Patents Issued in June 21, 2016
  • Patent number: 9370196
    Abstract: An oil and fat composition is provided having superior operability and processability, in terms of a liquefying phenomenon of sugar, tackiness and texture of fried doughnuts, filling condition and hardness of shortening, and solidifying time of coating chocolate, by the superior crystallization-promoting effect. A palm-based fractionated oil and fat has 70-90% by weight of the tripalmitin content to triglyceride and 1-8% by weight of the unsaturated fatty acid content to total fatty acid. The oil and fat comprises a hard part obtained by, for example, performing a crystallization operation of palm super stearin with iodine value 10-17 so that the slurry SFC is 20% or less, and fractionating the slurry so that the hard part yield is 26% by weight or less. The fractionation is preferably performed so that a numerical value of the hard part yield/the slurry SFC is 10 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: J-Oil Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadayoshi Sadakane, Yusuke Hara, Hiroshi Ito, Hiroshi Muramatsu, Takashi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9370197
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying coating to food products including a drum assembly that includes a drum with one or more conical flights, wherein food products and coating are received at a drum intake end, and the coating is further applied to the products using a conical and rotational motion of the drum, and wherein the food products and coating are discharged at a drum discharge end. A method for applying coating to food products including receiving products and coating at an inlet end of a feed assembly, discharging the products and coating from the feed assembly into a drum assembly, applying coating to the products inside the drum assembly using a conical and rotational motion, discharging the coating and products from the drum assembly, and conveying the coating and products using vibratory motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Vibratory Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: James Karpinsky, James Bakos, Scott Rose, Adam Smith
  • Patent number: 9370198
    Abstract: A deformable container for single serving of a viscous or semi-solid product from an associated dispensing machine, the deformable container having a cylindrical or conical shape with two opposing end walls and at least one collapsible side wall connecting the first and second end walls, wherein one end wall is provided an opening with a cover through which the product is dispensed from the container. The collapsible side wall may have a cylindrical shape with a plurality of pleats arranged in an accordion-like shape, and be configured to collapse on itself into a substantially flattened position while maintaining a vertical alignment of each pleat. The collapsible side may be conical with a plurality of pleats arranged in a corrugated-like shape, and be configured to collapse on itself into a substantially flattened position wherein the pleats are arranged horizontally next to each other. The container may additionally include a lock mechanism for maintain the flattened shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: CONTAINER INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Roman Gamburg, Ilya Margolin
  • Patent number: 9370199
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a new strain of Lactobacillus buchneri A deposited in the Collection of Industrial Microorganisms in the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology in Warsaw, under the number KKP 2047 p. The invention also concerns composition and a multi-component preparation for starch-rich plant preservation comprising this new strain, uses thereof and the method of silage production or starch-rich plant preservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: INSTYTUT BIOTECHNOLOGII PRZEMYSLU ROLNO-SPOZYWCZEGO
    Inventors: Krystyna Zielinska, Agata Fabiszewska, Krystyna Stecka, Michal Swiatek
  • Patent number: 9370200
    Abstract: The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Prairie Aquatech
    Inventors: William R Gibbons, Michael L Brown
  • Patent number: 9370201
    Abstract: A potato piercer having a top assembly with a handle. The top assembly includes a first plate having a bottom surface and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the bottom surface. The potato piercer further includes a bottom assembly having a second plate and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the top surface of the second plate. The potato piercer has a housing sized and configured to receive a potato for piercing. The housing has a roof with a plurality of apertures for receiving the top assembly stakes, a floor with a plurality of apertures for receiving the bottom assembly stakes, and a cavity for receiving the potato. There is an actuator assembly operatively coupled to the top and bottom assemblies, whereby a force applied to the handle causes the actuator assembly to translate the potato piercer from a non-piercing configuration to a piercing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Steven P. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 9370202
    Abstract: A metal ion nanocluster having a formula of X(OH)aYbZcMd(H2O)e. X, Y, Z, M, a, b, c, d, and e are defined herein. The nanocluster has a particle size of 2 to 500 nm and a molecular weight of 3500 to 1000000 Dalton. Also disclosed are a composition containing the nanocluster and a method of preparing the nanocluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: LG Bionano, LLC
