Patents Issued in June 9, 2020
  • Patent number: 10676892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a replaceable blade piece of a working cylinder of a screen crusher. A blade piece—has a frame portion and a blade portion, the longitudinally opposite front surfaces of which form work surfaces. The frame portion has a through hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the blade portion. A channel-like section is formed on opposite sides of the frame portion containing the hole and extends in the vertical direction of a frame portion, between the edge areas of the side with the hole. The invention further relates to a replaceable blade piece holder having a U-shaped frame portion including arm portions, through which extends a longitudinal hole of the frame portion, and a bottom portion. On the opposite surfaces of the arm portions, onto their middle area is formed a bulge, which extends in the vertical direction of the arm portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ALLU FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Tommi Mäkelä
  • Patent number: 10676893
    Abstract: A self-leveling front-end loader for attachment to a tractor. The self-leveling front-end loader includes a support structure configured to be attached to the tractor, and two extendable booms, each boom including a proximal leg, a distal leg, and a self-leveling hydraulic linkage configured to maintain the tilt angle of an accessory, such as a bucket. Each extendable boom has a boom extension hydraulic cylinder for extending the boom by up to 2 to 4 feet, a lift hydraulic cylinder to lift each boom, a self-leveling hydraulic cylinder, and a tilt hydraulic cylinder to tilt the accessory. The extendable booms enhance the capability of the front-end loader to position payload higher and farther than a standard front end loader, while preserving the stability and lifting capacity of the front-end loader. The booms have a traditional “dogleg” bend of 105 to 135 degrees, providing the two booms a wide range of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Larry Irby Williams
  • Patent number: 10676894
    Abstract: A levelling apparatus, that is typically as used on tractors, excavators and skid-steer vehicles, and references the levelling assembly and mounting options including directly to the existing blade of vehicles as well as other mounting arrangements. Preferred embodiments of a levelling apparatus include a blade body portion and body mounting portion connected by an arrangement of fixed and adjustable linkages, preferably hydraulic, to allow movement of the blade body portion, relative to the body mounting portion, in substantially an up and down direction, as well as rotational movement about an axis perpendicular to the general plane of an attached blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Rodney Warwick Sharp
  • Patent number: 10676895
    Abstract: An overflow system for a hopper dredger comprises an overflow tube; an inlet for taking in head water from the hopper; and a collector to collect the flow of head water entering the inlet and guide the flow to the overflow tube. The collector comprises a substantially horizontal top portion which delineates a top of a flowpath for head water into the collector to ensure substantially radial flow into the collector. At least one of the overflow tube and the inlet is adjustable for controlling flow into the overflow system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: IHC Holland IE B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Josephus Petrus Marie Koevoets, Arjen van der Horst
  • Patent number: 10676896
    Abstract: An access system (10) for an earth moving equipment (100) to allow a person to travel from ground level to an elevated position, said access system (10) includes an access means (12) mountable on to the earth moving equipment (100), and a retraction mechanism (50) to move the access means (10) between a deployed position (14) wherein a person can ascend or descend on the access means and a retracted position (16) wherein the access means (10) is stowed, and a locking means (52) moveable to an operative position wherein the locking means (52) restrains movement of the access means (10) in the retracted position (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Barjoh Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Nathan Ellement
  • Patent number: 10676897
    Abstract: A construction machine that can easily regulate a set maximum flow rate at a time of replacement of an attachment and that can improve an energy conservation performance is provided. A controller selects a corresponding map in response to an attachment designation signal from among maps each of which sets a relationship between an operation signal per type of the attachment and a flow rate of a hydraulic fluid supplied to an actuator, generates a control signal by causing the selected map to refer to the operation signal, and controls a flow control valve of an attachment flow rate regulation valve device in such a manner that a position of the flow control valve is switched over from a neutral position on the basis of the control signal. An unloading valve that maintains a differential pressure across the flow control valve is disposed in the attachment flow rate regulation valve device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Daisuke Oka, Hajime Yoshida, Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Natsuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10676898
    Abstract: In a hydraulic drive system of a work machine which drives a plurality of actuators using three or more pumps, for an operation not including traveling, a highly efficient combined operation in a front implement and excellent combined operability of a swing and the front implement are enabled, while for an operation including traveling, a highly efficient traveling operation and a highly efficient combined operation of traveling and the front implement are enabled, and a sufficient operation speed of the front implement is achieved. To this end, each of the flow rates of the first, second, and third pumps (101, 201, 301) can be controlled independently by performing the load sensing control, and in a combined operation for driving a boom (511) and an arm (512), ether one of them is driven by the first pump while the other one is driven by the second pump, and the swing is driven by the third pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Hibachi Construction Machinery Tierra Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiwamu Takahashi, Taihei Maehara, Kazushige Mori, Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Natsuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10676899
