Patents Examined by William Miller
  • Patent number: 9228383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge comprising a textile which connects a first part (2) and a second part (4) to one another, where the textile (3) has a gauze made of loops between the parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: F. A. Kuempers GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Petr Svatos, Rudolf Bonse, Joan-Dirk Kuempers
  • Patent number: 9220652
    Abstract: A launchable biodegradable vessel for delivery of cremated remains or other dry materials into a body of water. The vessel is a prolate spheroid of size and shape designed specifically for easy handling and delivery by hand, or by an air cannon or other launching device to achieve greater and/or safer distance. The vessel is made of a dissolvable plastic or plant-based material that will break down in fresh or salt water. The vessel may be designed for faster dispersion of cremated remains or other dry materials once it makes contact with the water, by the placement of holes in its shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventors: Ian H Stewart, Samantha H Stewart, Meredith H Stewart, Alexander H Stewart
  • Patent number: 9216506
    Abstract: A handle barrier is configured to manipulate a handle while keeping a human hand separated from the handle. The handle barrier includes a body portion attached to a rear end having a left rear double arcuate portion, a right rear double arcuate portion, a front end having a left front arcuate portion and a right front arcuate portion. The left front arcuate portion and the right front arcuate portion are configured perpendicular to the body portion and further configured to accommodate the handle. The left front arcuate portion, the right front arcuate portion, the left rear double arcuate portion and the right rear double arcuate portion are further configured to be concave forming a central channel that is configured to accommodate the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventors: Luisa Maria Geiger, Robert Karl Geiger
  • Patent number: 9216616
    Abstract: A self-orienting twin castor with a braking assembly is provided. A main body of the castor rotatably mates with a base of an installation device. The body has a through hole for rotatably accommodating a shaft having two coupling ends for respective wheels, with play along a vertical direction. Elastic means are arranged within a transverse channel of the through hole of the body. The main body has two tubular lateral portions, which are coaxial with the through hole and adapted to accommodate a sleeve of a respective wheel fitted on a coupling end of the shaft. A portion of the castor has, along its inner surface, at least one radially protruding slider parallel to the axis of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: EMILSIDER MECCANICA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francescantonio Melara
  • Patent number: 9216128
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a closeable container for storing a cadaver where the container has a passthrough unit that may allow for filtration and includes an opeanable one-way flow valve that allows for fluids such as gas to travel only from inside the container to the exterior of the container. The passthrough unit includes a coupling for mating with an air purifying canister or cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: TRAILERLOGIC, LLC
    Inventor: Michael P Richardson
  • Patent number: 9216129
    Abstract: A container for containing cremated remains is provided herein. The container provided herein is suitable for use as a clutch or point cover for a motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventor: Gabriel Schauf
  • Patent number: 9216127
    Abstract: A decorative burial vault includes a decorative top surface substrate having a decorative graphic thereon, the substrate being attached to the top surface of the burial vault or a carapace attached to the burial vault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventors: Christie Marie Cox, Marty Jay Cox
  • Patent number: 9211025
    Abstract: A device configured to securely and automatically receive parcel is described. The device is equipped with a front door and an automatic top rolling door in order to accommodate parcel delivery via conventional parcel delivery personnel, or delivery via airlift from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The device is also equipped with a secure internet connection which facilitates communication between recipient and delivery personnel, as well as expedites the delivery confirmation process upon parcel delivery. Audio and video capture and transmission equipment on-board the device permit the recipient to remotely provide access to the device upon authentication of identity and/or credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Inventor: Walid Elhawwashy
  • Patent number: 9205018
    Abstract: Embodiments may comprise a folding transfer handle having a mounting bracket. A mounting bracket may include a base wall adapted to engage an arbitrary surface in a fixed mounting relation. Embodiments may further include a handle member such as a bar having a free end, and a pivot end. The length of the handle member may be approximately equal to the width of the palm of an adult human hand. The pivot end of the handle member may include a means for engaging the mounting bracket in a pivotal relation defining a 90 degree range of motion between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas Hinkle
  • Patent number: 9198819
    Abstract: A cremation urn comprises a container that has a lower end and an upper end, and that is sized and configured to receive therein cremation remains of a deceased. An access cover is removably secured on the lower end of the container providing access to an interior of the container. A receptacle is located on the upper end of the container and has a bottom wall and an upstanding side wall extending peripherally around the bottom wall. An appliqué is secured in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Kristine Ann Reynolds
  • Patent number: 9198818
    Abstract: A viewing coffin is provided that can support a deceased individual and provide a means of viewing the same without opening the coffin door. The coffin comprises a substantially rectangular structure with an open upper and a coffin door thereover. The coffin door includes an upper portion that comprises a transparent surface. The upper portion is configured to be disposed over the upper body of an individual within the coffin for viewing purposes. The coffin door further comprises a channel disposed within the door and below the upper portion. A slidable lid is provided within the channel that can be operably deployed over the transparent surface to shroud the individual therein. In this way, the lid provides a means to allow viewing of the individual, while the transparent surface separates the body from the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Inventor: Kenard Tompkins
  • Patent number: 9201464
