Patents Issued in February 5, 2019
  • Patent number: 10194700
    Abstract: A self-adhesive band or complex has a textile support structure with a coating for securing to the skin of a wearer. The textile support structure includes an extensible, aerated, finely knitted or woven support structure having, at least on its inner face, a thin coating having immediate and high adhesive properties. The coating has a degree of softness to conform to microreliefs of the wearer's skin, and an elastic modulus at least as low as that of the substrate against which it is in contact to match the microreliefs thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ganzoni & Cie AG
    Inventors: Florence Mathieu, Gaetan Romuald
  • Patent number: 10194701
    Abstract: The post-operative shower brassiere is adapted for use with a patient. The post-operative shower brassiere is a garment. The post-operative shower brassiere is intended to be a single use disposable garment. The post-operative shower brassiere is intended for use during bathing or showering. The post-operative shower brassiere is formed from a water impermeable material. The post-operative shower brassiere forms a water impermeable seal around one or more breasts of the patient to protect post-surgical wounds received from breast surgery. Specifically, the post-operative shower brassiere protects the one or more breasts from the water used in bathing activities. The post-operative shower brassiere comprises a garment and a sealing strip. The sealing strip is applied to the interior surface of the garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Wendi Tufts, Robert Tufts
  • Patent number: 10194702
    Abstract: A manufacturing method uses a main body piece formed of an elastic fabric material and having a first portion having a first end, a second portion having a second end opposite the first end, and two side ends extending between the first and second ends. A bonding material is placed in contact with the first and/or second portions, arranged in lines extending in a direction between the first and second ends. The lines are spaced from each other in a second direction extending between the side ends. The main body piece is folded so that the first portion confronts the second portion, defining a fold line, where the bonding material is positioned between the first and second portions. The folded main body piece is then heat pressed and bent so the side ends are connected together to form a band having a tubular body defining a central passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Monica Judge, Summer Schneider, Kevin C. Sze, Ariana B. Manesh, Simon Quay, Bill Webb, Quinn Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 10194703
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a business suit. The business suit includes front facing panels and upper sleeve panels formed of a first facing fabric; and an inner lining formed of a second moisture wicking fabric. The suit may further include exterior back panels or lower sleeve panels formed of the second moisture wicking fabric. The suit may further include a sleeve liner interior to a respective upper sleeve panel and the lower sleeve panel, the sleeve liner formed of a third fabric. In various embodiments, the business suit further includes pants. The pants include exterior facing panels formed of the first facing fabric; a waistband formed of the first facing fabric; and a pants liner formed of the second moisture wicking fabric and joined to the waistband. The pants may further include an exterior crotch insert panel formed of the second moisture wicking fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: ABC GLOBAL, LLC.
    Inventor: Ronald Alphonse Carson
  • Patent number: 10194704
    Abstract: A pair of pants has a main pants portion knitted from a yarn which is comprised of rayon, nylon and spandex extending from an elastic waistband fabricated of polyester and rubber. The main pants portion of the pants can be sized so that said fabric is in a stretched condition about the buttocks and thighs of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NYGARD INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
    Inventor: Peter J. Nygard
  • Patent number: 10194705
    Abstract: Long sleeve exercise apparel with weight lifting wrist wraps/lifting straps attached at the cuffs of the sweatshirt sleeves. The invention is the ultimate lifting sweatshirt. It is a sweatshirt that is used as a training aide to force users to sweat more and lose more weight, all while providing wrist support and aiding in allowing the user to lift more than usual by enhancing ones grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Colleen Amrhein, Timothy John Amrhein
  • Patent number: 10194706
    Abstract: A garment includes a longitudinal arch support configured for supporting a longitudinal arch of a foot; and a transverse arch support that extends from the longitudinal arch support and is configured for supporting a transverse arch of the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: INTELLISKIN USA, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy W. Brown
  • Patent number: 10194707
    Abstract: Protective components may include a plate element and a cushioning element that are secured together with a hook-and-loop fastening system. The cushioning element may include a pair of material layers and a pad or a plurality of pad components located between the material layers. The plate element may include a polymer material and the pad may include a polymer foam material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: David Turner
  • Patent number: 10194708
