Patents Issued in January 3, 2017
  • Patent number: 9532602
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizing assembly and a battery assembly is provided. A connection structure is mounted at a butt-joint position between the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly, and the connection structure includes a first connection member and a second connection member; a buckle protrudes from an outer side of the first connection member; a guiding groove matching with the buckle is defined in an inner side of the second connection member, and a buckling groove is defined in the circumference of the inner wall of the second connection member, and the buckling groove communicates with the guiding groove and is configured to enable the buckle to slide therein; the buckle is inserted into the second connection member along the guiding groove and is rotated along the buckling groove to connect the first connection member with the second connection member fixedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9532603
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol-forming article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece portion for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and an aerosol generating device, the device including a housing having proximal and distal ends and including at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity at the proximal end of the housing in which the substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element within the cavity configured to heat the substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet; the system including a first air flow channel extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first channel extends between the heater and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece porti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim, Yvan Degoumois, Dani Ruscio
  • Patent number: 9532604
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Fuma International, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt, Jr., Michael Mandela, William E. Steiger, Rebecca L. Conley
  • Patent number: 9532605
    Abstract: A non-burning type flavor inhaler includes a control unit that controls power supplied from a power source to an atomizer. The control unit controls, in one puff action in a standard mode, controls the power source to supply standard power amount to the atomizer in a duration before a first duration elapses. The control unit, in one puff action in the reduced mode, controls the power source to supply first power amount greater than the standard power amount to the atomizer in a duration before a second duration elapses, and controls the power source to supply second power amount smaller than the first power amount to the atomizer in a duration after the second duration elapses and before a third duration elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Manabu Takeuchi, Masafumi Tarora
  • Patent number: 9532606
    Abstract: A sock includes a foot section and a toe section both formed of knitted fabric, the toe section being provided in the form of a bag having a predetermined shape by mutual joining of circumferential edges of the knitted fabric. A knitted portion of the fabric covers a lateral face of the vicinity of a base of the toe section. A big-toe side end edge of fabric covers at least one of the sole portion and instep portion of the toe section and wraps around to the other on the toe base side and a big-toe side join line joining them is located within the plane of the other. The toe section consists of a big toe bag and a four-toe bag. The big-toe bag, which cover the base of the body-center side lateral face of the big toe includes a knitted portion of a knitted fabric is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Cooma Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriyoshi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 9532607
    Abstract: A sock, in particular, a sports sock, comprising a sole region (10), which has a toe region (1), a ball region (2), and a heel region (3). The sole region (10) is provided with a heel guide pad (4) and a ball guide pad (5), which lie substantially parallel to a longitudinal roll line (6) of the foot of the wearer of the sock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: X-Technology Swiss GmBH
    Inventor: Bodo W. Lambertz
  • Patent number: 9532608
    Abstract: A wearable connector includes a housing having a base and a shroud that extends from the base. The shroud includes a tunnel having an open end and an interior surface. The open end of the tunnel is configured to receive a mating connector therein. The base is configured to be mounted to a wearable article. Terminals are held directly by the shroud such that mating segments of the terminals extend at least one of directly on or through the interior surface of the tunnel. The tunnel of the shroud is configured to receive the mating connector into the tunnel through the open end such that the mating segments of the terminals mate with mating terminals of the mating connector within the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert Tsang, Matthew McAlonis, Chong Hun Yi, Dustin Carson Belack
  • Patent number: 9532609
    Abstract: An improved fishing pant or hunting wader, exposure suit or foul weather pants/bib incorporates a novel waterproof connectable hatch to provide access for urination. The low profile and lightweight waterproof hatch is centered over the groin area and allows the wearer of a fishing wader, or similar foul weather gear pants, to be able to quickly open the hatch and urinate without removing the cumbersome garment. A hinged or connectable lid may swing upwards and downwards and features a hook-and-loop fastener, a magnetic, or mechanical fastener so that the lid is held up in place and out of the way. After urination, the lid may conveniently snap back into place against a seal or O-ring thereby forming a water tight seal. A middle line separates an aperture top half and bottom half, wherein the top half comprises a larger amount of surface area as compared to the bottom half.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Wendy L. Stevenson
