Patents Issued in September 17, 2019
  • Patent number: 10415219
    Abstract: A flow restriction nozzle (100) comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, an inlet (103) at a first portion of the nozzle (100) for connection to a fluid source, and an outlet (106) at a second portion of the nozzle (100) for providing a fluid flow, connecting the interior surface to the exterior surface, wherein a portion of the interior surface tapers radially inwardly towards the second portion and the outlet (106) comprises an elongated aperture (106) formed in the interior surface extending at least partially along the tapered surface such that a portion of the fluid flow through the outlet (106) is directed radially outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Nigel Bamford
  • Patent number: 10415220
    Abstract: A glove includes: a palm; a suction cup coupled to the palm; and a suction releaser coupled to the suction cup. A method includes: positioning a suction cup over a drain, with the suction cup being coupled to a palm of a glove; and plunging the drain via the suction cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Jean Andre Piquant
  • Patent number: 10415221
    Abstract: A toilet flush lever assembly having an adjustable length internal lever arm with a variable angle of connection to a short arm that passes through the wall of the toilet tank such that the angle of mounting of the adjustable length internal lever arm to an external flush lever arm is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FLUIDMASTER, INC.
    Inventors: Venkat Mallela, Shijin Komath, Jithin Karukasseril Vijayan, Manivannan Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 10415222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hygienic toilet comprising a source of hot and cold water; a thermostatic valve in fluid communication with the source of hot and cold water and having a single output to deliver water at a predetermined temperature; a manifold having an input for receiving the water output from the thermostatic valve, the manifold comprising a first water outlet controlled by a proportional control valve and a second water outlet; a washing nozzle in fluid communication with the first water outlet, and having a proportional control valve associated therewith to control the flow of water output from the washing nozzle; and a cleaning nozzle in fluid communication with the second water outlet for providing a water curtain within an interior of the toilet; wherein the water curtain flows over the washing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Gabor Puskas
  • Patent number: 10415223
    Abstract: An electronic toilet and method of controlling the electronic toilet. The electronic toilet is connected to a cold water supply and a hot water supply and includes a controller that is configured to allow the electronic toilet to communicate cold water and/or hot water to a water straying cleaner that directed toward the anus of a user of the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: HANYU GROUP JOINT-STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuping Chen, Huashan Shi, Yong Luo
  • Patent number: 10415224
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an apparatus includes a toilet horn receptacle having an upper end and a lower end. A sealing rim is positioned at an upper end of the toilet horn receptacle, and at least a portion of the sealing rim extends inwardly from the upper end of the toilet horn receptacle towards a center axis of the sealing rim. A funnel extends from the lower end of the toilet horn receptacle, and a channel wall circumscribes the toilet horn receptacle. The channel wall and at least the toilet horn receptacle form a continuous annular receptacle. A foam sealing component is disposed in the continuous annular receptacle such that an inner wall of the foam sealing component circumscribes the toilet horn receptacle and such that the channel wall circumscribes at least a portion of an outer wall of the foam sealing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Danco, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Schuster
  • Patent number: 10415225
    Abstract: A stormwater management system includes a plurality of first cells arranged in a lower level and a plurality of second cells arranged in an upper level, each of the first cells having a body portion with an internal region, the first cells in fluid communication with one another, each of the second cells having a body portion having an inner surface with a substantially cylindrical shape and defining an internal region, each of the second cells stacked on a corresponding one of the first cells, the first cells and the second cells in combination constituting a plurality of stacked pairs, for each stacked pair the internal region of the first cell is in fluid communication with the internal region of the second cell to permit stormwater to flow from the internal region of the first cell to the internal region of the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: PRE-CON PRODUCTS
    Inventor: David Zarraonandia
  • Patent number: 10415226
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a filtration device for use in municipal and industrial sewer systems. In one embodiment, the instant invention comprises a device that filters runoff, preventing unwanted chemicals and debris from entering the sewer system. The device comprises a sewer seal that forms a liquid seal to trap hydrocarbons, such as oil, and prevent odors from leaking from the sewer system, while still allowing water to flow through the system. The trap is removable, allowing for easy cleaning, replacement, and maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Larry Lacouture
