Patents Issued in January 30, 2018
  • Patent number: 9877557
    Abstract: The garment bag of the present invention offers two means of hanging garments, both on the interior and on the exterior of the bag. The interior hangers are used when packing, storing, and transporting the user's garments. The exterior collapsible and removable rack is employed when the bag is used at an event/competition. This hanging system is an improvement over existing dance bags in two distinct ways: the upright bag design with the interior hangers allows the user to effectively fit, store, and organize their garments while existing bags lack the interior storage and hanging system; and the present bag provides a collapsible and removable rack that is easily set up and inserted into the bag's exterior holders for holding the garments external to the bag when at an event/competition. Existing dance bags with similar racks require a more difficult assembly and the bag must lie horizontal rather than upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Grit Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory James Collins, Erin Dawn Dobo, Matthew Gordon Thomas Hughson
  • Patent number: 9877558
    Abstract: A customizable bag for interchangeably displaying photos, business logos, and images of characters, such as superheroes, sports teams, celebrities, and the like on the exterior a bag. The customizable bag includes a main compartment and one or more secondary compartments for carrying objects therein. The bag further includes one or more pockets disposed within a main compartment or a secondary compartment, such that the exterior surface of the bag serves as a front wall for a pocket. The pocket includes a transparent window disposed on the front wall thereof, wherein the pocket can receive an insert having an image thereon. An opening is disposed on the pocket that enables the insert to be inserted into the pocket, wherein the image is then displayed through the transparent window. The opening is closable by a fastener in order to protect the insert from becoming wet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Jon G. Harstvedt
  • Patent number: 9877559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of shaping a fibrous material and treatment compositions therefor. The method comprises providing a treatment composition comprising an active agent and a photocatalyst, applying the treatment composition to the fibrous material to form a treated fibrous material, mechanically shaping the treated fibrous material, and exposing the treated fibrous material to electromagnetic radiation. The treatment composition comprises an active agent, wherein the active agent comprises a high-polarity functional group, preferably selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, and combinations thereof; and a photocatalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Comany
    Inventors: Jacob Robert Adams, William Richard Mueller, Jamie Angel Reed, Stevan A Samuel, Philip Andrew Sawin, Randall Alan Watson, Randy Purnell Washington, Alan David Willey
  • Patent number: 9877560
    Abstract: Hair devices and methods which elongate curly hair by use of gravitational force, as the mass of the device weighs more than the hair section in order to transform curly hair into a wavy or straight coiffure. The device can be used as either a styling tool or an ornamental hair accessory that remains in the hair. The invented device is particularly advantageous for tightly coiled hair patterns of hair. The device can include a first and second curved metal form, each having a plurality of ventilation cut-outs and tab ends which allow each of the forms to attach to one another in an oval configuration, which can be wrapped about a hair bundle, or in which a hair bundle can be inserted therein. Concave curved recesses in the plates can allow for another pair of curved plates that forms a second oval shape to be attached to each other by pin type members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Cynthia Fulgham
  • Patent number: 9877561
    Abstract: A styling accessory is adapted to be configured into different configurations for performing different corresponding functions and comprises a band having a length and a width. The length is at least ten times the width. The band has first and second surfaces. The band is made of a material capable of being formed into a curved shape. A plurality of male snaps are disposed along a first portion of the length of the band. A plurality of female snaps are disposed along a second portion of the length of the band. The second portion is adjacent the first portion. The female snaps mate with the male snaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Jacqueline Syms
  • Patent number: 9877562
    Abstract: A brush is provided herein, the brush having heating elements dispersed on and protruding from its face and spacers arranged to maintain a specified distance between protruding ends of the heating elements and a scalp of a head that is being brushed. The spacers are dispersed on the brush's face at a specified density that assures maintaining the specified distance with respect to a resilience of the spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GUY A. SKAKED INVESTMENTS LTD.