    Abstract: A full sleeve winter apparel is disclosed where the sleeves of the apparel have an envelope inside the sleeve for concealing gloves, gauntlets or mittens that attached partially from the edge of hand access openings onto the sleeve opening when not used to cover the hands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Armi T G A Rhodes
  • Patent number: 10194709
    Abstract: A generally rectangular shade flap has a lower edge, an upper edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge. A generally circular opening extends through the shade flap and is spaced from the upper edge by a front distance thereby creating a forward section. A generally cylindrical headband has an upper end and a lower end separated by a height. The lower end of the headband is coupled to the shade flap adjacent to the circular opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony B. Jones, Latilia J. Jones
  • Patent number: 10194710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a headband including an adjustment band which is worn on a wearer's head and has the length adjusted; a support band which is connected to the adjustment band and is supported on the upper part of the wearer's head; and a length adjustment lever for adjusting the length of the adjustment band, wherein a cushion case of a flexible resilient material is integrally formed on the length adjustment lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: OTOS WING. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung-Won Huh
  • Patent number: 10194711
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear includes providing a yarn that is at least partially package dyed. The method also includes flat knitting a knitted component at least partially from the yarn. The knitted component has an area with a density of at least twenty-eight courses per inch (28 CPI). Moreover, the method includes forming at least a portion of an upper of the article of footwear with the knitted component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhupesh Dua, Karen Hawkinson
  • Patent number: 10194712
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a system that modifies the forefoot cushioning of the sole member over a series of footwear purchases. The modifications can be configured to correspond to a customer's evaluation of the forefoot cushioning previously purchased. The sole member can include a set of apertures or incisions that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member to adjust the cushioning characteristics of the sole member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Cook, Shane S. Kohatsu, Bret Schoolmeester, Daniel T. Rowe
  • Patent number: 10194713
    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a mesh structure. The mesh structure can be formed from a plurality of cords that are arranged in a mesh pattern or can be formed using a knitting process. The mesh structure can be disposed over the upper and the sole structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Dimoff, Thomas J. Rushbrook
  • Patent number: 10194714
    Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear, the upper including a base layer defining a least a portion of the upper and polymer threads stitched to the base layer. The polymer threads may include a core composed of a first material and a coating composed of a second material, where the melting point of the first material is higher than the melting point of the second material. The polymer threads may be bonded to the base layer by the coating of the polymer threads. The polymer threads may include one or more polymer thread sets stitched in pattern(s) on area(s) of an outer surface of the base layer to provide targeted characteristics to area(s) on the upper. In some embodiments, the polymer threads may be bonded to the base layer with heat and/or pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Jason Daniel McGinnity, Janette P. Atkins, Elise Marie Hall, Carl Arnese
  • Patent number: 10194715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoelace binding device and, more particularly, to a shoelace binding device that is more convenient by allowing shoelaces to be easily tied and untied, simply replaced, and easily pulled. The shoelace binding device includes: a center stopper fixing a first half and a second half of a shoelace at a middle portion of an instep of a shoe; and a buckle holding the first half and the second half of the shoelace at a middle portion of a neck of the shoe. The buckle includes a male buckle member and a female buckle member. The male buckle member has a male buckle body, a guide formed, and an elastic arm. The female buckle member has a female buckle body, a housing, and a side hole formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: KYOUNGDO Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chun-Bae Park
  • Patent number: 10194716
    Abstract: Manufacturing and assembly of a shoe or a portion of a shoe is enhanced by automated placement and assembly of shoe parts. For example, a part-recognition system analyzes an image of a shoe part to identify the part and determine a location of the part. Once the part is identified and located, the part can be manipulated by an automated manufacturing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Conall Regan, Kuo-Hung Lee, Chih-Chi Chang, Ming-Feng Jean, Chang-Chu Liao
  • Patent number: 10194717