    Inventor: Chien-Chin Wu
  • Patent number: 9370203
    Abstract: The invention is directed to the use of alternan as a texturizing agent, particularly as a fat or oil replacer in foodstuffs or cosmetic preparations, a homogeneous composition comprising alternan and water, the use of the homogenous composition as a texturizing agent in foodstuffs or cosmetic preparations, and foodstuffs and cosmetic preparations comprising alternan as a texturizing agent or a homogeneous composition comprising alternan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Claus Frohberg, Jens Pilling
  • Patent number: 9370204
    Abstract: An oral tobacco raw material is easily handled during the manufacturing of oral tobacco, does not stain a packaging material when packaged as a pouch, and does not cause a feeling of a lump to a user and rapidly emits flavor when the user uses the pouch by placing it in the oral cavity. A method for manufacturing such an oral tobacco raw material, and a method for stably obtaining oral tobacco at low cost using the oral tobacco raw material are disclosed. A raw material chip for oral tobacco, includes a tobacco raw material composition including tobacco particles, water, and an additive, and a water-soluble edible film, the tobacco raw material composition and the water-soluble edible film being laminated, wherein outer surfaces of the raw material chip for oral tobacco are composed of a surface composed of the tobacco raw material composition, and a surface composed of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Norio Kawata, Manabu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9370205
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. An external thread electrode is located in one end of battery assembly. An internal thread electrode is located in one end of atomizer assembly. The battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected by the screwthread electrode. The cigarette bottle assembly is inserted into the other end of the atomizer assembly and both form a cigarette type or cigar type body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
    Inventor: Lik Hon
  • Patent number: 9370206
    Abstract: Medical brassieres are shown and described. In one embodiment, the medical brassiere includes a first helical region and a second helical region, an adjuster, and a pair of opposing impact absorbent pads having an embedded silver infused antimicrobial and an arched lower end. Each of the helical regions include a reinforcing seam that is generally positioned along peripheral portions of the first helical region and second helical region. The medical brassiere is generally donned by a patient with an implanted medical device to provide comfort and protection against the device. In some examples, the brassiere includes a stretchable periphery assembly to provide freedom of movement, while providing uniform compression over a surgical site. The result is devices and methods to protect and comfort implanted devices, while providing an aesthetically-pleasing appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Gregory Martez Ellington
  • Patent number: 9370207
    Abstract: A core cooling method includes a hand covering configured as a glove having a palm portion and a wrist portion. The glove also includes an outer layer and an inner liner. An access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer permits access between an outer surface of the outer layer and a pocket in a space between the outer layer and the inner liner. A cooling element is positioned within the pocket and adjacent the access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer. A tubular air passage is connected to the exterior surface of the glove and communicates with the interior of the inner liner permitting air to be withdrawn from the interior of the inner liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Urve Kask Crowder
  • Patent number: 9370208
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a protective apparatus that is comprised of an impact shell and an impact attenuating component. In particular, the impact shell is comprised of a lattice structure on the posterior side of the shell that protrudes from the shell and allows the impact attenuating structure to be offset or spaced from the posterior surface of the shell in at least a middle portion of the shell. The amount of protrusion of the lattice from the posterior surface of the shell reduces as the lattice extends from a middle portion of the shell outwardly towards a medial and/or lateral portion. The lattice structure provides improved impact attenuation characteristics and increased structural strength while reducing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Behrend, Oliver McLachlan
  • Patent number: 9370209
    Abstract: An ambidextrous or hand specific glove with a widened cuff area to aid in donning or doffing the glove is disclosed, together with a former for fabricating the glove and a method of fabricating the same. The glove may further include a bead on the cuff to resist tearing when the glove is put on or taken off. The glove may be fabricated on a continuous, automated chain machine or a batch or semi-batch machine. While the cuff region on the former for fabricating the glove is elliptical in cross-section and is flared, the region of the former on which the end of the glove is fabricated is circular in cross-section and thus allows the beading process to be successfully undertaken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Summit Glove Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Hull
