Patents Issued in May 2, 2017
  • Patent number: 9635882
    Abstract: A cigarette paper is shown which has the following properties over at least a part of its surface: no artificial perforation, the air permeability is at least 15 CU, preferably at least 20 CU, and especially preferably at least 25 CU, and for the exponent k, measured with a measuring head with a rectangular opening of 2 mm by 15 mm, in accordance with ISO 2965:2009, which is defined by k = log ? Q 1 Q 2 log ? p 1 p 2 with Q1: air-flow through the paper at a pressure difference p1=1.00 kPa and Q2: air-flow through the paper at a pressure difference p2=0.25 kPa, the following holds k?0.98, preferably k?0.95, especially preferably k?0.93, and k?0.80, preferably k?0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: delfortgroup AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Eitzinger, Maria Gleinser
  • Patent number: 9635883
    Abstract: A pipe is disclosed that includes a body and a smokable substance storage compartment. The body may define a hollow shaft that extends from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The hollow shaft may terminate at a first opening in the first end of the body and at a second opening in the second end of the body. The pipe may include a reloading slide that is configured to movably engage the body and includes a reloading recess that is configured to receive a portion of a smokable substance from the smokable substance storage compartment. The reloading slide may be configured to align a reloading recess with a portion of the body that provides access to the smokable substance storage compartment or the portion of the body that defines the first opening in the first end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Guardino
  • Patent number: 9635884
    Abstract: An herb grinder has a longitudinal dimension and comprises a grinding assembly having a grinding compartment for grinding herbs placed therein, and a longitudinal storage compartment different the grinding compartment. The longitudinal storage compartment can extend along the longitudinal dimension of the grinder along a constant length, which is greater than that of the grinding compartment and which is such as to allow the storage compartment to store therein an accessory of a corresponding length. Alternatively or in addition, the storage compartment can comprise hollow cavity configured to hold therein a roll of rolling paper having a free end, and a longitudinal slot extending along the cavity and connecting an interior of the hollow cavity with its exterior exposed to a user so as to allow the free end of the rolling paper to pass through and project outwardly from the longitudinal slot, allowing removal of a desired amount of rolling paper by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Elad Shalom
  • Patent number: 9635885
    Abstract: A display carton for displaying a plurality of containers. The display carton includes a base having a front edge, and a back edge, a front side member extending perpendicularly from the front edge of the base and terminating at an upper edge thereof, a rear side member extending perpendicularly from the rear edge of the base and terminating at an upper edge thereof, the rear side member having a cover panel detachably affixed to the rear side member; an upper tray member having a front edge, and a back edge, the front edge extending perpendicularly from the upper edge of the front side member, the upper tray member having a plurality of first apertures; and a lower tray member, the lower tray member positioned along a plane substantially parallel to the upper tray member and the base and located therebetween, the lower tray member having a plurality of second apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Scott A. Fath
  • Patent number: 9635886
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette with a thermal flow sensor based controller is provided which comprises a housing; a battery, a controller assembly; an air inlet for allowing air to enter into the housing, a mouthpiece; a fluid reservoir; an atomizer; at least a light emitting diode; and a display. The thermal flow sensor is fabricated using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technologies which is amenable to create the electronic cigarette with a thermal flow sensor based controller having stable evaporated liquid delivering, immediately response to smoker inhalation, like normal cigarette inhalation resistance, low power consumption, and no accidental actuation take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: POSIFA MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Xiang Zheng Tu
  • Patent number: 9635887
    Abstract: A handheld vapor dispenser with rapidly interchangeable vapor tubes extending outside of the dispenser housing. A first exemplary embodiment uses a battery and a timing circuit to volatize the vapor-producing material and a positive air pressure source, such as a squeeze bulb, to expel the vapor from the tube. A second exemplary embodiment is rechargeable and has multiple vapor tubes in parallel spaced-apart proximity extending from the housing. A recharging station for multiple vapor dispensers that also provides vapor tube storage and access is disclosed. A third exemplary embodiment couples positive air pressure to the air inlet of an electronic cigarette to expel vapor from the mouthpiece for flavoring drinks. A dispensing tube that sealingly attaches to the mouthpiece is also disclosed. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Johnathan Ivey
  • Patent number: 9635888