  • Patent number: 9532610
    Abstract: An inflation system includes a bladder incorporated into an article of outdoor gear or apparel. The bladder is incorporated into the article of outdoor gear and apparel so as to provide insulation to a user. The inflation system includes a gas canister that includes a reservoir of dry gas. A valve mechanism allows the dry gas to be used to selectively inflate and deflate the bladder to provide a desired amount of insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NuDown, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Nathan Alder, Cory Tholl, Brady Woolford
  • Patent number: 9532611
    Abstract: A belt apparatus is configured to support the trousers worn by a person and to include a number of airbags that are deployable in a falling event to protect the person from bone breakages. The belt apparatus includes a flexible belt element and a fastener that appear and function in much the same way as an ordinary trouser belt, i.e., fitting through belt loops in trousers and being fastenable to itself to support the pair of trousers at the waist of the user. Despite the ordinary appearance of the belt apparatus, it includes one or more airbags internal thereto whose expansion is controlled by a control apparatus. Responsive to a falling event in a particular direction with respect to the user, the control apparatus triggers the rapid expansion of an airbag that is situated on the belt element in the particular direction with respect to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Aubrey C. Briggs
  • Patent number: 9532612
    Abstract: The invention relates to an article of sports clothing (10) for wearing next to the skin, comprising at least on base basic zone of elastically expandable textile fabric and at least on compression section (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11) comprising means for compression, which are formed by ridges that are provided on the face of the textile fabric facing towards the skin. The compression sections (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11) are arranged asymmetrically in relation to the body halves, divided into the sections provided for the trunk (20) and/or the upper and/or lower extremities (21, 22, 23, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: X-Technology Swiss GmBH
    Inventor: Bobo W. Lambertz
  • Patent number: 9532613
    Abstract: A garment having a piece of clothing with a plurality of pad segments located proximate a backside of a wearer's body, including at least one joint region, for protecting the wearer by dissipating energy resulting from a sudden impact. The pad segments arranged with respect to the interior radius of the joint region such that an interstitial space located between each adjacent pad segment becomes narrower moving a protruding portion of each adjacent pad segment closer together, and in some instances such that the adjacent protruding portions touch one another, when the joint region moves from an extended position to a flexed position. The garment with energy dissipating pad segments may be used alone or in conjunction with pads that shield energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew Foley, Vincent Foley
  • Patent number: 9532614
    Abstract: A clean room suit including at least one first grasping means on an inner face for facilitating dressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SCALDIS ST-MARTIN
    Inventor: Vincent Vanneste
  • Patent number: 9532615
    Abstract: An insect-repelling leg garment primarily configured with a tubular member and a semi-conical section fabricated from fabric sheeting impregnated with an insect-repelling solution. The semi-conical section includes an elastic strap configured to engage a structural feature of an article of clothing. The tubular member includes a lower portion having a first circumferential passage for accommodating therewithin a drawstring equipped with a drawstring tie for closing and sealing an annular opening formed by a circular wall section and one's leg. An elastic circular band positioned at the lower portion simultaneously engages loops connected to the lower portion and encircles around one's foot such as to oppose the upward tensioning caused by the elastic strap, whereby the insect repellency inherently present within the fabric sheeting and the structural barriers inherently present within the leg garment collectively serve to protect the lower extremities of one's body against biting insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Gregory Kain Radefeldt
  • Patent number: 9532616
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to the ornamental and utilitarian features of a device configured to protect the Metatarsal-Phalanges Joints (MPJ) zone of the user's foot when wearing shoes such as dress shoes. The device defines a loop placed around the MPJ zone wherein such loop can be neutral or natural in color to minimize its impact on the style of the shoe or flashy or have its own design that can add “strappiness” or “laciness” or contrasting color. The loop forms a protective layer between the problem areas (e.g. side and top around the MPJ zone) of the foot and the shoe material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Jane Gabka
  • Patent number: 9532617
    Abstract: A disposable face shield with a shield with a plurality of cuts is described. A foam member is connected to the shield to provide added comfort. The foam member may contain a plurality of openings extending through the member. The openings allow for increased air movement around the shield. The cuts in the shield may be above the foam member to create tabs which may be bent to at least partially cover the openings that extend through the foam member. Additionally, a pair of parallel cuts may be made on either side of the shield, the cuts adjustably engaging an elastic strap. This configuration allows the elastic strap to be comfortably adjusted to conform to a number of different sized heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TIDI Products, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Miller, Brian L. Wilt
