Patents Issued in July 3, 2018
  • Patent number: 10010148
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a central axis, and a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface. The rotating member is configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel. The rotating member includes one or more retaining elements configured to retain the hair and wind the hair around the hair styling surface. The one or more retaining elements projects away from the hair styling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kiss Nail Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Kyoung Hak Lee
  • Patent number: 10010149
    Abstract: A dryer includes a body portion arranged to hold a motor, a first tubular portion arranged to at least partially cover an outer circumferential portion of the body portion, and a second tubular portion arranged axially behind the first tubular portion, and arranged to at least partially cover the outer circumferential portion of the body portion. An outer circumferential joining portion included in the body portion is held between an axial rear edge portion of the first tubular portion and an axial front edge portion of the second tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamasa Yamashita, Yoshihiro Uchitani, Shingo Yoshino, Shigekatsu Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10010150
    Abstract: A hairdryer including: a handle; a body comprising a duct extending within the body; a fluid flow path extending through the duct from a fluid inlet through which a fluid flow enters the hairdryer to a fluid outlet for emitting the fluid flow from a front end of the body; a primary fluid flow path extending at least partially through the body from a primary fluid inlet through which a primary fluid flow enters the hairdryer to an annular primary fluid outlet at a front end of the body; a fan unit for drawing the primary fluid flow through the primary fluid inlet; and an attachment for adjusting at least one parameter of fluid emitted from the hairdryer, the attachment being attachable to the hairdryer so that the attachment protrudes from the front end of the body, wherein the attachment is configured to inhibit the generation of the fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Patrick Joseph William Moloney, Edward Shelton, Thomas James Dunning Follows, David Michael Jones
  • Patent number: 10010151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging and applicator device (1) for applying a cosmetic or a care-product composition to the lips, the device comprising: ? a container (2) containing the composition for application to the lips; and ? an applicator member (6) that defines two opposite main application faces (11) that generally converge towards the distal end of the applicator member, for applying the composition to the user's bottom and top lips simultaneously; a greatest thickness of the applicator member, measured between the two main application faces, being greater than or equal to 4 mm, the greatest width of said main faces lying in the range 4 mm to 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: L'OREAL S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gueret
  • Patent number: 10010152
    Abstract: A built-in material scraping device for a cosmetic container is a material scraping device capable of being slipped downward with a liquid surface of liquid material stored inside the cosmetic container. An elastic piston piece is mainly into the container before a scraping element is installed on the mouth of the container, where a through hole is configured on the center of the piston piece, having a diameter equal to the diameter of a brushing rod, which is passed through the through hole to press the piston piece downward to move the stored liquid material to flow downward, thereby being convenient for the soaking of the brush head upon make-up use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SHP (HK) TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Lin-Lang Chan
  • Patent number: 10010153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic vessel including a discharge unit discharging cosmetics to an outside, and a discharge plate provided at one side of the discharge unit from which the cosmetics are discharged, including at least one discharge hole, and formed of a metal of SUS 300 series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Tae Kim, Gu Yong Lee, Hyeon Jeong Kim, Sung Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 10010154
    Abstract: A mascara application device, comprising a container for mascara a manually operable actuator, feed mechanism carried by the container to feed mascara to a loading station, in response to operation of the actuator, a belt having applicator brushes to receive mascara at the loading station as the actuator is operated, guide means to guide actuator induced belt displacement relative to the container to position the brushes for mascara application to eye lashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lava Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Derik Zhang
  • Patent number: 10010155
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a makeup support device capable of appropriately supporting the application of makeup even for users who have insufficient makeup skills. The makeup support device (100) has: a makeup style selection unit (250) that selects a makeup style being a makeup method, for each face to be made up; and a makeup style suggestion unit (260) that guides the position of the face to a prescribed position, and sprays cosmetics corresponding to the selected makeup style, using the prescribed position as reference. The makeup style suggestion unit (260) causes, for example, a spray unit that sprays a plurality of cosmetic colors in a prescribed direction to spray a cosmetic color corresponding to the prescribed direction when the face is in the prescribed position, among the colors used for the selected makeup style.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaori Ajiki, Rieko Asai, Yasushi Yamaguchi, Tomofumi Yamanashi, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi
  • Patent number: 10010156
    Abstract: A mask for facial contouring that includes: a main portion, where the main portion is adapted to cover a portion of a user's face leaving exposure of a user's outer jaw bone; eye covers, where the eye covers cover the user's eyes; a lip cover, where the lip cover covers the user's lips; temple covers extending from the main portion covering each temple area of the user's face; slit openings along a nose section of the mask; openings at a forehead portion of the mask; and an ear loop on each side of the mask for attaching the mask to the user's face. Each side of the mask may include curved exposure of the user's outer jaw bone and preferably the mask includes a soft material on an interior of the mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Valentina Yakis
  • Patent number: 10010157
    Abstract: A wig drying assembly includes a wire frame. A wig may be positioned on the wire frame when the wig is washed thereby facilitating the wig to air dry. A panel is positioned on the wire frame. The panel is comprised of a fluid absorbent material to absorb water from the wig when the wig is placed on the wire frame. A plurality of suction cups is provided. Each of the suction cups is coupled to the wire frame. Each of the suction cups may suctionally engage a wall in shower thereby facilitating the wire frame to retained on the wall in the shower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Beverly Drain
  • Patent number: 10010158
    Abstract: A pouch for holding items is disclosed and is formed as a tube of a stretchable material with a plurality of openings therein. Items may be inserted through the openings and positioned within the pouch. The pouch may be manipulated to position the openings at various positions around the body. The openings may also be positioned on the outside, inside, top or other part of the pouch. The pouch has a substantially constant width to better camouflage items placed therein. The openings may include closures to prevent items from falling out. The pouch may be formed of a single circle or include closures for placing it around the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: LEVEL TERRAIN LLC
    Inventor: Mia Do
  • Patent number: 10010159
    Abstract: A portable backpack for the storage and transport of a collapsible quad chair, in which the insertion or removal of the collapsible quad chair is enabled by maintaining the shape of the opening through placement of the flap away from the opening to prevent deformation of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jeff Gonzales
  • Patent number: 10010160
    Abstract: The disclosed load-supporting garment is a safer and more effective way to carry equipment. For example, the system enables a more even distribution of gear and its accompanying weight around the body. An example load-supporting garment may include a plurality of woven grid panels, with two or more front panels and two or more rear panels, and a back boning panel attached to the two or more rear panels. Each of the plurality of woven grid panels may include a plurality of horizontal fabric bands that are perpendicular to a plurality of vertical fabric bands. The plurality of horizontal and vertical fabric bands may alternatingly overlap. This may define a woven grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MOLLOTEK LLC
    Inventors: Tara Victoria Ostrowski, Jeffrey Michael Archer
  • Patent number: 10010161
    Abstract: A hydration device has a flexible bladder constructed to have a plurality of expandable liquid receiving chambers that extend laterally across the width of the bladder and are spaced from one another along the length of the bladder. Liquid conveying tubes are in fluidic communication with liquid chambers. A coupling is fluidically connected to the tubes and includes a valve that operates to seal the coupling from the tubes. A drinking tube has a first end that is fluidically connected to the coupling thereby establishing a fluidic connection between the drinking tube and the tubes. A bite valve is connected to a second end of the drinking tube and is operable to allow a user to drink liquid from the chambers. The drinking tube may be secured to a user's wrist by a wrist strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TLG TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yanko Castellanos-Ibanez, Cory Vibbert, John Camp
  • Patent number: 10010162
    Abstract: A portable beverage service device may include a base, defining a central cavity, and a minor lid movably coupled to the base. An organizing divider may be disposed in the base over the central cavity. A plurality of container receptacles may be positioned on the organizing divider and may extend into the central cavity. A chest, which may define an auxiliary cavity that extends into the central cavity, may be disposed in the organizing divider. A major lid, having a lateral restraint, may be coupled to the base and may be movable between a major lid open position and a major lid closed position. The lateral restraint may be moved to a horizontal position when the major lid is in the major lid closed position, and the lateral restraint may be moved to a vertical position when the major lid is in the major lid open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Bar2Go LLC
    Inventors: Danny K. Woods, Craig M. Bracken, Thomas Tuttle
  • Patent number: 10010163
    Abstract: A wearable survival sling including a flexible medial member with a first end and a second end, a braided spine, and a braided shell enveloping the braided spine. It includes a five-in-one survival tool, a fire starter clip, a retractable blade, a steel string saw, and one of a thermal blanket and thermal tent carried by the flexible medial member. The first end and the second end are configured to be removably engaged to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Brandon Wells