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety system for a construction machine, and the safety system for a construction machine according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a pilot pump which supplies a pilot working fluid; multiple spools which are operated by the pilot working fluid to control a supply of a main working fluid and each have a signal unit formed in one region thereof; a signal line which sequentially connects the pilot pump and the signal units of the multiple spools and discharges the pilot working fluid, which is supplied by the pilot pump, to a hydraulic tank; and a pressure sensor which measures pressure in the signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 10676900
    Abstract: A region extraction unit extracts a region indicating distance distribution of an attachment from distance image data acquired by a distance sensor by using a posture detected by a posture detection unit. A feature amount extraction unit extracts a feature amount of the attachment from the region indicating the distance distribution of the attachment extracted by the region extraction unit. An attachment recognition unit compares the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit with a feature amount of one or more reference attachments stored in a database to recognize the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Hiekata
  • Patent number: 10676901
    Abstract: An exemplary system for an interactive water supply management system for use in residential and commercial properties and a method of installation and use are provided. In the preferred embodiment is a system comprising a water consumption sensor capable of being externally mounted to a water meter, circuitry for the collection of water consumption data, a communication system allowing two way communication with a user and a water main valve shutoff. Remote vibration sensors on water pipes or acceleration sensors on manually articulated water valves provide feedback to the system to allow automatic identification of water consumed by each faucet or appliance. The communication system includes a means of two way communication through the manipulation of the water flow rate by the water shut off valve or by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Water Hero LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Sterling, Alex Cheimets
  • Patent number: 10676902
    Abstract: A sensor-operated pull-out faucet can include a spout having a hose disposed therein, a pull-out spray head fluidly coupled to the hose and configured to dock at an end of the spout, and a sensor assembly disposed at least partially in the spout proximate the end of the spout. The sensor assembly can include a sensor and a shutter disposed adjacent the sensor. The shutter can be operable to obscure the sensor in a closed state and expose the sensor in an open state. The faucet can also include a control unit communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to control fluid flow through the hose and the pull-out spray head based on control signals generated by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiao Chang Li, Frank Seggio
  • Patent number: 10676903
    Abstract: A toilet tank washbasin and faucet system that rests on top of a toilet tank is described by way of example. The faucet dispenses water intended to fill the toilet tank over a drain that leads into the toilet tank. The faucet is useful to a person for washing their hands with the water dispensed from the faucet to advantageously provide a second use of the water before flushing down the toilet. Generally described is a basin that sits atop an open toilet tank. A faucet having a nozzle end is attached to the basin via a keyed member that a) positions the nozzle end over a drain in the basin and b) prevents rotation of the faucet when attached to the basin, the drain leads into the toilet tank. Water is provided to a flexible tube that attaches to a bowl refill tube. The flexible tube extends through the faucet and terminates essentially at the nozzle end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Culver Winston Van Der Jagt, Edward Lafe Altshuler
  • Patent number: 10676904
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes toilet flappers having an adjustable length cord. For example, the present disclosure describes a toilet flapper having a body and two arms. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface. On the top surface, there is a raised portion housing a cord, a locking mechanism, and a spring. In order to install the toilet flapper, a user can grab a hook attached to the end of the cord and pull enough of the cord out of the raised portion so that the user can attach the hook to, for example, a flush lever. Afterwards, the user can press down on the raised portion in order to activate the locking mechanism and prevent any more of the cord from being pulled back into the raised portion by the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: STP INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Sean McCormack
  • Patent number: 10676905
    Abstract: A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, having: a body having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; and a flow adjustment mechanism rotatable within the body to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the first outlet and the second outlet; and an air vent and diaphragm in the body to prevent a siphon flow from the first or second outlet back to the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FLUIDMASTER, INC.