  • Patent number: 10415227
    Abstract: The present invention provides valve assembly for use in a floor drain. In various embodiments, the valve assembly comprises a substantially cylindrical seal frame, the seal frame defining a seal frame wall and at least one support wall extending in the longitudinal direction of the seal frame, a flexible sealing member located proximate a distal end of the seal frame, and an attachment tab configured to secure the flexible sealing member to the seal frame, wherein the seal frame and the support wall are further configured to create a resting deflection of the flexible sealing member, such that fluid may flow through the valve assembly in one direction, and the flow of gasses through the valve assembly is prevented in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: IPS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Julio Filipe Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 10415228
    Abstract: A drain or sump box features a combination of a housing, a pump, a float switch and a deodorant bar retainer. The housing may include a housing floor and a wall structure attached thereto and configured to receive and contain waste water. The pump is arranged in the housing to respond to signaling for pumping the waste water from the housing. The float switch is arranged in the housing to sense the level of the waste water and provide the signaling to turn the pump on when the waste water exceeds a certain level. The deodorant bar retainer is arranged in the housing in the housing to receive and retain a deodorant bar for preventing, reducing or masking waste water odor and associated bacteria causing the waste water odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Flow Control LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Irving
  • Patent number: 10415229
    Abstract: A sewage system component spray assembly is attached at a predetermined height above pumps in the interior of the component and has at least one nozzle for spraying liquid downwardly and generally tangential to a center of the sewage system component. Operation of the nozzle causes the liquid to disperse floating material on the sewage surface and creating a rotational flow around the center to direct such material to the pumps. The source of the sprayed liquid may be internal to the sewage system component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: John O. Roper
  • Patent number: 10415230
    Abstract: The strengthening system for beam-column connections in steel frame buildings to resist progressive collapse helps to mitigate progressive collapse in the event of accidental column loss by using a system of rippled steel plates reinforcing the beam-column connection. Various configurations of rippled steel plates are provided to connect in-plane and transverse beams at a joint. In the event of severe damage caused to a column of a steel framed building, the upper joints of the damaged column undergo downward movement. The rippled plates at the joint straighten during the initial downward movement, and resist further downward movement after complete straightening of the ripples. This helps in the development of catenary action in steel beams. The proposed system is simple, fast to construct, demountable, and easy to repair/replace after damage caused by blast loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventors: Husain Abbas, Yousef A. Al-Salloum, Tarek H. Almusallam, Hussein Mohamed Elsanadedy, Mohammad Alrubaidi
  • Patent number: 10415231
    Abstract: A modular geodesic dome construction simultaneously optimizes vertex positioning to be equidistant from a central point and minimizes a number of uniquely shaped triangular panels utilized in construction. The dome construction includes a plurality of triangular panels being coupled together along sides of the triangular panels forming a geodesic polyhedron structure. Each side of each of the triangular panels has a length corresponding to an associated one of only five length factors times a radius of the geodesic polyhedron structure. Additionally, the five distinct shapes of the triangular panels are either isosceles or equilateral triangles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Ivan Pramov
  • Patent number: 10415232
    Abstract: A maritime green human settlement system and a modularized construction method therefor. The maritime green human settlement system comprises at least one floor unit (1), solar photovoltaic plates (2), and a deck (3). The floor unit (1) is mounted on the deck (3). The solar photovoltaic plates (2) are mounted on the top surface of the highest floor unit (1). Each floor unit (1) comprises at least one room and indoor furniture. The room and the indoor furniture are formed by means of dislocated splicing of at least three modules (4), and at least one recessed portion (H) is formed at splicing positions. The maritime green human settlement system can form multiple indoor-outdoor spatial relationships; the flexibility is high, the construction period is short, and costs are low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CHINA CONSTRUCTION STEEL STRUCTURE CORP. LTD.