    Abstract: A button cover device for covering a button mounted to an object is provided. The button has an outer perimeter edge together with a top half and a bottom half. The button cover device comprises a C-shaped base component having curved first and second arms. A top component is hingedly secured to the base component and includes a cover portion and an annular ring. A first edge of the annular ring is connected to the bottom surface of the cover portion with the annular ring extending away from a bottom surface of the cover portion. Upon positioning the base component around the outer perimeter edge of the button, along the bottom half of the button, the base component is releasably secured to the button and upon folding the top component over the button, the annular ring surrounds the outer perimeter edge of the button, along the top half of the button with the top component completely covering the top half of the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Mordechai Ort
  • Patent number: 10194718
    Abstract: A snap fastener, of the type comprising a female part (2) including a spring (11, 11a, 11b) and a male part (4) including a stem (5) for engagement with the spring, wherein a chamber (10, 10a, 10b) is provided for housing the spring and including shoulders (12, 12a, 12b) on a buttoning side, the shoulders having a length (L1) longer than a length (L2) of shoulders (13, 13a, 13b) arranged on the opposite side. Thus, a differentiated effort buttoning and unbuttoning mechanism between the stem (5) and the spring (11) is achieved. With respect to prior snap fasteners, the inventive snap fastener provides the advantage of requiring very small buttoning efforts, much smaller than those necessary for unbuttoning the snap fastener, thereby facilitating the snap fastener closing operation while providing a tightness closure upon having buttoned the snap fastener male and female parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FIMMA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Gaetano Raccosta
  • Patent number: 10194719
    Abstract: A zipper slider is provided. The zipper slider includes a slider body configured to slide along a zipper, the slider body having an upper wing with a top surface. The zipper slider also includes a pulling member integrally formed with the upper wing, the pulling member having at least one wall(s) on the upper wing each having a substantially closed aperture therethrough, wherein the at least one wall(s) is longitudinally disposed on the top surface of the upper wing and the at least one substantially closed aperture(s) forms a transverse channel. The zipper slider further includes a pull tab having a pintle, wherein the pintle is disposed in the transverse channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: KEE (GUANGDONG) GARMENT ACCESSORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Qiulei Li, Tao Wang
  • Patent number: 10194720
    Abstract: A monofilament having, in cross section, a first width and a second width being orthogonal to the first width and being greater than the first width is helically wound about the circumference surface of the mandrel. Each helical unit included in the configured helix of the monofilament includes a pair of legs, a first coupling portion coupled between said pair of legs, and a second coupling portion coupled between one leg of said pair of legs and the other leg of a pair of legs in an adjacent helical unit. The second width of said first coupling portion is oriented along the axial direction of the mandrel. The first coupling portion in each helical unit in the helix is pressed such that the second width of the first coupling portion is widened in its width direction, thereby forming an engagement head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Arai, Yoshihiro Kohsaka, Takahiko Aoki, Takashi Mori
  • Patent number: 10194721
    Abstract: A beach umbrella comprises a lower pole section and separate upper pole section with a canopy. The pole sections may be connected by inserting the lower end of the upper section into a sleeve on the upper end of the lower section. The sleeve includes a hinged lever arm that may be positioned to permit manual rotation of the lower section to bore the lower pole securely into the soil and thereby permit coupling of the upper section to the lower section positioned in the ground. The lower end of the lower section includes a hollow tubular sleeve with outwardly projecting fins or blades to bore into the soil when the lower pole section is rotated and axially projecting teeth to pierce the sand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Luciano Alberto Cavasino
  • Patent number: 10194722
    Abstract: A luggage article having offset support members is provided. The luggage article may include a luggage case including first and second shells pivotably connected together at a split line by a hinge member. The luggage article may include a plurality of support members connected to the luggage case, each of the first and second shells including at least one of the plurality of support members. Each of the support members may be offset relative to a corresponding support member positioned on an opposite shell portion. The support members may be offset laterally in a direction parallel to the split line and/or the hinge member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Mark Tyler Salander, Leticia Suarez-Lamus
  • Patent number: 10194723
    Abstract: Disclosed is DIY consumer kit for making print personalized, structurally customized covers and cases used to protect mobile electronic devices. In all embodiments, covers and cases use an encapsulated bio-based compostable resin composite fused with external layers of organic carbon neutral reclaimed industrial fiber, this composite provides an inkjet receptive sheet that may be fed through any printer for consumer customization. These composites in sheet or roll form may be scored, laser cut and micro-cut for all flat electronic devices to facilitate folding into a 3D form. Once printed, consumers may fold the 2D composite sheet, attach pre-cut layered adhesives, nano suction attachment pads and attachment clear plates for device placement on the interchangeable covers or cases. Nano rubber polymer suction pads provide locking cover attachment, attachment of the electronic device to other surfaces and enable angled viewing when the covers are folded in a stand configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Cynthia Lisa Skepton