  • Patent number: 9370210
    Abstract: An audible necktie assembly provides an audible response at the press of a button for purposes of amusement and entertainment. The assembly includes an elongated necktie configured for being worn around a neck of a user. A pocket is coupled to the necktie. A housing is positioned within the pocket. A sound emitter is mounted in the housing and is configured to emit audible sound. A plurality of control buttons is provided and comprises outer buttons and inner buttons. Each of the inner buttons is electrically coupled to the sound emitter wherein manipulating a selectable one of the inner buttons causes the sound emitter to emit audible sound. Each of the outer buttons is positioned adjacent an associated one of the inner buttons when the housing is positioned within the pocket such that manipulation of a selectable one of the outer buttons activates an associated one of the inner buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Gil C. Botelho
  • Patent number: 9370211
    Abstract: An upper body garment includes web portions fastened to one another by a seam which is selectively openable to define one or more seam openings configured to provide user access to one or more pockets disposed along the seam on the exterior of the garment. The pockets are supported by a suspension system disposed in the interior of said garment, independently of, and in spaced relation to, the web portions. The pockets may be located along the front, side, back, and/or arm seams of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Tony M. Yee
  • Patent number: 9370212
    Abstract: This invention relates to an article of thermal protective clothing having fabric woven with a warp-faced or weft-faced twill weave that incorporates a first yarn forming the majority of the outer article surface that includes hydrophilic fiber and a first flame resistant fiber, with at least 25 weight percent of that first yarn being hydrophilic fiber; and a second yarn forming the majority of the inner article surface that includes at least 80 weight percent of a second flame resistant fiber that is hydrophobic. Alternatively, the first yarn forming the majority of the outer article surface can include a hydrophilic first flame resistant fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Reiyao Zhu
  • Patent number: 9370213
    Abstract: A multi-purpose flexible clip for gripping a medium to which it is affixed consisting of a thin, one-piece high density material shaped in a rectangle having a front facing side and being folded over to form a backside thereby creating a resistant clip, said backside having two holes formed therein for access to said medium for gripping said medium for removal from said medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jessica Brooke Dighton, Anthony John Dighton
  • Patent number: 9370214
    Abstract: A helmet having blunt force trauma protection includes a prior art helmet and a replaceable impact layer. The replaceable impact layer preferably includes at least one gas cell layer, a removable attachment system and an outer layer of sheet material. The at least one gas cell layer includes a plurality of gas cells created between two plastic sheets. Each cell will burst upon a pre-determined impact. The plurality of cells preferably have a hexagon shape, but other shapes may also be used, such as round or square. The removable attachment system is preferably hook and loop fasteners, but other suitable removable attachment systems may also be used. At least one first pad of hook and loop fasteners is attached to an exterior surface of a prior art helmet and at least one second pad of hook and loop fasteners is attached to a bottom surface of the replaceable impact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: John E. Whitcomb
  • Patent number: 9370215
    Abstract: A helmet cover that has an outer skin, an impact absorbing material and at least one vent comprising an aperture tough the helmet cover is described. A helmet cover vent may be aligned with a vent in a helmet, thereby providing for improved ventilation and cooling, and may be attached to a helmet. A helmet cover vent may be configured as a tapered or flared vent, and may be an air capture vent. The impact absorbing material may be configured over substantially the entire helmet cover surface, or may cover only a portion of the surface. In one embodiment, the impact absorbing material is configured as a discrete pad that is located where impact is most common, such as on the front, sides, or back of the helmet cover. A discrete pad may be interchangeable, allowing for customizing the type and location of impact absorption on the helmet cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Protective Sports Equipment International Inc
    Inventors: Albert E Straus, Frank Lytle
  • Patent number: 9370216
    Abstract: The present invention is for a safety helmet having a hard outer shell having a plurality of protective flexible air bags for protecting a person's head against blows to the helmet outer shell and having a shock absorbing face guard. Each air bag may have a plurality of cushioning air bags enclosure layers mounted to a thin foamed polymer shell lining. Each enclosure layer of each air bag has an interior filled with a resilient multi-cellular sponge like material, such as a shaped foamed polyurethane sponge, and has a plurality of air escapement openings sized to meter the release of air under impact to the helmet hard shell under predetermined pressure with a different air release pressure for each enclosure layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Charles W. Brantley