    Inventors: Renge Li, Xuanmao Liao, Biao Liao, Lixian Dai, Shaoyuan Peng, Dingguo Yang, Ying Wei
  • Patent number: 10415233
    Abstract: A device and method for keeping water away from a main concrete slab sitting on a concrete footing of a building include a joint covering an intersection of the external side surface of the foundation wall and the top surface of the footing. The joint can include a plurality of wedge blocks positioned adjacent the intersection providing an inclined surface for the water to flow away from the intersection, and typically one water resistant membrane ensuring the impermeability of the joint. Alternatively, the device and method include at least one through hole extending through the footing, and sloping downwardly from the internal side surface to the external side surface, and below the top surface of the footing, to drain water away from the area under the slab. A drain pipe may also be inserted into the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Marcel Nicolas
  • Patent number: 10415234
    Abstract: A flexible, elongate barrier comprising relatively rigid barrier portions connected by elastomeric joints is introduced slidingly into the cavity of a cavity wall and sealed to the outer leaf of the wall by introducing a portion of the barrier into a slot cut in the inner surface of the wall and/or by providing a water resistant composition which may be injected into the slot. The barrier may form an X or V shaped configuration defining a channel from which water is discharged via drains from the cavity. The barrier portions may be arranged in a flat configuration when the barrier is stored on a reel and moved through a deployed configuration to an installation configuration against the resilient bias of the joint so that they spring out to the deployed configuration to conform to the width of the cavity after installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher John Riggs, Steven Caffall Finch
  • Patent number: 10415235
    Abstract: The present utility model relates to a building structure, and in particular to a self-heat preservation building structure applied to extremely severe cold regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Feng He Ying Zao Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baoru Jie, Jiangang Jie, Hongyang Xie, Zhihui Yao, Shuangxi Zhou, Sheng Qian, Yuchun Chen, Wujin Tao, Wen Liu, Xin He, Luolong Zhan
  • Patent number: 10415236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for replacing a conventional mold construction, and includes a plate-shaped outer insulating material, an inner plywood (or a board-shaped finishing material), a connection unit, and a lightweight temporary material. According to the present invention, a wall is constructed by connecting the inner plywood to the lightweight temporary material from a corner foundation surface and by laying bricks. Reinforcement bars are placed after an interior wall is constructed and arranged to cross each other or to align with each other as instructed in a design specification. Then, an exterior wall is installed corresponding to the connection unit connected to the inner plywood. As a result, a wall having a thermal bridge prevention effect and a higher quality is obtained. Either dry finish or a wet finish is applicable to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: EZIBS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung-Woo Ryu
  • Patent number: 10415237
    Abstract: A self-aligning corner bead for fireproofing structural steel, having a strip of welded wire fabric cut to the appropriate width for the fireproofing thickness and bent longitudinally to form an obtuse V-shaped device is disclosed. A plastic nosing is installed along one edge. A method of finishing the corners for fireproofing of structural steel member using an improved corner bead includes the step of attaching the first wing of an obtuse V-shaped device through a lathe to the structural steel member utilizing pneumatic or screw type fasteners. The mesh structure of the second wing of the V-shaped device provides a dam to form a roughened surface on the first application of fireproofing material until it hardens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Glen Miller
  • Patent number: 10415238
    Abstract: A self-aligning corner bead for fireproofing structural steel, having a strip of welded wire fabric cut to the appropriate width for the fireproofing thickness and bent longitudinally to form an obtuse V-shaped device is disclosed. A plastic nosing is installed along one edge. A method of finishing the corners for fireproofing of structural steel member using an improved corner bead includes the step of attaching the first wing of an obtuse V-shaped device through a lathe to the structural steel member utilizing pneumatic or screw type fasteners. The mesh structure of the second wing of the V-shaped device provides a dam to form a roughened surface on the first application of fireproofing material until it hardens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Glen Miller
  • Patent number: 10415239
    Abstract: A facade assembly which is suitable for a building includes: at least one facade element, which can be secured to a story outer edge of the building, and at least one fire-protection element, which is installed between the facade element and the story outer edge, where the fire-protection element contains an insulating layer and a fire-protection mat, where the insulating layer has a first side face facing the facade element and a second side face, which is disposed opposite the first side face and faces the story outer edge, and a bottom face, which extends between the first and second side face, and where the fire-protection mat wraps around the bottom face of the insulating layer and bears against at least one part of the first and second side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfang Schulz-Hanke, Stefan Juli, Johann Huber, Rene Hennig, Sebastian Simon