    Abstract: An article of apparel is disclosed that includes a covered electronic device. The apparel is at least partially formed from a material element that defines an aperture. The electronic device is locatable within the aperture and secured to the material element. A material covers the electronic device such that the electronic device cannot be seen. Upon activation of the electronic device, the readout is seen through the material. The electronic device may be a timing device, such as a watch, or a global positioning system unit. The apparel may be a wristband formed from a polymer material or any of a variety of other types of apparel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alec Ishihara, YeongKyu Yoo, Edward Lang Boyd
  • Patent number: 9635889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling garment, comprising: a moisture-wicking under layer; and an impermeable outer layer, wherein the impermeable outer layer is attached to the moisture-wicking under layer forming at least one channel within the garment having a wetted perimeter of at most 5 inches; and an above ambient pressure gas supply operably attached to the channel. The present invention also relates to the cooling shirt or vest garment, comprising: a moisture-wicking under layer and an impermeable outer layer, wherein the outer layer is attached to the under layer forming a plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TDA Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Copeland, Girish Srinivas, John David Wright, Steven Charles Gebhard
  • Patent number: 9635890
    Abstract: A protective apparatus comprising a cantilever yoke system including a left arch slot, a right arch slot and one or more swivel slots, a left distal arch including attachment points configurable with the left arch slot of the cantilever yoke system, a left proximal arch including attachment points configurable with at least one of the attachment points of the left distal arch to join the left proximal arch to the left distal arch, a right distal arch including attachment points configurable with the right arch slot of the cantilever yoke system, a right proximal arch including attachment points configurable with at least one of the attachment points of the right distal arch to join the right proximal arch with the right distal arch, and a swivel including proximal arch slots configurable to join the left proximal arch with the right proximal arch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Theodore Anthony Monica
  • Patent number: 9635891
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying areas of a processing plant in which a glove is damaged. The system includes utilizing color-coded sets of gloves in different areas or processing steps within the plant. All the gloves used in a particular plant are provided with a unique identifier. If a piece of a glove is located in the product within the plant, the color of that piece indicates the area or process of the plant in which the glove was used. If a piece of a damaged glove is located in the product at a remote destination, the unique identifier in that piece is matched with a registry to determine the plant in which the glove was used. The color of the piece then helps the plant to identify where the damaged glove was used. The system and method are particularly helpful in the food processing industry, especially meat processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Summit Glove Inc.
    Inventor: James L. Hull
  • Patent number: 9635892
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to disposable gloves, ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves, and methods for preparing ethylene-based thermoplastic materials for use in preparing disposable gloves. In particular, the present invention relates to non-medical and non-surgical disposable gloves suitable for use in food-service and industrial applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Inteplast Group Corporation
    Inventors: Ter-Hai Lin, Jeff Teng, Ben Tseng, Joe Wang, Jerry Hsu
  • Patent number: 9635893
    Abstract: A glove includes a first part to cover the back side of a hand and a second part to cover the palm side of the hand. The first part and the second part form a space for placing the hand. The first part includes an outermost flame retardant polyester spandex layer, a thermoplastic polyurethane waterproof membrane adjacent to the flame retardant polyester spandex layer, an innermost cotton polyester knit layer, and a dual density pad layer made of ethylene vinyl acetate and low density polyethylene sandwiched between the thermoplastic polyurethane waterproof membrane and the cotton polyester knit layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SUREGUARD SAFETY PRODUCTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Anthony Hang Kwong Mak
  • Patent number: 9635894
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding the straps or sleeves of a sports or group pinny (also called a scrimmage vest) from falling off the shoulders and thereby improving the fit of the garment and allowing the wearer better mobility. The apparatus secures a first and a second strap of a sports or group vest, the apparatus having a horizontal section and a pair of loops extending from the horizontal section. Each loop includes an aperture for receiving one of the shoulder straps of the sports or group pinny.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Angeli Alino Breen, Griffin Michael Breen, Noah Frederick Breen
  • Patent number: 9635895
