Patents Examined by William A. Rivera
  • Patent number: 12043503
    Abstract: A house wrapping device to connect to a wall of a building, the house wrapping device including a main body having an elongate shape, a wrap receiving rod perpendicularly disposed away from a first end of the main body with respect to a direction to receive a house wrap roll thereon and dispense a house wrap from the house wrap roll, and a wedge perpendicularly disposed away from a second end of the main body opposite to the first end with respect to the direction to removably connect the main body to the wall and prevent the main body from falling off the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventor: Eric Reimer
  • Patent number: 12043514
    Abstract: A drum assembly includes a support bar, expandable spokes extending away from the support bar, drum segments mounted to the expandable spokes, support brackets disposed on the support bar, a primary mechanical actuator extending between the support brackets, and secondary mechanical actuators extending from the support brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Ryan Barnett, Matthew Allen Hegler
  • Patent number: 12030421
    Abstract: A system includes a collapsible trailer frame and a lifting mechanism coupled to the collapsible trailer frame. The lifting mechanism is configured to raise or lower a coil of pipe or a reel of pipe. The system also includes a braking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Leger, Peter A. Parker, Kraig A. Tabor, Jagtar Thethy, Alexander Lee Winn
  • Patent number: 12024396
    Abstract: A method for providing rolls of material for use in sheet form, particularly aluminum for food uses, comprising a step of rewinding the material for use in sheet form in order to form a roll; the rewinding step is provided by winding the material for use in sheet form directly on a rewinding shaft, with the material for use in sheet form in contact with a cylindrical outer lateral surface of the rewinding shaft, which is actuated with a rotary motion about its longitudinal axis, so as to obtain a coreless roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: IMS TECHNOLOGIES S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Beldi', Cesare Cornalba
  • Patent number: 12024380
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a dispenser assembly for dispensing supplies of sheet material. The dispensing assembly can include a carrier supporting the supplies of sheet material and being moveable along a track between various dispensing positions. The dispenser assembly also can include a carrier pivoting assembly with a lever that engages one of the supplies of sheet material and rotates during dispensing thereof, as well as one or more biased pins connected to the lever and configured to engage locking features provided along the track to support the carrier in one of the dispensing positions. The biased pins further can be configured to retract with rotation of the lever such that they disengage the locking features so the carrier to moves along the track to different dispensing position. Other aspects also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Agnew Osborne, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12024393
    Abstract: A kit or set of components, which can be assembled, in a mix-and-match manner, to provide multiple, different despoolers, for different wire spool sizes. One particular kit or set has components to provide three unique despoolers; the kit has a shaft, a tension spring, a first shaft body, a second shaft body having a length different than the length of the first shaft body, and a tension lock. The components provide despoolers that are easy to install and easy to set-up, having a limited number of components, and that are easy to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Forney Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Zachary Martin, Jason T. Mahugh, James Joshua Legoza
  • Patent number: 12017884
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an organizing device for cables comprising a spool, wherein the spool comprises: a barrel; an upper flange affixed to a first side of the barrel; and a lower flange affixed to a second side of the barrel, wherein the barrel is elliptical and wherein the upper flange and the lower flange each extend outwardly beyond the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kevin Christian Casey
  • Patent number: 12011121
    Abstract: Embodiments provide for a consolidated towel holder or rack. An example consolidated towel holder includes a base, a first support member extending upward from the base, a second support member extending upward from the base and configured for supporting a paper towel roll, a cap in slidable contact with the first support member via an extension member such that the cap gravitationally rests atop the paper towel roll, and a third support member extending perpendicularly from the first support member and configured for supporting a fabric towel or cleaning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Laura Madden
  • Patent number: 12012299
    Abstract: The unwinder includes an unwinding station, in which to arrange a reel to be unwound. In the unwinding station there is arranged a series of guide rollers, defining a feed path of the web material. There are also provided: a cutting member adapted to cut a web material coming from an exhausted reel; and splicing members to splice a trailing edge of a first web material coming from an exhausted reel to a leading edge of a second web material coming from a new reel. A pick-up device is configured to pick up the leading edge of the second web material from a temporary retaining element, carried by a transfer unit to transfer reels to the unwinding station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Fabio Perini S.p.A.