    Abstract: The embodiment of the invention provides a hinge device and a folded apparatus having such hinge device. The hinge device comprises a hinge bracket, a first axis, and a second axis provided being parallel with each other and supported rotatably by the hinge bracket, the first axis is connected to a first body of an apparatus, and the second axis is connected to a second body of the apparatus, the first body can rotate from 0 degree to 360 degree and/or from 360 degree to 0 degree with respect to the second body by being brought by the first axis and the second axis, wherein, when the first body rotates from 0 degree to a predetermined angle and/or from the predetermined angle to 0 degree with respect to the second body, the first axis rotates and the second axis rests, and wherein, when the first body rotates from the predetermined angle to 360 degree and/or from 360 degree to the predetermined angle with respect to the second body, the second axis rotates and the first axis rests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignees: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD., BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Uchiyama, Wenlin Hou, Junhua Shao, Huang Dai, Daye Yang
  • Patent number: 9193309
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular handle having good characteristics in attachment of a decorative cover and also eliminating the likelihood of the occurrence of a failure in the attachment. Provided is a vehicular handle including: a handle body 1 attached to a vehicle; and a decorative cover 5 including a main body portion 2 which is long in a longitudinal direction of the handle body 1, and lock portions 3, 4 formed on both ends of the main body portion 2, the decorative cover 5 attached to a surface of the handle body 1 with the locking portions 3, 4 locked to the handle body 1, in which the decorative cover 5 is attached by turning the main body portion 2 with one of the locking portions 3, 4 acting as a turning fulcrum, and thereby resiliently locking the other locking portion 3, 4 to the handle body 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Alpha Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Toyama, Naoki Sato, Shuichi Kudoh
  • Patent number: 9194165
    Abstract: Provided is a ball hinge structure in which a ball hinge can be freely rotated in various directions and maintain a fixed state. The ball hinge structure includes a ball hinge rotatably installed in a hinge housing; and a first hinge resistor and a second hinge resistor elastically supported with respect to each other by a second spring, wherein the second hinge resistor is closely attached to a circumference at a side of a sphere of the ball hinge, the first hinge resistor is elastically supported by a first spring provided on a top surface of a hinge housing cap coupled to a lower portion of the hinge housing, and a groove is formed in the bottom of the ball hinge, and thus the first hinge resistor is lifted in a position as high as the height of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: S-MOON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gi Dong Kang, Hak Ho Kim, Young Seon Seo, Ho Sung Seo
  • Patent number: 9187940
    Abstract: A 180 degree opening door hinge including an elongate spine having first and second edges extending along a length thereof, a primary hinge pivotally-mounted adjacent the first edge having a bracket for attaching the spine to a door jamb, and a secondary hinge pivotally-mounted adjacent the second edge having a bracket for attaching the spine to a door, wherein each of the primary and secondary door hinges have a range of pivoting motion of about 90 degrees relative to the spine, and a combined range of pivoting motion of about 180 degrees of the door relative to the door jamb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Colin Chandler
  • Patent number: 9179763
    Abstract: A hand grip designed to be used in or near water that may be connected to either an image capturing device or the case that holds the image capturing device. The hand grip has a main body with a first end and a second end and a mounting piece located on at least one of the first end or the second end of the main body that allows for attachment of image capturing devices. The hand grip is adapted to float in water to provide angles and views of photographs from an image capturing device connected to the mounting piece while in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: AR2 PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Francis Anari, Ryan Paul Vosburg, Russell VanZile, III
  • Patent number: 9181744
    Abstract: A door operator for operating a door includes a housing, an output shaft with a cam disc, an opening piston guided in the housing, which piston, on a first side, bears against the cam disc, an energy accumulator acting upon the opening piston for storing a closing energy for the door, and a damping piston guided in a cylindrically shaped hollow space of a cylinder element, and which piston, on a second side, bears against the cam disc, wherein the cylinder element is firmly connected to the opening piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Salutzki, Alexander Hellwig, Jan Meulenbeld
  • Patent number: 9182790
    Abstract: A phase-locked pivot assembly includes a support component. A first shaft and a second shaft pivot relative to the support component. A first annular body is configured to rotate with the first shaft. The first annular body includes a first outer annular surface and a first sunken arc portion. A second annular body is configured to rotate with the second shaft and corresponds to the first annular body. The second annular body includes a second outer annular surface and a second sunken arc portion. The first sunken arc portion and the second outer annular surface are matched and selectively contact each other to lock the first shaft. The second sunken arc portion and the first outer annular surface are matched and selectively contact each other to lock the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung-Yu Lee, Chun-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9180588
    Abstract: A handgrip device configured to be removably coupled to a bicycle handlebar. The handgrip device may include a first portion that includes an opening with a center axis. The opening may be configured to receive a portion of a handle that includes a center rotational axis such that the center rotational axis is substantially aligned with the center axis of the first portion. The handgrip device may also include a second portion that is coupled to and fixed with respect to the first portion. The second portion may include a proximal end that is coupled to the first portion and a distal end that may extend away from the proximal end. The second portion may also include a first concaved side coupled between the proximal and distal ends. The first concaved side may face a first direction that is substantially perpendicular to the center axis of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventor: Jonathan Neil Harvey
  • Patent number: 9174335
    Abstract: A device and method for making a tool for use in housekeeping or gardening is disclosed. The tool includes a handle and an end effector that are joined together using an end fitting attached to the end of the handle and a coupler attached to the end effector, such as a mop, brush, broom and the like. The end fitting and the coupler are fitted together and pinned using a clip to prevent rotation of one respect to the other. The end fitting and coupler may be fitted together with a threaded connection in addition to the clip and the end effector may be threaded and glued to the end effector. The end fitting may be received in the end fitting and secured with fasteners or be made integral to the end fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: The O'Dell Corporation
    Inventor: William B. O'Dell