Patents Examined by Yaritza Guadalupe-McCall
  • Patent number: 12379496
    Abstract: A surveying device includes a wearable device including a posture sensor for detecting three-axis directions of a line-of-sight direction x, a left-right direction y, and an up-down direction z-axis of the worker, a distance-measuring unit for measuring a linear distance L from a distance measuring start point to a measurement point in the x-axis, and a position sensor having a fixed disposition relationship with the distance-measuring unit based on the three-axis directions, an operation unit, a disposition storage unit, and an arithmetic unit for acquiring the linear distance, position information, posture information, and the disposition relationship, calculating coordinates of the distance measuring start point by moving coordinates acquired by the position sensor in the three-axis directions based on the disposition relationship, and recognizing coordinates moved by the linear distance in the x-axis direction from the coordinates of the distance measuring start point as coordinates of the measurement poi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: TOPCON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 12372351
    Abstract: An abnormality detection system includes: shape data acquisition means for acquiring shape data of a surface of a structure; reference shape calculation means for calculating a reference shape for the shape data acquired by the shape data acquisition means; abnormality candidate extraction means for extracting an abnormality candidate area of the surface based on a difference between the reference shape calculated by the reference shape calculation means and the shape data corresponding to the reference shape; degree of roughness calculation means for calculating a degree of roughness of the abnormality candidate area extracted by the abnormality candidate extraction means and an area near the extracted abnormality candidate area; and abnormality determination means for determining that there is an abnormality in an area where the degree of roughness calculated by the roughness calculation means exceeds a threshold among the abnormality candidate areas extracted by the abnormality candidate extraction means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Tsuji
  • Patent number: 12366076
    Abstract: A device includes a body having a front and a back, one or more first passages extending through the body, between the front and the back, a channel extending through the body, between the front and the back, a level disposed to be visible from the front of the body, and a protrusion extending from the back of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Ervin Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Dylan Scott Ervin, Zachary G. Ervin
  • Patent number: 12359892
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a support system for an optical sighting device of a bow. The support system includes a support structure configured to attach to a bow and an elevation assembly configured to move along an elevation direction relative to the support structure. The support structure can include an elevation actuator configured to cause the elevation assembly to move along the elevation direction when the elevation actuator is actuated and a windage assembly configured to move along a windage direction relative to the support structure. The windage direction can be approximately perpendicular to the elevation direction. The support structure can further include a windage actuator configured to cause the windage assembly to move along the windage direction when the windage actuator is actuated. The windage actuator can be disposed at least partially in the elevation actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Ultraview Archery, Inc.
    Inventors: John Boezi, III, Zachary Bruce Harris, Simon Yimeng Li, Kolby John Hanley, William Sauway Law, Ron Jack Smith
  • Patent number: 12350955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stair tread template ruler, including a main ruler body, and two side ruler bodies. Either of the side ruler bodies is provided with a sliding member that can slide in a reciprocating manner, and the main ruler body is hingedly connected to the sliding members. The two side ruler bodies are arranged at both ends of the main ruler body, and the main ruler body and the two side ruler bodies cooperate to contour a space such as a staircase. The two side ruler bodies are connected to the main ruler body, the sliding members can slide to meet various use requirements, and the main ruler body is rotatably connected to the sliding members, which facilitates adjustment of a relative angle, meets user needs, and simplifies folding and storage. The main ruler body has a multi-segment structure, and each segment is slidably connected to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Zhejiang Juxin Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiongbin Jin, Hui Zhan
  • Patent number: 12352573
    Abstract: A levelling laser for generating a laser projection line on a surface is disclosed. The levelling laser includes an optical projection lens with a three-dimensional lens surface. The projection lens can be described in a three-dimensional coordinates system having three axes, X, Y and Z, arranged orthogonally to one another. The Z-axis coincides with the optical axis of the projection lens. The lens surface of the projection lens has a shape with a surface inclination angle rising monotonically along the X-axis. A corresponding projection lens is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmidtke, Derek Chan, Sudhir Kumar Neravati, Louisa Zhang, David Kapfenberger
  • Patent number: 12350779
    Abstract: In a device for recording deformation of a rotor head of a work spindle, at least one magnet is arranged on a stator or a rotor of the spindle, the magnetic field of which penetrates a measurement section of the rotor head, which is traversed by an axial flow of force during clamping of a tool or tool carrier on the rotor head by a tool clamping device arranged in the rotor. The rotor head has a magnetizability or magnetization that varies in the axial direction in its measurement section, and at least one direction-sensitive magnetic field sensor is arranged on the stator radially opposite the measurement section, which is connected to an evaluation device to determine axial deformation of the rotor head as a function of rotation angle from the strength of the magnetic field as a function of rotation angle recorded by the sensor during one revolution of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Ott-Jakob Spanntechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Greif, Wolfgang Bechteler, Bartholomäus Reisacher, Jr., Florian Merz
  • Patent number: 12345526
