Patents Issued in November 12, 2019
  • Patent number: 10470559
    Abstract: This application describes an illumination means, and a method of attaching the accessories and protective coverings of the illumination means to a paintbrush to illuminate a work area, and to protect that illumination means from water and chemicals, while maintaining a compact, streamlined form that is easy to clean. With these illumination accessories and protection means installed, the intended use of the brush is primarily painting, and specifically cutting in around a trim or casing. The present invention provides the optimal lighting required for that specific work area, with no manipulation of the brush required by the user. Superior lighting is achieved by structurally directing light sources (LED's) to the specific location where the paint leaves the bristles while cutting in, and/or also structurally directing at a different angle to light up the general work area around the bristles while painting. Protective coverings are form-fitting and of minimal thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: John Fleischer
  • Patent number: 10470560
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a piece of furniture in a movable manner to a modular wall system includes a side support bar that has a channel extending therethrough. The side support bar can be mounted to a modular wall system. A roller assembly is connected to the piece of furniture. The roller assembly includes rollers that can be positioned and moved within the channel to enable the piece of furniture to be selectively repositioned along the modular wall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: DIRTT Environmental Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Geoff Gosling, Mogens Smed
  • Patent number: 10470561
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a leg height adjustment mechanism that includes a first and second latch arms, a first and second retractors, and an activator. The latch arms each include an engagement structure. The retractors each include a sloped surface and a receiving structure. The receiving structure is engaged with one of the engagement structures of the first or the second latch arms. The first latch arm extends in a first lateral direction and the second latch arm extends a second lateral direction. The second retractor is separated from the first retractor in a second lateral direction that is opposite the first lateral direction. The activator includes angled lower surfaces that are positioned outwardly relative to the sloped surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Clegg, Baik Kwang Ho, Leo Cai, William Du
  • Patent number: 10470562
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrically adjustable piece of furniture comprising an electric drive motor for adjusting as least one furniture adjusting section with respect to a furniture support section, wherein the piece of furniture comprises sensor devices for detecting the inclination or the change of inclination of the furniture adjusting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Karsten Laing
  • Patent number: 10470563
    Abstract: A height-adjustable piece of furniture includes a lower part, an upper part, an actuating device, first and second reference sections and a deformation sensor. Distance between the lower and upper parts can be adjusted by the actuating device. The deformation sensor is arranged to detect change between the first and second reference sections and is connected to the actuating device such that a signal of the deformation sensor can be transmitted to the actuating device. The actuating device is configured to stop the change in distance between the lower and upper parts if the signal transmitted by the deformation sensor corresponds to a change in distance that exceeds predefined threshold values. A cable protector is also provided for a cable to be mounted, and is coupled to the first and second reference sections such that tensile force acting on the cable causes change between the first and second reference sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: VITRA PATENTE AG
    Inventors: Stefan Keller, Helmut Schütt
  • Patent number: 10470564
    Abstract: A support device adapted to support an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a display surface. The support device includes a base, a support frame, and at least one torque fixing assembly. The base includes a first arc surface portion. The support frame includes a second arc surface portion opposite to the first arc surface portion and an axis. The support frame rotates along the axis such that the second arc surface portion slides relative to the first arc surface portion and the electronic device switches between a first use state and a second use state. The torque fixing assembly is disposed at the first arc surface portion and the second arc surface portion. When the second arc surface portion slides relative to the first arc surface portion, the second arc surface portion rubs against the torque fixing assembly and torque is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Li, Li-Fang Chen, Chen-Hsien Cheng, I-Chen Chen, I-Lung Chen, Wei-Ning Chai, Cheng-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 10470565
    Abstract: A shelving unit adapted for attachment to a vertical surface has a plurality of square cross-section tubes that are to be attached vertically the surface. The tubes have slots arranged in horizontal pairs in vertically spaced relation along the length of the tubes. Fitted into the slots are L-shaped steel plates having first and second legs. The first legs are pivotally mounted within the tubes to swing through the slots. A stop is provided causing the second leg to extend perpendicularly to a front side of the square tubes. Sandwiched between the second legs of each adjacent pair of plates are shelf supports for rectangular shelves. The pivotal mount of the plate pairs allows a shelf to be shifted from a horizontal and vertical disposition. Spring latches attached to the tubes serve to releasably secure the shelves in their vertical disposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ROM ACQUISITION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Avraham Y. Levi
  • Patent number: 10470566