    Inventors: Roberto Morelli, Andrea Petrone
  • Patent number: 12004693
    Abstract: A paper towel holder is provided, comprising: a support base; a support shaft, which is provided on the support base; a movable clamping body, which is sleeved on a first end of the support shaft, and is used to abut against a first end of the paper roll; a static clamping body, which is detachably arranged on a second end of the support shaft, and is used to abut against a second end of the paper roll; a first magnetic suction member, which is arranged on the movable clamping body; and a second magnetic suction member, which is arranged on a side proximate to the first end of the support shaft and further away from the static clamping body than the movable clamping body, wherein the second magnetic suction member and the first magnetic suction member repel each other so as to maintain the movable clamping body in a state of being held against the first end of the paper roll; or, the second magnetic suction member is arranged on a side proximate to the second end of the support shaft, the second magnetic suct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Qiaolan Lin
  • Patent number: 11993411
    Abstract: There is provided a film dispenser including a pre-stretch assembly, a dancer bar and a dancer bar control assembly. In response to a variation of a film feed requirement, the dancer bar is movable over a displacement range between a first position and at least one second position. The dancer bar is in the first position when a tension in the material web is below a threshold and in the at least one second position when the tension in the material web is equal to or above the threshold. The dancer bar control assembly is connected to the pre-stretch assembly and the dancer bar and is configured to bias the dancer bar with a constant force over the displacement range, monitor a displacement of the dancer bar and generate a speed command based thereon, and send the speed command to a motor to adjust the film delivery speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: WULFTEC INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Guy Lopes
  • Patent number: 11987460
    Abstract: A reel assembly includes a plurality of reels coupled to a reel support device. The reels are configured to rotate relative to the reel support device to dispense materials. The reel support device includes a first plate coupled to a second plate with fasteners that are coupled to first holes in the first plate and include a fastening portion received in second holes in the second plate. The fasteners are removably coupled to the second holes, such that an operator can rotate the first plate relative to the second plate by applying a lateral force to the first plate to remove the fastening portion from the second holes. The first plate rotates until the fastening portion is secured in a successive one of the second holes. During normal operation, an elastic element in the fasteners holds the first plate in position until the force is provided by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Kwik Lok Corporation
    Inventor: Bruce Goodell
  • Patent number: 11970350
    Abstract: A medium unit, having a tray, a casing, and a pullback assembly, is provided. The tray stores a roll of medium, in which a continuous medium is rolled. The casing supports the tray detachably attached thereto. The pullback assembly pushes the continuous medium from a lower side to pull a loose end of the continuous medium unrolled from the roll of medium in conjunction with a detaching action to move the tray to detach from the casing in an orthogonal direction intersecting orthogonally with a rotation axis of the roll of medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuki Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 11970356
    Abstract: Embodiments of spool covers adapted for covering spools of wire mounted on corresponding shafts for preventing tangling of the wire during use, comprising a first cover portion and a second cover portion, each cover portion adapted to engage the shaft adjacent sides of the spool of wire without removing the spool from the shaft, the first and second cover portions being one of rebuildable, comprised of disposable cardboard, and comprised of side walls wherein one of the side walls has attached thereto at least one collett portion adapted for retaining the spool centered within the first and second cover portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Haag
  • Patent number: 11957280
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to paper product devices for holding toilet paper, particularly toilet roll spindles and holders that simultaneously provide illumination in an area. Embodiments described for the present invention use a toilet paper spindle housing, one or more springs designed to hold the electrical device in place, a power source, often battery powered, one or more lights within the housing to illuminate an area around and including a toilet, an ambient light sensor to detect an ambient light level, a toilet paper slide preventer and motion sensor guard, and one or more passive infrared sensors to detect movement in an area. The embodiment may illuminate an area for a specific time duration once motion or occupancy is detected. In one embodiment, the toilet roll spindle housing attaches vertically to a freestanding base and may be comprised of a power source, a photocell sensor, and infrared sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Jasco Products Company, LLC
    Inventors: Phil Cascia, Marde Burke, Nathan Moran, Lawrence Villarroel, Ryan Egbert
  • Patent number: 11958705
    Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading a roll includes a roll support portion disposed adjacent to a roll unwinder; a first traveling rail disposed on one side of the roll unwinder; a moving frame movably installed on the first traveling rail; and a roll attaching and detaching unit movably installed on the moving frame, wherein the roll support portion includes a lifting unit configured to move up and down a disposed roll, and wherein the roll attaching and detaching unit includes a moving plate moving on the moving frame, and a main body portion rotatably installed on the moving plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Dock Han
  • Patent number: 11952234
    Abstract: A foil dispensing device for on demand dispensing of sections of foil of a selectable length includes a housing comprising a lid that is hingedly engaged to a box so that the lid is positioned to selectively close an open top of the box. A motor is engaged to and positioned the box. A spindle is positionable in box to operationally engage the spindle to the motor. A roll of foil is positioned around spindle so that a free end of the roll of extends into a slot positioned in the housing. A motion sensor engaged to the housing and operationally engaged to the motor is actuated by motion of a hand of a user to signal the motor to rotate the spindle to dispense a section of the foil through the slot. A cutter positioned by the slot cuts the foil to separate the section from the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Brandi Edwards
  • Patent number: 11952226
    Abstract: An assembly for handling reel spools, comprising linear support rails, having a first end and a second end, arranged parallel to each other, and a reel spool cart arranged on the support rails, the support rails being arranged at a first distance from each other, the first distance being greater than axial length of the reel spool, and the cart being provided with a hoisting device configured to hoist the reel spool vertically from beneath of at least one of the support rails to at least partly above at least one of the support rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Jaakko Haapanen
  • Patent number: 11945678
    Abstract: Each of a pair of spool-supporting struts for a spool-holding rack having two pairs of vertical posts between which the struts are mounted utilizes an axle assembly having rotatable end portions for resting upon the struts and a beam having two opposite end portions. The beam includes an upwardly-opening pocket which is adapted to accept a rotatable end portion of the axle assembly directed downwardly therein, and there is associated with each end portion of the beam a platen portion which is positionable outboard of the pair of vertical posts. In addition, an abutment surface is associated with the upwardly-opening pocket for aiding in the locating of an end portion of the axle assembly in vertical registry with the upwardly-opening pocket, and the upwardly-opening pocket includes a pair of spool-centering guide plates along the side opening thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: iTool Equipment Holding LLC
    Inventors: David S. Jordan, Michael C. Jordan, Scott M. Jordan
  • Patent number: 11945682
    Abstract: A lanyard having a locking mechanism is provided. The lanyard locking mechanism actuates between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the lanyard spool is restricted from rotating, and in the unlocked position, the lanyard spool is permitted to rotate with reduced interference from the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes biasing components that bias the locking mechanism to remain stationary unless sufficient force is exerted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Paulsen, Andrew G. Wagner, Scott M. Hangartner