    Abstract: Embodiments of tools for measuring a vertical height are provided herein. In some embodiments, a tool for measuring a vertical height includes: a first elongate member having a measurement tape; a handle coupled to the first elongate member; and a second elongate member slidingly coupled to the first elongate member, wherein the second elongate member includes a measurement window configured to facilitate reading of the measurement tape to indicate a length of the tool between an upper end of the first elongate member and a lower end of the second elongate member, wherein the handle is disposed between the measurement window and the lower end of the second elongate member when the tool is in a retracted position and configured to move the first elongate member with respect to the second elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Sea Ray Construction LLC
    Inventor: Raymond Guzman
  • Patent number: 12344027
    Abstract: A woodworking circle-drawing tool is an apparatus that enables the user to draw precise circles for an axe throwing target. The apparatus includes a support bar, a releasable anchor, a marker holder, a holder clamp, and a small-target stencil. The support bar serves to support the operation of the releasable anchor, the marker holder, and the small-target stencil. The support bar also serves to keep the marker holder at different distances from the releasable anchor to draw the different sized circles. The releasable anchor serves to secure the apparatus to the target board using an appropriate fastener. The holder clamp enables the secure attachment of the marker holder to the support bar. The marker holder enables the attachment of a marker that can be used to draw the target circles using the apparatus. The small-target stencil enables the drawing of smaller circles often found in axe throwing targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Inventor: Ryan Alexander Smit
  • Patent number: 12332055
    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: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin M. Lee, Vincent Cook, Michael T. Matteo, Keith M. Lombardi
  • Patent number: 12332048
    Abstract: An electronic tape measure for measuring a body part includes a housing having a tape outlet opening, a tape drum rotatably mounted in the housing around an axis of rotation, and a tape having length markings attached with an inner end to the tape drum, windable thereon and extendable out of the tape outlet opening. The axis of rotation defines an axial, a radial and an azimuthal direction. Furthermore, the tape measure comprises the following modules: a read-out module adapted to read out the markings; a data processing module connected to the read-out module and adapted to provide a measuring instruction to the user and to process a readout length measurement; an input module connected to the data processing module and adapted to receive input from the user; and a display module connected to the data processing module and adapted to display the measurement instruction and arranged on the housing in a radial-azimuthal plane, wherein the display module comprises a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: SIGVARIS AG
    Inventors: Andri Bargetzi, Daniel Kormann, Serder Tutal, Anders Widgren, Bernhard H Tinz, Teresa Mandl
  • Patent number: 12325260
    Abstract: A diamond art drill multiplacer head is disclosed. The multiplacer head may have a tip structure with a wax well having a width less than the cross-sectional dimensions of conventional diamond drills/beads. The tip structure may also have an external width that is also less than the cross-sectional dimensions of the conventional diamond drills and have a thin body thickness. As a result of such dimensions, diamond drills may not get stuck in the wax well of the tip structure and a user may see the outer edges of the diamond drills when placing them on a diamond are painting canvas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Diamond Art Club, LLC
    Inventor: Alexandre Perrier
  • Patent number: 12326332
    Abstract: Presented are devices for measuring dimensions of tear seams, methods for making/using such devices, and handheld clamp calipers for gauging material thicknesses of tear seams in passenger airbag breakaway panels. A handheld or automated measurement tool for determining seam dimensions includes first and second jaws operatively attached to a calibrated scale. The calibrated scale displays a measurement value fora dimension of a seam. The first jaw includes a first jaw tip projecting from a first jaw mandible. The second jaw includes a second jaw tip projecting from a second jaw mandible, which is movably attached with the first jaw mandible. Each of the jaw tips contacts a respective surface of the seam. An interior edge of the second jaw tip is disposed at an oblique angle of less than 90 degrees from an interior edge of the second jaw mandible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: William Osad, Michael P. Balogh, Lane G. Lindstrom
  • Patent number: 12319085
    Abstract: A chalk box may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly enclosed within the housing, a string having a first end operably coupled to an end hook and configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and having a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly, a chalk reservoir in which the string is retained or through which the string passes prior to extending out of the aperture, and a seating assembly configured to extend around at least fifty percent of the length or volume of the end hook when the string is fully withdrawn into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecil Wilson, Eric Van Fossen
  • Patent number: 12313185
    Abstract: A valve assembly has a housing and a valve shaft rotatable in the housing. A sensor assembly detects the position of the valve shaft. The sensor assembly has an indicator on the housing; and a position sensor on the valve shaft configured to detect a feature of the indicator to determine the position of the valve shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dariusz Sapija, Agata Kurowska
  • Patent number: 12313401
    Abstract: Applicant has disclosed a chamfer gage with interchangeable anvil assemblies which can measure the diameter of chamfered holes and the chamfer angle (up to 135°). In the preferred embodiment, the chamfer gage comprises: an indicator housing; a compression fitting, attached to the housing, for securing an indicator spindle for movement inside the housing; and an interchangeable anvil assembly, having an anvil body with a depressible anvil or plunger inside, which can be detachably connected to the indicator housing by a threaded thumb ring rotatably mounted on the housing. Another interchangeable anvil assembly can be swapped within thirty seconds to measure the chamfer of a different hole size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ALPHA Q, INC.
    Inventor: Philip Gronback
  • 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: 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: 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: 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