  • Patent number: 9532618
    Abstract: The invention relates to pockets for a garment, and methods for manufacturing same. An example pocket includes an opening with a pocket bag extending from the opening within an inner portion of the garment, the pocket bag including an inner material portion and an outer material portion with connecting means fixedly connecting a first region of the inner material portion and a first region of the outer material portion to divide the pocket bag into a first compartment and a second compartment, the connecting means extending substantially upwards from a bottom portion of the pocket bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Garabedian
  • Patent number: 9532619
    Abstract: Designs and constructions for facemasks which, when properly used, can enable a small child's head hair to be washed by a parent without interference by the child while preventing liquid being applied to the head hair from washing across eyes, nose and mouth. The facemask has handgrips at either side which are grasped by the hands of the child while the child presses a seal against his/her forehead. The facial designs of the masks present artistic renderings of animals' faces, cartoon characters, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Jerry S. Warra, Linda E. Warra
  • Patent number: 9532620
    Abstract: A hair towel cape is provided having a body having a neck opening, a first layer, and a second layer. The first layer is joined to the second layer. The first layer is located on a first side of the body. The first layer has a water absorbent material. The second layer is located on a second side of the body. The second layer has a waterproof or water repellent material. The second side is opposite of the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Pededia Jalonne McGuire, Willie D. McGuire
  • Patent number: 9532621
    Abstract: Integrated helmet systems provide convenient and modular use of electronic devices with a protective helmet. In addition to ease of use, weight savings and space savings also may be realized in certain embodiments. A flexible printed circuit board is used as a power bus to deliver electrical power from a battery pack to various electronic devices. Examples of devices used with protective helmets include: night vision goggles; helmet-mounted display units; ear phones; communication headsets; camera systems; biometric sensors; microprocessors; identify friend or foe devices (IFFs); and GPS devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Revision Military S.a.r.L.
    Inventors: David Redpath, Marie-Pierre Gendron, Stéphane Lebel
  • Patent number: 9532622
    Abstract: A pair of footwear items including a left footwear item and a right footwear item, each of the footwear items comprising a sole portion and an upper portion, the upper portion and the sole portion adapted for at least temporary connection to one another, the upper portion consisting of a support element having at least a first surface and a second surface and wherein each of the first surfaces includes an upper of a first style of footwear, and each of the second surfaces includes an upper of a second style of footwear, and wherein the pair of footwear items is converted between the first and second styles of footwear by removing and inverting the upper portions and connecting the upper portion removed from the left footwear item to the right footwear item and connecting the upper portion removed from the right footwear item to the left footwear item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Lisa Jill Gazzard
  • Patent number: 9532623
    Abstract: An article of footwear has a plate with an extension portion that enables traction and durability functions to be achieved while providing a greater surface area for forward propulsion. Specifically, a sole structure for an article of footwear has a plate with a heel portion, a midfoot portion, a forefoot portion, and an extension portion. The heel portion, the midfoot portion, and the forefoot portion correspond with a heel region, a midfoot region, and a forefoot region, respectively, of the article of footwear. The extension portion of the plate extends from the forefoot portion forward to a distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce J. Kilgore, Paul J. Francis, Shane S. Kohatsu, Andrea M. Vinet
  • Patent number: 9532624
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an inner contact material operable to provide an interface between the article of footwear and portions of a wearer's foot. The inner contact material defines an inner foot opening through which a foot can be received. The inner contact material extends downwardly about the foot from the inner foot opening. An outer support material at least partially circumscribes portions of the inner contact material. The outer support material defines an outer foot opening through which a foot can be received. The outer support material extends downwardly about the foot from the outer foot opening. The inner foot opening is positioned higher around a periphery of the foot than is the outer foot opening so as to expose portions of the inner contact material above the outer support material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ja Vie, LLC
    Inventors: Chow Chi Lap, Natalie Hsiang Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 9532625
    Abstract: An athletic shoe includes stabilization mechanisms designed to inhibit ankle sprains while also providing comfort for a wearer. Such mechanisms include inner and outer straps that overlie the instep of the athletic shoe and wrap around the wearer's ankle to provide ankle support and inhibit inversion of the ankle during athletic activity. The athletic shoe also includes an inner boot liner that stabilizes the wearer's foot within the athletic shoe, provides a comfortable buffer between the wearer's foot and the inner and outer straps, and wicks perspiration away from the wearer's foot during athletic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: EKTIO INC.