    Abstract: A method for mapping wearer mobility includes identifying common usage patterns and usage positions by the garment wearer, attaching markers used in motion capture photography to the bare skin of a test subject, and recording position and movement data of the test subject with a computer system while the test subject repeats the common usage patterns and usage positions. The position and movement data are processed to create an opportunity map which identifies stretch and compression areas of the test subject. Markers are attached to a garment worn by a test subject, and position and movement data are recorded while the test subject repeats the common usage patterns and usage positions. The data are analyzed to create a problem map which identifies stretch and compression areas of the garment. A mobility map is created based on the opportunity map and problem map that creates a garment design that reduces compression and stretch areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: VF IMAGEWEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Ben Rose, Michael Murphy
  • Patent number: 9635896
    Abstract: A protection helmet includes a crown provided with a frontal part and an occipital part including an inner occipital part, a neckband having an inner surface designed to be in contact with a user's head, and articulation system configured to allow passage of the neckband from a use position to a storage position of the protection helmet. In the storage position, the neckband is folded into the occipital part of the crown so that the inner surface is facing the inner occipital part of the crown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ZEDEL
    Inventor: Antonin Gaudillere
  • Patent number: 9635897
    Abstract: A cushion for supporting a user relative to a support surface is provided. The cushion has material with sufficient flexibility to deform under a weight of the user and sufficient resilience to return to its original state when the weight is removed. A supporting face contacts the support surface and is characterized by a plurality of points. The supporting face is contoured such that, when the cushion is in an unloaded configuration, a first subset of the plurality of points contact the support surface and a second subset of the plurality of points do not contact the support surface. When a user then sits on the cushion so that it is in a loaded configuration, at least some of the points in the second subset are displaced under the user's weight and contact the support surface. The cushion thus both bends and compresses to distribute the weight of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BACKJOY ORTHOTICS, LLC
    Inventors: Peter C. Prust, Allen Siekman
  • Patent number: 9635898
    Abstract: A protective helmet has a shell, a liner, and a control device that includes a receiver. A recess is formed in an outer surface of the liner adjacent a rear edge of the shell, to receive the control device. A battery operably connected with the control device, and side recesses formed in the outer surface of the liner adjacent the side edges of the shell contain speakers electronically connected to the control device. The control device streams music from the portable electronic device to the speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Vigor Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: John B Dow, II
  • Patent number: 9635899
    Abstract: A sandal having two independent support straps that are joined over the metatarsal region of the foot and tensioned, over the top of the foot and around the ankle of the user, posterior to the connection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Steven Sashen
  • Patent number: 9635900
    Abstract: Described herein is an improved shoe glove for reversible interchangeable placement upon a footwear item. Most preferably the shoe glove mechanically attaches to a pre-selected modified footwear item in a reversible and interchangeable manner. The shoe glove preferably completely covers the upper portion and sole of the footwear item. The shoe glove most preferably includes a (i) flexible shoe glove cover (ii) composite shoe glove sole and (iii) linear continuous stitched thread within a continuous stitching channel of the composite shoe glove sole. Most preferably the shoe glove attaching devices for attachment to a modified footwear item are hook and loop fastener material segments that reversibly attach a footwear item to the shoe glove. The improved shoe glove is sufficiently flexible that a single shoe glove can interchangeably and reversibly fit a range of footwear item sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Gwendolyn Rolle
  • Patent number: 9635901
    Abstract: A shoe may comprise an upper and a sole structure that includes a plurality of support elements located in a plantar region. Each of the support elements may be non-destructively removable from and replaceable into the sole structure. The shoe may comprise a plurality of sensors configured to measure force exerted in a footbed region of the article of footwear, as well as a processor communicatively coupled to the sensors. The processor may be configured to receive input indicative of forces measured by the sensors and to transmit data based on that input. Methods utilizing the article may include removing a support element and replacing the removed support element with a replacement support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine F. Morrison, Scott C. Holt, Dervin A. James, Ty A. Ransom
  • Patent number: 9635902
