Patents Issued in March 31, 2020
  • Patent number: 10602812
    Abstract: A slide fastener reinforcing strap for securing across an opening formed between first and second tapes of a slide fastener is provided. The slide fastener reinforcing strap extends from a first end to a second end along a centerline. The slide fastener reinforcing strap includes a first protrusion between the first and second ends. The first protrusion extends in a first direction which is perpendicular to the centreline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: YKK Corporation
    Inventor: John Gordon
  • Patent number: 10602813
    Abstract: Provided are a latching mechanism and a wearable device including the latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes: a latching housing (1), including an elastic member mounting hole (2) through which an elastic member (3) penetrates and from which two ends of the elastic member extend; two push rods (4), oppositely abutting against two ends of the elastic member and connected to the latching housing in a slide fit, each push rod including a clamping post (5) protruding in a direction away from the latching housing, and the clamping posts of push rods being located in same axis and parallel with an axial direction of the elastic member; and a packaging housing (6), packaging and covering the latching housing and push rods in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the elastic member, exposing side surfaces (7), perpendicular to the axial direction of the elastic member, of the push rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiao Yang, Ling Wu, Bin Gao
  • Patent number: 10602814
    Abstract: A bezel setting comprises: a bezel body having a circumscribing wall with a given body thickness, an upper surface sized to enable a corresponding pavilion surface of a precious stone to rest thereon, and a bendable lip substantially surrounding the upper surface of the bezel body, the lip having an interior surface shaped to be substantially matched and complementary to an exterior surface defining a girdle surface of the precious stone, and the lip has a thickness dimension that is substantially smaller than said body thickness of said bezel body. The lip is made of a material that is compressible and bendable so it can be bent over to tightly wrap the girdle and slightly cover a crown region of the precious stone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: H. K. DESIGNS INC.
    Inventor: Hasmukh H. Dholakiya
  • Patent number: 10602815
    Abstract: Jewelry devices and assemblies for adjusting the appearance of jewelry as worn. The assemblies include a clip having first and second shell pieces pivotally coupled together with a hinge disposed within an interior volume defined by the shell pieces. Gripping members defining gripping surfaces are affixed to interior surfaces of the shell pieces and cooperate to hold in place one or more portions of a necklace, bracelet, anklet, and the like. In some examples, a portion of an elongated member of a jewelry article, such as a necklace chain, is couplable to a terminal extending from one of the shell pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Courtney Skye LLC
    Inventor: Courtney Rohde
  • Patent number: 10602816
    Abstract: Some umbrellas include a support assembly, canopy assembly, and a toroidal air bladder. The support assembly includes a pump and a handle. The canopy assembly includes a plurality of support ribs attached to the handle, and a sheet attached to each of the support ribs. The toroidal air bladder is coupled to the air pump, and the air bladder disposed about the handle and engages the support ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The Handwerker Umbrella Company LLC
    Inventors: Neil Handwerker, Kevin Bailey, James Henderson, Tim Haats
  • Patent number: 10602817
    Abstract: An umbrella system includes a collapsible umbrella preferably having a telescoping pole, and including a generally hollow base unit with an auger member attached to a bottom portion thereof. The telescoping pole may be adjustable in height by any suitable means, and is received by the base unit having a pair of handle members extending radially therefrom, so that a user may grip the handle members in order to twist the base unit with the auger member into the ground. Other features may include an attachable table member, attachable drink holders, a removable carrying strap, a rotating collar assembly affixed to the lower portion of the base unit for attachment to a dog leash, and a water misting system for providing a spray water mist beneath the shade of the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Lance Price
  • Patent number: 10602818
    Abstract: A modular travel case for transporting items includes: a base having opposing side rails formed along sides of the base, the side rails forming elongate channels therein; a plurality of container modules removably secured on the base, the plurality of container modules having a base plate having a width extending across a width of the base such that sides of the base plate fit within the elongate channels formed by the side rails of the base, one or more containers formed on the base and extending upwardly therefrom, the one or more containers including an open end, and one or more caps secured to the one or more containers over the open end. Sides of the plurality of base plates slidably engage the elongate channels formed on the base. A spatula is located in a recess cavity formed in the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Jennifer L. Kerr