    Abstract: A collapsible shelving assembly with back posts and front posts has one or more shelves attached by hinges to the back posts so that each shelf is configured to rotate about the hinges from an upward collapsed condition to a downward horizontal deployed condition. The fronts post include clips configured to secure the front end of each shelf in the horizontal deployed condition. A friction plug is incorporated into each hinge to slow the speed of rotation and to prevent the shelves from freely falling downwards during assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Farhad Rabbany, Faramarz Yadegari
  • Patent number: 10470567
    Abstract: In a first aspect, a tool is disclosed for use in installing a drawer slide having a bottom surface and a top surface. The tool includes a ledge for supporting the bottom surface of the drawer slide; and a movable member for contacting the top surface of the drawer slide, wherein movement of the movable member changes a distance between the ledge and the movable member. In another aspect, a method of using a tool is disclosed to position a drawer slide proximate a furniture surface of a furniture box, the drawer slide having a first surface and a second surface. The method includes positioning the first surface of the drawer slide on a ledge of the tool; moving a movable member to contact the second surface of the drawer slide; placing the tool proximate the furniture surface; and attaching the drawer slide to the furniture surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lloyd Wenning, Steven Donald Krohmer, Jacob Justin Stoesz
  • Patent number: 10470568
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment device. The adjustment device includes a first component, a second component, and an adjusting element. The first component includes a first feature. The adjusting element is arranged on the second component and includes a second feature. When the adjusting element is operated, the first feature and the second feature work with each other to longitudinally displace, and thereby adjust, the second component and the first component with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Lung Huang, Fang-Cheng Su, Ci-Bin Huang, Yue-Hua Tang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10470569
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism adapted for a slide rail includes a first base, a second base, and an adjustment member. The slide rail includes a coupling base engaged with the first base. The second base is movably mounted on the first base. The adjustment member is configured for laterally displacing and thereby adjusting the second base with respect to the slide rail. More specifically, the adjustment member includes an adjusting portion, and one of the first base and the second base includes a transmission structure configured to work with the adjusting portion in order to convert a rotary movement of the adjustment member into a lateral displacement of the second base with respect to the slide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Lung Huang, Fang-Cheng Su, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10470570
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism adapted for a slide rail includes a coupling base, a supporting member, and an adjustment member. The coupling base is detachably fixed to the slide rail. The supporting member includes a supporting portion. The adjustment member is configured for displacing and thereby adjusting the supporting member with respect to the coupling base in order to change the height of the supporting portion of the supporting member with respect to the slide rail through a guiding feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Lung Huang, Fang-Cheng Su, Ci-Bin Huang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10470571
    Abstract: A pull-out guide for a furniture part (2) which can be pulled out of a furniture cabinet (1) includes a cabinet rail (3) which is attachable to the furniture cabinet (1), a pull-out rail (5) which is attachable to the pull-out furniture part (2), and a bolt part (10) for blocking the pulling out of the pull-out rail from an insertion position of the pull-out rail (5), and/or for blocking the pushing in of the pull-out rail (5) from an extension position of the pull-out rail (5). The bolt part (10) is displaceable by an actuating element (13, 13?) from a blocking position, in which the bolt part (10) is acted upon by a spring element (12), in a displacement direction (11) into a release position, wherein, during the pulling out and pushing in of the pull-out rail (5), the bolt part (10) slides or rolls along a running track (23) of the cabinet rail (3) and is pressed onto the running track (23) by the spring element (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Fulterer AG & Co KG
    Inventor: Dominic Ott
  • Patent number: 10470572
    Abstract: A locking device for a slide rail includes a slide rail, a locking mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The slide rail has an outer rail and an inner rail, the inner rail being capable of moving to a retracted position and an extended position relative to the outer rail along opposite directions. The locking mechanism includes a slide member, a fastening member, and a stopping part formed on the slide member, the slide member being capable of moving to a fastening position and a released position along opposite directions. The driving mechanism includes a traction mechanism and a pull cord connecting the traction mechanism and the slide member. When the locking mechanism is in a locked state, the fastening member is obstructed by the stopping part, and when the locking mechanism is in an unlocked state, the stopping part does not obstruct the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MARTAS PRECISION SLIDE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan-Lai Chen
  • Patent number: 10470573
    Abstract: A tray includes support arms and a base. Each support arm includes a top arm portion, a right hook, a right fulcrum portion mounted between the top arm portion and the right hook, a left hook, and a left fulcrum portion mounted between the top arm portion and the left hook. The base includes a base top plate that includes a right fulcrum platform, a left fulcrum platform, and a spring for each support arm. The right fulcrum portion is mounted to rotate on the right fulcrum platform. The left fulcrum portion is mounted to rotate on the left fulcrum platform. The spring is positioned to contact at least one of the right hook or the left hook when the associated support arm rotates on the right fulcrum platform and on the left fulcrum platform. The spring supports the top arm portion in an approximately upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SUB-ZERO, INC.