    Inventors: Sharon Guy-Rabi, Yakov Guy
  • Patent number: 9877563
    Abstract: A depilation device operative to tweeze hairs from a narrow, selected area on a skin surface, continuously. Relatively short hairs may be tweezed. Additionally, relatively rapid and painless tweezing is provided. The depilation device is ergonomically designed for easy and effective hair tweezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Edward Tweg
  • Patent number: 9877564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid content container comprising a tension member, comprising: a container body (10) for accommodating content; an adaptor (40) provided at the upper end of the container body (10); a shoulder member (50) coupled to the upper end of the container body (10); the tension member (60) provided at the shoulder member (50); a distributing member (70) coupled to the shoulder member (50); and the discharge member (80) coupled to the distributing member (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joonyoung Kim, Jeongin Lee, Juho Kim
  • Patent number: 9877565
    Abstract: When a lid storing an impregnation body impregnated with a liquid cosmetic material is attached to a container body holding a thick applicator at a front end thereof, a slope of a front end face of the thick applicator is stuck into the impregnation body to thereby easily intrude thereinto. Accordingly, an appropriate amount of the liquid cosmetic material impregnated into the impregnation body can be held and a thick line can be drawn by the thick applicator storing the liquid cosmetic material. In this way, since the liquid cosmetic material is stored in the lid while being impregnated with the impregnation body, the liquid cosmetic material does not leak from the lid even in a posture in which the lid separated from the container body is disposed, for example, laterally or reversely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOKIWA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Arata Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9877566
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cap for cosmetic container, particularly for a cosmetic stick. Said cap (10, 20) is capable of receiving the cosmetic and is driven by a mechanism, referred to as an actuating mechanism (30), for actuating said container. The cap (10, 20) comprises two parts: a first part, referred to as a bottom cap (20), configured such as to engage with the actuating mechanism; and a second part, referred to as a top cap (10) capable of receiving the cosmetic. The bottom cap (20) and top cap (10) are separable from one another, the securing and/or separation of said two parts (10, 20) being achieved by resiliently deforming one portion of one of said two parts (10, 20) by means of the other of said two parts (10, 20). The invention also relates to a cosmetic container, particularly for a cosmetic stick and including the above-mentioned cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventor: Jérôme Liard
  • Patent number: 9877567
    Abstract: An ergonomic applicator is provided for applying a cosmetic composition to the eyelashes. The applicator comprises a handle portion and a head portion wherein the longitudinal axis of the head portion is positioned or can be rotatably positioned with respect to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The handle being suitable dimensioned for holding between the thumb and fingers without rotation of the handle. The head portion having at its distal end means for holding a charge of cosmetic composition and transferring it to the eyelashes on contact therewith, such as but not limited to bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Marisol Simard
  • Patent number: 9877568
    Abstract: Devices and methods for displaying beauty and other visual products are disclosed. A display system can include a frame and a sample portion. Traits such as color and texture of a beauty product can be displayed on the sample portion, and the frame portion can interface with product shelving to align samples with relevant products in the display. The sample portion can be releasably attached to the frame to be removed by a user and be placed above a body part of the user to which a beauty product may be applied, or a body part can be placed in proximity to the sample portion even while it is attached to the frame. The user can advantageously view the beauty product as applied to the body part without applying the beauty product. The system is useful for fingernail polish display, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: One Source Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Allen Ports, Rodney Bennett Miller, Jason Rockford Wheaton
  • Patent number: 9877569
    Abstract: In various embodiments, there are provided different methods of batch sizing. One method provides for the stylist having a matrix chart outlining as a percentage of or total amount of ingredients needed to create a mixture based on customer characteristics and/or service requested. In another method, batch sizing adjustment criteria includes a series of questions that provide user input. These methods enable the stylist to be capable of creating a more accurate batch sizing using the batch sizing adjustment criteria. The batch sizing of the formula may be performed by the stylist themselves or automatically done by a computer-driven system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SureTint Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Debbie Miller, Mitchell H. Saranow, Michael Wright
  • Patent number: 9877570