    Abstract: A footwear system is disclosed, which includes a shell having an inner cavity and at least one recessed area offset from an inner surface of the shell, and a chassis having one or more components adapted to protect a user's foot from injury. In one embodiment, the chassis is insertable into the inner cavity of the shell, such that the one or more components of the chassis are securely retained (e.g., permanently affixed) within the at least one recessed area of the shell. Methods of forming the aforementioned footwear system using expandable materials are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TBL Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Bert Appleton Spiller
  • Patent number: 9635903
    Abstract: A sole structure that includes recessed portions. The recessed portions are arranged such that the sole structure has auxetic properties. In some embodiments, sipes extend to the recessed portions. Additionally, the sole structure may include a central portion having auxetic properties and a peripheral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Deborah L. Lawless
  • Patent number: 9635904
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards an insole assembly for an article of footwear. The insole includes a cushioning member and a support member. The cushioning member having an upper surface for engaging a plantar surface of a foot and a bottom surface for engaging a sole of the footwear and the support member. The support member engages with a portion of the bottom surface of the cushioning member. The support member has a rearfoot portion which extends around a heel end of the cushioning member, medial and lateral side portions which extend forwardly from the rearfoot portion on opposite sides of a central opening in the support member, and a front-end portion connecting the medial and lateral side portions near a midfoot region of the footwear enclosing the central opening in the support member along a perimeter of the cushioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Superfeet Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wakeland, Matthew Gooch
  • Patent number: 9635905
    Abstract: An upper may include a reinforced panel. The panel may comprise a carrier, inner reinforcing strips and outer reinforcing strips. The inner and outer reinforcing strips may be respectively bonded to interior and exterior faces of the carrier. Each of the inner reinforcing strips may be approximately parallel to at least one adjacent inner reinforcing strip and separated from that at least one adjacent inner reinforcing strip by one or more unreinforced portions of the carrier interior face. Each of the outer reinforcing strips may be approximately parallel to at least one adjacent outer reinforcing strip and separated from that at least one adjacent outer reinforcing strip by one or more unreinforced portions of the carrier exterior face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: Denis Dekovic
  • Patent number: 9635906
    Abstract: A small-sized and light weighted shoelace winding device having superior durability, operability, and maintenance, and that can conveniently be used in various types of shoes is provided. A shoelace winding device includes a base member including a reel storing section for storing a shoelace winding reel, a shaft member for attaching a dial for rotatively driving the reel to the base member, and retaining and guiding the dial in a state of being movable between a lock position and a release position, and a spring member having one end portion axially supported by a bearing section of the shaft member, and its other end portion making constant contact with an engaging portion provided on an inner surface of the dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: JAPANA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinobu Midorikawa
  • Patent number: 9635907
    Abstract: A shoe platen to securely hold a shoe so that graphics, including custom graphics, can be printed on the shoe automatically. The platen comprises a shoe plate 102 configured to receive shoes such as high-top shoes or low top shoes. Adjusters 104, 106 can also be used to accommodate shoes of various styles and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Pics on Kicks, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Romero, Fernando Padilla
  • Patent number: 9635908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automated cutting of pliable items. More particularly, the present invention relates to the automatic cutting and/or trimming of pliable items, such as a shoe upper that lacks uniformity. An image of the pliable item is captured having image features and a pattern is retrieved having pattern features, such as a proposed cut path. An image feature is compared to distance tolerances associated with pattern features to adjust the proposed cut path such that it satisfies the distance tolerances while providing a consistently sized and shaped trimmed item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chi Chang, Cheng-Yen Ho, Mike F. Quigley, Shu-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 9635909
    Abstract: A buckle release mechanism can be used to couple together various types of straps, webbing or belts. In one particular embodiment, the release mechanism forms part of a parachute canopy for a pilot's harness. The mechanism includes a housing with a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism employs two rotatable locking pins with associated cams and openings. An opening is formed within the housing for receiving a yoke. A striker plate with opposing lugs is formed at one end of the yoke. The lugs cooperate with the locking pins to either retain or eject the striker plate within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Carleton Life Support Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Clark, Shawn Roemer, Nicholas W. Pandelos, Brian Ford, Timothy Raleigh, Lyle Berkenbosch, Ivan Gonzales