    Inventor: Tuan Le
  • Patent number: 10676906
    Abstract: A control system for a pneumatically operated toilet includes a valve arrangement and a controller. The valve arrangement includes a plurality of solenoid operated valves. The controller includes a microprocessor in signal communication with the plurality of solenoid operated valves, the controller configured to operate the valve arrangement to independently control operation of a water valve for selectively introducing water into a toilet bowl of the pneumatically operated toilet, operation of a flapper valve operating cylinder for opening and closing a waste opening of the toilet bowl, and pressurized air supply to a waste transfer chamber of the pneumatically operated toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Robert M. Herrin, Derrick W. Bradshaw
  • Patent number: 10676907
    Abstract: A thermophilic enzymatic biosynthesis (TEBS) device (50) produces outputs of newly synthesized substances, stabilized matter and fully recovered organic material, wherein the preferred device is a dry closet employing multistage treatment of organic solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. Said contemplated device comprises a multiphase thermophilic environment chamber (MTEC) (1) having a mixing zone (4), a cultivation zone (12), a pasteurization zone (24) and a germination zone (7) which utilizes a multiphase germination (62). The device comprises a thermodynamic pathway (29) and a functional respiration (64) which is directed toward an ammine reaction chamber (ARC) (3), which includes an oxidation surface (47) having reactivity with ammonia, producing a metal ammine complex. The device further comprises a subterranean uptake chamber (SUC) (2) which includes a plant growth medium (44) where gases received from the ARC (3) disperse to an uptake root structure (46), thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: David Jay Mast
  • Patent number: 10676908
    Abstract: A flush toilet comprises a bowl including a shelf formed on the top edge of a bowl-shaped waste receiving surface, and a rim forming an inner wall surface rising from the outside edge of this bowl; and a rim spout portion for spouting flush water to the inside of the bowl. The rim spout portion is disposed on the bowl rim and forms a single rim spout port over the entire perimeter of the rim for spouting flush water, and the rim spout port is disposed on either the left or right of the front side region, and spouts flush water rearward. The region to the side of the rim spout port in the inner wall surface forms a continuous band over the entire bowl perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TOTO LTD.
    Inventors: Shu Kashirajima, Masaaki Momoe, Yuuki Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10676909
    Abstract: A contamination unit for isolating a building from contamination of a sewer is disclosed. The contamination unit includes a housing with an inlet and an outlet, a trap assembly, and a fluid trigger. The inlet is in fluid communication with a fluid source, plumbing equipment, and/or condensating equipment to receive fluid. The housing has a reservoir to collect the fluid therein and to define a reservoir portion of a contamination barrier about the outlet. The trap assembly includes a trap conduit between the outlet and the sewer that is shaped to collect the fluid therein and define a trap portion of the contamination barrier. The fluid trigger is positionable about the housing to selectively release the fluid through the inlet and into the reservoir of the housing whereby the fluid in the contamination barrier is maintained to prevent the contamination from passing from the sewer into the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Rebecca Jarrar
  • Patent number: 10676910
    Abstract: The present invention embodies a drainage device that is used for controlling the flow of rainwater during the first flush of rainfall. The drainage device includes a basin configured to receive rainwater or other liquids from an adjacent driving surface roadway through a drain (e.g., a grate). The interior of the basin encloses a plurality of pollution collection members (e.g., lattices) configured to trap pollutants in the rainwater for extraction from the rainwater. The pollution collection members are angled so as to increase the surface area that is exposed to rainwater entering and received within the drainage device (also referred to herein as the “outside surface” of the pollution collection members). The pollution collection members are configured to trap pollutants. The outside surfaces of the pollution collection members may be covered in a fabric that increases efficiency in filtering pollutants from the rainwater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ABT, INC.