  • Patent number: 10010164
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a multi-component handle. The oral care implement may include a head and a handle. The handle may include a transparent component and an opaque component. The transparent component may have a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface opposite the first lateral surface. The opaque component may at least partially cover the front and rear surfaces of the transparent component while leaving the first and second lateral surfaces of the transparent component exposed. Thus, the transparent component may form a window through the lateral surfaces of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Michael Rooney, Eduardo Jimenez, Marco Bohner, Robert Moskovich
  • Patent number: 10010165
    Abstract: The toothpaste extruding toothbrush is a toothbrush assembly having a slotted, hollow, inner volume within the handle covered by a diaphragm which is held in place by a snap on top having a slotted lengthwise opening centered on top that a thumb roller partially extends through which is operated by the thumb of a user to deform the diaphragm to force toothpaste from the inner volume into the extrusion passage and into the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Ricardo LaFortune, Kenneth R. Jones
  • Patent number: 10010166
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a cover member. In one aspect, the invention is an oral care implement comprising: a body comprising a handle and a head, the head comprising a coupling element; a store of oral care material located within the body; an outlet located on the head and in fluid communication with the store; a cover member comprising a cap portion, a mounting portion, and a coupling element; and wherein the cover member is detachably coupled to the head via cooperation between the coupling element of the cover member and the coupling element of the head, and the mounting portion is configured to mount the oral care implement to a vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Eduardo J. Jimenez
  • Patent number: 10010167
    Abstract: A brush cleaning system is provided that comprises a device body having a proximal and a distal end. The proximal end of the device body is configured to engage a first point on a handle of a brush at a first engagement point. The distal end of the device body is configured to engage a second point on the handle of the brush at a second engagement point. A vibration producing motor is configured to transmit vibrations to the first engagement point and to the second engagement point wherein the vibrations are transmitted to the bristles on the brush to loosen and remove particulates therefrom. The vibration producing motor can be contained in the device body or it can be contained in the brush handle or a vibration producing motor can be included in both the device body and in the brush handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Enayatullah Motahedy
  • Patent number: 10010168
    Abstract: A pivoting tablet on a swivel arm rotating around a seating unit such as a student chair provides a writing or utility surface proximate to a seated occupant that allows the tablet to be pivoted to a comfortable and effective writing position such that the swivel arm allows rotation of the tablet support to enter and exit the chair and allows positioning based on the dominant hand of the occupant. The tablet pivots around a bore in a sleeve attached to an end of the swivel arm, into which a shaft having a protrusion extends. The protrusion engages an annular slot in the sleeve for guiding and limiting pivotal movement. The seat rests on a pedestal defined by a plurality of legs surrounding a rack or platform for books. The pedestal has a column supporting the seat surface, and a collar around the column allows rotation of the swivel arm holding the tablet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Worcester Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles D. Flanagan
  • Patent number: 10010169
    Abstract: A monitor mounting device that allows more flexibility and support for large-format, thin, flat, touchscreen monitors. This mount offers the solution to use these monitors as the computer interface, along with a standard keyboard and mouse platform mounted below for more traditional input options. The flexible height and tilt controls combined with the constantly-level keyboard tray provide an improved, comfortable balance between large-format, touch computing and traditional work station configurations. This invention is optimized to improve human comfort and the computing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Eric Arthur Grotenhuis
  • Patent number: 10010170
    Abstract: The invention provides a modular storage system (1), comprising a plurality of box-shaped structural units(2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14), one or more of which are storage units used for storage, and each structural unit having front and back faces and left, right, top and bottom sides, wherein: the box-shaped structural units (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14) are laterally attachable to each other side-by-side through attachment points (30,31,32,33,74,79,97,99) on the left and right sides, thereby to construct a joined structure of at least two of the structural units; and one or more of the box-shaped structural units are reversible structural units, in which the corresponding attachment points are positioned and shaped so that the reversible structural unit is attachable in the lateral side-by-side attachment so that the corresponding front faces of adjacent joined structural units are oriented either in one direction or in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Planex Design Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Leo Ryner, Jean-Pierre Jardel
  • Patent number: 10010171