  • Patent number: 10602819
    Abstract: A luggage with rotary displacement wheels includes a luggage body (1) having a giving-away surface (16) located on the junction between the bottom panel (13) and back panel (11) thereof, a rotary displacement wheel (2) mounted to each side panel (15) of the luggage body (1). The rotary displacement wheel (2) includes a wheel holder (21) eccentrically pivoted to one respective side panel (15) near the giving-away surface (16) and a tire (22) pivotally mounted on the wheel holder (21). The wheel holder (21) is turnable relative to the luggage body (1) between a first position near the front panel (12) to let a relatively smaller part of the tire (22) protrude over the giving-away surface (16) and a second position far from the front panel (12) to let a relatively larger part of the tire (22) protrude over the giving-away surface (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Fu-Hsing Tan
  • Patent number: 10602820
    Abstract: A device and method thereof for protecting watches and similar articles is provided. The device comprises a tubular support cushion (12) having a first end (122) and a second end (124); a tubular protective sheath (14) having a first end (142) and a second end (144), wherein the first end (142) of the protective sheath is integrally connected to the first end (122) of the support cushion; wherein the support cushion (12) has a suitable thickness and size for fitting one or more articles to be protected thereon and providing support therefor; and wherein the protective sheath (14) is foldable toward the second end (124) of the support cushion to cover at least a portion of the support cushion on which the article fitted, and when the folded protective sheath is on the exterior of the device, it protects the article on the support cushion. The device provides easy, practical and secure presentation, storage and protection for the precious articles when they are not worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Simon Bradley Phipps
  • Patent number: 10602821
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a soft-sided carry-all bag containing fixed insulated and non-insulated compartments for extensive storage of various items needed for everyday use including, among other things, food, footwear, laptop computers, cellular phones, books and notebooks, writing or eating utensils, water and drinks bottles, eyeglasses, coins, wallets, credit cards, cosmetics, toiletries, and clothing. The bag is meant to provide an individual with a means for consolidating such various items of everyday use without sacrificing aesthetic features, and generally includes a flexible main compartment for the storage of larger items, a rigid insulated compartment for the storage of perishable items, and a rigid non-insulated compartment for the storage of smaller items, each with separate access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ta'Loria Da'Shea Young, Eunice Damaris Martinez-Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10602822
    Abstract: A luggage includes a pull handle unit, a pressing unit mounted in the pull handle unit, a driving unit connected with the pressing unit, a transmission unit connected with the driving unit, and a wheel unit connected with the transmission unit. The pull handle unit includes an outer pipe and an inner pipe. The wheel unit includes a single wheel. When the inner pipe is moved downward in the outer pipe, the wheel is braked and cannot be moved anymore, and when the inner pipe is moved upward in the outer pipe, the wheel is unlocked and is moved freely. Thus, when the inner pipe is retracted into the outer pipe, the wheel is braked temporarily, such that the luggage is locked and cannot be moved when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Hsuen-Hsuan Wang
  • Patent number: 10602823
    Abstract: A handbag includes interior pockets or audible compartments that, when touched, provide an audible identification of contents, enabling objects to be easily retrieved despite the number of objects stored in the handbag and in a dark environment. The audible content identification may additionally be combined with a variety of additional “smart” or convenience features, such as audible reminders of items on a checklist input through a smartphone interface or memo pad or suggestions for hairstyles based on a weather report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Ronald Christopher Duncan, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10602824
    Abstract: A hair styling apparatus includes a handle, a rotatable component operatively coupled to the handle and adapted for rotatable movement to engage a length of hair to impart a curling effect to the length of hair and an ion generator mounted to the handle and dimensioned and adapted to direct a concentration of ions to the length of hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Kit Lun Leung
  • Patent number: 10602825