    Inventors: Barry H. Katz, Omar S. Bailey
  • Patent number: 9532626
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a removable tightening device is described. The tensioning mechanism is removably coupleable with an article without damaging the article so that upon removal, the coupling of the tensioning mechanism with the article is unrecognizable or not readily detectable. The tensioning mechanism is operable with a tension member to maintain a tension of the tension member and thereby maintain a tightness of the article. The tension member is guided along a path about the article, via one or more guide members, and is tensionable, via the tensioning mechanism, to tighten the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Boa Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher C. Lovett, Christopher H. Converse, Clark Morgan, Michael J. Nickel
  • Patent number: 9532627
    Abstract: Disclosed is a covering apparatus and kit for updating the style and fashion on buttons, fixtures and the like on various goods. The covering includes an elastomeric member that can be circular or any other shape and material such as fabric or other ornamental material. One advantage of the covering is the ability to easily insert and remove over any sized fixture and the ability to not only change fabric and ornamental style but shape to keep up to date with the latest fashion or styles. The shape of the covering can be adjusted in several ways including, but not limited to, utilizing an elastomeric member of a different shape, utilizing a frame member, utilizing the fabric itself or any of combinations thereof. The covering apparatus may also be utilized in a kit to allow a user to create various styles and combinations of the covering to meet individual requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Y & P MARSTON DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventors: Yvonne Marston, Paul Marston
  • Patent number: 9532628
    Abstract: A fabric surface fastener including a hook surface fastener (A) including hook-like engagement elements made of a monofilament yarn on a surface of a base fabric, and a loop surface fastener (B) including loop-like engagement elements made of a multifilament yarn on a surface of a base fabric, the loop-like engagement elements being engageable with the hook-like engagement elements. The monofilament yarn is a monofilament yarn made of polybutylene terephthalate polyester resin and having certain diameter. The multifilament yarn is a multifilament yarn made of polybutylene terephthalate polyester resin. A density of the hook-like engagement elements and a density of the loop-like engagement elements are in a certain range. The density of the hook-like engagement elements is higher than the density of the loop-like engagement elements. A ground warp yarn composing the base fabrics is a multifilament yarn made of polyethylene terephthalate polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Kuraray Fastening Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kaikou, Yukitoshi Higashinaka
  • Patent number: 9532629
    Abstract: A connector with two magnets with like poles facing towards each other. A first magnet of the two magnets is fixedly attached to a support base and female receptacle situated above the same pole of the first magnet. The second magnet is fixedly attached to a male flange adapted for passage through the female receptacle. The male flange and second magnet are further fixedly attached to a length of material which is longer than the female receptacle, such that the male flange remains within the female receptacle in an assembled condition due to a magnetic force pushing each magnet away from the other. Another embodiment includes a method of use, including lining up the male flange into the female receptacle for locking and pushing down and slightly transversely on the male flange to unlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Harald Eisenberger
  • Patent number: 9532630
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying objects includes a bag and at least one cord. The bag has a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the bag includes an adjustable mouth and a channel. The cord includes a first end portion coupled to the bottom portion of the bag, a second end portion coupled to the bottom portion of the bag, and a middle portion positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion. The middle portion of the cord includes a first length of cord which extends slidably through the channel and a second length of cord which is positioned outside of the channel. The second length of cord has a substantially larger diameter than the first length of cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Giard, Stephen Cleary, Edward Russell, Michael J. Meyer, Jonathan Brown
  • Patent number: 9532631
