opening penetrating through the rope guide along a first direction. The plug-in member is connected with the shell body and located in the inner cavity of the shell body. The plug-in member can be inserted into the guide opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: T-MAX (HANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY, CO., LTD.Inventors: Hangfei Yu, Taotao Li
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Patent number: 12679690Abstract: A hose roller is described. An input shaft is coupled to a handle to be rotatably drivable by rotation thereof. A sun sprocket is drivably coupled to the input shaft. A chain is engaged with the sun sprocket and a planetary sprocket, offset from the sun sprocket, to drivably couple the planetary sprocket to the sun sprocket. An intermediate shaft is drivably coupled to the planetary sprocket. A universal joint is connected to the intermediate shaft and an output shaft, angled relative to the intermediate shaft, to drivably couple the output shaft to the intermediate shaft. An output support is offset from and drivably coupled to the input shaft. An output shaft bearing is disposed between the output shaft and the output support to support and to allow rotation of the output shaft. A spool is coupled to the output shaft to be rotatably driven by the output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2024Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Inventors: Victoria Elizabeth Agate, Wesley Francis Hyde
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Patent number: 12654335Abstract: A transferring system includes a moving unit, a base unit secured on the moving unit, a suspension unit disposed on the base unit, a carrying unit, a measuring unit secured on the suspension unit, and a controller connected to the moving unit, the carrying unit and the measuring unit. The carrying unit includes a rotary motor and a rotary encoder secured on the suspension unit, and a tube carrying a target object. The rotary motor drives the tube to revolve. The measuring unit includes a force sensor in contact with the base unit. The controller controls operations of the moving unit and the rotary motor according to an angular position of the tube detected by the rotary encoder and a force detected by the force sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: TOYO AUTOMATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming-Te Cheng, Min-Ling Tu, Yu-Lin Tai
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Patent number: 12635834Abstract: A dust collector mountable adjacent a toilet paper dispenser exit defined by an enclosure of a dispenser usable for dispensing toilet paper from a roll, the dust collector comprising an abutting portion for abutting against the toiler paper and a recessed portion extending substantially parallel to the abutting portion and recessed relative to the abutting portion, the recessed portion having a dust adhering surface facing the toilet paper in use and configured to adhere to adjacent airborne dust. Also, a toilet paper dispenser including the dust collector.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2024Date of Patent: May 26, 2026Inventors: Jimmy Poulin, Richard Roy
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Patent number: 12616317Abstract: An automatic webbing winding device includes: a base; a winding reel mounted on the base and rotatable around a center of the base; a coil spring mounted on the winding reel, one end of the coil spring is fixed to the winding reel, and the other end of the coil spring is fixed to the base; and a webbing mounted on the winding reel, the webbing includes a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end is fixed to the winding reel, and the free end extends out from the base; when the free end is pulled outward by an external force, the winding reel rotates along a forward direction, and the coil spring is elastically deformed, when the external force is removed, the winding reel rotates along a reverse direction under an elastic restoring force of the coil spring, thereby winding the webbing on the winding reel.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AGInventor: Junjie Hu
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Patent number: 12611073Abstract: A dispensing assembly is disclosed herein. The dispensing assembly includes a housing comprising a plurality of side panels that together define a compartment; a self-contained cartridge for dispensing a paper product, the self-contained cartridge being removably received in the compartment of the housing; and an actuation subassembly being disposed in the housing, the actuation subassembly configured to advance the paper product disposed in the self-contained cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2024Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Inventor: Christopher J. Danis
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Patent number: 12612291Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems, and methods for a rope guide, and in particular, a magnetic-attraction rope-guide protective shell and a rope guide assembly. In some embodiments, a magnetic-attraction rope-guide protective shell includes a shell body and a magnetic attraction member; and the shell body has an inner cavity for accommodating a rope guide, and the magnetic attraction member is arranged on the shell body and is configured to fix the shell body separated from the rope guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: T-MAX (HANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY, CO., LTD.Inventors: Hangfei Yu, Taotao Li
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Patent number: 12606410Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for a low tension application spooler and or coiler system that positively drives the material into the coil and or reel so that the tension is minimum during the winding process.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Reel Power Licensing Corp.Inventors: Joe Henry, Lance Collier, Carl Parker
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Patent number: 12600589Abstract: A roll dispenser is arranged to support a roll of packaging material, and includes a chuck assembly with a first chuck unit that includes a first plug received in a first axial end of a core of the roll, a first shaft fixed to the first plug, a first mount brought into engagement with the first shaft, and a first brake connected to the first plug and the first mount to establish friction between the first plug and the first mount. A first handle assembly may adjust a first compressive force applied axially between the first mount and the first shaft to regulate the friction between the first plug and the first mount. The chuck assembly also may include a second chuck unit received in a second axial end of the core for additionally supporting the roll of packaging material.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: Pregis LLCInventor: Thomas D. Wetsch
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Patent number: 12599120Abstract: A waterproof spinning fishing reel includes a housing having an accommodation, an opening and an opening edge, a worm located in the accommodation and extending out of the opening, a bushing sleeved onto the worm, a waterproof bearing having a first outer race abutting against the housing, and a first inner race sleeved onto the bushing, a cover having a plate portion mounted to the housing and abutted against the first outer race, a rotor assembly mounted to the worm and provided with an abutment portion abutting against the bushing, an outer seal ring sleeved onto the first outer race and sandwiched between the plate portion and the opening edge, and an inner seal ring sleeved onto the bushing and sandwiched between the abutment portion and the first inner race. This arrangement reduces friction between the rotor assembly and the housing, enhancing smoothness of usage.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2024Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: OKUMA FISHING TACKLE CO., LTD.Inventors: Liang-Jen Chang, Tsung-Jen Tu