    Inventors: Terence Thomas Smith, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV
  • Patent number: 10470574
    Abstract: A chair includes a seat and a backrest connected to a leg assembly. The front part of the seat is mounted on the leg assembly via a pivot link about an axis. The backrest is connected to the seat by a flexible intermediate part fixed to the leg assembly in the vicinity of the pivot of the seat for the purpose of a pivoting movement of the intermediate part by elastic deformation about an axis. The rear part of the seat is supported by the intermediate part, for example with at least one coupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Schneider
  • Patent number: 10470575
    Abstract: A folding chair comprising: a first structure including a pair of front legs and a backrest, a second structure including a pair of rear legs movable with respect to the first structure between an open position and a closed position, and a seat movable about an articulation axis between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the seat comprises: a support frame pivoting about said articulation axis between a lowered position and a raised position, a seating element movable with respect to the support frame along a direction transverse with respect to said articulation axis, and at least one transmission mechanism configured to move the seating element along said direction between a first position corresponding to the lowered position of the support frame and a second position corresponding to the raised position of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PROCORD S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giancarlo Piretti
  • Patent number: 10470576
    Abstract: A movable human support structure has a support against which at least a part of a human can be borne in use, a base, and a first motion transmitting assembly acting between the support and the base. The first motion transmitting assembly has at least one link member connecting between the base and the support. The at least one link member is configured to be movable: a) relative to the support around a first axis; and b) relative to the base around a second axis. The first and second axes are non-parallel to each other. The first motion transmitting assembly is configured to guide movement of the support relative to the base in opposite directions in a non-straight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Aaron DeJule
  • Patent number: 10470577
    Abstract: It is provided a seat pad having excellent comfort in seating with improved air permeability and cushion durability in a seat pad of the vehicle seat. The seat pad includes an air permeable member having a ventilation n function with an outside. The seat pad is integrally foam molded using a foamed resin material in a state where the air permeable member is introduced. The seat pad has a surface of the air permeable member projecting with respect to a surface of the seat pad located at a closest position to the air permeable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: TACHI-S CO., LTD., BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Tobata, Junpei Yoshikawa, Jun Takano, Kazuo Noguchi, Kenji Kumagai
  • Patent number: 10470578
    Abstract: Foldable seating assemblies are disclosed. The seating assemblies are configured to be mounted on a vertical surface, and to be stowed in an unobtrusive manner when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Seth Ehlinger
  • Patent number: 10470579
    Abstract: A seat, suitable for outdoor use, together with methods for preparing and using the same. The seat includes first and second structural members that can be pivotally coupled to each other at opposing first and second pivot points such that the first and second structural members can selectively rotate about and between open and closed positions. The seat also includes a seat covering positioned across at least a portion of the seating area between the first and second structural members such that the seat covering defines a continuous loop extending between the first and second structural members and wrapping around the top portions of the first and second structural members to define a seating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: COTTONWOOD OUTDOORS, CORP.