  • Patent number: 10415240
    Abstract: A building block for a modular system for construction of a wall frame, the building block having a frame portion having: a rear exterior side; a front interior side; a top end; a bottom end; a left side; and a right side; a sheathing extending across the rear exterior side; at least a first dowel protrusion or at least a first dowel cutout; at least a first mortise; and at least a first tenon opposite to the at least a first mortise; such that the at a first mortise is capable of associating with a corresponding first tenon of a second building block to create a first mortise and tenon joint; and such that the at least a first tenon is capable of associating with a corresponding first mortise of a third building block to create a second mortise and tenon joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Amgad Wawi
  • Patent number: 10415241
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a monolithic retaining wall formed by combinable modular retaining wall blocks. Each of the combinable modular retaining wall blocks defines (A) vertical grooves extending along a vertical direction, and (B) horizontal grooves extending along a horizontal direction. This is done in such a way that the monolithic retaining wall, which is formed by the combinable modular retaining wall blocks, defines (A) spaced-apart instances of the vertical channels extending vertically through the monolithic retaining wall, and (B) spaced-apart instances of the horizontal channels extending horizontally through the monolithic retaining wall, in which at least some of the spaced-apart instances of the horizontal channels intersect at least some of the spaced-apart instances of the vertical channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Excel Project Management Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Simonson
  • Patent number: 10415242
    Abstract: The invention(s) disclosed herein include(s) various panels, components of panels, partitions, systems, and/or methods that increase acoustic insulation. For example, some embodiments include a movable partition where the interface between two panels includes various gaskets, damping elements, and/or perforations that mitigate sound transmission from one side of the partition to the other. In one or more embodiments, the partition and/or panel(s) include one or more upper and/or lower drops seals having a gasket that significantly impedes sound from entering a window associated with the panel(s), which in some embodiments leads to a cavity/region relative to which the drop seal is retractable/extendable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Gonzalo Duran Ariza
  • Patent number: 10415243
    Abstract: Panel-shaped components are used for interior construction, e.g., for covering walls, ceilings and/or fabricating lightweight walls. Connecting elements are used during the assembly of such wall components. A connecting element is suitable for connecting several such wall components with each other, thereby greatly simplifying the assembly of wall components above all with respect to handling, and increasing the stability of such a wall. For this reason, such a connecting element has two U-shaped profiles offset to each other, which can accommodate at least two wall components, preferably plasterboards, whose narrow sides abut against each other. The non-positive connection between the connecting element and a wall component is established according to the invention using pop rivets or the known drywall screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Gebr. Schmidt GbR
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Uwe-Volker Schmidt, Hans-Ulrich Schmidt, Dieter Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10415244
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing wall structures having high racking strength are described in this specification. The methods include spray applying a foam-forming composition into a cavity of a wall structure, wherein the wall structure is disposed in a climate-controlled spray application station and allowing the foam-forming material to expand within at least a portion of the cavity to form a foam layer deposited in the cavity. In the methods, the foam layer is formed in-situ during the manufacturing method, and the density of the foam layer is selected and the relative humidity and dew point of the air in the climate-controlled spray application station throughout the spray applying is selected so that the wall structure has a racking strength of at least 500 pounds per linear foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: COVESTRO LLC
    Inventors: Eric C. Giles, James L. Lambach, David M. Baily
  • Patent number: 10415245
    Abstract: The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning fasteners. A method for manufacturing the water resistant building panels is also disclosed and includes the steps of feeding paper onto a forming belt, depositing lignocellulosic material and the binding agent onto the forming belt so as to form a lignocellulosic mat, applying heat and pressure so as to impart the skid resistant surface on the paper, and cutting panels to predetermined sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Huber Engineered Woods, LLC
    Inventors: John L. Bennett, Joel F. Barker, Rick D. Jordan, Thomas L. Schuman, Nian Ou, Neil C. Swiacki, Kelly R. Flaherty
  • Patent number: 10415246
    Abstract: A multiple support wall structure according to the present invention includes: a pair of top and bottom support plates that has a plurality of rectangular projective islands separated by lattice-shaped projections protruding in the shape of a go board, and protruding upward in the opposite direction to the lattice-shaped projections; and a intermediate reinforcing plate that is disposed between the top and bottom support plates, has upward projective insertions protruding in a shape corresponding to the rectangular islands to be fitted in the rectangular islands of the top support plate, has top grooves formed laterally and longitudinally between the upward projective insertions to fit the lattice-shaped projections, has downward projective insertions formed in the same shape as but in the opposite direction to the upward projective insertions in spaces diagonally adjacent to the upward projective insertions, and has bottom grooves formed laterally and longitudinally between the downward projective insertions