    Abstract: A steam appliance intended to style hair, includes: —a base having a fluid reservoir including a component for demineralizing the fluid that is arranged upstream of the reservoir, —an intermediate chamber for raw fluid, the intermediate chamber being arranged upstream of the demineralizing component, —a cover intended to closed the intermediate chamber, —a portable unit for styling the hair, the unit being remote from the base and having a component for outputting steam in the direction of the hair, —a line including at least one duct intended to put the base and the portable unit into fluid communication, —a component for vaporizing the fluid and a component for outputting steam in the direction of the hair. The intermediate chamber includes in its interior a splitter intended to increase the flow cross section of the fluid through the inlet of the demineralizing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventor: Eddy Ngo
  • Patent number: 10602826
    Abstract: A hand held appliance comprising an outer wall, a user operable button, a switch mechanism, and a switch assembly wherein the switch assembly is housed within the outer wall and comprises a frame, an actuator and a flexible membrane which connects the actuator to the frame and wherein the actuator cooperates with both the switch mechanism and the user operable button. The outer wall may comprise an aperture and the user operable button engages with the actuator through the aperture. The user operable button may be spaced from the flexible membrane by the actuator. The actuator may comprise a recess which engages with a corresponding protrusion that extends from the user operable button. The actuator may comprise a second recess which engages with an activation knob of the switch mechanism. The second recess may be spaced from the recess. The flexible membrane may extend around the perimeter of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Daniel Currer Wilkinson, Oliver James Pelham Thorman, Antoine Francois Atkinson
  • Patent number: 10602827
    Abstract: A blow dryer attachment for vectoring directional flow of an airstream exiting a barrel of a blow dryer. The attachment features at least two body components in an articulated engagement having a central passage which may be curved by such articulation to reposition and exit aperture in a nozzle end opposite a connection to a blow dryer. A flexible coupling may be provided as an interface to connect the device to a broader range of blow dryers. A rotational engagement of the first component to the blow dryer allows for rotation of the exit aperture around the axis of the blow dryer barrel for additional adjustment of the angle and direction or vector angle of the exiting airstream from the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Serafino Torres, Serafino James Edwards
  • Patent number: 10602828
    Abstract: Provided is a case for liquid state cosmetics. The case for liquid state cosmetics includes a case body in which a liquid content is contained, a shoulder unit coupled to an upper portion of the case body and having a content discharge hole at a central portion thereof, a pumping unit inserted into the shoulder part and connected to the content discharge hole to discharge the content through pumping action due to elasticity, and a button unit coupled to an upper portion of the shoulder unit and connected to the pumping unit to operate the pumping unit so that the content is discharged by pumping action of the pumping unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Young-Kwang Byun
  • Patent number: 10602829
    Abstract: A cartridge of an oil-free lip balm includes a sleeve, an inner body arranged on the sleeve and a tube base arranged on the inner body and in threaded connection to the sleeve. The sleeve drives the tube base to axially move along the inner body. The inner body includes a base and a limiting tube connected to the base, the limiting tube is arranged in a hollow manner. The limiting tube is provided with a plurality of limiting grooves extending in an axial direction. The tube base is provided with one or more bulges. The tube base is provided with outer threads. The tube base is arranged in the limiting tube of the inner body. The bulges on the tube base transversely passes through the limiting grooves. The outer threads are in threaded connection to inner threads on the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Choebe (Dongguan) Package Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jieping Xiong
  • Patent number: 10602830
    Abstract: A dispensing system has a dispenser for delivering a variable colour mixture, and a computer system having a touch screen on which the mixture colour can be displayed, and a selection movable on the screen, to vary the dispensed mixture colour. A method for learning to use such a dispensing system having a dispenser allows a colour mixture to be dispensed, and a computer system, making it possible to select a colour and to memorize data, including: selecting at least one colour with the aid of a computer system interface, delivering, with the aid of the dispenser, at least one selected colour mixture, evaluating the one or more dispensed mixtures after application to at least one face zone, memorizing the at least one mixture characteristics, in particular a mixture that the user wishes to be able to recover, and of at least one zone on which it has been tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: L'OREAL
    Inventors: Franck Giron, Henri Samain, Jean-Baptiste Blanc
  • Patent number: 10602831