    Inventors: George Frady, David Garner
  • Patent number: 10470580
    Abstract: An all-terrain lounge chair. The lounge chair includes a plurality of legs and a pair of cross bars connecting the legs. The legs are formed such that they may meet at an apex. The apex defines a point that enters the ground. The chair further includes a flexible seat that is attached to the plurality of legs. The chair can be folded from an open position to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Dwight Shirley
  • Patent number: 10470581
    Abstract: A convertible furniture item, configured to be transformed from a chair to a sofa, and vice-versa is provided. The furniture has a main supporting body and a first and a second supplementary body, each of which are rotatably connected to the main supporting body so that they can rotate at an angle (?) of 180 degrees with respect to such supporting body. The arrangement is such that the furniture item can assume a chair configuration and a sofa configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: HSIGN S.R.L.
    Inventor: Anna Luisa Cimadamore
  • Patent number: 10470582
    Abstract: A frame system that is adjustable in size and shape is provided with components that move in relation to each other. The frame system uses support rails, side rails, and a center rail to configure the different components to a desired shape and size. Each support rail includes a middle support piece and a pair of adjustable support pieces that move within the middle support piece. Each side rail includes a middle side piece and a pair of adjustable side pieces that move within the middle side piece. The center rail includes a middle center piece and connecting pieces that connect to a slot within each middle support piece. Legs mount the support rails and side rails while the center rail uses a leg piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: 4rmiture & Co
    Inventor: Ade Odutayo
  • Patent number: 10470583
    Abstract: A bedding component includes a top portion having a gel foam, a middle portion having a foam layer with at least one gel disc, and a bottom portion have a foam core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SERTA, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Gross, Leona Wightman
  • Patent number: 10470584
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for using optical mapping for producing a 3 dimensional mapping of the characteristics of a body; the system comprising measuring the movement of at least one registration mark on a capture sheet along a predetermined axis and means for using this measurement of the movement of the at least one registration mark to provide an indicator of the characteristics of the body. The invention also provides an apparatus for measuring body characteristics and a method of measuring body characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Chapelglade Limited
    Inventors: David Woolfson, Duncan Bain
  • Patent number: 10470585
    Abstract: An adjustable mode child rocker can be adjusted to provide a number of different swinging/rocking motions to a child positioned within the rocker. The child rocker can include a seat assembly that can include a seat upon which a child can sit. The child rocker can also include a trolley assembly that is directly or indirectly attached to the seat assembly and can include multiple wheels near the bottom of the trolley assembly. The child rocker can also include at least one stationary track and at least one adjustable track for the wheels to move along to provide the different rocking/swinging motions to the seat assembly. The adjustable track(s) is adjustable from at least a first position to a second position to change the distance between the troughs of the respective stationary and adjustable tracks along a longitudinal axis of the child rocker and thereby changing the rocking/swinging motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Chad Brandon Robbins, Brian S. Kelly, Ryan William Nottage, Lauren Pusey, Andrew Liu, Nicholas E. Papageorge
  • Patent number: 10470586
    Abstract: A mattress configured to form a sleeping surface in a playard is provided, comprising: an air permeable cover; and a frame including a pair hinges; wherein the cover includes a plurality of extensions that extend over the frame and opposing extensions of the plurality of extensions are connected together by a fastener that permits adjustment of a relative position of the opposing extensions to adjust a tension applied to the cover; wherein the cover includes a pair of side segments that are configured to be fixedly secured to the frame; and wherein the pair of hinges permit movement of the mattress between an expanded state and a collapsed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Baby Trend, Inc.