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chung Gi Kim, Il Jin Park, Joo Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 10415247
    Abstract: A roofing material is provided having an asphalt-coated mat or felt made up of or in combinations of fiberglass, polyester, nylon, cotton, cellulosic fibers or materials, polyethylene, polypropylene, co-polymers, melamine, phenolic, acrylics, polycarbonate, carbon fiber, clay, metallic in woven, non-woven, strands or sheets, styrene compounds, rubber, silk, leather, or wool in a woven, non-woven, or solid form. The surfacing materials can be made up of or in combination minerals, plastic particles or film, metal particles or film, cement particles, clay particles, paints, coatings, glass, ceramics, wood, wood fiber, or composite materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Building Materials Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Matti Kiik, Michael L. Bryson, Paul G. Wilson, Margie A. Beerer, Olan Leitch
  • Patent number: 10415248
    Abstract: A roofing shingle comprising a base mat having a tab portion covered with granules and a headlap portion covered with a mask or film layer. An asphalt-based coating is applied to at least a top surface of the base mat. The film layer is adhered to the asphalt-based coating applied to the headlap portion and the granules are adhered to the asphalt-based coating applied to the tab portion. The film layer is adapted for preventing granules from adhering to the headlap portion of the base mat and, as such, the headlap portion may be substantially free from any granules adhered thereto. A method for manufacturing a roofing shingle is also provided wherein granules that are not adhered to the tab portion of one shingle may be collected and reapplied the tab portion of another shingle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TAMKO Building Products LLC
    Inventors: David C. Humphreys, Thomas M. King, Rodney Lewis
  • Patent number: 10415249
    Abstract: A method of preparing an EPDM roofing membrane panel, the method comprising preparing a vulcanizable composition including expandable graphite by mixing an EPDM rubber and expandable graphite, forming a sheet from said vulcanizable composition, preparing a green membrane panel using said sheet, and curing said green membrane panel to form the EPDM roofing membrane panel, where said steps of preparing a vulcanizable composition, said step of forming a sheet, said step of preparing a green membrane, an said step of curing each include a peak temperature at which each of said steps respectively take place, and where the expandable graphite has an onset temperature above said peak temperature of each respective step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Firestone Building Products Co., LLC
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Wensheng Zhou, Joseph Carr
  • Patent number: 10415250
    Abstract: The present invention describes a one-part moisture-curing liquid-applied waterproofing membrane including a polyurethane polymer and both an aldimine and an oxazolidine as blocked amine hardeners in a specific ratio range. The membrane has a low odor, a long shelf life stability, a low viscosity at low solvent content, a sufficiently long open time to allow hand application and cures fast to a solid elastic material. The liquid-applied waterproofing membrane can be suitable for roofing applications, possessing high strength, high elongation and good durability under outdoor weathering conditions in a broad temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Michael Byrne, Mark Gatrell, Alexander Coward, Urs Burckhardt
  • Patent number: 10415251
    Abstract: A skylight to provide daylighting is described that includes a plurality of compound parabolic diffusers into one or more layers that may be dome or pyramid-shaped to enable more efficient collection of sunlight and its distribution through wider angles resulting in more comfortable illumination with less glare and heat gain—more light less heat—over wider areas of building interiors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ramesh Gopalan
    Inventor: Ramesh Gopalan
  • Patent number: 10415252
    Abstract: An attic vent has a base component, a dome-shaped cover, and a mounting mechanism for mounting the dome-shaped cover onto and over the base component. The base component has a mounting plate with a vent opening having a vertical wall surrounding the vent opening and extending upwardly from the mounting plate and to an upper rim. A diverter extension wall extends upwardly from the upper rim on a plane that is orthogonal to the mounting plate, and further an open grill extends upwardly from the upper rim at an inward angle from the diverter extension wall. The dome-shaped cover extends outwardly and downwardly to a bottom edge, while covering the open grill. The mounting mechanism further extends downwardly over the vertical wall and is spaced from the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ross Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: Scott Ross Polston
  • Patent number: 10415253