    Abstract: Techniques including use of a hinged cover for a computing device are described. In one or more implementation, a system includes a computing device having a slate form factor and an input device. The input device has a cover configured to assume a closed configuration in which first and second cover portions of the cover at least partially cover a display device of the computing device and an open configuration in which the display device and input functionality usable to initiate one or more operations of the computing device are exposed. The input device also has a hinge mechanism configured such that when the cover is in the open configuration the first and second members form a support structure, at a rear of the computing device that opposes a side of the computing device having the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jiawei Gu
  • Patent number: 9532632
    Abstract: A lens care container comprising a container cup and a cap that is removably attachable to the container cup to cover an opening in the container cup. The cap includes a top panel and a coupling hub. The top panel includes a pressure-release vent positioned within a deflection region. The coupling hub defines an interior gas vent path. A volume of gas generated from cleaning solution within the cup passes into the interior gas vent path to disengage a lens holder seal from a cap pressure-release vent, allowing the gas to exit through the cap pressure-release vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Better Vision Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Lynn Winterton, Jack White
  • Patent number: 9532633
    Abstract: The present invention is a cover system for a device that includes a base with outer and inner surfaces. The outer surface includes a plurality of polygonal recesses, each having a bottom and a plurality of side walls with wall surfaces. Each one of the polygonal recesses has at least one wall in common with at least one other recess. The invention also includes one or more polygonal inserts with, each polygonal insert having a cap with two sides and a first stem extending from one side of the cap. The stem is shaped to form a friction fit when inserted into a recess. Some stems may include an o-ring that fits into a groove extending along all wall surface of a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Chee K. Tan, Yannie K. Tan
  • Patent number: 9532634
    Abstract: A nail polish bottle comprises a bottle body, a cap including a disc portion having a center hole and one or more air holes and including a discharge passage and one or more external-air introduction grooves in flow contact with the air holes. A pressure opening and closing valve is mounted to the disc portion such that a skirt portion of the valve may sit below the disc portion and a top of the valve may be above the disc portion. The skirt portion may press against the disc portion to close the air holes. When internal pressure in the bottle body opens the top of the valve, nail polish may flow through the discharge passage if the bottle is upside-down. When the internal pressure is released, the top of the valve may close and the skirt portion may move away from the disc to open the air holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: PRO-VISION INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Young Hoon Lee, Cheon Sook Lee
  • Patent number: 9532635
    Abstract: An applying material extruding container includes a leading tube and a pipe member inserted into the leading tube so as to be slidable in the axial line direction of the leading tube relative to the leading tube. In the initial state, the front end of the pipe member is located at a position displaced backward a predetermined distance from the front end of the leading tube, and the applying material is filled from in the pipe hole of the pipe member to in the tube hole of the leading tube. The inner surface of the region of the tube hole extends straight in the axial line direction. In the applying material extruding container, when the container main body and the control tube are relatively rotated in one/the other direction, by the screwing action of the first screw part, the pipe member is made to move forward/backward together with the applying material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Tani
  • Patent number: 9532636
    Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic container having an airtight refill case that hermetically keeps a cosmetic such as a moisture-containing compact powder, a moisture-containing cream, and an eye shadow. More particularly, it relates to a cosmetic container having an airtight refill case 20 that is more hermetically sealed in a double airtight structure by coupling a lower main body 21 and an upper lid 25 of the refill case 20 with a butterfly hinge and by fitting an assembly groove part 22 having ring-shaped assembly protrusions 23 to an assembly protrusion part having ring-shaped assembly grooves 27 without a specific packing, in which the upper lid of the refill case is pressed by pressing protrusions 30 on the upper lid, when an outer container lid is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Ku Youl Jung
  • Patent number: 9532637