    Abstract: A cantilever system includes at least one profile rail and at least one bracket for installation in the profile rail. The profile rail includes an elongated opening for the bracket and opposing counter-surfaces inside the profile rail for pulling and pushing caused by the bracket when installed on the profile rail. The bracket includes a widening to be fitted inside the profile rail arranged to form a pulling surface for creating the pulling when the bracket is installed in the opening in the profile rail, and a pushing surface for creating the pushing when the bracket is installed in the opening in the profile rail. The cross-section of the bracket is arranged, in the part that is outside the profile rail, to be at least locally a sideways opening U-profile, when the bracket is installed in the profile rail. The bracket is manufactured from a single plate piece by bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SUOMENSELÄN JAUHEMAALAUS OY
    Inventor: Jouni Neste
  • Patent number: 10010172
    Abstract: A configurable bottle storage rack kit includes front bottle support panels and rear bottle support panels, with a bottle support panel hinge section being located at first and second sides of each panel. The kit includes panel connecting members, each defined by first and second sides, and each having a hinge located at the first and second sides. The kit includes a plurality of leg members and spacing members. The front bottle support panels, (and likewise, the rear bottle support panels) can be connected to one another by engaging the hinges of the respective panel connecting members to the respective (i.e., front or rear) bottle support panel hinge sections. The panel connecting members can be attached to the leg members, and the spacing members can be disposed between leg members where panel connecting members are be attached to the leg members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Scott R. Somers, Marc Somers
  • Patent number: 10010173
    Abstract: A dart storage rack to securely store darts when not in use. The dart storage rack includes a base member adapted to be secured to a wall, such that the base member is formed of four side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The top wall contains one or more dart storage holes to accommodate a metal point of a the dart. The bottom wall contains one or more dart storage magnets to allow for a secondary storage of the darts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Ricco
  • Patent number: 10010174
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism adapted for mounting at least one first component to a second component includes a base, a movable member, and a transmission device. The base is mounted on the second component. The movable member is movably mounted on the base and includes a holding portion to which the at least one first component can be mounted. The transmission device is configured to displace the movable member from a first position to a second position in response to the least one first component being mounted to the holding portion of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Fang-Cheng Su, Shih-Lung Huang, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10010175
    Abstract: A hidden hanging bracket with an anti-disengagement system for wall cupboards, wherein a wall cupboard is hooked to a support fixed to the wall by a hooking tooth, includes, in combination: a base on which a slide runs, carrying a regulation mechanism in depth (horizontal) with a lead screw with which the hooking tooth is integral, a height regulation mechanism (vertical) with a lead screw, and a bead suitable for interfering with the support. The bead is screwed onto the slide in a position below and substantially opposing (not completely offset) with respect to the tooth, and the tip or end part of the bead is engaged with a flap (horizontal edge) folded directly from the support fixed to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 10010176
    Abstract: A hidden hanging bracket with an anti-disengagement system, for wall cupboards, wherein a cupboard is hooked to a support fixed to wall by way of a hook with a tooth of a hanging-bracket device, wherein a releasable reciprocal constraint system including a screw is provided between the hook and the support, the screw being screwed onto the hook and suitable for interfering with the support. According to the invention, the screw is screwed into a threaded seat positioned on a section forming part of, and incorporated in, the hook, the section being substantially opposed, but not completely offset, with respect to the tooth. The tip or end part of the screw is engaged with a horizontal flap at an edge of the support and folded directly from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Carlo Cattaneo
  • Patent number: 10010177
    Abstract: A support frame of a panel TV set comprises a wallboard (1), an upper main support arm (2), a lower main support arm (3), an auxiliary support arm (4), a small connector (5), a large connector (6), an adjusting handle (7), a connecting piece (8) and elongated bars (9), wherein the auxiliary support arm (4) can rotate relative to the upper main support arm (2) and the lower main support arm (3) by approximately 360-degrees, so as to achieve the design objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Xubo Pei
  • Patent number: 10010178
    Abstract: A stacking chair system with a plurality of stacking chairs each comprising a seat frame and a backrest frame, and a pair of side legs on each side of the seat frame. A pair of side supports extends from a top of the backrest to a front of the seat. An upper chair is stackable upon a lower chair, with the pair of side legs of the upper chair inside the pair of side supports of the lower chair, and the pair of side legs of the lower chair inside the pair of legs of the upper chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Mity-Lite, Inc.