    Abstract: A backpack including a body having a back surface configured to be positioned adjacent to a back of a wearer when the backpack is worn. The body further includes a front surface at least partially spaced away from the back surface to at least partially define an inner cavity therebetween. The backpack has a storage component positioned within the inner cavity and at least one shoulder strap coupled to the body and positionable over a shoulder of a wearer. The backpack further has a releasable fastener that is movable to an open position to provide access to the inner cavity and movable to a closed position to block access to the inner cavity. The back surface includes a hinge about which the back surface is predisposed to bend, and the backpack is configured such that when the releasable fastener is in the open position at least part of the back surface is pivotable about the hinge to provide access to the inner cavity. The hinge is positioned below the storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventor: Michael D. Rowe
  • Patent number: 10602832
    Abstract: A process manufactures a padding device (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e), for a carrying belt system (100) for a respirator (1000), having a closed pad core shell (20) and a pad core (30) configured in the pad core shell. The process includes injection molding a hollow profiled section, inserting of a pad core material into the hollow profiled section for forming the pad core in the hollow profiled section, and closing the hollow profiled section (21) for creating the closed pad core shell (20). The padding device (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d; 10e) has a closed pad core shell (20) and a pad core (30) arranged in the pad core shell. The pad core shell is seamless as an injection-molded component in at least some sections. A carrying belt system as well as a respirator with the carrying belt system are provided with the belt system having the padding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: DRÄGER SAFETY AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Bastian Wilke
  • Patent number: 10602833
    Abstract: A luggage assembly includes a first bag and a second bag, each bag having a rear side with a number of fasteners that engage the rear sides of the other bag to attach them together. The rear sides also have an open slot near the top end to receive a dual bag strap extending between the bags, such that the bags may be used as saddlebags. The bags may further include bag handles near the top end of the bags, and an assembly handle extending between the bag handles such that the luggage assembly may be conveniently carried as a single unit. The luggage assembly also includes an individual bag strap that may attach to the fasteners on the rear sides such that the bags may be used and carried individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Shawn Powell
  • Patent number: 10602834
    Abstract: Implementations of a nose brush are provided. In some implementations, the nose brush comprises an elongated handle having a first end and a second end. The nose brush further comprises a brush head affixed to at least one of the ends of the handle. In some implementations, the brush head comprises a body and fibers extending from the body where the body is tapered such that the width of the brush head at a distal end is smaller than the width of the brush head at a proximal end. In some implementations, the fibers are elongated and are distributed around the brush head and on the top of the brush head. In some implementations, the body comprises an absorbent fibrous material. In some implementations, the handle and brush head are biodegradable and disposable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Dane Holland
  • Patent number: 10602835
    Abstract: A hair brush system with a rapid, consistent, and efficient means for connecting and ejecting the brush handle from the brush head. The hair brushes feature a strong support member structure that gives the hairbrush strength while the handle and brush head are connected. The handle has a pair of barbed ejection fingers that engage and retain the brush head. When separation of the brush handle and the brush head is desired, the user depresses an actuator associated with each ejection finger. The compressed ejection finger has a tip that comes into contact with a conical protrusion in the brush head. The resulting action first disengages the brush head and then causes an outward force to be applied to the brush head thereby ejecting it from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Olivia Garden International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jean Rennette
  • Patent number: 10602836
    Abstract: A toothbrush having a cleaning column is provided. The toothbrush includes a handle portion, a neck portion, and a head portion. The cleaning column is attached to the head portion and extends away from an upper surface of the head portion. The cleaning column includes a cleaning surface for contacting a user's teeth. In one preferred embodiment, the cleaning surface can be made of foam that is formed via a reticulation process that exposes connected skeletal strands and the broken skeletal strands each having at least one free end of the foam. The connected skeletal strands and the broken skeletal strands of foam can facilitate the cleaning of the user's teeth, and the areas of the foam between the connected skeletal strands and the broken skeletal strands can facilitate holding of dentifrice therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HAYDEN PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Curan Mehra, Alan Trojanowski