  • Patent number: 9635910
    Abstract: A touch fastener strip includes a pair of longitudinal barrier walls each extending upward from a base, a plurality of lateral barrier walls each extending upward from the base and between facing surfaces of the barrier walls, thereby defining one or more fastening cells, and a pair of wave walls each extending upward from the base and outboard the barrier walls thereby defining a relief space. Each wave wall has a wave shape having rising and falling edges, at least one of the edges having a slope in the range of 3° to 65°. In some cases, the wave shape has a duty cycle of 40% to 60%, and may include a sine wave, a triangle wave, a ramp wave, and/or a bi-modal wave having two different peak points in a given cycle of the shape. In one example application, the strip may be anchored in a foam cushion product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: VELCRO BVBA
    Inventors: Michael Cina, Paul Joseph Voigt, Denise Lane
  • Patent number: 9635911
    Abstract: An arrangement for the elastic articulated link between two components of a horological assembly, wherein it comprises at least one link shaft and one spring (25; 25?) working in torsion mode between the two components to exert an elastic return force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Daniel Moille
  • Patent number: 9635912
    Abstract: A smart gemstone and a preparation method thereof, according to which the smart gemstone is divided into a base made of gemstone materials and a gemstone itself; the base has a cavity for accommodating a smart control unit and a wireless recharging battery. The gemstone itself is positioned on top of the base and seals the cavity. The structure of the smart gemstone is simple and compact and also high integrated. The smart gemstone has a wide scope of applications. The smart gemstone can emit lights, perform wireless power charging, provide incoming call alerts and allow associated settings. Also, it is water-resistant even in deep water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Songjun Chen
  • Patent number: 9635913
    Abstract: An umbrella comprises a cover and two rod hinges. A canopy is engaged with a rectangular frame for forming a rectangular cover. A left rainproof folding fan and a right rainproof folding fan, each has a pivot at a bottom linked with the bearings of the rectangular frame, respectively. Two sets of Velcro is linked with the rectangular cover, the left rainproof folding fan and the right rainproof folding fan for forming the cover. The two rod hinges is linked with the rectangular frame and attached onto two straps of a backpack through two fasteners, the each rod hinge having a bracket and a rod with a stopper and an outlet connected with the each pin respectively, wherein the cover and the two rod hinges form an umbrella with adjustable coverage which has the rectangular frame fixed with the stoppers when the cover is extended and the two rod hinges are extended and erected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Li-Chiu Chen
  • Patent number: 9635914
    Abstract: A sling bag is provided with a bag body; a carrying handle secured to the bag body and adapted to wear over the shoulder of a wearer; and a chest strap having one end secured to the bag body and the other end releasably secured to the carrying handle. The carrying handle is adapted to wear over the shoulder of the wearer with the chest strap winding around the chest of the wearer and resting the bag body on the back of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KRONGTHIP INNOVATION INC.
    Inventor: Kazumi Fujikura
  • Patent number: 9635915
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a reconfigurable bag which can form a variety of bags, handbags and purses. With all of the demands of busy lives, women today need to have a variety of bags and purses. Women need a clutch for evening use, a large purse for taking to work, a smaller purse for daytime outings, and a briefcase or computer bag. A reconfigurable bag as disclosed herein would help to eliminate these issues by providing a bag that can be converted to a variety of bags and purses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Rania Salibi
  • Patent number: 9635916
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a hybrid modular furniture and container unit includes a base shell, a base core layer, and a set of base inner panels. The base shell has a shell bottom, a first shell wall, a second shell wall, a third shell wall, a fourth shell wall, and upper flaps associated with each of the respective walls. The base core layer has a core bottom, a first core wall, a second core wall, a third core wall, and a fourth core wall. The core layer is disposed within the base shell. The base inner panels include a first inner panel wall, a second inner panel wall, a third inner panel wall, and a fourth inner panel wall. The inner panel walls disposed within the shell and each upper flap is folded over a respective core wall and inner panel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MUVO, LLC
    Inventors: Lara Bezich, Peter Castellucci
  • Patent number: 9635917
    Abstract: Provided is a system for storing items, having a storage device with a base portion and a lid portion. The system also may include one or more movable inserts configured for disposal in the storage device. The one or more movable inserts may be configured for disposal in the storage device and may have a surface having one or more first fastening elements. The system also may include a holder configured to be removably attached to an insert. The holder may have a surface having one or more second fastening elements configured to engage the one or more first fastening elements, and configured to hold the items on the surface of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Triple BBB's, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly H. Whitley, Adele C. McLean, Wendy S. Hill, Aly Khalifa, Jennafer Pettit