    Inventor: Sterling Maughan
  • Patent number: 10010179
    Abstract: A collapsible furniture item, such as a chair or stool, can be easily interconverted between an in-use, or deployed, configuration and a stowed configuration. A single push button may be used to cause the legs of the furniture to automatically deploy from the stowed configuration. A latch on each leg may retain the furniture in either the deployed or the stowed configurations. Arms may pivotably extending from the legs to form a seat of a chair or stool, or a top of a table, for example. The arms may telescope to form different configurations for the chair. When stowed, at least a portion of the arms are disposed within a channel formed by the legs, resulting in a compact stowed configuration. In the stowed configuration, multiple devices may join together for ease of transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: John Stump, Sam Chesluk
  • Patent number: 10010180
    Abstract: A padded support for workmen, sportsmen, hobbyists and the like who perform activities in a seated and/or kneeling position for a sustained period of time. The support includes a combined seat and knee board mountable to a container, such as a utility bucket. A recessed groove on the bottom of the support is concentric with the container and mounts to an end of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Chris Anastos
  • Patent number: 10010181
    Abstract: A cushion (10) device comprising: a planar support member (20) formed from a resilient material which defines a front (22), rear (24, 64) and two side portions (26) of the support member (20), wherein a recess (40) is provided at the rear (24, 64) portion of the support member (20) at a mid-position between the two side portions (26), and wherein the support member (20) includes two opposing wing members (42) extending laterally into the recess (40) towards the mid-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Chad Olm
  • Patent number: 10010182
    Abstract: An adjustment device for vertically adjusting a chair headrest is revealed and is installed on a seat back frame while in use. The adjustment device includes a sliding member, a fixing member and a button set. A vertical toothed part of the button set is moved and separated from a first rack of the sliding member when the button set is pressed. Then the sliding member is moved vertically relative to the fixing member for synchronous adjustment of vertical position of the headrest. After the button set being released, the vertical toothed part of the button set is turned back and engaged with the first rack of the sliding member. Thus the sliding member and the headrest are positioned at a new position after the adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Atec International Team Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Te-Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 10010183
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a cushion and more particularly to a pillow providing cervical alignment by way of a cervical spine support structure that is positioned along a major axis of the pillow, and that can be rotated around the major axis. The pillow utilizes one or more of the following features: 1) a dimensionally correct platform for the proper sleep posture of a majority of body types on a wide array of mattress types; 2) A non-crush zone integrated cervical support roll which can be adjusted for extended durations of supportive comfort. (The roll—in and of itself—is unique compared to the standard of care because of its foam densities and its semi-hollowed out section); and 3) A sleep posture platform with a side sleeping position and a back-sleeping position. The pillow standardizes care by placement of the support roll inside a dimensionally correct platform using different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: ENDURING WELLNESS, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony DeMore, Brian Sokol, Rene Polin, Jason Cooper
  • Patent number: 10010184
    Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a recreational floatation device comprising a body portion comprising an inflatable member having a first inner perimeter surrounding a first inner area, a first support portion comprising a layer of material extending through the first inner area and attached to the inflatable member at its first inner perimeter to support a user of the device, a back support member located within said first inner area, a hinge mechanism coupled to the back support member and the first inner perimeter and configured to allow the back support member to rotate between a first position, wherein a substantial portion of the back support member extends generally away from the first inner area, and a second position, in which the back support member lies substantially within the first inner area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Aqua-Leisure Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Berenson, Peter Santaw, Jeffrey J. LeBlanc, Benjamin Gould
  • Patent number: 10010185
    Abstract: A furniture member may include a base frame, a seat bottom and an ottoman assembly. The seat bottom is attached to the base frame and defines a seating surface. The ottoman assembly may include a drive assembly that moves an ottoman platform relative to the seat bottom and the base frame among a retracted position, an extended position and a raised position. The ottoman platform includes a support surface that faces upward and away from a ground surface in the retracted, extended and raised positions. The ottoman platform is disposed beneath the seating surface in the retracted position and moves linearly in a horizontal direction from the retracted position to the extended position. The ottoman platform moves linearly in a vertically upward direction from the extended position to the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: La-Z-Boy Incorporated