  • Patent number: 10602837
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an oral care implement includes an elongate body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a head disposed at the distal end of the elongate body, a plurality of bristles disposed at the head, a speaker, a sound chamber, and a water impermeable membrane. The speaker is disposed in the elongate body to emit sound corresponding to audio received from an audio source. Speakers disposed in a distance spaced from the proximal end of the elongate body and is configured to emit sound toward the proximal end of the elongate body. The sound chamber includes an elongate internal space extending from the first opening proximate the speaker the second proximate the proximal end of the elongate body. Sound emitted from the speaker passes through the sound chamber. The water impermeable membrane occludes the sound chamber between the speaker and the proximal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Brian Bloch, Lars Ralf Rainer Lieberwirth
  • Patent number: 10602838
    Abstract: A foldable and height-adjustable table may include a main frame, a foldable frame, and a wheel assembly. The main frame has two side frames which are separated with a distance and parallel with each other. Each of the side frames has a vertical front sleeve and a vertical rear sleeve, and each of top bars horizontally located at a top end of the side frame. A table top has a pivotal side edge pivotally coupled with one of the top bars and an opposed detachable side edge detachably coupled with another top bar. The table top is configured to be coupled on tops of the top bars for use or pivotally turned over to couple at an outer edge of the side frame for store, and the main frame is configured to be folded between the folded position and unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Chang Hong Ou
  • Patent number: 10602839
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods for controlling movement of a desk or table. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may include a housing arranged with the desk or table and a lever configured to initiate raising or lowering of the desk in response to a force applied by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LINAK A/S
    Inventors: David B. Seal, Keith D. Alsberg
  • Patent number: 10602840
    Abstract: A height adjustable table can include a plurality of legs, a lower portion, a worksurface, a height adjustable surface, and a linkage. The worksurface can be supported by the plurality of legs and can include a fixed surface and a height adjustable surface. The fixed surface can be secured to at least one of the lower portion and the plurality of legs, and the fixed surface can define a recessed portion. The height adjustable surface can be movable between a raised position and a lowered position so that the height-adjustable surface retracts into the recessed portion when in the lowered position so that the height adjustable surface is coplanar with the fixed surface. The linkage can be configured to move the height adjustable surface between the lowered position and the raised position so that the height adjustable surface remains parallel to the fixed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ERGOTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, John William Theis, Michael John Mullen
  • Patent number: 10602841
    Abstract: A video screen holding assembly for holding an electronic device in a landscape position or a portrait position includes a frame and a plurality of holding units. Each of the holding units is pivotally coupled to and extends outwardly from the frame and the holding units are spaced from each other and distributed horizontally along the frame. Each of the holding units has a deployed position and a stored position and each of the holding units holds an electronic device when in the deployed position. A plurality of first couplers is provided and each of the first couplers pivotally couples a respective one of the holding units to the frame. A plurality of second couplers is provided and each of the second couplers pivotally couples a respective one of the holding units to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Todd Hawkinson
  • Patent number: 10602842
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for motorized modular shelf organization. The system and method includes a gondola rack with a plurality of longitudinal shelves which engage with an upright support on the gondola rack, and are capable of moving vertically via a motorized element. The gondola rack also includes at least two support arms which are capable of grasping the plurality of longitudinal shelves and moving the plurality of longitudinal shelves laterally and vertically so that the longitudinal shelves may swap positions with another shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Greg A. Bryan, Cristy Brooks, Benjamin D. Enssle, David Blair Brightwell
  • Patent number: 10602843