  • Patent number: 9370217
    Abstract: A ventilation duct comprises a left duct part and a right duct part which are arranged respectively on the left and right of a shell, and a central duct part which is arranged between the left and right duct parts. The left and right duct parts are held by limiting the movement thereof in the front/rear direction and the left/right direction of the shell, and in a direction away from the shell, by engaging support members, which are set at the arrangement positions of the left and right duct parts on an outer surface of the shell, and by the central duct part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 9370218
    Abstract: A device to bind the edge of a hat brim that is easily applied to a hat and can be reformed and removed as desired. A malleable forming member, enveloped by a covering material, allows the device to be folded over the edge of a hat brim and the brim formed to the desired curvature. The covering material that envelops the forming member provides a finished appearance to the device and may be comprised of textiles in any color or texture, so it may be interchanged with other devices to suit the appearance of the hat or its wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kingto Tsai
  • Patent number: 9370219
    Abstract: A sole is formed of a body portion and an insert. The body portion has a front and a rear, interior and exterior edges, and upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface being formed with a recess having forward and rearward and intermediate regions. The recess has a circular aperture in the rearward region. The insert is formed with upper and lower surfaces and is positioned within the recess. The recess is formed with a cylindrical portion positioned in the circular aperture. Next provided is an upper adapted to hold the sole and insert to the foot of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Anthony A. Little
  • Patent number: 9370220
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel elevated toe device system that allows the wearer's toes to be elevated to a perpendicular or approaching a perpendicular orientation relative to the line of gravity and undertake activities, such as downhill skiing, with a greater amount of control of the skis and/or snowboard as a result of the elevated toes. The conventional systems do not make use of the natural qualities of the foot. On a downward slope, the device permits the wearer to enjoy the dynamics of the foot and assume a stance that presents less strain on the foot while accentuating maneuverability. The device can be a preset system, in which the wearer can interchange devices of different angular orientations to modify the posture of the toes, or adjustable. In an alternate embodiment, the device can be provided so that the surface under the big toe presents an elevated angular orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Slingluff
  • Patent number: 9370221
    Abstract: A shock absorbing and pressure releasing damper apparatus for footwear includes: an upper board having upper mounting portions on a bottom thereof; a lower board arranged at the bottom of the upper board and having lower mounting portions corresponding to the upper mounting portions of the upper board on a top thereof; a middle cushion member disposed between the upper and lower board and including slits; elastic members arranged between the upper mounting portions and the lower mounting portions; magnetic members arranged inside the upper and lower mounting portions of the upper and lower boards and at centers of the elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ming-Wen Hsu, Chun-Hao Hsu, Wei-Lun Hsu
  • Patent number: 9370222
    Abstract: The invention concerns a preform and a device for cooperating with a lower limb member so as to provide a correction to the limb member. The invention also concerns a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the device. The preform comprises a base, a surface linked to the top face of the base, for cooperation with the lower limb; and at least one inflatable chamber formed by a flexible and liquid-impervious membrane sealed to the concave top face of the base. Injection of a fluid composition of curable material, while the lower limb member is in contact with the surface so as to inflate the at least one inflatable chamber is performed until the correction is obtained, the composition being then cured in-situ into a cured material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ORTHO-DURO INC.
    Inventor: Philippe Durocher
  • Patent number: 9370223
    Abstract: A belt adjustment system includes a belt; a plurality of belt teeth carried by the belt; a belt clamp carried by the belt; a buckle carried by the belt clamp, the buckle accommodating the belt; a lever pivotally carried by the buckle; a tooth-engaging tab carried by the lever, the tooth-engaging tab positional between a tooth-engaging position wherein the tooth-engaging tab engages one of the plurality of belt teeth and a tooth-disengaging position wherein the tooth engaging tab disengages one of the plurality of belt teeth responsive to pivoting of the lever on the buckle; and a tab biasing mechanism normally biasing the tooth-engaging tab in the tooth-engaging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SLIDEBELTS INC.