    Inventors: Tom Simon, Frank Sherrill, Blake Locke
  • Patent number: 10676911
    Abstract: A recessed point drain assembly is described. Embodiments of the recessed point drain assembly can include, but are not limited to, a base plate having a recess, a drain body adapted to be coupled to the base plate by a first plurality of fasteners, and a clamping collar adapted to be coupled to the drain by a second plurality of fasteners. A gasket can be sandwiched between the drain body and the clamping collar. Typically, a top of the recessed point drain assembly can be configured to be substantially flush with a top of a subfloor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: QD Holdings I LLC
    Inventor: Josef Erlebach
  • Patent number: 10676912
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a domestic appliance floor drain assembly and related methods for implementing a domestic appliance floor drain assembly. In one such embodiment, an exemplary domestic appliance floor drain assembly includes a floor drain liner with a basin to collect fluids that may be leaking from a domestic appliance; and a floor drain insert configured to fit within the basin, wherein the floor drain insert has a rigid structure that is configured to direct leaking fluids from the domestic appliance to an opening in the floor drain liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Phillip Davis
  • Patent number: 10676913
    Abstract: This application provides examples of apparatus and methods for gating off openings of drain pipes and other structures with openings using a gate that is mounted on a hinge so as to avoid catching debris exiting the pipe or other structure. Variations of the types of gate design, mounting, and shape of the pipe or other structure that is gated are provided to demonstrate some of the various embodiments of the present subject matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond S. Lopez, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10676914
    Abstract: An interface for a structural column includes a female end section that includes at least one first sidewall that extends from a first end along a longitudinal direction and defines a first cavity. An interior surface of the at least one first sidewall tapers transversely outwardly along the female end section towards the first end. The interface also includes a male end section that includes at least one second sidewall that extends from a second end along the longitudinal direction and defines a second cavity. The at least one second sidewall is configured to be received within, and oriented in substantially face-to-face adjacent relationship with, the at least one first sidewall. An exterior surface of the at least one second sidewall tapers transversely inwardly, complementary to the at least one first sidewall, along the male end section towards the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BULL MOOSE TUBE COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abernathy, Marlon Edwin Robinson, Jeffrey A. Packer, James Edward Charmley
  • Patent number: 10676915
    Abstract: A system and methods for the storage, and preservation of mechanical assets, including collectable automobiles, small airplanes and watercraft in a storage unit. The storage unit includes a plurality of asset modules. The volume of each asset module is variable. The atmosphere of each asset module may be controlled by a control system. Control of the atmosphere of each asset module includes control of parameters including the type of gas each atmosphere is composed of and the temperature, the pressure and relative humidity of each atmosphere. These parameters may be monitored and controlled from a remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Michael P. Gibbons
  • Patent number: 10676916
    Abstract: A tilting canopy has a canopy frame, at least one actuator, a plurality of canopy supports, and a support frame. The canopy frame is hingedly connected to the support frame through two medial supports, such that the medial supports act as pivot points for the canopy frame. The at least one actuator is engaged between the canopy frame and the support frame such that the at least one actuator is configured to rotate the canopy frame about the pivot point between a lowered position and a raised position. In the raised position, a user may store a boat or other vehicle or item with towers, Bimini tops, or other features which would normally be prohibitive of moving the boat or other vehicle beneath the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Wayne Floe
  • Patent number: 10676917
    Abstract: A concrete anchor assembly includes a housing including a lower opening and a side wall; a flange portion extending from the housing; a ramp surface extending upwardly around the lower opening; a split body disposed over the lower opening, the split body including a bottom surface engaging the ramp surface, the split body including a threaded opening. The housing includes a gap between the split body and the side wall. A compressed spring forces the split body toward a bottom of the ramp surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: CETRES HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas M Espinosa
  • Patent number: 10676918
    Abstract: A drainage-promoting wrap for a building structure includes a weather-resistive membrane having a face with a series of separate, spaced-apart, spacer elements bonded thereto and projecting therefrom to a first predetermined height and an embossed membrane having embossments projecting from a face thereof to a second predetermined height. The weather-resistive membrane and embossed membrane are bonded together to form a double-sided drainage promoting wrap such that the spacer elements project from a first face of the wrap and the embossments project from an opposite face of the wrap. The first predetermined height may be greater than the second predetermined height. Wall and roof assemblies and a method of producing a wrap are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Benjamin Obdyke Incorporated
    Inventor: George Caruso
  • Patent number: 10676919