    Inventor: Cynthia Lisa Skepton
  • Patent number: 10194724
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Menicon Singapore Pte Ltd
    Inventor: Stephen D. Newman
  • Patent number: 10194725
    Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device includes a main housing including a case member. The case member includes a plurality of female stabilization structures formed therein. A lid including male stabilization features formed thereon are received in the female attachment structures. The main housing and lid are removably joined to define an air and water tight volume receiving an electronic device. The main housing member includes an inner wall and the lid includes a groove formed therein receiving a gasket wherein the gasket is compressed between the main housing and the lid to provide a water and air tight seal and wherein the compression of the gasket is countered by the male and female stabilization features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: CATALYST LIFESTYLE LIMITED
    Inventors: June Lai, Joshua Wright
  • Patent number: 10194726
    Abstract: A 2-in-1 handbag with an adjustable compartment system for providing a foundation handbag, an insulated secondary inner handbag with an adjustable compartment system to create separate compartments for storage and organization of items such as wallet, cosmetics, baby items, clothing, shoes, toiletry and/or food within the handbag system. The 2-in-1 handbag with an adjustable compartment system generally includes a foundation handbag, insulated secondary inner handbag with an adjustable compartment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Sherrill W. Mosee
  • Patent number: 10194727
    Abstract: A luggage article may include first and second opposing panels each forming a major face panel, first and second opposing side panels each forming a minor face panel and first and second end panels. The panels together may form an article defining an enclosed space. At least one panel of the major face panels the minor face panels, or the end panels may define a groove adjacent to the periphery thereof. The luggage article may further include a first frame structure having a first frame member. The first frame member may define a ring structure positioned about the periphery of the at least one panel. The first frame member, the at least one panel, and at least one adjacent luggage panel may be joined together by a fastener positioned through the first frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Reinhard Meersschaert, Dirk Santy
  • Patent number: 10194728
    Abstract: An attachment for a hand held appliance, the attachment having a first wall, and a bung housed within the first wall wherein each of the first wall and the bung are molded as a single unit which are subsequently joined together. One of the first wall and the bung may include a locating rib and the other of the first wall and the bung may include a locating recess and the locating rib and locating recess are adapted to cooperate together to position the bung with respect to the first wall. In addition to the locating rib and locating recess, the first wall and the bung may be secured using one or more of gluing, welding and screwing the parts together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Philip Jonathan Stephens, Stephen Farrar Smith
  • Patent number: 10194729
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser and applicator assembly having a reception body, a fluid applicator surface for coming into contact with a target, such as the skin; and a fluid dispenser having a reservoir, a pump, and a dispenser endpiece that defines an outlet surface and a fluid dispenser orifice. The dispenser is received in the reception body with its dispenser endpiece being received in a housing, its outlet surface forming a portion of the applicator surface, such that the dispenser orifice opens out directly in the applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Frederic Duquet, Christophe Pierre
  • Patent number: 10194730
    Abstract: An antiperspirant composition and a dispenser therefor, the composition being a gel, cream or soft solid of viscosity from 3000 mPa·s to 5200 mPa·s at a shear rate of 16/s comprising a non-pore blocking inhibitor of perspiration and the dispenser comprising a dome-shaped applicator surface of radius of curvature decreasing from a maximum of from 25 to 60 mm at its top/center to a value of from 75 to 95% of its maximum value at a distance of 1 cm from its top/center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Lewis Bilton, Christopher John Jones, Rebecca Anne Nelson, Benjamin George Oglesby, Guy Richard Thompson, Iain Andrew Weddell
  • Patent number: 10194731
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising a body, a pair of shoulder straps attached to the body, a pair of pockets, each of the pair of pockets being formed respectively in each of the pair of shoulder straps, and a sternum strap including two parts connectable with a connector, wherein each of the two parts is attached and can be stowed respectively inside of each of the pair of pockets. Each of the two parts has a first end attached to a first corner of the corresponding pocket and a second end attached to a second corner of the corresponding pocket, such that the connector can slide up or down along the two parts and, when the two parts are connected with the connector, each of the two parts forms a “V” shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: THE NORTH FACE APPAREL CORP.