    Abstract: A carrying system comprising a load receptive unit for at least partly covering the back of a user, a first carrying strap extending between a first position of an upper section of said load receptive unit and a first position of a lower section of said load receptive unit, a second carrying strap extending between a second position of an upper section of said load receptive unit and a second position of a lower section of said load receptive unit, and a connecting device. The connecting device comprises a first portion arranged on the first carrying strap and a second portion arranged on the second carrying strap and releasably attachable to the first portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the connecting device are displaceably arranged along the extension of the first and second carrying strap. Also, a backpack and a tool belt comprising the carrying system and a method for attaching the carrying system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: COXA CARRY AB
    Inventor: Claes Bergkvist
  • Patent number: 9877571
    Abstract: Backpacks and backpack systems which have at least a portion which is accessible from the front of a wearer. In one illustrative embodiment, a backpack system in accordance with the present invention includes a back portion with shoulder straps. A swing-around portion is formed as a storage compartment that is secured to the back portion in a carrying position. An articulated frame is secured to the back portion and the swing-around portion and allows a user wearing the backpack to pivot the swing around portion around the user's side and access the contents therein. A securing latch is used to secure the articulating frame to retain the swing-around portion in the carrying position. The entire storage compartment of the pack may be a swing-around portion, or the pack may include multiple storage compartments that are either fixed to the back portion or function as swing-around portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: XDesign, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Vierthaler, Charles S. Lewis, III, Catherine R. Vierthaler
  • Patent number: 9877572
    Abstract: The invention comprises devices and methods for carrying quantities of materials preferably fluids. The device of the invention is preferably a wearable garment such as, preferably a vest or poncho, with one or more bladders or compartments adapted to hold a fluid. Preferably the garment comprises fluid connections between the bladders. The connections allow for the distributing the load over the carrier, which is preferably a person. The invention is designed to be inexpensive to manufacture, capable of easy manufacture in large numbers, and, if desired, disposable or repurposed. The device significantly enhances the ability of an individual to provide water or other fluids or materials to individuals or groups such as families. Preferably the invention allows for the transport of potable water from a supply point to the point of end use with minimal or no discomfort to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Watervest, LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. Hopmeier
  • Patent number: 9877573
    Abstract: A dental dispensing tip includes a body having a first body end, a second body end, and a fluid passageway extending between the first and second body ends. A brush cup is provided at the second body end and has a brush barrel defined therein. A brush applicator is secured within the brush barrel and includes a plurality of bristles, wherein a first end of the brush applicator is received within the brush barrel and a second end of the brush applicator extends out of the brush barrel. A delivery cannula is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway and has a bent end entering the plurality of bristles at an intermediate location between the first and second ends to deliver the dental solution to the plurality of bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Young Microbrush, LLC
    Inventor: Todd Korup
  • Patent number: 9877574
    Abstract: A holder for utensils is manually adjustable, and capable of supporting a plurality of utensils in a range of positions from an upright position through an inverted position. The adjustments are incremental. The holder can be attached or mounted to a surface using a suction cup or through use of adhesive or other types of attachment methods. The utensils can be make up make up brushes, toothbrushes or paintbrushes, or other implements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Lu Ying Chih
  • Patent number: 9877575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a brush assembly for cleaning metal, the assembly comprising one or more brush heads, each brush head comprising a bundle of conductive filaments, having a working end adapted for contacting metal, and a terminal end, the brush head connectable to an electricity supply, and a housing connected to and retaining at least one sheath, each sheath at least partially surrounding at least one brush head, wherein each brush head and its respective sheath are movable in relation to each other by operating an adjustment mechanism and the working end of the brush head and the sheath are selectively fixable in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Ensitech IP Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Clive Stuart White, Mark Robert Fischer
  • Patent number: 9877576
    Abstract: A table device including a first member; a second member; a first guide device guiding the second member such that the second member is moved in a direction parallel to a first axis by movement of the first member; a table supported by the second member; a third member connected to at least a part of the table; a bearing member forming a gas bearing between the bearing member and the third member with a gas supplied between the bearing member and the third member, and movably supporting the third member in the direction parallel to the first axis; and a support device including a parallel pin that is arranged such that the parallel pin becomes parallel to the first axis, and connects the second member and the table, and supporting the table. The table is supported by the second member through the support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventor: Toshinori Satou
  • Patent number: 9877577