    Inventors: Chad E. Adams, Larry P. LaPointe, Jason Rains, Jason Bryson, Ericka Norling, Tahir Ahmad
  • Patent number: 10010186
    Abstract: A folding bed is provided, which includes a bed sheet, a first lateral supporting rod connected to a first edge of the bed sheet and a second side supporting rod connected to a second edge of the bed sheet. The folding bed further includes a first L-shaped supporting rod having a first end articulated to the first side supporting rod, a second L-shaped support rod having a first end articulated to the second side supporting rod, a gear connected to a second end of the first L-shaped supporting rod, and a gear locking member connected to a second end of the second L-shaped supporting rod. The gear locking member is provided with teeth which are rotatable in only one direction with respect to teeth of the gear. The folding bed is has a small size after being folded, is convenient to assemble and is easy to fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOPSUN CREATIVE DESIGN
    Inventor: Baoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 10010187
    Abstract: A tubular spring assembly and a series of tubular spring assemblies for use in beds, chairs, or other cushioned surfaces, the tubular spring assembly having a tubular base member, a tubular second member that partially nests and is slidable within the tubular base member, a spring connecting the two tubular members, a ball joint affixed to the exterior of the second member and a pad attached to the ball joint wherein a series of tubular spring assemblies can be arranged within the interior of a bed, chair, or other cushioned surface to provide widely dispersed pressure onto the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Charles Mencio
  • Patent number: 10010188
    Abstract: An adjustable mattress structure comprises a mattress body in which there are a plurality of hollow bases, a plurality of elastic support units, a plurality of adjustable positioning boards and a plurality of spring positioning bodies. Each of the elastic support units consists of a first encapsulated elastomer and a second encapsulated elastomer. The first encapsulated elastomer depends on spring positioning bodies to be fixed on one of the hollow bases so that the second encapsulated elastomer extends inside the hollow base. Each of the adjustable positioning boards is fixed inside a hollow base and used to receive a second encapsulated elastomer; the adjustable positioning boards in the hollow bases are situated at distinct positions by which the adjustable positioning boards make the elastic support units generate distinct resilient bearing capacities for adjustable mattress firmness supporting a body curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Han-Chung Hsu
  • Patent number: 10010189
    Abstract: A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of individually pocketed springs of different heights. Each string is joined to an adjacent string. Each string has first and second opposed plies of fabric and a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse seams joining the plies. An upper end of each transverse seam is below the upper surface of the string so as to partially separate adjacent pockets within a string of springs when the spring is relaxed. The strings of springs have ventilation openings to increase airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Guido Eigenmann, Darrell A. Richmond
  • Patent number: 10010190
    Abstract: A pocketed spring assembly comprises a plurality of parallel strings of springs, each string joined to an adjacent string. Each string comprises a plurality of pockets formed along a length of the string by transverse seams joining first and second plies of fabric on opposed sides of springs. At least one spring is positioned in each pocket. Each spring has two end portions and a middle portion. The convolutions of the middle portion are greater in diameter and pitch than the convolutions of the end portions. Each interior transverse seam is cut or otherwise treated to create at least one divide enabling at least one end portion of the spring to compress without substantially compressing the middle portion of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: L&P Property Management Company
    Inventors: Guido Eigenmann, Darrell A. Richmond, Thomas W. Wells
  • Patent number: 10010191
    Abstract: A mattress bag assembly includes a bag that is selectively be positioned around a mattress. A first barrier unit is coupled to the mattress to pose an obstacle for the bed bugs thereby requiring the bed bugs to crawl over the first barrier unit. The first barrier unit includes a first adhesive to adhere to the bed bugs when the bed bugs crawl over the first barrier unit. Thus, the bed bugs are inhibited from accessing a person lying on the mattress. A second barrier unit is coupled to the mattress to pose an obstacle for the bed bugs thereby requiring the bed bugs to crawl over the second barrier unit. The second barrier unit includes a second adhesive to adhere to the bed bugs when the bed bugs crawl over the second barrier unit. Thus, the bed bugs are inhibited from accessing a person lying on the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Rohit Patel