    Inventors: Ben Guthrie, Greg Dailey
  • Patent number: 10194732
    Abstract: Present aspects hereof are directed to a compressible backpack having a plurality of compressible flanges that shift along a vertical axis of the compressible bag upon tensioning of at least one bag tether. In some aspects, a locking mechanism restricts travel of the bag tethers in a first direction, while permitting travel in a second direction upon triggering a locking release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventor: David Sagan
  • Patent number: 10194733
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lightweight, ergonomically improved backpack system comprising a storage section, an upper harness, a lower harness and an ergonomic backpack frame, that may be configured to facilitate the carrying of loads that may substantially exceed the weight of the ergonomic backpack frame. The ergonomic backpack frame may include a flex portion that includes at least one flex region. The flex portion of the ergonomic backpack frame may allow the backpack frame to substantially conform to a user's back while walking during utilization of the backpack system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company
    Inventor: Jay Robert
  • Patent number: 10194734
    Abstract: The carrying straps and carrying loops described herein are generally suitable for use with a container various containers. The carrying straps and loops include first and second attachment portions for securement to various locations on the container. In one example, a carrying strap has a stowed position, where the strap wraps around the container, to a carrying position, where the strap secures to a second location on the container such that the strap can be used to carry the container. In another example, a carrying loop has a deployed position, where the loop secures to only a first location on the container and is used to carry the container. The carrying straps and loops are suitably positioned as covering a label of the container, as a replacement for the label, or placed in any different position on the container from the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Chris DiJulio, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10194735
    Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle and a head mounted to the handle. In one aspect, the head may extend from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the head having a base portion formed of a rigid plastic material and a flexible portion formed of an elastomeric material, a first longitudinal section of the flexible portion spaced apart from the base portion by a gap. The flexible portion of the head may have an upper surface and an opposing lower surface such that within the first longitudinal section of the flexible portion the upper surface and the lower surface are substantially planar and parallel to one another. Furthermore, tooth cleaning elements may be secured to the flexible portion of the head by in-molded technology to extend from the upper surface of the flexible portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Moskovich, Joachim Storz, Tanja Langgner, Thomas Kuchler
  • Patent number: 10194736
    Abstract: A retractable broom comprises a handle section and a broom head section. The handle section includes a retractable handle with one or more movable locking joints including locking mechanisms that are configured to connect and interlock the sections of the retractable handle together. An arm, including a stationary locking joint, having a locking mechanism, at one end of the arm connects and interlocks the retractable handle to the arm. The other end of the arm is fixedly attached to a brush head. The broom head section also comprises a retractable cover and third locking joint with a locking mechanism that connects and interlocks the retractable cover to the arm at two or more positions, with at least one position causing the retractable cover fully cover the brush head and a second position causing the retractable cover to at least partial uncover the brush head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: REACH OUT CONSULTING, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Davis
  • Patent number: 10194737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fingertip toothbrush for a pet, and more particularly, to a fingertip toothbrush for a pet that is configured to allow bristles to vibrate and reciprocally slide up and down, so that toothbrushing can be carefully and precisely achieved, which is effective in improving the teeth health of the pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Minjun Kim
  • Patent number: 10194738
    Abstract: A lice brush includes a body that supports a plurality of bristles. The body also includes a handle. One or more of the plurality of bristles is configured for use in brushing a user's hair for lice. In particular, one or more of the bristles includes recesses, grooves, indentations, notches, pits or similar inwardly-extending spaces configured to facilitate removal of lice as the bristles pass through the hair. Multiple bristles can be provided in a bristle unit and multiple bristle units can be employed in a bristle assembly of the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Patricia E. Steiner
  • Patent number: 10194739
    Abstract: A head for an oral care implement comprises a mounting surface having a maximum longitudinal extension and a longitudinal axis extending along the maximum longitudinal extension. At least one tuft extends from the mounting surface. The tuft has a longitudinal axis and a cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional area has a shape substantially of a parallelogram with two pairs of substantially parallel sides forming four angles and a diagonal joining two non-consecutive angles of the parallelogram. The sides of the parallelogram have a length of at least 3.5 mm. The at least one tuft extends from the mounting surface so that the diagonal of the parallelogram is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventor: Uwe Jungnickel
  • Patent number: 10194740
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing brush assembly enhancing brushing hair includes a brush that may be manipulated thereby facilitating the brush to brush hair. A handle is removably coupled to the brush and the handle may be gripped. The handle is substantially hollow and the handle may contain a fluid. The handle is in fluid communication with the brush. A pump is coupled to the brush and the pump is selectively manipulated. The pump is in fluid communication with the handle to selectively urge the fluid outwardly from the brush thereby facilitating the fluid to enhance brushing the hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Zap Velasquez