    Abstract: A roof vent is made from convoluted filaments. The roof vent includes a center section, a first end section, and a second end section, all made from convoluted filaments. The first and second end sections each include a top layer made from convoluted filaments and a bottom layer made from convoluted filaments. The thickness of the first end section may be substantially the same as a thickness of the center section. A filter may cover the top of the center section, the tops, ends, sides, and bottoms of the first and second end sections, and a portion of a bottom of the center section, leaving a middle portion of the bottom of the center section uncovered by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Gassman, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, Jay D. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10415254
    Abstract: The invention relater to a device (1) for helping a wheeled vehicle pass over an obstacle, in particular for a person with impaired mobility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: MYD“L”
    Inventors: Pierre Belman, Frederic Engler
  • Patent number: 10415255
    Abstract: Disclosed is a handrail and railing assembly, which is made up of a handrail, a plurality of support frames, a movable corner, connecting sleeves and a corner connecting rod; wherein the handrail is connected by a plurality of handrail units and connecting sleeves, and connected by a movable corner or corner connecting rod at a corner; the spaced support frames are provided to hold the handrail. The handrail and railing assembly meets the strength requirements of different sites and can be adjusted according to the on-site installers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chingyao Kuo, Norman William Liefke
  • Patent number: 10415256
    Abstract: A wall panel may have a layer made from magnesium oxide, a first insulation layer made from a two-part rigid urethane pour foam, and a second insulation layer made from a phase change material. The first insulation layer maybe chemically bonded to the magnesium oxide layer and may also be bonded to the phase change layer. The first insulation layer may be positioned between the second insulation layer and the magnesium oxide layer. The magnesium oxide layer may be a finished surface or a veneer layer may be applied to the magnesium oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: MAX LIFE, LLC
    Inventors: Charles David Taylor, Jr., Paul Addison Brown, Berthold Mueller, Randal Hoffner, Stewart Adams, Jarrett B. Davis
  • Patent number: 10415257
    Abstract: A floor panel has a rectangular shape and an upper surface. The floor panel includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer is made on the basis of synthetic material extending over a substantial part of the upper surface. The top layer includes a printed decor extending over a substantial part of the upper surface. The substrate has at least two opposite edges, with the edges being provided with coupling parts. The upper surface, at one or more edges, shows a sloping edge portion sloping down to the respective edge. The sloping edge portion, viewed according to a cross-section transverse to the respective edge, has a shape and/or angle varying in function of the longitudinal direction of the respective edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: FLOORING INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SARL
    Inventors: Laurent Meersseman, Christian Vandevoorde, Bernard Thiers
  • Patent number: 10415258
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a hockey flooring tile having a top smooth surface for passing pucks and one or more interconnecting mechanisms allowing for an interconnection with another tile. A locking mechanism is also positioned within the interconnecting mechanism allowing for a tile to be locked to another tile. The tile disclosed in the present invention also has a bottom surface having support points to support a tile when a weight is placed on the tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Gautreau, Jean-Jacques Cormier
  • Patent number: 10415259
    Abstract: A finishing head for attachment to a viscous material dispense includes an adapter having an inlet attachable to the viscous material dispenser and defining a first axis, and an outlet defining a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The finishing head further includes a finisher body having a cavity and an opening in a bottom face thereof, and a hollow pivot pivotably coupling the adapter to the finisher body about the second axis. The cavity of the finisher body is in fluid communication with the adapter outlet via the hollow pivot such that viscous material discharged from the adapter outlet passes through the hollow pivot before being discharged from the opening of the finisher body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: AXIA ACQUISITION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew W. Jungklaus, Timothy Joseph Beran
  • Patent number: 10415260
    Abstract: Structural cells and matrices using the structural cells for positioning below a hardscape that define a void space therein, the structural cells, matrices using the cells and methods of assembly allowing in one embodiment the introduction of a structural fluid such as concrete to provide an alternative structural cell and matrix product. In one embodiment a structural cell assembly is described comprising a structural cell with a plurality of legs integrally linked to a frame at a first frame end, the frame linking the legs together and the frame defining a generally flat plane with the legs extending substantially orthogonally away from the first frame end about the frame flat plane to a leg terminal end; and a separate plate engaging the legs, the separate plate comprising linked sockets, each socket engaging the leg terminal end; and/or linked sockets, each socket engaging the leg frame ends or a part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: STRATA INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Benjamin Douglas Gooden
  • Patent number: 10415261