    Abstract: A floating shelf apparatus that includes a mounting bracket and a shelf. The mounting bracket is coupled directly to a support surface such as a wall and the shelf is mounted to the support surface to hang the shelf from the support surface. The mounting bracket includes a first portion that is coupled to the wall, a second portion having an S-shape that extends from a first end of the first portion, and a third portion having a linear shape that extends from a second end of the first portion. The shelf includes a ledge portion upon which items may be supported and a mounting portion that facilitates mounting the shelf to the mounting bracket. The mounting portion has a mounting element that interacts with the second portion of the mounting bracket to mount the shelf to the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Salvatore Sisto
  • Patent number: 10602844
    Abstract: A document holder for a display monitor is provided. The device includes a lower portion attached to an upper portion with a hinge, where the lower portion is, in turn affixable to an upper edge of a housing of a display monitor. The lower portion can be integral to the display monitor housing in one embodiment or can be removably secured thereto via a bracket in alternate embodiments. The lower portion further includes a pair of sidewalls and a front retaining wall defining a tray configured to support a document. The upper portion is rotatable between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration, such that the upper portion is positioned between the side retaining walls when the upper portion is in the stored configuration. In one use, documents are displayed above a display monitor within the document holder for enhanced visibility and accessibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Melanee Elliston, Daniel Elliston
  • Patent number: 10602845
    Abstract: Systems herein provide a customizable camp chair cover that may provide additional functional features and/or aesthetic elements to portable seating. In some examples, portions of the camp chair cover are inflatable and/or receive inserted inflation devices for customized support at various areas of seating when attached to the chair. Portions of the camp chair cover may be configured to provide access to portions of the chair and/or accessories. The camp chair cover may also be customized to provide team logos, designs, colors, and other aesthetic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Mason, Mary Billingsley McDaniel
  • Patent number: 10602846
    Abstract: A method for using a back lifting chair designed for treating and preventing back problems by monitoring posture, weight distribution, and sitting duration of an occupant of a seating device, and reducing pressure on a user's spinal disc by adjusting the user's posture. The method allows for an up-lifting motion on the user's torso, reducing the weight and pressure asserted on the lumbar disc, and preventing any further damage to it. The method allows for an upward and downward movement, hence partially or completely lifting the user from the seat, effectively reducing the pressure on the user's spine and back. The upward motion can be initialized by the user, or alternatively, it can be automatically activated by the weight sensor installed on the seat device which detects the prolonged period of sitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Henry C. Liu
  • Patent number: 10602847
    Abstract: A seatback assembly is provided having a thoracic support structure. The thoracic support structure includes a center portion extending in an upright direction and is adapted to be positioned adjacent the seatback to align adjacent a thoracic region a user's spine. The center portion is formed of a first foam material having a first hardness. A pair of side portions are disposed adjacent to and connected with the center portion. The side portions are formed of a second foam material having a second hardness. The first hardness is greater than the second hardness for providing support to the user's spine. An adjustment mechanism is connected to the thoracic support structure for positioning the support structure along the seatback so that the center portion provides support to at least a portion of the thoracic region of the user's spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Winsen C. Zouzal, Ashford Allen Galbreath, Asad S. Ali, Terry O'Bannon, Gerald Steven Locke, Jennifer Badgley, Thomas S. Hicks, Walter T. Cichocki
  • Patent number: 10602848
    Abstract: A comfort divider for use in a seating system for improved user comfort and convenience while maximizing auditorium floor space utilization. The comfort divider is comprised of foot rest assemblies and recliner backstop assemblies arranged in an alternating fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Enrique Ramirez Magaña
  • Patent number: 10602849
    Abstract: A sitting device that encourages the active engagement of the user to remain upright. A seat (14) supported by a central column (12) passes through a pivot joint (16) supported by a base (10). The pivot joint (16) is located substantially at the median of the central column (12) between the seat (14) and the bottom of the base (10). The central column (12) pivots angularly providing the user mobility in his or her hips and lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine. The central column (12) and seat (14) are brought back to vertical when the sitting device is not in use by means of a counterweight (18) affixed to the bottom of the central column (12). The length of the central column (12) may be adjustable to allow the user to select the desired height of the seat (14). The pivot joint (16) may be a spherical plain bearing, spherical ball bearing, gimbal bearing, spherical thrust bearing, or other device that allows the central column (12) to pivot angularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Aaron Flax Cass