  • Patent number: 10194741
    Abstract: A diatomaceous earth filter cleaner for cleaning flex tubes attached to a tube sheet of a diatomaceous earth filter. The diatomaceous earth filter cleaner has a hollow tube, a blast jet housing, an inner diameter scrub brush, and a fitting at an end of the hollow tube for coupling a hose connected to a water supply. The hollow tube of the diatomaceous earth filter cleaner has a length with a first end and a second end for receiving a flex tube. The blast jet housing is attached to the first end of the hollow tube and comprises an angled lip and a restricted orifice formed by an inner circumference of the blast jet housing for receiving a flex tube. The inner diameter scrub brush is received within the inner circumference of the blast jet housing and has an orifice for cleaning an outer circumference of the flex tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Alex Rimbey, Jerid Rimbey
  • Patent number: 10194742
    Abstract: An applicator, also referred to as workpiece, is suitable for use with a personal care appliance. The applicator can be in the form of a dual brush head. The dual brush head includes a movable central portion having first and second independently movable sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Stephen M. Meginniss, III, Richard A. Reishus, San Francisco Sabin
  • Patent number: 10194743
    Abstract: A novel workstation incorporates an acoustical dome for increased acoustic and visual privacy for the user. The workstation further is adjustable in height such that it is able to accommodate a range of users from the 5th percentile seated female to the 95th percentile standing male according to the dictates of ANSI/HFES100-2007 national ergonomic standard. The workstation is further designed to be in electrical and data communication with other workstations to optimize the workstation density in an open working environment without compromising user privacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Xybix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Carson, Barry R. Carson, Steve Holan
  • Patent number: 10194744
    Abstract: A shelving system includes a support post having a mounting surface and a plurality of vertically spaced retention members extending from the mounting surface. A shelf includes a bracket member configured for coupling to a first of the vertically spaced retention members. A support bracket includes an attachment portion configured for coupling to a second of the vertically spaced retention members adjacent the first vertically spaced retention member and a support portion configured for coupling to the bracket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SPG INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Arturo Gonzalez, Steven M. Kessell, Michael D. Potter
  • Patent number: 10194745
    Abstract: A seat back angle and depth adjustment assembly includes an angle adjustment member that includes a first aperture and a second aperture, a first fastener is received by the first aperture and is configured to engage an angle adjustment locking member, and a second fastener is received by the second aperture and is configured to engage a depth adjustment locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: THE COMFORT COMPANIES, LLC
    Inventor: Steven DuFresne
  • Patent number: 10194746
    Abstract: A seat tilting mechanism comprising a main body, a support member rotationally mounted to said main body, and a first extension coil spring mounted between said main body and said support member to provide resistance to rotation of said support member, in which said seat tilting mechanism further comprises a second extension coil spring and an engagement mechanism which engages said second extension coil spring for resistance to rotation of said support member when said first extension coil spring reaches a pre-determined point of extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Posturite Limited
    Inventors: Paolo Salvoni, Massimiliano Cernetig
  • Patent number: 10194747
    Abstract: A salon treatment assembly (10) for use by a user during a salon treatment, comprises a foot bath (16), a salon chair (14), and an adjuster assembly (20). The salon chair (14) supports the user during the salon treatment and is coupled to the foot bath (16). The salon chair (14) can have a chair body (31) including a seat support (28), and an arm rest (32A) that is movably coupled to the seat support (28). The adjuster assembly (20) selectively moves the arm rest (32A) relative to the seat support (28) such that the salon chair (14) is alternatively positioned in a closed configuration, wherein the arm rest (32A) is positioned directly adjacent to a forward portion (28A) of the seat support (28), and an open configuration, wherein the arm rest (32A) is not positioned directly adjacent to the forward portion (28A) of the seat support (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: EARTHLITE, LLC
    Inventor: Nicolas Padagas
  • Patent number: 10194748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressible sitting stool. The stool may include a housing, a compressible layer located in the housing interior, and a plurality of dowels located above the compressible layer. The tops of the plurality of dowels create a sitting area and when a user sits on the sitting area, the dowels move downwards compressing the compressible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Anthony Baker
  • Patent number: 10194749
    Abstract: A portable chair may include a first front leg and a second front leg connected by a front sled and a first back leg and a second back leg connected by a back sled. The front sled may include a first front foot and a second front foot and the back sled may include a first back foot and a second back foot. Each of the feet attached to the front and back sleds may include retention feature holes configured to allow water to drain from the sled/foot interface. The portable chair may further include a seat including a seat frame border including a plurality of protrusions. The seat frame border may be rigidly attached to the seat via an injection molding process. The portable chair may also include a seat frame to which the plurality of protrusions of the seat frame border is configured to be removably attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Doolan, Steve Charles Nichols, Roy Joseph Seiders