    Inventor: Brigham Thomas Taylor
  • Patent number: 9370224
    Abstract: A fastening system comprising a closure member (tab) and one or more of an elastic/stretch member (ear), a release tape, and a landing member. The landing member is non-rectangular, and may be actual or perceived. The shape of the landing member is defined by the orientation of its medial portion. The system provides for improved fit of an absorbent article about the article's wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: George Christopher Dobrin, Amy Lynn Tally, Elizabeth Ann Peterson
  • Patent number: 9370225
    Abstract: A zipper head assembly structure for increasing torsional strength includes a sliding member, a locking hook member, a pull member, a cap body, and an elastic member. The sliding member has a first sliding portion, a second sliding portion, and a connection portion connected between the first and the second sliding portions. The first sliding portion has a first support body and a second support body. The first sliding portion has an arc-shaped outer surface concaved downwardly from an upper side thereof. The locking hook member is movably disposed on the first and the second support bodies. The pull member has a pivot portion movably disposed between the locking hook member and the arc-shaped outer surface. The cap body is disposed on the first and the second support bodies. The elastic member is disposed between the inner surface of the cap body and the locking hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: CHUNG CHWAN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Pau Lin
  • Patent number: 9370226
    Abstract: A cane with grasping fingers. The cane includes a hollow shaft having a first end and a second end, a grasping mechanism within the first end of the shaft, and a release mechanism adjacent to the second end of the shaft. The release mechanism includes a handle, a trigger within the handle, and a release button. Pressing the release button extends the trigger beyond the handle and extends the grasping fingers beyond the first end of the shaft so that the grasping fingers are separated by a first distance. Squeezing the handle retracts the grasping fingers and reduces the distance between the grasping fingers to a second distance less than the first distance. Squeezing the handle so that the grasping fingers are fully retracted into the first end of the shaft results in the trigger and the grasping mechanism being locked into place until the release button is pressed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Snapper Cane, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Minot Dole, Paul Joseph McMahon, Daniel Byrne
  • Patent number: 9370227
    Abstract: A customizable rigid clutch comprises a rigid main case having a pair of half sections, each attached along a bottom side by means of a hinge, an interchangeable outer shell having a pair of half sections, each having a lower clip along a bottom side, an interchangeable clasp having a pair of half sections, each having an insert, and a pair of hinge caps each having a pair of protrusions. A pair of upper insert receivers on the rigid case receives a pair of upper inserts on the interchangeable outer shell. A pair of hinge receivers on both sides of the hinge receives the lower clip of the interchangeable outer shell. A pair of inner slider housings attached along a top side of the main case receives the insert of the interchangeable clasp, and a pair of sliding bars is pushed into a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventors: Eliana Ghantous, Sami E. Ghantous
  • Patent number: 9370228
    Abstract: A combination type bag includes a main bag member, a coupling unit, a secondary bag member, and a connecting unit, wherein once the main bag member is combined with the secondary bag member through the connecting unit, a firm containing structure is formed. The coupling unit and the connecting unit are adjustable at their connecting/engaging locations, and therefore the capacity of the combination type bag could be varied along two dimensions (height and width). The structure of the combination type bag is rigidly constructed, which is unlikely to deform. Its capacity could be varied to meet the requirement of the user, and its rigid structure is suitable to be used under any circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Teng-Yao Chang
  • Patent number: 9370229
    Abstract: A protective bag for a portable electronic device is provided, which comprises a first cover, a second cover connecting the first cover, a support element and a pair of magnets for unfolding the support element. The first cover and the second cover can be folded relative to each other for covering two opposite sides of the portable electronic device. The support element is disposed on a first inner surface of the first cover and has a first foldable plate and a second foldable plate. The first foldable plate and the second foldable plate can be folded relative to each other for being received between the first cover and the second cover. The first foldable plate and the second foldable plate can be unfolded relative to each other as well for slanting the first foldable plate on the first inner surface with a support provided by the second foldable plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Fu-Yi Hsu
  • Patent number: 9370230