    Abstract: A cosmetic includes a cosmetic composition of viscosity of 1,000-5,000 centipoise (cps) or 15,000-60,000 cps; and a urethane foam carrier, which is impregnated with the cosmetic composition. The urethane foam has a hardness of 50 to 100 when measured with an Asker hardness tester type F before impregnation and a number of pores per inch (ppi) of greater than or equal to 10 but less than 90 when the cosmetic composition has a viscosity of 1,000-5,000 centipoise (cps). The urethane foam has a hardness of greater than or equal to 1 but less than 50 when measured with an Asker hardness tester type F before impregnation and a number of pores per inch (ppi) of 90 to 200 when the cosmetic composition has a viscosity of 15,000-60,000 cps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Sun Choi, Kyung Nam Kim, Ha Jin Jung, Kyung Ho Choi, Yeong Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 9532638
    Abstract: An apparatus for retaining hair care devices includes a framework having a base member, a plurality of cradle members supported atop the base member, and defining an interior area situated rearwardly of the plurality of cradle members. Each cradle member includes a bottom support wall and an upstanding back support wall extending upwardly from the bottom support wall that are, together, configured to support a respective hair care device in a generally reclined configuration. A plurality of spring-loaded reels is rotatably mounted in the interior area, each reel being positioned in association with an associated cradle member and configured to rotatably receive a respective power cord of a respective hair care device. Each bottom support wall of respective cradle members define an aperture through which a respective power cord is received into the interior area for attachment to a respective reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Michael L. Davis
  • Patent number: 9532639
    Abstract: A customizable carrying case (20) for a portable electronic device has a shell (22) and a strand (36). Shell (22) has a first attachment area (50) and a second attachment area (52) to which a first end (44) and a second end (46) of strand (36) is attached. First end (44) and second end (46) of strand (36) can be detached from first attachment area (50) and a second attachment area (52), permitting a user to interchange more than one strand (36) with shell (22), as a user desires. Static first attachment area (50) and a second attachment area (52) ensures that the portable electronic deviceremains facing a direction that user desires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Dena Kimble
  • Patent number: 9532640
    Abstract: An ergonomic sweeping device that can be used with one hand while providing a user with proper biomechanical alignment and support, which can reduce muscular strain, fatigue, and the potential for injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Mark Mallett
  • Patent number: 9532641
    Abstract: An L-shaped toothbrush comprises a head having a top surface and a bottom surface, a horizontal length of the head being larger than a vertical length of the head, a lower brush formed in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the head, a handle connected to a side surface of a middle portion of the head, bent in an L shape, and extending from the head, the handle integrally formed with the bead, and an upper brush formed on the top surface of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Il Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 9532642
    Abstract: An applicator for applying a cosmetic to eyelashes, comprising a shaft section or at least a coupling section and an applicator section, the applicator section being configured as an internally hollow cage for accommodating the cosmetic, which is substantially or completely closed in the circumferential direction, characterized in that the cage, in the direction perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, has a triangular cross section and comprises on at least one of its circumferential tips a number of passages that communicate with the interior of the cage and into which the eyelashes insert themselves during application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GEKA GmbH
    Inventor: Christina Zech
  • Patent number: 9532643
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head that achieves an enhanced cleaning action during brushing. In one embodiment, the invention can be an oral care implement comprising: a handle; a head connected to the handle and comprising a base structure (130) having a front surface (131), a rear surface (132), an island protruding from the rear surface of the base structure, and a passageway extending through the base structure from the front surface of the base structure to a rear surface of the island; a resilient soft tissue cleanser (170) on the rear surface of the base structure, the resilient soft tissue cleanser comprising an aperture through which the island extends; a mass (180) of a first resilient material positioned within the passageway so that a first portion (181) of the mass protrudes from the front surface of the head and a second portion (182) of the mass protrudes from the island, the island isolating the resilient soft tissue cleanser from the mass; and a plurality of teeth cleaning elements (105).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Moskovich, Andreas Wechsler, Michael Rooney, Douglas Hohlbein
  • Patent number: 9532644