    Abstract: A storage and serving cart includes a cabinet assembly having an internal storage cavity where a plurality of wheels are coupled to a lower portion thereof. A tabletop with an opening therethrough is coupled to an upper surface of the cabinet assembly. A tabletop insert being a laminate structure having first and second sides each of a different material is reversibly positionable within the opening to have either the first or second side facing upwardly from the tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: William G. Knighton
  • Patent number: 9877578
    Abstract: A rack has a frame and a plurality of shelves. Each shelf has an enclosing frame member that has two first sides connected by two second sides, a connecting bar that connects the first sides at about the center of the first sides, a plurality of slots provided on the inner surfaces of the second sides, and a plurality of slats, each slat having opposing ends that are fitted into opposing slots at the second sides, and with each slat being connected to the connecting bar. At least one connector is provided for removably connecting each shelf to a portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Seville Classics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary Lim
  • Patent number: 9877579
    Abstract: The cabinet 1 has a base 3 that defines an opening 7, which is sized to receive the tynes of a lifting device, such as a fork lift of the like, for example. This facilitates transportation of the entire cabinet 1. The cabinet 1 has nine drawers 8, each having formations, in the form of a pair of slots 10 and 11, which are adapted for engagement with the tynes. Once the tynes have been inserted, the lifting device operator may then raise the tynes slightly, thereby supporting the drawer 8 on the tynes. The lifting device operator can then remove the drawer 8 that is being supported by the tynes from the cabinet 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Containit Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Stephen Philip Mansley
  • Patent number: 9877580
    Abstract: The present invention is a ceiling-mountable enclosure comprising a support frame, a lightweight inner enclosure, and a back box configured for installation in a suspended ceiling. The apparatus of the present invention includes a removable device door configured to be mounted to the support frame. Electrical and signal wires are routed through conduit access plates provided at the back box. Electrical or other equipment is mounted to a removable device door. The removable device door with mounted equipment is attached to the support frame, then rotated upwards to fit flush with the ceiling and fastened to the support frame. A variety of power receptacles are provided that are configured to be mounted to either the back box, the inner enclosure, or the removable device door. The enclosure includes a cooling system comprising an electrically powered fan and air ducts integrated into the inner enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: RGB Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William C Stewart, Jr., Michael Hudson, Dale Vipatapalin, Tuan Tran, Andrew C Edwards
  • Patent number: 9877581
    Abstract: A modular rack for mounting components of a phytochemical extraction system is described. The module rack includes at least two legs and one or more frame modules that are each at least 2 units in length. Multiple frame modules can be combined to create racks of width N, where N is an integer greater than 2 units in length. Each frame module may also include mounting devices configured to removably attach extraction columns to the frame module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Boris David Kogon
  • Patent number: 9877582
    Abstract: A centering-rotary positioning automatic closing device includes a sliding rail installed on a fixed rail in a sliding from; wherein a guiding holder is mounted on a bottom of the fixed rail; a guiding part is mounted on the guiding holder along a sliding direction of the sliding rail; a sliding block is installed on the guiding part of the guiding holder and the guiding holder is connected to the sliding block through a spring; the guiding part has a guiding slot; a centering boss and a rotary boss are provided on a bottom of a bottom plate of a toggle block; the centering boss passes through a fixing hole of the sliding block, and the rotary boss passes through a rotary slot of the sliding block and extends into the guiding slot; a front end of the guiding slot has a positioning slot communicating with the guiding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: WUXI HAIDAER PRECISION SLIDES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Guangda Zhu, Linming Zhou, Haiwen Zhang
  • Patent number: 9877583
    Abstract: A furniture leg protective sock is constructed of a stretchable/expandable non-friction material, which is double-layered to form an outer layer, an inner layer, and a gap therebetween. The furniture leg protective sock includes friction material which is located on the inner surface of the furniture leg protective sock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Nancy K Rondina
  • Patent number: 9877584
    Abstract: A multifunctional storage device has a lower seat with a storage room, an upper mount pivotally connected to the lower seat, a bottom cover mounted on the lower seat, and an adjustable connecting assembly connecting the lower seat and the upper mount. The upper mount can cover the lower seat or can be opened to tilt relative to the lower seat and be held at a specific angle by the adjustable connecting assembly. When the multifunctional storage device is attached to a piece of furniture, the upper mount is flush with a platform of the furniture, such that articles can be placed on the upper mount and the platform of the furniture or be stored in the storage room. Accordingly, the furniture with the multifunctional storage device can have a basic function and multiple additional functions derived from the multifunctional storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Yao-Chuan Wu
  • Patent number: 9877585