    Abstract: A holder for an electronic device includes a housing having a base, a cover and a rotatable lock that collectively define a hollow interior that receives the electronic device. The rotatable lock is hingedly connected to the base at a first end of the housing and is also rotatably mounted with respect to a lid that closes the hollow interior. An electronic device is slideable into and out of the hollow interior when the rotatable lock is unlocked and the lid is open. A hingedly mounted lock has a locked configuration that prevents rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The locked configuration of the rotatably mounted lock also prevents hinged opening of the lid. The rotatable lock has an unlocked configuration that enables rotation of the rotatable lock relative to the lid. The unlocked configuration enables hinged opening of the rotatable lock and the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Kar Ming So
  • Patent number: 9370231
    Abstract: An apparatus for dreadlocking hair comprising a motor and a means for holding or engaging a strand of hair. The holding means is rotated by the motor, so that the strand of hair is twisted into a dreadlock, that is, a twisted bundle of hair where hair on the surface of the bundle describes a purely helical path, at least in a newly dreadlocked part of the strand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Palock Limited
    Inventors: Palesa Sansole, Hans Henrik Petersen, Andrew Robert James Russell, Roderick McBrien, Digby Redshaw, Neil Bowker
  • Patent number: 9370232
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir, a fluid suction chamber of variable volume that defines an extraction and application space; a dip tube that connects the reservoir to the chamber at an injection orifice that defines an injection axis; and a suction mechanism for sucking, during a suction stage, fluid from the reservoir into the chamber through the injection orifice. The injection orifice is situated a little way inside or outside the extraction and application space, such that the fluid is injected in the form of an axial jet into the extraction and application space and fills it, at least in part, without the injection orifice penetrating into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Stephane Beranger, Patrick Muller
  • Patent number: 9370233
    Abstract: The pump-type container capable of being refilled is a dual container comprising an inner container and an outer container, wherein a discharge portion is fixed to the upper portion of the outer container and the inner container accommodating the contents can be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to replace only the inner container while using the same discharge portion when the contents are exhausted, thereby reducing costs for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: YONWOO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seo-Hui Jung
  • Patent number: 9370234
    Abstract: An applicator is provided for a cosmetic product, in particular mascara. The applicator includes a brush which includes a core and fibers projecting from the core. At least one of the fibers includes an elongate portion made of a first material and a lobe arranged at an end of the elongate portion. The lobe in turn is made of a second material coating an end of the elongate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventor: Patrick Lhoyer
  • Patent number: 9370235
    Abstract: A cosmetic applicator with an applicator body, a wand, and a handle that is attached to the latter; the applicator body has a longitudinal axis that coincides with that of the wand; and the applicator body is composed of plates that are arranged in concertina-like fashion, are integrally joined to one another, and simultaneously constitute the support structure of the core-less applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Erwin Schuster
  • Patent number: 9370236
    Abstract: A cosmetic container with a multifunctional insert neckpiece includes: a) a container having one of (a) a receiving groove and (b) a corresponding vertical one-way ratchet; and b) an integral multifunctional insert neckpiece having a downcomer extending down from a top orifice to establish a cosmetic wiper, and having an upper section with a cap attachment, and on its wall, the other of (a) the vertical one-way ratchet receiving groove and (b) the corresponding vertical one-way ratchet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: UNION TOOL & MOLD COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles P. Neuner, Robert Arrighi
  • Patent number: 9370237
    Abstract: A wearable spinal support system having an upper body adapter engaging the head and/or torso of a wearer and a lower body adapter engaging the hips/pelvis, the upper and lower body adapters joined by an articulated structural column. The structural column is made up of stacked vertebral elements each having an aperture provided there through such that a tendon can be fed through the aligned apertures of the vertebral elements. The tendons are fixed at one end and each engaged to mechanical control element at the other end such that the tension/payout in each tendon is independently variable under direction of a controller receiving sensor feedback in order to support the loaded upper body of the wearer and position it relative to the lower body when desirable according to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Innovital LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Hiemenz, Curt S. Kothera, Pablo J. Sztein
  • Patent number: 9370238
    Abstract: A duck or game call organizer includes a band to be worn on the duck hunter's body and several retractors located along the band. Each retractor provides a line to connect a respective call device so that the user may select a call device, extend it from the band and operate it, and release it. The retractor then retracts the call device to the band. The band may provide a cradle for each retractor to orient or align the call device in a predetermined position when it retracts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: DUCKS, DUCKS & MORE DUCKS
    Inventor: Joe David Cascio, II
  • Patent number: 9370239
