Patents Examined by William L. Miller
  • Aircraft door, aircraft region and aircraft with an aircraft door
    Patent number: 11548610
    Abstract: An aircraft door, an aircraft region and an aircraft with an aircraft door. The aircraft door through which passengers enter and leave the aircraft and is held towards the outer side by stops and is locked exclusively on a hinge side opposite the stops. Also, an aircraft region and an aircraft with such an aircraft door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Ronald Risch
  • Hinge assembly with slow close and/or slow open characteristics
    Patent number: 11543135
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for an associated appliance door includes an arm and a lever pivotally connected to the arm. The lever and arm are adapted to pivot relative to each other about a main pivot axis between a first position that corresponds to a closed position of the associated appliance door and a second position that corresponds to an opened position of the associated appliance door. A slide link is located adjacent the lever. A damper engagement structure is connected to the slide link. A biasing system urges the arm and lever toward the first position. A damper system includes a damper that damps pivoting movement between the arm and the lever for at least part of the movement between the arm and the lever when the arm and lever pivot relative to each other from the first position toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Mansfield Engineered Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. White, James J. Collene
  • Securable delivery storage system
    Patent number: 11534015
    Abstract: A securable delivery storage container is configured to extend through a wall of a building and includes a frame assembly configured to be inserted into the wall. The frame assembly includes a first open end disposed at an exterior of the building, and an opposite second open end disposed at an interior of the building. A drawer assembly, which defines a storage area configured to receive deliverables, is slidingly coupled to the frame assembly and slidable between (i) a closed position where the drawer assembly is nested within the frame assembly to prevent access to the storage area from the building exterior, and enable access from the building interior and (ii) an open position where the drawer assembly is extended outwardly from the frame assembly to enable access to the storage area from the building exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Drop Box Unlimited
    Inventor: Michael Janas
  • Package delivery receptacle and method of use
    Patent number: 11529011
    Abstract: A system and method of delivering a package to a residence having an address and a locker with a lock is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of, remotely selecting an item from a menu of items provided by a vendor and requesting the item be delivered to the residence, providing the vendor delivery information including the address and the combination code to the lock, shipping the package to the residence, reviewing the combination code associated with the package, opening the locker by manipulating the proper combination on the lock, placing the package in the locker; and closing door of the locker. The locker has an outer frame and door that cooperate to allow any liquid to drain out from the front of the locker and outside the residence and a combination lock that allows for the combination to be easily changed by the resident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Florence Corporation
    Inventor: Chase C. Brown
  • Movable body and method of using the same
    Patent number: 11517134
    Abstract: A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
  • Integrated stowage bin assembly
    Patent number: 11519211
    Abstract: A stowage bin assembly includes a bin bucket assembly having a bin bucket which includes at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall including a notch and the at least one sidewall having an interior surface. The stowage bin assembly also includes at least one hinge assembly. The at least one hinge assembly includes a housing which is received in the notch, the housing having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the housing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the at least one sidewall when the housing of the at least one hinge assembly is received in the notch. The stowage bin assembly also includes a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the at least one hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position. Related components, assemblies, and devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Harper Engineering Company
    Inventors: David Chadwell, Richard J. LaConte
  • Piece of furniture and assembly for use in a piece of furniture
    Patent number: 11512513
    Abstract: An item of furniture includes a first furniture part, a second furniture part, and furniture hinges for pivotally connecting the first furniture part and the second furniture part. The furniture hinges are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the first furniture part and the second furniture part, and a gap is defined between the first furniture part and the second furniture part. A cover portion extends at least between the furniture hinges so that the gap can be at least partially covered. The first furniture part and the second furniture part can be moved by the furniture hinges into a position in which the first furniture part and the second furniture part are aligned so as to be substantially coplanar relative to each other whereby the cover portion is substantially covered by the first furniture part and/or the second furniture part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Ingo Gasser
  • Apparatus for secure storage and attachment to existing structures
    Patent number: 11510517
    Abstract: A secure, lockable folding storage box is disclosed herein. The storage box may attach to doors or walls. The storage box and fastening mechanism is adjustable to accommodate doors of various sizes. The storage box may also be mounted to any fixed or mobile structure. The storage box may be remotely locked, or unlocked, and/or have a programmable key access code interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PORCHIE LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Todd McLean, Stephen B. Swensen
  • Adjustable mailbox post joint
    Patent number: 11510516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved ball and socket joint for connecting two mailbox post segments together, and improved mailbox post comprising a ball and socket joint, and a method for repairing a leaning mailbox post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas L. O'Brien
  • Collapsible casket with reduced shipping and/or storage footprint
    Patent number: 11504291
    Abstract: A folded blank includes a bottom panel, side panels, and end panels. The bottom panel has opposite side edges and opposite end edges defining a length and width sized to support a deceased human body in the supine position. The side panels are connected to the opposite side edges of the bottom panel, and extend outward from and substantially parallel to the bottom panel. The end panels are foldably connected to the opposite end edges of the bottom panel, and are folded to extend inward from the corresponding opposite end edges. The folded blank also includes at least one gusset foldably connected to a side panel along a first fold line and connected to an end panel along a second fold line. The gusset has a diagonal fold, and has a first surface disposed adjacent to and coupled to the side panel in an additional location away from the first fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vandor Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin F. Davis, Gerald H. Davis, William Perry English
  • Mailbox for storing packages
    Patent number: 11503936