    Inventors: Stellario D'Urso, Hans H. Pompen, Bradley James Mattarocci
  • Patent number: 10470587
    Abstract: A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a pair of load bearing members, a front stop mounted to the load bearing members, a wire support structure removably attached to the front stop and load bearing members, a pusher that slides along the wire support structure, and a pair of movable divider assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas O. Nagel
  • Patent number: 10470588
    Abstract: A shelf label system for organization of products according to a modular plan identifies product information on a retail store shelf. It retains original location and product information. The system comprises at least one elongated shelf label track attached to a front face of the retail store shelf, a plurality of label holders, each fitting within and able to move along a length of the shelf label track. Each label holder has a hinged panel that can be folded such that only a first face of the hinged panel is visible. In an open position, a face of the main panel and a second face of the hinged panel are visible. In an alternative embodiment, the label holders are allowed to move along the slot but can only flip over in the cutouts. A locking cover may be implemented to prevent unauthorized persons from modifying the labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Bryan, Robert James Taylor
  • Patent number: 10470589
    Abstract: Display rack assemblies suitable for displaying merchandise containers of nail polish, cosmetics and the like in a highly visible and accessible manner may include an assembly frame having an assembly base and an assembly cap on the assembly base. At least one display rack may be releasably and pivotally deployed between the assembly base and the assembly cap of the assembly frame. The at least one display rack may have a plurality of rack shelves for supporting merchandise containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Linh Nhat Huynh
  • Patent number: 10470590
    Abstract: A product display system comprising an upright structure, a first rectangular grid comprising a plurality of cross members, a first bracket coupled to the grid, and a second bracket coupled to the grid. The first bracket comprising, a first engagement structure configured to detachably couple to the grid, and a second engagement structure configured to detachably couple to the upright structure. The second bracket comprising a first engagement structure configured to detachably couple to the grid, and a second engagement structure configured to detachably couple to a second grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Retail Space Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wills, Craig A. Fluegge, Eric Pollpeter
  • Patent number: 10470591
    Abstract: A collapsible shelving display that can be shipped and stored in a generally flat configuration and folded into an erected display configuration formed of a first and second blank of affixed material. The collapsible display includes a series of shelf surfaces formed of a front shelf portion extending from the first blank of material and a rear shelf portion extending from the second blank of material, where the shelf surfaces are supported by ribs that extend laterally across the display. Adjacent ribs may be separated by pivotable braces that provide the second blank with increased rigidity during assembly to facility machine handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Green Bay Packacing, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Heiden, Michael Bagatta, Kyle Kozlowski, Kyle Wyse
  • Patent number: 10470592
    Abstract: The thigh high boot rack is a rolling rack. The thigh high boot rack is configured for use with a plurality of footwear commonly referred to as thigh high boots. The thigh high boot rack suspends the plurality of footwear above a supporting surface. The thigh high boot rack comprises a pedestal, a plurality of stanchions and a plurality of hyoids. The plurality of stanchions attaches the plurality of hyoids to the pedestal. The plurality of footwear is suspended from the plurality of hyoids. The pedestal is a rolling structure. The pedestal transfers the load of the thigh high boot rack and the stored plurality of footwear to the supporting surface. The plurality of stanchions elevate the plurality of hyoids above the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Vickie Walker
  • Patent number: 10470593
    Abstract: A product display tester unit is provided to allow for the efficient and effective display of goods, such as creams, lotions, and serums. The display tester unit comprises a fluted panel, a ledge and a base. The display tester unit may be used as part of a display system, and its components are reversibly associated within one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Royal Promotion Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett S. Kalm, Karla Lopez
  • Patent number: 10470594
    Abstract: A product display shelf, system and method are disclosed. The product display system includes a shelf unit having a back shelf portion and a front shelf portion. The back shelf portion includes a first connecting element for releasably attaching the back shelf portion to an electrically powered support member, and the front shelf portion includes a second connecting element for releasably attaching the front shelf portion to the back shelf portion. The front shelf portion can also include a body portion and a display panel connected to or integral with the body portion, suitable for displaying information to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Artform International Limited
    Inventor: Alistair Gordon Burns