  • Patent number: 10602850
    Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for supporting a patient's arm having a top surface, a bottom surface, a peripheral surface, and an outer layer. The top surface has a front edge and a back edge opposite the front edge. The top surface defines a concave depression that extends into the top surface and slopes downward from the back edge to the front edge. The bottom surface is opposite the top surface. The peripheral surface connects the top surface to the bottom surface. The outer layer is connected to a portion of the peripheral surface and defines a pocket between the outer layer and the portion of the peripheral surface. The pocket has an opening adjacent to the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Corey Green
  • Patent number: 10602851
    Abstract: An electric bed frame, comprising a main frame which has a pair of longitudinal rail members and a pair of transverse rail members, each longitudinal rail member has a guide slot; a secondary frame comprising at least four rotatable rollers adapted to be inserted in the guide slots of the main frame and run a movement with respect to the main frame in the guide slots; and wherein the longitudinal rail members of said main frame are connected with the adjacent transverse rail members via main frame riveted plates. The bed frame of the invention is easy for assembly. In this way, when the parts plant is far away from the assembly plant, each part of the bed frame can be transported in the form of parts and get assembled after reaches the assembly plant, so as to save transportation cost, meanwhile, the strength of the bed frame assembled in this way is equivalent to that of a welded bed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Ergomotion, Inc.
    Inventor: Jianchun Xu
  • Patent number: 10602852
    Abstract: Disclosed are foldable bed frames, and oblique supports and connecting mechanisms for foldable bed frames. A foldable bed frame includes first and second sub-frames, and first and second side leg assemblies. The first and second sub-frames, each having top and bottom surfaces, are pivotally connected to each other. The first and second side leg assemblies are pivotally connected to the sub-frames and positioned within the space between the top and bottom surfaces of the sub-frames when folded. In some cases, the foldable bed frame includes a middle leg assembly, oblique supports, connecting pieces, and/or support connecting mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Inno-Sports Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwanjun Choi
  • Patent number: 10602853
    Abstract: A bench for a bed frame having a headboard includes a base frame and a back frame. The base frame includes a seat frame and a leg frame downwardly extended from the seat frame. The back frame is upwardly extended from the seat frame, wherein a shape of the back frame matches with a shape of the headboard of the bed frame. In particular, an ornamental design of the back frame matches with an ornamental design of the headboard of the bed frame, so as to enhance an aesthetic appearance of the bench which serves as a bedroom bench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Lei Yang
  • Patent number: 10602854
    Abstract: A footrest stretching device used for a convertible sofa including a left-side component and a right-side component; the left-side component and the right-side component are each provided with identical parts as follows: a mounting side-plate, a third foot lever and a fourth foot lever, with one end of the third foot lever and one end of the fourth foot lever being rotatably connected to the mounting side-plate; the footrest stretching device includes a first footrest connector connected to the other end of the third foot lever, and a second footrest connector connected to the other end of the fourth foot lever; an outer footrest mounting member is connected to the other end of the first footrest connector; a middle footrest mounting member is connected to the other end of the second footrest connector; a third footrest connector is rotatably connected onto the second footrest connector; a fourth footrest connector is connected onto the third footrest connector; an inner footrest mounting member is rotatably
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG FEILI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijie Gu, Guoli Zou, Dai Mingxing
  • Patent number: 10602855
    Abstract: A furniture sheet is provided, including a sheet body that has a through-hole in at least an edge portion, and longitudinal frame portions that are disposed on the edge portion of the sheet body, and that are respectively attached to the corresponding longitudinal frame portions. The longitudinal edge member includes a first longitudinal member that is disposed on a first surface side of the sheet body, a second longitudinal member that is disposed on a second surface side of the sheet body, and that pinches the sheet body between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member, and a fixing portion that fixes the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member to each other together with the sheet body through the through-hole of the sheet body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: OKAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinya Naitou