    Abstract: Two or more soundproof cells arranged in a two-dimensional manner are provided. At least one of the soundproof cells is a first soundproof cell configured to include a first frame having a first through-hole. At least one of the other soundproof cells is a second soundproof cell including a second frame having a second through-hole and a film fixed to the second frame. A first shielding peak frequency, which is determined by the first through-hole of the first soundproof cell and at which a transmission loss is maximized, is present on a lower frequency side than a first natural vibration frequency of the film of the second soundproof cell, and sound in a predetermined frequency band centered on the first shielding peak frequency is selectively insulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Yamazoe, Shinya Hakuta, Tadashi Kasamatsu, Masayuki Naya
  • Patent number: 10676920
    Abstract: An impact damping mat comprises a plurality of layers arranged in a stacked formation. The stacked formation has a total thickness of no greater than 4 7/16 inches. The plurality of layers cooperate to provide the impact damping mat with at least one of a coefficient of restitution no greater than 30% and a selected sound reduction characteristic. The selected sound reduction characteristic can be a reduction of a maximum sound level of at least 5 dB from 40 to 63 Hz ? octave bands and at least 13 dB at and above 80 Hz ? octave bands normalized to a conventional ? inch rollout rubber flooring product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PLITEQ INC
    Inventors: Paul Downey, Paul Gartenburg
  • Patent number: 10676921
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure is a shingle including a first bituminous sheet at the bottom surface of the shingle, the first bituminous sheet having a lower edge disposed at the lower end of the shingle, the first bituminous sheet having one or more slits extending from the lower edge of the first bituminous sheet toward the upper end of the shingle; and a second bituminous sheet at least partially laminated to a top surface of the first bituminous sheet, the second bituminous sheet having a lower edge disposed adjacent the lower end of the shingle, the second bituminous sheet having one or more tabs being defined by one or more notches formed in the second bituminous sheet, each notch extending away from the lower edge of the second bituminous sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Benensky, Nicholas David Orf, Gregory F. Jacobs, Flavien Fremy
  • Patent number: 10676922
    Abstract: A method of receiving and processing a broadcast signal including a Non-Real Time (NRT) service and a broadcast receiver are disclosed herein. A A method of processing a Non-Real Time (NRT) service in a broadcast receiver, the method comprises receiving and processing first signaling information including content access information and second signaling information including content detail information, receiving and processing third signaling information including content update information, receiving and storing a content including at least one file through NRT based on the first signaling information and the second signaling information, identifying update availability of the content based on the content update information included in the third signaling information, and receiving at least one file included in the content by accessing a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (FLUTE) session transmitting the content when the update is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong Yeul Suh, Gomer Thomas, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Ho Taek Hong, Joon Hui Lee
  • Patent number: 10676923
    Abstract: Wall panels and methods of constructing a wall system for a building are described. In some embodiments, a pre-assembled wall panel may include a panel frame including a perimeter member defining a perimeter side of the panel frame, first and second wall boards attached to opposite sides of the panel frame to define first and second major sides of the wall panel, each of the first and second wall boards comprising non-combustible material, and a waterproofing assembly enclosing the perimeter side of the panel frame and extending along a full length of the perimeter side, wherein the waterproofing assembly includes a non-metallic elongate member comprising first and second opposing flanges disposed against respective exterior surfaces of the first and second wall boards, and wherein the first and second opposing flanges are attached to the perimeter member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Innovative Building Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arlan Collins, Mark Woerman
  • Patent number: 10676924
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a structure for blocking heat transfer through a thermal bridge of a curtain wall building, including a curtain wall, an indoor metal frame, an outdoor metal frame and/or metal components, wherein: an integral thermal break strip, which is installed close to an outside and made of an aerogel thermal insulation blanket, is fixed between the indoor metal frame and the curtain wall and/or the outdoor metal frame and/or the metal components. The present invention has simple structure, convenient construction technology, great structural strength, excellent fireproof performance; low comprehensive construction cost and substantially improved energy-saving effect of the curtain wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Weiping Yu
  • Patent number: 10676925
    Abstract: A ceiling system is provided for use in a building space having a plurality of walls. The ceiling system includes a grid system that extends to at least two of the plurality of walls and separates the building space into an occupiable space below the grid system and a plenum space above the grid system; and a plurality of ceiling tiles that are supported by the grid system and, with the grid system, create a barrier between the occupiable space and the plenum space, the plurality of ceiling tiles including three different polygonal non-rectangular ceiling tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AWI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J Baxter, Samuel D Pawlak, Scott D Harnish, Ryan D Hanuschak, Nicholas J Friez, Nathan H Canfijn, Marie A DePaul, Kain A Place