    Abstract: Providing an overturn preventing device which can easily be mounted between a top surface of a piece of furniture and a ceiling while an axis line of a damper relative to a vertical direction is inclined at an angle ranging from 15° to 25°. The overturn preventing device includes a damper, a first base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion has a first abutting surface and a first connection. The first base portion is mounted on the top surface of the furniture. The second base portion has a second abutting surface and a second connection. The second base portion is mounted on the ceiling. A relation, X+L sin 15°?Y?X+L sin 25°, is obtained where reference symbol X designates a distance from the first abutting surface to the first connection, reference symbol L designates a length of the damper and reference symbol Y designates a distance from the second abutting surface the second connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Sekine, Eiro Fujita, Yasushi Saito, Masanori Ogura, Teruhiko Inoue, Kenji Isshin, Keita Abe
  • Patent number: 9877586
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stemmed glass holder. The stemmed glass holder comprises a glass holding portion and a resilient portion. The glass holding portion comprises an aperture, a periphery of the aperture defining a bowl support edge adapted to abut an underside of a bowl of the stemmed glass. The glass holding portion also comprises a passage via which a stem of the stemmed glass is slidable into and out of the aperture. The resilient portion normally blocks the passage, but is moveable to enable the stem to be slid through the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: WINEREST PTY LTD
    Inventor: Mason Haenga
  • Patent number: 9877587
    Abstract: A folding chair includes a chair frame that is foldable about a plurality of laterally extending axes between a set up condition and a folded condition, and includes a table that is slidably attached to the chair frame for lateral motion between a deployed position outside a spatial envelope of the chair frame and a stowed position within the spatial envelope of the chair frame, and that is pivotally attached to the chair frame such that when the chair frame is in its set up condition the table is disposed below a seat of the chair frame, and when the chair frame is in its folded condition the table is disposed substantially coplanar with the seat of the chair frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GCI OUTDOOR, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel R. Grace
  • Patent number: 9877588
    Abstract: Improvements in a front facing sitting pillow that mounts or sits on a table desk or tray. For people that are in a restricted seat, like on an airplane seat, the person in a seat has limited access to the floor or other structure. From an airplane seat a person has a fold-down tray where the person can place items for work or leisure use. The front facing sitting pillow is adjustable to accommodate different geometry of users and place the pillow at a position where the pillow is essentially neutral when the person is resting to prevent neck stain as they rest. The sides can be moved further apart or set at an angle to accommodate the desire of a person that is resting. The pillow(s) are covered with a cushioned fabric material that is removable to allow them to be cleaned, or replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Waleed A. Belleh
  • Patent number: 9877589
    Abstract: Electromotively adjustable support apparatus for supporting padding of seating and/or reclining furniture, in particular a mattress of a bed, has at least two support parts adjustable relative to one another. The adjustable support apparatus may be adjusted by an electric motor. An adjustment element is associated with one support part for adjusting the support part. Adjustment element is in drive connection with an electric motor of a drive unit. The adjustment element is a pivot lever which is pivotable under the traction effect of a pull cable of a Bowden cable, and is configured and connected with the pull cable in such a way that the lever arm which is operative for adjusting the support part lengthens during an adjustment from an unadjusted starting position into a maximally adjusted end position of the adjustment movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: de Werth Group AG
    Inventor: Eckhart Dewert
  • Patent number: 9877590
    Abstract: An air foam mattress system includes a foam top component, and a foundation component including a plurality of segmented, individually wrapped, inflatable air cells allowing for a plurality of pivot points, a segmented perimeter, and individual pressure adjustment of the segments for maximum patient comfort in all articulated-bed positions. In an embodiment, the air cell contains a u-shaped insert providing segmented perimeter sections integral to the air cell. In another embodiment, the air-cell contains a trapezoidal shaped insert with multiple segments having different degrees stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Craig Salvatore Miller, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9877591
    Abstract: A mattress for institutional use provides upper and lower surfaces offering different levels of firmness through the use of gradiated firmness in multiple polymer foam layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Direct Supply, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Taylor Morgan, Anthony J. Patrick, Joshua James Jakubowski
  • Patent number: 9877592
    Abstract: Various implementations include a towel with a T-pocket and/or a method to sew a “T” pocket into a towel. The pocket in the towel may orient, support and/or secure the towel draped over a seat back or frame structure. The frame structure may be capable being accessibly and removably coupled to suitable objects, such as car seats and other seating having back rests or frames used to display advertising messages or items placed on display resting in the T-pocket. The T-pocket component may include a first end and a longer second end, the longer second end employed to provide a level of protection for the underlying seat and comfort to the seated person, but also allow the person to dry himself and maintain warmth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Joe Thomas Farris
