Patents Examined by Yaritza Guadalupe
  • Patent number: 12292276
    Abstract: The present invention relates measuring tapes and methods for making thereof. In particular, the measuring tape of the present invention contains a wipe mechanism for cleaning the tape as it retracts into its housing. The wipe mechanism contains a top wipe and a bottom wipe for removing debris from the top and bottom surfaces of the tape, respectively, when it is retracted after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MUCKTAPE LLC
    Inventor: Joseph P. Zelenack, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12291883
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning building construction layout lines to provide orthogonal corners and a level horizontal plane above a supporting ground surface. The apparatus includes a cross-member coupled with a first T-post using a first bracket and a second T-post using a second bracket, the cross-member intermediately coupled between the first T-post and the second T-post. The apparatus further includes an adjustable string support movable along the cross-member. The apparatus also includes a V-shaped bracket having a support platform. The apparatus further has a laser leveling combination which includes a laser projector and a laser receiver, the laser projector supported by the platform and the laser receiver supported by the cross-member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventor: Timothy J. Turner
  • Patent number: 12286764
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for monitoring the angular movement of a structure's foundation, wall, beam and/or column with one or more monitoring devices in communication with either a local computing device (a hub) that displays the current angular deviation and direction from an initialized state, a remote server capable of generating a web page display of the current angular deviation and direction from an initialized state, or both. Additionally, the hub can be connected to the internet where data from the monitoring devices it is in communication with can be shared with a remote monitoring service, off-site server or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas D. Selgas, Antonio Savarese
  • Patent number: 12287192
    Abstract: A ruler includes an elongated base having a longitudinal axis, a first outer edge, and an opposite second outer edge. A scale is received by the base and is slidably positionable along the longitudinal axis to a plurality of detent positions. The scale includes indicia depicting both fractional and decimal portions of one inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventor: Kynan Wyatt Mann
  • Patent number: 12285080
    Abstract: A data generating apparatus generates shoe last data for manufacturing a shoe from measured foot shape data. The data generating apparatus includes: an input unit that receives the foot shape data; a processor that computes the shoe last data from the foot shape data received by the input unit; and an output unit that outputs the shoe last data computed by the processor. The input unit further receives selected additional information. The processor specifies a portion of the shoe last data to be corrected, based on the additional information, and calculates an amount of correction of the specified portion based on the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Genki Hatano, Shingo Takashima, Yuya Kozuka, Satoru Abe, Kenta Takahama
  • Patent number: 12287194
    Abstract: A measuring probe includes a stylus having one or more contact portions; a detection element configured to detect a movement of the stylus based on a contact made by the contact portions; a signal processing portion configured to process a signal from the detection element to output a measurement signal; and a stylus motion mechanism. The stylus motion mechanism includes a first motion portion configured to enable motion of the stylus from a rest position in a positive axial direction when a corresponding force in the positive axial direction is applied by a contact of a contact portion of the stylus with a workpiece; and a second motion portion configured to enable motion of the stylus from the rest position in a negative axial direction opposite to the positive axial direction when a corresponding force is applied by a contact of a contact portion of the stylus with a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventor: Isaiah Freerksen
  • Patent number: 12264895
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for facilitating archery implemented in conjunction with a bow mountable laser-based speed measurement instrument or a speed sensor bar as well as a bow movement sensor system which may be affixed to any of the available mounting positions on a conventional bow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Laser Technology, Inc., Kama-Tech (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Neil T. Heeke, Jeremy G. Dunne
  • Patent number: 12259049
    Abstract: A chalk port for retaining chalk within a chalk reservoir of a chalk box may include an interface portion configured to interface with a housing of the chalk box to retain the chalk port in contact with the chalk box, a tapered portion extending away from the interface portion in an axial direction, and a slit assembly disposed at the tapered portion. The tapered portion may have a diameter that reduces as distance from the interface portion increases. The tapered portion may include a plurality of projections separated from each other by slits of the slit assembly. The projections may have a rest position configured to bias the slit assembly closed. Ribs may be formed to extend between the interface portion and the projections to bias the projections to the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Cecil Wilson
  • Patent number: 12259236
    Abstract: A support assembly for a measuring device may include a first retention body, a second retention body, and a wire member having a foot portion, legs and engagement members. The foot portion may extend between distal ends of the legs, and the engagement members may extend from respective proximal ends of the legs. The first and second retention bodies may each include a retaining channel extending at least partially therethrough to receive respective ones of the engagement members. The wire member may be operably coupled to the first and second retention bodies to be transitioned between a retracted state and a deployed state in which the foot member is configured to engage ground upon which the measuring device is operable adjacent to a wheel of the support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Katsaros
  • Patent number: 12259242
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laser tracker-based surveying system having a measurement aid which comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The surveying system is designed to determine coordinates of points of a surface which are sampled by means of the measurement aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Markus Steiner, Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Johan Stigwall
  • Patent number: 12259237