  • Patent number: 10676926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for adhering brick slips to a panel, which device comprises: —a horizontal transport surface with an infeed side and an outfeed side for transporting the panel from the infeed side, over the transport surface and to the outfeed side; —a buffer arranged adjacently of the transport surface for buffering at least one row of brick slips; —dispensing means for dispensing a layer of adhesive onto the panel; and —engaging means displaceable between a position above the buffer and a position above the transport surface for picking up from the buffer the at least one row of brick slips and placing the row of brick slips on the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ACQUIES HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Murk Anne Kooistra
  • Patent number: 10676927
    Abstract: A lightweight cementitious panel formed from a core mix is disclosed. The lightweight cementitious panel comprises one or more lightweight aggregate filler in the amount of 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core mix, one or more binders in the amount of 35 to 75 weight percent of the core mix, rheological admixture in the amount of about 0.5 to 5 weight percent of the core mix, surfactant in the amount of 0 to 0.1 weight percent of the core mix, one or more normal weight aggregate filler in the amount of 5 to 50 weight percent of the core mix, and water in the amount of 5 to 20 weight percent of the core mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: National Gypsum Properties, LLC
    Inventor: Marie-Andrée Mathieu
  • Patent number: 10676928
    Abstract: Prefabricated building panels combine new and unexpected element dimensions and materials with the effect of reducing overall weight and depth while simultaneously improving panel performance such as thermal insulation. As compared to former panels, prefabricated building panels according to exemplary embodiments of the invention generally include thinner concrete slabs, wider separations between concrete and support framing, and new material choices for anchors connecting slabs with framing. Exemplary panels are compliant with energy codes such as the latest ASHRAE and IECC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Easi-Set Worldwide
    Inventor: Rodney I. Smith
  • Patent number: 10676929
    Abstract: A mount assembly is provided for mounting a structure to a roof having a top surface. The mount includes a flashing including an aperture; a bracket including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having an opening and a countersink extending around the opening, the second portion extending at an angle away from the flashing, the second portion including a slot configured to be coupled to the structure; a fastener extending through the aperture and through the opening of the bracket; and a seal extending around the aperture and positioned between the flashing and the first portion of the bracket, the seal engaging the countersink of the bracket and being compressed against the flashing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Ecofasten Solar, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Cecil Stearns, Alexander Grant Bornemann
  • Patent number: 10676930
    Abstract: A drain insert assembly is provided for retrofitting or for use with an existing drain bowl received in a roof surface that interconnects with a drain pipe. The drain insert assembly includes a drain insert configured to extend between the roof and the existing drain pipe. The drain insert includes a first, end portion dimensioned for receipt in the existing drain pipe, and a second portion dimensioned to cover an inner surface of the existing drain bowl, and at least one flange extending outwardly from the end portion. An uncured seal material is interposed between the end portion and the existing drain pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: HENRY WDG, LLC
    Inventor: Richard A. West
  • Patent number: 10676931
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for water capture. A water collection opening is shaped to collect water from a water source. A water outlet is in fluid communication with a water collection opening to receive collected water from a water source through the water collection opening. A horizontal adjustment mechanism is configured to provide mechanical support to a water outlet and a water collection opening at any one of a plurality of user selectable positions at different horizontal offsets relative to a water source to accommodate different sizes and types of water sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Alvin Parra
  • Patent number: 10676932
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to gutter systems and gutter covers that prevent preventing debris from falling into and clogging a gutter. The gutter cover includes a longitudinally extending body having a front end and a rear end, a generally planar front portion and a generally planar rear portion. The gutter cover also includes a middle portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion, the middle portion including a longitudinally extending first ridge. The first ridge is contoured to avoid contact with a mounting bracket of the gutter system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Raymond R. Miller, Jr., Aden R. Miller
  • Patent number: 10676933
    Abstract: A snow brake anchoring system for an inclined roof having a plurality generally T-shaped standing seams that extend upwardly from the inclined roof surface, the snow brake anchoring system having a two-part anchor body defining a width adjustable elongated and generally rectilinear channel. The first half of the body caring an elongated convexly shaped rotation protuberance on an interior surface, and the second half of the body defines an elongated concavely shaped notch on an interior surface, and the rotation protuberance is at least partially carried within the concavely shaped notch allowing the two body halves to move relative to one another to adjust the width dimension of the elongated generally rectilinear channel. Gripping protuberances are carried at a bottom portion of each edge of the channel to frictionally engage with the T-shaped standing seam, and a plurality of fasteners releasably interconnect the body halves to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Van Leuven