  • Patent number: 10010192
    Abstract: A seat protection pad to protect a seat against spilled liquids and other bodily fluids including human and animal fluids, including a base pad having a first side and a second side and a front portion, a mid-section portion and a rear portion, wherein the base pad includes a base pad opening located between the mid-section portion and the front portion, an upper pad having a first side and a second side and a front end and a rear end, wherein the upper pad is attached to the first side of the base pad at a location adjacent to the front portion of the base pad such that the second side of the upper pad is located adjacent to the first side of the base pad, an upper pad opening located between the front end of the upper pad and the front portion of the base pad such that the upper pad opening is aligned with the base pad opening to allow a seat belt buckle to be inserted through the base pad opening and the upper pad opening, a plurality of adhesive strips located on the second side of the base pad, wherein a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Kessler, Michelle Kessler
  • Patent number: 10010193
    Abstract: An upper body garment for supporting an infant adjacent the chest and upper belly of a wearer that includes a tubular garment body made from a stretchable fabric and comprising a front panel and a back panel, one or more breast panels extending from a top portion of the back panel and over the shoulders of the wearer; and a pouch panel extending from a lower portion of the breast panels. The pouch panel is secured along a U-shaped seam to an inside surface of the front panel to form a pouch with a top opening proximate the lower portion of the breast panels. The stretchable fabric is a two-way stretchable fabric with an increased capability for elastic expansion within a substantially horizontal plane when the wearer is in an upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Lalabu LLC
    Inventors: Garrett P. Simmer, Brian J. Fosse
  • Patent number: 10010194
    Abstract: Disclosed is a game enclosure comprising an enclosure frame, a child support assembly and a cloth cover. The enclosure frame comprises an upper frame, a bottom support rack and a plurality of upright rods arranged between the upper frame and the bottom support rack. The child support assembly comprises a cloth bag frame and a cloth bag. The cloth bag frame comprises two cross braces respectively placed on the front side and the rear side, two connecting rod assemblies respectively placed on the left side and the right side, and locking mechanisms. Each connecting rod assembly comprises two connecting rods, the inner ends of the two connecting rods are connected in a relatively rotatable manner, and the outer ends of the two connecting rods are respectively connected to the two cross braces in a rotatable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GOODBABY CHILD PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinjun He, Fusheng Ma
  • Patent number: 10010195
    Abstract: A configuration of disposable cutlery comprises a plurality of disposable cutlery pieces suitable for loading in a disposable cutlery dispenser, wherein the plurality is not constrained by a cartridge when loaded into the cutlery dispenser, wherein the plurality is in a substantially unfanned orientation after loading of the plurality into a cutlery dispenser, and wherein each piece comprises a solid handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Patrick J. Smith, Andy L. Kirkpatrick, Michael R. Kilgore, David G. Honan
  • Patent number: 10010196
    Abstract: A holding apparatus having a first and second support tube that slidably engage each other is provided. Each of the first and second support tubes has an end cap coupled to an end of the respective support tube. The first support tube has a bore and an open end opposite the end cap coupled to the first support tube. The engagement of the first and second support tubes enables a smooth surface on the first support tube so that jewelry or other small articles may be positioned thereon and freely slide back and forth along the surface of the first support tube. The end cap coupled to the second support tube has a bore for receiving the open end of the first support tube at full insertion of the second support tube into the bore of the first support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: POLE VAULT STORAGE, LLC
    Inventor: Maria E. Millen
  • Patent number: 10010197
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a plurality of documents includes a plurality of dividers. The dividers include a front facing surface, a rear facing surface, an upper end and a lower end. Each divider includes a first attachment member that is attached to a corresponding second attachment member of an adjacent divider so as to form a stacked and interconnected configuration. A frame retains lateral edges of the stacked dividers in which the stacked plurality of dividers define a corresponding plurality of document retaining pockets. In at least one version, the size of the retaining pockets can be selectively and independently adjusted, as needed wherein the apparatus can be used in conjunction with at least one display board, such as a dry-erase board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: W.A. Krapf, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Q. Krapf, John Deats, Michael DiRisio