  • Patent number: 10470595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frame which may be easily assembled and includes a plurality of frame members in an unassembled state. Each of the frame members has a back, a first side having a first angle, and a second side having a second angle. The first angle and the second angle are supplementary angles. The frame also includes a plurality of adhesive portions and/or connectors which are attached to the back of the frame members. The opposite surface of the adhesive portions include a re-attachable adhesive enabling individual frame members to be pressed onto a wall surface to form the frame. An item is disposed between the back of the frame members and the wall surface. The frame members may be independently removed from the wall surface for repositioning, or the frame as a whole may be removed for repositioning on the wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew Udermann
  • Patent number: 10470596
    Abstract: A hook assembly includes a base having a chamber, a hook portion provided on a bottom of the base, and a lean indicator mounted in the base via a second pivotal portion. The base includes an opening, a window portion, and an adhesion portion which is adhered to a surface. The adhesion portion and the opening are provided on a back plate. The base includes two first pivotal portions. A center of each first pivotal portion is spaced from the surface at a spacing. The lean indicator includes first and second faces. The first face has a feature different from that of the second face. A central axis of the second pivotal portion does not pass through a center of gravity of the lean indicator. The central axis of the second pivotal portion is spaced from each edge of the lean indicator at a distance slightly larger than the spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Chien-Ho Ko
  • Patent number: 10470597
    Abstract: A system for dispensing a flowable food product from a reservoir is provided. A wall of the reservoir defines an aperture therethrough allowing the flowable food product to exit the reservoir. The system includes a valve having a base member having a first passageway extending therethrough and a moving member having a second passageway extending therethrough, the moving member configured to slide relative to the base member between a closed position in which the first passageway and the second passageway do not overlap and an open position in which the first passageway and the second passageway overlap. When the moving member is in the open position, an axis extending through the first passageway and the second passageway extends through the aperture in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Gehl Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gehl, Michael Sowieja, Christoph Albiez, Paul Hatch, Thomas Mitchell, David Mucci, Anders Olof Rostlund
  • Patent number: 10470598
    Abstract: The safety lid can be used on cups. The lid has an outer wall and a flat roof near the outer wall. A red line is placed on the lower outer wall and on the outer edge of the roof. The outer wall and a safety ring thereon will have at least one or more complementary dents/indents. The safety ring is L-shaped and fits closely about the outer wall and roof. In order to secure the safety lid, the ring is pressed downward onto the lid on the cup. The red line on the roof of the lid is covered by the short leg of the L-shaped safety ring and the red line on the lower outer wall is covered by a lower wall section of the safety ring. Locking flaps or triangles may also be included to engage the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: Leonard J Abbisso, Joanne Toomey
  • Patent number: 10470599
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a system comprises a mat body characterized by a front side, a back side and a thickness; a plurality of anchors, each anchor comprising an anchor block having an aperture characterized by an aperture diameter, a suction cup having a sealing surface and an outer surface, and a stem that is coaxial with the suction cup and connects the suction cup to the anchor block. Each anchor may be disposed through the thickness, such that its anchor block is on the front side and its suction cup extends from the back side. The system may further comprise an elongated tether that is removably coupleable to one of the plurality of anchors, and the elongated tether may comprise an anchor end having a generally spherical anchor terminus characterized by an anchor diameter that is greater than the aperture diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Busy Baby LLC
    Inventors: Beth Fynbo, Aaron Nelson, Edward Packer
  • Patent number: 10470600
    Abstract: A combination of a reusable garment hanger and an indicator for displaying garment-related information is provided. The hanger has an indicator attachment mechanism, which is configured to selectively engage, in a detachable manner, a first indicator or a second indicator that has a dimension different from the dimension of the first indicator. The hanger can be used and reused with different indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BRAIFORM (HK) LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Warren, Andrew Zuckerman
  • Patent number: 10470601
    Abstract: A tea drink preparation method for preparing a cold tea drink by: using high temperature and high pressure brewing machine to brew a powdered tea so as to make a hot tea drink, and then using a beverage cooling device to cool down the hot tea drink so as to obtain a cold tea drink, and then using a vessel to take the cold tea drink for service. Thus, this method shortens the contact time between the hot tea drink and the air and reduces the risk of tea drink contamination, avoiding deterioration in color and flavor due to oxidation and maintaining good tea drink hygiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: GUEN LUNG TUAN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 10470602
    Abstract: A pump coffee brewer and related methods of use for brewing individual servings of coffee. The pump coffee brewer can include a pump assembly, brew chamber assembly and filtration assembly, whereby user manipulation of the pump assembly directs heated water through ground coffee to form freshly brewed coffee. The pump coffee brewer can physically interface with a coffee mug for receiving the freshly brewed coffee while in some alternative embodiments, a discharge assembly can be incorporated for filling the coffee mug. The pump coffee brewer all provide a coffee consumer the ability to generate individual servings of freshly brewed coffee on demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: National Presto Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Geissler