  • Patent number: 10602856
    Abstract: A seat cushion is provided. The seat cushion includes a first cushion comprising a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side or the top side includes a contoured area and the contoured area has a convex or a concave shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Nilesh D. Mankame, Onkar Akolkar, Brennon L. White, Edward T. Kuczynski, Daniel W. Booth, Daniel J. Ridgeway, Udit Patel
  • Patent number: 10602857
    Abstract: A secondary tray apparatus for a child's high chair of the type having each of a seat and a tray with an eating surface that is coupled to the high chair. The secondary tray apparatus includes an eating surface bounded along a first side by an inner edge and is otherwise bounded by a wall having inner and outer sides. The wall extends upwardly from the eating surface to a height of at least 4? above said eating surface, with at least the inner side of the wall angled away from the eating surface. Securing means coupled to the tray apparatus permit securely coupling the secondary tray apparatus on top of a high chair tray. In the state of being secured on top of a high chair tray, the inner edge is positioned so as to confront a child seated in the high chair, and the wall is disposed so as to define a surface for containing items placed on the eating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Richard James Harris
  • Patent number: 10602858
    Abstract: A rack assembly for storing and dispensing spices is disclosed. The rack assembly comprises a base, a spindle couple to the base, a plurality of rods coupled to the spindle, a plurality of platforms mounted on the spindle, and a plurality of containers. Each container is placed on the platform and coupled to the rod. Each container comprises a wheel provided within. The wheel is coupled to the rod. Each rod is actuated to operate the wheel to dispense spices stored in the container. The rack assembly comprises a control unit communicatively coupled to the plurality of rods. The control unit is used to select an amount of the spice required. After selecting, the control unit instructs the rod to actuate and to operate the wheel to dispense the spice stored in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Jamila Hunter
  • Patent number: 10602859
    Abstract: A display table for displaying perishable produce items comprises a base; a produce bed on which the perishable produce items are positioned; and an air flow system for providing air circulation and ventilation at the produce bed. The air flow system comprises a plurality of ducts under the produce bed; an air distribution box that evenly distributes the air through the ducts; and a plurality of fans that circulate the air from the ducts under the produce bed to a region above the produce bed. The display table further comprises a control device that controls a flow of the air via the fans to the produce bed according to a state of the perishable produce items on the produce bed; and a self-contained power panel that generates power for the fans, the air distribution box, and the control device, wherein the power panel includes a cell power electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventor: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao
  • Patent number: 10602860
    Abstract: A collapsible display unit includes a first tab protruding from a free edge of a first widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in a base panel. A second tab protrudes from a free edge of an opposing second widthwise sidewall that is insertable into a slot in the base panel. A hinge in the base panel extends lengthwise between two free edges and through a center of the base panel. A hinge in the first widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the first widthwise sidewall. A hinge in the second widthwise sidewall extends between two free edges and through a center of the second widthwise sidewall. The first lengthwise sidewall has opposing end flaps that remain affixed to portions of the widthwise sidewalls for configuration between assembled and collapsed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Clark, Erin L. Zobel, David H. Cheney
  • Patent number: 10602861
    Abstract: A digital vanity mirror assembly includes a mirror that has a reflective surface being directed toward a user to provide a reflection for personal grooming. A pedestal is positionable on a horizontal support surface and the mirror is coupled to the pedestal such that the mirror is supported above the horizontal support surface. A control circuit is coupled to the mirror and a transceiver is coupled to the mirror. The transceiver is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communication network to facilitate two way communication between the user and a remote individual when the user is viewing the mirror. A touch screen is integrated into the reflective surface of the mirror and the touch screen is electrically coupled to the control circuit for controlling operational parameters of the control circuit and the transceiver. Moreover, the touch screen displays indicia received from the transceiver and a remote control is provided that is in wireless communication with the transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Ksenia Meyers, Oscar Boveda