  • Patent number: 9635918
    Abstract: A protective case includes a chassis having sides and a back that define a cavity with an opening for an electronic device. The back has an inner back surface configured to be adjacent to a back surface of the installed electronic device. The protective case also includes a suspension system having a first cushion and a second cushion. The first cushion is configured to contact the back surface of the installed electronic device and to provide an air gap between the chassis and the back of the installed electronic device. The second cushion is configured to contact side surfaces of the installed electronic device and to contact a front surface of the installed electronic device to form a seal with the front surface of the installed electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Martin J. Kay, Bosung Kim, Anthony P. Patron, Virginia J. Wang
  • Patent number: 9635919
    Abstract: A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction, is mechanically latched with the second connecting module by a latching means in a closed position, and is held at the second connecting module against the closing direction. The first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by movement of the first connecting module in an opening direction. A form-fit element is arranged on one of the connecting modules, which is formed to engage a recess on the other one of the connecting modules after establishing the latching of the first connecting module with the second connecting module by moving the first connecting module relative to the second connecting module against the opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Fidlock GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Fiedler
  • Patent number: 9635920
    Abstract: Adjustable strap bags and the like for use during cycling or motorcycling, which includes an elongate flexible member designed to be secured to a bag or the like, wherein said elongate flexible member includes a first portion of adjustable length (I1) which is designed to lie upon the shoulders of a user and a second portion of adjustable length (I2) which is designed to encircle the waist of the user thereby stabilizing the bag and holding it tight thereagainst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BROOKS ENGLAND LIMITED
    Inventor: Vincent Bourgeois
  • Patent number: 9635921
    Abstract: The present utility model relates to a box body structure of a draw-bar box and the draw-bar box. The draw-bar box comprises a box body and a telescopic draw bar. First extrusion-molded blocks are provided at four corners of an upper end of the box body, and second extrusion-molded blocks are provided at four corners of a lower end of the box body, the first and second extrusion-molded blocks respectively being in threaded connection with the box body. The first extrusion-molded block comprises a first outer corner protector located on the outside of the box body, and a first inner corner protector located on the inside of the box body and mating with the first outer corner protector, the first outer corner protector being in threaded connection with the first inner corner protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TRIFORCE LUGGAGE, LLC.
    Inventor: Xiao Xiaomin
  • Patent number: 9635922
    Abstract: A humidification assembly includes a housing that has a first end, a second end and a peripheral wall extending therebetween. The first end and the second end are open. The housing is substantially hollow. The peripheral wall is curvilinear such that the housing has a cylindrical shape. The first end may insertably receive a hair dryer. A gasket is coupled to an inside surface of the peripheral wall. The gasket may frictionally engage the hair dryer air outlet to retain the housing on the hair dryer. A reservoir is provided to contain a fluid. The peripheral wall has a fill aperture extending into the reservoir. The fill aperture directs the fluid into the reservoir. A closure removably closes the fill aperture. A valve is movably coupled between the housing and the venturi. The valve selectively releases the fluid into the venturi to humidify the air urged by the hair dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Darren Logsdon
  • Patent number: 9635923
    Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes a drawing head to hold at least one drawing tool which performs drawing by applying photocurable fluid material to a drawing target surface of a drawing target object, a light source unit which emits irradiation light including specific light in a specific wavelength region to cure the photocurable fluid material, and a light-blocking member which is disposed between the light source unit and the drawing tool held in the drawing head and blocks the specific light from arriving at the drawing tool when the light source unit emits the irradiation light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Bitoh
  • Patent number: 9635924
    Abstract: A cat eye makeup applicator with a handle and a cat eye stamping member having a base portion for detachable connection to the handle and having left-side and right-side, mirror image stamping surfaces for transferring eyeliner to a user's skin and creating perfect, symmetrical cat eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Rachel Lorraine Herrera