  • Patent number: 10470603
    Abstract: The invention concerns a brewing unit (3) having a cavity for enclosing a food ingredient contained in a package (C), comprising first (14) and second (15) cavity parts, and fluid injection means (13), characterized in that said first and second cavity parts (14, 15) are hinged in a pivotal arrangement between open and closed positions and in that, when said cavity parts are pivoted in a closed position, the fluid injection means (13) and/or the first cavity part (14) are movable in translation relative to the second cavity part (15), between:—a closed unlocked position that allows relative pivotal movement between cavity parts, and—a closed locked position wherein said cavity parts are translated in contact with each other to close said brewing cavity, and wherein said injection means (13) protrude inside the brewing cavity to pierce a wall of the portion package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Dumur, Fabien Ludovic Agon, Youcef Ait Bouziad
  • Patent number: 10470604
    Abstract: A beverage forming method and system in which a heater tank can be filled with liquid to an expansion level after a beverage is formed. The liquid in the heater tank may be heated, causing expansion of the liquid in the tank. Thereafter, a volume of liquid may be delivered to the tank to fill the tank to a liquid delivery level at which the tank is filled to deliver a controlled volume of liquid to form a beverage. No further heating of liquid in the tank may be performed or required after filling to the delivery level since the volume of liquid delivered to fill the tank to the liquid delivery level may be relatively small. Accurate volumes of liquid may be delivered in a way that compensates for any expansion that may occur due to heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Zimmerman, William T. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10470605
    Abstract: A beverage machine system that includes: an insulated potable liquid storage tank having an interior volume; a liquid carbonator spaced within the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank and submerged therein; a high pressure potable liquid pump configured to pump potable liquid from the interior volume of the insulated potable liquid storage tank through a potable liquid conduit to a spray nozzle within an interior volume of the liquid carbonator; and a cooling coil positioned in a spaced apart relationship but wound around the carbonator such that the cooling coil does not physically touch an exterior surface of the carbonator submersed within the chilled potable liquid and the space between the cooling coil and the carbonator is at least substantially free of any other structure other than periodic frozen potable liquid adjacent the cooling coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Erdogan Ergican, Sann Naing, Rodrigo Dos Santo Rengel, Sergio Luis Da Silva, Andre Goncalez Ribeiro
  • Patent number: 10470606
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of the beverage preparation machines having an ingredient processing module for preparing a beverage with at least one ingredient supplied with a capsule. The machine comprises a positioner arranged to hold at least one capsule out of the ingredient processing module. It further comprises a sensing arrangement adapted to detect an event related to the insertion by a user of a capsule and/or the presence of the capsule on or into the positioner. The machine is configured, upon detection of the event, to transfer the capsule to the ingredient processing module by using transfer means, and then to start the preparation of the beverage. More particularly, the invention relates to a machine providing a convenient and safe solution to fully automate the preparation of a beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Alfred Yoakim, Youcef Ait Bouziad, Fabien Ludovic Agon, Alexandre Kollep, Gilles Gavillet
  • Patent number: 10470607
    Abstract: Combined water dispensers and coffee making devices are disclosed, which include a cabinet configured to house a water bottle in a bottom half of the interior portion of the cabinet; a cold tank that is configured to receive water from the water bottle, which is connected to an evaporator; one or more hot tanks that are configured to receive water (directly or indirectly) from the cold tank, which are connected to a heating coil to heat the water that is contained therein; and a coffee making device located on a top side of the cabinet. The coffee making device receives water from the hot tank, receives a disposable cartridge that contains coffee grinds for a single-serving of coffee, causes water to contact the coffee grinds to produce a coffee beverage, and employs a set of spikes to make water entry and exit apertures in the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: George Yui, Andrei Yui
  • Patent number: 10470608
    Abstract: A beverage supply device applied to a beverage dispenser providing a beverage to a beverage container and has a beverage supply route for supplying a milk beverage to the beverage container, includes a washing unit to, in response to a washing instruction, mix an undiluted wash fluid with a wash hot water to generate a wash fluid, the undiluted wash fluid being supplied from an undiluted wash fluid accommodating unit configured to accommodate the undiluted wash fluid, the hot water being supplied from a hot water storage unit configured to stores the hot water which is for generating pressurized steam for forming the milk beverage, supply the wash fluid to the beverage supply route communicating with the washing unit, and supply the hot water supplied from the hot-water storage unit to the beverage supply route as a rinse hot water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihide Mochida