  • Patent number: 9877593
    Abstract: A method and system enabling delivery of a sleep therapy type is provided. The method includes receiving a value of a parameter measured by physical sensors while a mammal is in contact with a first subset of the physical sensors. A second subset of the physical sensors, whose received value differs from a predetermined reference value of an environmental parameter, is determined. A physical part subset of the second subset, corresponding to a specified body part, is determined by utilizing the second subset and virtual data for identifying virtual sensors spatially distributed to map a space occupied by the mammal's body parts. In response, a therapy device positioned in sufficiently close proximity to the specified body part to effectively deliver the specified therapy type to the specified body part is determined and a control signal is generated and transmitted to the therapy device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Julian Van Erlach
  • Patent number: 9877594
    Abstract: A seat is includes a seating surface, a peripheral surface extending transversely from the seating surface, a base surface extending from the peripheral surface, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base surface. A seat and supporting surface combination includes a supporting surface, a seat resting on the supporting surface and including, a seating surface, a peripheral surface extending transversely from the seating surface, a base surface extending from the peripheral surface, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the base surface and engaging the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BOBRICK WASHROOM EQUIPMENT, INC.
    Inventor: Dikran Babikian
  • Patent number: 9877595
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a seat flap to support a baby's buttocks and thighs in a sling like fashion. The seat flap has a top edge, a bottom edge and side edges. A first means joins the top edge to an upper portion of a baby carrier with the seat flap being positioned on an interior portion of the baby carrier. The baby carrier is configured to carry the baby on the front or back of a caregiver's body with the baby facing outward or inward. The baby carrier is operable to support the baby in an upright position without the use of the seat flap. A second means joins the bottom edge to a lower portion of the baby carrier, wherein the baby sits upright and the baby's legs are supported at an angle of at least ninety degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Suling Wang
  • Patent number: 9877596
    Abstract: A baby and small child carrier, includes a waist strap and a carry bag that extends from a lower end to an upper end. At least during the use of the baby and small child carrier a main section of the lower end of the carry bag is connected to the waist strap, so that during a first use state, a first connecting width is obtained between the carry bag and the waist strap. At least one additional element, or at least one additional section of the carry bag, or at least one additional section of the waist strap is provided, so that the carry bag can be connected adjacent to the lower end of the main section to the waist strap, so that for a second use state a wider, second connecting width is obtained between the carry bag and the waist strap, compared to the first connecting width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Lewon Schaarschmidt
  • Patent number: 9877597
    Abstract: Particular infant support or nursing pillows are disclosed, for supporting an infant in a variety of settings by providing a stable surface upon which to rest. Various embodiments include a generally crescent shaped device, including a resilient fill material surrounded by a fabric shell and having a top and a bottom surface connected by a band of uniform width extending vertically and wholly about the perimeter of the pillow. The support pillow may be combined with an accessory device to form a support pillow assembly. An attachment mechanism may be configured to attach the accessory device to the support pillow such that the accessory device is arranged to direct a perceptible effect to at least one of the first arm, the second arm, and the medial region of the support pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: KIDS II, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Sclare, David Gilbert, Cary Costello, Daniel Corso, Alex Soriano, Joseph Staley, Katherine Buchanan
  • Patent number: 9877598
    Abstract: An upright child high chair may include a seat configured to support the weight of the child and maintain an upright body position of the child. The seat may include two symmetrically opposed apertures for accommodating the child's legs extending in the upright body position below the seat. The high chair may further include a base structure attached to the seat and extending downward from the seat. A platform may be attached to the base structure and may be located below the seat. The platform may be configured to deflect from a resting position in response to a force applied to the platform by the child while the seat continues to substantially support the weight of the child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: RED CLOVER, LLC
    Inventor: Carolyn Sara Fine
  • Patent number: 9877599
    Abstract: A product display is providing having a vertical support and a product basket configured to mount to the vertical support and display product in a front-facing manner in which product from a rear of the product basket is automatically biased toward a front of the product basket, wherein at least one of the vertical support and the product basket are configured to display a particular product in order to improve product pack out in at least one of a vertical and a horizontal direction within the product display. In one form, both the basket and vertical support are dimensioned or sized based on the specific product being displayed so that product pack out is improved, if not maximized, in both the vertical and horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Retail Space Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Turner, Christopher J. Terpstra