  • Patent number: 9635925
    Abstract: A drop-prevention lanyard for rolled product includes a flexible strap having a first strap end portion with a first strap end, a second strap end portion with a second strap end, and a body portion between the first strap end portion and the second strap end portion. The first strap end portion is fixedly attached to the body portion at an attachment point, thereby defining a first loop at a first lanyard end portion. A connector on the flexible strap is operable between an open connector position and a closed connector position. The connector is positioned to selectively connect the second strap end to the body portion. A tubular member is installed over the second strap end portion of the flexible strap and is positioned between the attachment point and the second strap end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Ty-Flot, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell A. Moreau, Andre W. Moreau
  • Patent number: 9635926
    Abstract: A storage case includes a case body that stores a storage item, a pull-out member that, upon being pulled out from the case body, moves the storage item stored in the case body toward an outside of the case body, and a fold portion that is provided at the pull-out member. The pull-out member is folded at the fold portion and separated from an extraction section of the storage item so as to expose the extraction section in a state in which the extraction section of the storage item is positioned outside the case body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Fujikawa, Tomohiro Takizawa
  • Patent number: 9635927
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that there exists a long felt need for brush heads and brushes having material application and buffing properties. A first aspect of the present invention is a brush head. A second aspect of the present invention is a brush including a brush head of the present invention. A third aspect of the present invention is a method of making a brush head of the present invention. A fourth aspect of the present invention is a method of making a brush of the present invention. A fifth aspect of the present invention is a method of using a brush head of the present invention. A sixth aspect of the present invention is a method of using a brush of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarina Godin, Jennifer Allen
  • Patent number: 9635928
    Abstract: A toothbrush is disclosed. The toothbrush includes a brush head including one or more cleaning elements; a handle; and a neck connecting the brush head and the handle. The one or more cleaning elements include at least one or more elastomeric cleaning elements having a first plastic material and one or more bristle tuft cleaning elements. The at least one or more cleaning elements are embedded into a second plastic material by over-molding. The Shore hardness of the second plastic material is greater than the Shore hardness of the first plastic material and the brush head is formed from the second plastic material during over-molding of the one or more cleaning elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Markus Morgott
  • Patent number: 9635929
    Abstract: A foldable table has a base, a lifting device, an adjusting assembly, and a supporting board. The adjusting assembly is pivotally connected with the lifting device and has an adjusting board, an adjusting rack, an adjusting slider, and a connection arm. The adjusting board is pivotally connected with the lifting device. The adjusting rack is mounted on the adjusting board and has an engaging side provided with multiple teeth. The adjusting slider is moveably mounted on the adjusting board and has an engaging block and two resilient elements. The engaging block is pivotally mounted on the adjusting slider and has an engaging post selectively engaging with one of the teeth on the adjusting rack. The supporting board is pivotally connected with the adjusting board and is pivotally connected with the top end of the connection arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Yao-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9635930
    Abstract: Provided is a table system that allows for multiple table frame arrangements using various combinations of fundamental building pieces. An adjustable height table leg includes two parallel and horizontal slots adapted to receive and clamp two independent frame members of the frame. The frame members may be bent or angled in a plurality of configurations to achieve a desired shape for the table frame. Sections of the frame members may also include apertures through which fasteners may be threaded to connect two frame members at right angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: DSA International, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Korb, Adam Meeuwsen, Gary Petertyl, Tod Babick
  • Patent number: 9635931
    Abstract: A table having electrical ports for supplying power or data. The table may include one or more port housings having one or more electrical ports disposed on a surface of the port housing. The port housing may be configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the one or more electrical ports may be concealed beneath the top surface of the table. In the second position, the one or more electrical port may be deployed above the top surface table. The table may include a motor coupled to an assembly for rotating the one or more port housings between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kully Mandon, Christopher M. Green, Jonathan P. Siegel, Edwin Wood, Andrew Murphy