    Abstract: A table may be sized and configured to nest with an adjacent table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a table top with a round or circular configuration and the table top may have a receiving portion, a downwardly extending lip, a contact surface and an engaging portion. The contact surface may have a ring-shaped configuration and be sized and configured to contact an upper surface of a table top of an adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table. The engaging portion may also have a ring-shaped configuration and may be sized and configured to be disposed in a receiving portion of a table top of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: S. Curtis Nye, Mitch Johnson, Wendell Peery
  • Patent number: 9532645
    Abstract: A folding table movable between a folded position and a plurality of upright positions is disclosed. Each of the upright positions corresponds to a different table height. The folding table includes a table top and a scissor-folding table base assembly having first and second legs. The second leg is slidably retained adjacent a lower surface of the table top, and the first and second legs are pivotably connected to one another to form an X-shape. A clamp having a plurality of retaining notches retains the second leg against the lower surface of the table top. Movement of the second leg from a first retaining notch to a second notch causes the table to move from a first to a second upright position, having a different tabletop height. The table legs may also be collapsed into a folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Zhuhai Shichang Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 9532646
    Abstract: A user input device support apparatus is provided for supporting right or left handed users of a computer keyboard and mouse. The user input support apparatus includes a base configured to couple to a mobile or fixed mounting system. The keyboard support further includes a tray configured for supporting a user input device, such as a computer keyboard. Further, the tray includes a lip, wherein the lip is configured to at least partially engage the base. Here, the tray is further configured to slide with respect to the base, thereby accommodating right or left-handed users of the keyboard and a mouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ergotect Corporation
    Inventor: Michael John Sears
  • Patent number: 9532647
    Abstract: Systems and methods of assembly and manufacture of a modular laboratory furniture system having a selectively attachable upper framework assembly and easily adaptable configurations with integrated service distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Bedcolab, LTD.
    Inventors: Ron Bedard, Pierre Poirier
  • Patent number: 9532648
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes an ejecting element for moving the movable furniture part from a closed position to an open position, an ejection force accumulator that applies force to the ejecting element, and a locking device for locking the ejecting element by a locking element in a locking section. The locking device can be unlocked by overpressing the movable furniture part from the closed position to an overpressing position in the closing direction. The movable furniture part can be moved in the opening direction by the ejection force accumulator and the ejecting element, and the locking device has a pre-locking section for the locking element. The locking element is moved from the pre-locking section into the locking section via a push-through evasion section by pushing the movable furniture part during closing into a push-through position behind the closing position in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Gasser, Michael Blum, Hermann Haemmerle
  • Patent number: 9532649
    Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: SSW Holding Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Patrick Driver, Matthew McMillin, Bradley M. Nall
  • Patent number: 9532650
    Abstract: The present invention is a filing cabinet with an outrigger that increases a footprint of the file cabinet to prevent the file cabinet from tipping over. The outrigger is positioned in proximity to a bottom of the housing, the outrigger includes a bias element to move a cantilever structure from a retracted position to a deployed position when the file cabinet is tipped to a release angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventor: Ralph Lipsey Barnett
  • Patent number: 9532651
    Abstract: A combination furniture includes a base, a main cushion, two armrests, a backrest, and a fastener assembly. The top surface of the base is concavely provided with plural strip-shaped coupling grooves. The main cushion has a bottom plate provided with plural coupling strips integrally projecting from the bottom plate for being coupled with the coupling grooves. The two armrests have a pair of combining parts formed in parallel and slidingly and transversely installed on two sides of the base, respectively. The backrest has a pair of fixing parts formed on the backrest in parallel for correspondingly overlapping the two combining parts of the two armrests. The fastener assembly fastens the combining parts and the corresponding fixing parts to the base. Therefore, the combination furniture is easily assembled, manufactured, and transported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BUDDHA SHENG INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Yu-Wei Chung