  • Patent number: 10676934
    Abstract: A bracket-flashing assembly for roofing in a bracket. Said bracket-flashing assembly comprise said bracket, a bracket cover and a fasteners. Said bracket comprise a fastener apertures configured to receive a portion of said fasteners to selectively attach said bracket-flashing assembly to a fixed structure and an added fixture. Said bracket comprise a first portion and a second portion. Said first portion is attached to said second portion at an elbow. Said bracket cover comprises a raised portion and a body. Said raised portion comprises a stamped portion of said raised portion being shaped to selectively encase a portion of said second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Todd Fischer
  • Patent number: 10676935
    Abstract: The present invention is a heat extraction, waterproof, and daylighting roof device, which includes a water leakage top assembled above a roof. The water leakage top has a first air vent and a left end edge. A left extension water leakage top, a right extension water leakage top, an expel air vent, and a guide plate are mounted above the first air vent, and water leakage holes are provided between the left extension water leakage top and the water leakage top. The guide plate is positioned below the expel air vent; the guide plate is provided with an upward facing right crooked plate and an upward facing left crooked plate on two sides thereof. The left crooked plate is provided with a plurality of overflow holes, during heavy rain, the guide plate provides a function similar to an overflow container that prevents spilling over to the first air vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Huang
  • Patent number: 10676936
    Abstract: Screen device in which two beams (1, 2) in the mounted state of the screen device are mutually coupled with the aid of: —a first coupling piece (3), comprising a first mounting cavity (4) for the fitting herein of a first part of the first beam (1); and a second mounting cavity (5) for the fitting herein of a first part of the second beam (2); —and a second coupling piece (6), comprising a first mounting cavity (7) for the fitting herein of a second part of the first beam (1), extending opposite the first part; and a second mounting cavity (8) for the fitting herein of a second part of the second beam (2), extending opposite the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: RENSON SUNPROTECTION-SCREENS NV
    Inventors: Kristof Lemiegre, Thierry Veys, Bart Abeel
  • Patent number: 10676937
    Abstract: A ramp assembly includes a decking system and a handrail system, an interface between the decking system and the handrail system, and a support system pivotably coupled to the interface. Other embodiments include a swivel bracket and a method of assembling a ramp assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Homecare Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald S. Winter
  • Patent number: 10676938
    Abstract: A ramp and/or platform assembly includes a decking system having a tread surface on at least a portion of a top deck surface of the decking system, wherein the tread surface includes a plurality of multi-tiered ridges on the top deck surface for contact with a traveling body on the top deck surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Homecare Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald S. Winter
  • Patent number: 10676939
    Abstract: A temporary tread insert and method for installation in a stairway framework during building construction. The temporary tread insert includes an insert body having an upper tread surface, a bottom surface and opposed side surfaces. A front end of the insert body has a substantially bullnose shaped curved surface. The upper tread surface has a notched surface extending along the upper tread surface. Also disclosed is the method of inserting the temporary tread insert into the stair pan of a stairway framework, where the stair pan includes a bullnose at a front end of the stair pan, and the bullnose has a portion extending laterally a distance into the stair pan. The temporary tread insert includes a notched surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Protex Products LLC
    Inventors: Brad Wells, William A. Depel
  • Patent number: 10676940
    Abstract: A doorway shoe moulding kit includes shoe moulding pieces that are designed to provide a finished interface between standard interior doorways and flooring in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing and functional. A kit includes pieces that are contour-matched to standard doorway casings, that abut with standard shoe mouldings and that are well fitted to cover the standard door jamb. The doorway shoe moulding kit can be easily adapted to suit a variety of doorway sizes and configurations and it may be tapered to ensure the moulding does not interfere with the operation of a door. The doorway shoe moulding may be easily filed, sanded or cut to best fit it to a doorway, it shall be easily and quickly attached to the doorway, and it shall be readily painted or finished to suit the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jim E Fulbrook
  • Patent number: 10676941
    Abstract: A unitary longitudinal wall attached structure of consistent profile for installation on a wall having an attachment portion which is securely affixed to the wall, an inherently flexible pivot or hinge portion whose upper end is attached to the attachment portion and whose lower end is attached to a rigid pivoting body whose center of mass is below and spaced outwardly from the wall relative to the hinge portion and gravity when preferably installed, where the wall is angled no more than 45 degrees and is secured to the larger structure within which the wall attached structure is to be installed, with said installation enabling an intra-structural pendulum where the secured attachment portion anchors the pendulum, and the inherently flexible hinge portion enables the pivoting body as it urges its lower contact surface against the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy P. Hoffman, Robert MacMillan