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle having a gripping section, at least one arm attached to one end of the gripping section, at least one brush head attached to the at least one arm, and at least one bristle tuft extending from the brush head, wherein the bristle tuft is disposed off-perpendicular to a plane of the handle. Further, the at least one arm laterally offsets the brush head from the gripping section of the handle. In some embodiments, the toothbrush includes two arms attached to opposing ends of the gripping section of the handle, and each arm has a brush head attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Salvatore P. De Ricco
  • Patent number: 9370240
    Abstract: A kit for decorating a toothbrush includes a package, a toothbrush, and at least one of a sticker panel comprising a plurality of stickers and a plurality of decorative bands. The sticker panel may include three panel sections with at least one of the panel sections having stickers thereon. The decorative bands are sized to fit around an outer perimeter of a base portion of the toothbrush for decoration. Thus, the decorative bands are formed of an elastic material to facilitate stretching of the decorative bands to fit around the outer perimeter of the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may include at least one sticker sized to fit on the base portion of the toothbrush. The kit may also include a panel including one or more stickers and/or one or more decorative bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Eduardo Jimenez, David K. Lee, Quang Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9370241
    Abstract: A table created by a table structure with multiple openings extending from the top of the table structure to the bottom of the table structure. The table structure is deigned to be reversible and a solid top can be placed on the table structure. The table structure is supported by supporting structures connected to mounting attachments. The mounting attachments have one or more protrusions designed to provide secure attachment to the table structure by insertion into the openings in the table structure. Tiers can also be placed on the table structure. The table structure, the openings in the table structure, the mounting attachments, the supporting structures, the tiers, and the table and tier tops can be designed in limitless shapes and configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: OLD NEW HOUSE LLC
    Inventors: David Dilmaghani, Melissa Dilmaghani
  • Patent number: 9370242
    Abstract: A shelf unit having at least one metal shelf having at least one through hole, at least one upright made of plastic and comprising at least one male connecting end and at least one female connecting end, coupling with the male connecting end, and at least one plastic insert exhibiting at least one through hole provided with means for engagement with the upright, the first and second parts of the upright can be slipped into the hole of the insert from opposite sides thereof so as to connect them to each other, the insert interlocking in one end of the shelf in which the hole in the insert is aligned with the hole in the shelf and the engagement means can be tightly fastened between the female connecting end and the male connecting end when the first and second parts of the upright are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: TERRY STORE-AGE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Massimo Guizzardi
  • Patent number: 9370243
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a shelving unit including a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels each includes a first edge; a second edge opposite the first edge; and a plurality of slots located at the first edge. One or more of the plurality of slots becomes narrower as the plurality of slots extends from the first edge to a center of the plurality of panels. The narrowing of the plurality of slots pinches an adjoining panel when assembled together to provide a secure joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Menard, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlie Menard, Branden Von Uhl
  • Patent number: 9370244
    Abstract: A cabinet has an upper panel assembly and a parallel lower panel assembly, a left side panel assembly and a parallel right side panel assembly, and an intermediate plate providing an upper and a lower central opening. The upper central opening engages a selection of a user's choice of inter-changeable box-shaped modular units. The lower central opening provide housing including housing for an associated mattress. The cabinet is movable between horizontal and vertical orientations. In the horizontal orientation the repositionable support panels of the cabinet provide support for a mattress. In the vertical orientation, the cabinet includes a cabinet, desk, and a computer work station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Inventor: Sivathanu B. Kumar
  • Patent number: 9370245
    Abstract: Automatically adjustable seating apparatus are described. The automatically adjustable seating apparatus include first and second seat bottom portions that at least one of which is moveable. The first and/or second seat bottom portions are moveable by automatic adjusters that alter the position of a seat bottom portion between a retracted position and an extended position. When the moveable seat bottom portion or portions are in their retracted position, the automatically adjustable seating apparatus is configured as two seats back-to-back, and when the seat bottom portion or portions are in their extended positions, the automatically adjustable seating apparatus forms a substantially flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Chaparral Boats, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Fafard, James S. Phares, Raymond L. Tanguay, Steven C. Flowers