    Abstract: A depth gauge and tube size identification tool that includes a housing that includes a first opposed side portion, a second opposed side portion, a top portion, and a bottom portion. An open face disposed within the housing and positioned between the first opposed side portion, the second opposed side portion, and the top portion. Two or more curved elements are disposed within the open face having a curved face portion with a radius of curvature that corresponds with the outside diameter of a tube intended to be inserted into the at least one curved element for identifying the tube size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Applied System Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Seth S. Cranford
  • Patent number: 12259235
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tape measure, comprising: a tape measure housing (1) provided with an accommodating cavity; a tape core assembly (2) arranged in the accommodating cavity; and a tape belt assembly (3) wound around the tape core assembly (2). The tape measure housing (1) is further provided with a tape outlet for the tape belt assembly (3) to extend outwards. The tape measure further comprises a braking assembly (4) and a driving assembly (5), wherein the driving assembly (5) is movably mounted onto the tape measure housing (1); the tape core assembly (2) is provided with a braking face (201); the driving assembly (5) drives the braking assembly (4) to come into contact with the braking face (201) of the tape core assembly (2) and to press the same, thereby realizing braking. Abrasion of the scale on the surface of a tape belt is effectively prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NINGBO HONGDI MEASURING TAPE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Xiaogang Zhou
  • Patent number: 12253359
    Abstract: A laser level including a control mechanism housing which houses a control mechanism, the control mechanism including at least a top surface and a bottom surface. A protective structure extends from the control mechanism housing configured to protect the control mechanism from impact and including an upper structure which extends from a top surface of the control mechanism housing and a lower structure which extends from a bottom surface of the control mechanism housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin M. Lee, Vincent Cook, Michael T. Matteo, Keith M. Lombardi
  • Patent number: 12246442
    Abstract: An articulated arm coordinate measuring machine includes an arm having multiple segments and an end assembly. The end assembly has multiple accessory interfaces that allow multiple accessories to be coupled to the end assembly. The accessory interfaces are configured to allow the accessories to be repeatably interchanged between the accessory interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: FARO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Lucas Creachbaum, Brent Bailey, William E. Schoenfeldt, Fabiano Kovalski, Eduardo Laranjeira, Chad Crisostomo, Michael Bartel, Kishore Lankalapalli, Christopher M. Riehl, Matthew Mogensen
  • Patent number: 12241497
    Abstract: An end hook may include a stem portion extending in a first plane from a proximal end to a distal end and an engaging portion. The end hook may be operably coupled to the measuring device at the proximal end. The engaging portion may be defined by a set of teeth having external lateral edges that define a hook width therebetween. The engaging portion may extend away from the stem portion by an engaging length. Each of the teeth may include a portion thereof that extends away from the distal end of the stem portion in a second plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. Each of the teeth may further include a portion thereof, proximate to a distal end of the teeth, that bends out of the second plane to form an engaging angle. The hook width may be in a range between about 16.5 mm and about 21 mm, and the engaging angle may be greater than about 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Cecil Wilson
  • Patent number: 12240574
    Abstract: Methods for monitoring windlass rotation are provided to determine the real time rate and length of rode release when anchoring a boat. The rotation can be monitored in real time using directional sound and/or electromagnetic radiation receivers and/or transmitters that can be in a module attached to the windlass. Another windlass module can monitor windlass rotation using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) components such as accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, and/or inertial measurement units (IMU) to sense motion and/or position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventors: Eric R. Sirkin, Xavier Alexandre
  • Patent number: 12233665
    Abstract: A line lock assembly for locking a retraction assembly of a chalk box may include a line lock cover (250) operably coupled to a housing of the chalk box to form a line lock member enclosure, and a line lock member (260) disposed within the line lock member enclosure. The line lock member may be configured to move responsive to rotation of the line lock cover to alternately lock the retraction assembly and unlock the retraction assembly based on a position of the line lock cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Cecil Wilson, Eric Van Fossen
  • Patent number: 12235105
    Abstract: A laser marker according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a laser emitter; an information reception circuit; a measuring circuit; and a disabling circuit. The measuring circuit starts to measure an elapsed time in response to the information reception circuit receiving an enabled time. The disabling circuit disables the laser marker for operating in response to a length of the elapsed time reaching or having reached a length of the enabled time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manami Honoki, Yoichiro Koike, Masafumi Noda
  • Patent number: 12228393
    Abstract: A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to decrease the size occupied by the spring within the tape measure housing, which consequently reduces tape measure housing size providing a more compact tape measure. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to control retraction of the tape measure in a manner that reduces whip or otherwise controls tape blade retraction. Some retraction system embodiments utilize a reduction gear train, and others utilize a compression spring and a transmission system that converts rotational movement of the tape reel to axial movement, which compresses the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Collin J. Nelson, David Andrew Wortelboer, Kyle C. Anderson, Abhijeet A. Khangar, Jonathan F. Vitas
  • Patent number: 12227953
    Abstract: A board spacing tool that is configured to provide consistent spacing of boards being laid adjacent to each other in applications such as but not limited to deck and dock board installation. The invention includes an elongated body that is comprised of segments wherein the segments are releasably secured to each other. The body includes a first end and a second end wherein the body further includes a lower edge that is superposed boards during use of the board spacing tool. The lower edge has formed therein a multitude of spacing member receiving slots wherein the spacing member receiving slots have a calibrated distance therebetween same sized spacing member receiving slots. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the spacing member receiving slots are provided in three alternate sizes. Spacing members are releasably secured to the spacing member receiving slots and have a portion that extends downward from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: John Russell Sturm