    Abstract: An outrigger beam support that comprises a fall protection anchor that comprises a plate, an anchor post coupled with a first side of the plate, and at least one member on a second side of the plate, the member being substantially perpendicular and spaced inwardly from the plate's perimeter, and the plate and/or member(s) may have holes to accommodate fasteners. The outrigger beam support further comprises a support post with a first end that operatively couples with the anchor post, and a second end of the support post is attached to a beam holder adapted to hold an outrigger support beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Darrell Allen, Gary Hardy
  • Patent number: 10415262
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a modular ledger of an integrated construction system. In one implementation, the modular ledger includes a rail, having a first end and a second end. Each end of the rail is configured to receive a coupling component. The rail has a plurality of holes configured to couple to bracing components of the integrated construction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Apache Industrial Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Chevis
  • Patent number: 10415263
    Abstract: A packaged container housing structure includes a container box frame of rectangular configuration defining an interior space and an open top, closed bottom, opposite right and left open sides and opposite open ends, a top roof mounted on the container box frame and movable toward and away from the open top to close and open access of air flow into the interior space, coupling fittings integrated at top cover corners to enable lifting the packaged container housing structure, a plurality of deployable panels including wall panels, ceiling panels and floor panels stored in the interior space of the container box frame, and support feet attachable to the floor panels and container box frame being adjustable in length independent of one another so as to position the container box frame in a level orientation relative upon a mounting site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NEW HOUSE INTERNATIONAL CORP
    Inventor: Luiz Fernando Lucho Do Valle
  • Patent number: 10415264
    Abstract: A spa and swim spa cover lifter having a footplate with an elongated undermount that becomes secured under a spa or swim spa for added lifter stability and strength during the raising and lowering of a spa cover. The upper structure of the cover lifter is quickly and easily separated from the footplate, allowing its prompt removal for spa maintenance without the burden/expense of emptying and refilling the spa. The upper structure comprises two vertically-extending supports each having at least one permanently attached L-shaped bracket providing lateral sway reduction for the supports under load. At least one fastener removably secures each vertically-extending support and its associated brackets to the wider/exposed end of the footplate. The bottom part of each fastener is preferably fixed to the footplate. A pre-assembled body comprising adjustable spa cover support arms and lifting-assist/lowering-assist member is fixed to the vertically-extending supports using two height adjustment knobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Donna Turner
  • Patent number: 10415265
    Abstract: A convertible protective shelter for people to shelter and stay in during unsafe situations, such as earthquakes and windstorms. The shelter can protect occupants from falling materials or debris. This shelter is readily convertible into a table for general household use when it is not required, and can be readily deployed when it is required. A plurality of elongate support members which form the arched structure of the shelter may be converted into leg structures for the undeployed shelter (table). The shelter can also be provided with at least one protective door, which optionally can be foldable to facilitate storage of the protective door when the shelter is not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Gang Liang
  • Patent number: 10415266
    Abstract: A door with adjustable lock connection hardware is provided. The lock connection hardware is movable to allow desired positioning of lock hardware without the need for drilling extra holes or other laborious action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SPECIAL-LITE, INC.
    Inventors: Markam R. Alexander, Leo R. Flory, Andrew J. Seiser
  • Patent number: 10415267
    Abstract: A mortise lockset adaptor that houses mortise locksets, which provides an alternative method to attaching mortise locksets onto doors with thickness that exceed the lockset's door thickness capacity. Without this invention it would be virtually impossible to install deadlock configured mortise locks to doors with thicknesses that exceed the maximum allowable door thicknesses specified by the lock manufacturers. The removable lock service assembly offers quick lock interchange to address service needs in extremely busy operational environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: John E. Schmutz
  • Patent number: 10415268
    Abstract: Cargo locks are general massive, virtually armor plate grade materials, cables, tags, etc. hung on the outside of any configuration of cargo containers, enclosed cargo trucks, vans, semi-trailers, boxcars, etc. A few internal cargo area lock systems have been offered but are cost prohibitive, massive and not practical for other than a stationary installation. This makes them impractical for cargo containers, boxcars, and most semi-trailers because they are rarely re-used by the same party who invested in an elaborate “stationary” lock system. In a further development of U.S. Pat. No. 9,683,394, virtually anyone can install this flexible Lock Mechanism and Electronic Control (LM&EC) and achieve a secured cargo area by making all locks inaccessible from the outside. Similarly, the LM&EC system can be readily removed for reuse elsewhere or its access and control components modified to adapt to the reuse application or improve security for the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: C. Joseph Rickrode