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses mailbox for storing packages comprises a box, at least one tray, and at least one link rod mechanism. The box is a closed box, and the box comprises an upper cover, a bottom board, and a plurality of side boards. A lower portion of one of the plurality of side boards is a movable door configured to be opened and closed. The upper cover is rotatably connected to one of the plurality of side boards and is configured to be upwardly opened. The at least one tray is movably disposed inside the box and is disposed above the movable door, and each of the at least one tray is rotatably connected to at least one of the plurality of side boards. The at least one link rod mechanism is disposed between the at least one tray and the upper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Luhao Leng
  • Parcel safe remote vehicle alignment system
    Patent number: 11497335
    Abstract: A parcel safe for remote vehicle pickup and delivery of packages including a container having an opening for receiving or deploying packages. The container has a lockable lid associated with the opening and has a closed position and an open position. The container and associated lid define a package receiving surface in the open position. Alignment apparatus is associated with the package receiving surface and provides an index for a receiving point of the package receiving surface. The alignment apparatus is designed for use by a remote vehicle in a pickup or delivery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Rebecca Romanucci
  • Door handle unit
    Patent number: 11492822
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a door handle for a vehicle door which can be installed as such from the door inner side on a handle recess of the outer skin of the vehicle door, wherein the handle unit has a handle module and an especially elongate handle part which is accommodated by the handle module, wherein the handle module has a mechanism for the motorized adjustment of the handle part, wherein the handle unit can be pre-installed on the door. The door handle unit can have a fastening slide which, with the handle unit pre-installed is connected to the handle module on one side and to the motor vehicle door on the other side, wherein for the final installation of the door handle unit an installation movement can be introduced into the fastening slide by a tool in an installation direction from a narrow side of the vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Sebastian Schnetter, Bert Almes, Rolf Buecker, Lukas Rudnik
  • Guide system for guiding a door leaf
    Patent number: 11492833
    Abstract: A guide system includes a first guide rail, a guide carriage configured to be connected to the door wing and configured to run along the first guide rail, a second guide rail separate from the first guide rail, the second guide rail extending transversely to the first guide rail in a mounted condition, a carrier configured to be displaceable relative to the second guide rail, the guide carriage can be arranged on the carrier, and a transfer device for transferring the guide carriage at least from the first guide rail to the carrier. The transfer device includes a control curve configured to be bow-shaped at least over a region, so that the guide carriage, upon a transfer from the first guide rail to the carrier, can be moved at least over a region in a direction of the second guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Sperger, Benjamin Hoffmann, Ingo Gasser
  • Biodegradable coffin assembly
    Patent number: 11491067
    Abstract: A coffin for use in the containment and storage of a human or animal corpse. The coffin comprises; a tubular housing comprising a wall defining an internal space; the wall formed from a cellulose fibre material and capable of retaining the corpse in the internal space. The coffin further comprises a part which receives and retains a body when in use. The invention is essentially a cylindrical, tubular form, to form a receptacle to serve as a cremation/burial vessel, free of corners, angles and sharp edges and manufactured from a biodegradable material. The invention contemplates use of screws—preferably stainless steel to secure those elements such as the end walls which require releasable fixation. One suitable non-toxic biodegradable material is recycled cellulose fibre such as cardboard or used paper products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Mea Souris
  • Cremated remains remembrance system
    Patent number: 11491068
    Abstract: A cremated remains remembrance system including a vase, an urn, a vase lid and a decorative ring. The vase has an opening formed therein. The vase has a first attachment mechanism. The urn in which cremated remains are placed. The urn may be placed at least partially in the vase opening. The vase lid is capable of engaging the first attachment mechanism to substantially close the vase opening. The decorative ring has an opening extending therethrough. The decorative ring is capable of engaging the first attachment mechanism to substantially cover the first attachment mechanism when the urn is not in the vase opening and the vase lid is not attached to the vase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Charles Carlson, Rodrick Charles Peddycoart
  • Movable body and method of using the same
    Patent number: 11484143
    Abstract: A movable body is configured to receive a package at a first location and wait for a recipient at a second location that is different from the first location. The movable body includes: a body configured to perform autonomous driving; a storage box attached to the body, the storage box being configured to temporarily store the package; and a controller configured to move the body from the first location to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masato Endo, Katsuhiko Yourou, Shunji Tateishi, Nobukatsu Fujishita
  • Mailbox with attachments
    Patent number: 11484142
    Abstract: A mailbox with components which can be connected to or disconnected from the mailbox for adding or changing functional or ornamental aspects of the mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa Perez Friscia, Matthew Friscia
  • Smart-home enabled package receipt furniture
    Patent number: 11478099
    Abstract: The disclosed invention includes a dwelling fixture. The dwelling fixture includes a compartment configured to contain packages delivered to the dwelling, an interior door to access the compartment from the interior of the dwelling, and an exterior door to access the compartment from the exterior of the dwelling. The interior door and/or exterior door includes a locking mechanism to secure the compartment. The dwelling fixture is easily and securely installable through the walls of the dwelling. The exterior door is flush with the exterior of the dwelling and aesthetically integrated with trim that adapts to any exterior finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Midge Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Sylvia Bates, Michael Lee Wong, Douglas Hardy Miller, Jeremy Bates
  • Hinge of a motor-vehicle mobile part
    Patent number: 11466490
    Abstract: A hinge of a motor-vehicle mobile part includes a first and a second hinge element mounted articulated with respect to each other about a hinge axis. The second hinge element is articulated to the first hinge element by an articulation portion having two pins defining the hinge axis, and projecting in opposite directions from two sides of the second hinge element. The first hinge element and the second hinge element are obtained by an additive manufacturing technique in an already reciprocally articulated condition, with the pins mounted with clearance within respective articulation seats formed on two flanges of the first hinge element adjacent to the sides of the second hinge element. The hinge also includes two bushing-shaped members, each interposed between one of said two pins and the respective articulation seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni
    Inventors: Daniele Bassan, Silvano Sandri, Michele Longo, Stefano Paradiso, Carlo Carcioffi