  • Patent number: 9877600
    Abstract: A suspended storage platform includes a frame having a pair of side rails and a pair of end rails. Each of the side rails and the end rails include an upper lip, a plurality of hangers configured for mounting to an elevated support, and a plurality of suspension members each having a portion mountable to one of the hangers and a portion mountable to one of the side rails and one of the end rails at intersections of the side rails and the end rails. The platform includes a plurality of blow molded shelf panels. Each shelf panel has an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, with the lower surface of each of the shelf panels including a length channel and a width channel formed in the bottom surface adjacent lower peripheral edges of the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignees: DongGuan ShiChang Metals Factory Co. Ltd., Sortics Manufacturing Associates Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Kang Lin
  • Patent number: 9877601
    Abstract: Described is a device for holding portable computing devices at a register of a retail store. The device for holding portable computing devices includes an elongate member with a first end and a second end. The first end has a coupler that couples to a pole. The second end is coupled to a register. In some embodiments, the elongate member includes a rod portion and a flat bar portion. The coupler couples the rod portion to the pole. The flat bar portion is coupled to the register. The rod portion is sized to conveniently receive portable computing device couplers so that the portable computing devices can be repeatably and removeably hung from the rod portion. Customers who have used the store's scanners while shopping can hang their borrowed scanner on the device when they are done using the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao, Stephen Tyler Caution
  • Patent number: 9877602
    Abstract: A counter module system is provided, which may allow for partial or full self check-in by a passenger at a transportation facility, such as an airport. The system may comprise a counter module having multiple bays each for receiving an equipment module. An equipment module may be compatible for installation in some or all of the bays. Easy customization of equipment may be achieved by installing the desired equipment in an equipment module and then rolling the module into an open bay in the counter module. The modularity may also allow for easy access to equipment for maintenance or resupply. When a piece of equipment stops working, the module containing the equipment may be removed from the bay and either quickly repaired or replaced with another module. The system may also have features for providing proper alignment of an equipment module within a bay of the counter module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Evans Consoles Corporation
    Inventors: Marie Claire Looze, Arie Bos
  • Patent number: 9877603
    Abstract: A dispenser for pillow napkins is provided that includes a carton having a bottom panel, opposite left and right panels extending vertically from the bottom panel, opposite front and back panels positioned between the left and right panels and extending vertically from the bottom panel, and a top panel extending parallel to the bottom panel. Left and right supports are positioned within a cavity of the carton. A plurality of pillow napkins are wound about a spool. The spool is positioned in the cavity such that the spool rotatably engages the left and right supports and the pillow napkins are spaced apart from the top and bottom panels. Methods of use are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BEDGEAR, LLC
    Inventor: Eugene Alletto, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9877604
    Abstract: A breathable blanket may be made from a breathable mesh material to improve airflow through the blanket. The breathable blanket may include a multi-layer material having a combination of light-weight liner fabric and a mesh fabric. The blanket may be have a shape similar to an animal and include attachments, such as a stuff polyfill head. Additionally, the blanket may include ornamental additions of satin to further convey the animal shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: BreathableBaby, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Richard Waters, Susan Marie Waters
  • Patent number: 9877605
    Abstract: A mug cover comprising one or more layers of reusable cloth adapted to conform to a mug having a bottom, wherein the one or more layers of reusable cloth covers at least a portion of the bottom of the mug is disclosed. In one embodiment, the reusable cloth has an opening (e.g., slit or cutout) through which a mug handle may extend. The portion covering the bottom serves as a coaster. Methods of making and providing reusable mug covers are also disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more mug covers are sold in kits, together with dried food products and/or other articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FLOUNDER LLC
    Inventor: Denise L. Clark
  • Patent number: 9877606
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a tea infuser comprises a hollow body substantially shaped as a truncated cone. The body includes an upper part having an internal thread. A container is threaded into the body through the upper part. A lower part has an external thread. A filter is disposed in the body. The filter has a jaw along an outer circumferential surface thereof. A first cap covers the upper part. A second cap is threaded to the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventors: Gwang Kim, Sung Won Yoo, Dong Ok Ha